Evening star., 1933-01-01

Oscar soinga Has he forgotten we live on
Pine street?"
But Jim Sanders was too sly to be caught
like that. Besides he was beginning to see the
lighted windows of the new house, So be said
of=handedly: Oscars probably just taking
his own way Dorothy"
It was then that Clara Sanders glanced at
him sharply.
THE events OF the next hour fixed them
selves hndelibly into the memory OF Jim
Sanders He never forgot the look on Clara's
face To be sure he proved himself q pretty
poor demonstrator. He should have spent more
time becoming familiar with the appliances
He missed half of them. And when they did
come across one he couldn't remember whether
you pushed or pulled or turned. But he did the
best he could and Clara didn't seem to notice.
She was happier. seemingly, anyway, than she
had been since first seeing the Pine street
house. And he remembered the ecstatic ex-
clamations of Dorothy And the wellpfed
words of approval from the tan, clear-eyed
young man who with her. 1t was happy
hour.
Finally the young ones wandered of. They.
Clara and Jim Sanders, happened to be in the
upper hall.
oh Jim, it's simply wonderful-no one
could have planned it better" Clara Sanders
eyes we're moist
Her husband laughed happily Hoped
you'd like it, Ma" he said
Then Clara Sanders came close to him Il
do like it. And I'm the hapuiest woman in the
world tonight I'm almost too happy. Arent
you the happiest man?"
We'll, I'm doggone close to it, Mother ad-
mitted Jim Sanders. Then he kissed her
But there was a puzzled note in Clara SAM
ders' next words: You haven't told me- Jim:
How did you ever find out?"
Find out what. Map"
She looked at him lovingly and smiled lyon
old foxl Find out Dorothy was married or
course
For moment the world of Jim Sanders
stopped Dorothy married. But Clara was
only teasing. He laughed. Il didn't know"
Now Jim, quit joking Clara was shaking
hah-serious finger at him, and she was say
ing: why, to think about buying this beau
tiful house, and to furnish It, and to give it to
those two young ones-Oh, Jim, it was won
derful Of you! You can do the incest things,'
Jim Sanders laughed again, uncertainty.
linen Clara wasn't joking-Dorothy was mar
ried. But Clara was speaking again-she was
moving toward the stairway:
But you can tell me about it In the morn
ing. They're both tired, and you" she turned
and was regarding him lovingly You must
be worn out. think we ought to 20 home
now. Don't you?"
was staring at the floor
Don't you. dear?" Clara repeated
Slowly Jim Sanders pushed another button
The light In the hall was gone. 60 home?
Yes-IM call OscaS"
Back in the house on Pine street. after Jim
Sanders had been seated In the worn chair for
long while, he chuckled. Clara was fussng
about, inspecting everything. Finally she came
and sank to the little stool beside him. IT can't
md Mike anywhere" she said
Inen ne chuckled again. The darn fool
followed me up to Dorothy's place today-In
get him in the morning. Say, Ma-about tins
boy, Dorothys husband-what's he do?.
AND Clara Sanders smiled up at him fondIy
Don't tell me. Jim Sanders, you don't know
he's q lawyer"
But 1t wasn't until the bells had chimed-
announcing the New Year-that Jim Sanders
spoke again: We needed lawyer In this
town, Ma-needed one bad"
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