The Washington times., 1938-03-14

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other girls face. This is m!
fiance, Mr.. Turner"
Hugh and I are old friends,
Alice smiled valiantly. Congratu
lations to you both!"
Thanks" mumbled Hugh, avoid
ing Alice's eyes. Maybe we'd bet
ter get our wraps Off" Daphne"
For an hour or so Mark devoted
himself to Alice, saw she hac
drinks, refreshments; refused tc
let anyone cut in. Then he sug
gested that the party was noisy
and asked her to go on with him
elsewhere. She was humbly CRATE
full when he drove her straight
home instead.
Two weeks later Alice married
him, admitting that she did not
l. love him, insisting that he was
the kindest and most unseltlsh
man in the world.
When Daphne's and Hugh's wed
ding was blazoned forth in the
society columns he saw to it that
Alice was away with him on a trip
Before two years were gone ne
heard that Daphne was divorclng
Hugh. AS a matter Of fact, ne
ran into Quenton, who pointed II
out to him in the newspaper.
Hugh always did tire OF women
quickly" Quenton commented un'
pleasantly.
Hugh cut short his gossip. That
night he was especially tender TO
Alice. He wondered whether she
had read of Hugh's pending dl'
vorce; but, of course, she must
know, She never mentioned Hugh
Turner's name.
Their marriage was outWaroly
more successful than most mar
riages. They were never jealous
of each other.
GIVES UP JOB
Alice gave up her job to make
their apartment more homellke tor
him. ... :.
It might have been different II
Alice had been able to have a
When his business failed and ne
| had to go back on small salary
he thought of offering her release
But Alice was so proud. Somehow
he never dared bring the suoJect
up. And then, he wasn't sure
whether Hugh would be good 70
her Quite cheerfully she moved
with Mark into tiny three-room
apartment.
They were scarcely settled when
his mother wrote of her heart at
tacks. He suspected she concealed
how i'll she really was. 1t hurt
him to think of his mother alone
with no one to take care OF her
If he hadn't lost his money ne
could have had her here easily
enough. But in a tiny apartment
on limited funds it was a lot to
ask of Alice-especially for a nus
band she didn't love.
"MEETS OLD FLAME"
All through dinner he worried
while Alice talked brightly, cheer'
fully about her day.
II ran into Hugh Turner at
Marion's tea today" she said.
I'VE must have him to dinner,
Mark said stiffly, suddenly tor
tured all over again.
"Oh, that's not necessary" said
Alice. and then looked up, alarmed
by the tone of his voice. Some
things wrong, Mark, you're worry
ing"
She rose and came over and put
her arms around him.
"It's just Mothers been hav'
ing heart attacks" he explained
st hate to have her living all
alone. But this place is so small
We couldn't have her here"
why, we have plenty OF room
for her." Alice insisted. "You must
go get her at once"
But a third person it's toe
much to ask of any wife"
why, Mark" Alice protested
''If she's your mother, isn't she my
mother, too?"
But I thought you and
Hugh Turner" Mark dared not
look at her. "I thought you still
loved him"
Hugh Turner? That poor, fad
ing playboy?" Alice dismissed
Hugh with pity, and then her arms
Tightening around Mark, she whis
pered tenderly: How could you
believe I could love any one but
you'll"
! THE END