The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-04-28

beside him, polliered on the con
 sequence of Carols marriage. Il
 Paul Somerset lived, would she
 regret it2 No-sae knew Caro
 well enough now, to answer phat , Happiness of any sort, the simple
 fact of belonging to some cnS
 would make Carol over.
 Gar stirred in his sleep, nut
 tered. His brows drew sharply to-
 gether. His face had thinned, los
 its boyishness. Kitty noticed littlt
 lines about his mouth. For a mo mem she was all maternal, leading toward him.. yearning over him And then great anger mounted in her heart against the woman
 who was his mother. every weak ! ness in Gar-ah she knew them now-was of that mothers making And I almost failed him He turned his head slowly. Kit ty saw a little terror in bis eyes.
 q guess was dreaming
 thought you'd gone!" He cluna to her hand.
 She stroked his hands, his face, his hair. She kissed him. His voice lifted excitedly 'Kit- ty. I've got to tell you all!'' Gar, darling. you don't need to tell me anything now. Wait" !" T don't want to wait- I want you to know. It'Il bother me un- til you do. But, Kit, you've got to help me get it straight" l." She held his hand in both of hers to give herself courage as we'll as to steady him.
 Gar had turned his face away from her. She had to lean closer 1 to him to catch his low, halting voice.
 q don't know how got starr ed, Kit. I do know this-I loved you all the time. Marge was all ways getting me up to her home about one thing and another. And she began talking about going away-It sort of got me I'd al ways liked her a lot. We'd been, well, you see, before I met you I always thought she was the only girl"
 Gar, I understand"
 He shook his head, his face still |averted from hers.
 q was all right until I began lying to you about where I'd been. 1 I hated it but I was afraid to, tell you. It was easier to let you think I was at rehearsals. It was so easy-God, Kit, guess I'm rot teri"
 Gar, Gar, pleasel" Kitty hands shook over his.
 Marge told me she was going away because se-because of us" He was silent for an interval. And Kitty's throat went dry and stiff so that she could say no word. ] "She was-I though she was ter ribly unhappy. It bothered me a lot. I kissed her-oh, sort of off, hand. And after that things were different. She said she didn't care
 what happened. And there was Somerset. She told me she might run away with him. That got me. Kit, ann I making you see?'
 "Yes, Gar.'
 That nigl1t-wlen we quarrel ed sol went home. I told moth Ie, we were through, you and l. You'd said so, Kit And I was l I guess was crazy. Mother was wonderful She was so calm. She told me-you see Marge had tod her how things were-Kit, I cant believe it, now. We talked about lmy getting a divorce Marrying
 Marge. And the next day-Marge lcalled me-she wanted me to come lover and say goodbye = And we talked-She asked me to go to iParis-she asked to to meet her ! there-she said if I didn't she
 would-I didn't say I'd go, Kit
 Believe me. But I felt desperate II thought I'd lost you! And
 when I wouldn't promise, Marge l got angry. She told me she was
 going to run off with Somerset l She called me later from the Rain- ihcw Gardens shed gone there
 with Ihiln-she called me to say I Well. it got me. It was after mid ! lnight-I drove out there and ]
 told her I'd come for her. We ! got into my car-and Somerset I followed us in hers. G1e was mad II don't know just what happened
 he tried to stop me and the car; \ sideswiped and Hhat's all--pa ,a Gar's farbing voice finished il
 a long fretful sigh.
 t Kitty was shaking. She tried l to make a sound, but her throat , her lips were too stiff. She burn, r led with anger at his mother, d {. Marge who had schemed so tt l play on his aleedlessness. 2 T won't fail you. I won't fai < lYoui" her heart was crying whill D her lips kept their stiff silence. r Gar drew his hand from hers
 Il .s)id voll cet it Str3ioht Kit