The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-21

"Look out, Gibbs. The buoy's
right there"
Fright you are, darling"
Zoe sbasked in this. She was
| different girl. You could tell just
by the warmth, the lazy assurance
of, her voice.
'Thanks million, Kay.
"Oh, you're welcome" Nor the
life of her she could not keep an
edge of irony out of her tone.
"Kay doesn't approve Of me,
sweetheart" Gibbs had Zoe's hands
| linked in his.
oh, you just imagine that Zoe
said eagerly. You must really
dash now, Gibbs, dear. think l
see fathers cigar
Zoe slipped down in the shadow
of the boathouse just as a mascu-
line figure strolled toward them.
Katharine, her draperies floating
around her slender figure, whirled
| to face the newcomer. The blue
coated figure of Gibbs, his white
trousers cleaning in the misty
darkness, slipped quietly out OF
sight; there was the faint plash of
oars. Then silence.
"We1l?" Katharine said, on
note of inquiry.
DR. Kaye answered quietly, II
was Just taking a stroll.
"He1lo, joint Her laugh was
nervous. Was Zoe out of sight?
Not that John would tell-he could
be trusted-but it was just as well
not to confide this intrigue to any
one.
He stood leaning on the wall,
SIN oking. His silence made her
nervous volubility increase. Surely
he had seen Gibss slip away - at
least he had seen it was a man
but John was grand sport; he
wouldn't say a word
"Iloved your place to-day, John
nyl"
I'm glad"
She had, quite suddenly the con-
viction that he, was disappointed
in her. John Kaye, who held old
fashioned views of womanly con-
duct, thought she had beenslipping
out clandestinely to meet some
man. 1t must be clandestine or else
the sutton. whoever he might be,
would present himself openly at
her fathers house. .s-
oh, well, if he thought that of
her!
She couldn't let Zoe down. That
much was certain. asE
Turning in now, John. Good
night
"Tll walk back with you," he
said quietly. In silence they trav-
ersed the gravel path. Zoe could
get safely back to the house now.
1t would be all right. And what
did it matter If John Kaye thought
she, was the sort of girl who met
mysterious strangers furtively. by
night? She would survive this, as
she had survived other dissappoint- |
ments. She had thought of John !
as her sturdy friend. She had felt
that always John would take her
on faith. Perhaps she had! been
wrong.
y An animated game of bridge pro-
crossed in the library. The. long
windows shed light assthey passed,
on the terrace. Berthe and Kath-
arcin's fainter. Gracia McIlvaine |
and Mr. Cotaine., the EnglishmaE,
sat around the table.
"Oh.. very good, partner" Kath-
arine heard Gracia say brightly.
But her, eyes were rowing. She
knew DR. Kaye was somewhere
about. ~
said. She looked in the ha1f-light |
shed from the inner room. like |
some dryad in fight. The delicate
outline of her lovely figure was
etched through the transparencies |
of her fflmy frock. Her fair hair |
caught bleams of. light and her
eyes We're dark. 'wistful. Swallowed. |
in spite of the determined coldness
Of her voice.
.sswell. Tn moving in Tomorrow.
Won't see you then for some time"
DIR Kaye said. He threw away his |
ciearet. the Redeemed tip describ-
ing brief arc then sputtering |
away to nothingness in hydran-
gea bush.
"It's been nice to have you here"
the girl said dutifulIy,
Thanks. This place always
seems like home to me-"
He had her hand In his now for
farewell. There was something
almost electric in his clasp. Kath-
arine feit-the Toe about her heart
dissolve a little.
"You're 50 nice. Johnny"
His grip frightened. "Don,t say
pretty things TO me. I'm not used
She could smell the good scent
OF Russian leader. of tobacco. OF
crlapiy Numbered linen. mingled
with the faint hut unmlsiakable
od0r OF dIalnfectant that always
chung 10 John Hayes DOCTORS
hands. ri.fl
Johnny. are you honesty FOR
moi"
''iHhai DO you mean ehiidT'
u mean are you "a my aiae'
|".