The times-news., 1937-06-14
Q 1907 NEA Seniee. Inc.

wondering why he had not told
her of the discovery before the
public announcement, as he had
promised to do. Had their quar-
rel gone so deeply into him that
he felt she would be no longer
| interested in his work? Did he no
longer trust her? Her heart was
frightened. Surely this was not
the end this jealous tiff of
/ theirs? She had not meant the
harsh things she had said. 1t was
only foolish pride and quick an
ger that had spoken that day in
the laboratory. David must GER
tainly have understood that. Or
had he really shut her out of his
life, sure that she loved someone
else?
Her mind stopped there as
David rose 10 add 4 few remarks
to those already made by his CO.
workers. She studied his face in
tCntly, trying TO find there some
trace of an emotion as he looked
toward her unSecingly. "If he
would only show something she
thought desperately. "If could
see love or hate or even contempt
in his face | would know where
| stand. But that stany look tells
me nothing. When he looks in
my direction his face goes dead,
loses even the sign of recognition.
He acts as if were the one per-
son 1T Elton to whom he was
stranger"
And yet, hurt and exaSperated
as she was, her heart was high
with pride in him. 1t was, she
knew, the pride of possession,
Could she ever give him up?
Could she forget him if he asked
her to do il? And she knew then,
aS she asked herself those Qucs-
lionS, that her love for David was
u love for always. That no stormy
winds of human emotion or fate
could even bend the sturdy tree
of her love which had rooted so
deep in her heart that no hurri-
cane could displace them.
She started from her reverie
Us the orchestra began to play the
Alma Mater. The students stood
together singing. and Coral sang,
too. The song, dear to her and
full of happy memories combined
with the thoughts of moment
ago, and her eyes filled with
vearS. As the music ended and
she left the auditorium with the
rest she wiped her eyes. 'Im
sentimental idiot" she thought 70
herself. Everything will come
out all right. | know it will"
But even these words could not
Danish the chill in her heart as
David walked down the steps past
her without speaking or even
turning his head in her direction.
As she walked along the gravel
path which led from the assembly
hall to the building in which her
next class met. Donna joined her.
IL suppose you're feeling pretty
set up about your boyfriend,
Coral" she said.
Coral looked at her. a little sur
priSed, for her tone was friendlier
than it had been since she had
discovered the marriage license.
She had enjoyed lording IT over
Coral, making her do lessons for
her and cover up her miSGemean-
ors. but now her tone and her
look showed her eager to be
friendly, to make up their diff
ferenceS. Coral smiled. "Of
course | am," she said. "Who
wouldn't be proud
Donna spoke curiously. well
even at that, you don't sound
over enthusiastic. Have you two
had a fight or something? /
haven't seen you around together
much since you came back from
vacation"
"David's been awfully busy,
you know, working on this" CO.
raj put her off.
"Of course" Donna said.
Then, Give me fill-in on this
discovery, Coral. You know how
stupid | am. don't seem to un-
derStand just what it's all about y
Coral laughed. 81 can't tell you
much more than you heard this
morning, Donna. You know, they
are keeping the process secret
for awhile, so that no unscrupu-
lous individuals can make use of
it, and all that any of us will
know till they disclose it, is what
we heard this morning and what
the newspaper articles will say,
which will be substantially the
same thing President Norton told
US"
Don't you know the process,
Coral? You must. Pm sure Pro-
fessor Armstrong told you. Tell
me what it is. Maybe I'll under
stand better then" She was try
ing hard to keep the eagerness
out of her voice. She must know
the details of the process. She
muse. That, or lose everything
she cared about in life as she
lived it.
David didn't tell me the proc
eSs, Donna" Coral could have
bitten her tongue out. Now Don
ma would know they had quarrel
ed, would mock her.
But Donna was thinking of on
ly one thin Her voice was
wheedling.
"Oh, Coral, he did, too. Don't
try to fool little, old Donna.
Come on, palsie, don't be so
mean. Let me in on the secret.
ii want to understand all about
this business. Pm tired of SEEM
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