The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-10


tolerant of Ben Jonson. She found
that out when he talked to her of
the poet one day.
IF we could disregard his private
life" Bill told her solemnly. Ben
Jonson would be almost as we'll
loved as William Shakespeare. You
knew, didn't you, he not only lived
in Snakespeare's time but he was
even an intimate of Shakespeare
Yes. Eve knew that.
"DUT you can't admire the man."
~ Bill pointed out patiently
you can admire his work, his beau-
tiful poems and one or two of his
plays. You can admire the fact
that he was one of the best learned
men of his time. But you can't
admire him or the way he lived
because he wasn't really a good
Christian"
WAS Shakespeare"
Certainly. He married Ann
Hathaway and took good care of
her and ali their children. In fact,
it was the necessity of supporting
the family that drove Shakespeare
to write most of his plays"
But didn't Shakespeare have to
marry Ann Hathaway" Eve asked
innocently. Seems to me I remem-
Der some scandal like that and an
other about Shakespeare having to
run away from Stratford because
he had been detected poaching
deer"
That's the trouble with New
Workers" Bill told her severely.
They go in for dirt. They go
searching through the lives of cele-
brities for something scandalous.'
"And they're pretty successful
most of the time" Eve smiled.
'They go in for scandal" Bill
continued, ignoring her remark,
land for hard living. For instance,
most New York women drink too
much. Even you, Eve, drink too
much. 1t is the only criticism I
could make of you. Otherwise, you're
perfect"
NTOW Eve was in love with him.
4 She thought more of him than
Of anything else in the world. If
he had asked her to jump over the
moon, she would have jumped. She
didn't care anything about drink
ing.
She did it because it was the
fashion. And if he wanted her to
quit, why she'd quit.
IF that's the way you feel about
it, Bill" she told him, 1--WE taken my
last drink"
"Marvelous!" he praised her. Nov
you're perfect. You know I love
you, don't you, Eve? And it hurts
me to see you doing anything like
drinking that might tend to coarsen
you"
Eve was thrilled with the high
regard he held her in.
I'll drink" she told him earn
estly, ito you but it will be only
with my eyes"
He told her she was the most
wonderful woman in the world. He
told her he loved her. He told her
of the things he planned for them
to do together.
He told her a lot of things. But
he never told her about the wife
and baby daughter he had left back
in his home town to wait until he
could make enough to bring them
on to New York.
GO Eve Shore never knew of
~ their existence. And in the
course of time, his gradually in
creasing income and Mrs. Bills in
sistence, made it necessary for him
to send for them and they came
on to New York.
Nobody else knew of their ex-
istence because Bill had told his
studio that he was unmarried, hav-
ing the born hams fear of his
public" Your public, he argued.
did not want you to get married
or to be married When it found
you were. it simply shunted you
out of favor.
So Eve never heard of Mrs. Bill
and her baby daughter but Mrs.
Bill heard of Eve. She heard a lot
about Eve and she read a column
one time of Bill and Eve being to-
gether.
She protested to Bill but Bill told
her he'd do something awful to her
If she made any row about it. Mrs.
Bill knew Bill pretty well by this
time and she knew that he would
keep his promise.
So after thinking it over about
month and hearing time after
time of Bills intimacy with Eve, she
decided to go to Eve and plead with
uer 10 drop the 6Ialr.
When Ewes maid announced
Mrs. Bill" Ewes heart dropped
into her shoes. So Bill was married |!
Oh, how could he have done this to
her9 But then she got hold of her
self. She told the maid to show
Mrs. Bill in.
IT WANT you to drop your affair
Il with my husband" Mrs. Bill
said, coming Immediately to the
point.
why should II" Eve answered
Il didn't know he had a wife, but
now that do know it, don't rec
ognize your right to him, because
obviously you haven't been able to
hold him. Why should I give him
upP"
Because he has baby daugh-
ter" Mrs. Bill told her. You
wouldn't deprive a child of her
father, would you?"
Eve admitted she wouldn't, and
she promised to give Bill up. When
Bill called at the apartment that