The Washington times., 1936-11-26

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still thrilled Evelyn to think that
you could walk right into store
with the door open onto the street
and buy things! Not that she'd
ever done it. But when one has
been used to Speakeasies-
Bennie mixed drink out OF
grapefruit juice and maple syrup
and gin and ice. Lots Of ice and
grapefruit juice for Evelyn. All
grapefruit juice and ice for Jan,
and Strong, Bennie-strong!" for
Dorathea and himself.
1t was a gay party.
After two drinks, the second a
little stronger than the first,
Evelyn decided that things could
be much worse than they were.
After all, other people got divorces
and married again, and the most
fashionable people went to Reno
and got married the day after the
divorce-or even the same day!
Not that there was anything
fashionable about Bennie, of
course, but he did look little
more presentable lately.
A woman sort of places a man
for you, she thought. While Bennie
was married to Helen, one had
only to look at her and. and
place him where he belonged
While with Dorathea-With her
looks, and her class, he'd pass any
where. Not that I'll ever really
forgive him for running her life.
There was one thing about Ben
ME, he did appreciate a good din
ner. He praised everything, asked
for second helpings. Dorathea was
hungry and appreciative, too.
Don't you feed the MANI"
Evelyn asked Dorathea, laughing.
"Of course I do. Though I
haven't settled down to doing
much cooking yet. The stove is
terrible"
you ought to move, anyway, I
hate that apartment you have.
Goodness knows I'm not like
Edith, wouldn't live naywhere
just because the address was right.
But Bush Street always sounds so
-Well-I never did like it. Why
don't you look out near the Ma
rina? Now that you have the car
the distance wouldn't matter"
That's it." Dorathea smiled.
Nov that we have the car, we
haven't anything else"
That's right" Bennie said,
helping himself to the last piece
of bread.
well, you'll get used to the
stove. I could cook anywhere if
I had to-" Evelyn said.
THE joke is," Dorathea was
still smiling, that the day after
Bennie signed the contract for the
car, which was day before yester-
day, they put him on a part-time
week. Which would have been
o. k.-I mean we could have got
along, only Spankler'S are getting
nasty about that coat I bought at
the January sale, so I had to pay
another ten on it, and Bennie had
a couple of bills, and the Smart
Shoppe keeps dunning me for
those shoes and things got be-
fore was married"
"Yeh, we shouldn't have bought
the car. But if we give it up now
we'll be out of the down payment
of $50 and the insurance money
I put up. So I figure"
Nom, we can live here for a
month, can't We?"
Here? You mean-here"
Eyes! We could have my old
room and Jan could go in with
you, couldn't she, nom? It's only
for month or six weeks. Till we
get out of the hole"
Evelyn licked her lips. She said,
why, yes, of course. A daughter
can always come home - any
time!"
So Bennie and Dorathea moved
in, bag and baggage.
Jan moved her things out of the
room that she had so enjoyed in
the four months since Dorathea
married, and since there didn't
seem to be room with mother she
took the studio couch in the living
room and put her clothes in a
corner of Evelyn's closet.
It was funny to have a man in
the house again. It amused Eve
lyn to get up and fix his breakfast
at first. But he didn't appreciate
it, so she soon stopped. 1t was
Dorathea's job anyway.
Ito Be COntinued)
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