Evening star., 1936-06-15

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4 Y nearly noon, but Janell was
up at 10 o'clock, washing the makeup
lotion out of her hair and getting
ready to go to lunch with Gary Gray.
She decided on her heavy gray tweed
suit with skirt, jacket and topcoat
because she hoped they'd go for a
walk in the country, too. She added
her bright red beret, woolen scarf and
fuzzy wooden gloves to take the man
rish look away from the tweeds, be-
cause she wanted to look as much
like her own self as possible.
Patience did not seem to be in a
mood to talk when she opened her
sleepy eyes and saw Jan ready to go
out. She was taking a shower when
Gary arrived.
I'm glad you dressed for the
Weather." he said as he looked down
al JAMS feet and saw she had galoshes
on. IT brought an extra topcoat for
you because left the top of my
roadster. Will you be warm enough?"
f"Oh. yes" Jan assured him as they
went down in the elevator. II love
the wind in my face. 1t will seem
like being back home in Kansas"
The air was like wine when Gary
opened the lobby door and they walked
outside. Jan threw her head back
and breathed ecstatically. She looked
about IA years old, Gary decided,
taking in the bright red scarf and
the effect it had on her lovely color
ing. But Jan had told him she was
almost 18.
He tucked her into the car with a
heavy fur robe and put his extra coat
around her shoulders, saying, You're
not used to our climate. This North
ern wind cuts pretty deeply on the
open road"
Its q friendly little zephyr COM
pared to the Kansas gale that has
blown my frail form about all my
hfe." She snuggled down close to
his shoulder as they started up Broad
way.
While Gary was busy watching the
traffic and trying to keep from skid
ding in the snow and ice, Jan gazed
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bright colors of the holidays.
Christmas week." she sighed. 81
can't believe Christmas is only two
days of. I never thought I'd be
spending the holidays in New York
City"
Gary looked down at her and smiled
understandingly. Have you never
spent Christmas away from home be-
fore?"
No" He caught the little childish
break in her voice. ~ suppose 1t
won't seem like Christmas"
"Oh, yes, it will" He swerved the
Car to avoid racing taxi New York
Is the friendliest town in the world
on Christmas and New Year. You
wait and see. Everybody says Hello
10 everybody else. On New Year
eve people become lifelong friends
who have lived in the apartment next
door all year round and never
spoken"
Are you alone?" she asked.
mo, have my mother. She has
lived with me since my father passed
sway eight years ago-the year ]
finished at Yale. We have an apart
ment. I'd like you to come up Christ.
mas day and see my big tree ano
meet mother. She thinks I'm still q
little boy. So I must have my tree
and hang up my stocking"
II like that" Jan, seeing the
strong, handsome dark head and the
boyish face, with the warm hazel eyes
understood how his mother must feel
about him. II don't know Just what
our plans are, but If I can manage
I'd love to come"
She had a matinee and an evening
Performance to play, and date with
iii for the evening. So it looked very
much as though there was no chance
of her getting there Christmas. But
be seemed SO eager to have her share
bis mother and his tree that she
couldn't tell him then.
All the unfairness of her deception
swept over her in wave of remorse
that made her almost i'll with premo-
hition. What would Gary Gray say
u she suddenly told him she was Jan
Keats and asked him If he thought
he could forgive her? She had to
battle with herself to keep from doing
sust that. Perhaps, she decided, she
would tell him at lunch. Or when
they were driving back from West
chester.
> But she was quite certain she
eouldnt make the words come out II
she tried. To see him hurt, or have
him despise her, was something she
could not think of. All her career.
she felt, depended upon him. And
bed been so kind and generous.
= Gary saw that she was sad and as
sumed 1t was because she was away
from home at Christmas time. He