The Washington times., 1938-11-05

say Suyly: "uOA VIC A"F0
baby, darling" She never
had a chance to finish the SEN
tence, for Stephen had put a
finger to her lips, while he muir
INJURED uncomfortably, "S-s-h-s,
sweet"
Carol had blushed to the roots
of her hair: after all they were
going to be married shortly. Well.
she put 1t down to Stephens faS-
tidiousness-he was really bashful
about lot Of things.
After they'd come back from
their honeymoon, Stephen had
told her that they needed a while
to adjust themselves to each other,
before contemplating a family.
adjust themselves, how?" she'd
wondered, puzzled.
Once in a while Carol had slight
misgivings that perhaps Stephen
wouldn't ever want any children,
but she Shooed the idea away lest
her very thought bring it about.
Carol so passionately desired q
baby.
A QUEER STREAK
Slowly it began to dawn on
Carol that Stephen had a queer
streak in him; he didn't even
want a pet about the house. The
responsibility of something alive
belonging to them seemed to upset
him.
"No," he had firmly stated. Il
don't think it's a good idea TO
have a dog-an apartment Is no
place for animals. What would we
do with it week-endS if we want to
go away? Supposing it gets sick
or is run over?"
That's just the way he feels
about a baby" thought Carol bit
terly. She was up against an i'm
pasSe when finally Stephen would
discuss neither dogs nor babies.
Fate, however, decided that the
Brinley menage was to be graced
with q little white-haired terrier.
It happened at Christmas time
when the dog belonging to Ste
phen's boss had puppies. knowing
Carols great desire to own a dog,
the boss'S wife sent one Of the
puppies in a cute basket, with q
large bow around its neck to Carol
on Christmas Eve.
There just wasn't anything Ste
phen could do about Timothy.
He Just had to stay. One couldn't
be ungraciouS enough to refuse q
thoughtful gift from the wife OF
the man to whom one owed ones
bread and butter. Stephen was
too smart to do anything so
stupid.
FORBIDDEN TOPIC
Carol was amazed to find her
young husband spending hours
teaching the puppy tricks; he was
wild with excitement when Tim
othy learned to catch q rubber
bone in his mouth, after. it had
been thrown at him from a dis
tance.
Once more she ventured on the
forbidden topic. But he still main
tanned firmly "There'n be no bratS
in this houSe!"
There came the awful moment
when Carol was pretty sure she
was going to have a baby. She
didn't dare mention it to Stephen
well she'd wait a while, maybe
she was mistaken. She knew If
she told Stephen about it and he
wasn't thrilled at the idea there
and then, she'd probably want to
leave him.
Finally the time came when she
Just had to tell somebody her
secret; she thought she'd go mad
If she kept it to herself any longer.
She chose as her only confidante
her old school chum Marion Dillon.
Marion" she said. lit looks as If
I'm going to have a baby, what
am going to do?"
"Oh Carol" said Marion clap.
ping her hands, 'how perfectly
: wonderful"
But Stephen hates the idea oi
our having any children-you
know how he is" Carol began tc
cry.
"Pay no attention to anything
he says" was Marion's advice
'I"He1l love the baby when it comes
just wait and See."
That's all very we'll" Caro-
Sobbed, "but it doesn't help me
out at the moment and he's go
: ing to make my life hell. Hell
probably start hating the poor lit
!. tie mite before it's even born and
it will make me loathe him."
; Baking STEPHEN
Now it happened that just about
this time Stephens firm WISHED
him to go to Chilli on an engineer
: ing prospect. Because he had beer
2 studying Spanish, waiting for an
: opportunity such as this, he hac
!. been selected for the trip. They
r were both elated-the job surely
meant promotion on his return.
S It wasn't easy to convince
Stephen that it would be more
t sensible for her and Timothy to
!, stay behind.
t Finally he said reluctantly. iii
!. you're sure it's best, okay, but I'd
i rather have you along"
e "The time will pass quickly,
, Carol said to him. "I'll find plenty
!, to do" She certainly would that
: she grimly said to herself.
r. u Il
Her baby was almost a month
s old when Stephen cabled he wa
v starting on his way back. Nobody