The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-04-22
CHAPTER 34. STTSPICVON

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 SUSPICION
 Kitty shrank as though the other had struck her. She made a little quick sound of protest. Her face famed and paled and fam ed again.
 "It-isn't sol" She answered faintly.
 Dorcas had quieted She put her hand on Kittys shoulder. T was beast to say that. You didn't know, of course. David wouldn't let you know by any word or sign You must forgive my telling you I've messed things up, I'm afraid I lost hold of myself You made me angry. You seemed so stupid You see, Kitty, I happen to care a great deal about David's happi- ness"
 Kitty stirred only enough to draw herself away from Dorcas hand. But Dorcas went on, un- noticing. T used to think David would love me some day, the way a man must love me if I marry him. But after I saw him with you I knew. I'm not jealous those are things one can't help But I feel very sorry for poor old David"
 Kitty felt tears on her cheeks and put up her hands to wipe them away. Her hands shut tight over her eyes.
 You are just imagining it, Dor cas-" she whispered. It wasn't so. It couldn't be SO"
 "Oh, no. We've talked it out David and L"
 Kitty got up quickly, moving a little blindly. T must go." She would not look at Dorcas. She put on her coat, damned Fer soft hat down on her head q wish you hadn't told me-" she cried hotly, youthfully.
 T wish I hadn't told you Da- vid will never forgive me. Or you perhaps?" She followed Kitty to the door, she put out a hand and resolutely detained her
 kitty, you must know what David's doing now. They refused that other manuscript he sent to them, but they want him to write another. He's gone down to his place to start it. He's all en- thusiasm over 1t. You wouldn't know him, Kitty. He's found him self"
 Poor old David" Dorcas had said. Later thinking of this, Kitty thought later. Kitty struggled to smother sympathy for David in her own heart. She did not think any more. Tt isn't SO" Some how, she knew now, that it was so. The memory of countless mo- ments with David, expressions she had caught on his face, words he had not said, his concern and consideration came back to her with new understanding
 He'd finished his boo kto prove himself, to her. He was working desperately on another one.
 And she couldn't share it with him Dorcas had made that inn possible. "Tll never forgive her. , Kitty thought, indignantly. She had no compassion for Doricas, who had admitted so frankly that she cared for David. She's spoiled everything between David and me"
 That Margery Crosby was go- ing abroad in April became an established fact. Every one talk ed of it. Marge talked of it.
 Mother and I are going to travel during the summer, and then I'm going to live in Paris. Stay, Marge? For the winter?'
 ''Tlle rest of my life, perhaps J
 She said that, whenever she had a chance, always a little sadly suggesting that she was seeking ex- ile for some mysterious cause.
 "Is Marge really going to live in Paris?" Kitty asked Gar i'm pulsively.
 '1IIow do I know what shell do?' Gar had countered with such obvious annoyance as to silence Kitty, leaving her troubled.
 She noticed that Gar wa. moody, restless, cross these days Her old torment of fear and un- dilhngi suspicion doubled
 One evening Gar did not come