The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-23

her shoulder. Swell" he said
enthusiastically. Those charts viii
be invaluable as time goes on.
You're leaving space for the next
10 years. Yep-that's swell"
So everything was all right
Dan would be waiting at S, Mr..
Fellows was pleased, the wall was
already amazingly secure. Shed
beat the game. 1t was months be-
fore she need think of the doctors
verdict again. Anything might
happe nbefore she need think Of
that.
Above everything else, Dan must
not know what the doctor had
said. If she told Dan it might be
real. Dams ignorance, in itself,
denied the facts. In a reaction
from strain, she grew light
hearted. It was the emotional
pendulum on its upward swing.
1t must swing back, but, for the
moment, it was enough to be re-
leased from torment.
She got into Dams car, saying in
a little rush, I'm glad to see you,
mister"
He said, Thanks" not looking
at her He was still a little grim.
Marian noticed the tight muscle
in his jaw.
I'm a good girl now" she said
Can you forget about last night?"
mo" he answered, "but let's not
go into it again"
She was determined to be pleas
ant. "All right" she said lightly.
Anyway, I'm sorry"
He nodded briefly. Then, did
you see Dolly this morning? How
did she and Randy Means make
out?"
He wanted to hurdle the late
unpleasantness and she fell in with
him. ooh, they had wonderful
time" initiating Dolly. "At least
from Dolly's standpoint it was
marvellous"
Dams jaw relaxed bit. From
Randy's, too, guess"
Did you see him today?"
yeah - had lunch with him -
he's completely sold sort of in
articulate you know how people
get"
You don't mean" She left
the surmise unfinished, ready to
laugh.
Il think it's the real thing"
mot really?"
"Sure - and I'm glad for both
of them. They're two swell people
and I'm glad to see them get to-
gether."
"Oh, think you're crossing
your bridges before you get to
them"
Time will tell. He asked us
to have dinner with them tomor-
row night at the Medinah Club"
YES. Dolly told me. I wish I
could fix her up little, Dan.
She's so naive in appearance"
Say, you leave that girl alone.
Her personality wasn't made out
of plastic wood, it hasn't gone dry
and hard"
Marian glanced at him. Yester-
day she would have taken excep-
ton to that remark, today she let
it go. I'm not talking about her
personality, it's her clothes"
Dolly always looks nice"
mice and frumpy." Saying It,
Marian knew that Dolly was not
frumpy except by her own stand
ards, those Of the Loop business
woman. Dolly wore pretty clothes.
She looked sweet in them. Pretty
and sweet-it wasn't enough these
days.
Randy Means was only human,
he'd like a smart, well-turned-out
girl. Dolly had been known to
carry q black purse with brown
shoes, sometimes she wore her
gloves twice without washing
them.
Just take my advice and leave
Dolly alone" Dan was saying. He
did not add, you might spoil her."
but the inference was plainly
there.
Marian unused, It'd be a joke
on us If Dolly married Randy
Means. I'm afraid she wouldn't
be cleaning our apartment any
more" It was really something
of a thought. Who would take
care of them if Dolly?
They stopped at the market. Ten
derloin steaks, glass of preserved
figs. Dan loved preserved figs and
cream cheese. Marian was deliber-
ately playing up to Dan that night.
There were cold potatoes in the re-
She'd fry them crisp for
Dan. Usually she refused to fry be-
cause of the spatter. She would
make a salad from party left-overs.
Reaching the apartment, she ran
up the stairs ahead of Dan. The
blow had fallen and 1t had not
crushed her. She was the same,
exactly the same. DR.. Moss news
had already taken on the form of
a bad dream from which she had
awakened.
She rvund the kitchen spic and
span, the little dinette table set
for two. Dolly was a treasure,
really. What would they do with
out her? But it was ridiculous.