The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-05
Chapter XIV

After 0 moment BOD balQ, nali irritated: Tt doesn't make sense to mel Whats wrong with Carvel, and grocers?"
 She shook her head. "No man can understand" she admitted. T don't really understand, myself. But-Id heard lot about you and you sounded pretty grand, and when you insisted last night that we get married ." She hesitated. "oh, I tried to stop you" she said. "At least, went through the mos tions." She smiled, appealingly. "But I guess I didn't try very hard. You see, I wanted to marry you or somebody--so much"
 "Well, you're honest about 1t any,
 II told you last night how 1t was with me-" she insisted. And I told you that if you married me, I'd never let you gol"
 Bob's brows lifted. T see," he remarked, in Q sardonic tone. Then he said, half to himself: "Well, you must have been hard up for 0 hus- band, to pick mel" There was Q grim mirth in his tones. T expect you hadn't heard my latest exploit" he decided, and explained in grim seif-disgust. T was called to do an emergency appendix yesterday afternoon, and the hospital super intendent wouldn't let me operate because was drunk. She sent for the chief insteadi I'm probably on the street myself, right ilowl"
 Pain was in her eyes. "r'm- sorry" she said.
 He looked at her thoushtfully. "You knew was engaged, didn't you?" he asked. "oenevieve must have told you"
 Kay nodded, and he laughed again in e helpless way. T don't | get you," he said. You seem like nice kid, and yet you've acted like a - moving picture vampirel"
 T don't get myself" she agreed wistfully.
 "lt's Q mess!" he reflected. He sat still, looking at the water which flowed SO calmly past their wheels. And at last he stirred.
 "Well," he said. No use sitting here. I'll hail car, send for help, get this bus back on the road. I guess 1t will run all right" He tried the starter. and the engine responded readily enough. He switched 1t off again. We didn't go in deep enough to wet anything. You stay here!"
 She nodded obediently; and he scrambled up the bank and de- parted. Kay was left for a long time alone. When he returned, she had not moved at all. She heard Q car stop on the road above her. and then mems voices; and she looked up and saw Bob and a garage me- chanic.
 Bob called down to her: "You'd better get out. The car might upset, when he hauls 1t Up the banki"
 Kay obeyed him. She climbed to the level and stood by the elm. watching while they atiixed chain to the rear axle. The service truck backed into position: and after some maneuvering, the roadster was safe on the road again. Bob die rected briefly: "You can get In nowl" She saw him deal with the grinning mechanic: then he came to climb into the seat beside her. A car approached and slowed down and someone shouted "Hey Bobl" Kay saw countenancea vaguely familiar. But Bob, without replying, meshed the gears, his eyes straight ahead. and they ieaped away toward Boston.
 Kay asked no questions, but Boh said at last, under his breath:
 "Well 90 to my home. But ' hate to think what my father will sayI"
 Kay did not speak: and there. after no word passed between them till Bob stopped the car before Dr. Dakins house on Beacon Hill.
 Beacon Hiil houses are i1 theii essentials very much alike. They stand pressed together 60 that al the units in . block constitute iT effect one building; but though their interior design is by the J1a' ture Of things almost uniform, out wardly they mirror the individua ideas of the owner or the architecl yiet-fronted brick may be set nex to brick with bay windows, aIls beyond that gray stone, and theE brick again; and the brick may bt painted or not, and the wind0wl may be small or large, and tho rool may be flat or steep with d0rnaefs Each house is about thirty feel through, from side to side; some