The Washington times., 1934-05-12

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her!" -.
''Well-it's very remarkable
coincidence that KeVin goes
East at the very moment Hide
Garde arrives. AS matter Of
fact, he's kept clear of women
since he's been home. The first
few weeks he gave Jane Carew
Q tumble or two; he hasn't taken
q girl out since, except you and,
of course, that's perfectly safe
and won't involve him any,"
Pippin offered quietly, but her
heart made a vast thunder in
her ears: 1--WE don't even know
that Kevin ever cared for Hide
.Garde! More than likely it's all
. lot Of gossip!"
Pippin scarcely saw the play
that Saturday afternoon. She
was rehearsing with a memory
grown utterly mercileSS all the
love. words Kevin had ever said
to her. She shut her eyes stub
-bornly against any scene where
Kevin wooed the pretty German
girl. Not a word of it was true!
He told her plain as man could
say it, she was the one he want
ed. Let the whole world carry
tales: She knew!
So, she continued writing.
Every day she wrote him a let.
ter and never mentioned the
news she had heard. -
Nor did he say anything Of q
girl named Hildegarde. His let
ters grew short-hurried. But
he was busy. And the letters
were exciting. They were very
dear.
The following Friday Kath-
1een said: why don't you give
Jim Crosby a break? I think
he's a peach of a fellow. It
wouldn't hurt you. to, give him
. date. Call him UP and we'u
all go dancing tonight"
But Pippin wouldn't. She had
given her promise to. Kevin.
That promise would be kept.
Saturday she had lunch with
Kathleen. Kathleen looked de-
jected and on the brink;uf tears.
ST met Bob Nolan and his Ger
man bride at the st. Francis
last night. They were quite ex.'
cited that Hildegarde has ar
rived here. They think Kevin'
went East just to meet her and
laughed when I mentioned the
hospital and buying, equipment"
Pippin said, cold and very
grim: 'Is Kevin telling his bust
ness to them? He thinks Nolan
an old woman for gossip!"
She set her face like stone
against the evidence. Had he
not taken her in his arms and
his eyes-his flashing, imperious,
beautiful eyes going down like
-plummetS to her very soul? Had
he not said. Love me always,
sweetheart" with his lips clos
ling in sacred tenderness on
hers?
The sweet high truth of this
holy moment, she would not
stain.
But ten days passed. She re-
eeived no letters.
''He's busy; he had to go to
Boston. I don't need this petty
kind Of devotionw
More Rumors
On Friday night, Janina
. came for dinner. DR.. Fritz
Meyer. a friend Of David's,
was also present. Pippin loved
to see Janina and DR.. Meyer
flaying each other with bril-
liant, slashing wit. Janina had
read and read, but everything
took on the color Of her vivid,
original mind. The conversa-
tion would run from Adam
and Eve through the Nordic
myth to the economic revolu-
ton. All Of interest to the
seeking mind from the hope Of
immortality to the chance Of
bridging the stars, they glow
ingly assailed.
Tonight they touched on NOR.
tality-new and old.
"The world expects too much
Of SEX" Janina said. "The
man attracted by a woman
physically imagines that he
need only marry her to be
happy ever afterwards. BY
some, inexplicable magic, sex
Is supposed to open the portal
to spiritual and intellectual joy.
There's no more reason why
the love relation should bring
happiness than that a partner
Ghip In: the bond business
should.
sIove yields enough. We
should be grateful for the rich
emotional quality It weaves
into the tapestry Of life. Ac-
cept it for what it is--one Of
the grandest Of our hungers;
q superb goad to higher effort
but don't mistake it as the
gate to an everlasting para
disc"
DR.. Meyer turned to David
and inconsequently said: II saw
our young friend Malone in
New York. He Is marrying, I
SuppoSe?"
"Wny I don't know" David