Evening star., 1934-04-08

ISIS HETTY HAWKINS came out
n n of her apartment closed the
~ door, walked down the hall
~ Y three PAGES and rested her finger
v on the button on duty in front
of another fiat of the same
shape, size and complexion her own. After
. decent number of seconds, the black button
produced Mrs Marcella Appleton. her friend
and neighbor. For purposes of Identification:
Hetty Hawkins is Marcella Appleton is
Blonde Brunette
Age 80 Age 21
Weight 125 Weight 40
Height s. e. Height s. S"
Unmarried Married
'fello!" said Hetty DO you remember me?
met you at the Embassy ball. You
wearing mink coat and a diamond tiara
from which one stone was missing"
"Oh, hello! Come in,' invited Marcella. I'm
in the dumps
Call me in some day when you're not.
mean recently. You used TO be all right, but
lately you've been lower than doormat. I'd
like to turn you over my knee and rest my hand
you in rapid succession You've got every
thing in the world to make you happy In the
first place, you're young and good looking"
Thanks"
Don't thank me. If I had anything to do
Il don't know why it is" said Marcea, but
take things from you I wouldn't take from
any other person in the world. guess it's be-
cause I know you have warm heart"
Which set Hetty off. Say, lissen! My heart
can freeze dry ice! And don't get off the sub
ject. You're young, as just wrote you, and
you've got a nice little apartment, dog,
canary and the finest husband in the world
Why, when you and Chris moved in here you
happy it could be sliced
Yes, I know" said Marcella.
ut made my DID, withered heart"
you're always talking about being DID," pro-
tested Marcella. you're really not"
[ JETTY HAWKINS gave one of her short,
cynical laughs with which she hid her
warm heart from the world. And then she
softened cts cashiering in that grocery store
chat makes me bite" And then was hard again,
which was Hetty's way. "As was sayin', when
gu forgot your manners, you used to thrill this
cd California redwood I used to stand at my
window, when you walked down the street to
meet him, and it brought back my faith in the
ancient and honorable institution of love and
marriage. If I had husband as nice as
Chris"
You deserve the best husband in the world"
Don't get emotional. We're talkin' about
you. Most wives who had husbands pulling
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have had their beauty sleep and let them rustic
breakfast alone, but you didn't You was up
with the milkman and you would kiss him."
1.-THE mkman?"
Don't try to be funny" ..
II know" said Marcella.
"And he was happy, too. You were as well
mated as pair of gloves. You knowed him
in Sedalia before you came to st. Joseph
boy and girl sweethearts"
"Yes"
"And then change came over you"
II didn't change. He changed. At least, he
changed first"
Hetty glared at her. IT said a change came
over you. The big chance Of his life came
when he was transferred to that power dam on
Current River. He went away but you was still
happy. could hear you singin' as you mani
cured your dinner dishes.
"And then came the change When I saw
you in the hall you answered me with an en-
thusiastic grunt."
II hope didn't hurt your feelings"
"You couldn't hurt my feelings! Say! what
are you all dressed up for?" she asked suspi-
ciously.
Il guess person has to dress up once in
while, If you must know. Anyway, I'm through
with Chris. And you know why I'm through"
Hetty looked at her a long nom n t.
Through"
"Yes, through. I'm not going to be tossed
aside nke-wel, a squeezed lemon"
you're the lemon. suppose" she con-
tinued slowly, as she saw how deadly serious
Marcella was, you mean on ACCOUNT"
Eyes. At first he wrote me every day. Oh.
tho letters were wonderful, Hetty! so full
Of"