The Washington times., 1934-04-17

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her to a party. I was sitting on
his bed, having as usual fixed
the buttons in his shirt, found
his necktie and fished out and
busted his shoes. The phone
rings and he's called on Emerg-
ency. So he has to break his
date. He was sweet and full Of
apology until she begins to
argue. I don't know what she
said but she wanted him to keep
the date even II the whole world
broke its bones. So he got mad
and let her have it. He shouted:
''I'm SORRY! The dinner will
have to do without me. The
man is DYING. GOOD-BYEl"
and bangs up the phone. I
thought that was the end.
"This morning she calls him
all honey even to me when I
happened to answer the phone.
He comes away whistling like a
day in June.
"Can you sse the finish-or
what?"
The words were just free Of
Kathleen's lips when Kevin
walked into the room. He hadn't
heard, however.
He said: What are you get
ting so excited about, Kathy?
You handed a mean line to Ed.
When a man announces he's 60
ing to be married and brings
the girl around, he doesn't ex-
pect you to give her a kick in
the face. It's not your funeral. ="
The tears rushed to Kathleen'S
eyes. 81 suppose I should be a
hypocrite and tell him she's
lovely. He can't possibly be in
love with her. It's sheer
cruelty if we all sit by and don't
try to save him."
Edward Is thirty years old.
He probbly knows what he's
doing"
Kathie Predicts
"She lured him into it'll" Kath-
leen fired. "And now Edward,
the chivalrous, thinks he has to
marry the bottle washer in the
factory! She's older than he is.
Look at her face-rnillionS Of
tiny little lines around her eyes.
and that name-Sonia!"
Kathleen couldn't endures 1t
that the girl should be named
Sonia. She kept repeating:
"Such a name! Everything
about her is cheap!"
Said Kevin, his mouth grim:
'There are just as fine girls
washing bottles in factories as
there are wasting four years in
college, kathleen. Don't you
forget it!"
kathleen gave Kevin a long,
searching glance. II have
friends at college who are wash
ing dishes and singing hash.
They mean more to me than fel-
lows who run around in cars
their fathers buy. It's not what
Sonia does, it's what she IS that
makes her impossible. If Ed
ward marries her his life is
wrecked"
Kevin was also depressed with
Sonia and the dinner: "You
may think about marriage for
years and decide to pick out the
right type, just the girl who will
make things hunky-dory for
you-ten to one it will be a flop
anyway. No matter whom you
marry, it's bound to be a mis-
take"
"Just you get thinking that
way, Mr.. Kevin, and it's the be-
ginning Of the end for you! Per-
haps you're trying to rationalize
that spoiled darling of yours
who would rather that you let q
child die thar disappoint her.
If you think she'll be as good q
wife as another, hop to it."
you're vicious. I'm not think
ing Of marriage"
"You bet I'm vicious. When
see Edward throwing his life
away and YOU-because of a
few spoiled, selfish dolls-de.
claring all marriage a mistake!
David Ramm is a bigger man
than you are. He was smart
enough to pick a woman who
didn't interfere"
"How many Chickies do you
think there are in the world,
Kathleen? I've been working for
David Ramm three weeks. He's
been home to iinner about five
times. For the reSt-he sudden
ly remembers there's q wife in
the world and along about 9
o'clock telephones he won't be
home for a 7:30 dinner. Does
Chickie get sore and begin to
nag? She does NOT. But they
don't make them like that any
more"
Pippin'S Defense
Pippin was so used to her
fathers utter lawlesSness as to
time, she was shocked to have
Kevin put it in words.
She said with considerable
warmth: David has never neg.
lected my mother. She's the
most richly happy person I
know"
Kevin reached over and pulled
Pippin to him, letting his arm
rest carelessly about her should.
ers. He said, giving her a sweet
look: But he's rather absent
minded about meals and such?"
Naturally his work comes