The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-02-25

rising on a great bound Of Joy and
hope.
Larry flung aside his cap and
coat and sat down, drawing his
chair close to hers as he did 50,
catching both her hands in his big
cold ones.
"Tony, what's all this about? I'm
Just in. Ruth and flew up by air.
plane this afternoon. Down at the
Office they're all upset over this.
Greeny was tearing his hair. What
happened? My dear, my dear, You
can't run out on us like THAR"
1t was heaven. after these end.
less lonely days, to have him here
beside her, warm and brown and
eager and affectionate, to realize
that she had made her mark as q
newspaper woman after all.
He listened to the whole story
attentively as she poured 1t out,
taking it step by step.
Larry, was that fair? Was that
decent? To let me drag Miss Wal
lister into 1t, poor thing-she was
fighting every step of the way
and then to tell me that I'd made
her betray her boss?"
mo, 1t was rotten" Larry SAID
briefly, as she paused.
"And then that SNUG pig of a
Fitch!' Tony stOrmed on bitterly.
slow dares he-how dares he in.
volve me in his dirty tricks!"
Il agree with yOu," said Larry.
"But you can't give up your job on
his account. That'd be to honor
him too much. Tony, don't be a
fool about this" Larry pleaded.
you've got good job and good
chance with us. Fitch may be out
any day: nobody else knows that,
so keep it under your hat. Now,
you cool down. and I'll straighten
it all out. Greeny's mad with ex-
element over the whole thing; be
a sport now, Tony, and don't throw
us all down just because"
Tony had walked to the window.
She was thrilled beyond all her
widest dreams and hopes by Lar.
rvs tone, by his CONSERVATION at
the mere idea that she could resign.
But whenever the memory of the
cOmplacent and suave Fitch revived
her pride rose again.
Its my honor. Larry!' she said,
with trembling lips.
| He was standing at the window
beside her, and as she raised her
heavy, broOding eyes they met his
1--WE never seen you like this
Tony" Larry said gently.
I'm not often like this"
"Come back, Tony" he said
There was a silence.
"Oh, I want to come back
Larry" she confessed, on long
sigh, without turning her head. Fol
a minute they stood looking out to
gether at the jumbled blur of REQ
and gold lights that were the city
Then suddenly Larry's arms were
about her, and Tony's heart leapet
as IL It would burst its bounds; the
familiar room in the mild lamp
light was rocking dizzily; and al
thought was gone, and all reason
There were only the swimming mad
ness of her senses, and the touch
of him, the sound of his voice low
and quick and incoherent In hel
ear.
'Tm human, you know" Larry
said, breathless. "Fm-I'm human
My beautiful girl-my beautiful
beautiful Tony!"
Drinking deep Of the wine tot
strong for human souls and heart!
to bear, Tony rested her cheel
against his own hard cheek, Locked
her slender arm about his neck, ant
murmured only his name, over ant
over again: "Larry, Larry, Larry
And for while that was enough
Presently she said:
"When did you know?"
"I've always known"
| sand you knew how felt?'
VI suspected, suppose"
"You didn't have to suspect;
told you. I went blubbering up Il
your Office and practically made yor
offers of marriage. Bendy's wed
ding day, remember
Remember? MY God. what do you
think I'm made Of? Every minute
of that talk we had was like whip.
like fire"
There was a long silence Of com
plete ecstasy; they murmurei
again. and again his lips were hare
against hers.
Larry" -.
stony" ....-. ....E
"Where do we 60 from here?"
He did not answer. She felt hi:
lips against her hair.
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