Show FATE AND ADD THE TWO PHILOSOPHERS By RUTH GRIFFITH 1 by Western Newspaper Yap e por Union HARLAN opened her herPS PS cigarette case and looked upI up I D LI I at her companion sweetly J- J She liked his profile In the cool cools the but she ht as he drove car s Sn t like lite his argument didn't Sammy d dear ar you dont don't be- be y she asked T. T all that do you jou ou brie Yes I do believe It it Deb replied Barlow not without effort as asS S looked Into the face of the minis- minis ie fa's fas S 'S daughter Deborah's rosy lips t smile In a crooked laded dried end And I always thought that doctors doc doe ones were athe- athe tors tors especially young oung SV ts or Infidels or something interest interest- she sighed log Again the doctor looked puzzled into bee ber brown eyes Large question marks those eyes seemed always alwa's asking him how Kow 0 Deb he scolded You know m rs quite orthodox so why do you Tint rant to talk about it Deborah placed the cigarette lye lie her lips and shook out the lighted light light- ed match with a professional gesture Sammy Barlow brought the car to toi toa Ut pr i a grinding jerky stop Deb he said sternly I wish ion on what she prompted e eagerly gerly smoke those confounded I hate to see you do It it Much lIuch to his bis surprise she flung the cigarette away Instantly his arm dosed closed about her Deb he be accused you OU want to be bea beI a I little devil Youre right she admitted I III always always always al al- al- al ways bad had intended to be a missionary and tod to go to teach the he heathen then that they ought to wear clothes but Ive I've changed my mind The doctor laughed What changed hanged your mind 7 he lie asked Oh Ive I've come to have a different dew v of ot the Adam and Eve story that's all The young doctor knew that to start i discussion of the Book of Genesis would likely mean a bitter argument to so he wisely remained silent Deb gazed CUed off through the distance andle and be le watched her face That face seemed a mirror in which were rejected re re- re- re many personalities so often did the In It change Finally be Le took her hands in his Deborah dear when are you goIng going go go- ing leg to marry me he asked She looked at him feigning surprise at atlie atthe t the lie question Why Sammy 1 Never of course Deb Im I'm not joking Neither am I. I L But you must marry me All II right she sat up quickly and looking at an imaginary book In her ber hand band began to recite in a so solemn tone toce Dearly arly beloved we are gathered to together to- to gether cether in the sight of God and inthe inthe in the tie presence of these witnesses to join loin this man and woman In the bonds ond of holy matrimony matrimony- she paused Dont Deb said the supposed room groom rather weakly Sh she scowled at him and went wenton on Owing ving to the lateness of the 1 1 hour tour we will be forced to omit part of the toe ceremony Sammy wilt thou take this Lila woman for thy wedded wife 1 D Deborah borah looked at the doctor expect expect- antly Say you bet she whispered I will replied the doctor sol sol- Sonly Deborah dropped the book and set- set fed back In tL tLe seat Now assured were we're married she ton Viii But Sammy was in no mood for burlesque Deb wont won't you really marry me No ho o Sammy she answered emphatically em em- Why not Because I love you too much But Deb Deb- Deb Yes Jes I know what you are going to tolay lay V. V but I mean it Deb Deb the doctor muttered saw that his fists were den clen ed ed When Then hen we must stop this he said finally What she asked innocently and then without waiting for an answer tent ent nt on Dont get melodramatic Sammy you you dont don't know the tune BeJes Betides Be- Be tides Jes joud oud better drive on We Ve dont don't n Ja d to stay here all aU night Doctor Barlow karlow closed his mouth like an oYster rater pushed In the clutch and gave his attention to the road and his roadster road- road Mer ster I Now Nosy Deb V he finally d demanded ma d lust just tt leave out all of ot that Socratic queStionIng and answer one ques ques- for me will wUl you 1 Proceed she said slowly but with 4 winkle twinkle In her eyes Will WUl you marry me say me-say say yes or fi to o. o No o. o Dont Don't you care carer I 1 dont don't believe in marriage at all Sammy Where Under the bea heavens vens did you Let such Sch an Idea By By watchIng dad marry so many I Im suppose They chey lust Just seem to pour pOUl in inse n those se people so-me so some good some sortie bad some pour poor con con- JJ and an some rIch ilch with nt and without consent content widows v dowS and Vers and some some with several marriages mart marIn marag mar mar- ag s already all com corn t In to their credit credit all lag i t to lear hear da clad dl say those words word that tha lust t said to you YOU