The Washington times., 1937-12-13

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his fires were dumped. He was
hard hit this time.
Hit where he lived-in his pride.
It was the trailer again. he ex-
planned. Media hadn't liked
trailer life any better than Kate
had.
I agreed to pick him up a year
later at a little Southern Califor-
MIA town where Media was spend
ing her vacation. had driven out
West on business, and he'd gone
out to see if he couldn't fix it up
with Media and get her to marry
him after all. But she had re-
fused, he told me over long-dis-
tance.
Turned him down flat. I was to
pick him up at his hotel, and ar
irving there a couple of hours ear
lier than I'd told him to expect
me, went to my room to change
my clothes and have a bath be-
fore let him know I was there.
well" he said when I met him,
Media will have none of me as I
told you when we talked over the
telephone. But I deserve what I've
got.
IF I'd had the sense 1 was born
with I wouldn't be in the position
I am now. Only a fool" he said,
would have thought of taking
either Media or Kate off for a hol-
iday in a trailer.
People like what they haven't
had. The de luxe suite of a cruiser,
compartment in an extra fare,
streamline train, trip in a clip
per ship, the seashore, a big met
ropolitan hotel-any or several Of
these things. But never on God
earth trailer! I must have been
crazy.
They'd have enough and to
spare Of that sort OF thing. What
they wanted, and what I should
have known they wanted, was a
bit of glamour, sophistication, a
glimpse of high life.
High life, my boy, that's what
they'd have responded to. But I
didn't realize it until it was too
late. And so," he said dramati-
cally, Eve lost two of the finest
girls in the world"
Have you and Media said good
by?" I asked.
LEAVING TONIGHT
eyes, an hour ago, at her cous,
ms house, where she's visiting
She's pulling out tonight. Some
friend of hers is picking her up
in q car. I wanted to see her off,
but she said she'd rather we said
good-by then. She left good-by and
a message for you"
We had an early dinner. and
went for walk. I was passing
a eucalyptus grove on a side road
a little way from town when some
one called my name, and there
was Media hanging up a few
clothes on a line strung in front
OF a little trailer, at the edge of a
small automobile camp, and in the
trailer door, Kate, shaking a table
cloth. We made a rush for each
other. It took only one look at
them to see how happy they were,
what a swell time they were hav.
ing.
$50 this is the friend who was
to pick you up, Nedda," I said.
II didn't tell Clyde it was Kate,
for fear he'd think we'd ganged
up against him." Media said.
"You see." said Kate" it turns
out that instead of having much
in common with Clyde we have a
lot in common with each other. p"
Chiefly" put in Media, "a big
yen for a little quiet"
Clyde didn't want a wife," Kate
said. "He wanted an audience.
One that would never quit him.
Never get bored. That would
stand by, no matter what"
clyde" said Media Soberly," is
like a force Of nature-the wind,
or river, or a rockslide. Some
thing you can't stop. And maybe"
she added, maybe he can't either"
Two pairs of honest young eyes
interrogated me-begged me to
understand.
"Are you telling me-who was
born next door to him, and was
brought up within the sound of
his voice?" I said. But what about
this trailer business? I thought
neither of you liked trailers."
They looked at each other.
We've always liked trailerS,"
Kate said quietly.
Always sai'; Media.
Were so crazy about them" {"
said Kate, that we've run away
for a good, long holiday; chucked
all our responsibilities; pooled our
money and rented this little old
trailer, and I bought that second
hand car over there under the
trees. And we're off"
"Off." said Media, with lit-up
brown eyes, "for two heavenly
months, maybe longer. We're go.
ing all the way up the CoaSt!"
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