Evening star., 1940-07-06
Out ofherheart' {
BY Blanche Roberts
CHAPTER VI,-c@tinued

CHAPTER VI,-cRtinued
AS they drew nearer to town Jane
looked up at him again.
Where can I drop you?"
"If you would be kind enough
to let me out at the Merriweather
house--if you know where it is?"
She stared at him in surprise, his
identity slowly dawning on her.
You must be Bill"
He grinned. II am Bill. And
you-you wouldn't be Jane?"
But I ami"
They both laughed and for the
moment she forgot Susan and jim
my and the terrible ache in her
heart. Forgotten was the thing that
she thought she could never erase
from her mind even for a moment.
Jane" He repeated the name
half aloud and she watched out of
the corner of her eyes and saw his
lips move again silently, forming
her name. He turned and grinned
at her. Jane. I like the name very
much"
The Pain Returns.
As she looked at him, the deep
pain in her heart came again and
she wondered why it could not be
Jimmy who was sitting beside her,
so happy and carefree and fondling
her name on his lips. Unconscious
ly. her big eyes clouded with the
mist of coming tears. She felt him
grip her hands tightly. and his
voice came almost harshly when he
spoke.
mo more of that, Jane! Remem-
ber-back there on the road you
had your cry. From now on, it is
chin up and smiles" There was
devilish gleam in his eyes for a
second. II must have smiles"
Then, more seriously, he added: IT
don't know what has hurt you, dar-
ling, and I don't want to know. That
happened before we met"
For full second she did not real
iZe that he had called her an en-
dearing name, but as she turned his
words over in her mind. the dar-
ling" dawned on her and she
blushed. Bill noticed and smiled
but made no move to cover the ad-
miration in his eyes. She turned to
stare out of the window of the car
and to hide her confusion. She
heard him laugh softly and she
thought she should be angry with
him. but instead she decided to ig-
more it.
"You might as we'll get used to
it. Jane"
Used to what?" she smiled inno-
Gently at him.
TT" he repeated and let the mat
ter drop.
When Bill got out of the car in
front OF his mothers house, he
stood with his foot on the running
board, forcing her to remain until
he was ready for her to leave. His
white teeth cleaned in a smile that
she liked, and she grinned back at
him inspite of herself.
Don't thank me for the lift" she
told him before he could speak.
Il won't. But as soon as I have
seen mother and chatted a bit, I'll
be over" he told her. A look of
surprise swept over her face in
stantly and she started to speak but
he interrupted her. Time moves
so quickly, darling, that I have
learned to take advantage of every
minute. You learn that in war
torn countries where each second of
life counts for something" He
smiled into her eyes. Never wait
for tomorrow when today is here"
Again. she ignored the darling"
that fell SO caressingly and easily
from his lips and refused to look
into his eyes any more.
I'm sure your mother would like
to have you little longer than
that the first day home, Bill. After
all, you have been away for a long
time"
oh, mother is quite understand
ing" He removed his foot from the
running board as she raced the
motor of the car. I'll be seeing you
around 2, Jane"
1t lacked few minutes of 12
when she entered the house. Aunt
Beth greeted her with a sigh of re-
lief and informed her that Mrs.
Merriweather had been calling since
10 to tell her that Bill was on his
way into town and would be home
any minute.
Jane smiled. That Bill of hers
is a handsome devil, Aunt Beth"
Aunt Beth stared at her. you
talk as If you knew him already"
Il do. We have met and talked
ana he is coming over at 2. Isn't
that what you told me to do? To