Henderson daily dispatch., 1933-11-18
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THE LOGANTHAN was snchoroc
again of the shore at Tronioo Reooh
-. l"ose VINO had departed sc
Juoiiaht on the day before were set.
tied in their hotel rooms with vary.
ing degrees of disappointment and
resentment over their loss of a long,
luxurious cruise. some of their DOS.
sessions and other pleasures. accord.
Ing TO their anticipations. Marion
WAS stlil vascillating between a de-
E'slon TO act the bereft lover or the
seornfnl Hirt. Perhaps she might de-
eide by morning.
kerma had not accomplished what
she mad hoped TO do on the voyaer
Dut she actually had more hone nor
that everything would work to ,t
advantage than she had had on T.
previous day. Lizetta, alone. n
achleYed the enviable goal. Fl
strangely enough. instead Of her .
p9arance anywhere commandine y
tsrest and admiration in the ne
role of Stuart's fiancee the otlet..
seemed to avoid her or treat he
With Indifference az IL nothing IN.
usual had happened
Their attitude puzzled and hurt her
somewhat. but she had little time to
reject upon these insignificant thinss
When much more important ones
commanded her attention. Soon after
their arrival she had gone with
stuart to the district attorney's
ONCE to testify in this complicated
case which had involved them both
unawaTes.
Followed a memorable evening of
dinner and dancing in the soft glow
or shaded lights, long drive in the
sheen OF starlight, and ecstatic
romance such as only true lovers
ran know.
Lizetta was breathlessly happy
when she slipped into her rooms
alone at a late hour: and was so
loathe to break the charm that-late
as it was-she could not will herself
TO turn on the glaring lights, but sat
FOR long hour in the white path
of light which the waning moon cast
across the floor of her bedroom
through the wide open French win
dows Sitting thus she could dream
over again every precious word
which Stuart had spoken to her and
feel the ecstasy OF his vehement
Kisses and embraces. She almost
wished that the dawn need not break
the spell of her enchantment.
But then each dawn brought with
IT new day-another day in which
to share life and love and happiness
with Stuart. So she need not hold
jealously to the joyous hours which
mad passed There were many,
many more before her.
Kerma had not forgotten Stuart's
forced promise to take her out on |
the yacht. and she made it a point |
not TO let him forget it. either. She |
confronted him in the hotel foyer |
early the next morning with affec- |
tionate reminders. "Have you ar |
ranged your dates today so you can
go out with the yacht for a while
as you promised me?"
"Oh." he objected with conster
nation. II didn't promise that it
would be today ! said-sometime-"
N'hN llIJuIy VII, T..
I've thought of nothing else since
yesterday"
"Wen. have. No less than q
dozen different things are claiming
my attention right now. And I'm
due to meet Lizetta in five minutes
so I'll have to hurry along now."
But. Stuart!" she pleaded, like
naughty child who is about to let
the tears overflow because tears
produced anything she desired "You
promised mel"
He could conceal his impatience
no longer "Oh. | couldn't take you
out on the yacht alone. and I
wouldn't. I'm engaged to Lizetta,
and you know it,"
- II suppose you think I would be- !
Iteve that means you'll never look at.
another grill" she scoffed. %%ss NJ >
'':WeIl. I'm not taking them out
alone on 'yachtsi" he declared. rather.
Taore vehemently than the discussion
required.
His stannch defense of Lizetta