The Washington times., 1935-12-03

He knew that. He also knew
he had made mistake in keep
ing you there three years. and
5 he wanted to make it up to you
while he still could. He knew
you see. that nothing could save
the business"
Its a complete crash" Kipp
told Ann, repeating this converse,
t1on to her later in the day. Ben
ton doesn't think he can save so
much as nickel. Even the Wash
ington Square house will have to
go. And as for me-" he laughed
briefly, your husband, Mrs. Suy-
den, has about six dollars in his
pocket and not the slightest idea
how he is going to pay next
months rent"
Ann put her arms around him.
They were warm and comforting.
She said, her words running to-
gether reassuringly: Don't worry
about the rent, darling. I'll take
care of that"
Kipp pushed her arms away and
regarded her quietly. Suddenly a
great many things that had been
blurred and chaotic became ab-
ruptly clear to him. He was ab-
solutely without an income of any
sort but Ann still had money.
Plenty of money probably. He
didn't know exactly how much.
He never had known. But un-
doubtedly enough to take care of
the rent and pay for the food
they ate.
Things could still go on more
or less the same. Except that
from now on it would be Ann
who was completely responsible for
their living expenses. She would
probably even offer to give him
money for cigarettes and taxis
and an occasional haircut. Sud
denly the whole situation became
cruelty clear to him and he faced
1t, his eyes and mouth grim, at
the intolerableness of it.
He said, quietly, but with a
great definiteness: mo, Ann.
Thanks for offering but couldn't
"let you do that. Not possibly"
Ann didn't see why not. She
said so. She said: But, darling,
why not? Why, in heavens name,
shouldn't -"
Kipp smiled at her bitterly. She
didn't understand. She didn't
comprehend the situation at all.
She was just Ann. offering to pay
the rent because she had the
money to pay it and he didn't.
She wasn't wife offering to sup
port her husband. She didn't see
1t that way at all. but she would.
In Just little while she would.
He said: "It isn't as simple as
that, Ann, and you ought to see
that it isn't. You ought to see
that I can't take money from you
=. let you support mel"
Not permanently, of course. Ann
could see that Immediately. She
said so, running slim fingers over
the rumpled blackness of his hair.
NATURALLY, I can see that. But
for little while until you can
do something about it. "
Kipp stood up abruptly, moved
away from the touch of her
fingers. II have to do something
about it right away, Ann. I have
to get some kind of job"
He stopped suddenly, aware OF
the sudden pity in her eyes. 1t
was the spring of 1888 and
jobs were hard to find.
were practically impossible to
find. He said again. stubborn
ly, grimly: It have to find
job I can't and won't take
money from you. Ann"
please, Kipp" From across
the room her eyes begged him
not to be difficult about this,
not to make it any more diff
cult than it really was. She said.
speaking slowly and quite dis
tinctly, as one might speak to
nervous and high-strung child:
"You have a job. A perfectly
good job. You have to finish the
book. Until then you'll simply
have to let me keep things 60
ing financially. If we're very
careful I can do it. ="
Kipp looked up at her abruptly,
his eyes family astonished.
"What do you mean, Ann? Do
you mean that the shop isn't. 4"
I'm afraid I do. But if we're
careful we can manage we
have, to Kipp. Don't you see We
do? Don't you see there isn't
an" other way darling?"
suddenly he went to her across
the room and took her in his