| Show T TELEGRAM FICTION I l Spite Marriage By KATHARINE HA TAYLOE HAVILAND-TAYLOE VIL TAYLOR AND SYNOPSIS Because she thinks the thc gay Geoffrey Geofrey Tarleton has married another Marsha Moore marr marries es Bob Powers who is hopelessly in love with her They are spending their honeymoon at Easthampton on Long Island Much to Marsha's surprise she finds she really is in love with Bob and that she is content to devote herself to making him happy CHAPTER 16 Why did you tell Ella she looked well in her cap dear Bob asked Because Bob she felt she didn't grace caps Marsha answered quickly quick quick- ly ly- lyOf Of course she doesn't you know how her caps will ride with one deck under water You haven't it yet he went on why did you ou tell her that gruesome lie that makes me turn shuddering from you jou ou Because she Because she felt badly about her caps and the inebriated way they will look skidding round on her two hairs Well dont don't you See see dearest he asked She didn't she shook her head looking up at him Her eyes were wide So often to him she was a pitiably piti ably baffled baled child he leaned forward kissed the tip of or her nose sat back He tried very hard not to bother her much he felt she was a little happier lappier when he se seemed mcd but gay When lies are m made de to make people happier he stated the jewel expert in n heaven hurries to get another another another an an- other jewel for the liars liar's crown See you ou ow when we telephoned mother last night and I said Im Tm missing you Yes Unexpected Intrusion Well you know 1 now dear child I couldn't miss even my very dear mother just now because life lite is well you know anyway I said that You knew I lied mother probably knew but she understood what was back of the lie You did know I lied didn't you No I dont don't But I wasn't jealous at all Bob He could not nol always be light and gay he held her close pressed to him himor for Cor or a short second No he agreed voice tightened and short I 1 know you ou weren't jeal jea- ous You would not be I heard yop ask Ella Ena in the most round about dignified and clever way the other dl day whether I seemed quite normal You wanted to know whether you were making me happy now didn't you Yes she admitted The curious thing to me he said slowly lowly seriously is that you dont don't know anything of how rarely selfless and dear and generous and fair air you are You are so beautiful in avail all ways I 1 I I dont don't know how Ill I'll ever equal you She broke In and close to sharply His faith in her she could not bear Oh dont don't Bob Bobi she appealed She did not like him so well when he was not light and gay he knew Well he said with a squaring of Jt shoulders that but I feel hat that way and cant can't help it it But you dont don't need to brood on it Go play our your piece A little later he said angrily as s hands grew quiet on the keys My Lord what does docs your aunt want You lou play play exquisitely Those were quiet sane days that did not drag days that hurried by with nothing of exciting nature in them hem to pass th the time The weather was rarely mild They walked the beach arm in arm sometimes some some- times they talked again they were silent They drove over the hills played chess read She played the piano iano for tor him to find her heart swell as she realized he liked to listen Divorce Pending No she had never before known what it meant to be happy but she knew certainly that it could not last How could it she reflected considerIng considering considering con all Ive I've done all I cant can't do or be because of all Ive I've done And thinking thus terror an icy deluge would fill her heart Geoffrey Tarleton became a remote remote remote re re- re- re mote wr wraith lith of ot the inferno she he had known She held his memory close however and deliberately He would be well matched with her her aunt had lad said her aunt had said that his was an equal depravity No this life liCe with Bob could not last She must not let herself dream that it could she reminded herself She had by const constant compromise made herself fabric for the wife wiCe of Geoffrey or of some one like like Geo- Geo fre frey She could never be and with all trying the suitable wife wiCe for lor Bob Boband and she knew it too It-too too At the end of ot the week she be began an anto to wonder whether Bob could love her if It he knew why she had become his wife The question persisted grew strong It turned her silent often and It led her to look at him question Tired of me mc he asked on one of these occasions She wanted to answer with a violent violent violent vio lent I 1 shall never be tired of you your youl youlA yourA A lifetime won wont won't tJ give n ne e enough Ol g of you youl Im I'm a second rate shoddy snoddy piece but t ut no one could love you you so sowell sowell sowell well i if that counts She said sald Not exactly Drawled it Questions Asked He had been standing by the hearth tapping bricks with an emptying emptying empty empty- ing pipe He turned to settle on the broad arm of her chair I 1 am beginning beginning begin begin- ning to know you he said slowly She felt his hand on her hair h he was alwa always s 's so gentle gentleD And I know you wanted to say ay more but old habits cling Am Ani I 1 ri right ht Yes she admitted Within she said to him panic at heart Dont know me too well He said A A little gain dearest one She felt him kiss her hair and then he rose And again before the hearth he filled his pipe with great particularity a and d gave to 10 it his entire attention If If instead of looking slightly perturbed perturbed perturbed per per- she were to say You dear I II I feel that way too Or perhaps with a touch make him understand that she knew what all his flounder- flounder ings and through suddenly inadequate words meant Copyright 1934 by K Taylor Haviland-Taylor To Be Continued |
