Consolation

hands and loreri »r* two ▼sstly dlBorcot men. And. mlthouch they won't admit it. tkey bm each tme «a type. .1 can tall you. : Juju exactly why Curtlm the dance without you tonight and .Why he probably wUl have a very good time." I couldn't anticipate

thought.

She went on. “He kno#i that ha has yon now tor bla own and he eon go to . a party and have a very relaxing, carefree time. Been flirting a bit. perhaps, with all the allly little flaapora out there, but. my dear.

me ot the book shelves on lb*

vail. ■

•Look here!” abe exclaimed.

■Juat aa I thought.”

I followed her Anger eagerly

along the printed line.

'Romance—abnurdKyj'* abe pointed out, "yon nee It waa written by a man." the laughingly put the ,k into ita place on the wall and when abe bad maea herself I begged her to go on. Oh. 1U JiMt that for one a etlc -.nan there are. 1 guess. ! hundred who ere not. That's why so many of the poets have woven this theme Into their songs It's not new. Pact Is. Its na and aa the hills and aa Immutable the stars. Ram ember Faith Oakl-

and a wave of Intense heat such aa Birmingham had never experienced. began. t Everyone who could arrange to do ao, got out of town, but many had returned thinking In the months ahead. Curtiss worked many hours on the Job of planning the new house for the large mining aettlement )uat out of town. He was trying to push the work through ao that the men and their families could occupy the houses In the fall. HH concentrated effort on matters of business during the day. together with the unexpected heat, which continued even at nighttime, made him Irritable and difficult to un-

derstand.

I began to realise that my summer had consisted of a series of drab, uulnleresting days and my youth and natural love for responsive companionship rebelled There was another situation which the summer had brought and which caused me grave So noticeable nature, such as miner, could not fall f — what was'going on. LetlUa Evans' Interest isband was increasing day by Jay and apparently so at •traction for her that she made little pretense of caring who knew of her Infatuation ms rried man.

speated. tell you that

r In my

ce from

c

g aboui

I look from out my window To Hills of Far-Away

Sty fact grow weary for the roads

Beyond the break of day.

And — He awake at night!" For a moment there waa alienee in the room. It wi shadows still sang softly with the echo of her voice. "That's atrangs that you should have thought of that was Just repeating some of Edns Dt. Vincent Millay, along the,at "ne. when you came tonight' "No. H really ianX my da m shook her head, ''that's what I'm trying to tell you—that the nuneat and aelf-pUy you fell what you thought c» leaving your life u a funental emotior known to ah t every wife, who isn't a bride. Ill wager you'll And

idea (a I

woman who wi

(•exclaimed, "1 waa wondering «oi~ jm. , night If there were others like tie girl I uyaelf who felt romance drifting ife and I away, but now you've made *«al r *»| bsaatiiOtly clear and I feel quiu I comfort-* —et I'm not alone In this yearning for the pretty poetic—the fairy things of life." “You precious child!" M> guest arose aa she a poke, preparing leave, “of course you are r And. listen, my dea r . keep yi enthUMasm and keen appreciation for these things 'not made wlU hands'—for through them you will gala an inner Joy that ns cir cumatance or condition ran take away. Then, when t'artlas does thrill over something that you too. have found most dear, it will be a pleasant surprti >, and. when be doesn't, you won't feel per souail) Insulted at bla neglect ®X" abe concluded, "you'll Just tallse that he's a man.’" LObg after abe had son it was ke I had stood before the smith of a cheerful, singing, blase. Instead of the disturbing. Jealous thought that had Ailed my mind when 1 bed pictured t urtles at the dance. I felt at-angel) calm This lovely woman’s presence I to linger on. Her words

*

Curtiss Goes: But Sally

Stays Home

There wax seldom a day that Curtias and I were alone, for. leant once during each twentyfour hours. Lelltla Evans managed to be there. She would drive by usually late In the afternoons and often stayed for dinner, the one meal where we bad any chance for converaaucn. as our breakfasts were brief affrira when Curt Isa read the morning paper without saying a word. All summer through Letitta bad remained in town, giving the excuse that her interior decorating business kept her jteadlly on the Job but I had another Idea about her rearon for refusing to accompany her

parents abroad. She wi dally nice to me and «

(tantly demonstrating her affection In her shallow, superficial' way. All the time, however, it waa easy io see that Curtis* waa

uppermost In her mind.

One afternoon she came by. aa usual, and this time she brought »n armful of hot-houae Bower* for me. It waa the maid's afternoon off ind I had Just finished • reparing the evening meal. My face waa flushed and I had not had time to change my bungalow apron for a frock before Curtiss ilao arrived- In spite of myve’f I seemed to be always on the 'Jert tar some sign of bis internal ia this girl sad. aa he stood la ib* doorway, I noticed bow kla '/ee swept towards her add then

pet abominations warn fla)rr!ad In his face Ir tha peraoa o Lelltla Evans, she undoubted!) had found favor in his ayae. Before I had married him. 1 hai* e or leas of a similar type, for X too. had the modern school, yet—for love Curtiss—I had. odkschmsly dlhcipllned my werdly at least, a soanpleta-meta-morphosis had taken place. Apparently I had made jayaelf over •re conservative mould. The result was that he nowseemed to take i course and attention on this

girl-

tried to reMBUt'e myself by remembering Mrs. Wrighfi philosophical wisdom that be das only amusing hlmaelf for the moment, while I reallv background for things of life. At the same time

