The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-29

well, you had a good walk" he observed. When 1 was starting out for the Marches I saw you leg ging it down toward the shore."
 Denis held out his cup to Lois and she filled it again. Yep" he said easily, lazily. Fine morning. had a swim. Tell me-" he added to Lois, about this Raeburn girl. Pretty little thing, isn't she?"
 You meet her?" Lois wanted to know, signaling to Jean that more toast was needed.
 Caught a glimpse of her down at the shore," Denis said casually.
 Well she's really a charming child" Lois offered judicially She's bright-got As in every y- thing in school. She would have l liked to go to college but the fam 1 iy finances" She spread her hands in a hopeless gesture to in- dicate to Denis what state the Raeburn finances were in. He nod ded sympathetically, understand ingly.
 Now what is there for her to do?" he demanded.
 "Oh. Boots has a beautiful time 11OlS Sdlu WllU SIlll uSlSIu. lttlS IS such a friendly little town, so many affairs going on all the time, and she has always been popular. She'll marry, of course; one hopes i she will marry money"
 And that Denis unused. twill be the end"
 How can you say that?" Lois demanded, shocked. She'll have a lovely time; probably a little car. a nice house, some children. Just like all the other girls"
 But in the meantime" Denis said pleasantly, interrogatively, just what does she do with her. self?"
 "Oh, you make me very angry some times, Denis,' announced his cousin crisply. rising. Jack, talk some sense to him, won't you? If everybody were like you" she said hotly, there just would not be any world"
 Denis laughed and young Dr Hart, sugaring his third cup of coffee, smiled indulgently. Lois and Denis Fenway had practically grown up together and quarreled passionately and intermittently as people of the same blood often dc but there was no real rancor ir their altercations. Although, as Lois said to herself. since Denis came back from Europe this time he was too sophisticated and bored | for words. Of course it was only q pose. Anyone could tell that and yet it irritated her at times, wor- ried her, too. Wasn't Denis ever going to choose some nice girl for himself, settle down as other peo- 1 pie did? He couldn't go on like this, barging around the world, forever. Girls found him intensely attractive. The telephone had rung necessarily ever since he had been in the house. And yet, with lazy good nature, he seemed to ignore them all.
 There wouldn't be any babies for Jack to bring. that's what you mean" Denis said, laughing again at her unsmiling face. But under | his laughter and badinage he was remembering the white, strained face of the girl he had talked tc that morning. What was troubling her? Surely no light village TO- nance with one of these calloW boys who were always tumbling in or out of battered cars hereahouts There was something definitely appealing about the child. A fra grancc, intangible and delicate, hovered about her. The sight of her slim, sunburned hand on the grass beside him that morning. clenching and unclenching itself, had stirred him oddly. And her 1 l;,,,v vi1 nnnna1inU had I been lifted to him for help. The telephone rang and Jean came to the dining room door an instant later to say that old Mrs Manning had another attack and her daughter wanted to know if | the doctor would come over right away.
 "Oh. darling, and you're so tired! I hoped you could snatch little rest" Lois lamented. She followt d | him out int, the hall, batting his coat lapel. and Denis reflected that | it was rather charming to see Lois and Jack together. They were fond of each other and no mistake. He d come to be rather cynical about marriage on the whole. The peo- pie he had known in Paris, jolly, casual. garrulous lot, with the morals of tomcats well. they hadn't strengthened his faith in the old and honorable institution.
 The thought haunted him all morning that he hadn't quite measured up to Boots expecta- tions. He should have been able to give her some tangible help-some assurance about a job, anything that would have lifted that strain ed. anxious look from her face.
 "Well, I'll give her ring to- morrow" te told himself easily That will be time enough"