The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-29
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CHAPTER XVI

CHAPTER xxvf
you've been no good lately, Ann
said. "And know you are
. working too hard. All that even
ing work."
do you know, Ann. when you
look like this you are 10 beautiful
that / scarcely feel ns II / had ~
right TO love you. When I'm aWay
from you ! forget, ut times. how
very beautiful you are---0r / decide
that perhaps ! njn exaggernting IT..
But when | get with you again
IL makes mo humble, dear"
"Phill Isn't that silly? Every
one says I'm good looking, 10
suppose ! must be. But II In no
credit to me. didn't make my
fsce. You don't love me just be-
cause I'm pretty. do you, dearY"
f, you aren't pretty he said.
you are supremcly beautiful. /
1oathe pretty women"
, Nothing OF the sort. Cecily's
pretty, and you don't loathe her"
Nor do think she In pretty.
She has "a charm about her face;
but her features are far too small
and her coioring IN too delicate to
suit me. It won't last ns yours
last, Ann. But let's leave Cissy
out for this one evening. Here We
are. just the two Of US. Lets leave
everyone else In the world out for
this evening, VIII youw
I'VE will" she agreed. Don't
look right away" she went on, but
there's n gil over there who keeps
ri "a Al khA III
something TO the boy with her, and
he turned TO look. / wonder
whether you know herr"
Phil looked instantly. He nodded
TO tho girl His face flushed and
when he turned IL again to Ann
there was n suggestion of fright
ana anger In u.
whats the trouble" she asked.
Nothing whatever. She works
across the hall from my ofice-'~a
filing clerk, | believe"
The encounter. at least, was not
Philips fault. Lefty had told him
het she had 10 go with her mother
that evening out to see u poor old
blind lady who lived In Forest
Grove.
But" said Ann. you looked M
If you were angry, or embhfrhsscd,
or k0methlnR.'
II was. possibly. You told me not
10 look Just then. but ! did and
got caught IN the net. Also. ! was
slightly annoyed over the fact that
people were storing ut w and dis
cussing u.s."
"ghe does stare" said Ann. "She
hasn't taken her eyes away from
mo once since they sat down over
thsge."
"And that" said he, lis the PEN
atty OF beauty, you know. But sup
pose you stop looking at her. and
you won't know that she IN look"
Ing at you.'
Ann tried looking again at the
mountain: but II had lost ~
Alpine glow and had become II for.
bidding thing, In cold blues and
whites, ~ lonely ms majesty.
"Shs has such bright. hard
way OF staring" Ann said. Tit
lrOrt Of gets on my nerves."
shall we allow II to spoil our
evening, or shall we forget ~"
Ann asked. "Iiow we'll do you
know her, Philw
my dear girl" odd how moth
Ing can DO ~ impatient ds pa
thence, heavily stressed-~"how well
~ one apt TO know an office Assoc
eintsY'
II thought she worked In tho
Office across the hall"
"Hhe does. We meet occasionally
In the hall or In the elevator. Not
long ago she lost the heel OF her
shoe In the downstairs entrance,
and / took II around to the shoe
%. than aha
stepped into my office one day to
asw the hem OF her dress"-~or petit
coat--that had ripped"
why didn't she sew II In her
own Officer"
because there happened to bs
about u dozen or more people IN
her once, and / am alone In mine"
oh" said Ann. The girl had
stopped staring and was writing
something with n red fountain pen
she had borrowed from her sseort.
"Wby didn't you tell me?" said
Ann.
"Teli you what?"
About the heel, ana the ripped
hem and air"
Phil pressed his Hips together,
aud Strengthened them 10 u Smile.
and shook his head slowly, lilo
meant. by 80 openly despaififg OF
AIMS intelligence, to shame her;
but II seemed not to work that
way.
why didn't your" said Ann.
"Because 1 hadn't nm idsa that
such minutiae would interest you.
Also, I forgot II. Are you paying
ma the doubtful compliment OF
jealousy, or what In the object OF
aia tnuuisitfaa 1U
The girl gave tho note TO the
waiter.
Ann said, you ars jealous OF
ms when on othar man In con-
eernsd at all" tThs waiter. SUI
pereiiieus. stealthy--an erartie
com bination Mt best---had started
toward their table, had grown shy,
! had paused to feafraDge some
flowers In n yass.) You are jeai.
Gus of Cecily ana Mary-Franees
and Grand and Hosaiie."
Philip WIS about to say that her
accusation WAS unjust and untrue,
but tho waiter spoke first. EVERY
thing all right, sirY"
phiiip said, Eyes. Quiet all
! Pretty view out east there"
tho waiter sagsestes'
Ann looked out east there. Philip
tsaid, YES" The waiter moved
away
MAY see that note. PhjlY" Ann
said,
diately7 or might look at II
"iiead II yourself. first" said
Ann.
Nome nonsense" he frowned as