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ataitr cftv9ng Wale with hick? v`r'or'ry
o turn you out, bet the old 'bus is
fuel to capacity already, it's a shame
o waste a perfectly good seat in a
em•ta Uy geed car,"
Betty aid pot want to get into the
ems, Gorda did not want to get out
f the 'bus, but they did both these
hinge, The bus trunulled off, leav-
,,ug Gelder ami Dick standing beside
he deserted lake, staring at each
Aber in the moonlight.
'I've seldom met a girl quicker in
ilte uptake that Connie Aishfleld,"'
led Dick, grinning down .at her.
"You planned this You wanted--"
began Gude.
"I wanted to drive you home, fine
what's more 1 intended doing it. If
Betty thdam't pnovidewtliaily given
her ankle a wrtck, I'd have had to
think of Something else. It's too
cold to stand shoat."
He li lleeel hie 'erre in her( marcle
ting her ,away moan the• lake, shining
like a mirror under the moon, with
the flares and touidhes extengaisbed.
"Well, how about et?" he asked
before Gerda had recovered from her
as toetslm meat,
"How about What?" she asked,
timmglingily .awaa'e Of the pressure of
hie baud on her arm.
"About you and nee, of course," he
sued pronmimtly. ".I eves to ask you
when you were cosmvinIced I was
Betty -probe. I've hacl quite a lot of
that •taseinaiting young woman's
Society lately, and I'm ready to
assure, Yon, cross my heart that that
same heart could met, never could,
and never would, go one beat to the
minute the quicker for Miss, Bebty
Cheveley. ?sn't that good enough
for you, Gerda?
Involuntarily they stood still in
the 'road.
"But you kissed her," whispered
Gerda.
I ,thought you slaw US," said Dick
quietly. "That is one, reason wlhy I
am bent on having it out with you
tonight. I've no patience with a
pack of miteundemstancldmi that a
couple of plain words can put right
,at once."
"But you kissed her,' She accused
"Yes, I lessee her,' agreed Dick
baldly, his lips setting in a finm lune.
Not even to Gerda would he ever
reveal the fact that Betty had time
instant She knew Gerda mvlas near,
Practically flung herself into lois
aain>is.
"So you must be-" began Gerda
again,,
"I kissed Betty," repeated Dick
quietly. "And you've get to !believe
me when I tell you it meant northing
more to me than ie it had been your
Aunt Anne,"
'Mut you've been everywhere
with her, evemylsody's• noticed it'
persisted Gaeta breathlessly, $or
Dick was now rushing her along
aloe more,
"You, heisted I ismlould prove to
,myself and yon that Pin not in love
with your Cousin Betty," the. remind-
ed her. "I did the job pretty thor-
oughly, and you ought to be satisfied,
`'But Betty -rime ,may be in love
with you," pt'otested Gerda feebly,
Dick laughed' outright,
"Site's only keeping her band in
with me. We meed not worry about
any damage 1 may have drone to
Betty's, young affecticros,"
Still Gerda ,said nothing, and Dick,
his patience 'exhanustec1 stepped
agate .ie, the mliidd'e of the road.
'Leek here, Gerdra, you've got to
end it one ws.y or the other," he
said roughly, a hand our either of
her shoulders, "Do you love me or
do you not Tell ane, Genie, because
I -I love you so much,'
Hie voice grew hearse, his eyes
were ,tunbaa.rably anxious. Gerda
gave a half sob,
"I love you quite ,as match as you
love mo, More, a lot inore, bet I
won't be 4ctsls!ed by you molten you've
been kissing Betty."
"Kissinig your grandmother," he
scoffed, hie mine tender as she had
never heard it, 'arid his arms went
round her, "That was. ndtiiiog--but
this- "was was a long silence.
"Butt, this," he went on untseadily,
'Is the nnlost wongleetul thing that
ever happened," and again his lips
Owed on hers.
The pasta' larelved betateelty at
Goma-bully House, to find Miss Ane
setting up Por them, her book you
straight, her eyes very bright. Betty
lounged on the conch opposite, in the
most ma/wellous rlegltgee Gerda had
ever set eyes. en,
One glance net time %zee of the
pair as they came ie. ware enough. for
Betty, and she always believed in
gettlieg her blow he fleet,
"I wetted up to ate9 geed- bye to
you, ehe added, tthong% Imes
ItJ*k eye. Were ttebeee ai, "Sone
The On
boy Susan
It locked like time Snow Rennie glu-
m mere mortals the privilege of
gazing at her. For Betty was In white
from ahead to Icel. platted brief
white skirt, shout white fur Coat,
that could not have looked better if
it had beeei genuine ermine, a tall
Cossack cap in the same fur, with a
glittening paste ornament at the side,
catching the light and reflecting a
hundred coloured sparks, the whole
ensemble putting Gerda, and every
other girl, In the shade. To complete
the costume there were high boots
of flexible 'buckskin, white, on which
the skates flashed like silver,
The pressuee erased off, and Garda,
tier ears tingling, moved away, glad
to in away from the spectacle of
that swift and exquisltelY graceful
white figure, tacked effectively In
every intricate movement by the
taller, darker shape, that was Dick
4e11wyn, She and the rest of the
Ashfield party skated together in far
Less spectacular fashion.
"leset it exactly like Betty." es-
clahned the idign'ant Connie, "If 'I I
&a,1u t doreihly clragged Ted away
he'd be standing there this minute,
staining of her, begging abjectly for a
eolund with her. I never :IV all my
life Saw a girl with such a gift for
annexing every other girl's sweet-
heart.'
