The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-27
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removed llOOG I'll tl1S&AA
platter to a plate and passed II 70
her husband across the breakfast
table, She put one small kidney
on her w plate.
Her husband scowled at her over
the top of his newspaper. n
this?" he demanded.
1--WE got to diet" she said sad
". IF l gain another pound we'll
have to enlarge the office"
IF you lose an ounce, IN al
vorce you on grounds of desertion,.
he threatened. take a good look
at Kit n of these days and you'll
see what not eating does to a glrls
looks. I used to think she was
pretty before she turned into eyes
and bones"
An expression of troubled on
Germ spread over Fran's face.
Lars, it's not dieting that's
stripped the flesh off Kits bones
It's something else and I wish l
knew"
'It's hard work and late hours
he said sagely. -,
"Isn't that like a mani" she said
fondly. Il know she's working LII
en- men-and I know she's rush-
ing around an awful lot with Jer-
RVS crowd. l don't thing she's hav-
ing a good time, either. I'd like to
know what's back of it. Her eyes
bother me. They look sort of-des-
perate."
Lars broke a biscuit and but
tered it. Savoring it, he said, AL
she needs is some sleep"
'I'll be glad when that concert
is over. There are only two weeks
more to go and then she can get
some rest, I hope. Maybe I should
have let her get a country house
back in the spring"
She refilled his coffee cup with
an absent-minded air.
Honey, something': happened to
that girl. Only two weeks ago she
was full of enthusiasm about my
getting the keys to that old place
up in Woodbury.. I remember 1t
well. 1t was the day Mrs, Spencer
came in and invited her to her
wedding anniversary party up In
Greenwich"
$50 what?" her husband asked.
But when we drove up a few
days later to see the house, Kit
wouldn't even get out of the car
when we got there. She sat and
stared at the house as if it were
haunted. She said, Fran. I don't
want to see it. I don't want any
house. l couldn't live in a house
alone"
Her husband was not listening.
He said, IT see where that Hughes
fellow is going to fly around the
world. Would you like part of the
~paper?"
Fran unfolded a tabloid. Il
haven't caught up with yesterdays
paper yet. I'll look at yours after
you 60"
She turned the pages quickly and
folded back the page when she
found Fernald's column. She
nunched dry toast as she read.
Liz lOdSI I'LL Ii llC ol1O
she reached for Lars e%xcitedly.
Lars Anderson, listen to this!
It's from Fernald's column. Yes
terday's column. He says: We're
Vance Healey and S~ocialite Mimi
Purcell %inquiring the price of mar
riage licenses when they visited
the City Hall late yesterday after
noon?'
1T wouldn't surprise me at bit"
Anderson answered. PES been
headed for something like that ever
since he took up with that dame.
A lot of the fellows have been kid
ding him about it and he takes it
right in his stride. Proud as
punch"
Fran wasn't even listening to
him. Pursuing her own line of
thought, she said, so that ex-
plains it. That's what it was all
about"
Explains what?"
why Kit said she had to go
swimming last night. She was
ready to drop when l saw her at
five, and I told her she ought to
go home and go to bed. She said
she couldn't STOP, she HAD to
keep going. That's the way she
said it. Does that mean anything
to your"
1T sounds crazy to me. Who'd
want to go swimming in this
weather? 1t may be June on the
calendar, but it's cold as March,"
Fran got up with u gesture of
determination. II think I'll ring her
up and get her to cancel some ap-
pointments that aren't necessarvl
for today. I'd hate to have any,
thing happen to her at any time.
but now with the concert nearly
here"
She dialed the number rapidly,
and hearing Annals voice said.
Good morning, Anna. If Miss
O'Reilly isn't awake yet, let her
sleep until noon-WHAT! Say that
again. Call DR.. Benedict and ask
him to come over at once. Yes.
I'll be there in ten minutes"
Lars put down his paper and
went into his wife's bedroom. Fran
had already got out of her negli-
gee and was fastening the belt of
her dress.
Hey, where's the fire? What's
the matter?"
IT'S Kit. She got a chill last
night. Anna says she isn't talking
very clearly. I had a premonition
something was going to happen"
x Il
Anna opened the door to Fran
SaVinQ. "She arts kind, f,,.s.