"Sure, right for me," said Linda eagerly. "Of course it's right
for me when it's right for you and Marian. And since it's not my
secret alone I don't think it would be quite honorable to tell
Donald about it. What hurts Marian's heart or heals it is none
of his business. He doesn't even know her."
"All right then, Linda," said Peter, rising, "give me the letters
and bring me the machine and the paper. Give me the joyous
details and tell me when I am expected to send in my first letter
in propria persona?',
"Oh, Peter," cried Linda, beaming on him, "oh, Peter, you are a
rock! I do put my trust in you."
"Then God help me," said Peter, "for whatever happens, your trust
in me shall not be betrayed, Linda."
CHAPTER XXIX. Katy Unburdens Her Mind
Possibly because she wished to eliminate herself from the offices
of Nicholson and Snow for a few days, possibly because her finely
attuned nature felt the call, Marian Thorne boarded a train that
carried her to Los Angeles. She stepped from it at ten o'clock
in the morning, and by the streetcar route made her way to Lilac
Valley. When she arrived she realized that she could not see
Linda before, possibly, three in the afternoon. She entered a
restaurant, had a small lunch box packed, and leaving her
dressing case, she set off down the valley toward the mountains.
She had need of their strength, their quiet and their healing.
To the one particular spot where she had found comfort in Lilac
Valley her feet led her.
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