The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-12-01
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l remark as they had steppe d aboard their train had started it Married again. I adore it." In their marriage was everything to be again for her? He had ap- proached this day with so much of reverence, which nothing exter- nal had reflected. At the back of his mind was the account he had read of the social importance which had been attached to her first nuptials
 Santa routed his reflections.
 "A penny for your thoughts. old boy. We might as well be hon. est"
 T should hope so," he humored her.
 She squeezed his arm.
 "Then stop thinking about Dicky"
 His restraint melted.
 T hate the sound of his name I can't bear to hear you mention l him. But he keeps bobbing up like a jack-in-t -the-box.'
 He won't presently She pet ted him. Take him out, of your system How does he bob up?" | "As though he were taking his revenge. AS though he were de- termined to spoil"
 He can't"
 She slipped a cool hand over his mouth. Kissed each separate fin ger.
 But Santa, dear, he has so far We've been married like outcasts as though we had no right to be married. That first minister who refused to perform the ceremony treated us as if we'd asked him to bless a Jason"
 He was back-number," she soothed him. You wanted me. ] wanted you. We want each other more than anything in the world Here we are, with our wish grant ed. Does anything else matter?' , Mot really"
 T can't tell you, Give" she cooed, "how I've longed for you During all the time that I was married to Dicky. Wicked of me Wicked of me, wasn't it? I would imagine he was you. Close my eyes and imagine"
 Glancing down. all he could set was her dark head against hi. shoulder. Fields rushing by, grew vague in twilight.
 ''So you see, Give, if it make. lyou feel better, even when I seem. ed to be Dicky's I was yours"
 Makes me feel glorious" h. whispered.
 And yet things that oughtn't tt matter often matter terribly" shs ! continued. "Dicky had had heap of wrong friends. Something he le out on the honeymoon warned me , I at once became afraid of wha lyou're fearing now. But your, not an old story. Give. Your. excitingly new. Always will be. swear it!"
 He gathered her 10 him.
 That's all right, little woman.
 Tt isn't all right" She twisted I've got to make you certain You're the gainer by my first mar riage"
 Draw it mild" He was thank, full the compartment was nearl. dark so that she couldn't see hi expression.
 T mean it. I've learned tn, mistakes to be avoided. I'm trained to be a wife. I wasn't when yo, first asked me-" A flock of retorts winged acros his mind.
 But I'm not trained to be { husband, Santa" "Everything's happened for thu best" she urged; "in the only bes way it could have happened. Al the faults weren't on Dicky's side was unyielding. I'm not an, longer. You have Dicky to thank. You'll never catch me thankin, him."
 Then you will at least acknow ledge that without intending tc he taught me to realize your val l ue?"
 If that's the case, I wish you, found some other way to learn m l value"
 . She laughed, her lips all bu touching his. Her laughter wa startling, bubbling from the dark : ness without warning. I'm so free-so happy. The hap : piness has gone to my head. ] was in prison. Despairing. The , a key turning and you" He was conscience-stricken. l Poor angeL!"
 I'm not poor" She clasped hir stranglingly. Were both rich" Later across the table in tn