The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-01-16

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and heat ii up for you L"
I'm done I'm done before l begin.
Now, Mae, if you can behave yourself
and hold in long enough. just say what
you got me up here for, and for Gods
sake let's have il over! :"
II amt got much of anything to
say. Max. except II thought maybe
you'd tell me what's eating you,
dearie."
Ct"
After all these years we been to-
gether, Max, $3.50 happy. all of
sudden. dear. these last two months
dropping of from every other night to
to twice a week and then TOTO
once, and this last week-not at all.
I-I-heavens above. Max. I amt got
nothing to say except what's got you?
Tell me, dearie. is it anything I've
done! Is it"
You talk like a loon, Mae. honest
you do. You amt done nothing. It's
just that the-the times come, that's
all. You know It had to. 1t always
nus ~. Ii you ubu KNOW IL d "Ollldu
like-like you. ought TO. Cad, used
to think you was the kind would break
as clean as whistle when the time
came TO break"
Break. Max"
Yes. break. And don't gimme the
baby-stare like that. neither. You know
what l mean alrighty. You wasn't
horn riF.lI
The blood ran from her face, blanch-
ing it. you mean, Max"
Jaw, you know what l mean al
rightly. Mae, only you amt sport
| enough to take things as they come.
You knew all these years it had to
come sooner or later"
MY God! Max. you-you're kid
ding"
"All these years / been preaching to
you. even before ! Joined Forest Park
club out there. Don't get soft. Mae.
Keep down. Use. the dumb-belIS.
Hustle around and do a little house
work even if do give you a servant.
Walk in the park Keep your looks.
girl; you may need en- I used to tell
| YOU"
"oh y0u-yOu-"
She clapped her hands over her
mouth as if TO stanch hysteria
another let-out like that, Mae, and,
! by CAD. I'll take my hat and"
NO. no. Max. II didn't mean it.
| I'm all right. I Only after all these
| years You wouldn't do it. Max. You
! wouldn't. You wouldn't throw me
| over and leave me cold, Max What
| an l do after all these years? II
| amt got a show in a chorus no more.
| You're Kidding. Max. You're q white
| man. Max, and-you-y0u wouldn't do
it. Max. You wouldn't. YOU"
Nov, now. you can't say ! amt
| been as white rs silk girl, and I'm 90
/ ing to be just a. white a> I've been.
100. Don't worry, girl. For siT yn.rs
there amt been better-S,oclcd fiat
! than this in town. has there?"
NO. Max"
"rhr best none too good eh?"
NO Max"
"JuSt the same stuff comes here that
| send up to my mothor's fiat. eh: Ne
| lick coming eh. grip
''Tou-you wouldn't, MaX-yOu
| 'WoUIGn't ditch me. What could | do?
| Notwithstanding II can't hire out
as Il Scrubwoman. I"
| Come. come now. girl. you're pretty
~Iick. but you-you don't quite slide.
| "'hat about thai thirty-five hundred
| you got down in your jeans-eh? Them
| 'hirty-fr" hundred in the Farmers
| Savings hank-eh? Eh?"
| Max"
| HAN. Knocked YOU off your pins
hat time didn't |? | foInG HoUr haak
hook one morning, riddo-rouud it on
he floor right next ia the dG'. - ng--"
Max I--out Of my checks II
| >aved--I-"
| "Surc. C:d, ain't Kicking about
It. girl Glad for you, Glad vou c"r
it. girl, only don't try t" 'n'' t.'" "su
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