The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-12


In this hot, staring city.
"EVerythingB out Of proportion
just now" she faltcrcd, laying
one thin hand on his. you're
tired out and I'm fidgety and
we're not seeing things hs they
really IRE, Don't worry. II viii be
all right"
But he wng not convinced. He
made her lie there. lie brought
her supper on tray. Cold meat
and string beans (ghe had pre-
pared these earIicr) and iced tea
and fruit.
GyDhy ate and drank with him.
The curls lay damp on her hot
forehead. Her dotted swiss frOck,
many times washed and now
guiItlcss OF crispnceA. fell in limp
folds around her. Her eyes were
hinged. slecplcss nights were be-
ginning to make their mark upon
her. And yet she had, reclining
there, the strangely appealing
beauty that comes TO some women
facing the great adventure OF
motherhood. Tom thought he had
never seen her no lovely. Her face
was thinner. The purity and IN
teFrily Of her features Wa8 flneIy
etched. Her eyes were large,
weary, broodinR.
1ieartened by the food and by the
Grant and fitful breeze now stir
ring the curtains, she said to him:
Some day wen laugh at all this.
Wen be In our big garden, stroll
ing under our own trees, and won
der why we made such Il fuss about
ono little summer. Wei have Tom
my Junior and SuBy Belle with us
and wen tell them about the ter
riblc Siege In the East Fiftics that
| hot summer"
But she would not win II smile to
Toms lips. Hs WAS deadly Bcrioub.
lie was infinitely deDrcssed.
"Ey this time ia hoped to have
n real place for you~h home he
said, throwing one diBparhging
glance ut the four walls, "ThiB In
tho time that counts, really. You
ought 10 have eycrytbing--yachtS
| and servants and comfort"
Gypsy whs stronger now. She
chnffed him gently. This was n
bad time, she admitted, but they'd
get through II. II didn't really
matter. And indeed she felt at that
moment she could face anything
| WIN '"H Wy h"' H'u''
But the following day. wnking 10
| brnssy skies, the thought Oi
coolncHa, OF treeH blowing, Of win
| dows opening onto green vintas
Possessed her Ike madness. The
brick walls Of the courtyard seem
cd to press IN on her. The niRhtt
were fiery furphccg to try mem
souls.
rom knew this senscd the ton
sion and the turbulence In her
Day after burning day he left her
to nnd her white, gallant, smiling
ht night. They walked sometimes
to the park, trying 10 iipd sOIhc'
In the splnahinR fountains. Bul
there was no real release hhj
where.
One particularly hot Afternoon
Gypsy was aroused from II fitfu
doze by the ringing Of the telc'
phone. Toms voice. joyous, renew
cd, came TO her.
Darling, what do you think
Pack NJ your duds~~Wc'rc MOVING
out to the Island"
| mot TO the tiOlloW?' Had ht
nuddcply gone tnhdY He knew he
could never commute from there
$50, He sounded ezultnnt. "fV'
made IL decker with Mac. Hes let
ting mo have his place NJ Port
Washington because he wants 10 b'
In town"
Mae was MckinhOn. one Of the
men In Toms office. His wife. Ton
explained, had gone out 10 her poo
ple In ~ paul for the summer
taking the children. Mac was tirct
of committing. lie fairly iehped al
the idea Of the Wshvers' trim Ut
tic apartment. Gypay had seen Ms
house once and had fallen In love
with IL. II WINS n tiny, bluc-r0ofeG
cottngs on high Hill with a swseI
Of bay Just below It, Apple trcci
dotted the half mere beyond.
Well, II was too good 10 be true
but there u was.
rom burst In upon her half ~
hour later, charged with electric
energy. Ils found her lhnRuidlj
packing and took the bugs. tbs bot
tics, and brushes out OF her la
hands.
700 and lie down, woman" h'
commanded her. I'm doing al
this, were moving to the c0un'
TRY"
She didn't mean 10, but MI or o
sudden tears chDe. Cooling, puma
iDR, healing tears OF gihdncss ana
relief
| ITO I.c COntinuc1D