The Washington times., 1935-01-19

me some day, you know, better
than you ever loved anyone else p
He said it with q conviction he did
not at all feel.
Sharlene smiled absently at him
and her eyes sought the far hori.
zon-the East they were leaving
behind them. She forgot all about
Stuart'S confident assumption of
her love to come, as her mind fol.
lowed the weary old treadmill:
II wonder what Kent thinks?
He hasn't had a word from me /;
he's had to get it all from the
papers. :"
Punishment
AS q matter of fact, Kent had
got all he could stand from the
papers the first day. He had been
drunk-since then. But 1t hadn't
seemed to help any, so he had let
the stuff alone this morning, en-,
during the nauSeous aftermath.
Leigh came in from outdoors in
time to answer the telephone in
the living room.
Hello! What? Yes.
Well be right up" He replaced
the receiver and rushed over to
Kent's door. Good You're not
blotto," he said. cheerfully; 1.-The
doctor wants you up at the hos
pital right away. Cora must be
worse"
She would die-when it's too
late" observed Kent, as he began
to dress rapidly.
Cora was weeping bitterly when
the Damerell brothers arrived. The
doctor and nurse were both bend.
ing over her, but the physician
Strengthened up and came toward
Kent.
She's just a little hysterial
because OF the good news I've been
telling her. Your wife is going
to live"
Obi" calculated Kent as if in
pain. Then to the doctors inquir-
ing look he managed to muster
a lame, That's nice-that's nice. {"
He went over to the bed and
looked down at the weeping
woman. She uncovered her face
and he saw stark tragedy there.
She pulled him down close to her
mouth, and whispered feverishly:
II can't bear it! I didn't want
to do this to you!"
Il think" the physician was
saying pleasantly you'd better
take her to the seashore soon, Mr..
Damerell. 1t will hasten her recov.
cry"
"Oh, yes. quite so-weIl do
that" said Kent, not caring. And
Cora, looking at him through her
tears, knew that he did not care.
His gaze had strayed absently to
the wondow looking west.
Leigh was getting all the in.
Structions from the doctor. He
called across to his brother:
Spar Harbor, eh, Kent? Well
be in time for the yacht races
there. Not too late to enter the
ClylnS ACE, you Know"
Kent turned with the first show
OF interest he had displayed for
days.
They took Cora to Spar Harbor
the day the Malolo rounded
Diamond Head.
Stuart had risen with the dawn
to watch the Islands loom out of
the mist, and had stayed to mar
vel at the gigantic cloud forms
over jagged peaks. Sharlene joined
him on the top deck, as Waikiki
came in sight. She pointed out
the pink facade of the largest
Hawaiian hotel in its spot of
green.
That's where we're going to
stay" she told him gaily.
What made you laugh?" she
asked.
"Oh-the pink facade, think"
1T does look like cake from
here. But it's a grand place to
stay-and right next to the Out.
rigger Club. Well be in the water
most Of the time, when we aren't
dancing. Fun, Ell? Aren't YOU
thrilled, Stuart?"
Just all a-quiver." He grinned
at her.
AS they moved up the inner
basin. they saw crowds of people
on the dock, dressed in tropical
white and gay colors. Across the
blue water they looked like a flut-
tering nosegay, more particularly
AS the scent of the flower leis they
held was waited to the ship in
waves Of pungent perfume.
Forbidden
Splendid, bronzed swimmers
diVed from the pier and came
plunging through the water to
meet them.
Then the Hawaiian band, on
shore, struck up the plaintive
Song of the Islands" For no rea.
son at all, unless it was the haunt.
ing melancholy of the tune, Shar-
lene suddenly sobbed aloud. Stuart
glanced at her quickly. She had
bent over the rail, pulling her hat
down over her eyes, and was weep
ing an uncomfortable flood of
tears. He took her arm and hur.
ried her past the waving, shouting
passengers - all fortunately en-.
crossed in the excitement Of land
ing. 1t was dreary in her state.
room, hot and sitting, the bed un.
made. discarded flowers in the
basket.
you've repreSsed yourself too