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ON, HOW

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The first time Sam Firbish kissed life if he should leave her. Yet what Kay Lang neither of them was serious alternative was there? Wasn't it worse about it. They were at a party and to go on in his present role, loving an- everyone was feeling gay and in a fes, other, woman, cheating, taking advan- tive mood, and the kiss had no meaning tage of Emma's blissful, trusting de- at all. Sam gave it no second, thought votion? A thousand times worse. The until he and Emma were back in their kind thing to do was to break it off apartment. Emma unaccountably now, break cleanly and completely. smiled up at him and flung her arms around his neck and kissed him.

"I had a go:geous time,. darling! You were so sweet to take me to such a grand party:"

Looking down into Emma's smiling oyes, Sam suddenly remembered that he had kissed another woman to-night and that he had been married to Emma for fifteen years and she was still de- voted to him. He knew a faint sense of guilt.

That night when Kay came to his office ho held her in his arms for a long time. "Darling, I love you. You know that. It's torture not havng you with me always."

"It is for me too, darling. Oh, what are we going to do?"

"We'll go away. We'll leave this town →→→ together. Find a now place to live; make a fresh start. It's the only answer. We'll only be miserable otherwise."

"Sam! Sam! Should we? Oh, it would be so glorious?"

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Sam didn't see Kay Lang again for a week. It was, at a house party at the Fullers. He had forgotten about They made their plans to leave on the affair of a week ago, or almost the followingTM Monday. On Saturday forgotten. He remembered it suddenly, there, was, a party at the Savoy which when he found himself alone with Kay both were expected to attend. They in the conservatory; Kay looking up at agreed to be there. "It would allay any him, looking beautiful wistful. With possible suspicion. out thinking he took her into his arms The intervening days were filled and found her body soft and yielding with work and apprehension and thrill.. and her lips warm. They were both ing anticipation for Sam. He did what more serious about this kiss, both a he could about closing up his business little breathless when it ended.. without causing questions to be asked. During the days. that followed. Sam Surreptitiously he packed two suitcases When found that Kay occupied his thoughts and hid them in his closet.

By Richard Hill Wilkinson

a good part of the time, Ho had al- Saturday came he dressed and took ways known she was beautiful, now he Emma to the party at the Savoy. knew that he had always wanted her. It was all like being in a dream. Four days later he met Kay on the Things and people and words were all street. They had lunch together, sat vague and unreal. Adhering to their for a long time in the darkened grill prearranged plans he and Kay barely room of the Savoy and smoked cigaret- spoke to each other.~ Sam found him- tes and talked in low tones and looked self nervous, jittery. He watched the at each other. Sam's beart was boate clook. He wished the evening would ing like a trip hammer when at last end and that to-morrow would end and he summoned up enough courage to he and Kay could be on their way. propose that they meet the next even- - - About midnight he strolled Into the ing for dinner.

lobby and lighted a cigarette. Moving

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It was not difficult to make excuses about seemed the only antidote, for his to Emma. Emma had no reason to dis- jangled nerves. He walked down a cor- trust him, though now that this thing ridor and turned into a small conser- had happened he imagined she con- vatory and stopped. A man and a tinually watched him suspiciously. woman were standing near the window There were many meetings after there, locked in each other's arms. The that. Always clandestine, always un- colour drained from Sam's cheeks. The der cover, but rich in the thrills they woman was Emma, his, tender, loyal, provided. Sometimes when Bill Lang loving wife..

was away, Sam would slip up to the Sam withdrew without being obser- apartment and spend a guarded few ved. He went back along the corridor, moments with his new-found love, blindly, seeing nothing, hearing nothing thrilling to her kisses. Sometimes Kay conscious only of a whirring sound in would drop in at his office after hours, his ears. Suddenly he was aware that and there would be a delightful hour of someone blocked his path. He looked stolen love.

up. It was Kay--- There came at last a time when Sam "Darling!" she said: "I can hardly faced facts and reached a decision. wait." He was in love with Kay. He knew that. Jam shook his head. “No!" he said She was in his thoughts every waking hoarsely!"No! It's off. We're not moment. Both of them had mado-mis- going! · God, I couldn't stand it again. takes in their marriages. Was it too Couldn't stand having you and loving late to rectify those mistakes? Sam you and thinking that you may bo looked at himself in his mirror. He doing the same thing that she -- that was thirty-eight. There was the bar I-that you Nolu Escouldn't go est hint of grey about his temples. His through that again. It's better here." -figure was good. He had not become Kay looked at him blankly, queerly, too settled. Yes, he was' still a young and -- Sam turned and went blindly man." The rich years of his life were away. - He wanted to be alone, To still ahead. And it was the same with think To cry! To pity himself because Kay

this -nwful" -thing- had happened; be- But what of Emma? «« Emma had cause he had a problem to solve that een his wife for fifteen years. She had seemed insolvablo

'been good and

·loved him 1ktill.

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