Evening star., 1934-04-08

Say 1t, you FOOL
"Of love. I was so happy when I read them
I could almost feel that he was in the room
with me-"
THAT was nuts"
"You make me laugh, anyway" returned
Marcella, laughing family. Then they began
to fall Off I got only two week. then one.
I can't stand it-and I won't" she declared,
her eyes flashing. Look at what my Pancake
Book says"
Marcclla's Pancake Book" she called it,
was an advertising pamphlet sent out by pan
cake flour company. Immortal Love Letters"
was its impressive title. Marcella, in her first
loneliness from her husband, had fallen upon
it avidly
But he's busy" protested Hetty. Its his
big chance. and he wants to make good tor
you"
Marcella shook her head Chris had time to
go on fishing trips up the river, he went to
the nearest village to the movies, he even
pitched horseshoes.
rs he any buser" she asked grimly, than
Napoleon was? My Pancake Book says that
Napoleon wrote a letter to Josephine every
day, even when he was on the field of battle"
Il know. You've pulled that Napoleon stuff
on me before"
"Napoleon's love letters are wonderful Hetty!
Let me read to you from them"
You have before"
TERRIBLY in earnest Marcella did not take
| the hint. Listen to this one: My strength,
my power my spirit-they are all yours dear
Josephine. And the day you change, or cease
to be, will be my death day." She paused.
Think of it, Hetty! He wrote those wonder
full love letters when the shells were scream
ing death. He didn't forget her! -. haven't
had a letter this week at all!'
Hetty Hawkins sat silent for a moment
Il know it's tough, kid. And you married
only year! Say, lissen," she continued, once
more the self she showed to the world. Il got
tired of you pullin' that Napoleon letter-a- day
stuff me, went to place where they
have books-library, think they call it-and
I've been reading up on your French friend.
Do you know anything about him-I mean,
besides them hot letters he tossed OFF,"
Not much," Marcella confessed
well, then jot this down. Your Napoleon.
who wrote all them fine love letters to dear
Josephine, cooled off afterward and divorced
her. And what's more. he got himself other
true loves!"
II didn't know that" admitted Marcella.
shocked in spite of herself.
II just wanted to tip you of to the private
life Of great lover. Husbands don't write
such letters today. Too many things on their
minds"
More than Napoleon had?"
"In way. Letters amt as important as they
used to be. Husbands take their letter writing
more matter -of-fact."
They shouldn't" Marce11a flung back.
"IM agree to that, but they do. Napoleon
was the last Of his line. Your Pancake Book
didn't quote anybody in st. Joseph, did it?"
Marcela was impressed but there was
previous and deeper groove in the labyrinth OF
her brain. Napoleon had written Josephine
every day, even though he had divorced her.
That last part, she contended, had nothing to
do with it. And an engineer on a power-Site
had time to write-n he loved his wife. Hetty
tried to argue her out Of it, but to Marcella
that was logic. No letter, no love.
Hetty's shrewd eyes saw that Marcella was
growing restless and was looking constantly at
her watch Finally Hetty came out, in Hettys
own way.
why do you keep looking at your watch?"
II guess it's because I'm nervous"
''Tel that to Napoleon. Is somebody coming
to see you?"
"Yes," said Marcella after a moment.
docs it wear pants?"
eyes"
''Who Is it?"
"I ran across him in restaurant-it's so
lonely eating alone-and-well, that's about
ALL He's dropped in to call on me, once or
twice."
whats he 1ke?"
"He's fairly good looking. He's good talker,
too. He takes me to the movies"
"Is that where he talks?"
''You can make fun II you want To-"
What does he do for living!"
"Hes q coal salesman"
whats his name?"
"Gus Scoonhoven."
Il can see hin" Asserted f3etfv "AnA wa,