The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-04-30

Today Gwen and Tom would CONS 10
Priscilla's for dinner
Priscilla met her guests gayly. Gwen
was gorgeous In ruffied light blue silk.
her yellow hair shimmering in the cam
delight which Priscillas mother, not un-
derstanding. had added as an especially
festive touch for her daughter.
Tom was boyishly jubilant, Gwen
charming. and the whole day CHASTITY.
Things went exactly as Priscilla had an
ticipatee.. After dinner Gwen and Tom
had seemed drawn to each other as II
by magnetic force. Tom was so openly
captivated by Gwen that when he sug-
gested the three Of them 60 for ride,
Priscilla remembered an engagement and
sent them on alone.
She managed to avoid seeing them to-
gether until Monday night at the sta
ton Shed gone 10 see Helen Richards
OF and Tom was there telling Gwen
good-byl
Priscilla felt the blood leaYe her face
at the sight Of Toms and Ovens ra-
dance. at the understanding In their
final handshake She looked away. she
couldn't have stood seeing Tom kiss
Gwen
After the train had left she tried to
disappear unobtrusively but he caught
tler his blue eyes twinkling.
Hey. Prisl Come on. III spin you
home. Want to tell you something. any
how"
They raced to the yellow roadster
Gwen promised me last nigati Isn't
that pretty fast work." He grinned
proudly. Wen be married this sum-
mer-soon as / get located"
He was much COO happy to notice the
effort behind Priscilla's congratula tions.
When he stopped in front Of her little
white cottage he grasped her hands inn
pulsively. I've got you to thank for
everything I'd--Wty. I'd like to kiss
your
Priscilla started nervously She couldn't
imagine anything in the world more
wonderful-or more awful under the cir
cumstances.
"Pris' His eyes widened at her quick
negative gesture. Whats the matter2
You know / didn't mean"
She laughed uncertainty OF course.
you didn't I'm Just funny. Let's shake
on the good luck
THE next week Priscilla got q Job on
= the Brighton Daily Press. She had
lost the man whose face troubled her
cirnafas and utI,nra foofsaIle P-.o1a har
heart also numb. So she went down the
back way to avoid meeting him by chance
And, with tight-lipped determination
she concentrated on her work. She would
forget Tom.
It was early In June when Helen Rich
ards wrote her from washington that
Tom had arrived in Seattle to join Gwen
He'd gotten job there.
Just more wedding bells" Helen COM
mented lightly. not knowing Priscilla
would read those words so often that ir
frantic dreams at night she would be re-
peating them or, tossing feVerisily
awake, would be regretting she hadn1
let Tom kiss her that once. 1t woule
have been memory to cherish ever
though the kiss hadn't been the kind he
would give Gwen.
Her mother had always been so pitt
fully aware of the thicker-soled shoe Sc
tremulously afraid her daughter woule
not have all the happiness other girl.
had. that Priscilla pretended CALAMITY Il
be very happy in che white cottage with
the flower garden beyond its spotles
kitchen.
And Nom" accepted the challenge
She kept the house tidy and cheerful
she arranged little surprises, invited un
expected guests.
It was midsummer. Priscilla at TIL