Evening star., 1934-02-18

WASN'T going to be 20 bad after al, de-
cided Bin Nicholas, as he led her away
from the West end Of the Naval Academy
Armory hack into the crowd Of dancers
You could get brick. dragging for
Classnnate; or you could miraculously,
draw something light and warm and wrapped
ln green, topped on with fluffy bronze hair that
eckled the place between your chin and your
full dress collar and showed you more about
electric contacts than all the theories In tho
5dce building. It wasn't the castor Oh dose
Bill had braced himself for: he had battened
down matches and found he should have cleared
decks for action instead. It took the wind out
Of his sails. So much 80 that he forgot TO wipe
on the panied expression that had settled On
him before he met her
The bronze nun tilted back over . green bow
at her shoulder, and there were eyes-the death
ray kind. They worked and Bill caught one
and half couples on the back Of his ample
shoulders.
'11al told me you took women with grain
q salt, and would rather have the salt alone.
But when speak to you three times and you
pay - much attention Is Il you were wheeling
. paper sack around"
"Ouns!" Bin sasped, taking another shock
from the eyes. I'm guilty and you can fre
when ready. As . matter Of fact. was think
ing Of you then"
"Yes." she said. II know that. You took me
1ke dose of medicine Q few minutes aso. and
yOu haven't got nd Of the taste ~"
II might have screwed up my face" he ID
Aitted: maybe was expecting things. But
medicine comes with orange Juice. and they
forgot to send the medicine"
sol just Seac&y httae orange. And BIG
Arst classman has to get his hands al messed
Up with I'll Why drag II you know you'd hate
~"
"oh. now nsten!" he protested. "Hal wanted
someone for his girls friend. and thought
wAs doing him favor. but"
"And suppose you think" she Interrupted.
oosortng. -that came into it % could crash
this hop Mister. was immune TO- brass
buttcns before you ever thought f Annapols!"
50 that WAS IT, Bill remembered now: Ca
mile windsor, daughter Of the Capt windsor
who bad died last year. She was . Navy
Junior. And he'd scuttled his chance with the
only femme who ever made him doubt that this
was . mans Navy. Suddenly his fufl-dress
Mouse felt warm and too heavy.
Lets ct out q this mob" BE- squifmed.
s1t's cooler outEde."
And" she asreed acaaly. '-tasxes more sesm
1U both of u.s. - - - 4
DuL maneuvsred them through tAe nniInng
0owns and wished she vouldn't hold 70 his arm
3ihe that It made the thought of more room
fer both q them appalling. Outside IN the
night and The perfume ot freshly cut grass, he
0x1PPeo M 08u6y ~ t0e 80C0l0e1H.
Know what brought you out here - tan
yea?"
AIgol"
Il got daze just being close enough to push
TUa around" said Bill swiftly. "and your eyes
hit hke 1s-inch guns. I was too much under
to hear you ny anything"
She stopped pulling the other shoulder away.
Ehe smoke IN her eyes dissolved and their pri-
mary battery fred an guns. Bin liked It. He
booked down shout foot ct her and wondered
what the catch was. fellow wouldn't beg
you to drag for him and then hand you some
ching Hike this. Not IN his right mind, anyway.
They told me women. were poison to you,s
sae was saying, -and now you Give me :. nne
that bears the earmarks of mature develop
aent"
4 made II up IN ~ moments" he srinned.
sthis being it"
down by the sea wan and let's hear IN about
ua"
So he did and they did. By the sea van Bill
aeayned that she was 10 and an orphan and
had two million IN trust and held the same
affection for the Navy Is for yellow fever. BY
the sea wall Camille discovered that he was
a and had two million less than she did and
Thought the Navy was worth catching yellow
Fever 10 times for.
my mother was . Navy wife,. she e1-
plained, "and watched that hop, skip and
Dump life untr II got her. Pneumonia did
that, Of course: but she was never happy.
Dad was my last tie with the Navy. Nov
have . guardian and he's . lawyer. newer
bee gold braid sny more except when Marcy
pulls me down here 10 hop with her from
baltimore" q
Bm turned and looked beyond ne van.
where the moon slipped down the slyWay and
E1ppled across Chesapeake BAY and dhtm-
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