The Washington times., 1937-04-05

about some kind of land dea
he was going to go into-but
that's the future. AS far as
can make out he hasn't done
lick OF work in a year. A big
strong fellow like that. too! Anc
Marie says they had dinner al
the Biltmore last highland
they're going somewhere else to
night"
maybe his old mans got some
money"
Julie considered the idea. She
sat down in Marie's little chair
at the desk in the window. and
rocked back and forth on one
knee.
Il don't know" she said fl
ally. Il can't make up my mind
He's we'll dressed-and he's got
the manner-and yet-and yeti
-don't-believe-he has"
CHAPTER VI
Parked out on the wind-swept
promontory above the sea at
Santa Monica again, Marie would
have shrunk from thinking of her
family's curiosity in Eddie's means
if any-of livelihood.
Two days-and she'd known
him a lifetime. Two days, and
she couldn't bear to think of part
ing. Couldn't bear not to think
of it.
You're going day after tomor-
row."
Don't - darling - don't talk
about it."
But I can't help it. I keep
thinking"
Don't think. Just be happy.
Just love me"
She frightened her arm on his
shoulder, pressed her cheek closer
to his. Love him? She'd always
loved him-always would. There
had never been anything else
could never be anything different.
Except that he was going away.
I'll miss you," she said again.
I'll miss you terribly"
IF I hadn't come with the fel-
lows-if I didn't have to go up to
Cloverdale, to see this fellow about
the land I'm interested in up
there, I wouldn't go. I just would
not 60"
She laughed softly.
do you know didn't want
you to come-didn't want to meet
YOU"
She felt him stiffen, draw back,
and she laughed again, delightedly.
"Oh, I didn't mean it that way! I
meant don't know what I mean
exactly. Only. it was wonderful
having your letters, and I was
afraid that I'd lose you If you
came, and we met-and-"
you thought I wouldn't be up
to the letters?" he smiled, a little
grimly in the pale starlight.
Edward! You don't understand
at all!-I mean that I was afraid
you wouldn't like ME!-I-Ed.
ward, I'm not ashamed of-of
where 1 live-the Beauty Shoppe
and ALL don't want you to think
that. Mother WAS an actress, you
know, and she could be still, if
she'd diet-but Charlie lost some
money-quite lot of money, and
mothers terribly independent
she didn't want Charlie to feel he
had to support me, and so she
started the beauty work. It's sort
of splendid of her, isn't it?"
He felt the huskiness Of her
voice. He understood.
Whats the matter with a
beauty shoppy?-Swell, call it!'
Beauty shoppe-you don't pro,
nounce the e"
Beauty shoppy-1 can pro.
nounce it if I like!"
"All right, call it SLOPPY, but
Edward, do you see what
mean? I knew that I'd said that
my grandmother was a Shake
spearean actress-and she die
play some roles you know-ano
mother being in pictures-and
was afraid you'd think we were
terribly important people, and
then when you saw that We
weren't"
What makes you think like
terribly important people?"
Don't you?"
we'll know a few-some OIL
them are pretty nice, at that
Besides, you ARE important
It know" she said, "but that
doesn't make me important ex
cept just to US. And you are
you'll be somebody terribly i'm
portant some day. I know. I car
feel it. I wonder if I'll be bis
enough-if I could play the
part"
He was looking out to sea. He
hadn't been really listening, That
old habit. The habit he got from
living with his mother, and Bee
wat part, honey?"
Ito be Continued)
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