The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-31
"a SERIAL STORY
ANOTHER MANS
WIFE
Continued From Page SIX
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Have some tea. my pet sally
+ poured II swiftly. And II give
YOU something else TO worry about.
I just had a letter from Mary and
she Was telling me about Jerry.
she said Ruth Eustace is figuring
IN marrying him Just as soon as
the decree Is final Isn't X TWO or
three weeks more ."
Three weeks. 7 cant seem 70
j realize T. I'll Re FREE 70 marry
Ken on the 10th Of June
II Janet Carstairs doesn't de-
eide 70 take him back sally MUIR
INJURED
What do YOU mean ." The cup
. crashed to the floor.
Nothing at al. darling Why
get so excited It's Just that they
had a perfectly desperate case be
fore Ken came to New York and
saw YOU. You We're a sort OF re
bound you know. and now that
she's back again. it looks like
competition to ne.
Perhaps some Of her friends
wrote her that he vas engaged
TO You. How should I know But
I'd be uneasy If a rival like that
came back INTO my territory It's
A free country and ais fair n
love. 1 don't think Janet Will sur
render Ken without a battle"
sally. you make me furious.
You're just AL don't know
what. telling me about Jerry and
Ruth. suggesting things about Ken
and Janet. You're cat"
Meow Sally laughed III pick
lup the pieces of this cup if you'll
move over You ought to be care
| full It's rare. an heirloom. a dun-
dred or two years old. priceless
4 hate heirlooms." snapped
Ann. so Janet might want Ken
back. might she And Ruth is
going to marry Jerry in three
weeks. Where do l come in ."
1t sounds like you sit on your
own doorstep
Ann tried to keep from thinking
Of Sallys words as she went with
! Ken to the club dance. She rad
dressed with more than usual care.
Her pale green net dress made her
eyes more green and her hair more
gold 1t made her look young and
lovely.
She was angry at herself. Once
she had not been afraid sne
had faced life with her head up,
confident. sure of herself Now,
when she had everything, she was
bringing.
She was John Marshalls daugh-
ter that had been proved beyond
any doubt. She had all the back
ground Pennington could demand.
She had gone to Richmond 20 visit
her father again and again md hls
friends had accepted her eagerly.
She mad nothing to worry about
And yet, here she was at the
] Country club, looking at herself
m the mirror 49,. afraid. This girl.
who had once been called a beauty,
who had won applause and con pill
p, ments. was afraid Of a darx-eved
girl with an arrogant walk, be-
cause she had once been engs gel
to Ken.
She went toward Ken, her head
high, meeting any challenge She
was going to marry him soon.
Three weeks-if-if Janet
She didn't dare think.
She and Ken We're dancing now.
oh, there's Janet" A little
murmur went around the ball
room.
Janet was standing in the door
way. as If deciding whether or not
TO enter. Her late arrival was well
timed.
Ken had said Janet was beau
tiful. Ann remembered how stun
ming the girl had looked IN New
York, but she wasn't prepared for
this
Gorgeous, would have been AIMS
word, and her startled heart s1in-
ped a beat AS she looked At jan
cts sleek black hair. coiled low IN
a Knot, Cutlery brown eyes and
daring gown, she knew she mad
never seen anyone quite so
attractive. Janet was sim ard
straight, sure of herself.
Ken darling Janet came to-
ward Ken past the other couples
as If they were not there And
this her eyes sweeping over Ann
carelesslv is the beautiful fiancee
I'm nearing so much about"
There wasn't any resisting her
boldnoss, her assurance Later
when Ken was dancing with her.
. Ann knew 2 terror that she could
not describe
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