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| magter."
Nice" she said again. and released
happy sigh.
| Under her cropping fingers his cheek
was suddenly wet.
Trails End" she murnured con-
tentedly. Il was hoping-is would be-
She dropped off to sleep again, hold
ing his hand.
There was still much to be done BE-
for lie could GO its normal way again.
There was, as Gage bluntly put II,
publicity to be thought of. A girl
named Nancy Curtis. who had beea
drowned last May. must come TO lite
again. The young doctor would be
professionally discreet. Cleo had gone.
but Gage had assured them that She
would be unable to tell anything more
than the version which they would
give out Barry received it without
comment
He went in to see Kennedy.
Getting in practice for a trip"
Kennedy explained off -handedly. The
doctor is going to get al ambulance
rigged truck cut here TO start me OF.
. How is Nancy"
Better. Sile-asked after you"
Good little trouper." The hard
black eyes softened for an instant.
"They don't come any better han
Nancy. You might-no. III say it in a
letter. You needn't inind-it'll be per
fectly proper"
Il dent. Pve--learued tiiings."
Kennedy broke TIE silence.
Il saw the former Mrs. Kennedy
this morning She was very careful
net to look this way. suppose they've
made it up, and everything is all rosy
again."
Il think So" Barry was curt about
: it. He could not discuss the Cages af-
!; fairs with Jim Kennedy
Barry wondered what Gage really
thought Of Paula. Gage was no dotins
! fool, but he loved his wife.
: Barry thanked God for Nancy, and
. swung off for walk
They were back at the Perch again
Anne snuggled contentedly in a big
= chair In front OF a whispering fire
, Publicity had swept over them like a
S wave and had gone. leaving them
5 breathless but safe There might have
: been privacy for some. but not for
9 Nancy Curtis. who had glfttered fct
ia brief time and whose brcther-in-ia~
was ru!ti-millioaaire.
/ Anne gave the whispering fire a little
secret smile. Barry had been sweet
about it.
| Nov the tErnult had died. and lie
was their own again Letters and tele-
grams had been pouring in and lay
in drifts on the table and in ier lap.
| And finally there was letter fron1-
! Mrs. Duane, It was addressed TO
Barry and it was restrained and frugal
Of emotion, bat Anne knew how iii!-
cult those few careful sentences hal
been. "I'li do my share" Ani.e thought,
and felt a twinge OF pity. She IS
Barry's mother. II: 90 all that she will
let ne"
| Aloud she said: "I' was nice OF your
mother to release you from your
promise about living in 'Granleigh. [
know it is hard for her. But she'll Gs
terribly proud OF yoa. If you can get
away. perhaps we could go back for
a little wtile. maybe at Thanksgiving
or Christmas--if she would like ii. y
"Why-ttst sounds good to me"
Eiis eyes warmed With the salary
| that I'm to draw as president OF the
new company. we can make it a real
party" .@
His eyes went back to some tele-
grams which lay open On the table He
knew them by heart. One was from
this Mammoth Pictures Corporation
whose hard-won contract Nancy had
once had to let go. 1t offered a star
contract now, with nearly twice 4lle
salary. The other was from Amaigz-
mated, adding bonus On every pic
ture
| He fingered the yellow sheets aad
looked soberiy across at her.
'You know" he said hurrieily. "it's
| all right. Nancy--if you want to. l
mean wouldn't stand in your way"
| She knew how much that had cost
him, how he hated the very thought of
| her living life like that--and Of los.
ing her.
Thanks for that. Barry. I've been
thinking about it, Of course. 1t seems
as though I'd never really finished any
thing that | began. ! had a job ia
little town. and then Paula went away
and | gave it up TO follow her and
got another in big town. And | let
that go for my first little part in new
play, and after two years ! left the
stage to go to Hcllywood--and ran
away from that and bought a ranch.
And then tried being married for .
while-just a very little while II you
don't mind. I think I'd like to stay
around and make good job of that"
Something swooped. Barry picked
her up out OF the big chair. and the
letters and kilograms went swishing
down like rain.