Show Saint 9 Sinner Simler I Whether it was the drawn pallor I of ot Bobs Bob's face lace or or- orthe the tM boredom in his eyes that decided her Faith did not consciously know but at Sunday breakfast she made an announce announce- announcement announcement ment as unexpected to herself herselt as to her father sister and husband Bob and I are going today today just Just tho tha th two of ot us Tires in good condition darling she turned bright apparently untroubled eyes ees upon her husband She was rewarded with a brighten brighten- brightening ing of oC Bobs Bob's dull blue eyes ee eyes eyes-eyes yes eyes that that- had once been as brilliant as blue diamonds The cars car's In splendid shape sh pe When can you U be ready Oh Faith cant can't I go Cherry walled wailed her face puckering to tears like an aggrieved childs Lets all go- go goNo No Faith laughed but her voice was firm We couldn't take th the baby And Dad hates picnics Hed He'd rather stay home and read his Ws paper But he shant shan't have a lonely dinner This is going to be a picnic for two honey Dont Don't sulk Cherry Bob looked five years younger even before they started He had insisted on supervising the packing of ot the luncheon hamper instructing his wife and Mrs Lundy in the preparation Lion tion of the sandwiches and salads that he liked best You Youie got enough grub here to feed a Sunday school picnic crowd Mrs Lundy growled but she sho was wa ex ex- excited excited cited and pleased She said to Faith Honey him up a a. little today Mis Mis' Hathaway Hath You forget all about this house and the Ule family and the bab baby and act like you was his sweetheart again And so Faith was thinking of her her- herself herselt herself self as Bobs Bob's sweetheart when th the dark blue sedan rolled out of th the graveled driveway into Serenity boule boule- yard vard She would not let herself hersell feel fee oen een C en a little sorry for Cherry wistfully wistfully fully Cully waving goodby from the front fron porch tho the baby held awkwardly in inthe Inthe inthe the crook of her right arm Bob minus hat and coat drove with the wind rushing through th the crisp waves of his thick hair His brown arms bare to th the elbow and the bronzed column of ot hi Ws his throat released by the turning in o othe of the collar ot of his Ws white madras shirt made him look like a 0 carefree college colleg boy off ort on a joy ride with his girl girlAnd And tho the smile which he flashed a aher at ather ather her from time to time when his at at- at attention attention could be diverted from hi his driving was the smile of or a happy youth His Ills eyes ees were bluer ant and brighter than the cloudless skies Faiths Faith's heart sang with Joy Sh She threW back her head and let him se sethe see seethe seethe the soft shining of ot her brown eyes the flush blush on her white ivory-white the little smile half-smile that twitched a athe at atthe atthe the corners orners of or her beautiful broad broadmouth broadmouth mouth She looked like a girl in love lo shyly expecting her beloved's belo first firs kiss She was wa almost afraid to talk lest her words would remind him that they were married married five five months month married and married and burdened with the re re- re responsibilities of ot a home and a family Bob seemed to read her thoughts and to be intent upon matching her mood mood her her sweetheart mood Do I you know that youre you're beautiful dar dar- darling darling he asked in a a. low caressing voice when he had brought the car carto carto to a stop before a traffic signal And Faith blushing brightly touched his hand upon the wheel with wills Just the tips of ot her lingers fingers withdrawing them with a shy mur mur- murmur murmur murmur mur of ot laughter before he could seize them Oh he hc was to be hers hersher hersher hersher her her lo er lover for for a day before Cherry working for him dally daily as his secre secre- secretary they tary had a chance to win vin him away aay from her Tomorrow Faith alth learns l arns bitterly what hat every ery wife knows Copyright 1927 NEA Service Inc |