The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-18
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sound OF my pacing that woke
you up, wasn't it,"
Sherry looked up at him. In the
light, she could see that his eyes
were bloodshot with sleeplessness.
She said simply, Eyes, but 1t
doesn't matter"
Pm sorry-but you didn'r have
to do anything about 1t, you
know" Lex slumped down i'll a
chair, his elbows on his knes.
Il know Sherry said. She
turned from him and opened the
big electric refrigerator. "hot
milk" she suggested. and
would you like anything 10 eat?'
mo, l wouldn't. You needn't
even bother with the milk
But Sherry went as calmly
about the business of heating it
as though he hadn't spoken.
Lex watched her for a moment,
his jaw grim. Then he chuckled.
Determined female, aren't
you. But I'll arm you it never
helps and ] certainly cant say
l like it."
Neither do IT, Sherry
admitted. grinaing at him across
her shoulder as she stood before
the stove. But it always makes
me sleepy. Maybe this time it'll
help you"
Presently they were seated di-
agonally from each other at the
kitchen table, steaming cups of
milk before them.
go on now" Sherry said,
Drink it. Only not too fast. It
does the most good if you sip it
slowly. Then you don't burn your
tongue, either"
Lex grinned at her and took a
sip of his milk. "How do you
know so much about it. Cant you
sleep nights either,".
"oh, sure" Sherry said. Il can
sleep"
Then you must know someone
who can't" Lex insisted.
my sister," Sherry told MIN.
Something about the hour, the in.
tlmacy Of the coy farm kitchen,
the fact that only the two Of them
were awake i'll the whole house,
made candor easier. She said,
Sometimes - it helps 10 talk
about whatever's on your mind,
w%hatever's bothering YOU
Whats or your sisters mind"
Lex asked, a little scornful under
tone in his voice.
Sherry answered gravely, THE
man she Was going to marry was
reported missing i'll action. Val
seemed to know right from the
start that he was dead. Now she
wishes they'd married before
Rick went away she's tormented
with memories all the time.
Nights seem to be the worst OF
all"
The scorn had gone out of Lex 50
voice as he said, Nights are al
ways the worst. I'm sorry about
your sister That's a tough break
-but-mlaybe she's better off,
really, that he didn't come back"
why"
People change. The one who
were away fighting, the ones who
stayed at home. 1t isn't their
fault. It's-just that nothing
stands still. Your sister would
have found that Cuttings might
have been different between them
if he had come back"
But Val loved Rick" Sherry
Obi She still does. She was
half crazy when the news came"
Lex stared at her for a moment,
his eyes smoke-blue between his
thick black lashes. Then he said,
more gently, Sure, she was. And
they would probably have picked
right up where they left off.
Things would have been swell fol-
them. It's a shame"
Sherry looked directly at him,
a little quizzical twist to her
mouth. Nov what are you trying
10 do? Spare my young i~llusions?"
Well" Lex grinned, "You are
young. And | was being kind OF
bitter. No need to go impianting
doubts in your mind about the
human capacity 10 go on loving
forever"
(To Be Continued