Evening star., 1940-10-13
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
WE'LL HAVE TO HURRY

very seriously injured. Polly wouldn't
let her mind look at this fact and react
to it. She wouldn't let herself remem-
Der that she had discovered Lorraine
to be spoiled and selfish, and unstable
as quicksand She W0uld be deeply
thankful that Lorraine was safe.
The Esterleys arrived just as Polly
and the second maid finished setting
up the cot. Polly ran down to the
front door to let them in. Loraine's
head was bandaged and her arm was
in sling, but she walked from the car
to the door. holding to her fathers
arm. A strange woman in uniform
trailed behind them. carrying bag.
Hello. Polly" Lorraine said. holding
up her face to be kissed. Just imagine
coming back like this. It's an anti
climax or something"
Polly asked, "Is Jim ?" and real
lied that the subject was not popular.
Jim is comparatively perfect"
Lorraine said coolly.
Anyone as careless as that deserves
to be killed." MIR. Esterley said.
when | think that Lorraine"
Mrs. Esterley finished the sentence
with a shrug - Il simply cannot for
give him."
Polly went up after a time and sat
with Lorraine while the nurse was hav-
ing her dinner. Jim was kissing me-"
Lorraine explained. ''He was kissing
me, like goof, instead of watching
his altitude. might have been killed"
so might he." Polly suggested.
Mother says he ought to have
been. Instead of which get broken
arm and six stitches in my scalp. The
dumb egg comes out with nothing
worse than a slight conclusion"
Polly said. "He must have used
some intelligence. when he found he
was headed for a crash. or it would
have been much worse
Lorraine dismissed the remark with
shrug. 'If he'd used it sooner sup
pose I'd be Mrs. Harvey by now. He
can just remember that, if it's any
comfort"
But. Lorraine, you don't mean you
aren't going to marry Jim?"
What do you Think" Loraine's
lovely lips twisted in small secret
smile. Look, darling, man may be
fascinating. but if he's so cratic -
Brian's solid. All those months when
l was trying to decide which one l
loved, kept wishing something would
happen to make up my mind for me.
Well. it did"
'But you did make up your mind,
Lorraine. You walked out on Brian"
Il got frightened" Lorraine said
sweetly. Girls do - on their wedding
day. l couldn't face all those people"
you eloped with Jim Harvey"
Polly said, losing her temper. ''Nelly
said 50. The paper said so. You just
said so yourself
1ORAINE'S confidential mood gave
place to dignified remoteness. I'm not
responsible for what a romantic ser
want girl or lot of silly reporters say.
l gave an interview to the evening
papers. If you look at them you'll find
out what really happened. OF course"
she confessed with pretty penitence,
1T wasn't nice thing to do, even if
was all in dither and MIR. Harvey
very old friend of the family. l
shouldn't have flown into panic and
run away from poor Brian. l shouldn't
have let myself be so sensitive" Her
eyes, as softly blue as her fur-trimmed
bed jacket, were wide and innocent.
That's her story, and she'll stick
to itr' Polly thought. "In a little
while she'll believe it herself" No.
even after a three weeks stay, she
did not completely know the Ester
leys!
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