The Washington times., 1934-04-30

you feel better? Your eyes
look enormous. I can feel your
heart humping"
Because I'm so hungry. I
didn't eat lunch today. Have
you q bit of candy in your
pockets?"
Bill flashed through the pock-
cts Of an extra coat he had
brought along and found a
package of stale peppermintS.
He put the coat around her
shoulders and pulled her close
TO him.
"You can rest for half an
hour, Pippin. At 9 o'clock we
start out again. BY 9:15 III
have you in a nice cosy farm
house, eating ham and eggs.
Won't that be Savory?"
you don't really think
you're going to find house to-
night, Bill. It's a track1ess
wilderness. There are no houses
anywhere"
There only needs to be one.
There has GOT to be one house
somewhere near"
why do you say got to be-?
I've ceased to care. My mother
doesn't know of this. She's not
worrying. I'm not going to
break my neck falling down
cliff for anyone else. Just be-
cause people may wonder and
doubt why I stayed out all
night. I'm going to settle back
and be conf fortable. There's not
Q chance in the world Of get
ting home tonight" :
Always Way
She felt that he looked at
her sharply: Tomorrow and
the next day, Pippin, you won't
feel so bold; you'll be bitter to-
ward me. You'll think that,
somehow or other, I should
have mastered the situation,
and I should: It's always a
mans fault when a girl gets
into a JAM"
do you mean that girls are
such poor sports they always
say. that?" 49,.
There's always a way to get
out Of a thing. It will really be
my fault II there isn't a house
within a reasonable distance"
Pippin gave a quick, bubbling
laugh.
nd like to stay here with
you IN my arms just like this
all night long, Pippin, but I
wiSh$a moon would come so I
could see your hair and look
In your eyes, I've hardly seen
you at all and I'm here two
weeks and have less than two
weeks more"
you've seen me almost every
day, Bill"
"This is the first time, Pippin,
that you've really seemed near
to me. You like me a little, to-
night, don't you?"
st always like you, Bill" =.
'tLoVe me a little, Pippin?"
'Iin not sure what love is,
hlIt I'm happy when I'm with
you. think you're quite dash
ing. I'm happy now."
That's the highest compl1-
ment one person can give to
another, to be happy with them,
to be carefree with them. I've
seen people who loved each other
madIy, but who are utterly
wretched together. They destroy
each other. I'd hate to marry
q girl even If I loved her to
anguish If thought I'd Stifle
and kill the bright essence OF
her. I have an aunt who Is
married to man she adoreS;
those two are the bitterest enc
mics. She's never herself in
his presence. The thing she
wants to do is always the thing
he abhors. The friends she
likes. he despises. They spend
their lives killing the spirit OF
each other. I think that's very
terrible.
Bill Pleads
He pushed back her helmet
and ran his hand across her
hair. More than anything
else. Pippin, I want to girl I
love to be happy with me
want her to be glad I'm
He slumped down until his
cheek touched hers: why
don't you want to get mar
ried, Pippin?"
"I don't know. Just the COM
plete change-your whole life
altered, Never to belong free
" to yourself again. Marriage
weaveS your life so intimately,
SO bindingly into another life.
I suppose it's grand. 1t must
be, since it's so popular, but
I don't want it today or to-
morrow"
"If you loved a person you
would want it, Pippin. You'd
want your life. as you say.
woven into another life. No
matter how clearly you saw
the chains, even though they
were going to hurt you, you'd
want them anyway"
"Oh, no! Not unless you lose
all sanity Ri1l sllue0sA Won