Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-27
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wait forever So we're going to have it
now"
al see" said Tom.
And he did He saw it entirely, and again
he was proud of his girl, and again he was
afraid for her
well he said "you needn't name 1t after
me or anything, but you've got to have
good doctor and go to good hospital And
it's on me. You've got to do it right!' he
added belligerently.
sAn right, / will" said Cissy, amused "But
not on you, darling We've got $36143 at the
moment"
At the Grand Central Station when she
had Rugged Red until he was GREATNESS, and
had verified the big news, and had assured
him so times over that she was all right, per
fectly all right idiot" and had refused reSolute-
Iy his handsome offer of taxicab home Sne
suddenly stopped in the middle of the broad
staircase and demanded:
Red Stuart, what's the matter?"
Nothing" said Red.
1T won't go a step until you tell me what's
the matter.
And haven't got a thing to tell you, except
that Becky's gone to Palm Beach and sent you
a crate of oranges and I ate em all up and
enjoyed them thoroughly"
At home however, he told her.
1--WE lost my job"
Welt" said Cissy.
1.-THE agencys gone out of business They
weren't making ends meet even Rotten for
Charlie and Ed of course. They're such good
chaps"
Rotten" said Cissy.
I'm looking for job now, of course GOT
my last pay yesterday
Red, how long have you known this?"
"Only a week"
Because" said cissy dangerously, "if you
had played any heroics with me and let me go
to Chicago
Nope" said Red mo heroics Honest"
Good"
"I've got swell letter of recommendation.
Cissy"
"Yes?"
I'm so sorry for you'll could cry" His gray
eyes went down. And I'm 50 ashamed
Sorry for me?" said Cissy hotly. well, you
needn't be- And ashamed! What have you to
be ashamed of? It wasn't your fault the agency
went bIooey Besides" she went on, Il think
that Office was too small for you, anyway. You
ought to be in big, successful office where you
could do real things"
"Cissy" said Red, s'of all the good sports
ever saw in this world, you're it. Gosh, didn't
know they came that way, honest! I didn't
thinF even you-and you know what l think
about YOU"
Before they went to sleep that night, Red
said again: But can't help being ashamed
and Inundated. OF all the times for me to fall
down. just when"
Don't worry" said Cissy. by the way"
she added, 1--WE won't tell dad He'd be send
ing chscks every hour on the hour This is
our party just yours and mine. Right?"
Right" said Red. ''And it isn't even your
party Cts. It's mine. I'll get job. Don't
worry, honey"
But Cissy could not sleep Wide-awake and
staring she lay until dawn. 1t had come. The
very worst thing had come. Red hads4ost his
Job And she was going to have a baby.
Trembling, she lay there, staring at tomorrow
and the next day and the next. Staring and
trembling, she heard new horrid noises, the
deadly menacing sounds of the wolf that at
last threatened her door, herself, hsr child.
All, silly! There was no such thing as a wolf.
Then she heard the swapping, snarling sounds
only the louder.
just so had Narcissa Wilson in 1885 trembled
In her bed at the gray, hungry forest wolves
proving around her home in the wilderness.
The very worst thing had not come, how
ever For Reds publicity job with new
motion picture company in Long Island ended
abruptly as things do in the movies, the day
before Cissy's baby came. Red did not tell
Cissy, but Cissy went to the hospital knowing.
She had read paragraph in the evening paper
TO the effect that the company had found the
atmospheric conditions in Long Island insult
able for filming purposes and was about to
close it's doors She read this and an hour
later knew that her baby was about to be born.