The Washington times., 1937-03-24

ried! His chance was blown as
far as last October's air.
When he was we'll enough, he
wrote to Felicia, telephoned the
switchboard Of her apartment to
make sure she was at home,
learned that she was at her
fathers, and sent the letter on by
messenger.
It was, as he wrote, a completely
inadequate letter, but he could
manage no better, for recollection
of his fathers sentence stifled any
thing tender he might have said:
II want you to think Of him Of
whom no one in these situations
thinks, except with sort OF amuse-
ment, with curiosity
No, he would not write love-let-
ters to Felicia until she and her
husband were officially separated.
He would write no more than was
necessary. She was faStidious,
and would understand.
She was faStidiouS: but, as did
not occur to him, she was too pre-
occupied with her own problems to
be able to analyZe Keith's.
He was startled by the indigna-
ton plain in her response, wrote a
rapid ansWer-and read in the
next days paper of her sailing.
He was neither relieved, nor very
angry with her. She must do what
she wanted. He would prefer to
go on with her than alone, since
now he never would go on with
Denise. But his preference was not
vital.
Realizing that it was not, he re-
allied how much deeper had been
his affection for that girl who had
not waited for him, but had made
haste to resolve her life. The old
tag was: Marry in haste, and re-
pent at leisure" Denise had had,
by now, leisure to repent. But
whether she had repented or not,
he was scarcely likely to discover.
It was incredible that Felicia
should expect Keith to visit her at
DeniSe'S house! So he thought,
until the moment of receiving Fell
cia's wireless from the boat. Then
he decided that he understood. (By
then he'd looked over a file of
newspapers Felicia felt the need
of fortifying herself with the
chaperonage of her well-married
sister, her brother-in-law and her
parents.
Sudden decision came to him. If
Felicia wanted that-and Denise
was willing-he would go. He
would look at Denise, happy with
her husband, probably, and no
doubt become a stranger who
would be regarded without much
interest, as happy young wives had
a way of regarding men they had
not married. Her eyes would be
serene.
(She had said to him once: "I
shall never hate you. I've cared
too much" He had said to her
once: Nothing nowadays is for
ever" But ten crowded months
had separated them from the peo-
pie who said those things so con-
fidentlyD
AND having looked at Denise,
and at her husband, he would do
whatever her charming sister sug-
gested thereafter.
Keith had seen very few friends
during his conValescense, none of
whom had mentioned to him, or
were likely to. that Gilbert Win
don was coming back to America,
while his wife would spend the
summer in England with her peo-
pie. He took it for granted that his
invitation would come, if it came,
with Gilbert Windows knowledge
and approval. So he wirelesSed
Felicia he would come if Denise
asked him.
For long time thereafter he
heard nothing from her or of her.
Chapter XIV
June went by, and most Of July.
Keith stayed in town because his
arm still needed frequent medical
attention, though his leg was COM
pletely knitted, and he was able to
walk with scarcely noticeable
limp. The redness went out Of the
scars on his face. They became
reasonably inconspicuous.
Ito be cOntinued)
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