The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-12
SERIAL STORY
 WAR AND A WOMAN e.!.s BY sETIy IT. V, M..LAet ..! ..
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 T didn't want you worried, that's why didn't wire you," he mumbled. Captain King was mo- tifled automatically"
 Bill Brooks, in soft chair by the window, made an awkward sound in his throat. T guess I'll go."
 There was 50 much she wanted to say to Jimmy, but for the pres ent, 1t was enough to kneel by his bed and look at him. He was going to be all right. She felt 1t in swift, flooding relief, all through her body. He was dread fully hurt, but he'd recover.
 T met Marcia" she told him after a while. "She - she knows about us now"
 "She had to know sometime, ' he said with difficulty. She's got Bill. told you that before. He's been washed out. He needs her."
 A few minutes later the Navy doctor came in and asked her courtesously, to leave. He's moi very strong"
 T understand" She bent and kissed Jimmy's forehead. "IIl bt back in, the morning, darling, a. soon as they'll let me in."
 Marcia and Bill Brooks wert waiting for her in the corridor downstairs. Linda braced herself Now they'd have to have 1t out, sht and Marcia. But curiously, Marcis wasn't hostile. You don't know where you'll stay tonight, do youi Bill can find you a hotel. Linda there's something - something Jim my doesn't know. He'll never fly again. At least, not for the Navy They'll invalid him out, when h, gets well. It'll break his heart"
 She must have been speaking with the doctor. T feel so SOFT, for him, I don't know what t dol The Navy was his life. T. I've seen other men who had thi! happen to them. It's always { blow"
 If they invalided him out of tn, Navy, Linda thought, 1t would b, the best thing that. could happeY to him. Yet Marcia was right, | would break Jinmy's heart. Marcia went up with her, mat ter-of-factly, to the hotel room You must be dreadfully tired Linda"
 "Oh, Marcia, why do we go or talking all around the importan thing?" Linda burst out. T know you hate me but I couldn't help 1t didn't mean to fall in love witt Jimmyl"
 Marcia's brown eyes filled witr tears. T know you didn't mear to, Linda. We've been so much tt each other. Closer than sisters Do you think I could suspect you even for a minute, of--of deliber. ately s-stealing Jimmy" She GOV. cred her face with her hands anc sobbed, I've learned lot in the last few days, about love ant loyalty. Oh, this hurts! It hurt, like the devill But when I saw ] you in the hall at the hospital, Il was like scales falling from my eyes. I knew why Jimmy had been strange and distant with me even since you came. I knew why he wanted to get away from Pen. sacola, why he-he-"
 Linda went to her, put her arm. around the shaking small form "1'd give my soul if I could undo 1t, Marcial" She thought, help. lessly, that love was as cruel a! war. In her own way, she hae slain something in Marcias heart
 That's not why I'm crying, Marcia sobbed. "Its because I've been so mixed up. So torn be. tween loyalty and duty and - and Bill wants me to marry him He's washed up. The Navy doesn't want him. feel so sorry for him."
 Pity isn't the same as love, :"