The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-30
SERIAL STORY
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I might have criticized her. But
not now. I know how she feels.
I'd 60 mad II Randy"
Don't love him too much.
Dolly"
"But women find their happiness
in loving"
"And men have the power to
hurt them so horribly" Marian
closed her lips. She mustn't talk
like that. It cut through the
apathy, it was like touching a
wound.
II know" Dolly said. when
we love we have no armor." She
threw back her head, laughing.
II don't careful take my chance
IN love and love-"
A special delivery boy climbed the
stairs and stopped at Dolly's door.
Trembling, she signed for a letter.
She ga=ed at it with starry eyes.
caressing the envelope with her fin
gers. "It's postmarked / a. m. He
wrote it after last night. I've never
seen his handwriting-I've never
had a letter from him." Her voice
was breathlessly awed.
Marian turned away. You'll
want to read it,"
"Oh, no = not yet - I want to
keep wondering what he wrote"
Marian remembered her COM
parison of love to q brokers' chart
The curving line of Dolly's love
was touching the clouds. And her
own, she thought, was broken, it
wasn't there any more. She started
for the stairs.
Dan gone DOWN." Dolly called
after her.
Marian swung back. She laughed
It was a choked little sound. In all
the excitement I forgot to tell you
the news. Hardly believe it myself
yet"
what news?" Dolly asked with
eager interest. Dolly was sliding
the letter between her fingers.
Dan has gone to the west
coast"
"What?"
"His firm sent him to take over
the Oregon territory-more oppor-
tunity, you know. He went last
night"
"It's wonderful, isn't it, Mar
ian?" Dolly said. But - he didn't
tell me goodby."
cit all happened so quickly.
Marian knew when it had hap
pened. T hat day when she called
Dan-when he was in Mr.. Turner'S
office. Dan had known it for sew
eral days - he'd been planning te
go. "You were out with Randy
he was gone before you came ir
he said to tell you goodby."
"Is that why you didn't go with
him-because it happened so sud-
denly?" Dolly was bit discern
ing after all.
Eyes. You see, there's my job
and the furniture - it may mo-
work out for Dan - I'm keeping
the home fires burning till we see.'
Hell make good all right,
Dolly said Loyalty. II think it,
a good move, I really do"
She offered no advice and Mar
ian went down the stairs, holding
the baninster. She called cab ant
went to the office. That day passed
and another and another.
Marian would never forget tina
October. Shining days, chill winds
windswept rainy days when tn
lake was gray like herself. whel
the world wept with her. Day
when she watched for the post
man, when she came to regard hin
as fiend in a gray blue uniform
Dan did not write. Not a wore
came from the faraway west coast
Dolly would say, Hear from
Dan today? How is hep"
ooh, fine. Having a little trouble
organizing his territory. 1t rain
a lot. He thinks I'd better no
burn my bridges for while"
One evening, late in October
she said, IT think I'll take
cheaper apartment. I don't nee,
so much room. Anyway, I won
like it here when you are gone"
Dolly was to be married on tn
last day of October. She an
Randy were leaving immediatel
after the wedding for Havana
Dolly was going into warmth an
sunshine. Marian could scarcel
sense 1t from where she lived /
the co1d clouds
Dolly asked, why don't you g
to Dan, Marian? He needs 20
and that's where you belong"
TITS a big STEP" Marian sal,
feeling her way. It was becomin
exceedingly difficult to keep Doll
in the dark. Shed be glad whe
Dolly's questioning eyes were
Havana. I'D have nothing to d
Dan travels all week. Giving U
my job is serious business, 1t TAXI
consideration"
Dolly sighed. "Just the same,
would prove to Dan that you cal
for him a great deal. Do you kno
something's" She switched off
her own thrilling affairs, II wis
; Randy didn't have money. I'd lii
to be poor with him, I'd like
make sacrifices"
Marian said nothing. Dan hs
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