Evening star., 1934-09-23
Illustrated By
3 ETHEL HAYS

- thursday evening as Fenderton
Roper left the door OF his fatherS
costly mansion to walk to the humble
home of pretty May Middleton, he
was feeling a strange elation. Al
d. though he had been kicked out Of
three colleges and still in his fathers bad
graces because of the little accident in Wnlcn
he had almost demolished a police car wnne
driving his sporty roadster, he swung his cane
gayly and his pearl-gray fedora was set Jauntily
On his head
The reason Fenderton felt fine was that
\ had come into his mind that it would be a
very delightful thing to tell May Middleton
that he loved her, and to ask her to be en-
Gagged to him. For long while, even before
he began being kicked out Of colleges and while
be was still being kicked out of prep schools,
Fenderton had been fond of May Middleton
and had chosen her as his girl She was
sensible little person, and affectionate and
1ne companion.
That Fenderton had exactly one paper dollar
and two copper cents in his pocket, and had
no Job at ALL did not seem to him to have
anything to do with asking May to become
engaged When young man finds himself In
love he exists in a beautiful rosy haze that has
nothing to do with actualities.
But Fenderton" said May Middleton as
they walked home from the movies, "it is lovely
derton, and I'm awfuly thrilled to have you
cay you love me-but ought we?'
EENDERTON jingled the coins in his pocket.
] They had had the movies and soda
apiece and he now had IL cents, the same two
pennies and dime.
''Why not, May?" he asked "Of course, we
can't be married for while-not for year
Or two, perhaps.
Good gracious, I should think not!" ex-
claimed May. "a year or two! Why, it will
be five or six years before you can even
think of getting married, Fenderton. More,
maybe. Why, you haven't even got job!
You don't think I'd go and live on your parents,
do you, Fenderton?" she asked with horror.
"I guess, from the way you talk, you've got
perhaps a wrong idea of men, May" said Fen
derton rather haughtily. Il guess perhaps you
think because I've been taking things somewhat
6asy up to now I always going to be that
way. guess because l don't hang onto a
practically menial job in butcher shop or
something, you think I am dumb bunny or
some kind of bum, May
"I didn't say that, Fenderton. never said
you were dumb bunny
Because after ALL" said Fenderton in hurt
tone, "a young man has right to little
OF his own time in his youth, because if you
gave any thought to it you'd that young
man is never going to be young except in his
youth, and that's the time for him to be young
In. And guess, May, that after all, love has
something to do with getting engaged and not
just whether a young man rushes out in his
youth and gets job janitor or something"
ct know, Fenderton," said May, pressing
his arm. Don't be mad at me, Fenderton.
Because after all, know how it is for mother
10 say, Get lamb chops, May and then look
In her purse and say, No, we'll have pork
chops again; I haven't got the money So
do think, Fenderton, we oughtnt get engaged
before you start earning some money anyway.
I think you ought to show you work If
you have to, Fenderton." 49,, ,.,..,-. ,,,...