The Washington times., 1935-10-24

everywhere, with pleading, a
Didn't he care? Didn't he
have any PRIDE? Why didn't
he move? She would, if she
could afford to. She would when
Margot left anyway, but Margot
had had what she called "a
relapse" and was staying on a
few months longer, postponing
her marriage until her brothers
could get jobs.
1t didn't seem right to leave
Margot now, when she was so
blue and upset without Freddie
and, besides, how could she
stand it, being all alone. How
does any girl stand it. living all
alone, with no one to care?
And those awful notes Of
Milt's. If he just wouldn't
write her notes.
But she'd make Margot tell
him that she'd rather not have
q talk with him (why did he
want to talk, anyway? There
was nothing to sayD until she'd
had time to pull herself to-
gether. So every night there
was a note for her on the hall
table.
Sometimes it would be Just a
clipping, or a verse he had cop
led out in his neat. backhand
writing, but whatever it was it
was sure to have something
about true friendship, or love
or a broken heart. It always
made her feel badly. And be-
sides she was so upset all the
time she kept doing foolish
things to try to make herself
feel better. Like wasting money
going to dry lectures with
Ethelyn, or buying perfume or
new lipsticks she didn't need.
And today she'd bought a hat.
Another new hat!" Margot
sighed. And you say you're off
with men. Who is it supposed
to impress, Ethelyn and the
aesthetic dancing class, or the
Y. W.?"
"Just me! To help me keep
my mind off Milt Holden and
other unpleasant subjects. I wish
he wouldn't write me these
plagued notes. Look, this
one is extra thick oh,
dear, it's letter."
She held it in her hands,
hating to open it =.
my dear Mary.
"I have tried to be very con-
siderate. It has seemed to me
that we might still be friends.
I thought you would wish it.
I thought that you, with your
high ideals, would want that.
I have tried to show my friend
illness. and have received only
silence from you.
"Your silence has hurt me
more deeply than words could
tell. Four times I tried to catch
your eyes, to speak with you.
but you evaded me.
Nothing could be further
from my desire than to imagine
Sights, nor can think why
you. of all people, should wish
to slight me. have gone over
every word we had together.
You must tell me how I have
failed you. When you gave me
back the ring I tried to under
stand and behave according to
my highest ideals of a gentle
man. I would not let myself
think i'll Of you; no, though you
turned from me unjustly, did
not judge you.
''I can not endure much more
of this. You must tell me what
I have done to deserve your
scorn.
"I shall wait for your answer
after dinner. I must know why
you are avoiding me. It has
gone on too long. Oh, my dear
Mary, my own dear girl, do you
know how cruel you have been?
You can not know! I will not
believe that you could wantonly
hurt
YOUR DEVOTED MILT."
Her devoted Milt! She didn't
want him to be devoted. It
' wasn't her fault.
( She tossed the note over to
Margot. Nov. what shall I do
with him?"
: Margot looked it over, screwed
up her nose.
How you ever got yourself
:. mixed up in that I don't know.
A babe in arms. Well, now that
you led the poor idiot into these