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THE LADY CRIED

then why aren't you

After a long time Peter released "Then. her. Beth, gazed up at him breath- upset?" lessly, her eyes shining.

Simon shrugged,. "What is the "I haven't been kissed like, that use? Can one combat Fate?"

-éver!”

"Darling! He took her into his Beth peered at him, her face puzzle) arms once more. "To think that so

"Simon, don't you and comdemning. many years could have passed with love me? Haven't you always love ùs not being, together."..

: me?"

"To think that we could have found each other, recognized bur love in one small hour. It doesn't seem real."

"Can that matter now?”- "It certainly can. Simon. Lamont, are you interested, in another woman?"

"My dear!". "It isn't real.

"You are! Such ecstasy can't

That's the explanation. be .real. We're bound to wake up

You've been carrying on an affair and and find it hasn't happened.” -

this offers you the excuse you needed!"

"It can happen. It is happening. Kiss me."

"Look here," interposed Peter, sud- denly, irritably, "what if he has? What has that to do with us?"

The kiss gave assurance that real- ity existed. But suddenly Beth drew "It has everything in the world," away. There was a startled look in Beth cried furiously, "to do with us. her eyes. "How shall I tell him? With me!" How can I ever bring myself to do .it?"

"Tell who?"

"Simon, my husband.”

"Oh:"/

"Oh?!

"After all, on his wife.". Suddenly -she began trends

· how could you could you do

Simon Lamont, hless? How

Haven't I

"Oh

fe, loyal, and

you

"He's so dear, so sweet. I'd hate always been a hurting him. It will break his heart: kind and conside Oh, he must be told, yet it seems to beast! You cruel, heartless wretch cruel."

map of a man! To think, after being They were silent for a moment married to you for eight years you each lost in thought. A cloita could treat me go."

had shadowed their happiness, The Simon sighed. "Now look here, moon, indeed, which a moment.. darling—”

before had laid a soft mantle of "Darling! Don't you dare call me loveliness upon the terrace and the darling? It it's hypocrisy !' She'

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sloping lawn and the garden, had produced a handkerchief and sobbed. suddenly disappeared...

The two men exchanged swift A step sounded on the flagstones glances, Peter, brow furrowed, bent

"Dar Both turned. She caught her breath. over and stroked Beth's hair, The light from the room across the ling, you're upset. Please stop crying terrace revealed the face of her hus- and

band. He recognized her at once. "Take your hand off me! "Don't "Darling!" He came forward, then you dare touch me! She leaped to stopped as his gaze fell upon Peter, her feet. Her eyes blazed. Oh, I "Oh," he said.

hute you! I hate you both! You you mien!::. She turned and led across the terrace and into the house.

There was an awkward silence.

Both looked frightened. Her throat They watched her go. Peter's face | felt constricted. "Peter coughed. was stony. He continued to stare ""Look here," he said, stepping for at the closed door even after Simon ward, "my name is Woodbury, Peter looked at him.. When finally he met Woodbury. I came down from Montreal the other's gaze he saw that Simon's for the party, I met your wife: an eyes were amused. hour ago. We've fallen in love.".

"Really?" said Simon...

..

"You see how it is," said Simon with a careless gesture.

"Look here," said Peter.

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"Simon," Beth cried breathlessly, "you must understand. You mustn't arranged all this, didn't you? think that this thing that has happen- planned it would happen this way?" ed is cheap or tawdry; It's some- Simon didn't answer He looked thing neither of us could help. It toward the house. His eyes were was just there, and we couldn't avoid. wistfully pleased. Some women," he Oh, I do wish you weren't so said, "never know their own minds. much unimaginative. You always are Poor Beth. She has toờ unimaginative, you know.”

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"Darling, please don't upset - yours. self. I understand perfectly."

Beth's eyes widened, "You do?!

imagination."--

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Peter cleared his throat again. “Look here, old man, we're quite serious about, this. ** It isn't something: thát can be treated-with-mockory---"

..

"Indeed not. Forgive me if I've given the impression that I was MockingQuite the contrary. I "repeat, I understand thoroughly."!

There was another awkward_mo ment."Simon," Beth accused, 've been reading books."

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