Evening star., 1932-03-27
L. MARTINS SUMNER &
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| and cleaved as thirstingly to them as
| If it were itself a mouth. Thsn ner
arm, white, blue-veined, and AZ smooth
as glass, slid its warmth across ms
face and encircled his neck. He felt
| its pressure as he was drawn toward
! her and knew no more what was hap
| pening to him. His hanGS were buried
In the lace around her breast. His
n outh was pressed to hers, All the
tension of his being gave way. and he
whirled swiftly and dizzily down To
depths that engulfed him. He saw him
self fall headlong. No. he thought
effort he regained possession OF him
self, of his mouth, his hands, his
whole straining body. He staggered as
he stood upright. The gondola swayed
lightly on its golden cords. Martin
heart beat madly in his throat.
There then . :" said the Bojan,
with closed eyes
Martin collected the money that had
fallen from his grasp and stumbled
from the room. Outside Tiger was
excitedly on guard. His eyes shonc
green. I'D rather have fallen into a
bed CT nettles, Tiger" he said in eX-
haustion, as he laid his head on the
dogs spotted hide.
WO OdyS DSlOIc JIlc Assembly udllIt
a letter came for Martin, and 1t ran
as follows:
My dear boy: Thank you for send
ing the SO schilhngs Unfortunately
your dinner jacket was forfeited six
weeks ago. as no interest payments
had been made on 1t. So I have used
the money to redeem your bicycle
hope that was all right. Have a good
time at the dance and don't catch a
chill. Don't drink water when you are
hot from dancing.
With best love,
YOUR OWN LOVING MOTHER"
May Lyssenhop and Martin He'll. at
the top of the high diving platform,
were having a violent quarrel. They
were perched up there on this 10-meter
Springboard SO as not 20 be disturbed.
From below they looked quite small
against the sky as they sat side by
side with their legs dangling down.
Two tiers lower on the three-reter
platform Carla was practicing back
somersaults. 1t was the quiet time
of the day at the bathing place. be-
tween l and 2. The beach was silent
and even the quarrel in the air was
conducted cautiously in tense under
tones.
You're tyrant, that's what it is.
You're tyrannical and conceited, and
you'd like to order me about" said
May LySsenhop, trembling with sup
pressed anger.
"Oh, so I'm a tyrant! Splendid. so
am tyrant am I? Ha, ha I
And do you know what you are? You're
superficial and vain, and you have no
sensibility whatever" replied Martin
He'll. Both their voices were deep with
rage and bitterness.
Why didn't you come to the as
sembly dance? Honestly, I'd have
danced with no one but you all tbs
And WHY didn't you stay away from
the Assem- bly,? Didn't I beg you to do
so? had my reasons But you don't
Understand anything about me-"
What is there for me to understand?
Do YOU ever talk to me about your
affairs? You clench your teeth till they
crack and that's all And then I'm
supposed to fill in the whole story. why
didn't you come to the dance? Just
tell me, and then perhaps I shall
understand YOU
Il had my reasons. I can't tell you
what ttey were"
Good Godl" said May, and she
wrung her hands in anger at such per-
versity. But know those reasons
OF yours that you can't tell me. Shall
tell you something? There's some
woman behind it. That's the whole
story"
(To be continued)