The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-08-25


rsmhles or sit quietly BY an open
wood fire and talk.
Tom laughed At things like that
lie wanted action and excitement |
in his recreation. II was. Come
on. Babe. Let's 10 10 . ball game"
or, Let's take q drive" A drive
With Tom meant tearing through
the countryside at 60 or 70 miles
an hour with the top 81 his con-
yertihle down and the wind tear
ing At her face and hair.
The front door d ownstairs
banked. Phil was homo. Lefty
started guilty 10 her feet and
headed for the stairs. Her hus-
hand liked his meal on the table
promptly Enid followed more
leisurely with little Ann. she put
her down in her play crib In ihe
living room and went 10 help
Lefty dish up the supper.
They ate In the kitchen. noisy.
hectic meal with the twins hsh-
bling constantly and little Ann
drumming with her spoon when
she didn't immediately get soma
thing she wanted. and rhii st ths
end of the table intent on his own
food and the evening paper prop
ped In front Of him.
Enid always came directly from
work 10 L<tfys one night . week
10 have supper with them and see
the children. She Was fond Of the
noisy little scamps. but tonight
In her perpiexed mood she found
thar exubersnee distracting. She
helped Lefty cut up food for Eric
and little Enid. and fed the
gursling Ann soup and appls-
sauce, and when NJ last the chill
dren was satisfied she found that
her own appetite had fled.
II was too hot 10 eat. anyway.
She picked UP the paper where
Phil had left IL.
The front page WAS filled with
the usual news. traffic accidents
q, home and war buiis,ins from
abroad. Llstiessiy Enid iesfsd
through the inside pages and
paused for . second glance ut .
mans picture. The face attracted
her. long and thin with ssrious
lsyss and . ridiculous toothbrush
nustschs on the firm uppsr lip.
He hooked rather Engfsh Enid
thought
| She glanced below ~ the cap
ton: ''Dr. Henry Holiday will bs
one ~ the speakers on the open
ing program Of the stats Medical
Associsiions eeth annual meeting.
which begins Friday ~ the Nell
House. DIR. Holiday recently re-
turned from . year of research
work ., Johns Hopkins Hospital.
He IL the son of DIR. Hsnry Holh-
day. sr.. chief ~ staff 81 Wing
Memorial Hospital here"
Enid recognized the last nsms
a. that Of the eity's leading sur
seon. She stuffed . agh- Life
must b fun for people like that.
with money. position. an assured
place in ths world. and exciting
work 10 do.
wed better get busy, sis." shs
laid the paper dosn snd nsssfis<'
10 her feet a. Lefty finished eat
ing. "That 10 II you want any
help with the dishes
why's Tom coming after
you 20 Lefty asked hopefully.
Mo. I'm Walking over 20 my
ART class AZ the university from
here. Hen pick me- up there later.
Lefty went 20 tire front door
with her when shs left shs
thought Enid looksd especially
nice IN her crisp tailored hnsn
suit shed like 20 have one iiks
H. But clothes weren't ths most
important things Ia ths world
Her thoughts cane back 10 Eni1's
problem rsthsr than her own a.
sss watched her sister out u
sight
Shed better marry Tom Dris-
coll while ara can get him" sns
thought Any kind Of q rnarr1sss
WA better than No marriage for
woman. The trouble ~as. Lefty
reflected shrewdiy. Enid had read
ITO many high-fzIntln' books Her
IDEAS was too hirn for q poor girl