Evening star., 1940-04-14

And have them know that you re always
keeping me waiting?"
He sat down YEARLY. Nov. Mary" he
said, lets not bicker tonight. I'm dog tired.
Sometimes l think thereT never be time
enough to do all that's got to be DONE"
Il suppose" she said, that now you want
to excuse yourself from going tonight"
He leaned forward, his head in his hands.
1T doesn't seem to me it would matter" he
said. LAS long as the general can't 60, we
could call off the whole thing. Or we could
let the young folks 60 alone
BENEATH her dark hair, her round face was
pale and her mouth turned down in anger.
so you don't want to 60, she said. "You
didn't want to 60 any of the time"
Nov, Mary -"
Il know; you've got excuses. You're tired.
You've always got excuses You've been a
lawyer too long not to have good one.
He got up, walked over and fumblingly
child's He forced smile. That's right,
Mary" he said. you've got me there
She shook his hand away. And you're al
ways tired - You've plenty of time for con-
ferences; you can sit up all night at con-
ference But you're too tired to take your wife
to the theater."
I've got job to do" he said. Its big
one and maybe I'm not fitted for it. But you
did want me to have the job Now I'm trying
to do it as we'll as can."
She turned on him. almost fiercely You'll
never forget that, will you?" she said Il
wanted you here, 50 now I'm forgotten. Don't
you think I've job to do, too? Don't you
think L m ever tired, and unhappy, and alone?
And what has it gotten me? lose my chill
dren, one by one. Then lose you. Now I'm
all alone"
He made helpless gesture with his hands.
He walked over to the open window. Outside
the trees were green with mid-April.
We've come long ways together. Mary"
he said You know, I've always tried to be
good to you
lis it being good to me to leave me alone
with people who hate me? Is it being good to
refuse me the slightest pleasure:"'
Its only little longer" he said. "Only
few years more and then thank Heaven, we
can 20 back home and be human again. Ill
be mighty glad"
She got up abruptly. "All right, she said.
Then we're not going. It's nothing to you
that I've planned this for days, even bought
new gown for it. For once thought you'd
take me out before all those snobs and show
them you we're proud of me- But no, you're
too tired Well stay at home"
liz TURNED back from the window but he
made no move to touch her again.
Nov. Mary" he said. 'Of course, we'll 60.
didn't know it was 50 important to you. 1t
was Just that was tired, and sort of had
"a feeling shouldn't 60"
She sat down again. She patted into place
the fowered decorations, in her hair, still
leaving him standing without an answer. At
last, she said: you and your feelings and
your lunches They make me weary"
But she had won. Now, quickly repentant,
she rose, ran over to him and kissed him. Il
know you're tired, DEAR" she said And, 50
am l. But let's not be cross with each other
any more We really ought to CO."
He patted her cheek. You're right, Mary.
Absolutely right
A knock sounded on the half-open door.
Come in, John" he said. Come in
A young man stepped inside the door.
The carriage is waiting, sir" he said.
"Thev cav the the2ter is already iammed.