The Washington times., 1933-01-03
CHAPTER XIX

When kim came home the
table would be set and an ap-
petizing odor Of broiling steak
or other meat would come drift
ing out Of the kitchen whenever
the door swung open.
His house slippers would be
standing on the floor beside his
chair and the evening paper
would be neatly folded on his
little smoking table.
I'm afraid you've married a
very dull sort of woman, Kim"
Mary Faith told him one night
when they were walking home
from the movies. I'm more
interested in you and in tax
ing care of your houes than I
am in anybody or anything else
under the sun. I'm just a plain
garden variety housewife, I
" guess"
You're the loveliest wife that
q man ever had" Kim answer
ed her, and he stopped in the
darkness Of Wilton Street to
kiss her.
That was on Thursday. On
Friday night the MaldonS came
over to spend the evening.
Mary Faith brought out a
card table and the four of them
played bridge, bit not for
money. At II O'Clock Mary
Faith went into The kitchen
and came back with cheese
sandwiches and coffee on a tray.
She was very proud Of her
hand-embroidered table cover
and the dainty, pink-Sprigged
china dishes.
I'VE had a good time, didn't
we?" she asked Kim as the
door closed upon Claire and
Jack. "And we didn't have to
gamble or drink to enjoy our
selves. either, did we?"
Quite Disguised
He looked at her and his eyes
were full Of disgust and anger.
'What are you talking about2"
he said. "You don't imagine
they had a good time sitting
around here without a thing to
drink but coffee, do you?-We
didn't even have a new dance
record to pep things UP. No,
they had q rotten time; and if
you had any sense about such
things you'd know it,"
On Sunday night Claire NAL
don called Kim up.
Mary Faith heard him answer
the telephone when it rang. She
heard him say, wait a minute,
Claire. I'll ask her"
And then he came into the
sitting room, where she sat read
ing the woman's section Of the
Sunday paper.
claire wants us to 60 over
there and play some poker" he
said. "She says they have q,
crowd of people in for supper. :.
Let's go, Mary Faith. Every.
body plays cards on Sunday;
and we've done nothing but sit
around this flat, dying Of dry
rot, for a month or more"
kim, you and I never have
played cards on Sunday" she
answered. 'Why should we start
to do it now?-BesideS, the
Maldons play for money, and I
wouldn't gamble even on a week
day. I don't want to 60, Kim"
His Only Day
= He stood staring into space
for a minute or two. Then he
shrugged his shoulders.
"Suit yourself" he said. But
I hope you won't mind if go.
I'd like to get out of this place
for a couple of hours. After
oil, Sunday is the only day in
the week that have to myself
\. and I like to see people once
In O while. You never ask any.
body here"
"You won't let me ask Jean
Bartlett here" Mary Faith re-
minded him. "And you know
We used to have lots Of fun
with Jean and the men she
used to pal around with. ).
Kim, don't like you to get
into the habit Of drinking and
gambling with those Maldons.
You never used to do things
like that"
Kim started back to the tele-
hone.
"Well, I'm doing them row,"
he said as he walked away from
her. "I suppose I still have
some personal liberty even if I
am a married man."
She heard him tell Claire that
he'd be right over. Then she