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THE EUGENE REGISTER. GUARD
OP YEAR BRIDE g
CHAPTER XX
. t werk ftr tb dinner
FJU that had nroren auch a
.f CbtrrT Phillips, down on
acruDDinff me unturuum
op rr back Into the
.Wrd W work, then
1ft , .roan wruni out the mop
..J innlled it to the lloor.
i it wai done at last.
. 'the irl ll to her feet. She
WL hearr pail to mrrj it to
MOT aha furntrl ffliKrhf
r.jjpse 01 at"'" .
n. mt d the "a" ,nd hldied
i25l What a light he was!
iiTkiJ cloned the apartment from
Eu wiling, hut It appeared that
At iaii and dirt ahe had icrubbed
war mast hare clung
iirielf. The towel pinned about
!?fd with grime. Her printed
r. .I." had worn it for housework
,j it wa frayed and soiled. An
t0W(l. pinned about her head.
!"iled her hair except for a few
"r. wi.ni that atraeeled forth
rWieaelT. , Thaw wero black
tidria on her face and arms and
Qr ..,.nAA n m knit,.
i.i nt herself the day before.
You're a disgrace." she told the
in ine mirror. -tuu iuok
t, 'tomethinc the cat dragged in'
Cipih would say. Only no self-
niwtting cat would have anything
jo with you because cats keep
imseres clean:
A ibarp rapt sounnea on tne aoor.
Il'i me Dixie I"
for a towel. She
ni fJrrinjt her hands as she drew
tii door DBCK.
Hello, Dixie," she said. "Come
The firl on the threshold smiled
jr itrjy and instantly the smile
(idd. "Saints above!" she exclaimed
t. hnrrifipd tone. 'what have
pa been doing to yourself, Cherry
Pitmps
fVrrv ihriieeed. 4Tve been clean-
hi house." she admitted. "The place
7.- ..II. .It. nn T'm Kbbh
ill day."
-Rnt. mT dear, you're a wreck!
don't you hire someone to do
Hi cleaning : mat s wnat i ao '
The other Karl shook her head.
"We can't afford to hire anyone,"
tit laid. "Anyhow this Is my part
tba job. lou see there are two
hi to lire on Dan's salary. You
im only yourself.
Dixie nodded sympathetically. She
tapped into the nearest chair.
"Well, you're a game kid, I'll say
tkit, but you're wearing yourself
and it doesn t pay. Listen. I like
n and all that but take a little
if frnm c!r1 trhn lrnnipa Vm'll
tfrret his slavery!"
Areni you rnrner cynical :
"Matbe. Did vnu know I was
aimed once? Oh, yes blushing
kride, showers of rice, 'love and
obey md all that! Keeping house
a kitcbenet love nest. Well, it
ited six months and I was a fool
stand It that Ions."
"Why, Dixie, I didn't know"
"Oh, It was over and forgotten
lour ago. Too see I was dumb
mnih to fall for an actor, Hand
Krai brute all right, but as soon as
were married he stopped work
. I kept my job and paid the
I llBfil MIA rllT hm. trnf Ma AatetB
There was a certain red
id and well, that was the end
that! A nice quiet divorce and
ite'a been a wiser girl ever since.
")rq, wnat am I going on this
for? I didn t mean to narrate
life history!"
Tm norry." Cherrr said svm-
tienllt.
wnt wapte Rvmnathv on dip.
uni abrtut yourself. The point Is
Oil etl t to ho pof-Hncr m,f n,,H
TTD inms fun i nrl ilnti'f ah
HTen's sake, let T)n -vem
art senibbing. it's going' to take
tor time to excavate that face."
Obediently Cherry began her ablu
ont. "I wish J ffere dever like
a 1nh on1 aui..
ne (tmd you don't hnve to, the
"r told her shortly. She langhed.
"J be?n raving so much I almost
KOt why I enrae. Can you and
it? Jack McAlliFter'a coming over
I thou eh t we'd have a partv.
the prcs- agent at the Capitol
Str Vn..'ii i:t. t t. Tm i.
ei9h rArentt (ta n An
ffiTid 0( it!'
"Of course wall mtt, fT,
f ' 8,,fl?: you're right. Dixie.
