The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-10
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81 AIIene COrIiss

dale dressing table, radiant from .
day In the open air and . hot bath.
She Was leaning forward to touch
her face with powder and she
smiled at him, from the depths Of
the old mirror. He came and stood
Just behind her and looked down ct
her sravely.
~You'rs very lovely. Stanley
You're very kind, John Har.
mon.~ She chose 70 b mockingly
serious.
"You KNOW be went on swiftly,
ignoring her flippancy, ~you belong
In . room like this, In . house like
this. You belong with old mahog-
any and candlelight and rose gar
dens. ! wonder-should Jon ever
have left them1s
Stanley laid her powder-pun
down slowly, swung around and
met his eyes levelly.
sWhat sort Of nonsense are you
talking now, John Harmon? There's
only one place where belong-it's
IN IN old lovely room and It has .
cherry table and two blue candles
and pots filled with primroses. Oh.
John Harmon, don't be . snobl"
She laughed . little shakily, held
up her hands to him. He took them
swiftly, bent over her.
sI'm not, dear, I just want you
10 b happy. More than anything
else n the world. I want you 70 b
that. ] wish ! could give you more.
There are times. Stanley, when ]
wonder Il I win ever Be- able 70.
I'd like 70 think that perhaps some
day I might"
She reached up. drew his head
down quickly. She didn't want to
- his faes just then-shs knew
only too van what abe would see
there; knew 10 wasn't thinking Of
old mahogany, or eandlelight, or
rose gardens-knew he was think.
ing Of Drew.
We've given each other q Lot,
John Harmon, we've given each
other honesty and understanding.
We might % easily have missed
that-and lost % much
T know. Wen always have that.
won't We, Stanley3 Nothing less Z"
Nothing less she told him with
10 little catch In her voice and shs
gave him her lips suddenly.
4 little later. having finished
dressing. shs went across tho han
70 valerie's room. She found VAL
erie. still in her wool skirt ana
sweater. standing at one of the
wtds-opsn Window, staring out into
10 drifting twilight.
Time - dress, VAL shs told
hsr and was startled q what she
saw n valeris's face when tho girl
swung around % her abruptly.
= shouldn't have come, STAN
she said In . curioualy unaeeented
little voice. HYou shouldn't have
asked me-. lt's going 70 b the devil
going hack
What aro you taking about.
Val. ! don't understand - Stanley
stared at hsr 1itA pux4led syes,
No you wouldn't. You,re dif.
6ersnt-youvs besn different from
tAe very beginning. Things don't
matter 70 you Ike they do 70 me-,
I've known that for . lone tim.
Youts made AZ hnsr STUFF than /
IN, 6tan.s She shrugged sliehtly.
turned baek % The window.
That's perfect rot Val. What.
evof 3 The mattsr with you9s Stan.
~ spoke sharply.
It's this plaee, the shesr. per6aet
beauty e 81 ~ what I've wautad
- NJ 6fs.s Sho taoed STANLEY
again. hsf 0yes grim n . 1T HILL
laee. 7 can't rsmenbes VIM /
didn't dream about places lilna ia,
ard thon. Just whsu I had begun q
roaIt1o + was "a . dream. IN =
= come tfue. This boautieul roor,i.
thooo tovoay eu1ving stairs. 0tanlay.
- leve . walk down those 80.
= > set6 ta&eta gown, n iove 8
Pom tn : that din. "a drsvine
room. "a lovs - walk amoue ~
resee b The ross earden-in ~
sanshine. Stanley. 81 H. naeonlisht
-ane I've GOT - leevo & all. Nh
pesAape yoa understand VIM I Via
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