The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-06

he came IN one evening.
Mag looked at him rs though
he'd lost his wits, MY usual cav
round" she said. "A little cook
Ing, q, lltte Sseanlng, a little iron.
ing"
It sometimes seemed TO Randall
that his wile'S mind worked like
a sun-dial In reverse, marking only
cloudy hours. He sat down In a
depressed sprawl, He could feel
the silence he dreaded gathering.
where's Johnny"
upstairs doing his homework,
, II must be heaven to be able
to afford decent help" said Mag
10 the air
1T must be heaven" said RAN
dali Seaton, ITO come back to q
pleasant environment at night"
rs II my fault VIC can't afford
10 live anywhere except IN a stu@
pid place like thiSp" Mag inquired
conversationally,
The demon that drove Randall
into answering back, even though
he knew better reacted as usual.
He said 1t wasn't Doremus he'd had
In mind, IL was their own home.
All" said Mag, our happy home
. What is It, johnny"
Nothing" said Johnny, Il just
thought maybe dinner was ready"
He looked at neither of his par
ents. quickly picked up the even
ing paper and hid behind It.
A FTER a painfully monoSyllabic
n dinner Johnny disappeared
gratefully to his room and his radio
his only reliable sources Of security.
Why" asked his father when
the boy was solely out of the way,
do you have to rub it in on
Johnny that I'm frail reed to
trust IMP"
Meaning
That bicycle business at din
ner. II he's outgrown his old one,
and / promise him a new one, why
make 1t such point TO convince
him it's foolish to count on any
thing I say?"
isn't it?"
we pay our bills, don't we?"
Most Of them. Such as they
are. Hardly the ones I'd have eN-
pected to be paying at this time"
Fifteen years ago Mag Seaton
had married a bright future. RAN
dali had been copy writer in an
advertising agency - and he stu
was. He would continue to be,
la gfs Of a AgngNsnNiCYna mo-
came too fragrant, but that was
all. He couldn't put his finger on
any single point at which am
hition had flattened out into in
difference. life into a disappoint-
ment too tiresome 10 do anything
about but endure. and Mays BRIT
tleness into bitterness. All he was
certain of was that the only way
to bear it was not TO think about it,
oh" said Mag suddenly. Peg
Graham called up. They want us
to come over Saturday night
swell"
Il told her I wasn't sure.
why? Was there something else
We" began Randall thoughtlessly
then checked.
Why? For one thing. I find Kitty
Bishop less exciting than you do
Men are so naive. Some women are
born-traVelers.
Randall said distinctly. And
some women are born spiteful."
MY dear Randall! You are alb
surd. She's such a sympathetic
little thing, isn't she?'
Yes she is. And she's gay and
good-tempered-"
That's easy, when you've nothing
to do but think Of your own COM
fort"
DANDALLS face darkened. He
IL looked combative instead OF
weary. Mag read into his unchar-
acteristic reaction new proof Of the
power Of Kitty's attraction.
Mag" said Randall after a mo-
ment, i've seen Kitty twice. You
can't build up a case against me
on two meetings"
Not when you deliberately and
in front Of"
Not" interrupted Randall, when
MacGregor spends as much time
with you as I know he does!"
why wouldn't you know 1t!
flashed Mag I'm not ashamed OF
it! And what right have you 10
criticize me for it? Do you think
I enjoy never talking about any
thing but the price Of meat ana