The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-29

itl If I eat lunch at the airport, I'll save enough time so that can play golf with Jerry at four"
 "But you've never played golfl Why don't you come home and ex- ercise with a medicine ball on the beach-with Dickie and me2"
 "The doctor says golf is the sci- entiflc game" Ted said. Tt co- ordinates the mind and muscles and trains the refiexes for flying It's better for my job"
 Kay said, Are you planning a pioneer flight around the world for Trans-Paciflc Airways or are you planning a scientific house. hold?"
 Both" he told her eagerly.
 "But, Ted" Kay protested, "even when you're in port you'll be away from home almost all dayl" She sat down beside him, leaning her head upon his shoulder. You're out there over the ocean most of the time, anyway. Give me g. little of your timel"
 Darling" he said, stroking her head. But he didn't change his plans.
 Couldn't I learn to play golf with you?" she asked presently.
 He drowned. "I'd love to have you, Kay, but you see, at the club they're mostly men. She flying personnel. need the contacts with them, of the job. It im- proves the morale of the force"
 T see," she said. But I'm go- ing to learn to play golf, too. I'm going to a professional tomorrow. /"
 He looked at her again. "Go ahead!" he said. More power to you. By the way, I've got bud get here in my pocket that ought to help you run the house more easily"
 Kay looked down at the neat rows jof figures and her eyes opened wide. "Ted, that's not enough for cosmetics! And look at the allowance for candy and chewing gum! Dickie would eat that up in a week."
 That reminds me-" Ted said, T think Dickie had better have a little more scientific training, too. He's hanging around the airport too much. And he tells awful tales to the pilots. Why, Kay, he imag- ines things. Who is this brother who takes him up in the air?"
 Kay laughed. That's just 8 fig ure of Dickie's imagination. He was so lonely at the military school that he had to live in his imagination. He invented a brother for company"
 "But he must be taught the truth scientific truths. I'll have a talk with that young manP
 "Oh, Ted. don't! You might -
 She stopped suddenly, because she heard Dickie's footsteps on the stairs. A moment later the child precipiated himself into the room with shriek of high glee.
 Pal" he said to Kay, "did you see that hydroplane across the bay? That was my brother. He waved at me and I waved"
 Dickie saw Ted then and hushed. He dropped his head, said quietly, Hello, Ted" He came into the room and sat down. Kay put her fingers on Ted's lips, binding him to silence.
 Kay tried to adjust her self to the new, scientific regime. She planned the days. She got up at every morning, in time to see Dickie of to school. She took beauty exercises by radio, then went to cooking school. In the afternoon she took a golf lesson from the professional.
 She joined two clubs, with the result that she played bridge in the colony almost every afternoon, whe- ther or not Ted was in port. And because she was interested in the new novels, she joined weekly club where younger matrons met to discuss literature.
 It was there that she met Mrs Watts, who has not really a younger matron. Mrs. Watts was the mother of five children and seemed to be well versed in child psychology, a subject often dis cussed by the club.
 My dear" she said one day to Kay, your marriage seems so TO- mantle. And you have that dar- ling Dickje = but he must be a problem"
 "Dickie?" Kay said. "Why, he's sweet, obedient child. I don't know a sweeter one"