Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-08-17

Imer-nis gaze direct, half laugh
ing, half questioning; hers deeply
blue, gravely expectant. She lifted
her face to his kiss, and sank
down, down, into a dark unseeing
world of rapture and ecstasy.
Then, as suddenly as; the kiss
had happened. it ended, and they
were sitting apart in painful en-
barrassment. For the cab had
stopped under the brightly lighted
porte cochere of the Devonshire
Arms, and the driver was holding
the door open.
In constrained silence, Wayne
helped Gay from the car, and they
entered the elevator that whizzed
them up to the penthouse apart
ment. When they alighted at the
roof foyer, and the elevator doors
changed behind them, Wayne
stopped to get his keys.
wait a moment before we go
inside. Someone may be there,
and we've got to talk this over,
first. Let me look at you!"
Gay raised her face to his-eyes
starry, cheeks still scarlet with
confusion.
You look" Wayne declared,
like girl who's been well kissed
It's unmistalsabie. I hope no ones
arrived yet. To DE entirely frank,
I wish no one but us two were
going to arrive"
He paused a moment, brown
eyes laughing and caressing her.
"Why don't you say something,
Adorable! What are we going to
do about this?"
about what 2" Gay asked, fool
ishly.
She didn't want to talk. She
wanted to run far away to some
quiet place, and think things out.
About you and me-and the
way we feel toward each other"
Wayne said. "Don't let's pretend,
any more. I've wanted you ever
since the first minute I saw you.
Remember-in the lobby of the
club. when offered you tip, and
you refused it so sweetly? I
thought then, I'd give every cent
have in the world to kiss that girl.
And I've been crazy to kiss you
every time we met since then.
But not that way any more,
my sweet. Not in taxicabs, or out
on silly bridges with DRINKS wan
dering around. That spoils it. I
want you alone. completely to
myself"
Gay broke away from him.
Wayne, please. Don't let's talk.
I've got to think. Truly, I've got
to think. You may not believe
me, but I didn't know till tonight,
how I felt toward you. I'm so
confused"
He agreed instantly. "What-
ever you say goes. Suppose we
forget the incident, for tonight at
least. Is that what you want ?"
eyes, Wayne. Please. I've got
to get my bearings"
Every WELL" He chuckled. "Mr.
Adams and Miss Elwell will now
enter Mr.. Adams apartment, and
be nice, well-behaved people. They
will ignore the fact that a few
minutes ago-but we won't go into
thatm
He turned the key in the lock,
and threw open the door.
ENTER, Miss Elwellm
Here's our host, at lastw
Charlie Pencils jovial voice
startled Cay and Wayne, who had
entered the softly lighted living
room from the entrance foyer. Mr..
Pencil was standing by the fire.
place, facing them with a smile.
Beyond him, seated on the piano
bench, with an unlighted cigaret
dangling from her jeweled hand,
was Mrs. Larrimore.
Wayne greeted his guests cor
daily, apologizing for his absence
on their arrival.
"But where on earth have YOU
been?" Mrs. Larrimore demanded
petulantly. "Truly, Wayne, think
you're impossible at times. We've
been waiting here simply hours!
And I would like a light for my
cigaret!"
I'm extremely sorry" Wayne
lit the cigaret. "AsI started to tell
you, Miss Elwell had no way of
getting here, so I called for her.
The trip took longer than we ex-
pected." Though his words were
pleasant, Cay noted a certain final
ity in his tone which closed the
subject. II believe you all know
each other?"
Mrs. Larrimore nodded briefly,
and without smiling, toward Gay.
She rose from the bench and
sauntered over to Wayne, resting
her hand IN hic o~v,a 1,,;+l, ~ -.