Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-02-09

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He quaffed his wine.
Max dear. if you'll only tell me
what's hurting you I'll find way to
make good. II can learn lawn ten
mis-, If that's what you want. I can
take off ten pounds in
Jaw. I don't want nothing. Nothing.
/ tell you"
IF only knew, Max, what's itching
you. This way there's. days when L
Just feel like can't go on living il
you don't tell me what's got YOU. /
just feel like | can't go on living this
way. Max
Tears hot and ever ready flowed
over her words and she fumbied for
her handkerchief, sobs rumbling up
through her.
He pushed back from his half-com-
pleted meal, rising. but STOPPING to rap
his fist sharply against the table.
Now, femme tell you this much
right now, Mae. either you got to cut
this sob stuff and get down to brass
tacks and tell me what you want, or,
by CAD. I'll get out of here so quick
it'll make your head swim. l amt GO
ing to be let in for no tragedy, ueen
stuff, and the sooner you know it the
better Business Pm business
man."
She swallowed her tears even smil-
ing. and with her hand pat against her
bosom as if to suppress its heaving.
I'm all right now, Max. Tn so full
up with worry tit just slipped ON.
I'm all right now, Max Sit down. ST
down and finish, dearie"
But he fell TO pacing the red car
pet in angry Staccato strides. His nap
kin dropped from his waistcoat to the
floor and he kicked it out of his path.
'By CAD! l didn't want to come,
anyhow. l knew the sniveling I'd be
let in for. Gimme healthy woman
with some outdoors in her Gimme"
II amt going to let out any more.
Max; | swear to God amt. Sit down,
dear, and finish your supper. Looka
your coffees all cold. Lemme go out
and heat it up for you. T."
'.f'm done. I'm done before begin.
Now, Mae, IL 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 it overt"
II amt got much of anything to
go II fhniuhf m a VII
you'd tell me what's eating you,
dearie."
Ell"
after all these years we been to-
gether, Max, $3.50 happy, all of a
sudden, dear, these last two months
dropping off from every other night to
Ito twice week and then TOTO
once, and this last week-not at all.
I-I-heavens above, Max, l amt got
nothing to say except what's got you?
Tell me, dearie is It anything I've
done? Is It"
you talk like loon, Mae, honest
you do. You amt done nothing. It's
just that the-the times come, that's
IL. i
has to- If you don't know it. woman
like-like you, ought to. Cad used
to think you was the kind would break
as clean as a whistle when the time
came to break"
Break, MAXI
Eyes, break. And don't gimme the
baby-stare like that, neither. You know
what l mean alrighty. You wasn't
born yesterday, old grill"
The blood ran from her face, blanch-
ing it. "You mean, Max"
Jaw, you know what 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-bells.
Hustle around and do little house
work even if l do give you servant.
Walk in the rark. Keep your looks,
girl; you may need EN- used to tell
you"
"Oh you-y0u-W
She clapped her hands over her
mouth as II to stanch hysteria.
another let-out like that, Mae, and.
by CAD I'll take my hat and"
mo, no, Max, II didn't mean 1t.
I'm all right. l. Only after all these
years you wouldn't do 1t, Max. You
wouldn't. You wouldn't throw me
over and leave me cold, Max. What
can I do after all these years? IL
amt got show In chorus no more.
You're kidding, Max. You're a white
man, Max, and-you-you wouldn't do
1t, Max. You wouldn't. You"
''Now, now, you can't say amt
been as white as silk, girl, and I'm GO
ing to be just as white as I've been,
too. Don't worry. girl. For six years
there amt been a better.stocked fiat
than this in town, has there?'
NO Max"
"The best none too good, ehr