The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-29

swiftly. "She's quite likely to un-
les you stop her."
"I"ll tx it," DR.. Kaye looked
grim.
He helped them out at the Par
ker driveway. He waved his hand
and left them, to walk the few
hundreds yards of roadway that
separated them from the Stryk-
hursts'. A clock in the convent
tower doomed the half hour.
'He's just in time for dinner"
Katharine said. on note of hys-
terical laughter. She was terribly
shaken. Zoe, like a doll on strings,
like an automatic figure. allowed
herself to be led to the house. The
maid, Gerda, came to the door
leading to the terrace, which was
locked.
"Oh, Miss Zoe! I thought you
said you weren't to be here for
dinner"
"She wasn't, Gerda, but I think
she's changed her plans. Will you
bring some tea UP to her room?"
IT don't want anything" Zoe
said lifelessly.
The broad halls were in twi-
light as the two girls assembled
the stairs. Here and there a bar
of late sunshine broke through
the iron grilles appearing at in
tervals in the walls. Zoe's room
was shattered and cool. Silver
Venetian blinds made a glimmering
dusk here. In one swift glance
Katharine saw the overnight bag
at the foot of the bed. Zoe thrust
1t aside and flung herself across
the taffeta coverlet, sobbing.
81 wish I were deadw
"No, you don't. What a silly
thing to say!" But Katharine felt
the hopelessness, the utter fulfill
| ity Of any argument.
Zoe sat up, rubbing her eyes
with childish gesture. But I
do! Oh, you don't know"
She burst into loud weeping
again, face downward on the
coverlet.
Ell was going to marry him."
she sobbed. HE said he hadn't
seen her for months"
"rhat girl in Swampscott?'
Zoe raised a streaked and dis
torted face. mo, no, of course
not! She didn't really matter.
She was just-nothing at all. But
the girl we saw Tonight" Zoe
clenched her hands into fists. II
hate her. she grated. "I'i like
to tear her into bits!"
do you know who she is?"
Zoe fairly snorted in contempt.
"Of course I do. D'you mean to
say you don't? What "a little
white lily you are!'
Katharine flushed.
"Oh, I'm sorry" Zoe said hur-
riedly. IT didn't mean to be SO
nasty. But, oh, if,you knew what
I've been through! I don't care
what happens to me now"
She ground her fists into her
eyes.
shes a singer" she went on
after a moment. "Cissy Malotte.
Surely you've heard of her"
Katharine remembered now.
The girl who was supposed to
have had gangster lover. the
girl Gibbs had known last year.
Eyes, I remember now"
well. knew about her." Zoe
said between sobs. 1T thought II
was-just one of those things.
thought she was an older woman
wicked, fading. all that. But
now I've seen her! Why, she's
young! She's beautiful in hor-
rible way. And did you see the
way he looked at her? Ahhh-"
Zoe's sob rose almost to shrek.
"Hush. hush! You don't want
the maids to hear you." said
Katharine, distracted at this ex-
hibition Of undisguised suffering.
IT don't care who hears" Zoe
cried fiercely. Its all right for
you. You're SO calm and cool;
you've never known what It is to
fel this way - to hate anyone.
You've never even been in love-"
"Ah. haven't II" thought Kay
bitterly. Aloud she said nothing.
Zoe flung herself about wildly.
IT know what I'll do" she
shrilled. "I'll kill myself! That
will make him sorry for the way
he's treated me-"
(T0 BE Continued)