The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-04-21

it."
 Borrowed it!" Carols retort was scornful. NO, thanks. I'd rather starve than use any money she may have given Gar"
 Well, she'd rather starve, too, than eat food bought by Mrs. Frew's money, thought Kitty hotly. helplessly. She remembered how easily Gar has assured her that the bills had peen paid.
 And she could do nothing. She had to go on, humiliated to her soul beaten. That was it-her fine satisfaction in their independ- ence was a mockery, now, those days of peaceful budgeting a joke.
 She had boasted to Davd that she wasn't afraid of Cars mother. She was afraid. She pictured Gar going to her every day, per haps. Cars mother was only waiting, biding her time until Gar realized his mistake, keeping him dependent upon her, feeding her sweetest poison
 And what hurt her most of all were the little silences that came up between her and Gar, when, talking all at once she'd know she was bordering on dangerous ground and break off abruptly. Did Gar notice how often it happened?
 Sally and Phil are going to be married April second" she told him one evening. 'fCan you get away, Gar?"
 "Sure as anything You don't think I'd miss it, do you?"
 "Im her only bridesmaid. I'm to wear blue; she sent me a sam pie" And then Kitty stopped.
 "Get something good" Gar di- lrected. "Go to Felicia's and have it made"
 Mrs. Frew had her clothes made at Felicia's. Dangerous ground.
 At Isobel Peters home one night playing bridge with Hubby anc Isobel and Buck, she heard ISobe tell Hubby that Marge was going abroad in April. Her heart gave g quick involuntary leap of joy.
 If Marge went away and stayed away long time, it would bt easier to straighten things out And going to Bridgewater woulc help, too.
 She ordered the plue bridesmaid! dress at Felicias, as Gar had tolt liner to. He was interested in ever! detail of it.
 He appeared to anticipate thei. 1, holiday as joyously as he did. Ant planning for it, talking about it t' Gar. going to Felicia'S for repeatet fittings of the blue dress helpet Kitty put out of her mind the tor ment she had suffered.
 One evening Gar was detaine, downtown.
 She decided that she would go t Dorcas'. She wasn't afraid of see ing David, now. She wanted t know about his book. He mus have had some word She calle Dorcas on the telephone. I've. just turned the lock on m door, Kitty, but I'll let you in.' Then she wouldn't see Davic But she went to Ketchum Stree nevertheless.
 Dorcas was wearing the old fan mel dressing town, the soft, heelles , slippers. Her appearance rerninde } Kitty of that night David ha , brought her to the house. 5 Where's David?" Kitty asked r after an hours casual talk
 Out in the country" Dorca tone was short.
 He'd gone. then, without wor l to her! Kitty did not reason ti1s l. David never called her, that a y her meetings with him had con
 from her suggestion. She allowe s herself a little feeling of hur
 Then at once it occurred to hs u that the book might have bee : rejected. David had gone to u
 little home to face down his di r appointment.
 .'IIas he heard from those put ,r.l lisllers?'' she asked quickly. e Dodcas smiled. "Yes Didn't v IS know? Norwood sent for him. I ot went to New York last week" " oh then they've taken it?" Ri st tvs joy brought Dorcas glance le ,u ely on her,
 ,u No, they turned it down. at Twas too-sour That's their exs it word for it. Probably it reflect
 David's state of mind while he W a. writing it."
 tn The calmness of Doreas' ma ce ner exasperated Kitty. A lot ew help she was to poor David. Ills If you'd-if you'd stand by h Id more" she began little int Is- hereptly. 'fOh, Dorcas, David ne'