The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-04
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70 marry you. According -
mans code in such matters. ne -
being completely honorable. BE-
cause knowing how you fee shout
him. he refuses TO lead you on"
Heart Sinks
Faiths heart sank This vas not
what she had hoped 10 hear Yet
how could she doubt il in the face
n Lees own most recent sdmis-
zion
y suppose you're right" abe
sighed. I guess the only thing to
do is put him out OF mind. But
I've beer trying TO do that all sum-
mer."
Hartley swerved the car around
a curve and stopped it off the
roSd on a ledge facing the dis
tant lake.
The best way to put anyone out
Of your heart IS 10 substitute
someone else" he reminded her.
Takes Hand
He took her hand saying calmly,
You are going 70 say that you
don't love anyone else but what do
you know Of love? II is almost in
conceivable that a girl can look as
sophisticated as you do and be as
inexperienced and naive. But
odore You for it and I can teach
you 10 love me"
Before she could reply. he added
I'm asking you to marry me.
dear, And I can promise YOU that
marriage will drive all thoughts of
Lee Brent out of your mind. You
have wrapped all your girlish illu-
sions about him but that isn't
love. Trust me and I will prove It
10 YOU"
His proposal was not as much
OF a surprise to her as he thought.
In her own mind she had already
wondered il marriage might not
be the only answer. Daphnes
seemed to be turning out FORUM
ately yet Daphne certainly had not
been in love with Dudley.
Il understand what you mean
Faith answered. And YOU NAV be
right but I can't decide such an
important question while I'm 20
upset"
With the memory OF Lees arms
about her, with that mad kiss
still stamped on her lips how
could she even think about mar
rage to anyone else?
Appreciative
Hartley said cheerfully. 81 ap-
preciate that. I'm willing TO give
you all the time you want only
don't make it too long, darling,
For both our sakes. The longer
you cherish this delusion about
'ciht OiAt tisc Lie HlOIt ulIIlCulL
it will be to replace 1t and it
isn't fair to me to keep me waiting
indefinitely"
Faith pressed the hand which
held hers.
Il won't, Hartley. and thank
you"
AS he started the car the fire
works across the lake ended with
burst of golden sparks which
shot into the sky and cascaded
back into the water in a brilliant
shower of stars.
And Faith remembering thos.
shooting skyrockets she had seen
earlier in the evening felt her
heart twist with an vulnerable
pain.
Hartley had said she didn't
know what love was. She was
too naive and inexperienced. He
was wrong She loved Lee Brent
more than she loved herself More
than pride or ambition or even
happiness.
But was that love or emotional
ism? An emotionalism which Lee
shared enough to find her desir.
able but not sufficiently for mar
riage
Oh, why theorize about Whv
try to rationalize sensation
which gripped at the roots of her
whole being, SCATTERING her nerv-
Gus system, destroying all her
hardly won poise? Hartley was
probably right.
Marriage should be built on a
saneri more secure foundation.
Lee certainly did not love her.
She knew that now.
He had proven il to her beyond
any doubt. But would it be better
to fight it out alone as she had
been doing for the past six months
or take Hartley's advice and SUBJ
sutute marriage for another man.
They were both silent on the
way back TO the house but as
Hartley helped her from the car
he lifted her troubled face to his
and kissed her lightly on the fore
head. And Lee Brent, who was
standing alone on the veranda,
saw the simple gesture, and shrug-
ging cynical shoulders returned to
the bridge table.
ITO BE Continued