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TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, AUGUST
1984.
SOPHIE KERR'S LATEST SUCCESS IN ROMANTIC PROBLEM FICTION
STAY OUT OF MY LIFE!"
CHAPTER XXIV.
said Professor
Lowe
day night music was over and aby speech or silence of great gen-]refuse
to
y
"Wo
his
I do soe and under-my, you're never divided from {quet and dance. Through all these i
falt knitting stockings to put on in It, or ought I to stand out and The whole thing gives me a curl-jálways strenuous. There were 20 "I can't stand these boys enlist lug to bis donth. Wo must keep of those freakish martyrs you terrupted, qubmitting myself to the annual Class Day, Founders the foot or a young man march-protest and refuse to fight, be one lous angry annoyance my work In-many established customs, besides ing," said Howard. "They're Bo
re his feet warm, as, he goes! I am know, Amy, they aro freaks in a the idlotic exactions of army dis Day, Commencement Day, so many young."
"More than half the graduating other women like me.”
nghamed of myself and all- the way
You never can be
quite cipline which are absolutely foreign returning so many class
ther women like me, her mother convinced that they're great souls to natural living, and worst of all, pets ning alumni, tom gradus
aufforing, for Bloomberg how my was speaking for her. Her mother always suspect cowardice. If I did to save you twas and enough in constant flurry to keep it going. of the undergraduates. They're felt all that she was holding back, protest-well, look at it on the off with Ellert, but-oh, what's the other years. The president FAYD go on the field trips to start This year, outwardly, Was like afraid it'll be over before they get wanted to give It expression, bring practical politic side I'd be kicked use!"
It into the light. Her mother, she out of my job hore in two minutes They wore sitting in Professor thought gratefully, understood so and I'd have an awful time getting to deal with facts, not feelings tore. The juniors had their dre "Yes, I know. You told me once regarder party for students, his for graduates and vial- Lowe's study, Amy and her parwell, and never falled her, either another. And by God, I'd rather and there's the war, and they want fight. The glee club gathered bo- ents. and her husband. The Sun-.
go and fight and be killed than to moro mon and here are you. And fore the Museum for their twilight the others had gone. Amy and eralswar memorinis Dead for come from an overpowering per special vacation through Com- oniores and freshmen played their
put up statues
and protest, if it didn't that'e that! We'll take our little concert of college songs. The soph Howard had atayed on, for the their country. We ballyhoo patriot-sonal conviction that would make mencement and then, deareat, we annual baseball game and after two tton had some arrangements
ism and loyalty to the flag, noble me willing to lose all I have or can plan. Howard, I'm glad It's ward the freshmen tore up their to make for the next week's com- motives, but it all comes down to hope to have rather than give. in. settled. It's been so awful to feel caps and went the rounds of the mencemont exercises. One of the
old Sherman's words in the endDo you see?" speakers had falled them, and War is hell. Hell for everybody
your uncertainty and not say any-faculty houses cheering and rag- "Yes, I acc. there were problems of entertain-
stand, Howard, Only"
It divided me from you? ging. The seniors held their ban concerned in it." ment to be considered, but faculty
"My dear," anld Professor Lowe, "Only 7" duties were shortly dropped for
me. There's never been anything usual festivities there was a .com. "your Quaker ancestore are coming "I love you, I love you, I live false or deceiving or untrue bestant stream of callers, parents the one overshadowing subject. out strong to-night. Of course it's and breathe and move with you. tween us and there never will be looking things over for next year,
Mrs. Lowe
was knitting the pageantry and the fake glory When I think of you-oh, Howard, The only reason I kept still about old grads wandering about in an stocking, first among that deluge that keep war going on, combined suppose it was reversed and I was enlisting was because I wasn't sure, expectant daze and pathetically de- of amateur work which was done with the fact that the individual going into the most horrible, deadly and it didn't seem fair to push my lighted when they found anyone so eagerly by women who longed
сип make no effective protest. danger-how would you feel, what doubts off on you." to help and who know nothing Marching men
who could recognize them, distin- hypnotize us. If would you do?"
