Evening star., 1935-12-23

Come, we'll 60 in"
He caught her arm. "Wait a min
ute" he protested. IT want TO-"
Kay looked at him, smiling family.
Dane" she said gently, you're very
pleasant company, and you've been
nice to me today, but I don't like too
much of-this sort of thing. And I
understand perfectly that you're not
making serious love to me-"
| But I am,'' he insisted stoutly.
You mean you want to marry me?"
she challenged.
He laughed. "Why not?" he de-
clared. "I never met a girl like you
before!"
"But-do you?" she insisted.
ooh, give man time" he chuckled
evasively.
Kay said, half to herself: "I wish
you did want to marry me. I wish
you adored mel"
why, you sweet" he began ex-
ultantly, but Kay held him of. She
said precisely:
Come some day and ask me to
marry you, and I'll tell you just how
I feel about you, Dane. But now
all want is to dance with you"
And she turned away. He caught
her for one swift kiss and then they
went indoors.
1t was late and the room was no
longer so stif1ed with tumult. Merri-
ment was stale dregs now. WEAKNESS
began to subdue these revelers. Bill
Hurd was leaning back in his chair
asleep. Genevieve Fay and Paul
Drake and Ed Warren and Cissie
Means had come to the table.
Genevieve looked at Kay with a
twinkle in her eyes when Kay came
in with Dane, and she introduced
Kay to Cissie Means. Cissie was a
little tooagay, with a hard determine
ton in her. Soon after Chick said 1t
was time to be starting home.
Kay was tired and more and more
sleepy now. Genevieve and those with
her departed and Dane and Bud
helped Bill out to the car.
you'd better drop me at home
first" Kay suggested to Dane. You're
staying in Wellesley. No need Of
making a special trip back to town
just to take me home"
81 want the ride, want to talk to
you," Dane insisted.
mot tonight" she warned him.
"Pd go to sleep on your hands!"
wish you would! I'd like nothing
better" he assured her in whisper,
but Kay shook her head and in the
end she had her way.
Dane, when he said good night at
her door, promised to come in for
tea on Sunday. Tomorrow after
noon," he said. "Or rather, this after
noon! It's past o'clock nowi"
"Genevieve and will be at home"
Kay agreed.
"I'll come anyway" he said with
a grin. Maybe she'll get out of our
way"
Kay found Genevieve had not yet
arrived, and she was asleep when the
other girl eventually did come in and
did not rouse She woke late in the
morning and lay long abed, waiting
for Genevieve to stir. When at last
Genevieve did wake it was reluctantly,
with many grumbling yawns, and Kay
called her grampus for putting SO
and put water to boil for their morn
ing cup of tea.
II swear every year I'll never do
it again." Genevieve protested.
whether Harvard wins or Yale wins,
I'm neutral from now on. Twelve
o'clock deadline hereafter for little
Genevieve. Oh, Genevieve, sweet
Genevieve, what head you've got
this morning."
II enjoyed it." Kay declared.
GeneNeve nodded, looking at her
thoughtfully. Like Cissie, did you?"
she asked suddenly.
II didn't see much Of her." Kay
confessed. "She seemed very gay
and pleasant. I wondered how she
could keep it up when the rest Of
us were so tired
"She has to keep 1t up" said
GeneNeye. "Cisae has been going