The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
P ~TWENTY-FOUR
WRITTEN FOR AND RELEASED BY
CENTRAL PRESS ASSOCIATION

The clubhouse. Overhead an air
plane droned low and disappeared
in the blue. Kit glanced Up, scoW-
ling. When all was quiet again,
she measured the distance to the
cup. Her club swung a practice
stroke or two before she aimed 1t
at the ball. The ball rolled straight
and true, directly for the cup. 1t
stopped a good six inches away.
Jerry sembler picked it up.
'That was all right, Kit. You've
got direction. Distance comes Ia
ter"
Kit gave her putter to the caddy.
She made a sound of disgust. Il
ought to have a lot more than d.
rection by now, jerry" she said
as they matched steps along the
path that took them to the veran-
da. do you realize that I've had
a daily professional lesson Tor
weeks and weeks? 1t seems that l
no sooner get one thing pat than l
forget what I thought I had pat a
couple of days before" .
Jerry laughed. I'm proud OF
you. Andrews says you've got the
makings of a fine golfer. It's a
good sign when you get disguised
with yourself"
'It's the only hopeful sign I can
see"
Come, come, Kit, you've only
been at it-let's see, how long? It's
June 22nd now and you started
April End. 1 remember, because
It was my birthday"
What do you expect In three
months?"
81 wought to do better with my
woods"
You're getting your chip shots
and that's what counts. We'll wash
I'm now. have a cool drink and din
ner."
Kit looked at her watch. Mot
tonight, Jerry. I'm ~rehearsing to-
morrow, and Fran will have a tit
if I'm not home by eight. She's
very disappearing of me these
days"
Just give me one reason Why
anybody should disapprove OF
you"
Kit gave him a grateful glance.
'I'l give you a reason. I'm play
ing too much. Fran says my ca
reel is going to pieces"
.'You tell Fran to talk to me
about that. Besides, aren't you
having a singing lesson ever y
day?"
"Some days." she said.
$50 what's one more night?
There'u be a new moon tonight
and we can have dinner on the ter
race
''There'n be other new moons
jerry" she said.
Sometimes, she thought, she'o
like the moon a lot better if she
didn't have to see it with the
wrong man. Jerry was strong fol
moonlight and Jerry, her almost
constant companion, always knew
the places where it was lo~veliest
He'd driven her to Connecticut, out
to the island on moonlight
drenched nights. And she'd e r
the seasons change with the
changing flowers! The forsythls
had given way to magnolias, the
magnolias to June's apple bios
SONS and heavy scented roses.
Sitting small and quiet by
Jerry's side in the big car that ate
LID ribbons of road, she had been
silent, not with contentment. The
%cuickening reason, the opening
earth giving up its heady per
times of poignant sweetness, had
made her ache with nostalgia fol-
something she had only dreamed
made her feel empty. She felt emp
ty because it was Jerry's eyes
that were tender for her, Jerry
hand that sought her own in a
mute plea to share as one with
him the beauty before them. Il
was Jerry who always said the
things she would have given d
piece of heart to hear from Vance.
Vance. Vance. Vance. His name,
seldom on her lips, Vas written in
her heart. Vance, who treated her
as if she were a sister. Sometimes,
times all too rare, when he didn't
know she knew he was looking al
her, she'd thought she read some
thing tender in his eyes.
And once when she'd twisted ar
ankle and Vance had held her tt
steady her, she'd turned her heae
up to his suddenly. She'd felt his
heart beat fast and he'd looked
down at her wordlessly for a mo
ment. Then he'd given her q
squeeze and let her 60.
JEry never let her go quickly
), He'd tighten his arms around her
bury his face in her hair. His no
breath on her cheek was more thar
she could bear, but she pushed hin
away very gently. He'd Away
humble that he was sorry, and sht
always knew that he'd do it again
When Kit came back from tn
locker room of Jerry's club, HI
was putting the golf bags in tn
back seat. She urged him to hurry
Vance should be back from hi
class reunion in New Haven. Fes
tivities at Yale had been over tn
day before and Vance had a BIZ
show to broadcast. There was ;
chance that he might stop in at tn
apartment. If he'd telephoned, sh'
knew Fran would have invited hin
to share a cool supper, an invita-
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