hard to

ed to his Indlfferenen when LetlUa was about and t bad too much pride to mentjdfl the Jeet to him leal be Xbfck I Jealous of the girl. *Tha, aituatlou waa moat difficult sad was dally becoming wot I returned to the porch and Lelltla had gone. The fragrance of .''Cbristmaa. night" still Covered in the nlr- Now, I would at least have Curtias ter nice, quiet evening slope And 1 ■at down beside him prepared for an Intimate, little talk. Hr replied In manosyBabies, while I waa relating some .of the events of the day. be" mlndedly walked to the the patch and securing the evening paper, opened It, gan to read. ’ * It was all done good naturedly and I knew that no offense had been meant, far whatever else he was. Cuulas'wai never ‘ 'trtlonally rude, yet' It took supreme effort tor me not snatch the paper from his hands. In order to control idyself 1 got up and went Inside. ' When I had finished setting the table he came In* and walking over up where I'Blood, he kissed me affectioaoMy and pinched mg cheek. Oar- more my heart began to sing, and I wa about to dismiss bis fonaar cor duct f.-om my mind when h spoke again: “Oh. 1 say Ralile," ha begat "I forgot to tell you that we're going for a moonlight picnic tonight. Out on Tlnh says die'll

9"

exquisite ecrue lace and a picture hat of fraavparent braid th-it waa exactly the cool, green -olor of the wa. The roses, still in her anna, made a splash of *>!or against her lovely gown and completed a picture that was Indeed, most pleasing to see. I realised that the contrast wr appearance at that mom* would bare been apparent to the moat casual obserter trd ao I ■xcused myiaelf on the jlew of 'laving to gel dressed. LetlUa ind Curtha made their way ‘.he side veranda and 1 could Wr echoes of their laughter the other aide of the house. I tried lo analyse my feeling i I sat before the mirror -ombioK out my hair, which, because Curtis* had requested It. t had allowed to grow long. Why waa It. I wondered, that en admired the very things In »ther women that they dlaap1 of most in sisters and of their own? Curtias had declared on all occasion* before t-t LetlUa. that be Intensely lisllked bobbed balr. - He had •Ikewlnr persuaded me to give up Igarettes and he squirmed every lme 1 took a cocktail—even beore a dinner or at a dance. We isd also had many quarrel* shout the question of rouge and keep him pleated. I had nprom’.aed. by using It so ringly that It could not be detected even in the atrongest light. And yet. while all of hi*

Then suddenly I mad* op my

They could go to tha picnic. If they carad to. but I would home. They had not taken me into their plans ao I would not be placed In the position of merely trailing along. I found Curtias and pleaded a

headache.

w hi* unsympathetic frown itefore be could reply. 1 urged him to .o on without me and have a good time. You aren't peeved are you. Juat because I said what 1 did about It being toe hot to stick around borne a ad oat a lot of

hSavy food?"

"Certainly not! I replied forc-

ing a scali*.

time I remem-

bered bow Curtis* had always ridiculed devilwd egg* and aand-

1 things of that sort designated as "rabbit

food." What a difference a girl could make In a man's attitude! We were on tfct porch again and It waa dark when LetlUa arrived. She Chari eat on ed up

walk and I noticed that

moon had beguc to rise. It Indeed Itself a large and golden world floating lastly In the soft

sky-

had evidently corral ed an-

other couple and I beard them talking in the car- The man wi driving. She and Curtias would

sit In the seat beh'nd. “All ready." ahe cried. "E*

and BUI are out there witir Thermos battle of 'Clover Clubs' a* their eontributloe to this Impromptu affair but I'm already Intoxicated with tha*. perfectly

adorable moon!" Her voice excited and her whole nu

waa one oT expectancy and de-

light.

Curtias afoed with hat In hand. "flallle Isn't going.” be said. "Why no*?" she asked and It wa* hardly passible for her to

hide the slnglag Joy ahe this piece of news

"She aa)fi ahe has a headache but I really think she's kinder

peeved because she

Meek and a whole lot of tblags

that she can't take along." :Ye Gods! Don't mention foed night like this! Really, old dear, you're getting loo un romantic for word*.' And laughing gaily, they war*

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"But. honey, why didn’t tell me oooner" I complained, “everything’* ready now and we'll have to have dinner here." "Not on your Ufot Ifa too hot in this house to breathe Tiah and 1 Just made At «» .a little while ago. She'* goge U got another couple sod w« gi — Just the five of us—moat in formally, you know." *>* explained. "I don't see what difference 1! makes to yoe when we eat. We’ll Just dump all lbthings In a basket xad go where It's cool." "But it's not that kind of dinner," 1 said, "for instance it you had Just told be mom wouldnt have prepared this kind of meal. I’ve cooked a dqflcious steak, and Uny flkw pot woe cream and fresh asparagus things that won't pereMy do for a ptetnlc lunch. Don't you see' "No. I don't. You’re always gumming tha parade. All you think about lately la food. Why I'd rather go out and have a lark on the mountain . In the mllght and take along a loaf of broad and a piece of cheese." He flung hlmat-lf out of Un-

door.

not fait of him to aay, that I waa ebaorbed In food fot did not Interas! me ia the; it The orly reeana 1 had re- | ed to go to a bridge party i I spent the last few bourn] a hot kitchen waa ca hi* a*-! count and I had prepared tb* things of which I knew he wa-‘> j especially fond

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