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’ CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
Sherry and Lex talked on, lean
ing there shoulder to shoulder on
the parapet of the old bridge. Be
low. the water flowed quietly.
Above, the stars shone. Their talk
settled nothing, except perhaps
some groping after reality in their
own minds and spirits.
» Finally Sherry said plaintively.
“I’m cold, Lex. Aren’t you?’’
He put an arm around her
shoulder casually, as a brother
might have done. “Sure I am, you
little nut! That's what comes of
standing around on bridges in the
middle of winter.”
“We’d better go.” Sherry’s
Voice was husky.
She tried to discipline the
shaken, traitorous beating of her
heart, standing there in the easy
Circle of his arm. Her face, ae
Lex smiled down at her, looked
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pale in the moonlight, the eyes
wide and grave, the iips slightly
parted. Quite suddenly, -and as
surprisingly to him as to her, his
arm tightened its hold. He pulled
her close against him and her
arms came up around his neck.
Their lips met and her mouth was
soft under his, her whole ardent
young body responsive to him.
After a timeless moment, Lex
held her away from him, his
hands on her shoulders.
“Gosh, Sherry—” His voice was
rough. “I’m sorry — I didn’t
mean—”
“I know. . .1 know, Lex. It’s
all right.”
“It’s not all right,” Lex said
angrily. Whether his anger was
directed against her or himself,
Sherry didn’t know. “I—can't un
derstand it. I don’t know what I
was thinking of. I guess—maybe
I wasn’t thinking. But that’s no
excuse.”
Sherry said again, “It’s all
right.” and then, faintly, "It
wasn’t your fault, Lex.”
“Are you trying to tell me it
was yours?”
She slipped from under his
hands and started to walk away.
“Do we—have to talk about it’
Let’s just forget it — pretend it
didn’t happen. Only Jet’s go now.
I’m freezing. .
Her teeth were chattering as
she got into the car. Lex shut the
door after her and went around to
slide in under the wheel. His jaw
looked grim in the faint glow of
the d-ashlight. The motor coughed,
then roared under his fingers. He
could feel Sherry -shivering even
after the car had slid into mo
tion.
“I’m going to stop at Pete’s,”
he said. “You’re chilled through.
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Notice is hereby given that the Governor
of North Carolina has called a special
term of the Superior Court, for the trial
of criminal cases only, fpr the County of
New Hanover, to begin on Monday, the
21st, day of April, 1947, and continue one
week, or until the business is disposed of.
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Some hot coffee will do you
good.”
"Don’t botner—please Lex— '
But they stopped at the same
little roadhouse where Lex had
taken her so often. As on former
occasions, there was an aroma of
hamburgers and coffee in the air,
a blurred background of juke-box
music, only a few other custom
ers.
Lex’s hand was firm under
Sherry’s elbow, propelling /her to
ward a booth. When they were
seated, he leaned toward her, his
low voice apologetic. “Your lip
stick’s smeared. Better fix it.”
She nodded and left him to go
to the little washroom, with its
crooked mirror and wire basket
overflowing with paper towels.
Her face looked back at her for
lcrnly in the glare of the unshad
ed overhead light. Sherry mopped
at her mouth with her handker
chief, the lump in her throat
growing bigger and bigger. She
wouldn’t let herself think — but
there seemed to be nothing she
could do about the tears that over
flowed from under her eyelids and
coursed down her face.
When the sudden storm of her
weeping was over, she dashed
cold water on her eyes, outlined
her lips once more with crimson
and, her white scarf discarded,
ran her pocket comb through her
shining soft hair.
“There now—there—” she mum
bled idiotically to herself “You’re
all right now. You look almost
human again.”
And still she pushed the rushing
tide of her thoughts aside and
would not face them.
Lex got to his feet as she joined
him once more in the little booth
There were two hamburgers on
buns on the narrow table, two
mugs of steaming coffee.
“Lex, the coffee looks good. But
—I’m not hungry enough for any
thing else.”
He wasn’t paying any attention
to her words. His blue eyes were
steady on her face. “Sherry, were
you crying?”
She hid her face behind her two
hands. “Don’t stare at me so.”
“Were you crying?” His voice
was husky, gentle. It touched
Sherry’s heart like a probing fin
ger.
He reached out and took her
hands in his, held them close and
hard. Her eyes slid away from
his. “If I was—it was very foolish
of me.”
“No, it wasn’t,” Lex denied.