YOU- But Lut where did ltd y you u get that loua marriage Deb Surely not Just jaet from seeing people get mar mar- ried Well no not only from that But you see I see them thom that day and then I look at them a year or two lat later r rand and draw my own conclusions concernIng concerning concern concern- ing tag marriage You probably saw only the conclusions conclusions conclusions that you were determined to find You didn't look for any good results did you Yes Sammy she answered pa pa- I 1 looked but I looked In vain Another silence and Sammy drove quickly Ho He didn't know where he was going but he had a vague Idea that he was off ore the tho Southern trail which they had intended to follow He Be felt Deborah's head on his shoulder Its dark tonight Sammy Isn't It she said Yes Its It's dark for tor me tonight Deb but not only the road road everything everything he lie assured her Melodramatic again Sammy she accused Cant you love me without marrying me 7 I 1 suppose I can If I have to he be replied What are those two lines of Henleys Henley's that Ive I've heard you say so often Deb 7 Deborah settled her head bead more comfortably comfortably comfortably com com- on his shoulder and chanted In a Baptist song sing-song It matters not how strait tho the gate eato How charged with punishments the scroll I am the master of ot my mT fate tate I am the captain of ot my mT soul Do liDo you believe belleve that now Deb I III dont don't know V she replied thoughtfully thought thought- fully Id like to to-do to do you No yes UNo-yes yes that Is until two masters meet and then we need Fate to decide decide decide de de- deI I cide the argument Well Fate generally generally decides I doesn't she I Generally yes But sometimes she seems a n little tardy Deborah smiled but Sammy did not see the smile I Deb he said theres eres ere's another car caron caron caron on this road and we thought it was our road I Deborah looked at the glaring headlights headlights head head- I lights that were so quickly approaching approaching approach approach- ing them Sammy is this road wide enough to pass that car she questioned ner ner- Oh yes but Lord Its It's dark l I Im I'm going to drive to the side and wait walt He pulled to the side and slid the gear into neutral By the light of the passIng passing pass pass- ing lug car he caught a glimpse of a abrIdge abridge abridge bridge in front of him and before his hand band left the gear shift he be felt the sick sickening ning rock of his car heard the sound of tearing earth and realized what was happening In a n flash he be had bad flung Deborah to the side and taken her place A sharp ragged pain went through him he was conscious of a heavy beavy weight on his back Reaching Reach Reach- Reaching ing out his arm he tried to call Deborah Deborah Deborah Debo Debo- rah but he be could could only whisper and the pain of moving his arm made him bim faint fain t. t He awoke to a sensation of coolness He opened his yes eyes eyes but couldn't see I Something was over them Suddenly I he remembered the bridge just ashe as ase ashe he e had seen it by the light of the passing car he supposed then that he le was in the water that was the reason eason it was so cool Frantically he be stretched out his hands bands and called loudly Deb I His hand touched something Debs Deb's Debs Deb's lead head he be knew In a panic he was sure ure that she was dead He started up p wildly Somebody uncovered his I eyes yes and he be looked wonderingly up Into nto a tall mans man's face Calm down now the tall man was saying to him theres nothing to get getso getso getso so excited about Youre You're In a hospital and nd not under a bridge Deb 7 he ho Inquired hoarsely Here I am Sammy He saw her kneeling by his white bed ed Are you hurt Deb DebT Her face was pale but as she smiled two wo tears slipped from her eyes No Sammy Im I'm not hurt only hurt only my ankle twisted a little Sammy sat I upright Ill fix it it he be assured her where wheres of bandages The tall tal docor doctor doctor doc- doc Is s my case tor or pushed him back on his pillows he be said Im the doctor now Sammy dear she said do you reme remember what hat you said Just before we went we-went went over ove Why yes he smiled rather weakly weak- weak about Fate deciding deciding deciding de de- something ly y it tit was wasn wasn't t it Fate decided decided decided de de- and That's it Sammy she answered What Deb DeD to marry me going When are you Sammy Right Hight now 1 I Deborah laughed Some one passed puzzlingly In to at ut the door and glanced that the tall doctor had left ajar philosophy of ot marriage marriage marthe mar- mar But Deb your his fore- fore She kissed the he bandages on 01 he head quaintly quaint- quaint she questioned Well I guess I left my myny ly v Oh yes bridge philosophy ny under the |