New Britain herald., 1929-10-25
Chapter G3 1THOSE GRIESIN' BLUES"

Barbara's face went hot with sud den anger. Ray was calmly telling her he was leaving! At last she spoke.
 T think I'm beginning to under stand. It's that rotten old pride of yours again. Anyhow you've got your independence. Aren't you working in my uncle's oaice?"
 He threw back his head and laughed sarcastic laugh that sounded foreign on Rays lips,
 Independence? It's joke. Why, the s35 I earn each week wouldn't support me a day in the style you maintain"
 She could not keep back hurt cry.
 Ray, what's made you so bitter? Don't you care for me any more?" He turned away from her so that she might not see the tortured look in his eyes.
 Look at me. don't you love me-" She laid hand upon his arm.
 q do-that's the worst of it."
 Then, if you do--lf you care enough. V
 Stop" he cried, suddenly angry and he pushed her hand roughly from his arm. "I know all that you're going to say The trouble with you, Barbara, is that you want me to sacrifice all along the line. Love isn't enough, Barbara. I've tried it and I've found that it isn't sufficient compensation for the loss of ones self-respect or for the sacrifice of ones ambition"
 Barbara had gone very white. She seemed to realize for the first time that she was up against something serious. Presently she spoke, in a voice unusually humble for her. But if I were to say that l wouldn't object to your writing jazz"
 You wouldn't object?" he took her up sharply. If I needed any further convincing that would have done it, You'd look up on my work with amused toleration. It would IL, be proud of my prJtession?"
 His tone made her angry.
 T said I wouldn't object. You can hardly expect me to go into ecstases as though it were an eminently suit able means of livelihood for you,"
 The pause was significant.
 You see, Barbara" he said life. lessly, all the fire now gone out ot him, you'll never be able to grasI my point of view. I'm sorry. There nothing more to be said"
 She turned away from him quick ly. She was fool she told herself but she wanted desperately to throp her arms about him and beg him tt tell her that it Was all a hideou nightmare. She could not under stand his wanting to leave her sole ly for the reasons he had given.
 He turned towards her with |; sudden pleading gesture.
 T didn't mean for us to hurt eacl other as we're doing, Barbara. wanted to talk it over sensibly an, make you understand that I didn' intend my leaving you to be final
 "No?"
 NO. I meant it only as a tenn porary measure until I had mad good. Subconsciously, Barbara you'll never be able to respect m until I've proved my mettle. I hoped later, when I'd succeeded, that you let me come back to you. ."
 And in the meantime" she in terrupted, sharply. I'm to ava your lordship's pleasure? You seer to forget that there are other me in the world ."
 T don't dear. If you find som one in the meantime that you cal for, you're to consider yoursc justified in dvorCing me"
 But this she considered the la straw! She said, with sort of chol ing cry.
 Get out, Ray. Get out before yc make me hate you more than I ( already. You've q perfect right leave me but you've no right stand there torturing me as youI doing now."
 That night distraught Ray pace up and down in his room miserab