Show 1 HONEYMOON H 0 EB HOrst 0 ji I t. t L B J lv J Vi l. 1 la 11 Tin ret t Copyright Register Syndicate Trib Syndicate y BEGIN HERE I Margie Garver Carver had been divinely happy lappy the first two months after her marriage to Dennis Killian Dennis had ad previously been en engaged aged to Zinna Coating Keating and Zinna el eloped ped to New NewYork NewYork York with Dick Crawford Margie knew new that rI right ht after their marriage Dennis ennis hadn hadri t completely forgotten Zinna but after two months he professed pro pro- essed interest in Zinna I Unexpectedly Zinna returns to Dc De- troit to obtain work She has left lefther her husband and is seeking a divorce Margie is upset but Is determined not noto notto notto to o let the presence of Zinna in Dc De- troit mar her happiness Dennis has said aid that Zinna was like a fever in his lis blood but Margie is sure that Dennis ennis would never leave her espe espe- daIly lally since her year old niece Daphne has come to live with them Margie hears through Vera Vcra Blakely that hat Dennis and Zinna were seen lunching together She Immediately phones Dennis to suggest that they go gout out ut for dinner If It he can take Zinna II out ut Jut he certainly can take his wife out ut During dinner and dancing they have lave a delightful time almost like Id times Her attitude prompts Dennis Den Dennis Deni nis to confess about his luncheon w with th Zinna He tells Margie that he feels eels sorry for Zinna but otherwise she he means nothing to him He has asked Zinna to dine with them some evening Margie hates the Idea of having laving her but but she consents feeling that to see Dennis and Zinna together she will know how he really feels eels about her CHAPTER SIXTEEN The next morning Margie telephoned tele tele- phoned honed Zinna at the number Dennis had lad given her This is Margie Killian Killim speaking she he said not unconscious of the advantage advantage ad ad- vantage this gave her But it was cold old comfort as lS she listened to the husk husky music of Zinna's response Dennis said you ou were going to call me the other girl informed her sweetly Its awfully nice of you Ill I'll 11 be delighted to come Margies Margie's cheeks checks were burning as ashe she he turned away from the telephone Zinna Zinno had made her feel need and childish Her dulcet tone had lad implied You may be married to o Dennis but his heart belongs to tome me Will Vilt belong to me so long as I want it it FRAZZLED NERVES I detest having her for dinner Margie thought passionately And she he probably doesn't want to come If f Dennis had an ounce of consideration consid ration he wouldn't ask us to Unmeet meet in it this apartment of all places places But Zinna probably felt that in comparison com com- parison jarison with the housewifely Margie her own charm would be all the more potent Ill show her her decided the distracted distract distract- ed girl Ill m make ke her see theres there's no chance that we arc are Ideally happy But she had reckoned without Den Den- nis nig It had never occurred to Margie Mar far fargie gie that Dennis would act as he did She had planned a 1 simple dinner whIch could be cooked in the oven leaving caving her plenty of time to bathe and dress It took an entire days day's work vork to arrange everything so that she he could appear to serve that dinner effortlessly Margies Margie's nerves were frazzled be bo boore fore fOle ore she started It didn't help any tc c see ee that at breakfast Dennis Dennis' gloom had lad entirely disappeared Now that he ic was as certain of seeing Zinna that night light he was as high spirited as ever His gayety infuriated Margie She was so sure that the reason for it was vas because e Zinna was was' coming By six o 0 clock o'clock she was ready The Thet t table able was gay with a lace cloth the slIver silver Edith had given them yellow candles and a bowl of small rust colored chrysanthemums THE DINNERS DINNER'S RUINED Impressed with the seriousness seri serio of the occasion was as as' fresh as a rosebud in a pale pink frock Dennis had telephoned that he might be a few minutes late but he would come as soon as ashe he could So Margie Marsie was vas expecting Zinna to arrive first Dressed in the pale blue chiffon chitton Margie knew she was looking her hertest test best She intended to leave no stone unturned in the wa va yol convincing Zinna that their marriage was perfectly per per- happy and it would be bc easier if Dennis lennis were not there c. c When he tin did arrive she would kiss him affectionately affection saying Hello darling darlin l Margie sat in the living room plan ring her little campaign and outside the windows the dusk thickened into int darkness The hands of the clock clode pointed to ten minutes after aUer seven and neither Zinna nor Dennis had hac come Ise hungry Margie Daphne com Just a few minutes darling They'll surely be here soon Wh Why hadn't Dennis telephoned Sh She went to the telephone herself and called the Edison company but h he was gone Zinna's number was engraved engraved en en- graved indelibly on her mind but she would never call there to find ou out why her husband was delayed Lethe Let Le the roast burn to a crisp and the potatoes pota toes dry up and blow awa away Margie Garver Carver Killian would not lift litt a hand hanc to save them Just as the lump In her throat threatened to dissolve into tears she heard the click of the elevator an and their laughing approach down the halt calL Thc They were coming together MEMORIES Breezing In just as it if Margie hadn't been sitting there here since six o'clock waiting She opened the door tc to