The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-08-11

and she bit her lip angrily.
 T oont know what you mean"
 T don't mean anything except that in spite of people like your sister, it is quite possible for a man tu wish to give. .. friend ship to woman-wfthout asking for anything in return. I hoped I had made you realize that long ago, Sondra."
 She broke out impulSively You're much too good to me. I'm not worth anyone's affections. I'm so selfish. some day you will be sorry"
 When I am, I'll tell you, and in the meantime, what about to- morrow? You'd better say yes, Sondra-lbecause I'm going away at the end of the week"
 Going away?" She did not know if she was relieved or sorry. "Oh, where are you going?"
 No further than Europe, but I may be away for some time"
 T shall miss you"
 "Wiu you? That's kind"
 She was struck by the sadness of his eyes.
 Why are you going?" she asked
 He smiled. Perhaps for rest perhaps to give you rest"
 "You don't really think that I meant I was tired to death of you?" she asked.
 If you did, that's not what is driving me away, arranged tc go yesterday
 You didn't tell me"
 T thought I would keep it for pleasant surprise" She flushed and her eyes look ed mortified, Now you're being unkind again" l Not intentionally, Sondra. Quite the reverse"
 Very well, then, I mean that I believe you will be glad to know that I am out of New York for a time to know that you will not meet me at every street corner and in every ones drawing room. To feel that you will be sent in to elmer with someone else as I shall not be there" And all this because of what I said this evening? didn't mean It."
 T have already told you that I made all my arrangements to go away yesterday"
 She sat very still, looking away from him into the crowded room.
 There was a queer feeling in her heart which she could not ex- plain. She wanted him to go and yet she resented it because he knew that she wanted him to go; yesterday she would unhesi- tatingly have said that there was nothing in the world John An derson would not do for her, but tonight she had the strange feel ing that she had lost some of hei power over him. If she asked him to stay-she spoke suddenly. Don't go, John-I shall be lonely with out you"
 o7tI must go."
 a"Even if I ask you to stay?"
 "Even if you ask me to stay"
 She said with quick anger. Per haps I was not so wrong after al in what I said-that you are tirec of me
 He answered quietly. "Perhap! our friendship is too precious tt me to risk weariness either or your side or mine"
 She stood up, laughing rather recklessly.
 "Vary well-but don't forge that sometimes it is a case O Out of sight, out of mind" fHer voice broke on little dis cordant note. How could she have said that with Mark going further iron her with every passing moment Her face fell into lines of bitte weariness, and Anderson answer } ed
 "All my life have been willini to take risks. Nothing worth whil is ever achieved without certail amount of risk" She looked at him with defian l eyes.
 Perhaps this will be the excep 5 tion that proves the rule" sh 9 said.
 Anderson smiled.
 , T don't think so," he answere
 quietly.
 t It was raining hard y SOndra, stood at the window ( ,Flora's drawing room, drummin e her fingers on the window dow = which the big drops fell in a
 endless stream. u The streets were deserted e, | cept for a postman.
 1, It was a month since Mar