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ginning TO make their mark upon
her. And yet she had, reclining
there. the strangely appealing
beauty that comes to some women
facing the great adventure OF
motherhood. Tom thought be had
never seen her so lovely. Her face
was thinner. The purity and in.
tegrity Of her features was finely
etched. Her eyes were large,
weary. brooding.
Heartened by the food and by the
Grant apd fitful breeze now stir.
ring the curtains. she said to him:
Some day we'll laugh at all this.
Well be in our big garden. stroll.
ing under our own trees, and won.
der why We made such fuss about
one little summer. Well have Tom.
my Junior and Susy Belle with us
and we'll tell them about the ter
rible siege in the East Fifties that
hot summer"
But she could not win q smile to
Toms lips. He was deadly serious
He was infinitely depressed.
"By this time I'd hoped to have
real place for you--a home" he
said, throwing one disparaging
glance at the four walls. This Is
the time that counts. really. You
ought to have everything-yachts
and servants and comfort"
Gypsy was the stronger now. She
chaffed him gently. This was .
bad time. she admitted, but they'd
get through it. 1t didn't really
matter. And indeed she felt at that
moment she could face anything
with Tom by her side.
pUT the following day. waking to
y brassy skies, the thought OF
! GOODNESS. Of trees blowing. of win
dDws opening onto green vistas.
possessed her like madness. The
brick walls of the courtyard seemed
ID press in on her. The nights were
fiery furnaces to try mems souls.
Tom knew this-sensed the ten:
sion and the turbulence in her.
! Day after burning day he left her.
to find her, white. gallant. smiling
at night They walked sometimes
to the park. trying TO find solace
in the splashing fountains. But
there was no real release any
where.
One particularly hot afternoon
GYPSY was aroused from a fltful
doze by the ringing OF the tele-
phone. Toms voice, joyous. re-
newed. came to her.
Darling, what do You think!
Pack up your duds-were moving
out to the Island"
mot to the Hollow?" Had be
gone suddenly mad? He knew he
could never commute from there.
mo" He sounded exultant. rive
made a dicker with Mac. He's let.
ting me have his place at PORT
Washington because he wants to be
in town"
Mac was McKinnon. one OF the
men in Toms Office His wife. Tom
explained. had gone out to her PEG
pie in st. Paul for the summer,
taking the children. Mac was tired
of committing. He fairly leaped al
the idea of the Viewers trim lit.
tie apartment. Gypsy had seen biz
house once and had fallen In love
with 1t. It was a tiny. blue.roofed
cottage on a high hill with sweeE
Of bay just below II. Apple trees
dotted the half acre beyond.
Well, It was too good to be true
but there 1t was!
Tom burst in upon her half an
hour later. charged with electric
energy. He found her languidly
packing and took the bags. the bot
ties and brushes out Of her la1
hands.
Go and lie down, woman be
commanded her. I'm doing all
this. We're moving to the couR
try" -.
She didn't mean to-. but all OF
sudden tears came. Cooling. blind
ing, healing tears Of gladness anc
relief
| ITO Be Continued)