Evening star., 1926-08-31

~ rs, am EOlnS 10 quit
- " work and get married, y
laughed Dorothy as she
4 proudly dispa yed fash
ing jewel upon her third
finger. Just think. nothing to do all
day-no horrid time clock to punch
nothing that I must do on time--won't
ii he glorious
Quit work and get married. whis-
pered Mrs. Long to the woman next
TO her why, if we wanted to give
away secret we could spoil her
pretty happiness. We could tell her
that she is taking on a much harder
sob than that of stenoerapher,'
oh, | wouldn't think Of telling her
such "A thlng-le her find out for
herself" said Miss Slater, sourly.
Though Miss Slater had never been
married the burden of her brothers
household was upon her thin shoul-
dcrs.
Nor T." said Mrs Winter. "Why,
7 really wouldn't want to throw
c;oud upon her happiness remem
Der when Ben and | were cngag-
q, ---'' she smiled droamily.
Jane Winter was very small and
she had round-eyed baby astride her
hip. It's weight bent her almost
double, but she had 10 take the child
AS the group of women drifted
apart Mrs. Winter drew close to the
smiling girl.
Il hope you viii. be as happy as l
have been, Dorothy she said with.
enthusiasm II couldn't wish YOU
more" Dorothy stopped and kissed
her impulsively You deaI--Jane.
ana how is the Snudgens today?'
She poked the baby with a sympa-
thctic finger.
Mind if l kiss hin?" she asked of
Jane.
"Of course, not We always kiss
him. know theH say its not sani-
turv. but imagine having such Il dear
end not kissing him
No, can't Sragine anything so
fatal laughed Dorothy as she beat
her face and touched The velvet of the
baby check
"Goodbye. Smudasn ms" she called,
come and see me AGAIN.
She sat down and stared dreamily
into the fire after they mad gone.
Her right han- held the left tenderly.
The great stone caught the light from
til" hearth amt turned il to rainhoWs
80 office 9rud4ery~-nu time clock
no boss always at Nou--no work at
al nothing but what you want TO
do she drcJned happily.
Then She and Bob we're married
after the lovers he'd spent "A week
away from the world they returned
and settled in Z sm&H cottage 'eSide
Jane Winter The happiness on Dor
othy's face was cloudless. Jane watch
eli anXiously for the first sign about
that lovely face II wasn't long in
coming. \ week later Dorothy burst
into James living room.
Jane took one look at her. then
rolled up the stocking she had been
darnine What is The trouble. Dot?"
"Everything," /" she said shortly
nursing a bandaged hand. Mostly
this houSeWork,'
1T is hard at first" murmured
Jane, sympathetically.
II want q maid and Bob says we
can't afford one" she said stub
Hornly.
Il think Bob is risht," said Jane
"The house is your job
Yes. a job all right. Didn't I say
something once about quitting work
and getting nlarried?' asked Dorothy
suddenly. well. didn't know what
I was talking about | should have
said l was going 10 quit my nice soft
job and take on d DOZEN
You are crazy" said Jane sud
OenlN. mere IlOlIl1l5 SO idlu dpouI
1t that you can't learn, YOU know"
Yes but after | had worked all
morning trying to get him nice
lunch he called the biscuits weary
looking and said the potatoes We're
mushed and cold and that l must
have cooked them the day before"
1T isn't so bad" SoOthed Jane.
"Dont you want to see Smudgens, he
is lying in there waiting for YOU
She found him lying with his toes
IL the air and his hands making wild
stabS at them. When he saw her
peeping at him. he wriggled all over
with delight and smiled.
She lifted him and brought him
back to the living room, her face
thoughtful. "11oW do YOU ever man
age TO get everything done-with
Smudgens, too?" she asked wonder
ingly.
"WeI, 1 have a certain system and
everything goes off all right if l stick
to it,
There it is again-system. 1
thought I had left that behind. too"