The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-07


Of the moment and count on you
to come forward and make ev
erything hunkydory, y
well, what of it?'
''Oh. nothing" said Brenda with
a sigh. IF you're content to play
substitute husband, I suppose it's
no business of NINE She stood
for a moment listening to tn e
sleepy twitter of the sparroWs that
roasted in the .honeysuclle vines.
Its late. Adam. How about talk
ing me home noW?'
"Okay.' said Adam. IT have to
be up early in the morning. SO |
should be getting some sleep"
They went in to say good night to
Susan, and as they did so Adam
asked. rs it true you may have
some work done on the old Leigh
home and spend part of each year
! in Linville?'
Yes, Brenda replied. I'm go
ing to try my hand at writing and
I've already spoken to Bill Potter
about the remodelins.
It'll be swell having you here
with us Adam said. only" he
added with a laugh i've been
counting on buying the old Leigh
place and living there myself.
Il did think of selling at one
time, but I've changed my mind.
Sorry if I've upset your plans
oh, that's all right d
Adam. y can always buy another
house, but we can't always have
a successful writer in our midst"
Brenda shrugged, but she didn't
reply. We're going now S h e
said to Susan. Adam has to get
up early. and l have to get my
beauty sleep"
Let's have lunch together one
day soon . said Susan, and talk
over old times"
I'D love it," said Brenda. But
she thought:
'Therel be little talk of old
times, my dear Susan. for I'm go
ing to lecture you on what a mod
ern young wife should locke like.
, 1t was three days later that SUI
san and Brenda had their lunch
con date.
It's my treat" said Brenda,
when she came by the Potter cot
tage for Susan And we're going
to have a sort of picnic out at
the old Leigh place.
Goodness, Brenda" said Susan
Its too late in the season for
picnics.'
Not my sort of picnic" Brenda
said. We're going to take steak
and firings with us. and o k
them out there. l want to give the
place thorough looking over and
it'll be fun cooking in the old
kitchen where Grandma Leigh
used to let me scrape the icing
bowls
She was darling said Susan,
smiling. Il remember how l al
ways liked TO go out there with
you Especially after all my own
family died. and l felt SO lonesome
just having old Aunt Martha. ,"
Then when Brenda was driving
her small car out toward the out
skirts of town, Susan suddenly be-
came very quiet, as though there
were something troubling her. 1
WONDER" she said, If things in
life ever turn out as you expect
them tor want them to-
of course said Brenda, but
only in a minority of cases, I'm
afraid" She gave Susan a quick
look. Has something gone wrong
with the way YOU wanted things
TO go?"
Susan nodded. Yes, and l can't
help but feel Worried She sud-
denly turned about so that She
could look at Brenda, and rushed
on, DO you believe it's true, Bren-
da, that there comes a time in
every married mans life when he
gets a little tired of his wife and
and wants to sort of have a
fling"
mo, | don't" said Brend a.
And don't tell me Bill Potter's
started something like that"
1T looks that way" Susan said
sadly. Anyway, he's been over
to Elmwood again to see Alicia
Carter about her property, and
when he came home the second
time he asked me why l didn't do
my hair different way-up high
on nv head. And then he slipped
up moment later and let me
know that that's the way Alicia
wears her hair.
"Oh," said Brenda. Il see. But
surely that's no reason for you TO
think Bill wants to have a fling
or something.
Maybe not. but Alicia has call
ed tWice-and when | answered
the phone, she-she sounded as if
she actually felt sorry for me-
Susan's eyes filled. do you sup
pose Bills made her feel 1 don't
understand him-like they do in
books?"
Brenda didn't reply at once. She
was remembering how she had
wondered if Susan's appearance
had anything to do with Bills fire.
quent absences from the home SUI.
san kept in such perfection. May
be Bill was going little "ga-ga"
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