| Show Sill Ill 11 l l MAIDEN VOYAGE E 0 KATHLEEN fATHLEEN NORRIS MORRIS Kathleen Kathlen NorrIs Service S 1111 Multi CHAPTER Continued Continued 24 24 And we cook here and garden here and fool around here Joe stated beginning to serve serre the ham enthusiastically as Rony Tony flushed and laughing went around to her own place And perhaps angels In hean heaven n have something on us for happiness but we Ve doubt it I talked Tony Into It just after we had word from you but for various reasons we kept It quiet They wanted her to finish up her work on the paper and break some one else In IA I cant can't still quite see the reason for tor the secrecy with us Caroline observed after a some MOle somewhat somewhat what forced flurry of explanations and congratulations and the eve eve- evenIng evening eve evening ning was over and the were going And something tells me that Ill I'll never be Intimate with my sister In sister law law Tony observed In reference to this parting shot when they were ere gone Something tells me that neither one enjoyed the evening Joe said sald happy with his pipe his fireside his wife his peaceful Sunday evening Tony did you and he be have It out While I was getting dinner yes In a way we did And In a way I felt terribly sorry for him Joe Youre You're so wise and youre you're oure so good and you know everything and ev- ev every every ev every ery one adores you and youre you're won won- wonderful wonderful wonderful Tony said simply nut But poor old Larrys Larry's still the big wooden Injun handsome and clever and adored by the girls lie just cant can't bell believe eve that life Is being mean to him Sit here on this thing She took the familiar red leather hassock at his knee her eyes were fixel on his her dark hair rumpled a little Into a babyish aureole about her Iler face Jo Joe put down his pipe and they locked hands Do you really lose lo 10 e me Tony Joe so much that I cant can't pull pullout pullout pullout out a weed or pick up a shell with with- without without without out needing you OU to praise me and see ee me and talk to me about It It There wasn't the least twInge tonight Nothing but pity for the poor fool girl who fell In love with a painted totem pole Larry Isn't a totem pole you 1 know nO nOI To lo me he Is I looked at him and andI andI andI I I looked at you Joe You are so wise and quiet and good good- good Sae stopped Go Co on wench Your discourse displeases me no whit Yes tut but you know what I mean Youre You're so big that you can cm afford to tobe he be little and fool around here mak mak- makIng making ing Ores fires and playing pla ing with me me But Larry did did you notice that he spoke of his valet Joe lie would have ha havea havea a valet alet I However vever r Tony added In sa satis satisfaction Us- Us faction I think he saw how happy we are I 1 think he did Anyway lie h 1101 Joes Joe's she laugh laugh she loved loyed It H ft a aDO H was wag rather rare broke rare broke out They did unless they've su sodd denly and gone stone blind You were rubbing It In all over the place 1 I I never saw you look so pretty or heard you lau laugh h so 60 much You let em cm have ha It right In the eye Oh Joe I didn't I Tony pro pro- protested tested Oh Tony yon you did l I I didn't mean moan to Tony apolo apolo- apologized apologized apologized looking up penitently Into his eyes But her face was radi radiant I ant The truth Is darling tie lle said that I had rather been dread dread- dreadIng dreading dreading ing meeting Larry I wasn't exactly conscious why but in tn the background baCK baCK- baCKground ground ground of ot my mind my mind my soul Mul aU all these months theres there's 1 teen Deen een the reel feel feeling reeling ing that Id I'd be glad to meet him him- him glad well to to well hn have ve It over l I And was It so Awful A Her ller joyous laugh rang out ont Why It was was-It was It was flat fiat l I she said For the last two years I haven't seen him you know and I Ihn hn have ve seen seen-I seen I have had the friend friend- friendship friendship friendship ship of a real man And It was almost dizzying It was almost be- be bewildering bewildering be bewildering to feel my old emotions slipping about and changing places and to feel under It all nil Joe Joe JoeJoe's I Joes Joe's mine and Im I'm Joes Joe's forever and nOlI ever er and this Oils handsome important serious man doesn't mean mcm one thing to me met mel I She sat silent staring Into the fire for a long moment her ghoul ghoul- Joe Youre You're So Wise and Youre You're So Good der pressing In comradely fashion against his knee Joe she said suddenly do you know I feel sor sor- sorry sor- sor sorry sorry ry for Larry Ive always felt a little that way about him I think They were so stupefied Tony mused that I didn't dare spring our real news on them think you were crazy with this long lone trip ahead of you OU and married only six months Why crazy There are hospitals and nurses In Rio lUo I should hope l I Tony said Caroline wanted a chin chin- chinchilla chinchilla chinchilla chilla coat I want something else That's all there Is to It lt Outside the house a soft autumn wInd sprang up whined about the chimney The do dog stirred comfort comfort- comfortably comfortably comfortably ably on the hearth two logs fell together and sent up a fresh rush of flame the lamp burned softly Tony her face bright with her own thoughts stretched a hand up to her shoulder and felt Joes Joe's fingers there What of the way to tr the enla end The end crown crowns all she slie said TilE END |
