Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-14
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The motions are there, and II is great sad
ness 10 find them light. so meaningless.
You may say Goodnight dear" and you are
saying nothing, and the words leave only fear
where in other times they have left security
and happiness.
/ was to spend Sunday at home. The chill
dren had been told to be quiet until / woke,
and they were very good about it. And when
finally rang the bell beside my bed they
came running in. scrambling all over the bed,
and over me- and had not the heart TO tell
Norm that the bed was not a springboard, nor
SUE not to dig her elbows into my breastbone,
nor Steve not 10 give my cream TO the cat
l noticed that where usually the children
called me Hey Mom," or "Mommie" and that
very casually that now all three kept calling
me Mother" and using the word Mother
every chance they had. 1t was Mother this
and Mother" that 1t was as if they wanted
to say il as much as possible, TO affirm IT as
often as they could.
wondered if Stephen were noticing it, too.
The two kittens came up, looking for their
mother, and Scoops the dog, who Immediately
began begging for his ball, after OF course,
having tried first TO pick a quarrel with one
of the kittens.
IL was hilarious breakfast in bed-too
hilarious, too gay too rowdy with the chill
dren throwing bits of toast at Scoops and his
jumping for them and all shrieking.
But had not the heart to try TO bring
order, to exert any discipline, il was too much
of a holiday mood, having me home
A LLEGRET'rA came back and during the
n third week Norm went 70 one of the in
evtablc birthday parties, and Alegretta for
got to tell about his egg allergy. So Norm ate
creamed eggs and when l came home, Norm
he had N
during the night. knew from experience that
the night had really been one of terror for him.
and there were simple things could have done
that would have helped him get over the whole
business more quickly.
II was getting on toward Christmas. when
I had the notice that the play was closing.
Well. l had had four weeks, and one more
TO come II wasn't much but IT would save the
car.
I didn't tell stephen right away because
he was so very worried For some reason
we neither of us could understand we felt
estranged and unhappy and unreal together.
stephen was drinking, which puzzled and
distressed me-
The day the show closed Saturday, Max
came to me and said he had anotNer play.
After the holidays he would start rehearsals
There was a better part IN IT for me- ana
though il would pay no more still If the play
succeeded ana TASTED ne pipliii"'N ~ w bNNN'''
He said he wanted 10 hang on 10 me, that
someday play would come along. and 1t
would be my play.
went down TO Ficki's 20 have dinner with
her before the evening performance II was
the week before Christmas and Nick had her
decorations up. one OF her friends had made
her some very sophisticated looking PAPER
mache angels that were poised over the man
tel looking little pert and ridiculous
She had a Christmas tree made OF some
artificial white stuff and trimmed with enor-
nous blue balls Around the room was a
solid fringe OF silver icice stuff ornamcnted
with clusters OF large blue crystal balls. 1t
looked very smart. l told Vich about MaX's
offer and she said how wonderful com
mented on the decorations.
"Oh, Christmas is a bore" Nich said. But
il was fun TO do these"
Aren't you going 10 have Christmas
Duff has 20 spend Christmas with his
mother think Pris and will just have din
ner together down here. BY the way have
you heard Pris is engaged? Call her, she'll
tell you the details.