Evening star., 1933-06-25

figure with eyes trained for assault and capitu-
Iation.
did those words come out Of you'll" he VEN
tured sagely, an engaging smile On his lips
The high color Of his cheeks had deepened to .
dark rose that spread over his entire thin face
He looked very much like . young man who
was having difacult time suppresstng laugh.
And you're Marjorie Tfnany's daughter.
aren't you? You're quite alike, but you are
even more beautiful than your mother, that's
possible" he went on seriously.
IT did not come here to be tnsulted," she
said coolly, drawing herself up naughty ana
erect. "You will give her up. won't you?"
Please don't ask me to give up your mother"
said Donald Maxwell slowly. frowning and ex-
halng q long plume of smoke why, your
mother couldn't 60 on without me- She'd
why, she'd kill herself. know it."
Stuart held her shoulders stt6, with some
thing of the dignity of Winter. "Stop!" che
demanded, eyes blazing, ice edgng her voice.
II do not wish to hear another word Of yours
and mothers perfdy!"
And did that great big jaw-brea6ng WORD
come out of you," he laughed.
Stuart narrowed her glance and tilted her
head back that she might look Donald Maxwell
fully, scornfuly, in the eye. "It did," she cried
and would have said more but Donald Maxwell
had bent her with boneless ductiltty over his
arm and had kissed her-hard.
And when she did not move away but only
stood there in his arms, staring up at him, eyes
dilated, lips slightly apart with surprise, he
said, huskily. Forgive me. Please. I couldn't
help it. You're too sweet to be true"
Stuart hardly heard his apology, for, once
fully recovered from the shock Of that, her very
first kiss, she had rushed out Of his apartment
and down the hall, never once glancing back
lest Donald Maxwell be hot on her heels.
When Stuart got home she found her parents
waiting he wi an air 0f BQ.
fore she could collect her thoughts they led
her outdoors, across the lawn and up to the
garage. Then, dramatically. they opened the
garage doors.
"Oh, roadster" Stuart squealed. delishtedIy,
breaking away and caressing the new. shining,
underslung car with gentle, loving hnger-tsps.
"A straight-eight!"
your mother is getting tricky in her OLD
age" John Tiffany began proudly "She knew
that was afraid for her to learn to drive, that
being the sole reason why wouldn't give her
car, so she wheedled grandfather Hunton into
buying it for her birthday, had young Donald
Maxwell teach her to drive, and there you are!"
So he had taught her mother to drive-nad
taught her to drive! That explained everything,
his laughs and amusement and even the silly
statement, why, your mother couldn't go on
without me-she'd-why she'd kill herself 1
know it."
\ iARJoRIE. who had gone to the house
W. ahead of them. met them at the side en-
trance an aura of fascinating excitement about
her.
Stuart" she said. Donald Maxwell is on
the telephone He wants to know II I'll let you
go to the movies with him tonight. I didn't
know that you knew him, darling.
The blood drained from Stuarts face leaving
here eyes brilliant sapphires.
"Oh! oh! yes! I know him. mother.
met him at the hotel where he lives one after
noon Please let me go-wont you!"
John Tiffany smiled slowly. Its okay with
me-"
"And It's okay with mel" Marjorie added,
delightedly.