The Washington times., 1935-07-23

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Walter flushed. Helen gave
him a feeling Of power; his
sisters reduced him to the
status Of a gawky Schoolboy.
He didn't answer, remembering
her nerves.
II suppose T was sore to
begin with over your marriage"
Irene continued as Walter was
silent; anyway I began that
business of his not supporting
me when he could be doing it so
magnificently if he went back
to his old job at John Kayle.
It was a stupid time to jump on
him because he was sore at me
because he said I was rude to
your wife"
"You were," Walter said
shortly.
my Lord. Walter, how could
you marry that chit?" she
asked piously. "Oh, my head!
Well, never mind. Dirk and I
had a quarrel. The worst we
ever had. OF course, he's al
ways a gentleman. Queer thing
about being a gentleman, Wal
ter. You can say the rotteneSt
things in a nice way if you're
a gentleman. I must remember
that! But I'm upset because he
left this morning without max
ing up with me. I was wrong
to let him go to bed on the
quarrel. That's always bad.
One should never sleep on a
quarrel. But I was so damned
sore, mostly at you, you block
head! Still, I thought he'd
come in. Well, he didn't"
"It will blow over"
"I've got to be more careful.
That temper Of mine.''
cts time you learned to con-
troll it."
"Don't you lecture me. You
moron! Oh, Walter, how could
you marry that little ignor-
anus? A manicurist, when you
could have married an heiresS.
Oh, Walter, how could you?
She'll ruin us socially"
"She's not an ignoramus," he
defended his wife hotly. "She
has a sister in college. She her
self only had a year more to
finish high school. You never
saw the inside of a high
school," he reminded her bru-
tally, "and you were a mani"
curist yourself not so long ago."
She grinned amiably. 1t
struck Walter how much she
looked like Anastasia that min
ute. Mice of you to rub It IN,
darling. But if I had had q
chance, I could have been pres
1dent of any hen college in the
country"
IT don't deny that. I wish
you didn't damn so much.
And I wish you'd be nice to
Helen. I'm so in love with her,
Irene"
why, you poor sap" she
jeered, but there was an affec-
tionate note in her voice.
"Youu get over that, too! But
wait, I have an idea. You and
Helen come to dinner tomorrow.
I'm having pere and mere
Terhune and the horse Qrene
never called her siSter-in-law
anything else). It will serve a
double purpose. It will take the
curse off the family dinner and
it will serve to show Dirk that
I can be big and generous. He
likes your wife. Says she's a
thoroughbred. Thoroughbred,
my foot! Well, anyway. it will
be a move for peace. I'm in
love, too. Walt, it's hell. I
haven't meant to fall in love
but it seems have"
Then why don't you stop
nagging him about the job"
IT can't help it. Walter. I
love him. That's why I want to
see him rich, successful. taking
his place in the society where
he belongs. What good are
position acd power without
money!. I've got to make him
see it! Oh, you'll come tomor-
row?"
Walter hesitated. "It'S grand
Of you to ask us. but I'd rather
not. Helen is too shy yet to
have me spring any formal din.
ners on her. Let her get used
to things q little at first"
A New New York
Irene shrugged. "As you
Say!"
Walter, fearing lest Irene
misinterpret his meaning, added
hastily: She's so shy, you
know. But I'll tell her you