Mrs bnen staying In too much."
Bide dAparted. Cherry decided
a ntiinle v,i,: , .
t- luiiiiiin nun wan noon
warm, comforting bath. Dinner
would be late but at least she would
be presentable. Cherry told herself
Dixie had been right. It was a mis
take to stay at home working all day
with no recreation later. That must
ba why she bad felt so tired- and
cross.
Of course thsy had been trying
to save, but they couldn't save all
the time. It wasn't fair to them
selves. She was dusting powder over her
shoulders when Dan came.
'IHello," she called, slipping a neg
ligee about her. "Dinner's late be
cause Ive been cleaning house. It
won t take long. I'll open a can
of beans.
Dan kissed her absent-mindedly.
No hurry," he said. He tossed a
newspaper Into one chair and drop
ped his hat and coat in another.
i .hwFy ,Bai(J, "doesn't averything
look nice? fw been working aU
day.
"Sure. Everything's fine."
She knew from the tone that Dan
had not even heard her. Cherry
was disappointed. She slipped a
dress over her head and went to
the kitchen to rummage for the
can opener.
It was the work of 15 minutes to
boil potatoes, heat the can of baked
beans, split a head of lettuce for
salad and make tea. Canned peaches
left from the night before served
for dessert.
"Everything's ready." she told Dan
who was buried behind the pages
of the newspaper.
The meal began silently. Once or
twice Cherry glanced at Dan to see
if anything was wrong. She could
not understand his mood.
Presently she said. "We have an
invitation for this evening."
"Invitation?" Dan looked nn.
"Dixie wants us to com nn nnrl
play bridge. She's invited someone
for a fourth. I tpld her we'd be
glad to."
cut, Uherry I
Whv. I thousrht vou'd like to vtv
We we never go any place, Dan.
I'm tired of it work in all rim
long and then just sitting around
nere evenings. '
"You can go if yon want to. I'm
not going."
"Uani"
"Well. I mean It. I suppose yon
think I don't work all dav Ions?
Maybe I don't get tired too. Bridge!
If there's one thing in the world I
don't want to do tonight it's to play
bridge!"
"Bu I've already accepted, Den!
I told her we'd come."
"Well, you can just tell her we
won't. Tell her anything I don't
care what you say!"
"I'lease wont you ao it for mar
"I'va told vou I'm not roini to
play bridge tonight and I'm not! If
you want to, go ahead. I'm not:
topping you." I
"I can't zo alone. You know that.
Oh, Dan, I think you're feeing hor-
ndr J ve slaved all day long ior
you. 1 ve scniDDed ana swept and
dusted until every muscle in my
body aches! I'm sick of It and I
want a uttie tun;
Dan Phillips put down- his knife
and fork. "Maybe you think I
wouldn't like a little fun once in
a while." he said. "Do you know
why I can't have it? Because the
rent's due next week. Because I've
borrowed from everyone in the office
until I cant raise another nickel
and I'm ashamed to ask for it. Fun?
Would it interest you to know that
I turned down a poker game with
the boys tonight to come nome and
spend the evening with you? And,
I did it because by working all eve-!
ning maybe I can write a story!
that will bring In some extra cash!";
The gfrl was subdued. "I I
didn't understand," she said slowly.
"Of coure 1 11 tell Dixie we won t
be able to make it."
The meal proceeded. It was not
an appetising dinner and neither of
them were in communicative mood.
When thev had finished Cherry
cleared the dishes away and went
upstairs to make excuses to uixie.
She returned to find Dan sitting
before his battered typewriter, a
stack of fresh copy paper at his side.
As quietly as possible she went
about the worn oi wanning ine
dishes. She tiptoed whenever she
crossed the floor. Now and then
the tvnewriter keys rattled, followed
frequently by a terrific banging that
could mean only tnac tne wnier was
"x-ing" out his previous work.
An hour must have passed while
she sat huddled fn he big chair
pretending to read. The silences
between periods of typing became
Innirpf .
Suddenly, with loud "Damn!"
Pan jerked the paper from the ma
chine. He jumped to his feet, toss
fnr the crumnled sheet to the floor.
Without another word he grubbed
for his hat and coat and banged out
of the apartment.
(To Be Continued)
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