HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1940-3-13, Page 2THE BRUSSELS POST
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starlight For Sally
By Amy Miller
She telt -choking, and, as she sat
'silent, he went on—
"It's only dools who. refuse happi-
ness when. it's offered. We're not
tools, Oh, I'm longing to get you
away from all the. esu id Peoele who
don't Mother Tell me you'll come.
You, know you want to."
"No!" she cried sharply. "That's
what you meant then• all the while
How could you think I'd do it?"
4She tried to free hersel.t, but he
held her, and his tone convinced
her •of genuine surprise as he
cried—
"What's come to you, darling? I've
been, very patient, surely. And I
„want you eo terribly. You're not
afraid off love, are you?"
"Pm not afraid of real love," she
said. "I'm not afraid a anything.
But you've made me so unhappy I
don't know what to do. Let me go!
I dont want to see you ever again!"
"But aren't you very unreason-
able?"
nreasonable?" he said. "You've led me to
think you cared, and now you've
turned as hard as a stone. You'll
fall in the water le you don't mind,"
he added suddenly.
el don't rare if I do!" cried Selly.
She had swung herself up on the
bank, with the aid of a branch, and
stood panting, leaking down on
him.
"You had no right to think oq ma
like that." she said furiously.
"Like what?" he demanded.
"Let's hate this out, my dear."
He was up on the bank beside her,
holding bel by the ants,
"You're hurting me," she sad.
"No. I'm not. I'd never hurt you,
and you know it. But if I let you
go, you'll run away."
So they sltood, antagonists, she
held captive by the hand whose
magnetic touch she knew so well.
He held her gently enough, but he
was hurting her. He could not ap-
proach her, much less touch her,
without setting all her pulses quiver-
ing in, response. And now sh,e
was ashamed of her feelings, a.sham•
ed of whet was but, a natural re-
action to the appeal of his ardour.
The empty boat rocked on the
water. They would never drift
along in it again.
"Why are you angry with me?"
questioned Garth. "Why don't You
he year sweet, natural self? I could
make you happy, and you won't let
me."
'"I couldn't be bay the way you
mean,' she said.
"Oh, my dear, that's silly! That's
bceause you dome understand.
Nothing lost, but we should have
had ear hagginess. That's better
than, dragging on, year alter year,
when everything that was thrilling
at the ,teginndng has gone deed. It's
far batter to live foe the hour and
lone while love lanae. If you'd
only come with me "
ands
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"I dont want to hear any more,"
said Sally. "W!til you let ane go?
I done want to sea you ever again!'
"Well, I suppose ies ne use tank-
ing to you in ,this moody'' said
Garth. "You're like so many no-
men--soi!t and sweet, and hard as
naris;'"
"Good-bye!" said ,Sally.
He did, not answer. He turned
and jumped into the boat se she
went along through the wood on the
river bank.
The tears were smarting at her
eyelids, her mouth was puckered
like a hurt chilli's. When she
knew she was hidden from his
edgbt. she stopped and leaning
against a tree, gerveway to her
grief and disappointment.
She had seen the real Garth that
day. No true loves', but an utterly
selfish creature thinking only of his
own pleasure.
He had wanted her love for just
a little while, and when she had sue
rendered all to him he would have
left her, without remorse, and gone
to seek fresh sensations.
Yet in spite of herself she thought
of what he offered—weeks of love.
making amidst all the beauty and
luxury that it was in his power to
provide. And sere knew that he
would lend to they companionship
all the glamour of romance, It was
as a lover he festinated her.
Though she had held out against
him she had been been tempted, too.
She thought --"I could have a few
wonderful weeks, at least, and no-
body need know! After all, my life
is my own to do as I like with. And
if I choose that little time, I shan't
be doting anybody any wrong!"
But the Sally who had held her
own in earlier days, when life had
meant drudgery, fought against the
new influence. She was proud,' as
.
such girl are and that helped her
"I mustn'.b see bin again!" she
thought, walking slowly hack to the
house. "I mustn't stay 'where he well
ty to find me."
She had come to Brackens, Tor
Hall in qu.er!t oY happiness and had
found pain. She sent herself in
her roam, and wondered, where she
should, go and what she would do.
When she had lain there some
time the telephone bell rang. Garth,
of course!
eIIs, that yam darling? I'm so 'an-
ha@Py Do speak to me, just to tell
me you dbrgive me, I didn't mean to
vex you."
"I want to e.orgett" she managed
to say.
