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BY IKNBI SIIANN

Author o! "Slndem Nurse"- “Wu Wilflh’ “Mr In“ G '.

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h "It's rather n. loo;

alumnus.” . goes back over vro years." Sunon rhougm um: of course he

. love wlth you. or words w , effecz. Mavbe we'd beater say mo about . "But. smnehow - l". feel like saying this. He . zed above all else for vxno ex- lanaton. as eh prcrrxised in her. .h would pu’. mum right:

or the lifg of;

" at. nice ng in a1. w much . ., Jerry Miller used w be ra-v . y fond o! Danube "

u? to Lrump up, B r he couldn't possibly m st. lmow she was be- ‘ honest WlLh him.

' . c ..ng. Oh, Simon. I don't» know hov: w veil you this. I think perhaps I'd betzer make it ls brlet

. I'm afraid when I'm go

' v hurl. you n great deal e-r risk even that. than: rnanenz‘

. ." her volce broke; ndoul effort she went. means anything w;

~a because I had about De '

. u on her wav to rnce; you .

clock in t/he far corner’

Simon's face hardemf

set. ’Fhere was a look in his

es znaz almost frightened her.’ see" he said cddly- "And why- a x you mu me?" I

She made a. little gesture. " e and no. "I couldn't be certain. when there 7'3. that accldent and we be-

zlead. it seemed there

eson why you Ehould ever;

'. I didnt wam. m ruin your, faith in her- I dldnt want. to spoil the munory you had of her "

Simon made a gsture. “All . Your motives. are very la le. I'm SUIE. Tm afraid I can‘: at the mcmcnt. ulfe appreciate them. And I'm st at a loss to know what all

_ lms to do with your lunching

'1 Jerry Miller. I should have imagined urlder the clrcumsmnces that. you wouldrrc have wanted b0 have anyming to do with him. especially since I told you I disliked and distrusted hivm."

Cherry wondered how she could ‘R0 rm. ere seemed so much still to tell him and yet it: sible now to draw back. But. t-he way he was looking at he; hurt her m terribly. made her wan; to cry our as l! she were in sheer nhyslcal pain. "1 know’, Simon. But. there was n reascn- I thought t-hac Jerry could give me news of Denise. You 1 see. there is Btlll scmething motel I've got w tell you. The da/y before we rnnrricd I found this in one a! the little drawer in the dresslng table."

She opened her hmdbu; as sbe lpokc and wck from it Denise‘: engagmenc ring. She handed it a- crozss (he table u, him "You remem- ber. Simon. Thar, rlngm."

'l‘here was no need to go 0n. no need m remind him. He r u qmckly as Lhe had what the finding ni‘ this ring alight. mean h: them. Hg stared at. i; wlihout. speaking. Then he lcoked across the table at her and the expression in his eyes turned hflr heart to water.

he ill said nothing she went tely, "You see, darling!

Jerry might be able Ira--

tell me if she was really dead. It's been so dreadful not knJwln for certain. I did 1:. because I lov you no terribly, because I couldn't bee: to tell you about Denise. And bo- cause ...we1l. I didn't know that she wasn't. dead. I don't know that now. I feel sure she mus: be. It's only that there Ls some doubt. Simon dearest. don't. lock at me like that! Slmon.. "she bmke off» Simon's eyes were hard. His face Wag drawn. ' _v God. Cherry" he laid slowly. "I don't believe I'm ever going w be able m forgive you", Gherrv asked herself whether it, would have been better after all to have said nothing, Hadn't she nl-I

>319 decided to risk thalr marrime? And nmv, because r1 hls secinq her

JLL-hllen-y Miller. 5he'd allowed hen;

f w be gtampedcd into balling him. ~ P wrung her hands. "Simon dar- Un l’ can't bear you w uke it. like _

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The closet we get to victory the better wc sec the price to be paid in “blood, sweat, tears” and money. No early victory without more 0f all four!

The cost of breparing the enemies’ death

‘blow has been tremendous. But the cost of ‘delivering it will be greater still. Invasion

comes high. The real job lies ahead!

The job of our fighting men is to give every- tbing-ours is to lend more, to put our bottom dollar into Victory Bonds.

Don’t tell our boys on the beachhcads that "we've done all we can. The least we can do is to lend morc-—to shorten the war.

Eet behindrhe Sixth Victory Loan. It may

mean more self-denial but what is that'

compared with the sacrifices our boys are making? To them victory is worth everything. How much is it worth

~to you? .

CTO RY 0N DS

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