The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-09-22

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he pushed the pap<T aside say
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HES Is4si back from bis hcnsy-
neon
Marian looked Up. surprised. Il
didn't know that he and cAFna
were married
He didn't marry csrfnA.-
what. But they've been en-
gagged for 10 years This Vas 10
have been her last buying trip
Every trip for the last five
years was 10 have h-en her last
take II that Pete got tired Of
waiting
But he wasn't making enough
10 support them"
Perhaps not In the way Carma
wanted 10 be supported. His wife.
she's a cute little trick named
Julie. seems perfectly satisfied
Cute little trick -- Marian re-
scented the description. The world /
was full Of cute little tricks and /
each one was a menace. Pete and /
carma were terribly In love" she |
unused. Il can't understand"
Love II very apt 20 die unless
IL has q little encouragement" Dan
said.
Because Of something in his
tone. Marian snapped. 1T GER
tainly dies without a little finan-
cial encouragement. You men
seem 10 forget that"
He returned lightly. Let IT die.
Who cares ?"
Resentfully, Marian finished her /
In a way II was just
as well that carma had not mar
ried Pete. She was a buyer for
Manning's and made twice Pete's
salary. she was accustomed 10
which he would never be 1
able 10 provide and he had stub
bornly refused TO marry her until /
she gave up her position. Pete
would never make good. a failure
always remained failure, as
Marian well knew.
She reviewed her own unavail-
ing reactions to lack OF progress
In Dan, ardent belief, gallant en-
enlargement, loyal defense. then
suggestions. criticism, nagging and /
tears. finally a simmering indif-
ference. A man had 1t in him or
he did not, a wife could do moth
ing about IL. Carma was fortunate
to be independent.
Married life, she thought, was
like a stock brokers' chart, the 1
curving line rocketing upward /
during the first few months, then
starting a gradual decline with
high spots here and there, the low
spots getting lower and more fire.
quent. at last flsttening to an emo
tional depression. Hatred OF her
niche in life swept over Marian.
Revolt against the tiresome rou-
tine, terror that the security of
her background might be dis