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250 some nice girl and get myself engaged to be married again as I did once before! And then you’d be jealous again and have to find some way of getting me to break it off!

[Forlornly amused]

Yes—I suppose the thought of a wife taking you away from me would be too much—again!

[Then helplessly]

Oh, Ned, when are we ever going to learn something about each other? We act like such brainless fools—with our love. It’s always so wonderful when you first come back, but you always stay too long—or I always keep you too long! You never leave before we’ve come to the ugly bitter stage when we blame each other!

[Then suddenly forlornly tender]

Is it possible you can still love me, Ned?

[Mournfully smiling]

I must, or I’d never act this fool way, would I?

[Smiling back]

And I must love you.

[Then seriously]

After all, I can never forget that Gordon is the child of your love, Ned.

[Sadly]

You’d better forget that, for his sake and your own. Chil-