Evening star., 1937-09-19

Berry, and because the curve of Berrys
chin and throat always made me want
to gauge it with my fingers, and because her
blue eyes never missed sending chills and
fever down my vertebral column, mostly
wasn't able to follow the subject under dis
cussion.
The lecturer was Derringforth DuQuesne
and he spoke on The Larger AL" Though
Mr.. Duquesnes equator suggested he had a
slight tendency toward middle-age. his voice
was wonderful. When he leaned over the edge
of the platform, it swelled and pealed like
church organ after wedding ceremony.
Ten minutes! If l could only have ten
minutes alone with any one of you! Yes, my
many friends. ten minutes would be amply
sufficient to prove this truth or any other
great truth
But all could think of was that, when
the train from the East pulled in, ten minutes
would not be nearly long enough for me to
explain to Berry how much had missed her
Well. Berry got off the sleeper. looking
exactly the same as when she had left Che
wawa City two months before; the same only
lot better.
felt like somebody who, after spending
SIX winter months at the North Pole, sud-
denly sees the sun again. When Berry had
left Chewawa City to visit relatives in Chi
cago, the only unfinished business between
us was whether the wedding was to be church
or home. But during the last four weeks,
something had happened. Her letters showed
that
Give the lady cigarette, Dave" she
said as l helped her into my car. 1--WE
something to tell you and I'm just as sotry
about it as you are. I'd still be shopping
for orange blossoms if it hadn't been for a
newspaper clipping"
Something about every man being a
bigamist at heart? Ha-ha!' | added with
light laugh. 1t was the last time | laughed
that evening"
Berry did not even SMILE Il lost the
clipping, Dave, and I've never been able to
recall the name of the man who was quoted
But Ike was wonderful personality I'd
like to meet him - and do remember what
he said He put into words truth "a great
truth - about women. He said they had no
right to continue being odalisques. He said
they should never forget that they were
responsible citizens in an adult world
Il didn't suppose they did forget it,
Think minute, Dave What does the
average woman want? At heart she's interested
only in idle compliments She wishes one
thing only and that's the fulsome admiration
of the male sex"
l tried to say word. but Berry tossed her
cigarette into the road and cut in: Dave.
your own ideal of woman is 50 antiquated it's
pitiful. You think woman was made to be
petted, pampered and praised Well, right
here is one woman who isn't going to settle
down like white cat with a blue ribbon
around its neck. That's what the Clipping
did for me-
She was so much in earnest and looked so
pretty with her chin lifted and her big blue
eyes shooting sparks, that tried to pass her
an idle compliment without words.
She shook loose. Dave, I've cared for YOU
lot; but the time has come to choose
between simple love affair and self respect"
After reading the clipping, she'd tried to
find out if anywhere man existed who was
willing to look on girl as human being
and not merely target for idle compliments.
Finally. she'd taken job in tea room to
overhear intimate conversations between the
sexes.
And every man who came into that tea