The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-11
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CONSCRIPT'S WIFE


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the fsis cases any mere ether
Al that wss r.Ft - fhe past II
nd ended ihs nieAs ~ ssia
Martha his MIG is ny old rsi
frcm scho-ei Ne a.ed 4 smoke az
NY clearsts. wear my shirts spena
NY ncneY
Martha as nsSer q forget the
moment shs frat icesrd - ~
rsnis Cd colieEs chua aenss.
thinK happened that sever ksp.
pened before ir al the months ~
wearing rsars rsng n all The
hours 81 laughing vita Paul ~
SAYING. "oui, making lees 70 me-
This - cffics heaFsf~
TIE hlae.i ssss in inc weFid
looked down into hef e~n hrasn
ones and = shlvsF cour.ea thsoash
her A shtssr that ws. cold ard
YET snmshu~ warm fisr snlic
faded. her breath caught. her heart
esssn . frightened pounding The
tail man with the lean brown face
couldn't seem u tear hls sys.
away
Then he said. Paul never kar.
rowsd yeur stris hefrre nut
there's always first time
Hey wslt a minute We're en-.
gagged
~, IN tho End. when Paul saw
how Il was and in tao weeks
even = hind mar could have sssn
!, he wss swfully decent 10
steef in hls office turning the rins
over and over In hls fingers
That's all right Marshs. he ..id
ionelessly. n guess yeu coulaal
heir a. I guess II iast just -
Tier cheeks ware hot. and hel
lips qnivsred Paul. I'd sive any
thing In the world not he aosns
this 10 you Hut nlll and -
II was ss " All tho months he
fore had never happened A. u
she'd never planned 10 marry
Paul. as II the girl who'd laughed
with Paul and worked with him
and kissed him had been a differ
ent giri from tho Martha nll
Marshall had pulled into his arm,
last night
I know cant hold = candle
20 Paul" mn said 4 aon't make
as much money never vii
haven't his brains. and and hs
saw YOU first nut. dsrllus. lov'
you 50 From tho first moment
saw YOU. knew
I knew. too she whispered
N now she told Paul steadily
"Hlll ana l are going 10 he mar.
ried right away Hut. paul. cant
can't the three NJ ne s,lll h.
friends :"
Yeah" he ssii oddly. Paul
the guy vho brought ynn together
Good old Paul. You'u teach al
your Kids n call me Uncle" ri'
lips twisted, Sure. we can stll
he friends
Paul vas best man At the we'd
ding in the parlor ~ the minister
that saturday night they'd drivsf
across the state limo. Paul brought
them the absurd square dIshe,
with the yellow daisies off which
they were eating breakfast, mi,
minute. Paul and Suzanne tore
around getting the gas and light,
turned on IN the apartment befors
they came home from the week
end honeymoon and Paul heiped
suzanne broli the steaks for Their
coming home dinner
Martha had thought. then. thai
maybe Paul hadn't minded ~
nurh. after all He's found M.
yanne quickly enough. But as N.
blond gifi explained later. I've
known Paul always We used IA
run around before he met you"
Bits voice brought her baet
W the little blue breakfast noob
snd the reality NJ the present
Quit davdiing. Martins Paul .nd
! mus, hasten 10 present ourselves
give our psdisrss. all for the glory
Of thu cause
They iroopef out ~ the apart.
nsns as tho part.time maid came
In. She vas dover old woman
Who ~nt Pau a sharp gisnes
You stay here overnight >" shs
asked. Have 60, 70 make 10
that living room couch -
Relax" said Paul. slipping he,
the dollar she'd szpetesa. "Iusl
extra breakfast dishes
BIN started Peg. amid tho us,ial
thunder. and they drove on
jsrkily II I could J,ss, afford .
new car"
When you're IN the srlny dar,
ling. earning s7i q month. zsIi
by a Rolls
eHax 80. ss.ss .rt 49,