Nogales international., 1935-07-13

tI1H naAsricd was SS~-seQ SWcH. C1<sn
know that love col.h be like thss'"
His head dtxked down, was snsg-
sled into the curve Of EAlen's throat.
He was kissing the place where a
pu,ss throbbed crafty.
"Don't, Tony she said, almost
sharply. Please don't. That's over" :"
Tony's arm tightened. His voice
came in a muffled fashion, because his
| lips were against her throat.
"You mean that kiss;ng's over ?"
! he questioned, ''ti,e first day alter
we're married."
Ellen tried to make the tone of hcs
voice seem hard. It was time to-
make herself clear, at last. Her whole
life might depend upon the stand she
took--Fer every chance at happiness J!
She shoaId Lore lightly.
81 told you," she said. might before
last when we met az the dance. that
rnarriagc-to nc-was Just rnaFriagc
That l wasn't in love with you, not
in the way you meat.
How" Tony questioned, chow
about .ast night"
last nigi,t.' answered Ellen, "waa
hysteria. II svasn't love
| Slowly Tony was rising from tho
arm of Ellen's chair. He walked the
length of Ellen's prim little room
and stood looking down. from her
window, to the crowded street be'ow.
81 guess you're right" he said,
about there being 10 honeymoon, for
us. I guess you're right about The
whole thing. Only I'll go a rifle
farther than you've gone. Seems to
me we don't belong together, at ali.
i'll married sense. until you feet dif-
terently 1t wouldn't be right. some
how, to go on living together Not
if you actual!y-and | believe the
thought has penetrated into my BRAN.
at last-don't love mel"
Elien's hand. flung out. knocked
over coffee cup. She hadn't cx-
pected Tony to go step farther than
she lad gone.
Tony continued in dui; monotone.
"I'i' go bacle to live at the club, "
he said 'You can stay laere-you can
have all the money you wan, of
course-but we Won't go hunting for
an apartment, You've been right, ]
suppose, all the timc-about nos let
ting it get you. Well, it won't get
me, either. II! see you. bat it won't
be as If we're man and wife-I guess
it's my turn to make terms I won'i
try to hold you-youre the one, FROM
now on, who must make the advances
But remember this. [ don't want &
bought-and-paid-for wife, not now.
don't really want iiaif-poftion love
any more. Something's happened tc
me. want love to be" he choiecd
he turned back again to the window
: 'as real" he finished. "as it seemed
last night"
i Ellen put the cup right side up. OF
, | the table. you're the head OF ii"
, family" she said slowly. Il suppos'
. it's up to you. Have it your owl
way. Only I'll take none OF yo"'
} money
Tony reached for lais hat. as IL
had reached the last evening. Only
this time he didn't hesitate In tht
doorway-this time Ellen didn't cal
him back.
you're stepping out of character.
he said shortly. "Weii, see yo,
. soon," he called, as he clattered dowr
the stairs. He might have been jus
anybody going out-just anybody a
ALL
Il Ellen called out the conventional
reply There might have been no sap
pilire hoop upon her finger.
THAT will be niceI" she answered
And then she went back into tin
room and cleared off the table. l
wasn't until she made the daybed. un
til, in certain pillow. she saw rount
7 dent that might have been made b,
head, that she broke down,
E ooh, Tony. love youi" sh
: sobbed. ooh, Tony, I want youI
want to be married to you--l want t
. be your wife. Como back TO Me
Il But Tony didn't como back. n
was on his way to some Office wher
he worked.
RI Ellen expected to feel shy when 81,
r met Tony for the first time. after h
had left her room, but she didn't ilav
G the opportunity at once to feel shy
For the first two days Of the frs
, week. she stayed at home waiting. ex
pecting him momentarily to return
1 F1inching at the sound of every foot
step on the stairs-shivering as sh'
t lay in bed, wide-eyed and sleepleSs
/ Not being wise enough to know tina
Tony was himself waiting wfstfully
eagerly, for a sign from her, Blu
after the first two days she didn'
stay home any more Pride can bt
like that. She went out to luncheon
: with Gay, and talked blandly of thS
double standard.
It was after she had been married
) for two weeles-after she'd lived
. through two aching weeks of not see
ing Tony-tllat she met Sandy on the
ayenue one afternoon as she was go
ing home. Sandy's attitude toward
her was carefully veiled. Ellen could
see that her marriage tc million
airc had given her an Added impor-
tance In his eyes.
"Mind, Mrs. Bfander," lie asked
"if I walk along with you for couple
Of bioclzss"
Ellen laughed.
"A couple of blocks, at least
Sandy" she said. "For I'm not ID
a hurry to get anywhere"
SandJ eyebrows were raised.