"1 believe you'rve been crying.
You're uwharpey, too. My sweet,
don't let's Intake each other ®deer-
alble. I won't say another word
about what vexed, you, at onlly
you'll 'meet me just Dace more!"
"I couldn't."
"Oh, darling, we both, said things
we didn't mean! I called you hard,
but you're not. ,Listen, any heart, I
shall wait tomorrow at the old
place,"
"I shan't come, Garth."
"I'm not asking you to promise,
but I alail be there, and by to-
morrow you'll' see things different -
/y.11
"1 don't think I shah.'
With that she hung app the retoeiv
er. The very sounds of •his voice
wan enough :o mike the 'pain" at her
!breast almost unendurable,
it was as !f 'he was drawing her
to bion by !soaae irrebl&tible force.
She knew that whew the hour came
she wadi have to etrnggie with alt
he had arwaken!ed in her, He would
wait where before she had, gone to
him eager for hie arms, his lips, his
careening. handle.
And, even though she knew mew
what to bad been leading sup to she
was afraid) of hea'sedt, She wanted
her lover, and what should! have
been, the dmnocent and natural re -
Weise of a loving •girl "rust be
resisted
"If I meet him again; I sman'e be
able to say No," she thonght. "I
shall left him, take me away, and 11 1
(10 I shall have lived, at !Wet. Per•
haps It'm better, es Ire says, to have
a few weeks' of happiness than le
be like noun married People, just
keelenig together dram habit after
they have grown erekt, Mum and
dad' -she nags' him, and he pride up
WWDNEBDkY, MARCH 1 , 1940,
With lt, Yet they must have beam
lav love once. !Oh, it's such ..
muddle! But if Idon;t meet brim
again, haw' shall I bear it? And
If I den% meet /era, he'll ring and
ring. Oh, I .mustt get away from
here--tthyt'& the only 'WaYI"
She pulled off he crumpled frock,
yard splashed her face rte cold Water,
She wouldn't go deem eo dinner
that Mehlt. She had the excuse of
a throbbing headache, But there
wee the evening tp ger' through and
if she stayed up there alone she,
would jest keep Uhinising and think"
ing.
Mabel came knocking at her door.
'There are two gentlemen asking
to see yots, madam, I showed them'
into the morning -room."
"Two?" 'She bed though'" of Garth,
of course, but she took the card,
decorously presented by the maid.
Elmer Stein.
Lincoln Slesenger.
Supreme Film Co.
,Salty had not been •thniking of
Anita for some hours, but here she
was again, no doubt.
"111 come down as soon as I'm
dressed, Iltabel."
"Can I help you, madam?"
"Thank you."
Mabel was excited. She had seen
the cards, of course, and felt shire
now she was waiting on a film star,
Sally was glad of something to
distract her thoughts. Tilese men
had come 9n search of Anita Pearl.
The rumour thet a girl, closely re-
sembling ber, was staying at Brack-
en Tor Hall, must have reached
diem somehow, They would realise
as soon as they saw Sally Freynd
that they had come on a fruitless!
errand,
She attended to her face and hair,
let Mabel adjust the first dinner
frodk that came to hand, and went
down the sltains, co-,ns,cious of being
wa'Vehed by people who were loiter-
ing about.
As elle entered the morningaocte
the two men rose, their eyes oe her,
One was square -faced and heavy
about the jaws and shoulders, the
other was tall and thin. They were
both very well dressed.
"Meet Me Slesenger, " Ming
Frayne," said the thin man.
"Mr. Stein, our 'prodhtcer," said
the stout man.
"Won't you sit down?" said Sally,
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taking a chair facing there.
She moved very gracefully, They
glanced et one another. Then
Sleeenger spoke,
"You may have heard,` Miss
Freyne, that we have been placed
in a very awkward position. Would
you look over your left shoulder,
please? Yes, yes, t'hat's, it! Thank
you."
Sally had complied involuntarily.
Now she looked at theta with won-
dering, quecthondng eyes.
"It's certainly remarkable," said
Slesenger.
"She's, taller -not so small," said
1 Stein.
"That wouldn't matter if she
comes through the tests all right,"
i
said Slesenger, "No., Miss Blayne,
I drt estle you know that there's a
stony going about that our star,
Anita Pearl, is staying here,"
TO BE CONTINUED.
'"We dislike guye
Who criticize
And minimize
The other guys
Whose enterprise
Has made them rise
Above the guys
Who erdticize
And minimize
The other guys."
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