Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-02
regular d-fashioned American

1T FUR 0NAN1ED lHE1 WE'RE
a regular old fashioned American
town"
And don't you ever want to go
| back there?"
."Of course dream of it-when I'm
! blue. But / don't really want TO go
back. only want to live in the
| country and have garden and
; flowers and a veranda and just few
! awfully good friends"
You do said Henry. 1t was SO
exactly what he wanted. Il thought
you were a dyed-in- the wool New
| Yorker"
II am. Didn't I just tell you
| wanted to live in the country
| would you commute?"
| I'D even commute" said Mary Bell
But friends" said Henry. How
Is one ever to And friends? In New
| York;
Friends! Why. I've got lots OF
| friends. New York Is the friendliest
place in the world"
| II haven't found it So" said Henry
Then" said Mary Bell, Il think
| it's your own fault"
/ II suppose it Is" Henry admitted
II suppose I've cared too much about
| succeeding" He paused. II had to
care too much at first. 1 had to give
up everything. And now I've lost
the way Of the things l gave up"
you're still young man. said
| Mary Bell, and her eyes laughed at
| him.
Il feel old" said Henry.
"One does-when one is very young,
said Mary Bell.
Henry laughed; he laughed at him
| self.
Mary Bell looked at her wrist. II
think now it's time for your train
1t was like Moy Bell to remember
his train when he had forgotten all
| about 1t. Miss Bell always saw that
Henry caught his trains.
| You see how 1t is with me-" Henry
said on the way downtown. Il want
all sorts Of things I've never had
But most Of all. 1 think 1 want to
go back and put it over on the old
home town."
Henry was astonished at himself the
moment he had spoken. 1t was sc
boyishly intimate a confession, to
make.
uOF course you do" said Mary Bel
" warmly. Everybody does. Why
every once in q while l dream of 60
ing back to Bingham. Ohio. and build
ing a big house-far and away the
! finest house in town-and giving g
most wonderful party just so 1 car
invite the daughter of the towns
rich man and put it all over her be-
cause she snubbed me once when
was twelve"
They both laughed, the sympathetic
| laugh Of two people who have just
shared an intimate weakness and
like each other ever so much better
for sharing it. Then the taxi drew
UP at IS west 9Th street and Henry
had only a minute in Which to say
good by to Mary Bell, lest ne miss
his train.
Mary Bell gave him her hand
ITS been one Of the incest evening:
I ever spent" she said. Henry hele
her hand. ITS been the incest even
ing 1 ever spent he said.
Mary Ben gavthis hand a Anal lit
tie shake. coed luck" she said.
II feel awfully lucky now" sait
Henry, still holding her hand.
you'll miss your train" cried Mar,
Bell,san was gone.
There was a Bit Of swank in Henry!
walk as he followed the porter. stag
gsring under the weight OF Henry,
1T bag and suit case, down the stee
steps Of the Penhsylvania trainshet
to his compartment in the st. Louii
express. He was comparing the cir
cunistances Of this journey from Nea
York to MidvAle with the circuni
stances Of that other journey-th,
journey from Midvale to New York
He was proud to imagine himself, IL
the imported t~eeds of famous
tailor, trained, expert, successful. BE-
side the boy Of nineteen in his shin!
| outerown blue serge suit, raw
frightened, heartsick-the boy WHIT
had sat up all night in the smoker d
4 slow train in order to save thu
price of 4 mere upper berth.
And this last evening in New York
He had been free to choose from al
the delights that the metropolis Of
fered, and he had chosen well; he hat
spent the last four hours in the com
pany of a charming woman-spen
them az q man Of the world woult
spend them, How perfect 4 con