The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 16, 1947, Page 9

Chapter 26 A vast VAGUE | regret, tugged at would have ney a pete M. She was evidently panning out as quite a terrific wife, too, judg- ing from the new and electric Steve Christiansen who was new on the staff and assigned to a full time piece of research. Maybe away pd if Helen had—well, eee tried understand that “ uiring an “3D. mag ga guaran wea she ‘had nt tentnnd that men had dif- ferent motives for wanting those magic letters after their names, things might have been different. A picture of his own T’nette flashed through his mind; and his heart swelled with pride . in her. Antoinette was the sort of woman any M.D, ought to have; for she understood instinctively the un- namable, basic urge that drives men forward into all the ramifi- cations of medicine. He ran into Karen a month later as she sat in her car wait- ing for Steve. She was strange in a. way, yet there certainly was none of the tremulous bride about her. a 4 eee of es 3 ee e pensary burned in Bruce’s mind; and he hardly knew what to say. But Karen was unshaken. “You were afraid to follow me—” she told him disdainfully. “You left me to—” And gratitude welled in his wae soul every time he thought of | balls T’nette; for she had him. paints ep pce ‘as She had lighted the pathway _ “ him, too,.a pathway that‘led to ae gies Sergi, from the artificial.| slowly from the how artificial that life had when it was brought home to him forcibly one day. Dr. M head man in Pediatrics, had na forgotten et to the tips of his v 0 ; “Not quite. T° graduate yy in the spring.” group of seniors, including Bruce, |™ent, she said: et over to the Children’s Hospital on have lunch Sunset Boulevard tq observe “same Her publici some experiments that were be- |TuPpted ing run by Dr. Coffelt on some} €©- “Why, yes,” hapers A little miffed at his pre’ ae oe of his fracture patients. Dr: Cof- E hting up. “That's a swell id felt had-just finished explaining |§ i his new technique when a sudden|™®," she begged. commotion out in the pavilion di- verted their attention. it ot alg have to excuse me,” It sighed. “We're being sistance oe se di man directed He took raid as of : least re- | as the policy “You’re old friends, gee! ¥. tokared today. The famous movie haven't seen each other for a. ies queen—maybe you've heard of time, see. You’ *s. te) her—Gail~Lake, is putting in a}, Bruce heard B in Bae ace charity appearance. I have to be him snickering to Spicer, e's : civil.” overjoyed, see?” “Perhaps you gentiemen would eare to hsten. Come ak ong.” Her intensity sho¢ked ‘him; ‘But three © he had a greater shock: Thy followed him eagerly, all|mornings later when Spicer’ amd « except Bruce. oe Ro Grandpa, sai e’ll protect you they entered the Pavilion, both sang out, the throbbing, throaty v remembered so’ w ell Ww the air; but Gail wa8-not singing Spicer Pediatrics war out with Victor Herbert's lo vely|than overjoyed. ice Bruce! handed him a Ag: of ~ Pe as filling page of the Los Angeles Examiner. ruce’s ears. began to ting one of her torch songs. She was, with embarrassment as he 1 with saccharine swee ‘ness, giving at the picture. - look coed Te Bohan came prancing: into : the < “You're overjoyed, see? oe fantasy, Toyland. Her press agent|he was going to dive right in stood near her beamirig, and asje@at Gail for his: dinner, . “Look, Karen, please—” she sang a cameraman was busy |8lanced up. Bo Pr Spier “I am looking.” Familiarly, snapping stills of her. were putting gros = — i" she tossed back her red hair.| - Aboui that time she saw Bruce. the picture, “I’ve found ? man,” she told him on pay ge ly, “a man who was illing to chase me. He’s.a re- search man, too,” she went on, “so I’ve squared myself with Dad. I brought home a Medic, even if didn't h up—” _Petulantly she pursed her Everyone*present in the pavilion | breathing eavily’ in moe m heard the sudden catch in her sion. voice. Everybody saw her dia- mond-studded hand go suddenly “I’m overjoyed, love.” Bruce folded the ‘ape cand to her throat; and everybody|hurled it at them. Irritat ame Ij realized it was a gesture which| having been rooked in on suc. had nothing to do with Toyland. | vapid bit of publici Immediately ‘she regained her|Out of the room. oe He cs es lips. poten: but her eyes never left} however, show how completely EnWe Ou even going|Bruce. When the song was fin-|ittitated he was; for the senior + # to Jeiss th e pride? asked him. | ished, while the children whistled | medics who had been-in. the pa- © ‘No, indeed.” and applauded, she came to him.|Vilion that, day made it rough Both Karen and Bruce whirled.| “Bruce! Bruce Crane.” . enough on him. And the* “Hello, Gail.” expression bandied about ‘Steve Christiansen was standin behind Bruce, a grin on his face. = do the honors,” he said. He did; and they drove away.!/ Molly Glutz down on the corner; But for — Karen’s troubled} but he knew that his friends— eyes haunted Bruce, ‘ particular Bill Spicer—were Ce — eee Be Seaboard R.R. 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