Evening star., 1937-10-23
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BY PHILIP W1uE GA
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ILLUSTRATED By Wl
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at the Prince James Hotel? On
what's the use Call Ella. She's
been thinking that my courtship of
you was the funniest thing she'd ever
heard of in her life. AS matter
of fact, knew all about you and
Irene from her before we met. I did
pick UP Irene because she was pretty.
She had one of those empty, patrician
faces. l wanted to draw it. When
I heard her name-I was delighted.
So I took her over to Spikes"
why don't you stop talking?" Mar
git asked bitterly. She sighed. Il
guess you'll have laugh with Ella
all the rest of your life. Me-talking
above love-and Tasmania-and car
rying a gun! Oh! |"
He stopped the car. Il didn't think
1t was funny"
She looked at him scornfully. "No?"
mo. I saw girl who was so proud
that she wouldn't bulge for death
itself, and so cool butter wouldn't
melt in her mouth-suddenly turn
humble and grave and human for"
his voice caught slightly-"for love.
And 1 didn't think it was funny at
all. 1 just thought--it was the most
magnificent thing I'd ever seen in my
life. I'm sorry I'm rich. I'm apollo
getic for my fame. l wish to heaven
I were a jewel thief. Shall 1 drive
you home?'
She didn't answer. A moment be-
fore she had felt so Inundated that
she had been sure nothing could
ever again make her think of Charlie
Jones with anything but loathing.
Now-he was sitting there-looking
sad. Unutterably sad. But she yielded
stubbornly. II couldn't live your life
anyway" she said painfully. Bat
ting around the world"
His answer was low. Il UNDER
stand, Margit. 1 know how you feel.
Though-a little while ago-you were
willing to start for Tasmania-with
crook-in freight cars, if the crook
asked you to-hiding-living IL cheap
hotels. After all-the way I live
sometinnes-isnt much different"
II would have gone" she said
perplexedly.
Yes. Well-home?
"No."
mo?
I'VE 60 TO get Keough out Of hook
first. Then we got to see how Irene
and Waldo are piecing things up
He didn't act exultant. He knew
she was saying Yes" with all her
heart. But he had the infinite sensi-
tivity to adopt her mood. The ex-
ultations could come later; on windy
nights on transatlantic steamers;
on hot nights in the Caribbean;
In Sumatra; on the long roads that
lead like arteries all through the
America he loved.
He said, That's so. Then-there's
something brewing between Paul and
Rene. Have you noticed?"
Not reallyl"
"Margit. you're the poorest recog-
nizer of blooming love I've ever met!"
You'll have to get bigger trailer"
she said,
He nodded soberly. Already ar
ranged. Ella has bought Dozen"
He started the car-to rescue
Keough.
On late May afternoon strange
procession moved along the shores
of the Hudson River, headed for
Albany. presumptively, and points
west. 1t consisted of dozen auto
mobiles of various models and years,
pulling a dozen identical trailers.
Paul was driving limousine and
beside him was Rene. Directly be-
hind. with his trailer attached to an
old Ford. was grandiose Italian and
his grandiose Italian wife, Spike. In
Spikes trailer we're no less than six
of Spikes rapturous bambinoes. Mr..
and Mrs. Keough followed Spike, driv-
ing in simple, but obvious. dignity.
Ahead of Paul and Rene rode Mrs.
Bly,. Beside her was her pilot-nephew.
Mrs. Bly, stared off into the sunshine
at young farmer. Likely looking
chap, isn't he?" she murmured. Mice
shoulders. Reminds me of my third
husband-the lousel" On moved the
caravan. In it serenely drove DR..
Div, lue OCCOlIo 1iO4ii titS
head were Irene and Waldo. Yes"
Waldo was saying, "a good soccer
player. But I'M really at my best as
a boxer" To that =. Irene replied,
You're so wonderful!"
Leading the procession were Margit
and Charlie. She leaned against his
shoulde They ioggled along hap
PLY. Presently Charlie began to sing.
He sang: "Oh-the world owes me
a living and the song was taken
up all down the line. The parade
became musical.
But that was not why the people
along the way stared after it for so
long-and smiled so much. On the
rear of the three trailers was an
identical sign. Charlie and Margit
had one. Irene and Waldo had one.
So did Paul and Rene.
The signs all said: Just married"
(End)