The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-02
81 SERIAL STORY
ANOTHER MANS
WIFE
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Continued From Page II
her in his arms. n feel the warm.
hungry pressure q his lips against
hers But he wasn't gathering her
I close.
Stunned. she realized that he
wss holding her hands in the same
impersonsl way that he would hold
the hands Of any girl hs liked
nat he wasn't gong To kiss her
Al all. she no longer mean any
thing. The realization was ike q
lash cutting her
The tears spilled over and
trickled down her cheeks She
fumbled for her handkerchief.
Why, Lits what's the mat
ter >" He was looking down at her
in the dim light
Nothing She swallowed q
sob. 7 guess l was Just homesick
TO see you. It's silly Of me to cry.
isn't II? But it's Just nerves. I've
had a quarrel with Ken. only l
haven't really. III explain. Any
way the effect is the same as far
as the tears are concerned.
She heard him giving the pilot
instructions. He would be flying
back about midnight.
Midnight. The word was like n
dart Of pain through her heart.
But you can't-so soon She
exclaimed sharply.
Il must. I've orders to report
to camp tomorrow"
"Oh -. forgot
In the car beside him. speeding
back toward town. she told him
about Ken. And so" she finished
m~ockingly. they're going to the
Strathmore tonight, to dance for
old times sake, and I knew I had
to 20. too, and dance for old times
sake. Jerry. you don't think I'm
crazy. do you?
No" Jerry smiled a little He
seemed older, strange. You're
acting just as I would expect you
to-outraged pride and all that,
and it's fortunate that l could
come along and help you put your
show over.
Il don't suppose that Ken and
Janet care any more about each
other than you and l do. There's
always a time. you know, when
you think you're crazy about
someone, but you recover eventu-
ally. And they're just having .
sort of temporary fling.
Il don't think I realized until
afterward that it was for the best
our calling IT quits. You never
do at the time. and our little show
tonight will probably make Ken
realize"
But I don't want him 10 real.
ize She wanted to shout the
words at him, but she didn't. Il
don't care what he thinks It's you
I really care about and our
rage wasn't a mistake" She held
the wheel until she felt as II she
must twist it off. staring ahead at
the dark, misty night. thankful
that he couldn't see her face.
Jerry didn't care. He was talk
ing as impersonally as If she were
someone he barely knew. He had
gotten over caring about her. She
wanted to cry, but she mustn't.
Shed have to go on pretending
now. She couldn't humiliate her
self before Jerry and let him know
how much he meant TO her when
she meant nothing TO him.
II didn't know love could hurt
you like this, Jerry" She spoke
shakily. Il thought love made you
gay and happy" He must think
she cared about Ken. WHAT a fool
she had been to throw over some
one as worthwhile as Jerry for
someone as shallow AZ Ken.
1T does, darling" His voice
was e~arelessly gay IN the dark
ness. Love has dancing feet. and
II does make you gay and happy.
and IT Is only when we're mis-
taken that 1t makes you sad.
After all you aren't really mis-
taken in Ken. perhaps. But don't
talk about II. Think only about
tonight and US. dancing to-
gether. You know you'll have to
put on an act laugh and act
as If you're enjoying yourself, or
Ken will know how jealous you
really are
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