The Brussels Post, 1942-7-15, Page 2e
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"That'll show you dhow numb. I
think at fashionable clothes,' lie
Menu ed.
Sa t t ,hinfg about that grin flicked
Gonia on tine raw. 1 -Ie was bout on
itis dn'g Mier simply because it amus
ed: him, not because it really meant
enythiug to• -him, She fent She'd die
rattier than let him have that kiss.
Swathed though She was into some-
thing resembling an animated
Sausage, she wrenched herself
violently out of the circle ,of his
arm.
"If you Clare—I—I'll hate you for
ever and ever," she ceded.
"Dare:" h" repeated teasingly.
won't you know that's, a daugerons
thing to Day to a fellow?"
"Anyhow, you won't kiss ire," she
flung et him.
Diok still laughing a little, made a
grab at her, Gerda twisted herself
a second time away from him. Dick's
driving went from bad to worse. The
brown horse swerved from the
trodden traok, the sleigh rose on its
side and in .another moment both
Diok and Gerda were pitched into a
snowdrift at the side of the road,
while the, tall brown horse stood
looking middy round at them.
Ganda, hampered by her wraps,
floundered deeper and deeper into
the snow until Dick came to the
rescue and pulled her on to her
feet.
"I apologise." he said s'ti,tfly, while
Gerda detenminedly unwound Grace's
stawlc and even took off her own
coat to shake off the snow, :dewing
a Aim green figure, brightahaired,
against the dazzling snow.
"I had no idea," he went on, 'that
you'd hate it So much. It was only
a small joke, perhaps a rather
siupdd one."
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Gorda Le:titled. That was the
trouble of it, she thought desolately.
It was a joke for blip, hut for iter --
she knew it flow--tt hiss of his. was
far from being a joke—rt nattered
more than anything else in the
wort
Another sleigh, a far more impor
taut affair than the doctor's, with a
magnificent bearskin rug, carte
,jingling along, and when, the oecu•
pants, a young man and a girl, saw
their predioanienit they at once
came to help,
"It's part of the funs" the young
snap snililed at Gerda, while he and
Dick righted the sleigh. "My sister
and I were flung out of the last
corner,"
"Tremendous fan," agreed Gerda,
pulling off hes' beret and shaking the
snow from it. But she felt it wasn't
welly much fun after all.
"Have to make the most of the
snow while it lastss" cried the girl,
waving her hand gaily as they
started- off once more.
'Sounds canned far in the still air,
and 'both Dick and Gerda distinctly
heard the 'brother eaY—
"DUI you ever see anything like
the girl's fragile loveliness, in just
the night shade al green against the
snow?" : ,-•"-esTee -c
Fragile love1inesst Gerda could
scarcely believe they meant her
She shot a• glance sideways at Dick.
"That was me" she said with
satisfaction.
heard." he staid, gidlmty. "Fra-
gile 1 That chap ought to nave
seen. you Woking into beefsteak."
"Don't be nasty about it," said
Gerda, her depression greatly lessen
lye the entrancing phrase. Fragile
lovelluess—her fragile loveliness ---
not Betty's --not anybodiy else's—
hers.
"Theme won't be much loveliness
about you, fragile or otherwise, if
you stand preening yourself niucli
longer in, that thein frock. Even your
maavelfous loveliness -can't stand
up to a Bold in the head," said Diok
disagreeably.
Very reluctantly transfodmed her-
self once again iuto a cocoon., and
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;hedy ge. rosunied their journey in the
CHAPTE'11 VI,
The Wolf Crops Up Again.
U1:•u evening when Gerda fell ync
'had been. staring at Unice and Gruc.'r.
mistress for countless 'hours by tiie
Light of one somewhat smoky lamp,
Grine started grumbling even more
than usual,
Mis, Chsveley opened one eye and
said tartly-
-You'll go bone to.inorow morn-
ing Grine, first bue. I'm tired t0
death of your wtdningts, 'bbs doctor
.shall .send me a trained nurse "
"Me, whine, Mies Anne?" squeak-
ed Guice, "I'm ready to work My
fingers to the bone for you, but --
"That is the trouble," iuteurupted
Mists Cheverly. "You're all "buts". I
don't want anybody to work their
fiugeiie to the bane foe me. Get out
my patience dards, and be quiet,"
The subdued Guice, who would
have workedl her feet as well as her
fingers, to the bane rather than have
a trained nurse near her mistrens,
got out the cards in, grim silence.
Garda had to get out of the stuffy
room or scream, alba told herself.
Followed by Grice's most disapprov-
ing sniff she opened. the door very
softly and let herself Into the sitting -
room of the second cottage, and
found herself in a very different
world.
The fire was blazing, and -there
were four .lamp's, to say noticing of
halt a dozen, candles stunk ou
sanders ou the table. At the
moment Dick was pacleing a parcel.
"You do it yourself pretty web,
don't you?" said Gerda, "Ten lights
altogether, while we lead hardly 1rg'rt
to see each other by. Which islet
a great lose, for Grice's and my face
are as bad-tempered as they can be.
Aunt Anne seems happy enough."
"Mists Anne, flyless bier„ knfawe I
mast have lots of light for my work."
said Dick cheerfully. "I'm taking in
e couple of these lamps before I go
dawn to the .poet office."