“Only — I’m sorry, Sherry. Don’t
you believe that?”
“Yes, of course I believe you.”
“I’m sorry,” Lex went on un
happily, “and I’m ashamed. Be
cause I’m so very fend of you.
Sherry — we’ve been such good
friends. And your friendship
means a lot to me.”
“It means a lot to me, too,
Lex.”
“Does it,” His voice was eager.
“And I haven’t spoiled it? Tonight
won’t make a difference?”
“If you don’t want it to. it
won’t.”
“Of course I don’t want it to. I
want everything just the way it’s
been.” He said then, still holding
her hands in his across the little
table, “Sherry, I wish I could
make you understand the way a
thing like that could happen.”
“I know how it happened.” Her
mouth curled in a little self-deri
sive smile. “Something — biolog
ical, isn’t it? They don’t teach
quite enough about it at finishing
school, or I’d know the scientific
terms better.”
“Sherry, don’t—”
“Why?” she asked lightly. Her
eyes came up to meet his. She
made them. She made her smile
loosen and become easy, natural.
It was hard, but she did it. She
said, “After all, a thing like that
can happen to anybody, Lex.
Even loving Kay as you do—well,
we are friends, we’re fond of each
other. And you haven’t been see
ing Kay lately—you miss her. We
just—got a little mixed up—both
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Holy communion will be celebrat
ed at 8 p. m. Maundy Thursday
at St. Matthew’s Lutheran church,
17th and Ann'Sts., the Rev. K. V.
Huddle, pastor, said there also
will be holy communion on Good
Friday morning at 10:30 o’clock.
There will be a three-nour serv
ice commemorating the Cruci
fixion of Christ-at St. Andrew s,
Episcopal church, Wrightsville
Sound, from 12 to 3 o’clock, on
Good Friday. This service will be
conducted by the Rev. Richard L.
Sturgis. People who come to the
service can come any time during
these hours and may leave as they
so desire.
Holy communion will be cele
brated at St. Phillip’s Episcopal
church, Southport, Maundy Thurs
day evening at 8 o’clock.
The regular business meeting of
Wilmington Post No. 10, Ameri
can Legion, will be held at 8
o’clock tonight at the Legion Home,
Third and Dock st., it was an
nounced by Commander W. K.
of us. So now let’s forget the
whole thing, shall we?”
He released her hands with a
little final aqueeze. “You’re swell,
Sherry. Really swell.”
“Thanks,” she said. “And now
do you know what I’d like?”
He shook his head.
“The catchup so I can eat my
hamburger and drink my coffee.
I find I’m hungrier than 1
thought.”
“What a woman!” Lex grinned,
passing her the catchup.
Sherry proceeded to anoint her
sandwich liberally. “If you really
want to make my bliss complete,
you can put a nickel in the juke
box and turn on something really
groovy.”
As he went, laughing, toward
the machine, Sherry caught her
lip hard for just a moment be
tween her teeth. ,
And she thought, Oh, Lex—Lex
my darling. I must never let you
know I love you. You’d be so un
happy, you’d feel you were t»
blame. And it’s not your fault—
it’s not anyone’s fault. I love yoti
because you’re you and I’m me—
and I can’t help myself. But I can
keep you from knowing and I will.
Because you love Kay—and you
couldn’t stop, any more than I
could stop loving you. And every
thing’s complicated enough for
you as it is, without adding a
guilty conscience to your troubles.
(To Be Continued)
Stewart, Jr. He also said that past
commander’s night would be ob
served and a special demonstration
by the Drum and Bugle corps will
be held on the lawn after the meet
ing weather permitting. Special in
vitations to all past commanders
of the post have been mailed, Com
mander Stewart said.
Tom Snell, son of P. M. Snell of
the U. S. District Engineers, is
home from The Citadel, Charles
ton, S. C., for spring holidays. He
left today for Greensboro to play
in the Sedgefield invitation tennis
tournament.
C. L. White, state malarial con
trol officer, will be in Wilmington
today to start the program of DDT
spraying in the areas nearest
bre'eding waters, Dr. A. H. Elliot,
county health officer, said yester
day.
An Easter Sunrise service has
been scheduled for Sunday morning
at 5:50 in front of New Hanover
high school with the Rev. E. B
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The Easter message will be de
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Included on the program for the
service will be instrumental music
by the high school band.
An Blaster Cantata entitled “’The
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