The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-23
& You Can't Marry s,,e M$As by Julia Cieft-Addanas 4%gG%H1
by Julia Clef-Addan,s

1 feet. On the stove was a gas flame flaring high, and the lid of the kettle was spinning merrily in the recess under the sink. Ills head was bandaged and plastered so that very little of his face could be seen but what was visible look ed startlingly pale. His eyes were frightened.
 ~Oh, it's only you Jen," he croak- ed. tried to laugh and then col lapsed heavily into chair and held his head in his hands.
 Jenny picked up the bottle, filled it. retrieved the lid and set the water on to boil. She was so afraid of saving an incautious thing that she kept silence. She found her duster and went back to Georgie's room.
 Her lips as well as her hands were trembling. Bad news about Ed Bad news, indeed! What could be worse than complete nervous collapse to a man whose only cap ital was his courage, his coolneSs of judgment, his quickness of hand and eye?
 Jenny flicked the peacock satin eiderdown into place on Georgie's bed and gazed in dismay at the wisps of lovely, fragile lingerie flung over the rail at the end. "Oh, Georgie, what crazy extravagance!" Not for the first time, she was amazed that Miss Revell of Match g's-methodical, balanced, econ onical of effort-was also this pro- digal. clothes mad, laughter loving Georgiel
 A he1ltating step in the hall and Eddie hovered, filling the doorway.
 "The kettles boiling. I say when-when will Georgie be back?''
 "Any minute" Jenny assured him cheerfully. MT. Matching often has some extra work for her on Sunday morning. What were you going to make, tea or coffee?"
 'I-wen, thought of cup of strong coffee" There was sham ed note in his voice that she found pathetic. My nerves seem a bit 1 shaky after that bang up yeSter- day. I suppose it was yesterday?" He leaned against the door post and she saw he was shuddering.
 yesterday, yes. Come and help me make the coffee. ]"
 He followed her back to the kitchen.
 'Has that Tallas chap gone yet? He brought me along, yknow. l was half asleep by the time we got here, but I remember Gill let us in and after bit Tallas said he'd go down and find out where my wife was"
 His voice trembled over the words.
 Shell be here any minute Jen- ny repeated, gently Take the old easy chair, Eddie. You always used to declare it was the only really comfortable one in the whole apartment"
 The wicker creaked and groaned as he dropped into it. She glanced at him anxiously He was so pale and his bandage looked so un- comfortable Perhaps she ought to phone for a doctor before she did anything else? But neither she nor Georgie were ever i'll, and she did not know where to find one.
 When I've had that coffee, think I'll doze off again for a bit, he remarked, watching her busy hands. You won't let anyone i1 except Georgie, will you?" No one shall worry you," she , promised, distressed by his hunt , ed blance at the door. Black cof- !, fee. you said, didn't you? Sugar. She passed him a brimming cup His fingers were uncertain as they took it from her-and the next second they had loosened theil } grip altogether and the cup anc saucer were in pieces on the floor ; aapped by tide of coffee. There's plane going over, , he gasped. "If it crasheS-oh, Jen : don't let it crash!"
 z He threw up his hands anc claSped them over his head, COW. ering down into the old chair st , that his face was hidden in it. cushion. Jenny looked helplessly : towards the window The throi l of engines came to her when Bht listened intently.
 s Eddie gave a grooming sigh anc slid more deeply into the cushions 1, At the same moment there wss a sound of a latchkey in the dool 9 of the apartment.
 Heedless of the split coffee ant broken china, Jenny rushed ou 3 of the kitchen. She did not knov s whether Eddie had tainted or not