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By Rene Ryerson Mart
y nir PROPOBAL I
CHAPTER X
ALONE there In the dark she
forced heriolf to face th un
savory truth. It she wasn't In
love with Kon he wu dangerous
ly close to It. lis wu constantly
In her mind, he couldn't forget
him. The remembered hurt In
hi eyes It night mado her ache
with misery. I
tilia pressed tho tool palms of
her hand eitalnnt her fovnrlth
hrnd. Whnt was alio going to do?
Tlicro wn only ono thing to do
... out till foollnhnrm out of
her heart, Hnrbeo decided.
Armed with that determination
he went to work the next morn
ing. She'd avoid Ken at much
polhle. She'd refine to have
any more dnlea with him. In time
her Infatuation would die a narur
al death. To her great mrprlie
and chagrin Ken himself laved
her the trouble.
(f She aaw him the moment he
came Into the lab, aaw him head
toward her, and braced heraelf
agalnat any ihow of frlondllneti.
"Hello."
Hello. Ken."
' "Ilarbee, there' been a change'
jln my hour, I've been made
second trick foreman. Sorry I
won't be able to take you home
any more, but I'vo arronged for
on of tho other boy to give you;
a ride." HI voire wa casual
too casual. Ila'd rehearsed that
rpeech for hour.
Ii'a fine. Barbee told herself, It'
Just whet (he wentod. Not having i
to ride home with Ken wilt make,
the break with him complete. Hut
anger choked her. It hurt her
pride for Km to have been the
one to end their friendship. She
waa even angrier when he
learned from the boy who drove
her home, that Ken had asked to
change hour with the econd
Qlck foreman, She knew then
lat It wa a deliberate move on
hi part to avoid teeing her.
I FORTUNATELY for Barbae
I there wa the excitement of
INed'a being at home to tide her
.over the break. There waa tome
thing doing every evening, a
dance, party, or dinner. Since Ned
and Delia were Inevitably coupled
'together now In all Invitation,
Charlea Mowry wa Included a
Bar bee' escort They becam an
Irurpareblo foursome.
The laat evening of Ned' all
.too ihort furlough the four nf
them rpent at homo to be with
!Dad. They played bridge for
awhile, and then Just talked.
Ned clapped Charle on the
lahotilder. "Ha he told you yet
i what he' been up to?"
I "What 1 It, Charle?" the girl
Ichoruaed.
i Ned anrwered for him. "He''
ftml hlmielf a rommlulon In the
Chemical Warfare Service."
That' fine, Charle," Darbee,
.aid quickly, wondering why he
I looked o crestfallen. "I I sup
pose you'll be going away then,
too."
Ned laughed uproariously.
"Thal'a the funny part of It. Old
Charley had vision of being
shipped oversea right away,
rather fancied himself as a hero,
didn't you?"
"Oh, hut up," Charlea growled1
good-naturedly.
Ned was still laughing. "And'
where do you think he' going?"
"We'd like to know," Barbea
ald little Impatiently.
"He' been assigned to that place.
that make ga mask, right here
i In town. The place whero you
work, Barbee."
They all laughed, even If It waa
at Charles' expense. It was one
of those unpredecented Joke of
wartime. But tor Barbee It de
veloped a sudden complication.
a Ned had taken Delia horn and
harles lingered with Bnrbea.
"You know how I feel about you,
don't you, Barbee?" he began
rather abruptly.
Barbee yanked her treacherous
thought back to her Immediate
surroundings. Sh had been
thinking about Ken, she hadn't
seen him since that morning when
he had told her that hi trick had
been changed. That wa nearly
a week ago, now, Her thought
had a habit of slipping away to
him tho moment they weren't
, ifuUy occupied.
e
CHE looked at Charle, silent for
a moment, and then truthfully,
"Ye, I think I do, Charle."
"I haven't laid anything before,"
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ha went on eagerly, "because,
well, because everything la so un
certain In these war days. But
now, If I'm to be stationed here,
there' no reason why we couldn't
be married. That Is that U If
h (tumbled to an awkward
halt seeing the lack of response
In her face.
Hhe got up from the davenport,
walked to a window, etared out
into the night, unable to fare him
for a moment, until she could col
lect her errant thoughts.
Every Instinct In her urged her
to ay "Ye" to Charles' proposal.
Bho, wasn't In love with lilm. she
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HOLD IVERYTHINGI
a imi tr ' m""ci t M io t ' err
"1 understand you do a little
barberlng In your (pare tlmel"
mis' tnk m-
'Wouldn't bo erSlatlcally fiiippyM
his wife, but she'd have the kind
of a life sha'd grown up to expect.
She'd have (ocurlty, and deconey,
and respect.
And the fact that she didn't love
Charles wouldn't moko any (I I (Ter
ence to him, He'd be willing to
accept whatever she had to give.
She knew him well enough to be
sure of that. She turned back
to him.
"Forgive me, Charles. I I didn't
mean to be rude. It wa rather
udden, I have to have t little
timo to think about It"
He took her hands, and drew
her gently besldo him. "Take all
the time you want to think about
It, Durbee darling. I'll wait
you know that, don't you?"
Borneo drew a deep breath.
"Thank you, Charles.. I'll think
about it."
(To Be Continued)
Nifty Nurse
Looking like a Hollywood star
let In a pin-up pose. Army Nurse
2nd Lieut. Catherine Slndlk re
laxes in swimming pool at Max
well Field. Al., where she It
stationed at the base hospital.
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Unit', U. S.
Nnval aviation
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14 Paving
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15 Sped
16 Fish curs
17 Kmployer
10 African
seaport
31 Caterpillar
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22 Flowers
;24 Penpal quince
25 Slnir part
26Mnlt drink
,28 Wager
2B Diggers ot
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33 Ancient
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37 Blackbird
38 Insect egg
39 Narrow inlet
40 Girl's name , .
41 Dny of the
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45 Symbol for -
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48 Compass point
47 Western cattle
.10 Range
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59 Any
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20 Exist
21 Location
23 Slim
25 Stays
27 Silkworm
28 Ocean .'
29 Was seated
30 God of the
sky
31 Dessert .
32 Pig pen
33 Measures ot
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35 Suffix
36 Also
42 Stalk
44 Nickname for
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48 Story
49 Great Lake
51 Russian city
52 Climbing
plant
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55 Varnish
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