The Washington times., 1934-05-04

l. Il was pretty caIloW, / 81
"But you made grand speeches
Edward. 1 remember once you
said emotion is like water tum-
bling down hill-once it leaps
over the precipice there's no
stop till it hits bottom-usually
in the mud. I'm afraid your
warnings have kept me pure!"
He had a troubled preoccu-
pied air and answered absent
ly: "a person is born with GER
tain qualities but it's largely
O matter Of circumstances
whether you go one way or
another"
He sat there, glancing at his
plate nervouSly tearing mut-
fin to bits. Edward was dark
with a forehead intelligent but
too high, a nose arched at the
bridge and long. But he had
fine, piercing black eyes that
were now humble, angry and
pleading
Edward. why did you ask me
to lunch? You wanted to talk
Of something's"
1T seems awfully ridiculous,
Pippin. Yet somehow it's i'm
portant. You See-Sonia wants
to be married in white and
wear a veil. She wants her
sister for maid of honor"
He hesitated, cut his steak
into long strips, laid down the
knife and looked helplessly at
Pippin.
And don't you want that
kind of a wedding. Edward?"
Heartbreaking
"Oh, I don't care what kind
of a wedding she has. Sonia's
never had anything romantic
or picturesque or even exciting
in her life so she Graves a
pretty wedding. Kevin will
stand up with me, of course.
and mother will give us a
reception afterwards or some
sort of cheer. But you know
Kathleen! She doesn't like
Sonia"
What of it? She can't tell
her how to get married"
Sonia wants you and Kath-
leen for bridesmaids"
Pippin's mouth remained
parted in an astonished: "Oh"
She checked a wild impulse to
laugh giddily.
will you do it. Pippin?
Sonia's sister will wear a rose
'colored dress and she'd like
you and Kathleen to wear
pink. You think I'm idiotic,
don't you, Pippin?"
She thought: mot idiotic,
Edward. just heart-breaking!"
but she said only: "It's sad
you feel people are against you,
and it's sweet of you to want
Sonia to have her own way
about things"
Edward said bitterly: IF you
and Kathleen would give her a
chance you'd see there's some.
thing fine and lovable about
Sonia. Don't you think she has
nice table mannerS?"
Eyes, unusually nice"
She recalled that Sonia ate
very slowly and with mincing
daintinesS. Sonia had far better
table manners than many
others, but it infuriated both
Pippin and Kathleen to see her
toying and struggling with a
leaf of lettuce which they would
simply double up on their fork
and demolish in one fortnight,
gusty bite.
you've not said a word, Pip
pin. You don't tell me whether
you will or you won't"
"Of course, I'll be a brides
maid!"
What about Kathleen"
"she will, too. I'll fix it up
Tn sure I can"
So there would really be this
marriage! No one could save
Edward from throwing his good,
young life away. And all Mary'S
hopes would be Knocked.
Hard Day
Pippin went up to her
fathers office, where she sat on
a stool before her microscope,
brooding and forlorn. She saw
Kevin in the hall. He nodded
and passed on. This intensified
her lonely mood.
Long after six when only a
few patients remained and these
were waiting for David, Kevin
came in and drew up a stool be-
side her.
He said, teasing: II didn't ex-
pect you until tomorrow. Isn't
Rill leaving tOdaY?"