The Coolidge examiner., 1935-12-06

luIlOTeu udTh SILK uTeSS SulIdDlt
for travelling. In one hand she car
ried a small leather case and her
purse. Under her other arm snug
gled -iacbeth, her red Pomeranian
Tnese details Silver took in with
alarmed comprehension.
"Where in the world are you 60
ing, COrinne?" she asked. Don't
you see there's a storm coming
up?"
Corinne laughed nonchalant1y,
although her eyes famed in reck-
less defiance. 81 haven't time to tell
you," she replied. 81 have to hur-
ry. What are you doing? Let
me go"
For Gods sake, Corinne!" Silver
painted. "Have you lost your senses
completely"
"Take your hands off met" Cor
inne burst out. She had gone white
with fury as she struggled to re-
lease herself.
Silver dropped Corinne's arms
and stepped back from her, aghast
and bewildered. Are you going
away with Gerald Lucas?" she de-
manded.
"How dare you interfere with
me?" Corinne stammered, with
something of her old imperious
manner, which was to Silver mere
ly pathetic now. "you must be
crazy"
Its you who are crazy" Silver
interrupted coldly.
Corinne seemed to regain control
of herself. '"Think what you like"
she said in a calmer tone. II have
never cared much about what you
think Of me, anyhow" She pushed
back her sleeve with q trembling
hand and glanced at her watch.
"All 1 want now is to get away.
That's all I've wanted from the first
day / came here. I've left a note
telling Roddy he can find the car in
front of Haber's store. Let me pass,
please"
Silver did not move from her
place before the door. Il can't let
you go-like this"
Have your own way, then," Cor
inne told her. "I'll go out by the
front door,"
Silver burst suddenly into tears
and clung to Corinne.
"Corrie-I implore you! Don't do
this to yourself! 1 know what life
with Gerald will be. I've seen
enough of tive been through it.
Your life will be ruined. Corinne,
darling please ease-please-I
won't let you gon'
Silver caught her arm, but Co
rinne. with sharp little jerk of
her body, disengaged herself. Her
small, piquant face was frozen with
determination.
81 tell you'll don't care!" she
cried desperately. Her head was
proud and high. II can't let him
go away alone. l realized that last
night when he told me he would
have to leave. l love him-and he
loves me-" For an appalling moment
her face became almost shrewish. IF
l don't like the way Gerald lives,
perhaps l can make something
worth while out of him-and l
couldn't do that for Roddy Willard p'
Before Silver could reach her, Co
rinne had darted into the front
room and out of the door. Silver
ran after her sobbing, pleading,
clutching at her in despair, but Co
rinne, in stony, inexorable silence,
climbed into the car and drove off.
Silver looked wildly after her,
and stood for moment with her
hand pressed frantically against her
mouth. She was vaguely aware
that it had grown much darker, that
the earth seemed enclosed in an
airless, suffocating sphere. Then she
stamped her foot and brushed the
tears impatiently from her eyes.
go. then-you d-n little idiot J"
she said aloud as she saw the car
pass through the gateway and gath
er speed in the open road.
Suddenly there came into her
mind the clamoring necessity of
finding Roddy. The distance to the
bayfield, seemed immeasurable as
she went running, stumbling, plung-