The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-25

Sue, following the nurse down the hall to Jacks room, didn't hear the rest of the conversation which went on between Nancy and Corrinne. The woman whose eyes, long and green and smoldering, made her face curiously exotic, under the jet black hair that she caught in a low knot on her neck, and the girl with the heart-shaped face and the lifting dark eyes that were tragic now, went on with the discussion.
 "You are stating Harry's case exactly now, Corrinne," Nancy said. You said just that you wondered if women should keep feelers out so they will have some other interests ready If they lose their husbands. That is evident- Iy what you have been doing. Oh, don't be angry. Not consciously, of on passing men to see If you still course. But you test your charms have allure. The men as indi- viduals mean nothing to you. But Harry doesn't understand. He thinks that not all of you is his. And it isn't. It doesn't belong to anyone but you. But you are keep ing yourself in reserve when there isn't any need for 1t.
 "If you love him, Corrinne, as I know you do, be generous. If the time comes-but it won't with Harry, I'm sure-when you are left high and dry and without that security you prize, at least you Will know that you played the game well. You didn't hold back" s-
 q understand" Corrinne's voice was still low and slow. Il would feet the same way about him. It's disgusting the way men and wont en go around, trying to see whose emotional heat they can stir up d little, just to see if they can do it. I never thought that l was try ing that. I'm not! I won't let cas- ual men kiss me at party. It's cheap and low and vile. You sec in front of their wives. l should hate marriage like that! But I just want to know I'm still liked by people
 Liked by men," Nancy correct ed. "There will always be women to talk to. Men matter more to women like you and like me. one man in particular. Remove what caused them. I don't" {. Harry's suspicious. You know
 "A playwright in London who amused me when Harry was busy, Corrinne answered. Lots of other women found hem entertaining. But he signalled me out and 4 talked lot to him. He used to drop in, around five, and sit ln front of the fireplace and drink tea and eat buns and jam. It wasn't serious at all. But Harry didn't understand. I'll tell him tq- night that there never was n thing to it-that l thought l could hold him better if saw that l was ds~ sirable in other mems eyes too' That was the reason. honestly"
 Corrinne looked like small girL trying to explain why she had broken a commandment.
 "I know 1t was. Corrinne," Nars cy answered. You needn't eX- plain. I've done the same thing. But I did something you couldnt have done. married a man l d1 not love because I was lonseonIH and rather poor--and he was lonesome too. Then he fell h love with me after q while only V
  me-and somehow or other my sense of intuition didn't work | Arnold Page came back---yoih know that story-and my husbantl' thought I wanted my freedom. SU he gave 1t to me, and hurt himselr to do 1t. And now that have mM freedom I don't know what to do' with it!"
 "But you want to marry Arnoids Page, don't you" Corrinne asked in u startled voice. You are the kind of woman who takes what she knows Is hers!'
 "Of course 1 want to marry hin. --niore than anything In theA world! But think Of the sacrifices that somebody else made so could! Maybe my conscience nevs. CT was dead at all. Anyway--L "A t.t,