The Washington times., 1930-01-27
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yet," he said quietly. 1T costs
like the dickens to have people
in for a peal."
Lovejoy's black eyebrows
went up. "You forget that I
have almost 5000" she an
swered, land if I want to spend
some of it on an evenings
entertainment it's my own
business, it seems to me. You
always said that running the
house was my affair"
She would have said more
than that. But just then Hilda
came in to carry out the empty
coffee cups.
The presence of Hilda in the
house had completely spoiled
things, in a way. Living with
Tom wasn't half so much fun
as it had been before she came,
Lovejoy often told herself.
The two of them had always
done the dishes together. They
had always prepared breakfast
together, and they had shouted
. at each other from room to
room, like two children playing
house.
But all that was over now.
For the house was so small
that Hilda always seemed to be
in the same room with them
"a stranger as we'll as a Serv-
ant. They were i'll at ease
whenever she was within hear
ing distance. And she always
was N>ere, of course. They had
no pINacy at all.
And yet it's a comfort to
have her-if only to look after
the baby, LoVejoy thought the
next morning as she dressed to
go downtown and start shop
ping for glassware and new
sofa cushions and silver plate
for the dining-room table.
1t took her two days to spend
the $170 that she had left. But
she spent it all on silver and
glass and cushions and big
crystal tray to hold cigarettes.
II haven't cent left to buy
food for the dinner" she told
Tom blankly that second night
when she showed him all the
new things.
She had expected Tom to be
angry.
But he laughed in a good
natured way.
"You ought to be shot for
spending all that money on
things that we don't need" he
Said,> pulling her down on his
knee in the old lover-like way
and putting his face against
hers. But I/had another stroke
of luck today. I sold another
big block of bonds and I'll have
a pretty nice lot of money to
turn over to you on Saturday,
Mrs. Nicholson. So you can
have your party, anyway"
Lovejoy turned in his arms
and kissed him on his mouth.
She would have done it again.
But just then the kitchen door
Squeaked and Hilda came into
the dining room, her hands full
Of dishes.
LoVejey jumped up from
Tam's knees and shook herself
impatiently.
IF you keep on making money
like this" she said, I'm going
to start looking around for a
decent house. We can't live in
this box-car Of a place much
longer. We've got to have a
place with back stairs and a
back bedroom for Hilda so she
won't be under our feet all
the time!-I declare I can't
even kiss you any more with
any comfort!"
Tom nodded. But the tiny
frown that had been on his
forehead so often lately came
upon it again.
Lovejoy didn't see it. She
was examining the green glass
cigarette box that she had
bought that day, and her eyes
were bright with satisfaction.
I'll never rest until 1 have
a new house and loads of lovely
new things for it!" she said.
Tom made a noise in his
throat that was a half a snort
and half a sigh. II don't ex-
pect much rest until then,
either" he remarked drily.
Early the next morning Love
Joy telephoned Norrie, and
Norrte promised to come for
dinner an Saturday night.
TON will come for YOU"
Lovejoy told her, "in his car"
Norrie'll get a terrific boot out
Of a ride with Tom, she
thought cheerfully when she
hung up the receiver, but he's
safe with her,
Norrie, she told herself, had