Show 0 y ilki rk 1 3 11 m T M MARY A RY S CHUMANN atar ky by macran smith oo co service SYNOPSIS kezia kecia marsh pretty selfish elfish and twenty ar 0 rives rivca home in corinth from school and Is i rod met by her older brother hugh he drives drive her to the marsh home where her widowed mother fluvanna FI uvanna a warmhearted warm hearted self elf sacrificing and understanding soul kiil welcomes her kenas tier ister margery plump and matronly with the care of three children is i at t lunch with them hughs hueh wife ie dorrie dome has pleaded a previous engagement on the way back to his en job at t the tied steel plant founded by one of his fore forc be bean hugh passes doc hiller a boyhood friend whom he no longer sees ees frequently bt be cause use of dorries dorrie antipathy fluvanna marsh wakens the next morning from a dream about her late husband jim whose unstable character she fears kecia has inherited soon ellen pendleton comes over she is an artistically inclined girl who is a distant niece niece ol of Flu vannas and a favorite of hughs she happily tells fluvanna she has become engaged t to 0 jerry purdue ellen fears that her father a and nd mother gavin and lizzie will not approve the match hugh and dorrie dome go out to the freeland farms to dance with their friends cun and joan whitney whitney who has been out of work announces that he be has landed a new position they see ellen pendle too on and jerry purdue CHAPTER II 11 continued S art said cun 1 I see cuckoo but beautiful dorrie dome moved in her chair slightly dance asked cun his eyes on dorrie dome they went off together hugh stood up joan As they swung into step he said well jonny the troubles are all over im ever so glad that cun has work youve been a brick but I 1 could see it was haru on you joan gave a smothered exclamation and did not reply he looked down joans eyes were filled with tears what did I 1 say hurt you awfully sorry 11 he was dismayed come on well go outside he led her through the screened door to the long veranda they sat in a swing overlook its it hugh nerves I 1 think she dabbed her eyes with his handkerchief and relief from the strain A man has to work to fill up his time cun has to be busy more than most men hes built that way then you spoke to me so sweetly and sympathetically and I 1 went to pieces hugh sat beside her feeling touched and bewildered it was w a s plain she had some worry on ler ier mind about cun presently joan rose saying steer me around through the hall to the dressing room and ill wash up I 1 must be all streaky hugh im sorry I 1 pulled this scene for you you dont know how abased I 1 feel forget it glad you did it you want to know we skin skim the surface of coave conventionalities rationalities too much with our friends wed be more understanding if we knew what was in the other persons heart most hearts dont bear showing 1 I cant believe that I 1 1 I suppose we think it good manners said joan dubiously cc and to 0 live on the surface of th things ings a bad way take what comes today and not worry about tomorrow forget you have a heart 1 im I 1 trying to achieve it I 1 never quite make it still I 1 try very hard he left her at the dressing room door and went back to their table dorrie dome and cun were nowhere about and ellen and jerry had disappeared he saw his sister I 1 kezia dancing with arthur williams he left the sandwiches untouched but opened a bottle of beer and sat sipping it dorrie and cun approached she was animated laughing where did you and joan disappear we tried to find you but you had hidden yourselves in some secluded corner of course you parked in the automobile or were hugh joan came up just then her face freshly powdered and bear bearing ing no trace of emot emotion ion we mooning on the veranda she said gayly cun drew out her chair ill have to look into this he threatened Is there a moon it seemed terribly dark to mel me dorrie teased explain your absences abs encel said hugh with a smile never explains answered dorrie ri e lightly explanations lead to nothing and now nowhere herel hugh you danced with me at home and in their own room hugh sighed with contented fatigue as he untied his tie dorrie slipped off her dress and sat down on the bench before the dressing table to cold cream her nails lovely evening it darling enjoy it very much 1 I did myself after we got started naturally they wanted to celebrate after such good news it has been a tough winter and spring for them especially joan dorrie dome frowned a little as she bent her head lower why especially joan 1 I think she felt it more fact is she cried tonight that was the reason we left the ahe floor I 1 said something about the new job and she broke down hysterical relief I 1 think wept all over the place when I 1 got her outside dorries domes lip curled ds dailly silly illy 1 I thought it was rather natural ashes kept up a good front all along he looked at her troubled he had expected more sym I 1 V 1 11 youre soure so gullible pathy for joans predicament reverse the case dorrie suppose I 1 had been out of work for almost a year you be a bit teary with joy when I 1 did land something no id have confidence enough in Y you OU to be sure get something splendid in place of the old one cun is a simply marvelous salesman everyone says so he was sure to be placed in a little while the future with the crescent company is much better than his old place at the arrow steel but even so he hesitated 1 I gathered something else ase was bothering her she seemed to feel that cun might get into difficulties not working oh dorries eyes flew open startled how odd p perhaps she did not say what she was afraid of drinking gambling cuns auns a popular fellow he started for the closet and said from its depths she gave me quite a jolt it was so unexpected coming fron from her and I 1 suppose when she wept you comforted her he laughed a little yes lent her my handkerchief ill youre so gulli gullible blet oh I 1 say no now dorrie really he stood over her lights sparkled in her eyes from inward laughter she lifted her fa face ce for his kiss thin skinned she murmured stroking his hair CHAPTER III ellen and jerry lingered late at their dinner at the freeland farms the dancing began at nine and the orchestra a pianist a saxophone player and a drummer were just taking their places at the far end of the hall they wanted to know whom w hom I 1 w was a s going out to dinner with again when I 1 said you they looked at each other you know parents and said that I 1 seemed to be going out with you a great deal lately so then I 1 told them jerry picked at his salad idly then laid his fork down his hair was dark brown almost black straight and lay back sleek and glistening on his head with the help of a pomade his complexion was a smooth olive and went well with his eyes the color of black coffee when he smiled his eyes had sparkling depths and his lips a combination of sensitiveness and sensuousness and what did they say for an instant ellen looked troubled remembering then the dimples played over her face as pride in jerry r reassured her they want to see you talk to you when they do that it will be all right sure jerry was not smiling now there was a hint of brooding in his eyes im certain of it I 1 told them id bring you in after din dienelt nelt jerry gave a faint groan and looked at his plate frightened 1 I feel as if I 1 were to be shot at sunrise siliyl my parents have never committed a murder s so 0 farl yes but it sounds ominous jim im to be brought in tried executed we put it off until tomorrow night when she did not answer he went on look your last on me as a whole man danl I 1 have a feeling ill resemble a sieve in an hour or so shot full of holes ive met your father several times but he speak to me on the street and your mother has never been friend friendly lyl I 1 what will they say when they know I 1 have the audacity to to want to marry you TO BE CONTINUED |