The Washington times., 1936-12-03

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thing, don't you? And I love you
for it. But 1 have my work
which is going nicely, and we're
getting along very we'll, mother
and I, though it is a bit lonely.
Our house has been so crowded,
and now it is so empty.
"It is depressing, living here.
The building is about half empty,
you know. Uncle Peter doesn't
want to fix it up, or perhaps he
can't afford to, anyway he won't.
And so people who want things
done are moving out, and it wor-
ries mother so.
II hope things will be better
soon. 1 wanG mother to give it up
and try to find a better house to
manage. She works so hard with
this one, and gets so little out Of
it. But she's so loyal to the family.
Still thinks that he building can't
be entirely run down because it
belongs to a Failey. It's sort Of
pathetic, isn't it? Mothers loyalty,
I mean"
Loweu's answer worried her a
little.
"It's your loyalty that worries
me-" he wrote. Your faith in
people. In me, for instance. So
many things may happen. It will
be so long before I can be with
you. We thought that my twenty
first birthday would settle every
thing, but now that it is almost
here, and I'm only student, very
much dependent upon the family,
I see how wrong We are. Our fu-
ture is so uncertain. Oh, my very
dear, take what you can as it
comes! Be sure of something.
Give life a chance!"
Give life chance But that's
what I'm doing, she thought.
That's just what I'm doing!
Only things were so slow. Time
passed quickly enough. The days
and the weeks rolled by. Things
happened to other people, but for
her, life was just waiting for the
postman.
She hardly saw Ards any more.
Ards interests were turning slowly
but surely, from socialism to the
sorority. She didn't talk revolu-
tion so much any more, and per-
mitted Caroline, languidly at first,
then with faint enthusiasm, to
enlarge her wardrobe. She came
home less and less often on week
ends.
Caroline-indolent Caroline, who
had never done a stroke of work
in her life, found a tenant for her
Sea Cliff house, and then a new,
attractive apartment for herself.
Before very long she was finding
homes and apartments for other
people, and tenants for the homes
and apartments on the list of
Shott and Claire, realtors.
With her flair for style, her
long list of acquaintance, she was
ideally suited for the work. The
profits, small at first, grew in.
creasingly larger. Evelyn, driven
to distraction by the tenants who
complained that there wasn't
enough steam, the tenants who
said the hot water wasn't hot
enough, and the tenants who
wanted the bathroom and kitchen
painted, was sick with jealousy.
Why should SHE be stuck with
Peters tumble-down old place,
while Caroline rode gaily, profit
ably all over town in her smart
little car, made commissions, made
a success?
why don't you quit! Give up
this place, and look for something
better. We could get along" Jan
coaXed.
well, I will. It'll serve Peter
right" Evelyn promised.
CHAPTER XXXII
A dozen times she went down.
town with the avowed intention of
telling Peter she was sick of his
old house and was going to move
out. A dozen times she postponed
it.
Always she came home with
gossip, half pleased. half regret
full, about Peter and his Miss
Dunno. Still working for him!
Wouldn't you think he'd do some
thing for her, living with her as
he was, instead of making her go
on working and pretending that
that was all there was to it.
(TO Be COntinued)
Copyright. 1888. by King Featurss
Syndicate. 1nc.)