The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-08-15
.lM FazMyM CAeut s BY RUBY M. AYnss
BY RUBY 7 M
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BY U M. AYRB BS
 "Yes, he came this evening""
 Have you seen him?"
 No"
 He was at the theatre tonight with girl"
 Was hep"
 "Yes, and that appalling Cas- sidy man"
 T like CaSs; he amuses me"
 T hate him; he's a sponger- and I don't believe he's really a friend of John's-it just suits him to hang on to him."
 T don't believe John has ever given him a cent" Sondra said defenslvely.
 ''Not in cash, perhaps Flora agreed. But there are other ways" ] Soldra stifled pretended yawn. I'm tired; do you mind if I go to bed"
 Very well, shall I see you in the morning."
 The two girls looked at one an- other.
 Because I'm going very early" Flora said.
 Th- color faded from Sondra's face, until this moment she had not really believed in her sisters sincerity; she was so used to Flo ra's little scenes and had been almost sure that in the morning she would have forgotten all about her overnight resolutions and would slip back into the old lux urioIs rut.
 "You really mean to go?" she asked shortly.
 Yes"
 You're mad" Sondra said.
 The other girl laughed.
 "If ] am, love my madness"
 "You'i regret it all your life"
 T must risk that. You always have to take risk in big things"
 Sondra stood looking at her sister helplessly.
 "You1l have changed your mind in the morning." she said with a confidence she was far from feel ing.
 Flora shook her head.
 q 0On't thing so"
 She went out and closed the door and Sondra stood starting.
 What will become of me?" she was asking herself finally.
 Sondra almost laughed as she remembered that Flora had be- lieved her to be in love with John.
 She had never loved anyone ex- cept Mark, and now, after only a month she was already asking herself if even that had really been love--the headlong passion ate feeling she had felt for him, and which had swept her off her feet 50 completely.
 So many people married for what they believed to be love they spent a few rapturous months or ierhaps even years together, and then things either began to go wrong, or else they grew com monplace and drab.
 Mark believed that love never died; he had told her that he would love her in just the same way when she was old and he was old. She had thrilled to hear him say that, but was it the truth?"
 Perhaps some day there would be another woman in his life and he would long for his freedom.
 Perhaps some day there would be another man in her life-a man who would mean more to her than Mark had ever meant.
 How ones thoughts ran!
 Sondra found herself thinking how little she really knew about Mark. She had danced with him and dined with him, and lived with him for just twenty-four hours, but the man himself was a complete stranger to her. It was rather a frightening thought, and yet on the other hand how little he knew about her too! He thought she was sweet and good, and loyal; he saw her through the rose-colored glasses of love, those kindly glasses that never quite reflect the truth.
 She was Marks wife, but in her heart was queer, throbbing dread that she was going to lose John Anderson.
 And just now-if Flora really went away in the morning, she would need him so badly.