Evening star., 1936-06-07

The wind whipped at her hair and dragged
back the draperies of her filmy evening frock.
Eyes, cheeks, lips seemed aflame.
'You!" she exclaimed in low voice.
Doesn't 1t occur to you every human being
gets a chance at doctoring2 But not youl
You're disc, Trent. There isn't any thickness
to you, You play one tune, tune with
the blood squeezed out"
LET up on that" he said sharply How
did know you wanted me to 60 soft2 Give
me chance and Ill show you. But not here,
not on deck where we d be one more couple
in Foies chorus"
Kathleen laughed and relaxed into quite
different person. Thanks, Trent; that did it!
l don't know why but I'm all right now, so
you've been doctor after ALL"
He stared at her gloOmily II can't make
you out, Kay. When you're goofy, you're
queer; when you're sensible you're still
queer!'
Yes she admitted; Isn't it funny? A
minute ago | was frightened, but I'm fine
now. Let's go back and have another try at
that son thing people at home insist on call
ing rnnf6d."
What the use?" said Trent, turning
reluctantly to follow her. Il can't be snake
from the hips down and basilisk from the
waist up"
"You could if you'd only bother to watch
Nadito''
Thanks, but don't like watching Nadito"
why not2"
II don't know. It's like that aff1cton of
yours, something the doctors haven't got
around to naming. get positive thrill out
of not watching him."
1T couldn't be jealousy, could it,"
That's what l wondered" said Trent
scowling. He stopped her with finger on
her arm. Just a minute, Kay; let's kiss and
find out. Do you mind?"
His expression was so serious it made her
laugh, almost yield Ordinarily wouldn't"
she said cheerfully, especially since we've
kissed dozens of times and nothing ever hap
pened But this is different - sort of cham
pionship match to decide which is the better
man, Trent kilgalen or Trent kilgallen."
"Catuca!' cried Nadito, turning the corner
of bulkhead, 1--WE been looking for you
everywhere. Please! It's son and it costs me
a dollar every time ask them to play more
than one
A minute later, his right hand resting
lightly on her hip, he was murmuring ear
nestly. $50. From the waist down only, your
shoulders straight and your head up."
What was that you called me2" asked
Kathleen.
"CatuCa; it's the small name in Spanish
for Katherine You call me Nadito call
you Catuca."
Then she forgot to talk, forgot she was
dancing or who or where they were. Looking
into Nadito's eyes and he into hers though
they were at arms length, she felt as if she
were being held quite closely. The haunting
sense of shadow, hitherto so vague, became
personified in his glowing black eyes, his olive
cheeks and the curious control of his body,
half rigid, half 1.-THE. He was near, blocking
her horizon, blotting out her last glimpse of
Bully on the dock. Out of sheer nervousness
she laughed.
"At what do you laugh9" he asked, so dis
concerted he actually missed a STEP
Nothing" said Kathleen; II was thinking
of something else"
He stopped short and bowed ut is i'm
possible to think of something else and still
dance" he announced. Perhaps we had bet
ter have drink
She agreed so promptly he was bewildered
hut followed her IN the har uhera che r,archaJ