Evening star., 1932-04-24
You Probably KnoqO
This Young Couple or a
Couple JUST Like Them.
1t Is a Story Win First
Publication in The Stars
Sunday Magasine, and
An0therNee0 Story Just
Friends" BY Mildred
Pr0chet viii Appear
in the MAga&ine Next
Sunday.

was elated Sitting beside him in the
crowded, rather stuffy bus that was bear
ing them from the loop to their near
North Side apartment, Julie was vaguely
aware of this excitement this elation in
his manner 1t was not, however. until they
in their living room that he sprung
his surprise.
Julie was arranging the soft waves in her
mahogany colored hair before the little tri-
angular mirror that hung over the radio, when
Bill came up behind her, and caught her close
to him. Then he let her go and handed her
his pay check with deep formal bow. Julie
looked at it. and her eyes. which were neither
entirely brown nor entirely golden, but amaz-
ingly compounded of some of each, widened
admringly.
"Why-Bill! How marvellous! And it's only
how long-not six months since
give months to the day madam" Bill in
Termed her.
But, darling, this is simply great I'm so
proud of you"
'You wouldn't fool me, would you, lady?"
asked Bill and a trace of wistfulness had crept
into his voice. Julie was instantly aware of
that change in tone and knew a faint feeling
of uneasiness. Bill had gone on without
waiting for an answer.
"Come on, let's sit down. I want to talk to
you-seriously. Julie"
THE living was, If possible. a shade
! more disordered than usual. OF course
with Julie spending eight hours at her job as
stenographer, her time for housekeeping was
necessarily limited. Once q week they had
woman in to give the apartment a thorough
cleaning, but since this was the very day be-
fore she was due to make her visit there were
rolls of dust under things, and a film of dust
on top of things and stacks of dishes in the
ir of tin,
mules lay in the middle of the room. There
was very full ash tray on the end table and
several magazines lay open on the floor near
the coxwel chair. A pair of brightly striped
pajamas and a chiffon nigntie had been tossed
careleSSly on the couch. These Bill swept
aside with one disdainful movement, and Julie
sat down, too. He leaned toward her earnestly,
his gray eyes solemn, little wrinkle of in
tensity between his straight blond brows
Listen, Julie, we've got to talk things over
Lately we've been sort of just drifting along
not seeming to settle anything or get any
where"
Bill" said Julie rather YEARLY, must we
have this argument every time you get a raise?
I can't"
"But We aren't getting anywhere, Julie"
"Where would we get?" inquired Julie with
an attempt at lightnesS, although there was a
definite little edge of evaporation In her voice
Aren't you satisfied-where we are?"
Noe paIlAcuidriy, bH Saio MS mouCn
tightening
why. Bill" jules dark eyes fell before the
steady light in his gray gaze.
you know what I mean Julie. I've been
trying to get at this for q long time. But
you'd never let me. L don't like things
they are now. I'm not satisfied. I mean
about your job and everything"
But, Bill-must we"
"Please don't interrupt me. Things have to
be settled want to know-where I stand
know when We were first married you had to
keep on working-cr we couldn't have got mar
ried for years. And don't think for a minute
I didn't appreciate it, 1 thought it was swell
OF you, dear but now-can't you see that
things different? Everything's changed.
We could have lived easily on my salary even
before I got this last raise. And I don't like
1.-THE way we're living. I want you to quit
working. Went you do that for me?"
But, Bill how can we live on your salary?
We spend all we both make now-or practically
all of it."
"n I'd been making this much three years
ago. when we were married, you would not
have kept on working, would you?"
mo, I suppose not. But you know we
spend"
Il know we do But that's just the point
We spend lot more than we should And this
isn't a natural existence of ours. It's hectic
Rushing away every morning. rushing home at
night else eating in reStaura pts because we
don't feel like botherng to get a meal here
We go out too much and stay up too late.
Da know darned well we pay more than we
can afford for this apartment"
"Oh, Bill. 1 love this apartment"
~But, Julie, look at it. It's q mess know