Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26

friends had moved up to something or
other-to assistant managerships. TO
Junior partnerships, to vice preSiden-
cies, and firms of their own. She did
not know exactly what 1t amounted to.
except that it pretty definitely marked
progress Of some sort.
Even at home Teddy had not adj
vanced. That was good deal to ad-
nit, but once she began to think she
found herself obliged to admit good
deal more than she wished. That is
the danger of thinking. This feeling
was not based altogether on the fact
that he forgot to kiss her good.by
in the morning, though that was sig
nif1cant enough, but on a hundred
little incidents that seemed to mark
certain Indifference and carelessnesS.
He was. to put her impression in a
single word. growing slightly heavy.
She noticed this in his speech, his
manner and his habits. This had not
developed yet to a point where 1t az
| fected one whit her love for hir-., but
1t was a tendency that disturbed her
! for his sake.
Just what she expected Of Teddy it
| was difficult to say, because she was
| not yet clear in her own mind into
what this relationship between them
certain it ought to grow into some
thing Otherwise they would lose even
! what they had. 1t was impossible for
| them to go on standing still, because
| everything else was growing. one
either went forward or backward.
| Perhaps it was with a certain guilty
| feeling that she spent a good part of
| the rest OF the day in the kitchen.
preparing for him the kind of things
he particularly liked.
After all, he was one man in hun
dred, and she had plenty for which to
| be thankful So she made. with
other things, a fudge cake and covered
| it with rich, boiled chocolate frosting.
Then she fused AROUND with a cream
of celery soup and French fried pota-
| toes to go with the steak, and a rO-
maine salad with French dressing.
Her reward came as he was finishing
| his black coffee.
| Gosh, but that was a real feed!' he
exclaimed
He adjourned to the sitting room
with his evening paper while she was
doing the dishes. When she came in
| to join him ar hour later she found
| him fast asleep in his chair, his head
! back and his mouth open.
| X y ~
THE next day Mrs. Theodore Taylor
l. asked for her automobile.
! WHAT" exclaimed Teddy.
"You said / might" she reminded
him.
"And you said you didn't want one. -"
'I've decided I do"
"Right-o. I'll see If can't pick up
small. cheap car"
Il don't think want that sort,
Teddy"
,"Some class to YOU" he declared.
Just what do you want?"
Some sort of nice runabout.
THAT will cost money"
~ suppose so. But if / can't have
a good.looking car don't want any
whats struck you all OF a sud
den?"
"Nothing-all Of a sudden" she an
sWered quietly.
And vet Taylor went off that morn.
Ing feeling somewhat uneasy. Or
course, she was entitled to an auto
mobile IL she wanted one. but what
he could not understand was why III
thunder she should want one. They
were mighty expensive playthings
Most people never looked beyond the
? initial cost, when. all things consid
| cred, that was the least important
item. Unless a man could afford to
ignore absolutely the question OF up
keep, he oughtn't to own car. Tay
lor had not vet reached that point
and what is more. it began to appear
as though business this year was not
going to be as good as last.
e His sales in the last few months
: had taken something of slump
Eutchins had the nerve to jack him
2 UP on the matter and TO show him
D what young Weston was doing. But
r what young Weston was doing did not
/. prove anything. T. was new to the
\ firm and was hustling overtime tc
Y make good. The lad would eventually
/ outgrow that pace and settle down tc
2 normal. Normal business. the week
after week, month after month, year