The Washington times., 1934-07-09

But Senor," Mateo protested,
you and the Sonora should
have at least a cook" D.
mo, amigo milo, We prefer to
be entirely alone. II we bore
each other there are always the
gorillaS."
Mateo crossed himself. "They
are not Christians, Senor.. :"
How do you know. Mateo?"
Linda asked. She had not yet
changed the wedding dress in
which she had gone directly
from the church to the yacht,
about five hours earlier in the
day, at San Cristobal. Per
haps they are angels in dis
guise."
Again the yacht captain crossed
himself. "Por Dios, Sonora, in
that case the disguise at least
is good. Still, it is possible.
Do they not guard the Tree Of
the knowledge of Good and
Evil? But such things are not
for me to talk about"
Jerome and Linda stepped
ashore. The. boat showed off
the beach and went back to the
smart expreSs-cruiSer. She blew
three blasts in salute. dipped her
colors, and headed for the port
of San Mateo.
Jerome picked up a suitcase
and started across the beach
for the mouth of the ravine.
Linda walked beside him. AS
they entered the cool shaded
tunnel of the trees she stopped.
wait a moment, Jerry. I
cant risk tearing this lovely
thing"
A Welcome
She slipped out of the price.
less lace wedding dress. folded
it carefully over her arm, then
said, "All right, let's go. Now
I'm back where I belong"
You're where you belong" he
agreed, "but not back there,
It's for the first time. In all
your hitherto questing life."
But I've always belonged to
you, jerry"
TRUE, but the title was only
signed, sealed and delivered this
morning in San Mateo. DR.. Var
Dieman was right, I could never
have graduated from the in
tensive course he's put me
through in the past 10 days il
we'd been married on landing
mo-" she admitted. "You'C
have been what my college
psychology prof called a split
consciousness"
"Yes. and it would have just
about torn me in two. Now I've
got a whole week with nothing
to think about but you. Then
we'll go aboard the cruiser and
start on Caribbean cruise that
will be about as much like the
one we took aboard Tommy's
yacht as working in a vineyard
is like enjoying the champagne
it produces"
She said happily: Back
again in Eden, with the Lords
permission to eat all of the fruit
Of the tree we want. And when
I say the Lord, don't near
DR.. Van Dieman, though w
have his, too"
That" said Jerome, lis prob
ably what was meant for Adam
and Eve if they'd obeyeo the
Law"
You're to thank for that
Jerry. All the same it seems
odd that so much should depenc
on signing our names to a papel
before the U. S. Consul. Anc
afterwards, watching Tommy
and his crowd tapping up cham
pagne."
Tommy did his job of giving
You away like gentleman and
sportsman. Never thought the
old stock market pirate had SC
much Lord Chesterfield about
him."
Linda was listening, but mo-
to this eulogy of Tommy. Hel
head was aSlant and as jerome
stopped speaking he heard from
somewhere back in the Jungle
the Cry that had appalled, them
when first it had struck on theil
startled ears.
They know we're back,
Linda said, "but somehow the
Racketeer's yell sounds differ
emily"
1T Is different" said Jerome
"All the cuSSedness gone out ot
it. More like a welcome"
1T is a welcome. The poor ole
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