The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-05-11
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The girl took his hand In both of
hers and gazed straight into his
eyes. .-.-
"I'm married to Pat" she said
quietly, and her cheeks were Grim.
son: "but I've never been his wife"
He drew in his breath sharply.
"You-you mean, Tony"
"Just that, Larry. There has
never been anything between Pat
and myself except a ceremony"
A great load lifted from the
heart of the young man. He dared
a question. .-....
''Do you love him?"
Her eyes widened.
81 despise him." -@
And young Mr.. WEIGH threw back
his head and smiled. 49,. . e-
"Gosh !" he said. "That makes me
happy. When you told me he was
your husband I felt sick all over.
Now it doesn't seem important. Not
a bit. OH know I'm silly. but II
seems as though everything can be
adjusted If it's true that you hate
him." 4 f
"It's true all right enough" Then
she lowered her voice. Cant you
understand now why l worried for
Ivy when I saw her in his arms?
Don't you see how different It Isl
/ happened to know that Pat Thay-
er is legally married. That being
the case. it isn't exactly fair to Ivy
to permit the thing TO continue. is
it,"
Scarcely" A new and square set
came to his jaw. "I'll have to ok
things. -. sure will" He was
silent for moment, then seated
himself again. asst down. Tony"
She was glad enough to obey. She
was glad he took her hand and
spoke In gentle, understanding
voice.
"Can you tell me all about it
Tony?"
She nodded.
when did II happenT
She answered without turning.
Last year-November. 1927"
"Where?"
Nashville. When the team went
up to play Vanderbilt"
81 see. You hadn't known
Thayer very long them
mo. He had only been In col.
lege two months. The whole cam
pus was wild about him. was
year and a half younger than am
now. From the day he arrived al
Marland the girls were all crazy
about him. He seemed to have
singled me out for his particular at
tention-"
81 remember" said Larry grimly.
Il sure do"
81 was fiattered. ran around
with him a good deal. He took me
to lots of dances. wasn't
with you much then. Larry. You
were on the team and Coach had
you training pretty hard. and you
were always making up classes you
had missed on football trips. Any
way, l was just silly kid That's
why l know how Ivy feels right
now she regards Pat Thayer
pretty much as I did for awhile;
not in love with him nearly so much
as she's dazzled by his manner and
anyway. I knew was battered
because the most picturesque man
on the campus had chosen me. I
liked to be with him and
for a while ] was fond of him He
can be pretty charming II he wants
to. Looking back on II, I know IL
was kid infatuation with no more
depth than the water In gold.
fish bowl"
Her voice trailed off, and when
he did not speak. she continued.
I'm trying very hard to make you
see through my eyes as they were
then, Larry; trying to make you IN.
derstand me as was. rather than
as am. What the Antoinette Pey-
ton of November. 1927. did would
be impossible for the Tony of May.
1929. Do you understands
'Sure. Go ahead"
She drew a long breath.
'sThe girls all envied me. ! was
silly enough to let my head get
turned by that, too. See, I'm not
sparing myself at all. And then
came the game with Vandy. went
And so did Pat.
"You don't know much about that |
day. Larry. because you were with
the team all the time. But we de |
scended on Nashville and took II |
by storm. | went to the game with |
Pat, and you remember what hap
pened there. Our last minute rail-.
that tied the score. Marland had |
tied one of the greatest teams In
the southern conference and
done it for thes first time In his
tory. It was an intoxication. Every
thing was wonderful and
now you can get ready to laugh az
me. Now you're going to learn