New Britain herald., 1927-01-26

SHE COULD SCARCEI and put his arms around her. You've got to stay here"
 He did not try to kiss her. He just looked down at her. and if Robbie had ever had any doubts concerning his feelings for her, they were gone from that moment | on.
 Andy, I'm sorry," she answered. She was.
 She saw what she meant to him. and what her going away meant to him-and she felt warm tears of pity flooding up to her throat and her eyes.
 She pushed him away.
 I've got to go, Andy" she said i in matter -of-fact voice. "Id never be happy again if I didn't take this chance to go out to Holl- wood. Maybe I'm no good for pie lures. Maybe I'll never even get the chance to see the inside of a movie studio-but I've got to find out for myself"
 In his arms. she smiled up at him and an imp of mischief danced into her brown eyes.
 You know, Andy, they used to say that men must work and wom- en must wait" she said with a funny little laugh that caught In her throat like sob. but times have changed. Now it's the men who have to do the waiting!" Andy let her go. That's a fine thing to say to me, isn't it?" he asked. "Just because haven't got the right to stop you from going. Because I stay here, where it's good enough for anybody. and sell cars for living. You make me | feel like 30 cents"
 I'm sorry" Robbie said again. , Then suddenly she sat down on 1 the bottom step of the stairs.
 'I4et me ask you something, Andy Jerrold," she said solemnly. Sup pose l did stay here and marry you the way you want me to-what kind of life would I have. any way? Whats your idea of a wife," Andy looked down at her from his six feet of height, measuring his words.
 Well" he said slowly and de- liberately, T suppose my idea of a wife is like any other mans idea of one. A woman who'd make a home for me, and have my chill dren. She'd have her friends and her clubs and her card parties, and"
 "Td just die living like that" Robbie interrupted in her sweet clear voice. It was caressing voice but the words cut. ''I'd rath- CT be dead than live like that! Stuffy isn't the word for It."
 She jumped up. and her wide white organdie skirts billowed around her like blown clouds.
 The fresh fragrance of violets came from her--the fragrance that always went to Andy's head just as Boobies beauty always went to his head.
 Living like that Is the best and finest thing In the world if two people care for each other" he said stubbornly, and even though his senses swan he kept his voice steady.
 Maybe you think SO - but I dont!" Robbie declared, "Only one thing matters to me, and that's my ambition! Why, l just wouldn't give you 10 cents for all the stodgy girls in the world who can't think of anything to do but let some man support 'em! Who never think of anything but getting married and settling down from the time they go to kindergarten until they march down the aisle with a veil floating from their boyish bobs! No, sir-ee! I'm not that kind of a baby!"
 T wish you were" was all An drew said, and he said that very quietly. I'm going now-1 won't see you again before you go."
 But he broke that promise the very next day.
 He stopped In at the house the first thing in the morning with some leather trunk tags that Bob- bic had asked him for.
 Late in the afternoon he came again with little dressing case with tortoise shell brushes and combs and boxes inside of 1t.
 My mother sent it to you" he told Robbie, who knew that Andy himself had bought it most likely.
 At nine that night he came again the very picture of misery.
 Let's so for ride. I want to talk to you" he begged her. But she shook her head.
 "No, it'll just make you and me unhappy if I go, Andy. dear" she said sensibly. You just can't see things my way. and can't see any