The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-23
2zt2ze1 ZNM2l |||||i|| |s'||

"You couldn't get on the ship unless you paid in advance TOT your passage"
 "Oh, yes. But that wasn't im- possible, once decided to do IL. | If you just save three dollars week for a whole year, then you have enough for cruise"
 Three dollars a weekE He scorned the thought. Some wo- men never have to lift their fingers to make dollar. Why should girls like you slave for a whole year to get what others have always?"
 Her eyes widened. You talk like a revolutionary" she accused laughing at him.
 And why not?" he demanded quickly. q only live once. Why shouldn't I have the same as anyone else?"
 T don't know" she replied thoughtfully. I've often won- dered why I should be as am, strong and healthy and fortunate, while other girls must go through life crippled or blind or disfigured. It's one of the mysteries of living, I suppose. The easiest thing to do is to make the best of what you are and what you have"
 He snorted. You talk like a silly idealist!" he ridiculed. Take what you want of life, I say. Take what's rightly your share" 
 She looked up at him in astonish- ment. Was this the same meek little gentleman who had taken his meals with them these several days? His strange, cold eyes were burning brightly now; his voice was vibrant with emotion. She wondered cur iously what sort of person he was. what sort of background he had sprung from, what had made him 50 bitter
 She was glad when the time came to return to the ship. MT. Gregory had been charming, but his company was strangely de- pressing. He would never become the same happy companion that Dick had proved himself.
 In the instant, she checked the comparison. That was over now. All over.
 But her memory, contrarily, persisted in clinging to the Dick she had first known, the contrite young man who had bought her new bag, complete with lipstick and compact, the eager boy who had laughed over deck games with her, the stalWart youth who had sWum out into the midstream cur rent to bring her help It was 5:30 when they returned. The Empress was already steam ing up, preparing for her six o'clock sailing. Joyce went below to tidy the damage the after noon's swim had wrought to her hair.
 Its been pleasant day" she remarked to her reflection in the mirror But she saw the lie in her own eyes, and turned aside, her heart heavy with dull depres- sion
 She unlocked her suitcase and took out the handful of bills she had won at the roulette table. This was Dicks money, by every right. If she returned it to him, she might as well do it with good grace. It would be just as easy to hand it over with some sort of laugh over their good luck as it would be to stick out her chin with D pained expression of How -dare-you -sir-get- drunk in- my-presence.
 She tucked the huge Wad of bills into her pocktbook and went up on deck, her heart lighter now with sweet forgiveness.
 Dr. Gray, standing alone at the rail, waved cheerful hand.
 50 you're all back and ac- counted for" he observed.
 "Yes. Why?"
 TWO passengers still A. w. O. L. on the roll-call. And since one is our young friend Hamilton, I thought you might have been the cause of it."
 No. Not me" Her voice fell a little fiat.
 Seems as if we can never get the whole family together at sail ing time" he complained. This cruise business is a great deal like running a kindergarten | Here they come noW!' Joyce exclaimed, looking toward the shore.
 ! She saw them clearly, Dick and Isobel running down the long dock. Occasionally Isobel would stumble, and Dick would stop to grab her hand and hurry her for ward. Captain Boyer must have seen them too. for now there was short imperative blast from the l shin,s whistle The tender waited