The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-08
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10 think Of having 10 ssk her Ter
= loan -. but there ~ss nothing
rise 60 DO.
Mrs. Luxcn didn't make n easy
Tor Enid either. Haven't you sns
money at ALL she asked increda-
loasiy.
Enid flushed with her guilty
secret. II her aunt knew that shs
had squsndered her entire savings
IN hsir-hrslned escape from
reality she would never help her.
Pop only gets q small check
from a benefit fund now that he
isnt able To work any more" shs
explained lsmsly. and I make
SO = week That doesn't 30 very
far. Please. Aunt Faye. III pay
IL hack. Every cent 81 IL"
How much will yen need--
IL don't know. Perhaps .
Of hundred dollars"
Grudsinsly Fave Luson wrote
her . check Tor that amount
.Aom--snd Pop. II he lives.
must never know about this." Enid
thought wretehedly. she felt that
she had brought dishonor upon
them by having TO borrow money.
They had always been peor. Pop
had never made big wages. but
they'd always been independent
and proud. They'd never accepted
nor expected help from anyone.
She wished again fntllely that
she hadn't spent her savings -
that she had never rent
ed the apartment In Arlington.
And there her thoughts halted
curiously confused.
No, she decided after q moment
she didn't really regret what che
had done. not even now. willis
her face still burned with humilia.
ton. For II she hadn't rented the
apartment she'd never have met
Hank Holiday. never have known
that the kind Of q man she had
dreamed about really existed.
II WAS the first time she had
thought Of the doctor since che
had gone homo and found the
telegram from Lefty. And even In
the midst of her troubles the
thought OF him magioaily warmed
her heart. II was with lighter
steps that she went back 20 the
hospital office and made the nee.
essary arrangements for her faith.
er's care.
When she went back upstairs
she found the family In consuita.
ton outside the private room
where they had moved Pop. Lett,
was worrying about her babies
left In the casual care OF neigh
bors at the resort. Enid told Phi
TO take her back TO the cottage
and round up their scattered fam
lily.
Aunt Faye said she WAS dead on
her feet. and that she'd have to g
home. too, and get some sleep.
Enid told them all To 70. shs
said she'd stay at the hospital ana
II Pop took a turn for the worse
shed let them know.
Tom fingered after the other,
had gone. lie waited until q pass
ing nurse disappeared into a room
and then he slipped his arm,
around Enid and kissed her
quickly.
She pulled away from him
Don't, Tom. please not now"
He thought she was tired and
embarrassed. He had no way Of
knowing that the alarm In her
eyes and the flush that pinked
her cheeks WAS caused by n star.
Ting and quickly suppressed men,
DRY Of another mans kiss.
Sorry, babe, / guess I shouldn',
have done that. now. Listen.
hate To leave when the old mans
30 bad. But | ought 10 be at work
in the morning. III come back up
next Sunday. That all right"
She nodded. Yes. Tom. And
In Pop gets better. III 70 back
with you then. III have 10 be ri
the office next week"
He went down thu corridor
swinging his shoulders. and look.
ed back before he made the turn
and waved at her.
The blood rushed 10 her fac.
again. II VAS as IN everything
Tom did was designed TO torturs
her with n mixture Of shams and
longing In just such q msnns,
Hank Holiday had walked down
another corridor and had turned
al his door and waved EsiIy 81
her.
Her throat grew sohsnsiy dry
and hot. This Was the last prsei.
Gus week Of her vacation. The last
week and she wouldn't h.
seeing Hank. or going places with
him A mist eiOuded her eyes
She turned slowly and went int
her fathers room.
She sat down In o chair In .
corner Of thu room. out Of N.
way. and watched the nurses NOV.
softiy on Their rubber solsd shoes
about her fathers bed. Evsfy
little Shils a yhits-costsd intsrns
would come IN ana check fhs
charts and feel her fathers pulse
and perhaps give some low-vosesa
ins,ruetion 10 the nurse In attend
snes. The room was dim sra
quiet. the only sound the lahore
monotony Of her fathers painful
breathing.
Enid wished there vas some
thing ste could do 70 help. II 49,