The Washington times., 1937-03-03

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Felicia thought several things
simultaneously. That what he was
thinking he would tell her in his
own due time, and she couldn't
hurry him. That he always break
tasted downstairs so as not to dis
turb her, and came up afterWard,
tiptoeing heavily, to see whether
she might be awake and would
talk to him. That the sound Of
his tiptoeing was just sufficient
to wake her ALWAYS.
CHAPTER TX
IT was thinking, Felicia, that De
Mise is not the sort who should
marry without love-" Eustace went
on.
There! He was shrewd to figure
that out. How had he? He saw so
little Of Denise. she didn't suppose
he knew about Keith. She said
slowly: Love has so many defini-
tions."
No; don't put me off, darling.
1t seems pretty important"
Pretty important, too, that Fa-
ther and Mother shouldn't go
bankrupt, Eustace."
II was afraid that was it."
She did not answer.
He looked at her straightly, his
gray eyes clear as a child's.
"If you think it's all right
How can one be sure? think
it's sensible"
"Yes. It was sensible of you
to marry me, too, instead of Duane.
Have you been glad you did,
thought"
She was so startled she could
not believe she had heard him
Alright. Never since their wedding
day had he said anything that in
dicated he knew she had married
him while she loved his reckless
cousin.
He said, evenly: Don't look
troubled, my dear. Sometimes,
I've just wanted to know if you
were really happy. You're so much
cleverer than I, and you pretend
better. I shouldn't have asked, of
course"
You should have asked, if you
wanted to know. But she could
not, could not keep her voice from
shaking, remembering how madly
she'd loved Duane, how she had
wept, secretly and so alone, when
he crashed the last of the planes he
loved, and died swiftly.
Her husband looked at her. She
made herself be steady. Futile to
wonder whether she wished she'd
shared one year with Duane, in
stead of having all the other years
could bring her-to wonder still
whether she wished she had been
beside him in that last instant
when his plane went down, and
he who had so hated loneliness
must have been so dreadfully
lonely, facinT death.
She said, very fast: Il wouldn't
have married anyone but you. I'm
always glad I'm married to you,
Eustace." But he had been watch
ing her face, not listening to her
words, and he sighed.
Perhaps Gilbert isn't prepared
to keep Denise with such a light
rein
That old phrase caught at her.
Yes. he had held her with a very
light rein. these three years. Sud
denly, she felt ungrateful. "Eus-
tace, I'm not half as nice to you
as I should be. But you mustn't
get notions in your handsome
head, just because once, briefly,
I was fond of your cousin. Such
ages ago. I'd almost forgotten it.
and never. guessed it worried
you"
She held out her round arms
to him. He bent down to kiss
her, and she made her kiss reas.
surfing. No need to let Eustace
be unhappy, if kisses could help
It!
November was a month of gray
lowering days and odd, clear, sun
lit days that seemed left over
from far summer. 1t seemed
to Denise that they went by fast,
yet were empty, though she was
occupied with her trouSSeau and
wedding arrangements.
"A quiet wedding, if you don't
mind, dear" her mother said
gently. TITS in much better taste
since our money is Gilbert's
really"
She said she did not mind.
mo use in a long engagement"
Felicia said firmly. since Gil
bert can best arrange his affairs
to take a leave soon"
Denise echoed her: mo use in
0 long engagement"
Gilbert was gone to Canada
for that arrangement of his af-
fairs, I'm going to take a whole