The Washington times., 1937-04-28

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I'm so disguised with myself-Wlth
everything oh, we'll! 1t won't
be much longer. have two really
decent jobs offered to me-prom-
ised positively before the first. Can
you hold out that long? After that,
it will be easy sailing again. Well
nav up what we owe the folks, and
get out. They can rent the rooms,
and get by. Bee got out. Well get
out, too"
Eyes, but if you have the jobs
promised-Edward! Must you go
out every night? I worry So"
Il don't like you gambling" she
said stubbornly. I've known for a
long time that you were doing it..
The tears came now, but her
tense resentment seemed to be
melting with them. At least, he'd
told her the truth. She could trust
him again. IT won't even ask where
you got the money you gave your
m-mother-"
HONEY! Are you going old
fashioned on me. too?"
But, Edward, there must be
something else? You're so late at
night, and it makes your mother
so mad when you won't get up
for breakfast. 1t just makes every
thing worse for me. Oh, Edward, l
just hate this kind of life-I just
loathe it,"
Cant you hold out until the
first of June?"
But we don't know positively"
"Darling-we do Didn't say I
had two offers? I can choose the
one like best. Now, surely, when
you know it's only until then-just
two weeks!"
head.
Every few days there was a post
card from Bee. Just picture post
card-with some meaningless
phrase-"Having a wonderful
trip"-"The little town is so
quaint" They all read them, put
them down, said nothing.
OO yOu Ol11llh 0l1C IL CtCI COILIC
back?" Marie asked Edward.
mo" he said soberly, Il don't.
The folks don't either. They won't
admit it. of course, but that's why
they feel so bad about it. She's
talked for years of going back East
with this Zelda person, and think
she would have gone long ago if it
hadn't been for Richie. She wac
fool enough to think something
would come of it. I told you moth
ing ever would"
The days dragged by, and June
came, and with it the first of the
month bills. Edward went to San
Francisco four times. He wrote
letters, made telephone calls. The
second came, and the third.
"One of the positions" he said,
was on a ship"
She caught her breath sharply.
Edward! To go without
me?"
"Oh. don't fuss about it, for
heavens sake. I'm not going.
And the other job?"
"Oh, that was the same thing /
knew about before. Selling bonds.
Now it turns out you have to have
an A. B, degree and a couple of
block letters from the university.
I told the old Goldfish I knew more
people around this section than
any grad he could get hold of.
Can't see their own advantage.
Won't give you chance.
His voice went on. She didn't
hear. She did something she was
terribly ashamed of. She dropped
to a little heap at his feet and
wept. Not silently, as she used to
cry, on the rare occasions that she
gave to tears at home. Noisily,
Stormily, the way Beatrice had
wept.
He went out and slammed the
door.
1t was early morning when he
came in again For the first time
they did not kiss each other good
night.
She rose at 7, as usual, and to
her surprise, Edward got up, too.
The relief, the let-down, was al
most too much. 1t brought on an.
other crying spell. But it did her
heart good.
She shook her head and smiled.
mo, we won't borrow. I've thought
Of something else, too. I don't
know why I forgot it this long.
Mothers clip. I'm going to pawn
it."
You are not! won't stand for
i'll"
But only Seventy.five dollars!"
Marie moaned. Why, that's ter
r1ble, Edward! Mother paid that
much to have it made into the clip.
At least three of the diamonds are
quite large, and look at the DOZ-
EMS of smaller ones"
We'll, it isn't much, but anyway
I happen to know this guy is hon
est and when you come to redeem
1t you can get it. Some of these
places aren't so good. Besides
seventy-five dollars is seventy-five
dollars!"
1t was wonderful evening.
The folks were in bed when they
got home, and Edward, as usual,
was hungry. Let's see if there's
any pie in the house" he sug-
gested.
They went into the kitchen,
hand in hand.
The shiny new white ice-box
was gone.
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