Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-19
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PITFALLS
OFLOVE
BY ADELE GARRISON


THE COLOR left Lillian ,
cheeks at my words, and there
were sudden lines around her
"You mean Ronald, I sup
pose ?" she said.
Eyes. I do,9 I returned. I'VE
brought him With US and he IL
now downstairs. He came down
from Yale, eager TO do anything
he can 70 help, and II almost in
sane with grief. Will you let
him como up TO see you. IL
would mean 80 much TO him."
She was silent for minute, hel
fact turned away.
TEAR-FILLED EYES
FipaltNsshe turned toward me
againeand I saw that her eyes were
filled with tears.
"Of course i will see him." she
said. IL only hope that he will
forgive me-"
There will be no question Of
forgiveness In Ronald's mind"
I told Lillian reassuringly.
what do you mean by that"
she queried: "that he never real
lied my opposition to him, or
that he 10 willing to blot out all
my pettiness from his memory
because of our common grief
and terror
"a little OF both" answered,
feeling my way carefully. He
knew, of course, that you were
opposed TO Marion being be-
trothed to him, but / think he
belieycd that most OF your OBJ
jections were based on Marion's
extreme youth and the fact that
she was just entering college.
I am sure he had no inkIing--or
at least only faint one-that
you disliked him personally"
LILLIAN'S ADMISSION
"But I didn't do that" she
said. al always have thought
him . most charming boy"
But not the one you would
have chosen for Marion" said.
Her eyelids dropped for an in.
slant. then she faced me honestly
How well you know me-"
she said. Eyes, It's true that I
q did not think him suited 10 Mar
ion, but I tried to disguise II.
you did disguise II from Rom
AID" said. THAT II what / am
trying to tell you. He has no
idea that there IL any need for
him to forgive you for any
thing"
SHE'S BEWILDERED
She lay quiet and thoughtful a
what shall I say then??" she
asked, like a bewildered child.
"Just greet him cordlaliy-af-
fectionately, II you can manage
IL. Tell him how glad you are
that he IL here, helping In the
search for Marion, and then be
guided by what he says. But do
not even hint that you ever had
any objection to Marion's be-
trothaI except her youth"
"And I wish now" she said
vehemently, "that I had urged
her to leave college and marry
Ronald"
DON'T TELL HIM
Better not tell him that" I
said. smiling, ''if you do not
want TO have your words come
back to you for eating. when
Marion Is finally restored TO
you"
II won't eat them then" she
said. 'Will you send him up
now"
"I'll tell him you're waiting
for him." / said. land I want
you 10 see him alone"
She nodded her acquiescence
and I went down 10 the library
where I found Ronald gazing into
space.
WIS. UNDERWOOD wishes
see you," / told him. and piloted
him upstairs TO Lillian's living
room.
I'll wait here in the hall for
YOU" I said. But il was fully Is
minutes before he came out
again. his face showing that
Lillian had forgotten her own
grief and terror in allaying his.
Let us 90 down 10 the H.
brary before we talk" / said in
low tones. and we went down.
stairs together.
FULLY RECONCILED
isn't she wonderful 2" he
said as soon as / had closed the
library door behind us. mo
wonder Marion Is so marvellous,
with n mother like that. But,
you know, I'm bit bewil-
dered--"
He hesitated. and l knew
would have 10 help him.
Tell me, Ronald" / said
gently.
ITS only this" he said, flush
ing I'm the old days I knew
that Mrs. Underwood was op-
posed to there being Any formal
engagement between Marion and
me, because we were so young.
But i also felt, sometimes, as IL
there was something about me
she did not quite like. But to-
night she couldn't have been
sweeter to me ~ I had been her