The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-08-25
By the World FORGOT
A New Serial by RUBY M. AIRES

, "Or whether you would be happy !! with her" Bishop said. ! She flashed him an angry glance. Really l seem to be in the wrong whatever 1 say" she complained. And heaven knows l have tried, to do my best for yoh both, but there is no gratitude in the world"
 You've been very kind" Georgie said, wondering in bewilderment why the thought of returning to Ed ward Bancroft had given her real l thrill. In a way she had been happy in London, and had enjoyed the excite ment of her new clothes and of being taken about. but she had not met anyone who had really interested her, and sometimes she was con scious of a little feeling of weari- ness. of wanting to get away and be free once again.
 "I had hoped" her mother went on. that amongst all the people 1 have introduced to you, you would have found someone to whom you could take fancy. But never knew girl like you. Men don't seem to interest you as they did me"
 Georgie opened her eyes wide.
 Someone to marry, do you mean?" she gasped.
 You must eventually marry" Evelyn said. "All girls marry unless there is something very peculiar about them. When l was your age I had had half a dozen proposals, and suppose you have not had one"
 "Yes. one," Georgie said with | twinkle.
 Some unspeakable young man whom have never seen, suppose" her mother said tartly. "Why did you not tell me?"
 "It only happened last night"
 Last night?" Evelyn's face cleared "Oh. then you mean that nice Clifford Asher? We'll, that is not so bad. His father is famous man, and no doubt Clifford will one day be quite well off. I am very pleased with you, Georgie."
 But I'm not going to marry him." Georgie said quietly.
 "Why not?"
 q don't love him."
 Well, of all the absurd reasons" Evelyn said.
 FOR ten days Georgie watched the mail l.oping against hope that Nicholas Boyd would reply to her letter. She had found out exactly how long the mail took from Berlin to London, but even allowing for couple of days to elapse between the receipt of her own letter and the mailing of his it was too long, and she began to lose heart.
 You're losing your color." Evelyn told her one morning. "It makes you look old and tired. You'd better use some rouge"
 T never had any color" Georgie said. She felt irritable. q was al. I ways brown, and I hate rouge." You're very bad tempered" Eve. lyn said. Really, between you and your step-father. it's wonderful thing I can keep my own temper at all" She hesitated moment, then added: Have you decided what you want to do; in the future. l mean?"
 While you are in Scotlandw Georgie asked, T suppose had bet. ter go back home"
 How you can call that unspeak. able place home amazes me-" Eve. lyn said.
 Georgie was little perplexed by her mothers attitude;, she had not expected that this sudden sense of devotion" and duty, would last forever. but neither had she expect, ed it to end So summarily. She made a mental calculation and found that it was six weeks since Evelyn had descended on Edward Bancroft's house and taken her away; some times 1t seemed longer. SD aa What would you like me to do?" she asked
 Evelyn looked nonplussed; she was not used to plain speaking and Georgie often disconcerted her. As a matter of fact she, had grown a little tired of the girls constant con- panionship. She was a woman of moods. and 1t had been an impulse of sheer boredom that had made her seize upon Georgie as a new distrac- l ton.
 "Tll speak to Bishop about It." Evelyn said e.asively. "Pm in a hurry now. Goodbye till tonight, and do put some rouge on your cheeks" As if the color of ones face was the only thing, that mattered. Georgie thought.
 | She had not seen Clifford Asher since the night he asked her to marry him. though he had rung up once or twice It was another friend ship gone into the rag bag. Some how she had counted on Clifford. perhaps selfishly.