The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-22
ARNOLD EXPLAINS OTHER
 WOMAN

Sue realized that she would have Co think--and think fast---to deceive Arnold Page. Shc would have preferred to bo honest. She | wanted to put tho cards on the table and answer: Nancy Beck cr" Sho couldn't do that, though. But she didn't want to arrange | her answer In such Il way that it | would be impossible to draw Nan cy Into it, if Nancy needed to come on tho scene for her own good.
 "f can't tell you. Arnold. A | friend of yourS-Bomeone of whom you are fond and who Is fond of you. That talc of the wo- man ls coming back. Who was 1 she? Tell mo about her."
 "So that has been reSurrccted. has itY might have known it. 1 Well. there isn't any great scan, dal about it. 1 Was engaged to q girl once upon n time. I loved her about as madly hs man can love. Or maybe 1 should sny n boy. was hot headed, fiery. im- petuous then. 1 didn't reason or think to the end of anything She didn't love mo, though. Shc mar rlcd my best friend, n college ! chum.
 I think I went haywire for q while"
 Are men hurt when women they love don't love thcm?" Sue asked. Tt seems 10 me just women nrc that way"
 Most women think that. 1 | know, Men cnn suffer Just nH cruelty. Don't ever think they cant. Then my old college room mate died. l had snapped out of 1t by that time. Tho girl didn't matter to me my more. had met ---- somebody else who mat tered moro than that girl ever did. 1 snw that the other had Just been | infatuation. This second thing was as real as the air brcathcd.
 "Thc first girl had some finan- cinl rcvcrcss---she didn't have raiDy frlcnds--1 used to advise her. We kept up a friendship, of course. Not one that meant any thing 10 either of us in q roman tic way. She might have been my sister. used to laugh at myself because 1 had ever thought that 1 | loved her. Then l went away on this tour. She was engaged 10 1n- other man long before 1 went. She didn't know whether to marry him or not. She loved him, but somebody clsc with lot of money loved her and she tried to let her mind instead of her heart speak. Her heart won. Hearts generally do take the most tricks. She's been happy, too.
 But 1 heard occasional rumors then that l was supposed to be in m intrigue. It was rldlculous'"
 "Whnt about the other girl. the ono you really Iovcd?" Suo asked.
 "She suddenly grew cool ! thought she was afraid that l would expect her to marry mo md 1 go along to the end of tho world and she didn't want 10. She needn't have worried. didn't ask her. Since then sbc hna told me that she was just waiting for me to ask her. I've often won dcred if that's true or if shes weaving n pretty fairy tnlc now that the sailing time has been over | for so many years"
 Sue was silent. bnat night there had been Nancy. with her troubled green eyes. wondering if Arnold PaHo still cared If he had ever cared enough. This morning there was Arnold. wondering if Nancy had been truthful in her confcs- sion. if she had ever really cared. Something had to bc dono about lt. Hdo decided. Tho move was hers. She couldn't tell Page thnt Nancy had confessed. Eut she was n woman and SO was Nancy, Women had Co hcip each other Nancy would understand -- and Nancy's eyes would bc gay and happy green nRain when she ! learned that there had never been