Evening star., 1940-09-05

pool, flaring like a blitzkrieg. 'How
do you feel now, Bill Cameron"
Jaw gee, sis" He didn't often
cal her sis. He looked at Carl for
help and then at Molly and finally
back at Brick before his eyes GEN.
tered themselves on a shattered
blue tile. Carl wanted to take a
look at my gun. I told him that it
was" He stopped. Gosh, do
you think Nom is going to be furi-
Gus over that little place. I think
maybe I can fix it as good as new"
Carl spoke incisively. There's
nothing to get excited about, Brick.
A little mortar and another tile
is all that will be needed" He
handed the gun back to Bill and it
was then that Brick saw that Carl
held it instead of Bill. IF you are
going to carry loaded guns, Bill, you
better see that the safety is on"
Brick Is Irritated.
Bill said, "Yes, sir" as If it en-
anated from between clinched teeth,
and started toward the lodge. Brick
looked after him and frowned. Carl
was right, of course. He was always
right, it seemed. But why was it
that his quick manner of reaching
conclusions, of instructing people
about him always irked her a trif1e.
He stepped forward now, putting
his broad shoulders between Craig
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Honey. Bill probably won't be SO
careless again." Then he took her
arm, tenderly possessive. and said,
Lets go get dressed for dinner,
sweet. I want to be sure to pick
up the 6 o'clock news"
Carl and Brick listened to the
6 o'clock news. The situation in
Europe was depressing to Brick, but
it seemed-on to disgust and anger
Carl. At the end he whirled the
dial to Benny Goodman and his
band with the dire prediction, THAT
mess in Europe is going to ruin
things in this country. Let's dance"
But during dinner the worry lines
in his face deepened perceptibly
and he passed up his dessert to tune
in on the o'clock news. He de-
serted his bridge game when he was
winning which Brick remembered
was not like Carl at all, to sit by the
radio at 10. And he left Brick alone
on the patio terrace to finish her
cigarette while he tuned in the II
o'clock broadcast. His actions were
not only beginning to puzzle her,
but to pique her curiosity. Why in
the first place had he taken this
trip so far away from everything
that concerned his comfort and well
fare. Why had he put a long-dis-
tance call through to New York
Immediately after lunch? And
why
Sees Jim and Liz.
She showed that last question
into the inner recesses of her mind,
ground her cigarette stub in the
ash tray and started to go in to him
when a murmur of sound beyond
the patio wall stopped her. She had
not been aware of any one ap-
preaching, but suddenly there were
two people-shadowy forms of
man and a woman standing close
together. She might have slipped
away unheard, unnoticed, but she
didn't. She didn't because the man
and woman beyond the wall were
Jim and Liz. She couldn't quite
hear what they were saying In those
unsteady, hurried voices, but girl
who has had men making love to
her since high school days Is not
easily deceived by infections. She
waited for Liz and Jim to move on,
her hands tight against her thighs,
and when she turned again toward
the main lounge she found her way
blocked by some one nearer at hand.
Craig said in low, half-mocking
tone, when your mother marries
/ my father will that make you my
sister,"
He had caught her at this left
handed business of eavesdropping
and it shamed her and angered her.
She was grateful for the darkness
that hid the hot rush of blood to
her cheeks. Must you always be
insulting?"
Insulting? I merely asked If you
will be my sister when your mother
marries my father. Where was the
insult?"
I'm your toneS!"
"I1l be careful Of my tones after
this" He stood firmly between her
and the door. Don't 60 in. Carl is
dancing with Molly. He has just
promised to take her up in his plane,
too" Craig moved closer to her.
you have never known what 1t is
to go to dances unattended, sit In
corners unnoticed, go home the
same way. If you had you would
know what it means to have two
men suddenly paying keen atten-
ton to YOU" He held out q pack OF
cigarettes to her and she shook her
head. He took q long time about
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