The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-09
Married Hliyt, ) ! ! u.s.: ::: 1870!

MS UUaI. his TaCc was a wnIle
mask. The worst had happened.
He had been expecting this, dread
ing it, for weeks If you made a
failure of marriage, thought Derek
bleakly, it meant you were a fail
ure in everything else. Ee cid not
share the light sentiments u mos:
Of Lila's crowd, who changed HE
partners as casually IS taas
changed their clothes . E.
That there was another man he
did not for a moment douDc. But,
who? He reviewed all the youngI
gallants who swarmed to Liia,s
cocktail parties. She treated them
all very much alike. But had some
thing escaped him in her attitude
toward any special one?
He groaned. This was all so ugly
so unspeakably sordid!
"I'm sorry, Derek." Lila said
prettily, gracefully. Whatever this
slim, fair-haired, Gle ar skinned
young woman did would always be
pretty and graceful. Even when
she was a small girl mothers had
said, why aren't you like Lila
Hotaling? She has such charming
manners. - Now that she had
got her way, she could afford to be
generous with Derek. And, after
all, they were civilized people. Why
couldn't they be friends? There
wasn't the least reason in the
world.
CHE told Mako about 1t over a
~ tea table in a shaded corner of
a hotel lounge. Lila was all in
beige today-little close beige hat
like the plumage of a soft-feathered
bird, silky beige frock with creamy
frills at the throat. There were
gloves Of the same delicate color
thrown on the couch behind her
with a full, soft silver fox scarf.
"You handled it well-superbly
in fact" Mako approved. He
leaned over to pat her hand and
for the barest instant Lila WINGED.
Marko's hand was plump, we'll
the nails were metiCu-
lousy manicured. 1t was the sight
of it that recalled. by contrast,
Derek's slim. long fingers clench-
ing anu unclenching themselves as
they had the night before.
He'll get over it," Marko prophe-
sled. He'll marry again"
DO you think so?" Lila was not
entirely sure she liked this.
Certain to- Mako nodded.
He's attractive"
"Oh. he is that" Lila almost |
tossed her head. OF course Derek
was attractive. Hadn't she married
him?
1T will all have TO be done very |
very quietly, of course"
Mako rnurmure6. Lila nodded her |
agreement. They had been all over |
this ground before. A year must |
aiapse before their engagement was
No one would suspect |
then that Lila had meant to marry |
Mako all the time. 4 year was |
such q decent interval. Why.
pouted Lila prettily. most people
rushed straight from the Reno
to the minister. But
she would be more discreet. |
She put one iump into Marko'S
:ea and poured in Just the merest
rifle of milk. He had to watch !
lis waistline. Now Delek's waist
inc was >. but she frowned again,
remembering. Derek had already
moved his things TO the club; she
would not see him again. He was
,eing. really. very decent about 1t
Ill. You could always trust Derek
'or that. y 4 week she would
cave fer Nevada. would establish
residence. /: ~c2id he ircsome.
She was not looking forward 10
hG. ra7t OF IL but a. the end OF
ii this ti.esomcUo5s and dizziness
Gou,d BE her. goai-a luxury mar.
'iage which would put her forever
,cyond the pettiness OF small de- !