CHAPTER VI
Champ Fields, managing editor
of the Westhaven Clarion, tires
Tony Blake. But Barbara West,
his secretary intercedes. Tony
saves himself by scoring a news
beat and gets a raise iti pay. Tak
ing Barbara to dinner and a dance
Tony proposes and is accepted.
They were married in the church
with Tony’s mother and sister, as
well as their many friends present
After the ceremony Nora Fields
gave a reception at her home.
From there they left by car to
spend their honeymoon at Asbury
Park. Barbara becomes impatient
because Tony much like his
friends is always promising to do
big things but never gets started.
Tony’s mother blames Barbara
for the fact that Tony was seeing
so little of his own family.
“Yes,” Barbara said, “I insisted
on keeping my job when 1 mar
ried Tony. I shall go on keeping
it until we are out of debt. You
should know, even better than l,
that Tony has no idea of the value
of a dollar.” She was sorry the
moment the words were out.
“Bear Barbara,” murmured
Mrs. Blake, “isn’t really hard
boiled, she’s practical.”
Being a man, Tony was utterly
unable to see that his moTTier's
remarks were not really flattering
to his wife.. It seemed to him that
his womenfolks went out of the
way to be nice to Barbara, and
that she refused to meet them
even half-way.
“You must not stay away so
long next time, my dear,” said
Mrs. Blake when Tony and Barba
ra were leaving. “I can’t tell you
what a pleasure it has been having
“Yes, indeed,” murmured Lily.
Nessa kissed Barbara. “No won
der you can make brother do any
thing you please. I wouldn't mind
being henpecked by you myself.
"That's what you think,” mut
tered Barbara. "They resent me;
they have right from the first.”
“Baloney,” protested Tony.
“You've said yeurself you’re jeal
ous. Only I don’t think you should
be like that with Mums and the
girls.”
She was a little late going to
lunch. When she came into the
restaurant the rest were leaving.
“Hello Barbara,” murmured Mar
tin Fagg. “Mind if I sit down at
your tai>ie for a minute'.’ I want
to tell jou something.”
“I can’t think of anything you
and I have to tell each other, Mar
tin,” Barbara said coldly.
He flushed. “That’s what Iwant
to say, Barbara,” he said humbly.
“I know you have a perfect right
to be disgusted with me, but you
cant’t be as disgusted as I am with
myself I don't know what got into
me at the party that day. If you
could forgive me, Barbara, it
would be such a help. It’s had
enough to have lost you to anoth
er man, but losing your respect is
“Forget it. Martin,” she said
kindly, “and so will I.”
His face lit up. "Thank you,”
he said, and added in an earnest
voice, “1 could get by if I thought
you were still my 'friend, Barba
“There is no reason why we
shouldn’t be friends,” said Barba
ra a little impatiently.
“Id like to think if you ever
need help, you d come to me,” he
said humbly.
Her lips curled slightly. "1 dont
expect to have to send out any
SOS’s Martin, but if I should 1
will bear you in mind.” she said
and rose to her feet.
Martin walked back to the of
fice with her. “I hanked a thou
sand dollars in my savings account
last year,” he said proudly, "1 11
double it this year.”
“That’s nice, she said with no
enthusiasm. “I wish you all of the
best, Martin. “Here’s where I turn
in. I’ll be seeing you.”
She did not really mean to see
him again. She was merely using
a slang expression, but Corine Lu
cas was just behind her and heard
it. They walked upstairs together
“I thought you were off with the
old love, Barbara,” she remarked.
Barbara shrugged her shoulders
“Being married doesn’t keep one
from being civil to old acquain
tances,” she said curtly.
Tony was late getting home.
“Crieetimrs 1” he exclaimed, and
putting his arm about her waltzed
her across the kitchen, “Boy,
Skeezicks, have you got steak and
everything?”
Apparently he had completely
forgotten their disagreement, ll
logically enough she was provoked
to find him in no need of being
won over. “Yes, we have steak,”
she said in a tone none too gra
“And Avocados,” chortled To
ny. “Is it a birthday or something:
When you loosen up, you go the
whole way, don’t you?”
Barbara flushed. I don't believe
I’ve actually starved you sinee
we’ve been married, or have 1?”
she inquired.
Tony sniggered. “Don’t be like
that sugar, I’m all a-twitter. Cant
you see?” He did look flushed and
exultant.
“What’s happened?” asked Bar
bara, still feeling let down.
“Gloria’s back!” exclaimed To
ny. “Isn’t that a break? I had
lunch with her today.”
Barbara stigened. “I thought
you had to go over to Laketon on
a story.”
Tony’s eyes danced. “I threw
the office a curve.” He looked ex
actly like a small boy who knows
ha baa been naughty but expacta
to ba patted for it. “You haven't
m *to«* m Wt wopT to
exclaimed. Gloria told Pinckney
Law about my play and he has
promised to read it. No wonder i
forgot the job. He drew a long
breath. “If Law agrees to produce
the play, I'm made, kid. There
isn’t a better man in the business
“I know,” admitted Barbara.
"But he can’t produce it till you
write it.”
Tony grinned ruefully. "That's
exactly what Gloria said. She
talked to me like a Dutch uncle.
She said if I hoped to amount to
something I’d better act my age.
