Evening star., 1933-11-19

again meet another girl like her: and that he
didn't care If he never met another girl, be-
cause this would be enough for all the
rest of his life.
Toward evening they stopped at an inn for
dinner. It was one of those prim but preten-
tious places in small village with an elaborate
menu card filed with things that it did not
serve, and very self-respecting prices for those
foods that were available. The other guests
stared in mild surprise at the pair in golf
attire.
They faced each other across small candle
Lit table as the various courses were brought
to them and taken away, amusing themselves
by shamelessly discussing the other diners in
the room-the corn-fed stylish stout In BABY
blue; the long, lean masculine job with gold
teeth and white lawn necktie: the nervous
young couple who were evidently not accus-
toned to "eating out"
Over their cigarettes they became silent.
watching wisps of smoke drift slowly toward
the yellow candle flames and then, caught up by
the heat, shoot upward into oblivion. Tneir
glanoes met. and both looked away nurriedly
They met again and this time they held for
long moment.
The girl broke the SPELL ut must have been
that golf ball." she hazarded, shaking her head
as though arousing herself from stupor. The
mischievous grin reappeared at the corners OF
her mouth.
Bill felt that the irideScent bubble OF ro-
nance had suddenly burst that wonderful
world had all at once gone fiat and stale; that
he had been kicked out of heaven to land on
a wooden chair in a commonplace and unro-
mantle tea room.
pUT as they rode back toward Greenfield
- large full moon rose over the low hills made
white ribbon of the road and vaguely ilIu-
minated the entire landscape, etching trees and
barns and fences in silver against a darker
background.
It was too much for Bill
do you think there's such things as love
at first sight?" he asked apropos of nothing
at all
"Of course" said the girl 'I think certain
types of persons attract each other instinctivey.
Don't you?"
Sure" agreed BILL They drove for mile or
so without saying anything, but their silence
said good deal.
at must be something like chemical re-
action" the girl said finally. when two per-
sons who are exactly suited to each other meet
something reacts down inside of both Of them.
How's that for q theory?"
"It's swell said Bill. He gripped the steer
ing wheel hard and looked straight ahead.
81 think it's only fair to warn you," he said,
trying to be calm and logical, that I'm in love
with you"
AHc BlIl OluAi say II HOIO anu Dill SdS IIStu
behind the Wheel apparently concentrating all
of his faculties on getting the car around a
sharp curve
81 know" he went on when the curve was
negotiated, 'T only met you this afternoon But
I'm certain now that I'll always be in love with
you. And L just had to tell you-I don't know
why"
win you stop the carr" the girl asked
quietly.
She sat there silently, without looking up
"Pleasel" said Bill, pulling over to the side
of the road Don't get out. I won't bother
you any more"
She didn't get out, however. She just sat
and looked at him. Her eyes were luminous
in the half-Hght; the moonlight was in her
hair.
II don't see any use of going through lot
of mid Victorian preliminaries," she announced