Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15

nal lOC HAVE lOO MJCn- SnE
know YOU were here vet, Phil, or
would have been over
/ Il thought Id drop in. I wanted
/ 10 see YOU. How're you been?"
AS YOU see me. You're looking
marvellous. How's Louise"
! Hes coming up tomorrow" said
PhiIenda.
is he really"
Didn't you know he would" asked
/ Phiipnda.
! How should I know"
! Il did. He's been encouraging me
10 come and visit mother in the most
/ obvious way. He's had you on his
mind ever since you were with us.
Carol
! Carol blushed. which was most un-
! common. for she was never ashamed
and rarely em,arra ssed.
There wasn't anything to that,
! Philenda."
/ oh. 7 know that. as far as decency
/ goes But you're the person he's
thinking about. all the same. Carol.
/ And I'm not sorry you made him
come TO life. Al leas, ne honors me
/ with a few cross words nowadays.
He's aware enough If my existence
I - resent it. and that's something. /
/ suppose"
/ There was tragedy in her eyes now
. sharpening her face. making her cor
rectness ut dress and manner absurd
She should have had q sha vi about
her head tn set oT those haunting.
beaten eyes. Something of tina, came
20 Carols mind
Don't talk that way. Phil. Things
have JUS gone stale on YOU. You've
had too much. that's all.
4 haven't had very much." 81 ID
/ Philausia. bitterly. People here talk
about hnw we'll INA fried. But there's
hardly girl know who hasn't more
,o ,how for il than | have. Children
or husband who's somehow tied 10
her by love or pain or something
I've never had anything out vi IL. II;
I: was beauty LogiiS wanted why did
he marry me- tried IN give him
what he wanted, turned into hi<h.
class natr-iomn. I tired Tn make
snnncthin. out ~ myself. until felt
like monkey doing tricks. A tone-
some monkey. ton"
That's his trouble" said Carol
You're both 81 wretchsNsy hosaeiy.
And 50 Stiffsne,i. Take Your hss, OF
/ Phil. Its rotten unhecomInS, And
WHY don't YOU turn in that high col
! lar You don't Iock easy"
Philenda stared.
Il mean IT, Go nn-take of the
! hat and operate on the collar. lie, :
j.s easy | don't want YOUR HUSBAND
Philenda. tell you honestly that I
Was battered tn think that any one
So rich and important did lose his
head little over Rls- las a terrible
( thing to admit. but I think ! fell for
: your husbands house and loy"'
~
clearing cat her mind. until PhilendA
laughed, ,o0.
: Now" said Carol. at length. I'm
clear IN my mind, Lets plan week
for Louis. Wasn't i; up here thar he
fell in love with Nuu>''
\ fam, roior came into Phiien,is 5
pale checks.
It's ;,s, had you caus hush all the
.ia,e' said Carol, regarding her Crigi,
caliy. hut Ina SiSd I" So YOU still
haV. IT in you. You can hook So hard
boiled,
II am hard"
! You're soft, You're an inn@ea,
rhslent.s And 81 is Louis begin
ntr,! and awtullN important. And l
certainly am going yo lend YOU Srg,v.
+ rsnyhsS that haven't SuN StNls. You
! RAIN Yourself with that smart s,un.
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I OTIS had a deepirE twinSs ~ sx,
, - t'ttrmenI as the train drew near
: the station. He had tseen letting hsat-
& self think ~ t>arol all the WAY zap.
hut. strangely enough, as the station
Itself came into sight, picture ~
rhltsudA came into his mind stray
memory az Une time when she had
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his visits hsfcrs their marriage. he
put the memory quickly aside The
, train lerkgNi Ia step
Outside row ~ ears was drawn
up and he iCs,As1i few the Hne fhliSuda
might have sent down. Then he saw
little Ion open one that had been IN
the kiCe family as iNnS SS he had
known rh,l@nda. and, tcanluS over the
wheel WAVING at him. WIS his wtfs',
She dA not have on any hat ans. she
wore = Sofl vel,nw silk blouse tucked
in at the ,hr,st, HE stared at her
AMI Went M "a the CSv,
"jun,p in" she told him pea ~ a;lN.
Remember the old ear lt> Stu So.
ing and IL hasn't lest a squeak
'Ncu were swh,llN sSNN6 ~ cSms
down" ~ said rather StiSstN. wt>htnS
she hadn't done IL. IL rhilends adopt,
"a these suddenly iatinSte ways u
wasn't going tn I've So easy IN III VIA,
he had hoped ~ d., lie Was vSSd>
~ meet the c,Nol, sMSrSnsutStsc
rhilenda hr was u>ed tN hat this
ether manner ~ hers found h.m
fiounderlns,
"ot course Ia meet WA TIN ~
gtad Sou didn't chSnSe Nouv mind
Every WIDOWS crazy ~ see Nnn. rAm
and t'arOt asked as for dinner Tonight,
aua / Knew Noo'd Nhc IL see them,
So said we'd So"
tlsS heart ptn,,Ned CsySA'
"how are theNt" NJ asked tiNiMN.
Fine, Carrots more hSsaut,nll thar
ever and to>t As amusing"
lie Spent the AFTERNOON Watt,uS
far dsnnes rhlensta lefs him 10
h'Mself so he TALKED e. Mrs. Rive AMI
goi ~ few letters aed thouxht Ut
things II might he possible ~ SAv ~
tarHs, Just tetote ti,nney rhtleassS
arreated la dCcSS he had never seen
hetMe. Ii MAS plain and pink AND had
"a N,shared cpentag at the eAvk
"N"n tecA awgutlN Well. Fhllenta,
he teld her,
u feel Welt" she said ltshtr.
Tom Noashten's hnlse dit nNg hook
NstS hhlsMtant Louis WSN cnlN
a~are that sheN tnraed in a little Sate.
that there were Chlhiteas NStyNtps.teS
"n the MAIN amt thai taTNl her self
Opened the docr She ~Ns N>t ss he
remembered, radiant AND NaN
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