Evening star., 1932-08-05

hit the idea !. i. i"
out electric rays that caught and held
all the colors Of the rainbow until the
eyes we're blinded by the brilliance of
them. =
Il could do it, Tony said breath
less.y. fI9coaid get the feeling Of the
c:-mord end dolita up in white satini
wculd De tie perfect gown for her
f. my star"
1cmp caught her excitement. You've
+ the idcs! Clever Tony. If you can
C~~;y;i.c tl1es diamond and put it on
~, M-nt.cu must admit you are an
= born and grown up
'-.7cy were silent until the car in
VII they rode reached the park. Tony
hc--d they would not drive far. She
seemed With her idea. Blue-white satin,
sof. but firm. She became aware that
Donald Kemp had taken her hand, was
pressing It against his cheek.
Tony, viii you marry me?"
The question shattered the silence
between them like shot ricocheting
through an untrod forest. Tony was
stunned by the suddenness, the uri-
expectedness Of it. She sat stin.
Kemp SAD gently, Have frightened ed
YOU, llLIlC QltN l. bully. H1 AlO
great lover But I love you love
you inalterably and to infinity"
"Donaldfs She wanted to withdraw
her hand. oh, she was sorry, too. Sorry
Donald loved her--cared so much for
her that. way. Sorry she didn't, she
couldn't love him In return. How could
she explain without giving hurt to this
man who had been so kind, so gentle,
30 gallank-
4 know you do not love me, little
Tony" His voice trembled with the
knowledge that scared him. Il do not
ask you to love me-for the present. To
love you is enough. You have an af1ec-
ton for me. That is a start. 1t shall
be the purpose of my life to convert
your affection into love"
Donald, I couldn't. Love must come
FIRST !. before marriage. I care for
you more than any one knoS-ex-
There IS some one else?" Surprise.
She would give him the truth.
I'm a way-there's ore-a young
engineer in the West. I've met him
only a few times. But knew at once,
before I'd even seen his face, He did
not ask me TO marry him. Once he
held me in his arms . . his lips on
mine :. something dreadful hap
pened AlInan was killed He fell out
of taxi close to where We were stand
ing Tom got me away before the
police came He had TO leave for the
West before he saw me again. I've
never heard from him.
Silence again. Intenninable it seemed
TO Tony. Then, from Kemp:
"Havesyou tried to communicate with
him?"
No He is engaged to Lee" She
could feel the start that brought DON
aid Kemp TO the edge of the seat. The
hand gripping hers relaxed. When
Kemp spoke his voice was b,anG.
I'm glad you told me Not that 1t
matters Ghosts never frighten me.
Besides, the young man is hardly a
real ghost. He's no more than fig
ment of young girls emotionalism
You're in love with love, little Tony
And that will make the task Of winning
your love easier"
She said, with acrimony for the
weakness. Il dent beiieTc it is pos
Sible for me to forget him. I've tried
I've loatheo myself for being a traitor
to Lee"
I've ghost OF my own Tony
Kemp pressed her hand against his
checE again. I've hesitated to tell you
A. first there vas no reason for my
(~.0g 60. LateE--well, anything rather
tn lose you. I'm married. Tony
i Litor2i,lg rl"" Clipped
'o.d- Words tl7st clattered down On
T1ny's ,cuiverirg consciousness like
S'7.D hsI
fs-marriedl You mean you
have sw.fe-Out there-oh, Donaldl
You shopld have told me. Ii wasn't
fs IE I'd kl9Wn-"
Theirs wouldn't have been a chance
for me s had to take my chance
passionately Mine was a marriage
of conyepience. 1t has remained just
that
''There are two boys. They are away
st school. Fine little shavers, both Of
them. For their sake l never did any
thing about terminating an arrange
ment that turned out to be a kind oi
diabolicai farce for both of us-theil
mother and myself. When / met you
Tony I@realized there would have *
be an end to it."
"There mustn't be an end to It
Donald. you can't. l won't have it.
accepted your friendship thinking 20,
were free to give it. l could nevei
marry you knowing I was the cause
There is no need in castigatini
yourself" Kemp broke in sternly Tn
end was boiind to happen. A man can
90 on forever feeding the sop of dut,
of his soul. II sours inside him. /
dries him UP. I've a right TO love, Il
laugh and sorrow, to live and to le
live as human beings are born to do.