Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-25
By HELM c. BENNETT

BY HELEN c. BENNETT
GA MOTHER cup OF coffee
- darling"
"No, thanks
"Sure. darling: You know
YOU were 80 tired yesterday.
There's plenty and it's hot"
NO. Leave me alone can't
you:" IL was an explosion. Ellie
Leeds slovly set down the coffee
pot. Tug was always going off
like that lately, irritated al the
smallest things. Tug had re-
treated behind the morning
paper and he stayed there.
When he cot up he slammed the
paper down on the table and
fairly raced from the house.
Effies red lips trenbled. lie
never had gone without kissing
her-would he? He did. She heard
the car start BY the time she had
stopped crying there was a rap on
the door
1lllOlkl Nllt I III tAlAiN t4if htllI
see her next door neighbor, MalSie
Grant. Shopping. snorted Effie.
Her eyes were awful-Vould could
she do?
TUG THINKS, TOO
She ran into The bathroom,
pulled her complexion mask of its
hook and slipped il on AS she
opened the door Mrs Grant fell
back before the apparition
Can't talk said the mask
gruffly
I'll just wanted 10 borrow
some sugar" faltered Maisle.
Effie grabbed the cup held by
her visitor. filled il with sugar,
thrust il into Mrs. Grants hand
and banged the door.
1--WE live like goldfish is glass
bowls she painted THAT
woman saw something
With the mask still on she sat
down TO think. Tug Leeds. driv-
Ing from the suburban division 10,
his office. was also thinking. He
had been pretty bad that morning
he felt ashamed. But he was all
filters. 1t had piled up so.
IN PERFECT ORDER
Every night when he came home
everything was in perfect order.
Effie had his lounging pajamasl
out on the bed and his slippers on
the floor, just ready. Fresh un-
derwear was laid out and in the
bathroom his bath stood drawn
waiting. How she kept it the right
temperature was a mystery, but
il always was right.
Must have watched for the car
coming and turned on the taps.
Mornings were no better. His
clothes were laid out on the chair;
even his h a n d kerc h e ( s were
neatly folded. one in hip pocket.
the other in the coat. She must
60 over his closet and bureau
every day.
At first il had been fun. II was
nice to freshen up for the evenings,
for the flock of young friends
pouring in TO see the new home
and the newlyweds. But they had
been married three months now.
TIRED OF CONSIDERATION
People didn't pour in; they
phoned and made dates. A fellow
didn't want bath every night.
Tug took a morning shower any
how. He had tried to stop Effie
but she always looked so hurt. Oh,
hang il, he was being smothered,
just smothered by Effie's consid-
GRAFTON. There had TO be a show
down, and the sooner the better.
To avoid Mrs. Grant and posi-
BILE other callers Effie took a bus
TO the city, wandering about
through the miserable hours until
II was time TO get ready for Tug
and get dinner. She did hope he
was over his bad temper.
She was in the kitchen when
Tug came in and he didn't come
TO her and kiss her. He strodei
into the bedroom and yelled.
''Effie! Come here, want to
talk with YOU"
So he was still in bad mood.
She obeyed slowly. Anyhow the
bedroom blinds were down; Mrs.
Grant could not see.
81 don't know how to say "
exactly" began Tug. But I've
been limiting right along and
you don't get IL. You coddle me
too much. I can't stand IT,"
"W-what? ."
"You wait on me. never get
chance 90 do anything for my
self. I want TO take out my
own things. cant even pick
the tie I'm going to wear. i
want my baths when j decide To
take them. want 10 ask for
q second helping when I want
II. I'm not a guest: live here"
"n I want my bureau draw
ers messed up, they're mine.
Let them alone" he looked at
Effie. How pretty she was when
her eyes snapped and the color
mounted high in her cheeks.
"You used 10 like II. You said