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Career Woman
Portia had repeatedry told him he would be smart, and happier, to forget her and marry someone else. Ivan had at first laughed at her, then pleaded wtih her.
"I could never be happy with anyone but you. I love you; You know that,
Later, "You may love me now. you'll-stop. No man can be happy with a career woman. I want to paint pictures more than anything."
"I'll never "You can!" he cried, stand in your way. You can have your career and me too."
She laughed, shaking her sleek, blond head."Forget me," she said "I'm You not the only girl in the world. could be happy with someone else."
"I couldn't. I could never be happy with anyone else I'll never forgot you."
They continued to see each other. Portia thought it would be less cruel than not to permit him to call. Bo aides, at times when he wasn't making love to her, he was fun. He was fun and it also flattered her vanity. Tiat was natural. Every girl, career or not. likes to be told she is beautiful, likes to know that she is loved. Ivan never let her down.
to her.
Now, that the barrier had been lifted she saw vividly what lay beyond. She loved him. She had loved him all the time. The barrier her career-had been false,
Her heart quickened its beat as she into the future. a bright, looked sparkling future with Ivan, having fun, being told she was beautiful and perfect.
She became eager. To-morrow he Не from Chicago. was returning. would call her, Shë would meet him as usual. He would present his old ar- gument, expecting her customary re- ply. Then she would tell him the truth, the withholding nothing, admitting falseness of the barrier that had stood between them.
She smiled, thinking of the expres sion that would come into his eyes.
The telophone rang at five minutes after five.
Meet me at Tony's for dinner. I can hardly wait.
"Of course. "I'm glad you're back. It will be fun acting you again. She was proud that she had been able to keep her voice the same.
She arrived early, sat down in the lobby, lighted a cigarette picked up a ong, magazine, Shs, mustn't let him know
If she thought he would get used to her, cease-loving her, she
By Richard Hill Wilkinson
He became more ardent. Frequently at once. He mustn't read it in her She must wait until he be he went on business trips remaining eyes.** away two, three and sometimes 'seven ; cùmo ardent, when they were seated and eight days. He always called her at their cozy, customary table.
She heard his voice before she saw the moment he got back
"I thought of you every minute I him Sho looked up from the was gone. It was torture being away. Will you marry me?”
"Oh, Ivan, you mustn't! You mustn't continue to think of me this way. You must
someone
must be some keep saying that?
gazino's fashion page.
ma-
He was standing directly in front of her. He was grining. Beside him was a dark-eyed girl
"You were right. I felt you were
right all the time, but couldn't bring
There's no girl in this world as benu. myself to admit it." He turned to the tiful as you, as lovely as you, no one girl. Here she is. The other girl. I could care about. You know that." The ono I can be happy with. We've
"It sounds wonderful! It sounds romantic and glamorous, but it isn't so. I'm practical enough to know that, There will be another girl, Sometime I'm sure of it." :
Thore won't. Ever."
It became a habit. She expected his ardor; accepted it, Automatically she would make the same ropiles and he the same answers, Then they'd have fun. It was pleasant. Portia didn't mind. She enjoyed it. She could still devote the greater part of her time to painting, to her work, her career.
Another month passed. Then some thing happened. Portia woke up to the fact that she wasn't cut out to be an artist. It had béon a growing feeling in the back of her head for month The reality came as some- thing of shock. The thought that all her ofort, all her future planning was for nothing rather dismayed her.
Yet she faced it bravely, Better to admit defest now than to go on and on groping sliding back experiencing defeat Better to forestall all that now by being sensible,
She thought of Ivan. With a little shock she though of him. She remom- bered all the timer they had had to- gether, all the things he had said, hie Vows, hin ardor. And suddenly It flashed across her mind that it had been this career that had stood between them, that bha caused hort the true significa of Ivar
been married a week. I've told her all about you. She's dying to meet my Carcor woman.”
Portia rose. She was very proud of herself. She extended her hand. "Con- gratulations. Hest w18419,- gind-so glad.""
But her heart was breaking. (Copyright, 1989, By The Associated Newspapers.)
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