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RUSTY

Oh, Naomi, how lucky you are! How he must love you. He was so kind and patient and helpfil”

The frown grow between Naom!'s brown. A fear, a coldness began to take hold of her heart.

Absurdly Naomi thought she hated leaving Rusty almost as much as she did Ethan. Ethan was her husband, Rusty was the three-months old sprink ger epantel, Ethan had brought him home as a surprise the week after they

"Whatever are you talking about?“ · returned from their honeymoon, She

"About Dune, We quatrolled, you loved him from the moment his pink

a allty tongue eagerly licked the hand she put know. Oh, it was over auch out in her first gesture of friendship. little thing. But it grow and grow She loved him even when she dies and Dune told Ethan about it, and I covered that a three-months old puppy told Ethan and he talked and talked. has little discrimination in matters of About you. I mean, it was you and diet. Rusty attempted to mastleate him that convinced us. He was so con- everything from the ends of the new tented and happy, and he said we could chinta curtains to the fussy bristles be, too, if we had any sense. and in- tellligence. He antd there wasn't any of the fireplace broom.

Occasionally she became exasperated, formula but love, and that if we want like the time he chewed into a ed to be happy it was up to us, not ahapeless soddon mass the boolt of old. him or anyone else, And, oh, it was fashioned rocipos hor Aunt Sara had wonderfull Bofore we know it there given her. Then she would scold wo were, back together again, apolo- and Rusty would retreat beneath the gizing and sorry and owing it all to piano and peer out at her with silky Ethan.. ears drooping and great brown; eyas - sad and remorseful,

come into her throat, a lump would irritating background;

Yes, now that she had decided to leave Ethan she must leave Rusty too. There must be no reminders, no con- necting link in the things she took away. It was going to be hard enough breaking away without torturing hor- self with memories of what might. have beon.

So Naomi sat at her desk and wrote: "Doar Ethan:..

"I had thought I would be able to

Her voice ran on, forming a faint, of sound for Naomi's thoughts, for other little voices that talked to her accusingly, that laughed scornfully and called her un- fair and a cheat and disloyal.

Then abruptly, she was standing and Rogina had stopped and was looking at her with open mouth.

"Waltor! Please! My Hurry! Oh, do hurry!"

cheek!

Sho was thinking of the chintz cur- tains and the patch of green lawn out back and the travel folders in a pigeon

By Richard Hill Wilkinson

take it. I had promised myself that hole of the desk and their plans for if ever another woman came between next summer. She was thinking that as I would blame myself, condemn my- to-day was Saturday, and that Ethan self for having failed, and try to win would surely get home before she Good could possibly make it and the letter you back. What a fool I was! bye, dear. It was fun while it lasted on the little table beside the big chair.

She placed the note on the little table near the big chair where Ethan always sat to read his paper. Her bag was in the hall, packed and ready, Rusty leaped and yelped about her fect. She didn't dare look at him, nor glanco into the room. She opened the door and went out quickly

She hired a taxi. It was a reckless thing to do, because they were economizing for their plans for next summer. But even so she was too late. Ethan's coupe was in front of the house. ·

Hor heart was in her throat and dread was in her heart. She opened The train for Weymouth left at 1:30. the door and there was Ethan sprawled She wasn't hungry, but decided to out in the big chair. He looked at drop in at Flagg's for a sandwich. It her solemnly.

wouldn't be sensible to go without "Shh!" he said. "Don't say a word. lunch; from now on she must be son If you do we'll never get to first base sible in everything she did. Sensible with the mutt. After all, he's old and practical and matter-of-fact; Any enough to learn now." I

one Her brain whirled crazily, then other mode of living would be

Beneath the piano Rusty's more reminder of what she was leaving stopped.

stubby tail thumped tentatively. He bohindi

peered out at her from great, sorrow. ful, guilty eyes. At his feet was a of twisted, shapeless soddon mass

She hadn't thought of meeting any one In Flagg's. She hadn't planned on what she would do if this happen- ed. And now, watching Regina Dun- paper the letter she had left on the can coming across the room, sho felt little table beside the big chair,

hor muscles stiffon; her hands were (Copyright, 1089 By The Associated suddenly like Ice. Regina of all people! Newspaper.)

Regina, the other woman!

her

Naomi was a little proud of voice, her smile, hor complete control.. This was fate. This was the hardest test of all coming so soon. If she 'could survive this she could survive

all the years to come.

“Darling, how nice you look! Think of mooting you here like this, to-day Imust tell you, I promised Ethan. 1. wouldn't I must, Ho was no won- derfull Ethan I moan."

Uncertainly Naomi's brows came to gother in a little frown. But she stille. emiled, still kept her voice ander con- trol.

Luralizmo what, darling!!

"About Dune and me," About Ethan.

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