Evening star., 1933-11-19

The girl tUas Uery still. Bill dropped
to his knees beside her, gathered her up
in his arms. and pleaded with her to tell
hin, that she ,oas oil right.
I'D, took his face in both of her hands and
pulled it down to her lips
The moon whirled around in the sky and
went out. and the stars all exploded and show
cred down over the earth in q golden rain.
Then she took her lips away and the moon and
stars snapped back into the place in the
heavens that they had occupied before
DO you really mean" began Bill, and
hesitated. Among moderns kiss can mean
much or little. He almost afraid to hear
what her answer would be.
"Yes," said the girl. 81 do"
Again her lips were available, and again the
strange astronomical phenomenon occurred over
and around the car This time it took the moon
and stars considerably longer TO get back into
position In the heavens. It was finally ac-
complished. however, and Bill broke silence
that had existed it seemed, almost forever.
M ETS get married" were his first words
l. Let's agreed the girl.
'Tonightl urged Bill, glorying in impetu-
osty, aching to defy the already shattered con-
ventions still further.
"Yesl" said the girl quickly; then, more
slowly, mo" She explained. 'Iapromised
mother long time ago that I'd never marry
without telling her about it. just remem-
bered"
"well, let's go back to town and tell her
right now"
Fine. And had better see your family,
too, hadn't we?"
"I guess so" said Bill hesitantly and almost
fnaudibly
IN bet they'll be surprised-you going out
to shoot some golf and coming home with a
prospective BRIDE"
"I know they WILL" said Bill, seeing in pros
pect his mothers slightly lifted eyebrow and
his fathers too-polite exclamations.
They decided to stop at Bills place first,
since it was nearest and they wanted to get
the thing over as soon as possible.
He drove on in silence, reluctant to face what
he knew was ahead of him. but eager, never
theless, to get it over with
The girl gasped the swung into the
gTaYeled driveway of the Howard place. 'eYou
belong to the HowardS?' she asked with some
thing that sounded like awe
Bill nodded He felt suddenly glad that he
was William Howard, jr.: glad for James sake.
1t would mean lot to girl who had probably
never had very much
She was laughing, for some reason or other.
Nerves probably. They we're at the porte
cochere now and George was opening the door
of the roadster. It always irritated Bill to have
a roadster door opened by butler, but you
couldn't reform George
dad and mother home?" Bill asked George
admitted that they were.
Bill felt very protective as he and the girl
walked into the big drawing room that looked
like well-furnished hotel lobby.
I'll fight for her. he told himself inco-
herently as he sighted his father and mother
all but submerged in voluminous chairs. I'D die
for her If necessary. She's-the-one-"
His father sighted them first and uttered an
exclamation of polite surprise. Then his mother
raised her eyebrows and billowed up from her
chair
why Jane Morrison!" she cried. I'm so
glad to see you. How is your dear mother? I
haven't seen her at the country club or any
where else for ages simply ages"
Bill Just stood there, his eyes resembling
those of Goldfish in a meat market window.
After time he wandered off by himself, NUT
tering, Mother knows best! Mother knows
besti"