The times-news., 1936-09-28
friends. Doris Lee, Ralph Bangs
and Monte Blaine, to dance.
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CHAPTER XVII
When Ted returned home, three
days after Christmas, Kay ~
him at the dock with. Dickie at her
side.
"The little wife waiting with
open armsw she thought, as the
giant flying ship settled down in
the harbor and TAXED up to the
landing.
Ted came to her, his tanned
face beaming. He gathered he! in
his arms, and, for one quivering
moment, under the feeling of his
hard embrace, she yielded COM
rletely to him again. But the mo-
ment was quickly gone.
She began to talk o. things that
had happened since he had left.
"Was old Santa Claus good to
vou?" Ted said TO Dickie. Sorry
l didn't make it home with my
presents in time for the tree, but
I've got them in my duffle bag
81 want an aviation helmet with
10000 hours in the air on it,
Dickie said.
"All right, you'll have mine"
Ted replied, laughing. Its prac-
tically worn out anyway
"And what do you want" he
said to Kay.
She looked up at him. You
always seem to know just what
rleases me, Ted" she said quiet
ly.
But nothing special? Nothing
in jade to match those generous
eyesw
"Oh, Ted, don't teaser' she said.
"Of course Pm dying to see what
you brought"
He took a box from his pocket
and opened it, disclosing the love-
liest Jade bracelet she had ever
seen.
ooh, it's beautifulw She stood
up on her toes and kissed aim.
But they were both strangely
quiet during the drive back to the
house built on the sands. Ted
sensed that something had come
between them.
He said, Darling, you're not
worried about anything?"
No"
"Did miss a big Christmas din
ner? Whom did you invite?'
Doris and her crowd. And, Of
course, Jerry"
Pm glad you asked Jerry" Ted
said. 1--WE hadn't missed a Christ
mas dinner together for almost 20
years"
Kav laughed. "That's what he
kept telling US. Pm afraid he
talked too much. He told what a
gay dog you were in Paris in war
time"
Ted smiled. Good old Jerry"
"People drifted in during the
evening" Kay said, land then we
went to the Palace and danced un-
til almost morning"
Ted gave her a quick look.
"We-?"
"Monte Blaine and l and Doris
and Ralph. We went to hear Dud-
ley Nix sing. He has grand or
chestra."
For a long while Ted was 81
lent, and he appeared to be think
ing hard about something. But
when at last he turned to her he
squeezed her hand. "Pm glad you
had a good time" he said. After
all, Christmas only comes once
year."
Kay thought about those words
for some time. The more she
thought about them the more she
imagined it was Ted's way of tell
ing her she was forgiven for an
escapade that might happen once
year. Kay, however, wanted to
dance once a week, twice week
not once during the year! Evi-
IDENTIFY Ted hadn't come to under
stand her need for gaiety.
But they did not mention the,
party again that day. Next morn
ing Kay heard from Doris that
Ted had called Monte in and lee
tured him. 1t was something, Doris
explained elaborately, about
Monte's last trip as an apprentice
pilot. Monte, overnight in Homo
lulu, had done some celebrating
and it had been reported to Ted.
Ted had said sternly, Monte,
you're my friend, but there are
some things about you that make
me doubtful about your ability to
fly the Pacific route. The
old order of courageous flying de-
mons is out. On this trans-oceanlc
flight you must be merely an en-
gineer." ..'
Everybody in the colony knew
that Ted had bawled Monte out,
and everybody knew that Monte
had been seen dancing with Ted's !!
wife Christmas night. Quite nat
urally, they connected the two. !
Kay herself thought that this
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