Evening star., 1937-07-19

well, 1t Is Just possible some day
! may be angry with you. But I'll
never be bored. Having made this
declaration, will you tell me just whom
Or what you were comparing?"
II was thinking of home" she said.
She did not realize that in saying
It so simply, there was a certain dig
nity-not anything which had to do
with good form" which had been
taught her nor something which she
had patterned from observing these
new friends she admired, but some
real, 8 part of herself Within an
hour, however, she was to be humbly
glad that she had said it and on other
days-days when Duke Bradley's
scornful smile and stabbing words
were to infuriate her-she was thank
full that on this night, of all nights,
she had said it.
Strange I've never seen It," he
said.
oh. not so odd" she said lightly.
If you're going to talk about strange
things, why not mention that each
OF us came thousands Of miles from
home before we even knew each
other"
Allah be praised We did" he said.
She put one of her hands on his and
pressed it to her.
"You probably have seen Brook
dale" she said. "It's rather unusual
for any one who goes to Saratoga at
all to miss it. It's so big and famous
in its own, and If 1 do say it, as
shouldn't, when better horses are
bred, they'll be bred at Brookdale."
well" he said laughingly, I've
not been at Saratoga or any other
race track for quite some time. You
know the reason why. But, of course,
you're taking me to Brookdale."
You mean you're taking me from
Brookdale. I've gone long way
from home, but I'm going back to be
married, OF course. But temptation
won't be put before YOU'LL set the
day out OF season. How's that for
strategy? Your mother trusts me,
despite what she must have considered
at first, my deep dark past, and I'm
going right on being trust-able, to
coin word
"Oh, I don't think the family
would mind now If I did have myself
. little fling at the tracks now and
then. They know I've settled down to
business"
You're not going to take any
chances" she said firmly. 1T isn't
oil nobility and big-heartedness on
my part and don't you think I'm
Just taking this stand because of
your mother. I'm not going to have
. husband who goes in for horse
racing or any other form of gambling"
Please, dear" he said in mock
meekness, when I play bridge. will
the best my skill can bring me be
Q pickle dish or an umbrella stand
OF some other atrocity called prize?"
"Oh, cards are different-the way
you play them. But racing is some
thing else again. Take the word Of
. woman who knows. And you won't
get around me by telling me again
that you were just college boy. You
did let yourself in for scrape. Never
again"
"It seems to me I've seen you lay
q few bets Of your own"
so you have. But I'm different.
It will never get me. 1t isn't in my
blood at all. like to have my money
on a race as we'll as the next one
unless the next one is you or some
one like you. I've been with racing
people all my life; that is until made
the break and came over here. I
wanted something different. I've got
It now and I'm going to keep It,"
But you said Brookdaie was
god"
"Brookdale," she said firmly, Is a
breeding farm and one OF the best In
tho world. Just wait until dad and
grandfather show 1t to you. They
vent boast. OF course. but any one