The Wilmington morning star. [volume], October 07, 1947, Page 3, Image 3

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CHAPTER forty-two
jjartin said curtly, “If you’re
jeady, Paul
Paul saluted smartly and
laid, “Quite, sir.
gut the swift glance that
aP3ed between him and Greg
touched with humor, as he
gwung open the door and stood
,t attention.
Lissa turned back for a part
ing word with Gail.
*Do let me hear from you,
darlmg.” she said quickly, and
;.pr eyes barely flicked Greg.
“Ar.d when you and this absurd
young man patch up your siily
quarrel. I shall see to it that
»ou have a suitable trousseau.”
' Ga 1 caught her breath and
• er (ace burned. Greg looked
‘ aight at Lissa and his eyes
were cold and inimical.
“Don’t be silly, Lissa,” said
Ggil hurriedly, carefully avoid
g Greg. “The only trousseau
r mall ever need is smart dark
gjpthes, practical enough for
yi,t office. I may even start
soaring white linen uniforms—
ttie patients would probably
truat me more.”
“Nonsense, you’re much too
pretty to wear uniforms. In a
uniform you would be danger
ously devstating,” said Lissa.
She kissed Gail lightly and let
Martin help her into the car.
With a final exchange of
•oodbvs, the big car slid down
the drive and the others watched
,d until it wai hidden by the
fees.
It was Norah who broke the
lilence.
“Gosh!” she breathed youth
jully. “She’s quite a person,
Isn't she?”
Charles said, “She’s re
linquishing the trust fund, Nor
,h, returning it to me.”
“What?” Norah was the only
<Kie who had‘not been present
«t that session, though Gail had
not realized it until now. “Uncle
Charles—honestly?”
Charles nodded and put his
irm about Kate, who drew near
M him.
"It was her own idea, _ and
Kutaia seemed to approve,” he
iaifl. "And since the money
means so little to her now’—”
Wide-eyed, Norah breathed,
“Why—we're rich! Gosh!”
Ker awe was so honest, so
unassuming, that Gail felt a
little wrench at her heart. Noth
ing had so sharply marked the
contrast between her old pre
Twin Oaks life and this — that
the money that had seemed so
inadquate to Lissa was ob
viously a vast sum to these
whom she, Gail, held so dear.
“All the things we cn do,”
Norah breather. She turned
about and eyed the old house
with gleaming eyes, and .hen
the laughed and confessed,
"But now that W’e can tear it
down or turn it around or up
iide down, I’m not sure I want
to. After all, it has sheltered
tw.”
"And like the faithful old
friend it is, it deserves to be
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prettied up a bit,” said Charles
I firmly.
They were §o happily ab
sorbed that they did not notice
when Gai! slipped away. Her
heart was heavy as lead in her
oieas.; sne would so b^ve en
joyed being a partner in all the
activities of remodeling the old
house, bringing out its latent
beauty and making it comfort
able and attractive. But she
had lost her right to any part
nership in the place; they
would be glad to have her if
she wanted to stay, but she
knew forlornly that Greg didn’t
want her, and she could not
bear to do anything that might
make Greg uncomfortable or
dissatisfied. Now that Paul was
coming back, now that there
would be money for farm ma
chinery, Greg and Paul could
i un the place with all ease in
the world. And she, herself,
must go back to her independ
ence — which suddenly seemed
nothing less than desolate lone
liness and heart hunger.
Her feet had carried her
without her being aware of any
intention, to the little house,
and for a moment she looked
at it through a shining mist of
tears. She was lost in bitter
sweet dreams when, like a con
tinuation of her dream, the
door opened and Greg came out
on the flat steps.
For a moment, so sure was
she that she was merely imag
ining all this, that she smiled
at him tremulously, and even
put out her hand to him in a
little, lovely gesture of sur
render. But when he took a step
toward her and the mist clear
ed from her eyes and she saw
that he was real, she was in
stantly on guard.
“Oh—hello,” she said lamely,
hurrying to say the first words
that came to her mind. “I was
—taking a walk.”
“So was I,” said Greg, and
his mouth was tight and his
eyes bitter. “I haven’t liked
myself much these last few
days. Thought I’d try to come
to terms with myself, even
though I can never hope to
make peace with you, after the
way I’ve treated you.”
Gail had the startled feeling
that she . had taken a step in
the dark and plunged into
space. The solid earth seemed
to have been whipped from un
der her feet and she could only
stare at him, her eyes wide in
the drained pallor of her face.
