Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-11-12
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CHAPTER az

KATHLEEN, did you 2"
"Alix, where have you :. 2"
But tell me about +. -
mo, I want to hear about
you :"
IF you're not in a rush, darling,
let's go in here and talk it over
a cup of tea. We don't seem to
be getting anywhere this way."
Alix held hungrily to Kathleens
arm until they found a table in
the tea room a block from the
store where Alix worked and
where Kathleen had run into her.
This is like the first time we
met. Remember? Kathleen said
and felt something stab her in
Alix's wan smile that tried to be
blithe. 1t was the kind of a smile
that made you feel it was the first
in a very long time.
Kathleen hurried on, 1--WE can't
possibly say it all tonight, Alix
So, let's get the facts off first.
You ran away, so you couldn't
know that Kim and I are mar
ried?"
ooh, yes, I've known. And
you're terribly happy, aren't you ?"
Anyone would have known that
Kathleen was terribly happy. 1t
was written all over her. IN her
face, her gestures, the way she
wore smart clothes. She didn't
wear smart clothes previously.
Kathleen knew that her l1appi-
ness was obvious but for some rea-
son it embarrassed her before
Alix.
II did send you a letter, Alix.
And 7 wrote you several times
from Mexico"
did you?" AK asked dream
lily. 1t was enough to be here with
Kathleen.
Eyes, I did. And sent you our
best"
"Then you didn't believe me, did
you, Kathleen ?"
when you said that you wanted
a richer man than Kim? No, of
course I didn't and neither does
Kim now. knew why you did it
and T let you because I knew that
you didn't love him. Don't ever
think of that again, Alix. Can
you forgive me for my long
silence?"
"It's so nice to see you again, to
hear your voice, I can forgive you
for anything"
"But did write"
YES" Alix said as though she
did not believe it.
'"Tell me about you. I see the
old depression got you, darling.
know how dreadful it has been
all over town with agencies cut
ting and all that"
eff you mean what's happened
since I've seen you, well 1
didn't lose my job. I left New
York. I thought maybe a change
of scenery would be good for me.
1t wasn't enough of a change"
she said bitterly, land I thought
I'd better come back. I just took
this department store job until I
can get something better. I've
been to several advertising agen-
cies and have awfully good
chances" she said with a trace of
defiance.
I'm sure you have, Alix. You've
done such clever work."
"And you always say the things
that make me feel good, don't
you?"
"Now don't try to pretend that
you need me to say things like
that" Kathleen said gaily, hoping
that she was convincing Alix..
"Of course not. You haven't
told me, anything about yourself"
well, let me see. We went to
the West Indies on cruise for our
honeymoon, came back to New
York-we're living with father at
the same place-then we went to
Mexico and returned this Octo-
ber."
ut sounds very exciting" Alix
couldn't think Of anything but the
most conventional things to say.
ut was. Alix," Kathleen al
lowed herself a long thoughtful
pause, "have you been to see John
Sayre ?"
Alix shook her head slowly; she
didn't speak.
'Why not?" Kathleen asked.
"You were such good friends"
1--WE weren't friends, Kathleen.
] was in love with him. I can't
go to see him. 1 don't even know
where ne is.'
But you can find that out. He
was q worthwhile person. Alix.