Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02


You have to have room, dearest" he pro-
tested. "You can't throw q really good party
in less room than this"
Carlo had not figured on the parties. Her
brow was puckered with misgivings.
You'll love this place." Billy went on. "See,
in this room wen have bookcases built and
that will make it awfuly cozy."
The bookcases were never built. Billy had
really meant to order them, but he never got
around to it. Besides, they were home so rarely.
Billy liked Carlo to meet him downtown for
dinner; then a show afterward, and you know
how you're always running into people Billy
saw somebody he knew everywhere he went.
Everybody liked him. He and Carlo were In
vited everywhere.
She was not like Billy She could not forget
that he had to be up at 8 the next morning.
She could not forget that she had promised to
visit her father that evening. Things troubled
Carlo Billy never thought, so he was never
troubled. He lived too fast to think. He was
too active. There was not spark of meanneSS
In his character. He was just going too fast
a pace to notice details along the road.
At o'clock the alarm went of. Billy jumped
from his bed and raced like a fiend with his
bath, shave and dressing. His breakfast was
bOlted His day at the Office was one long effort
to catch up with yesterday and perhaps do q
little something that would make tomorrow
easier. Dinner with Carlo. Some place where
they could dance The theater and afterward
look In on somebody or other. Bed between
and am.
Carlo had somehow thought marriage would
be different. She had counted on little home
life. 1t would be nice she and Billy sat and
talked some evening, or read. But he was not
contented so. If they had been invited nowhere
and were tired Of the theater, Billy telephoned
people. He could collect dozen guests In is
minutes.
Once a month they had dinner with Carlos
father. Billy was very nice to Mr.. Santrey, but
1t gave him the hdgets to sit there talking. He
would look at his father-in-law and think for
five minutes of something to say. He would say
it and then feel that he had done his share
toward making conversation. Perhaps now they
would let him play the new records. He would
dance by himself, looking very ridiculous, Carlo
thought. He could not sit quietly. She would
go dance with him so that her father would
not think him an absolute fool
Sometimes DR.. Hale was there and he would
watch Carlo and Billy dancing. Billy would
put on record Of "St Louis Blues" and DR..
Hale would look into the fireplace, and, for a
while, he too would find conversation difficult.
There never was anybody who could dance
to blues number like YOU" Billy would exut.
Lets play 1t again"
Mr.. Santrey and DR.. Hale would look sympa-
thetic and amused. Carlo felt embarrassed
for Billys shallow enthusiasts. But she loved
him. He was so sweet and good II only he
didn't run painting through life. If for a mo-
ment he stopped But he'd never stop. And
she couldn't for she knew that If she did he
would pause only long enough to make sure
that she was comfortable; then he would run
on again. =.
WHEN Carlo knew that she was going to
have a child, she was not dismayed. She
wanted child, but Billy must not be at all
Inconvenience. That was important. The
idea had To be presented To him cleverlv daco-
rated
"I thought for the Summer" Carlo said "we'd
take a real big house at the shore. A place
with plenty of guest rooms. I want a place
close enough so you can commute, and 1t won't
be inconvenient for people to reach u.s. How
does the idea strike you?"
20. K" That would be fun, throwing parties
at the shore. A midnight dip with q whole
gang of people would be great; Carlo did get the
best ideas.
Carlo went to the shore, found a house and
leased 1t before Bill could change his mind.
Blessed house in which Bill could throw his
parties. Had he voted against the shore, she
would have been sunk. She could net have
gone dancing with him throughout the Summer,
and she knew by now that Billy had to dance
When they were settled in the rambling old
house with its eight bed rooms and gigantic
living ROOM Carlo told Billy about the baby.
He was delighted. She had known that the
idea would please him. It was only a matter
now Of keeping him happy and not letting the
baby interfere with any of his plans
Carlo was different from the girl she had
been the first year of her marriage Her father
found her regrettaby changed Her eyes
were circled with misty gray shadows
You must get more sleep, young lady, and do
less gadding about"
'T don't CAD about now, Daddy"
mo, but you always have a house full OF peo-
pie. What is Billy thinking Of 10 let you go