“I don’t blame you,” said
Greg grimly, misinterpreting
her bewildered astonishment.
“I deserve nothing but to have
you turn your back on me and
refuse ever to speak to me
again. I have been lower than
a duck’s belly, going around
heaving nasty words at you
and trying to kid myself they
didn’t hurt me more than you.
I’d like, though, just to tell you
that I’ll never get over being
ashamed and feeling that I
should be shot, because I didn’t
have sense enough to know that
a girl with eyes like yours
couldn’t possibly be anything
but the finest, sweetest, most
honest creature alive.”
Her whisper came, small,
broken, a mere breath.
“Greg!”
He took a step closer to her
a look of dawning wonder in
his eyes. But before he could
touch her, he thrust his hands
deep in his pockets and turned
sharply away.
“Don’t cry, darling,” he said,
huskily. “I don’t deserve it. But
I loved you, Gail. I love you
now. I’ll always love you.”
Gail said unsteadily, “Then—
then that’s all that matters,
Greg.”
For a stunned moment he
stood stock-still and then he
turned on her sharply, his face
quite white behind his sun
bronze.
“What did you say?” he ask
ed, as though he could not be
lieve his ears.
The tears were slipping down
her face, but she brushed them
away childishly with the back
of her hand and her smile was
tremulous.
“I said I’ve always loved you,
too, Greg. 1 adore you. I—can’t
ever stop.”
Long before she had finished
she was in his arms, held close
and hard against him, her
tear-wet face hidden against his
shoulder, her arms holding him
tightly, as though she would
never again let him go.
He held her for a long mo
ment, and then he tilted her
face, nis fingers beneath her
chin. His voice shook with a
very passion of tenderness as
he said, “Sweetheart! Darling
—Darling. Oh, my sweet, I
can’t believe it—that you eould
forgive me.”
‘‘Who talks about forgiveness
when two people are in love?”
she said with a soft, eager rush
of words. •''Tou had perfect
right to think me a heel, darling
—and other unpleasant things.
After all, you’d spent so much
time despising me before ever
we met.”
He kissed her, his mouth ea
ger and ardent, and cradled her
'in his arms and said softly,
‘‘Heart’s treasure — we’ve
wasted so much time and it’s
all my faun. Dearest, I do love
you so terribly.”
There was a long, lovely in
terval of blessed quiet, when it
was enough just to be here like
this, close in each other’s arms,
the bright and shining garment
of their love wrapping them se
curely, always and forever,
against any fear or danger or
loss.
And then he said huskily,
“Darling, I can have the house
finished, ready for occupancy,
in another weeK. Will you mar
ry me then?”
She was flushed and radiant,
the marks of tears still on her
CARPENTER DRAWS
SUSPENDED SENTENCE
FOR WIFE BEATING
A Wilmington carpenter, Fred
W. Joy, 2821 Adams street, paid
the court costs and drew a sus
pended road sentence of 12
months in Recorder’s court Mon
day on a charge of beating his
wife.
“That man is a sneaking rattle
snake,” shouted Mrs. J. R. Sel
lers, wife of a local policeman
and sister of Mrs. Joy. “When he
got through with her, (his wife)
cheeks, her mouth a soft scar
let flower kissed into exquisite
perfection as she looked up at
him.
“Well, I’ve never believed in
long engagements,” she said
with sweet audacity. “But if
that’s the best you can do, I
guess I’ll have to wait.”
His arms tightened about her
and his eyes were shining as he
bent his head and set his mouth
on hers in a kiss of ineffable
tenderness and joy.
(The End)
Judge Carr Grants
7 Divorces Here,
Ten uncontested divorses were]
granted by Judge Leo Carr Mon
day at the opening session of
New Hanover Superior Court for
the trial of civil cases.
Divorses were granted in the
following cases:
Willie K. King vs. Sadie Eliza
beth King, Howard E. Shroupe
vs. Mildred Virginia R. Shroupe,
Mary L. Smith vs. William M.
Smith, Aline B. Fowler vs. L.
she looked like a murdered wom
an.”
Recorder H. Winfield Smith
suspended the road sentence on
the charge of assaulting a female
on condition Joy remain of good
behavior and refrain from mol
esting his wife for two years.
Eugene E. Rhodes, Oleander
Negro, was found guilty of tem
porary larceny of an automobile
and was sentenced to 30 days on
the county farm.
Several cases were continued
and a few were nol prossed with
leave.
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