The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-08

who complained of her stiffness and coldness, would not have recogniz- ed Katharine at the moment.
 The first time you ever gave me any tangible proof of your anec- tion." said the man softly. She laughed gayly. T like that. Here I dash off in my oldest frock and marry the man and he says give no tangible proof :" She broke off to regard him oddly. "Michael Heatheroe, I've said it before and I say it now again--do you know you don't talk in the least like 8 wild westerner?" He laughed. "oh, I've been to school, you know" 'I know, really, so little about you," she said. luxuriating in the adoring glance he gave her. There's so much I want to
 Some demon of jealousy promp- ted her next remark. II know less than Sally Moon, probably" He shrugged his shoulders. "Will you believe me, Katharine, or think me less than gallant if say that affair wasn't of my making?"
 She lifted candid eyes to his, her fingers interlaced in his strong ones. "oh, I knew that" she said loftily. Tt isn't the first time Sally's been engaged. only N."
 "only what?"
 "She's always been the one be- fore to break the darn things" Katharine confessed, insenuously. Michael, this is a terrible thing we've done to her :"
 Lord, it Is rotten," the man con fessed ruefully.
 There was Bertine to be told and Katharine's father and Sally Moon ah, how could they face it?
 Michael, I tell you what" Kath- arine began eagerly, you let me drive you to the through train and go off some place until this thing whatever it is--blows over. Then I'll join you, and everything will be all right"
 He shook his handsome head.
 "I don't dare let you out of my sight. You'd vanish like the prin- cess in the fairly tale"
 
 She must make him see reason. But you don't understand? It will be for just little while. can come to you in a few days maybe a week."
 He was obdurate. She had not known he would be so stubborn. She was in despair.
 But why else did come with you-marry you -- except to save your"
 I thought" he told her quietly, ''it was partly because you loved me-"
 Then she was in his arms again. half-weping, wholly absorbed in the oft-told, ever-new story. But they were getting nowhere in the argument.
 She telephoned Bertine, with some garbled, hazy account of forgotten appointment and hung up the receiver with shaking fin- gers. Michael waited for her in the foyer of the little hotel.
 ''We can't lunch here," he said. But the man says there's a tea room down the street :" She laughed on a note of excite- ment. Lets dash there then. I'm starving"
 Over an omelet and rolls and tea their eyes and hands met. "Our weddins luncheon" Katharine said How strange fate wasi Only this morning she had planned never to see Michael Heatheroe again.
 "Now, my darling, you must really let me go," she pleaded when he had paid the check and they had wandered out again into the hot, bright sunshine of mid-after- noon. Two children with bursting brown paper bags came out of a grocery store to regard the pair with curious, interested eyes.
 Michael laughed, tucking her hand in his. I'm coming back to Innicock with you," he said. "Oh, you cant. really" There was terror in her tone.
 "Oh, yes. can," he said gayly. "T haven't done a thing to be ashamed of."
 She whirled on him. You mean you mean you tricked me into this?" (TO Be Continued)