The Washington times., 1931-10-10
JUST PLAYING AROUND
Story Of a GrIWho Didn' t
Want to Settle. Down

finger to get the light on the
stone.
"The English chappie - or
Denny?" I asked.
"Oh, heaven help us-as II
I'd look at either Of 'em!" she
cried. TITS Jack"
I sat up straighter and stared
at her.
THE man from Cleveland?"
Uh huh-and we're going to
be married tomorrow"
Married - tomorrow? Why
the delay?"
License bureau was closed
when he proposed. Oh, Katie,
fell for Jack the minute
saw him. He's grand. Not so
awful rich, but he has a store
and good prospects. I'd married
him if he was only the office
boy-iSn't it wonderful"
So I kissed her and did my
best to make her think that /
was awfully happy over it.,
When Topped back on my
pillow and pretended to sleep,
real tears came at last because
I was thinking of the difference
between Viola's proposal and
the sort of a proposal Thad
Parsons had made me that
night.
Viola Carson and Jack
Barnes we're married the next
day at the Little Church
Around the Corner. I was with
her.
Strange room-Strange man!
What did it mean?
I tried to piece things to-
gether. What could I remem-
ber before this?
It came to me. 7 was tagged
out, I got worse, dizzy and
weak. Chubb Osmund took me
to my apartment-or did he?
Did he take me somewhere else?
That thought frightened me
and tried to sit up.
The man heard me and
turned toward me. Then I saw
my sister Cora coming to me.
Keep quiet, Katie" she said.
I recognized the room then
a spare room in Cora's home.
One I had never used, and had
merely glanced into.
We'll, of all things-how-"
"S-s-sh!" said Cora, trying to
make me lie back in bed,
The man came over to me. I
saw that he was doctor. He
took my temperature and fuss
ed around.
"The young lady will be all
right-if she has a long rest"
he said to Cora.
But I've got to talk-I want
to know things" I pleaded.
The doctor smiled.
"A good sign and a natural
feminine DESIRE" he said, add
ing: IT will be in again to.
night.
A Call For Help
Cora went out with him and
I sat up again, but my head
felt sort of empty and sing
songy. found it was easier to
remain on my back.
Cora came up right away.
could hear the children playing
downstairs.
How long"
"I'll tell you, dear-it will
save an effort on your part.
You Just collapsed, that was all
you aren't made Of steel ma
chinery, you know"
"Oh-it'S to be a sermon"
said.
Cora grinned and patted my
cheek.
You'll pull through. you are
as saucy as ever" she said.
Then she explained that in the
night she had telephone call
from a man named Osmund
that was sick and he thought
she ought to know. It seems
that Chubb helped me up to
my room and got me in, real
izing that I was a mighty sick
girl. He was going to get a
doctor and have me taken to a
hospital but the remembered
that I had a married sister
living out at Garden City. He
poked around and found q let
ter from Cora on my dresser
and it was written on her hus-
bands business stationery. He
got the home number from the
telephone book down IN the
hall and called up.
Cora said they weren't an
hour driving in at that time of
night and she wouldn't hear Of
anything else except taking me
home with her.
All the soaring and jolting
that I thought was dreaming
about was that ride. The doc
tor said it was just general
breakdown. Cora admitted that
she told him I was forever on
the go. He gave name to
the breakdown that was about
a yard long.
I said I had to get well right
away and back to work but
Cora had talked with Mrs.
Miers and told her I might not
be back for months. That
frightened me.
Just-WOrthIeSs
It was early morning then. I
said I would be out by noon.
I didn't get out of that bed for
three weeks. Almost every other
night Peter Thompson was over