Evening star., 1932-06-19


Tim a pIayboy, am, and it's about time
you learned n!'
all my former ideas and opinions in one large
gesture, lis right You 60 right On being a lady
and let these other frills ramp around necking
everybody IN sight. You'd be surprised how
tired half us fellows are OF the hey hey and
hot cha cha type We run with.
"Once the mob discovers how nice and sw-
quiet and charming you are, you'll have beaux
in hocks. Which wouldn't suit me at all. So
I'm going to try to see that it doesn't happen
by filling up all your time.
Honestly. you wouldn't lose much fun by
it-Tm about as good a sample of the youth
Of Collision as anybody else"
WELL" she looked up at with q shy
little smile Il don't know as I'd mind. I did
want TO dance with you last night. But do
you think real lady would 60 around with
q man who was engaged to somebody else?"
III you mean Maizie Scudder," said, she's
been the current girl friend-and nothing more.
If I had any momentary ideas Of eventual
marriage. they evaporated-though didn't
know 1t just then-when first saw you last
night. Will you 60 to the movie with me
tonight?"
I'D like to very much" she said.
THAT was happy week. How did eat up
night. And 1t wasn't all my idea, by any
means-rd have kept her out q lot later than
that, regularly But she wouldn't have it.
Shed gathered from some of my remarks
how I'd been travelling. So when came out
Of the movie and I suggested we take little
ride and get a bite Of something afterwards
she said no.
I'D love TO-" she said. "And even if mother
wouldn't think I ought to, I'd 60. But you
look tired, and you are tired. And don't
think lady ought to keep a gentleman up
when he has a job to look after. SO you go
home and 60 to bed"
And it was that way all week. We went
to movies and danced a little after dinner at
the Madison Hotel a couple of timeS-but there
were no late parties Which really suited me
down to the ground because had been headed
for the jitters.
The boss seemed slightly surprised when I
asked him, but said he gussed could have my
vacation now well next month My work
had picked up so the last week that it would
be a vacation instead Of the can he'd about
decided to tie to me.
So caught the 1:10 for Merrivale and Jane
Summers and I came back from the honey
moon trip two weeks later.
was happy. And there didn't seem to be
any particular sorrows troubling Jane. either.
We eased along quiet and restful for some sew
eral months without rift in the lutte, which
played Home, Sweet Home" mostly.
Jane made a real old-fashoned home for us,
and she sure did shine as lady Of the house.
Some Of the old crowd barged around now and
then and she was nice to them, too, but some
how or other their wise-cracking and jazzy
stuff sort of died cold in the cozy little home
and they didn't get . habit Of coming again.
So We gradually dropped out Of the dizzy
current Of life among the younger set, and
picked up with more mature outfit.
Then one evening at dinner Jane made
perfectly harmless little remark about somebody
being 80 ladyiike and genteel-quotation
marks understood and took the platter Of
chicken was carving and smashed it on the
floor. And jumped up and yelled:
I'm fed! I'm going out and get pie-eyed.
Then maybe can go to q party and have
good time instead of sticking at home every
gosh blasted minute and wallowing tn this ding
busted contentment and peace. I'm playboy,
I am and IT'S about time you learned 1t, once
and for all.
"And when come back-f ever do come
back-the word lady or gentleman tn this
house will be the signal for murder"
With which gentle remarks left my google