G'euda could hold in her ouuiosity
no longer. She knelt on the thread-
bare rug, teaming bath small hands
at the fire. "It's unfriendly of you
never to say a word to me about
your work," she observed reproach-
fully.
"You and I aren't Mende.," he re-
minded her, dropping great blobs
of red sealing -wax on the knotted
string round his parcel.
"Let me do that," begged Gerda,
and .she was pernittted to make a
careful impeeseion in the centre of
each red bleb with Dick's signet
ring.
"We an'en't friends," he repeated
provocatively, spilling more wax on
to the knots•. "We neyar were, and
we never can be."
"All right, I know," said Gerota,
making another impression in the
hot wax, her fair head nearly touch-
ing Ids dark one. "Bort even if YOM
are. my bitterest enemy I'd rather
be in here than be shut up wash that
Grice for a moment longer.
"I wouldn't say we're enemies
either," and Dick shot a queer glance
at the (pretty, down bent head,
"Olt" yelled Gerda, dancing about,
,the •ti,p of one finger in her month.
"You're drooping balling wax on to
ane."
"So much: you can't see it," de-
clared Dick when he had inspected
the spot, but somehow he forgot to
let go hem Band. •
"Yell spoke atboitt my work, You
know or perhaps you don't kn ow,
that a rich 'Ca.naddan who was born
and bred. near here is giving twenty
Homes of test in this neigiluborhood.
My firm and two others were asked
to submit designs;
He spoke qutekiy and very earn.
estly,
"The. chief liked my designs, and
I've been ,sena Here to dothe job
ore the spot. Gerda, if my plans get
taken, they'll give me a junior
iysi'tner:stip, And t'you. know,
Gorda, from the moment I opened
the door that night and 'saw your
(Darling little face, 1 had a feeling
you'd bring me luck. 1f 1 win --if
indite are Ghonsn,--"
"Web, 'what Slim?" breathed
Garda as be paused, saval1owiiig
hard.
"They're to be for men, and. de-
pendents of men, who suffered
fba'oniglt tate war, Every one of the
twenty is to be different, no end
of jolly gadgete, and entertainment
hefty and—Gerd,!, 11'e a big job—the
mart'
wilione designs' are taken t+ril1
supervise the "Well. ---1 hope you'll be leaky,"
,said Gerda, uncanny, not noticing
until much: tater that tite grip in
whie9t he held her band Mut far
more aces the a:Plafsh of bot wax
"You unsieretenol wiat if could
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breath.
"What it could mean to us?" she
echoed, her heart's. beating souaidih,g
like thunder in her ears.
"We could get married se -eight
away," he said so quietly that Gerda
could not believe he bad actually
said the words. When she 010, It
was like a thunderbolt from the
blue.
They stared at each other ty the
light of the four lamps and, the six
candles stuck in their saucers-.
"If my 'plans. ,are turned down,
I'll have to ask you if you.'11 wait
for me, ,say a year—will you; Gerda?'
He onuiehed her hand even tighter.
"But you said youxiself we aren't
even frieudls," Gerda quavered,
"I couldn't be frriend,s witlu you,
Geeda. It's got to be all or nothing
with us," he said huskily,
"Si but we're always quarrelling,"
she objected as huskily.
"What of that?" be demanded,
"We couldn't give ourselves away
-before, Calico, for instance, could
we?" se voice dropped a tone.
"Gerrie, it's, the same with .You as
Weduced ay, July 16th, 1942
en in Listowei
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rate Away Front H
way you humiliated me that first
bine,' she cried, her heart even now
:resided with pity for the ,poor little
Gersh of that disastrous evening at
the cinema," ' •4140,111
"I humiliated youY Rubbish." said
Click furiously.
"You did, Showing me so !dainty
what you thought of the dowdy,
shabby little wretch that I wan. I'll
never forgive you—unlests, you
apologise," She added, with a spasm
of prudence"
"You'll get no apologies toren me,"
be retorted hotly, "It was .an unfor-
tunate incident, but it was over long
ago, and 'ought to be forgotten. Be.
sides, It was that very night—.'
"That very night—what " asked
Gerda.
"That I started falling in love
with you, if you must know,"
snapped Dick, putting the finishing
touches to his parcel. "You were
such a darned plucky little beggar,
sticking it out as you did, with your
,head high. Then the morning you
camp here, eihen the snow bowled
you over—well, I knew then,"
'!But you've never showed any
signs of being in love with nie,' said
Gorda, when she had recovered from
:her estenHalunient. "I still, can't be-
lieve you. It was Betty you started
out being in love with,"
Dick, reaching for his overcoat,
glared at her " D'you think I've
been in love with every girl I've
asked to be introduced to?"
"Anyway," pronooanced Gerda with
decision, "you'd have to see her
aga.inn make quite sure, before ever
I'd listen to you."
"You're mighty fond of Issuing
your eateris," gloomed Dick. "You'll
have to drop that little trick of
yous's, young woman, when we're
married."
Gea•da'ei little face flushed- scarlet
=kJ thea' heart ,started thumping like
e wdgd thing until she felt half suf-
focated. "I tell you—" rete flared out
at foist, stamping her foot. ,
To Be Continued
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