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Misgivings.

There were a good many moments during the six months in which Olive was engaged to Peter Hampton, prior to her marriage to him, in which she had misgivings, Peter was tall and had wavy blond hair and a very nice way of smiling. Peter was nice to every

He was the type whom women adores. Wherever Peter went, there you would find women.

one.

Olive, at first, had been one of those women. But Peter singled her out. Peter charmed her. When he asked her to marry him, there was only one answer she could possibly make and be honest with herself,

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"She's never played tennis before, I've promised to show her some more to- morrow."

Olive decided then and there that. Peter Hampton, her husband, had to be shown once and for all that being. married was different from—well, not being married.

The next morning after breakfast when Peter suggested an hour on the beach, she refused. He stared at her.

"Good gosh, honey, are you sick?"- "No," said Olive uninformatively, "I'm not sick.”

Peter looked worried. "I'll bet you There were moments during those won't admit it. Look you go up and six months in which she considered lie down this morning." breaking off their engagement. For "And what," asked Olive, "will you Peter, engaged or no, still appealed do?"

to women. They still flocked around "Oh, I'll be all right," said Peter "I'm meeting and he was still nice to them. It made with an airy gesture. Olive furious. She decided she had Margery for her tennis lesson at ten."

Olive was furious. She went up- made a mistake. Peter was too hand- some, too popular to make good stairs and wept. That afternoon, with- steady husband. Then Peter would out letting Peter know, she went out come to her, smiling and with worship by herself and stayed, away until din- in his eyes, He'd kiss her and Olive ner time. She expected him to worry,

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would melt and decided she hadn't made a mistake after all. He loved her and no one else, and most certainly she loved him. Oh, she loved him so much it hurt!

"It will be different after we're mar- Tied," she consoled herself. "I'll be his wife then, He'll stop being nice to every girl who smiles at him."

At last their wedding day came, and suddenly

she Was Mrs. Peter Hampton and thrilled.

They went down to Coral Beach for their honeymoon and put up at the Ocean Spray hotel. It was early in the season; few guests were on hand and Olive had never been so happy in all her life. They swam and danced and played tennis and sailed, and Olive condemned herself most heartily for ever having had any misgivings.

arm came

them.

but when she got back he wasn't even in their room. He came in a half hour later. He'd been swimming with some folks who had just arrived. He didn't even know Olive had been away.

Olive guessed that the new folks were mostly women, and she was right. Peter During dinner Olive Bulked. Was sure she was ill. He wouldn't let her dance in the evening, but made her while he danced sit still and rest- with the other women.

When they finally got up to their room, Olive faced him, eyes blazing: "Peter Hampton, you you're a blue- beard! I was a fool to ever think of marrying you. It just isn't in you to be loyal to anyone!"

in

Peter stared. "Gosh!” he said.

honey." "You're kidding,

Then he looked again and decided she wasn't. Then one day they were playing ten. He sobered. "I didn't know you felt nis and a girl in shorts and halter that way, Ollie. Honest. You're the and sneakers" and a "head" bandanna only woman I've ever loved or ever way and carrying a tennis racket under her will love, but if you feel that

and stood and watched about me-well, there's no sense

→ going, on. Neither of us will ever be She didn't say anything and Olive happy. didn't say anything and Peter didn't. He turned away, got almost to the Not until they be finished their set. door. Then Olive: shrieked and leaped Then, instead of suggesting another, after him. he went over to the girl, and smiled and said: "Would you like to play?"

"L"don't kown how," said the girl, dimpling

"Oh, that a too bad," said Peter "It's really nothing. Would you like to have me teach you????.

"Oh, I'd love it!” cried the girl, "Well, come on!" cried, Peter gayly, Suddenly he remembered Olive..."You don't mind mind do you, darling?"--

“Oh, not at alll declared Olive with "elaborate enthusiasm, "I think

will fun sitting in the hot sun wa

notice the the girl out teach be

her

Peter

court and

In the nun

He took her into his arms. and they held each other tightly. Olive knew then why everyone liked him.. He was naive. His charm was wholly unconscious. He couldn't help it. And suddenly she knew that if she spoiled that quality in him, she herself might not adore him so much.

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