He put his key in the door and guished guests who must be kept. who tolled away else, and
at it
"I couldn't boar it."
opened it with the last words. In- from being too bored... this longing, even peace ever offers anything as rous- appeaso
She did not answer, except by stantly old Mrs. Pearce appeared at when they felt sure of the result'sg and us glamorous as a military
Amy whe accustomed to the futility. Against the blind rhythm Parade with colours flying and holding his arm closer. Presently the head of the stairs, her bonnet routine from her childhood and had
bands playing and the long lines of he went on:
"Suppose of the needles her voice
we atop on her head, hor bag in her hand. heretofore gone through it enally ang men stepping, in time-why, war's thinking about it until after Com-"I'm all rendy to go." she said in a enough, constantly amused by its sharply. This war! Cruel, loath done for!"
mencement's over. Then we'll have loud whisper. The baby's slept an endless small importance, emer- some, useless, stupid! People talk
talk and about the sacredness of
decide. Something good as gold, only woke up once gencles, pomposities and naivetes. human life. There's nothing less anered, "We must go," sho
Amý could not stand any more, might come to change things. We and wanted a drink of water. Now But this year, though she went the
Bald. "Old can't tell." nothing more cheap to-day. If we Mrs. Pearce is staying with Nancy
don't say you're walking home with round conscientiously, keeping ten- "What's the drove animals to aimless mutilation and she hates to be out too late."off, Howard? You've decided now. you. Nobody's going to run off with speechless, awkward young- Use of putting itme. Mr. Jackson, for I won't let table bordes in order, duty-dancing and slaughter the whole world "I always offer to go home with You've decided to go. The only with a girl my age, not in Marburg, sters, standing in receiving lines, would revolt against it. But these her," said Howard, "but that makes thing you haven't decided is how nolow. Goodnight to both of you smiling until her face felt stiff, and are human beinga, so it doesn't no hit at all. She doesn't want an and when." matter."
And she whieked past them and listening to dull comments until Amy stayed quiet, watching early."
down the path before they could do her cara felt stuffed, she did it only Howard, trying to keep all expres
if I go I more than say goodnight,
with her surface consciousness, be alon from her face. She know But out in the dark street Amy Corps. I
So they left on this homely note. want to try for the Aviation They went up hand in hand, like neath which lay the dread she must that he had been wondering, ever took hold of Howard's arm, held it that's as far as I've thought. We'll Impending denger. Yet there was
may be too old. But children clinging together against enter as soon as the week was over. sinco America had joined the Al- tight. "You want to go," she said put all the rest off until after Com a relief in sharing openly what had at a distance, on the speakers tog She saw little of Howard except ilcs, if he ought to enlist. He did
sadly. not want to wait
mencement. We won't speak of It. been hidden. The quiet, accustom trum, or piloting some distinguish- to be drafted. They had talked about
"I don't know. I'm caught be- We'll pretend we don't know. I'd ed room reaisted the trouble of ed visitor's wife toward the re Rttle.
It very tween the conventional traditional rather have it that away. Oh, their minds, Mrs. Pearce had freshment tables. All their talk She had offered no objec idea and a sort of bleak common Amy, sweet, what else can I do? taken the day spreads from the was of the little day-to-day happen. tion. She left him free to make sense. Everything your mother After all, I'm worth no more than beds, turned down the covers, lit inge: "Howard, the president tale his decision. But it was tearing said about war is ghastly truth. anyone else. If I don't do my in the soft reading lamp, sot bureau phoned. her heart to agony.
There ought to be no war.
Call him back right Mrs. Lowe wont on: A war to insanity. Nevertheless, there's a dirty mark against me. You don't night
It's an initesimal share I'll always feel and chest teps in order, laid out away." "Howard, Professor El- and war. What a catch phrase! war going on and this country's think I want to go, do you, that gowns.
clothes, slippers, dressing lert's luncheon is at once, but he It's a war to breed war. Hero. I joined in. Ought I to do my part look forward to it in any way joined in reassurance. We are "Amy, don't you think this dress All these intimate things wants you to be there early" and here," they proclaimed, "we have shirt. will do for one more night?" not moved nor changed. We offer for looks like the usual thunder- you the comfort of our humble storm for the garden party. They atability.
inpoken: casual easy 'volees, but
their, eyes avoided meeting.
·
escort. She wants to be home
"I've decided this:
Commencement in Marburg was
(To Be Continued.)
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