The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-04-30
CHAPTER 40. TREASURE ISLAND SHOP

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 You've helped me so-always, ; Kitty said. 'SNow this,-I was get ting frightened, David. I couldn't go on living this way. My brain is empty, David, and I couldn't think of anything else. But you've thought of it for me I'd like to go out to the little house-with Mir. Frew and Carol and-Paul. You are So kind-to let us in that way"
 The look in his eyes tore his heart.
 Kitty, Kitty-youre young. You have a life to live and it will be full and happy Therern be other men to love you from whom to choose"
 She turned quick rebuking si- fencing glance on him.
 Gan you suppose for a mo- ment that I would think of that -1owP"
 "No, not now. But when the time oomes--" He jerked his shoul- ders, kitty I told you once that I was disappointed in you. I did not think you knew how to face things squarely was wrong. I believe you do At least you have learned-perhaps better than most of us. It means more to me than I dare tell you, that you feel that I have helped you. We'll leave it like that. But I'm ready-I want to help you, always. I will never care for anyone's happiness as I care for yours"
 He did not look at her. He steeled himself against her prob able answer.
 She knew what he meant, but she answered quietly, unemOtion- ally. Thanks, David" Then she caught his arm with both hands.
 "Oh, David I do appreciate what you've given mel I can tell you how feel. I can forgive you noW--for what you said to me that day-about Gar and me. When you told me to call it a bad business. It was-but 1t was my fault as well as Cars. I should never have married him without knowing him better. It wasn't fair to him Oh, don't mean that I would have loved him any lessl mean-I would have known better how to weigh the good and weak in him. Then I would have given him-real love" There was profound regret in her voice.
 .sIf he'd lived things might have happened again-and might have failed him in understanding And we might have spoiled, in redeem ably what was beautiful between us. And I have that. It's-it must be enough" David made no answer. And be- cause he didn't she turned slow. grateful smile on him.
 They heard Dorcas' voice in the lower hall calling Ito Mrs Gentle. Here's the late Mrs, Taber! Now for supper" David moved toward the alcove where Kitty had laid out the cold supper
 "David!" she had followed him. come up colse to him. thanks, again, for your being-just you"
 A little before nine o'clock of an October morning, more than a year later, Kitty Frew parked a small car before a smartly win dowed shop on Winstons Elm Ave nue, alighted and walked briskly through it's wide glass doors.
 Good morning, Josie"
 Good morning, Mrs. Frew. Mrs Delafield proned that she was go- ing to keep that dress, Mrs. Frew I knew she would. I know hel kind-they'l row about anything I always could pick 'em out tht minute they walked into Strat. tons"
 | Kitty had hung her coat arlt hat away She appeared in trim tailored dress of soft deep blue. | They moved briskly about tht work of putting the showroom into order for the day, taking of and folding cotton coverings, re' arranging stock. Josie talked d she worked in the breezy conf. dential manner of the days a