The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-07
c,,.pTER

psGE and Rufus came 1lnaiiy
Inner Diane h a had diff
for or, u in arranging it. for Bill, I'M
cuI'y wilbur Morrison's personal
der was edglng into politics,
tu'sass necessita;ed his going to
HhlcH meetings; on the evenings
Taiu ~ free Page said she could
he n .oroe. The reasons Page had
not 5t.r Soi| we're not wholly convincing
otfe n5sne and she suspected Page
- ~ not want to come.
CIV a,+ for all her persistence in
brs ;og i about, the care S e
brlnS't to the meal, the cocktails,
gave candlelight, the lovely ar
~ta me of flowers in the center
1sA sbe liable, it wasn't a merry
Of 'As co~7e restraint hung palpa-
BY over tnem:
p,,f,,s and Bill started very soon
49, of the fall campaign, dis
talAuno with spirit on certain
~as.d,dafes: Page appeared more
ca Ii;nsd 10 listen to them than to
nl n]ago ia any talk on the side
ea ne niaae. Though Diane did not
siai che really was listening.
Nun n;sne found herself slipping into
.. Dtstt tsoughts. OF Rufus.
~..;oht with Bill and Page
aot he seemed no closer an
p Ie than he had been
acqD' first evening he had come
mas With Page. 1t was hard to
h heis they had had those little
N;roate AXIS together, not many,
. he sure. but each SO somehow
innortant! She had a crazy I'M
la1.o 10 break into his and Eiu's
g;acussion. say: Rufus, talk to
ME-" Claim him.
10 looked different. Better
.rooroed, i. was. Really amazing
g. wen dressed and not a hair on
s :; head out of line with its fel-
inssl Living up to Page, when 1t
should be She
rrell. those two don't act SO
m.dlv in love-" laughed Bill. after
t t,av had gone. "And Rufus Ger
univ a won't get anywhere with
p.os's father if he goes after
80. c;ddinqs' fayorities!"
page is going to New Orleans.
n FEBRUARY" Diane said it in
dignantly.
thing with you that those two
never marry! Page won't hold out
against her family
Diane pushed a chair back into
is usual place with a little VIC.
ienca. "If she really loves him.
She began, then stopped.
"That's a funny thing to say. If
sh. doesn't, why ever did she get
into this JAM"
Diane did not want to talk about
# She answered a little impa-
tiently and heedlessly: Couldn't 1t
be-second choice?"
Bill regarded her with some as
ton;shment. What do you mean?
That she was in love with some
othor fellow" Then: "She never
rave any hint of 1t to me! And
think l was more in her conf
dence than anyone" -.
+. 1rresistibly Diane laughe d,
laughed because Bill was so Ger
tain Of it, but instantly bit her lips
on it. furious at herself. For a
slow color was corning into Bl1's
face. a deep embarrassment.
You've got it all wrong. Dl, il
that's what you're thinking! Page
knew me too we'll to ever fall IN
love with me, We've been friends
since we were in baby carriages
He laughed, but with some SELF
consciousness. Shed tell you, fast
enough, that you were all wrong to
say anything like that"
But l didn't say anything
Bill"
"You didn't, Ell? Well, forget it!
Honestly. Di, you were the first
girl I V e fell for. I was too busy
studying while I was in college
and afterwards, getting on with
Dean. to think of girls!'
wouldn't it be more romantic,
darling, if you put it that you were
waiting for me to come along?:'
Bill switched off the lights OF the
living room. 1T wouldn't have
been SO. You were just the oppo'
site Of the kind of girl l thought
Id marry, When l married.
And what kind of a girl was
that?'' Diane leased over her
shoulder, as she went into the bed
room.
Well, I suppose one more like
Page! She was the sort l knew
tie saw the expression on danes
lace alter, caught her to him, 9