hear Zinna murmur Its all my fault faulL Something wrong with my car carat carat carat at the last minute so I telephoned Dennis How arc you ou Margie Its It's awfully aw fully nice to see you ou again acain It was as Zinna at her best too to Zinna more intriguing than ever with wih sables about her white throat anc md and little shadows like love bruises beneath beneath be be- neath her narrow lidded gray green eyes Its Is nice of you OU to come Margie replied bravel bravely But from that moment she was a aa at ata a disadvantage Dennis a n hint of tenderness in his voice voie said Hello there and pecked the side of her cheek check In his most husbandly fashion Cashion It I wasn't at all the greeting she had planned I She left lef them with Daphne In Dennis Dennis Den Den- nis l lap p while Zinna reclined on the davenport Margie made no apologies apolo apolo gies for the overdone meat It I wasn't wasn her fault faul and she told herself hersel fiercely I she didn't care but it i was obvious that neither of the other two cared either Their minds were on other things than food It I was You remember the Burtons Bur Burtons tons Dennis Lou Lu Ellen and Law rence Burton who visited us last spring She's getting a divorce in Reno They were here the first week I Iwas Iwas Iwas was In Detroit Ill In never forget it I Zinna cried huskily We were at the Cosmopolitan Cosmopoli Cosmopoli- tan club the tn night I met you LEFT OUT Self consciously Dennis Denis attempted then to include Margie That was some part party Dont Don't be v lieve leve Ive I've Ive ever told you about it i Mar Mar- gie gle You see I was wa as with wih one party and Zinna was with another Late in the evening we decided to join forces Zinna explained explain cd laughing above the rim of her coffee cup and about that same time Dennis Dennis Den Den- Dennis nis and I made up our minds mind to ditch dich the whole crowd We drove all night what was left lel of It H and when morn morning morning mor ing came stopped slopped at a farmhouse for breakfast Dennis Denni wasn't even embarrassed Those Tose were the best buckwheat cakes I ever ate he declared Margie said nothing but the they didn't seem to notice it Just went on recalling recalling re re- re calling caling people and events with wih which she had had no connection She made Daphne her excuse for leaving them alone at the candle lighted table And she observed that as soon as she the unwelcome third was gone Zinna lowered her voice and became wistful and appealing It I was Dennis who seemed to be doing the talking and Margie made no effort ef cf effort fort to hurry back They probably dont don't even know I have gone goe she reminded herself hersel bit bit- bi terly She sat in a small old fashioned rocker with wih Daphne on her lap and listened to the rise and fall fal of her husbands husband's eager voice feeling utterly forsaken BANDS OF STEEL After a long time there was silence then Margie heard the radio She listened until she could bear it i no longer Her heart was thudding painfully painfully pain pain- ful fully bands of steel were tightening about her temples What were they doing What thinking while soft strains of or music musie beat through the dimly lighted room Gent Gently she put the sleeping child in her bed and closed the door Her caution cauton was wa unnecessary Zinna and Dennis were no more conscious of her presence than the they had been of oC her absence They were dancing silently as though they were alone in the world and Zinna was smiling into Dennis' Dennis dreamy face Margie began to gather up the dishes paying no attention to lo them until Dennis cried Dont you OU want us to help you Margie Marg e No thanks she said ungraciously She stacked them in the sink without without with with- wih out washing them When she re re- turned to the living room they were sitting side by side on the davenport davenport Dennis jumped up and pulled Margie down between them Ci aret darling darIng Not now Zinna has been telling me about your friend frend Jack Carroll Zinna lifted narrow lidded eyes ees He expects to come back to Detroit De- De troit next summer Not satisfied with wih my husband she wants want Jack too M Margie thought thought MARGIE ACTS Aloud she said sweet sweetly How Ilow nice nicel You must brin bring him out Jacks Jack's a peach Hes been very wonderful to me Zinna murmured huskily Shortly Shorty after that she remarked in inthe inthe in inthe the general direction of or Dennis that she real really must go It I was getting late ate But this time tie Margie was too quick for her Ill Ill take you ou home Dennis is i tired tred and Ive I've Ive been inside all al da day Id I'd Id enoy en en- joy oy getting out out out Dennis stored stared at her In disapproval and surprise surprie as she brought brough Zinna's wrap Margie Vas not blind to the annoyed amusement of Zinna's farewell fare fare- well glance but she didn't didt care If I it t was to be a n battle batte of wits Margie would play with the other girls girl's girls weapons And on the way to Zinna's I apartment she seized the opportunity j to o say all al that she had DIn d. d sh She told Zin Zinna a what I a perfectly rt darling darlng husband Dennis W was S and how devoted he was wa to Daphne Zinna Zinn dr drawing ving within the shelter or of f her furs smiled enI enigmatically and ands s said aid id ats lovely Thanks so much for or bringing me home Its It's Is I's been a delightful evening To be continued Thomas Tomas Jefferson was the first rector of or the University of 01 Virginia Texas was a p part lt of the province rule ule of f Coahuila while under Mexican f 1 |