"Skaite-Gerda?" Timis was Dick
Sellwyn, with both hands outstretch-
ed. ,
"No, thanks very much, I'mn not up
to your form,' said Gemma stif iy.
"Nonsense!' he returned lightly,
linking his crossed bands in. hem's
and .bk+inetreing away with her round
Man *.
Redgrave
the lake.
How trtglvtfully tame this• must be
for you," said Gerda, her small nose
In the air,
"Not a bit," be toll her cheerfully.
"Betty's giving a solo exhbbitioa at
,the moment. She's a wonder, that
girl! Look Isere, 1'11 show sloe a
few of her teiciks.
"1 don't want to learn them, Iran
Otte satisfied with pfalin skating,"
said Gerda firmly, goaded to rebel-
lion., and be pulled her hands away,
early overbalancing herself in the
effort.
In an instant reek had her by the
waist, steadying her, and skating
with effortless ease along the desert-
ed edge of the lake.
"Mad with toes, Gorda ' he aked in
her ear.
"Why should I be?" she asked In
her turn. "But I shall be if you don't
lett me stclp, this' Instant."
"Why should I?" he demanded in
his turn, "Are you sending me back
to Betty?"
"Yes!" she cried passionately,
though site felt there was death in
her heart.
1 "Very weld,' he seed quietly, and
to her sunpriee and disappointment
to 111 d•'Isengaged hes arm, steadied
her on her skates and looked down
at her.
"Don't felt et, you're sending me
back," he said, but Gerda would not
hear. Instead' some joined a line of
three, one of whom held out an arm
to her,
There was damning to the music of
a huge grobnap'hone, near an open
window close to the lake, and later
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there was hot soup and coffee. for all
who wanted it. But always, no
matter wthat was goring on, deetty's
glittering white 'figure was the
centre of attraatlon, and usually
Dick Sel'lwym was in close attend-
ance.
"I can't bean' it, I'll have to get
guard:father to ask ane to Blooms-
bury," thought th eagonesed Gerda.
"1'11 find a job of some kind. Oh!
At that moment she was skating
alone, and she clasped one !nand
to, her ,mouth, choking back the cry
Beyind a (dunmp o8 bashes., unseen by
any but herself, was Deck Sellwyn,
his area% black as pitch in the moon-
light ;varlet Betty's• snowy fur,
around Walt young lady. Betty's two
white furred arms were about his
neck, ansa, at the moment when
Garda's anguished eyes fell upon
thein their Lips met.
"He saw nue but it didn't keep him
from, kissing her." wailed Gorda in
her heart. "Ola, L Wriest get away
et once to Loader'
Dom' another hour she skated with
one and another, longiamg for the mo,
meat when the Ashfield party would
be ready to start for home.
At the last instant, when, skates
had been reluctantly taken off and
the hilarious panty were climbing
into' the 'bus, Dick came in sight, '
Betty dlinging to his amen and limp- I
ir,g.
"Betty's given her ankle a bit of a
twist" annuounilced Dick, with what
even, the stioken Gercla could not
help lettraicimg was, unloverlilcp neer-
Mines. "Cern she have a seat in
your 'bus?"
"I thought you drove Betty in
Miss Cheveley's car " said Connie;
with mlanked lack of cordiality.
"True, int the garage is over halt
a mite away, stud Betty isn't up to
walking so tar," went on Dick with
undiantes6iecl ,clheerfuiuess. "Come
,ell, Can, you met surely tack in one
snore,"
"I know I can wa.lk,d1 said (Settle
with. a totecit Oddi petulance and Connie
sarddelh4y knew the young lady had
been brought unlwilllltmgly to the 'bus,
"Ono or us will Walk to the gar -
,age," ,said. Oeuvre. "lamp in, BetW,
fiord" -she looked amounnd---"Gerda,
Yoe Wont Mind walltdng to the garage
him for a second time, only just
audibly.
Wedmveedby, Septnrber lett, 1'942
hen in Listowel
AT AT
a to 's Restaurant
Horne Away From Home
friends of mine have been crazing
me to go with them to Mecliera.
Their letter by thee eveatieg's post
was ea urgeab that I have not the
heart to go on refusing."
She rose and nailed her fibril'
dnapenles actmoss the room, holding
eut a !slian white hand to Diok,
".How charming for you," he said
smoothly, "You'll es,oape the rigours
of the lenigliah spring. Before You go,
I'd like you to know Gerda and I are
going to be married."
'Really." drawled Betty with the
air of relegating them to the deepest
pit of insignificance. "When? Some
day, I suppose, .Clongretuiations,
Gerda, 1 want you to help with my
Packing," and she trailed with imitnl-
talbde glace out of the rooms,
"There were no letters by the
overtime. post," ,said Miss Ante dryly.
grt place. "My dears, I'm delighted,"
suppose these Prions of Betty's
know they are taking her to Madiera,
But they will," elle added with cont
victim,. "She made their acquaint-
ance on iter journey ,home, 'and I
understand there is en eligible son."
"Aunt Anne,' buns% out Gerda
stormily, "don.'t you think it's of any
consequence either ?"
"Your engagement to Dick?"
queried Miss Cheveeiy briskly,
"Indeed I do, but Bebty, as usual, has
managed to make her affairs take
first place, "MY dens I'm delighted,"
and she held dot a hand to each at
them. "You. may kiss erre-both oP
you,"
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