The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-11

Sss determined % have fhr fruits
not momenisriiv - I'D many ~
her acquaintance. hi Perrns-
aeniiy. for Al time
That. queer tslk- SUSIE was
saying without ranecr "Yoail
fan IN iovs one - these DAYS ard
your IDEAS will 40 . right seeat
face
You osn centred those fhinss-
julie srruea. I want fan in love
because won't allow myself 10
fsli in love"
'Ha that. funnv.- susie
laughed she soe<red theushtfuliy.
slsnting = suspicious eve At her
friend sYou wouldn't marry far
money. JUNE - you wouldn't 10
that"
And why no, - with spirit.
Susie fro~ned I don't know
its 80 SORT 81 ugly There's
only one excuse for living with
s man and that's because you cant
live without him
4 cant live without money.
Julie Insisted stuhhorniy. Look.
SUSIE. had everything until I
Vas 10" Somehow she must right
herself In the honest eyes 81 Susie
Grove. II Vas . new and odd
sensation. an argument against
friendship.
II YOU liked no one very much
you could not carr very much fer
their opinions But Susie Was dit
ferent. clear eyed and FRANK.
Her unwsleoms hiiosophy
reused desires IN jules heart. de-
sires she had though, well under
control As much 10 reAssurs her
self as 10 convince Susie. abe went
on.
we lived In Breokfield. ~. ].
Ny father was an investment
broker and q very successful ono
Looking hack. Il seems that our
life was heaven itself The love
lest house In town. servants. cars.
trips everything worth hsv-
Ing. want that easy. pleasant
life again. I've got 10 have a."
What happenedf" Susie asked
interestedly.
The depression happened" Julie
told her bitterly. MY fathers
money went down the Wall street
drain 80 fast that he was unable
To save a thing.
He hung on. II was q dreadful
time. the servants leaving one
by one: the cars sold 10 meet daily
expenses: the house sold mother
III from II ali. Mike-he's my
father -daxed with shock and hair
out Of his mind" JUL. frowned.
pushing her plate aside.
That must have been awful"
Susie declared alphabetically. Il
always say it's better never 10 he
up than 10 be up and come down.
What did you do them
We drifted along Mike wss
dear and sweet ana hstless he
still mother died pneumonia
>" jules voice broke. Il lived
with relatives who didn't want me
Mikes secretary got good post
ton here In New York ana he
married her.
My education was all mixed up
and became a msnicurist by sc-
eident. And | won't spend the rest
Of my life maniouring nails and
won't be a drudge for a poor man"
Julie pounded the table with
a small. white fist.
Social Grac~s
so you're going to marry
money" Susie summed up the de-
fiAnt recital.
That's IL, and I've worked hard
to prepare myself know all the
social grsces and niceties I'm ~.
For five years I've been aiming at
one goal and won't 10 side.
tracked
Only one thing could side
track me - love. Therefore.
love 10 out" she spread her
hands To show how tout" love
Wa. Cant YOU s~e how n 10
with me, Susie :"
Hmm yes" slowly. We all
have right TO know what vs
want and work for IL" She smiled
sffsctionatsly At julie Any man
would be lucky 10 have you" she
said. You're 30 lovely 10 look NJ
and your. awfully sweet even II
you do try 10 be hard hope you
never fall In love because Il does
terrible things To you"
Tears mistsd jules siol~t
sy~s. she set her pretty chin.
Il won't" she promised. u
won't -sef give myself .
chance
A. they returned 10 their re-
spsctlys tables she spoke again
OF her father Nike and his wife
have an apartment In the building
where live sh. supports him "
And she added. a. II 70 elinch her
argument. Look what lov. has
done n her
Julie firmly believed that
her convictions we're imprss-
nsbls, that ~ enemy eoald
cross the n'oat ~ wi.s phlis.-
ophy 10 t~opsrdiy. her eold,
attn heart. Later shs VA 10
49, her fortifiesiiens ertiu,fle,
hat that VA. later.
Al 5 O'Clock shs strslghtsBsd .
her table. shs changed 70