The Washington times., 1937-03-10

For the moods duration, he was
rather heavy-handed. Felicia had
been through the phase before, had
shrugged her shoulders. This time
it was more difficult.
Rescue came in the form OF an
invitation to him for a masculine
riding weekend in Maryland. His
taxi was no more than out Of sight
on its way to the station when Fe,
icia telephoned Keith. His father
answered, sounded rather pathet'
ically glad to hear her voice, and
after a long conversation about the
state of her health, called Keith to
the phone.
She thought: "Oh, dear, I'm be
ing obvious" Then she said that
aloud: "Why not? Keith" she
said over the phone, would you
like to have us to make UP our
mindS?"
Mines made up, when yours is"
She laughed: tits April, my dear
Springs around the corner"
TITS practically in the park, this
morning"
'sHorrid place, the park. Bride
paths, and people hacking about" "
He remembered other things
about it. Bright autumn leaves
drifting down in the sunlight, a
girl with her shoulder touching his.
The lights of cars on the curved
dark-Shining automobile roads at
night, that girl with her head
against his chest. and his heart
pounding.
What long silence, Keith!"
''No. Difficult" His father was
at the other end Of the library,
politely absorbed in a newspaper.
81 have three whole days free. p"
when shall I call for you?"
But not under false pretense3.
Want to spend them with you from
breakfast until evening. Then by
Monday I'd be sure"
Though I never suspected any
Joblike qualities in myself, it ap-
pears have them. Shall I call at
four?"
Eyes. How warm her voice was!
No reason the faint echo Of another
voice should trouble him. It did
not, really, any more.
His father said, when he hung
up the receiver: "She's not happy
with her husband, is she? Pity!
She's a beautiful girl. Well, the
worlds moved on, Keith. Everyone
has to live his own life" And with
that oblique comment, he was
silent.
In the successor to the roadster
which he'd used to drive DenSte,
they started out.
where, Keith?"
"An inn in Virginia, by the sea?"
Sounds nice as Bermuda"
"In its way"
There was Just the stupid busi-
mes of registering to enbarrass
them. Keith wrote, ''Mr. and Mrs.
Keith Sheldie," because if Felicia
decided to go on with him, it
would be her name soon; and If
she decided not, there would prob
ably be no other Mrs. Keith
Sheldie.
They had a suite of rooms over
looking the sea. There was moon.
It was rather like Bermuda. They
were very gay.
He did not trouble her with
kisses, though toward the end OF
their three days he drew breath
less with the desire to kiss her
One part Of him knew that he
would never love her as he could
have loved Densie; but that was
another year. Felicia was his good
companion. She was lovely. and
in her odd modern way, gallant
There would be laughter in their
life. and tenderness.
On Monday morning he put her
into the car and started down the
road toward the highway before he
asked her: Mind made up?"
Eyes, Keith. I'll tell Eustace as
soon as get home. Are you glad?"
Every glad, Felicia"
Reno, and all that. I'll be glad
when that parts finished"
He turned into the empty high.
way. "Yes. Bend your head over
and kiss me, Felicia"
He bent his head down.
Around a curve. that did not
seem a very sharp curve, came a
truck travelling south very fast.
Gilbert went to the windows of
the living room In their suite