Evening star., 1934-10-24

mot ever"
"Thats all right with me-" Lon
answered. IT might speak to the Or
chestra leader and suggest he arrange
for relays of music"
BE sensible" chided Marian,
laughing.
with you in my arms?" he queried.
and he wasn't laughing, impossible"
Then few moments later, Ian, do
you have to dance with Hamlin?"
"Of coul Sc, Lon, what q question to
ask
well, I don't know that I like
him"
Eyes, you do"
eyes, I know do, but I'd like him
better If he didn't make such play
for you"
Lon, he doesn't" and she smoth-
cred an impulse to add, mot half so
much as Silver made for you."
Eyes he does, and I don't blame
him, but if he tries to wangle a ride
home with us tomorrow I'm going
to-"
Marian couldn't resist the next i'm
pulse-"have shattered nerveS?" she
suggested, and was relieved that he
laughed heartily.
They danced on silently.
Ian, I'd like to keep on dancing
for weeks"
1--WE might join walkathon," she
suggested. :.
"I've got a better idea >. oh-oh,
that's the finish"
Marian danced with Hamlin next,
q Hamlin who couldn't be reused to
cheerfulness, despite the gay tone OF
the music.
'I feel guilty taking you out when
YOU must be tired from last nights
affair" she told him after several
futile efforts to catch even a crooked
smile.
"You needn't be-" he said, then
added a moment later, 81 wish it were
as easy to coach people in life as 1T
is on the stage. There you can tell
them what to do to gain a desired
effect, but in real life" he shrugged
his shoulders.
do you feel that I need coach
ing?" she asked.
"How should I know" was his
slightly weary answer, "and my coach
ing wouldn't help. I know I was
properly coached and see what a mess
/ made of things. We are alike in
one thing, we do what We think Is
right, regardless of consequences L.
and then we suffer. I read in a
philosophical magazine recently that
any one could have anything that
wanted If they were willing to take
what went with it. Silver wants lux
uries she gets them, but rebels
against the troubles that come with
them. I wanted certain kind OF
life, peace and beauty. have it.
but I've lost the love Of my wife, who
wanted something else and was willing
to pay the price, and you-
"Yes?''
you'll demand what you want
without compromise. If you can't have
it unqualified, you'll take loneliness
and honor as barren substitutes" He
laughed a little to soften his state
ment, then said, "but this music isn't
the proper accompaniment for such
nonsense think we'd better move
along to our next stop after this
= dance"
They moved on to a huge barn,
the silo converted into a bar, the
stalls into private dining hooks. There
was more food, more dancing.
When the hour was late enough
they began a round of the casinos.
Lon and Marian too engrossed in
each other to appreciate the glamour.
Hamlin played recklessly and won
amazing sums of money. Lon played
carelessly and lost.
Lucky in love-" consoled Hamlin,
and added, II always win when feel
as I do tonight"
81 should think it would pay you to
feel that way" remarked Lon.
That's where the laugh comes in"
the other man remarked, "I don't
need the money now"
Marian understood. Now that his
wife's desertion had created the Bit
terness which seemed to bring money
in its wake, she wasn't there to share
the one thing that would have held
her loyal to him.
They had reached an imposing look
ing place, the entrance a maze of full
length mirrors. Hamlin started to
pilot Marian through the door, swung
open by liveried attendant, then
swiftly turned her about, but not be-
fore she had seen what he saw.
Nothing much here" he was saw