Evening star., 1934-06-03

"You mean the article?" She stopped and
her face lighted up. Il thought 1t was swell
OF course! That was the idea you were talk
ing about?- So that explains the rush. How
clever of you!
Her attitude put an entirely different COM
plexion on the matter. because saw at once
that had friend at court. Ethel wouldn't
hold out long. I thought, with Leila there to
take my part. So I went back to the room
and spent an enjoyable afternoon writing an
attack Henry.
When Henry returned he looked altogether
too SNUG and sef-satisfied to suit me.
handed him the article to read. What do you
think of it?" asked him.
He ran his eyes down the pages, and 1 could
see the back of his neck getting red Pretty
cheap stuff, Carter" he Sneered
"Oh, come on, Henry" said, "its all in
the game isn't it?"
But his face was set. He'd got past the
game stage. He was beginning to believe it.
From now on, Carter" he growled, st sug-
gest We work independently"
20. K, Seifert." told him, "if that's the
way you feel about it,
From then on, of course, the controversy was
really fight, but never had chance. My
articles were cut because they were unpopular;
Henry's were printed in full. Henry was in
vited to address the Historical Society and
other patriotic organizations on "Washington
listen to him t.
We were still rooming together and night
after night I'd watched him go out. wearing
evening dress and that SNUG, speaker-of-t the
evening expression.
The worst of it was that he was an honored
guest at the Cars. He could see Ethel every
day and she wouldn't even speak to me over
the telephone.
THE final blow fell in the middle of May,
when they published the promotions in the
college. There was only one in our department,
Mr.. Henry seifert to associate professor"
I felt awful. won't go into details because
I don't want to harrow your feelings. Besides.
Time, the great healer, has been up to his
usual tricks and I'd find it hard to recapture
that mood. I mean an associate professor now
looks to me just like any other man in a
pepper-and-salt suit. But at that time he
loomed large on my horizon
I remember I had just one idea. wanted
to see Ethel and explain, so went right out
to the inn, and the first person ran into was
Leila, the kid sister. Her arms were full of
flowers.
why. Bill" she exclaimed. How nice see
ing you again! Mother and Ethel are out.
Here, help me carry these into the house.
want to show you something"
In way was glad. discovered, that Ethel
was out. 1t would give me little time to pull
myself together. So I went inside with Leila
and helped her arrange the flowers walked
around after her with my arms full of blossoms.
and she'd put few at each place.
You needn't be careful told her.
you're going to have a lot left over"
"The others are for the table upstairs" she
said. Mothers giving dinner for Ethel and
Henry. Very swank. I wasn't even asked"
Ethel and Henry?" I repeated.
Didn't you know? Henry was promoted and
they're announcing their engagement"
had to sit down. It was too much for me.
Before I knew it she sat down beside me and
began to comfort me. "An0 you weren't pro-
NOTED, you poor childI It's shame"
All could do was groan and hold on to her