Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-11
ROCKVILLE. MARYLAND. FRIDAY MORNING,
motor doings Of nelghborhood couples

about their own age. '.,''sF 4}sfl 'H"3
Evening after evening, the strains
Of dance music foated to them from
the adjacent club house and some
times. over the top of his newspaper,
John could see the foot of Gladys,
seated at her diandiwork, tapping, tap
ping. to the rhythm. as II 1t were all
she could do to hold herself in leash.
Never a word, dear darling. but
John grew afraid, particularly as new
er an evening that Gladys did not meet
him with this or that recital of what
hearsay she had been able to pick up
about the country club crowd.
Well. John decided to himself, 1t
was Just as well IT was happening and
above all. 1t was good that he was
realizing II before something concrete
came along to jeopardize his happl-
mesa. This way at least, he could take
the step while there was time. With
out this stimulus. he might be content
to 60 on to the end of time in the
pleasant fastness Of his position and
the perfection that was his In his mar
tlal relations. s,d.3a M. a
1t was about this time that he de-
|cided to take the situation In hand.
Wall Street seemed to present the first
rung In his ladder. Not In the gam
bling sensel John was too shrewd for
that The way to wedge In was as
bond salesman. Various of his friends
had worked their way to brokerage
positions and finally wealth by way
Of that intermediate step.
John did not intend to risk one pen
ny Of his two thousand dollars saw
ings. Rather, he would get out of his
rut and into business that promised
a future. sHr,.
The way to hold beautiful, rest
less young wife, was to widen her hor-
lion. The way to keep pace with the
younger generation around them was
to live little dangerously.
A man was fool not to realize that.
Gladys. at first quite bowled over
by the prospect Of the radical change
in their lives, admitted however to see
ing the wisdom of a young mans
alertness to his future.
OF course a small apartment in New
York would be more diverting, and
then there was Johns future to con-
slider. Naturally. a vigorous up-and-
coming young fellow. fairly bursting
with ambition, must have his chance.
Curious, she told herself. how well
John had kept this ambition In leash
during those first few sweet peaceful
years of their marriagel She had
been lax and absurdly bovine in not
discovering this latent restlessness in
his makeup.
IT was not easy dismantling the
house. II was an absurd little affair,
built like a gingerbread cottage and
almost buried behind foliage and
shrubbery that the nurseries had be-
slowed upon young Bayley when he
married.
It was not until they were stripping
the little garden of the furniture that
together they had built and painted,
that there arrived the moment when
the equanimity of Gladys collapsed.
There were more tears than she had
ever in her life shed and all in vol
ley. a revelation out Of the blue.
"Oh. JOhH-must we-inust we-of
course, know II is for your good--a
young fellow must have his chance
his future-but can't you stay back
here, darling-and work toward It
quietly-just us. haven't wanted
you to know It, dearest. but II is
breaking my heart to move into town,
MS Just another wife Of Just another
nervous, harassed bond salesman in
Just another fat" ay
OF course. the eat was out Of the
bag then. The most Joyous bouncing
elated eat imaginable.
The Bayleys still live IN their gin
gerbread house. ....
It seems fantastic, but then life can
be fantastic. The two sons who stood
between John and membership In the
floral company's firm were tragically
killed on the same field at polo.