Marjorie Dean Macy

e who had formerly never understood love she could not but marvel at the great change within herself. She was now experiencing the stillness of happiness of which Constance had tr

ted she had been. She was remorseful now. Loving Hal with all the strength of her fin

g of tender beauty 20as she opened the envelope and extracted two closely written sheets of thick gray paper. Hal’s letters to Marjorie had usually been brief affairs until after the

are

onnie and Laurie arrived here from New York last week. You must have heard from Connie by now. I am planning a moonlight stroll on the beach and a sail in the Oriole for the same old six of us

a dream. I shall not be sure of my good fortune until we meet again. You went away from me to Ronny’s so soon after that enchanted night. I had not had time to re

not write it. Whenever I try to write you my whole t

tenderness. The depth of Hal’s love for her filled her with a strange te

until the tinkling chime of the Fre

fading to dismay. “And I’ve not started to chan

r riding boots. By twenty minutes after seven she was deftly hooking her slim form into a sleeveless white faille frock, charmingly embroidered with little clusters of rosy 22double daisies. It had been a present to her from Le

o my hair a little smoother, but it’s pretty fair, Bean, pretty fair.” She said

the other letter in the pocket of her riding coat and went smiling into the small adjoining dr

Marjorie

er individually charming self in a c

jorie held up the square envelope. “I

he two girls laughed. “Go ahead and read the one Hal didn’t write.

etter out of the envelope and was searching it for the signature. She found it, stared at it in surprise, then cried: “This letter is

t thing I’d expect her to wri

ny remarked with good-humored satire. “Only her sur

tter. Wen Lo hasn’t rung the bell yet. We still h

Miss

several weeks ago and from her learned that you were v

of financiering. I find them decidedly intricate. We are now in San Francisco, and staying at the Albemarle. Ou

ing East to your own. It would be a great pleasure for my father and me to meet your father and mother, and entertain them and you. We are both ambitious to serve the interests of Hamilton. We feel, that, aside from the pleasure of yours and your

ially

eslie A.

e a gesture of incredulity. “It seems hard to be

“That feeling soon died out of my mind. After she took the stand she did about the Leila Harper Playhous

n Leslie had outlined to Marjorie her generous proposal to erect a theatre on the site of her garage “flivver” which she wished to name “The Leila Harper Playhouse.” The theatre

as the giver of the theatre. Her own unworthy record at Hamilton College forbade her that pleasure. She had somberly argued that mention of either her name or her father’s as the giver of the theatre would serve only to

Jerry know. So does Robin. I’d rather the other girls shouldn’t for awhile. You see it’s something wonderful for Leila. We wish it to be a great surprise

it would be he—might be named as the giver of the Leila Harper Playhouse at the dedication an

airns to wish to do! The way will open for her. You’ll see. She is trying earnestly to think of