The Washington times., 1935-11-13


ceptionally WELL"
Ann said: you mean she isn't
really as beautiful as that?"
"She isn't really beautiful at all,
except occasionally when she puts
her mind on it. she's interesting
looking, of course. and wears
smooth clothes. -"
Ann said: I'm sure she does.
You know her awfully well, I ex-
pect?"
"Qute well. That is, I have her
telephone number and drop in at
her place fairly often for cocktails.
She's not in town right now. e.
she's in London. -"
"Yes, know she is" Ann moved
on to another photograph, picked
it up and considered it thought
fully.
That" said Kipp. "is kid I've
known all my life Cynthia
Crew."
The girl who wants to marry
you?"
"See here" Kipp turned her
around roughly" someone's been
talking out of turn. Someone's
been telling you things. Haven't
they?" he insisted grimly, Scowl-
ing down at her darkly.
Ann shrugged innocently. "Per-
hapS they have. But nothing to
get upset about. Just perfectly
harmless things :"
"Such aS?"
Ann put the photograph back
carefully on the mantelpiece.
"Such as the fact that women
are supposed to be crazy about
you" AIMS gray eyes meeting
his black ones were very clear and
mocking.
And so you don't intend to be.
Is that it?"
Maybe"
Gall right" Kipp smiled at her,
suddenly and quite diSarmingly,
don't be. Hate me a little If
you must. but let me go on see
ing you. .as ofen as possible. Do
that, will you, Ann?"
Ann said, wait a minute" in
a voice that was small and breath
less. Her hands on his arms held
him away from her. What about
the novel?"
Kpp laughed. Excited1y. Ex-
ultantly. "Never mind the novel.
I'll worry about the novel. Every
thing will work out swell. you
wait and See."
Her hands fell away from his
arms. She stood, small gil in
a gray woolen dress with a red
patent leather belt, the freight
shining on her tenderly. She said:
You didn't come near me for
two weeks and three days :"
And why didn't II" demanded
Kipp, holding her eyes with the
black intentnesS Of his own. "Be-
cause I knew that if I did it
would be all over with both of
us. -"
Suddenly he reached out and
swung her up in his arms and
carried her over and deposited her
carefully in one corner Of the
blue sofa. "Sit there" he COM
manded bruSquely, "and listen to
me.
"It's this way. -" He was a
tall young man standing with his
back to the fire, his chin slightly
thrust forward, his browS scoW-
ling. whether we want to be
or not we are completely in love
with each other.
"Aren't we?" he demanded with
a quick fierceness when she didn't
answer him.
"No. Yes. don't know" AIMS
voice was a soft gasp, her eyes
clung to his helplessly.
"Wait a minute" said Kipp,
"and you will know"
It was a long kiss. A hard, dev-
astating and thoroughly complete
kiss. It left them both a little
spent and shaken. Kipp straight
ened up slowly.
His hands left her shoulders.
'Now do you know? Yes" he told
her huskily. you do"
"Well," said Ann, in a small,
unsteady voice, touching the
mouth he had just kissed with
slim brown fingers, what are we
going to do about it?"
IT think" said Kipp, sitting
down abruptly on the other end
of the blue sofa, that we are go
ing to get married"
"But," protested Ann, meeting
his eyes gravely, people who have
seen each other only two times,
don't get married"
"I know they don't" agreed
Kipp promptly. "They fall in
love but they don't get married.
Well, we're going to be different,
Ann we're going to get mar
ried.
"And so," he continued, still
frowning at her intently, there
are certain things you have to
know about me -"
Ito Be COntinued)