The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-06-21


alone with you"
81 want that, too" She blinked,
then smiled. do I look spotty from
weeping? Lucky I don't use mas
cara"
Every lucky. You look lovely"
His arms released her reluctantly.
"Can we say all the polite things
now and get away"
''Of course we can." She held his
hand tightly as they made their way
through revolving couples toward
the table which her step-father had
engaged. No one was there. The
other members of the party were
dancing in the glow of artfully
mellowed lights on the crowded
floor.
"We'n have to wait" John sighed.
''No, we won't"
"But politeness, darling"
sWait!" She caught up her eve
ming bag from the table, opened it,
took out a lip-stick. Holding fast
with her left hand to his hand, she
printed in staggering bright red cap
itals on the table cloth
"GOOD-BY!
GAY AND JOHN"
John set his cup in the saucer
and pushed back the sleeve of his
top-coat to glance at his watch.
Gay watched him with widened
eyes, holding her breath.
Fifteen minutes" he said.
She let her breath exhale with a
signing sound.
'Tine for another cup of coffee, !"
she said, and glanced toward the
waiter browsing against the wall.
ssNo, darling. All those steps. "
His lips smiled at her across the
table in the station restaurant, but
the smile did not reach his eyes.
''Do you want me to miss the
train?"
THAT'S the object of drinking two
cups of coffee. John must you go?"
''Must, Gay" He rose and walked
around the table to her chair. II
don't want to CO."
Don't your" She caught his hand
resting on the back Of the chair.
Gwen after-everything?" She tilt
ed her head back to look up at
him, her eyes soft and bright, q
half-smile curving her lips.
''None of that seems important
now. Darling, come"
She rose slowly. He held her
coat. She slipped into it. He bun
died the collar about her throat.
81 shouldn't have let you come
with me-" Going out through the
door of the restaurant, he held her
arm tightly. ''It's so late and SO
cold"
''Carl is waiting. I'll be all right. !"
A red-cap with Johns luggage
followed them across the vast vault
ed concourse of the station. Only a
few late travellers moved past and
before them. Their footsteps made
a hollow echoing sound. She pressed
close to him.
s'Take me with you, john"
He smiled down into her lifted
eyes, sad in the depths beneath the
brilliance. ''What would / do with
you, Gay?"
Couldn't we rent something? A
house or an apartment. How do
people in Portland liver"
''I live in DR.. Sargeant's home, as
you know very we'll"
"Was-is that a stipulation"
ga very important one. Icouldn't
have come here to see you if I'd
had to pay board since October. I
couldn't have bought this new hat
which you don't admire"
IT do. It's marvellous hat. Now
that I've gotten used to it, ! think
it makes you look very handsome
and distinguished"
''Liar!" He pressed her arm with
his arm against his side. "Darling!"
HAS DR.. Sergeant a family,
John?"
'Mrs. Sergeant. Their older
daughter is there this winter with
two small sons. Her husband is
an officer in the Navy. There's a
younger daughter in college who
comes home pretty often for week
ends"
els she attractive?"
81 don't know. I'll look at her
when get back and send re-
port"
She laughed.
''I've never really seen girl since
five known you"
''Darlingl I'd like to believe you"
''Do you know how you look
now?"
EVAN and exhausted from trying
not to burst into a flood of tears"
Like Russian princess. In that
fur cap and coat. There should be
a drosky waiting outside for you
instead of q limousine"
"There are no more Russian prin-
cesses."
There are in Illustrations for Toll
stoy's novels"
'But they don't have blue eyes
"They should" His voic :, faltered.
"Ch, Gay"
"Don't 60, John. It seems ouch
a little while since ] came here to