And believe me, she’s right.” All
during dinner he went on and on
about what a swell person Gloria
was to take such an interest m
his careed.
Barbara would not let him helo
with the dishes as usual. She was
astounded to find Tony shooting
paper wads at the wastebasket
which was full of crumpled-up
sheets of paper. He grinned at
her, scratched his ear, put another
page in the machine, and began
to type fast and fouriously. "How
is it going?’’ asked Barbara.
“It isn’t,’’ admitted Tony due
fully. “I can’t seem to get off to
a start.” He spoiled five more
sheets. He pounded the typewrit
er. He finished a second page and
a third and a fourth. He was no
longer floundering around. He ap
peared to know exactly where ne
was going. Barbara held her
breath. At eleven Tony ripped
page ten off the machine and held
it up triumphantly. Thus endeth
Scene One!” he cried.
“Honestly, Tony? How marvel
ous!”
“Maybe it isn’t any good. Want
to hear it?” he asked, looking ea
ger but very shy about it.
“Love to!” exclaimed Barbara.
She curled up on the couch while
he read. This was exactly what
she had dreamed of—Tony doing
his play at last and depending on
her for encouragement and inspir
ation. And the first scene was
good. She was sure she was right
about that. It had fife just as Tony
had, and it sparkled too, like him.
“Of course it needs a lot of
polish,” he said when he finished,
giving her a self-conscious smile.
“Naturally, this is just a rough
draft.”
“It’s good, Tony,” said Barba
ra. “It's awfully good.”
He squeezed her hand. His eyes
were a little misty. "Guess I’ll
phone gloria,” he said. "I don’t
believe she thought I’d ever get a
’a ord down on paper.
He picked up the telephone.
"Thank goodness you gave me the
works at lunch today, Gloria,” he
said. “Otherwise I never would
have got down to work on the
darned thing.”
Barbara did not know what
Gloria said next, but Tony laugh
ed. “Sure I’ll remember who gave
me my start after I get to be a
rich and famous playwright,” he
said. “You’re darned tooting l
will. You’ve been a peach, Gloria.
How’s for having lunch together
again some time?” Barbaras
hands clenched. Tony nodded
into the receiver. “That’s settled,
then,” he said “’Bye, Gloria,' and
thanks a million.”
He was beaming when he came
back to Barbara. “I’m going to
have lunch with Gloria next Wed
nesday. I should have the first act
done by then. At least the rough
draft. Gloria’s dying to read it.”
“I suppose so,” said Barbara m
a thin voice
Tony glanced at her quick'./.
“You don t mind my having lunch
with her Gloria, dq. you? Be cai.
discuss the play and all.”
Barbara shrugged her shoulders
“Don’t be silly,” she said sharply.
"You can lunch with Gloria Have
ner every day if you like.”
He came over and put his arns
about her. “Don't be like that,
Skeezicks. I told you I’d a thou
sand times rather lunch with you
Barbara averted her cheek’ ’i’m
not mad. I’ll try not to be silly
about it, Tony.”
Tony did not have the first act
of his play finished when he took
Glotia Havener to lunch Wednes
day. He had made a substantial
progress on it, and, to everyone’s
surprise, he worked every mgnt
the ensuing week, letting nothing
interfere. He completed Act One
the following Friday. "Work is
fun after you get your teeth into
it,” he said to Barbara naively.
“It’s been swell, hitting the bail.”
“You haven’t been bored ” fal
tered Barbara. It was she who saw
to it every night that he went
straight from dinner to the type
writer. She did not want him to
hate her because she was trying
to . g him out of his lackadaisical
wavs.
“Bored!’ exclaimed Tony •'It’s
been grand, kid! Of course/’ he
added, “a feller couldn’t keep chis
up indefinitely."
“Of course not,” agTeed Bar
bare quickly. “That's why we must
get some money ahead—working
capital, you know. It’s too hard
on you to run your legs off all day
for the newspaper and then grind
rway half the night at your play.
Especially in this heat."
August had come in with braz
en skies and soaring thermome
ters. Barbara had never found a
summer more trying. She came
home from the office every night
Seeling completely limp and th*ie
vas still dinner to {ret and the
dishes to wash.
Tony had sent his mother a
large check on the first of that
month. Since he and Barbara
were not running around, their
combined salaries went a long wa^
Barbara had it all figured out that J
by October they would be com
pletely out of debt. Tha« they had
e*ly to save wb«t thaqr Made a»d
them until Tony’s play began to
bring in money.. “After that it
will be plain sailing/’ she ex
plained.
When he finished the first act
of the play, he asked Gloria to
come to dinner. “I want to read it
to her,” he said. “Her opinion at
this stage will be worth every
thing.”
It was a sultry breathless night
and the kitchen in the Mat was
like an oven. Barbara had been
kept late at the office for extra
work. By the time she rushed
home and prepared a company
meal, she was tired and nervous.
She was also bitterly conscious ol
the fact that her hair needed a
fresh set and that both her organ
aie aress and her complexion nad
wilted before the guest arrived.
She need not have felt so agita
ted about her appearance, (jlona
scarcely glanced at her.
“Thanks for a swell feed, kid,’
murmured Tony when they rose
from the table.
Gloria smiled sweetly at Bar
bara. “I envy you domestic wom
en. Life must be so uncomplicated
when one’s talents lie in that di
rection.”
Thinking of her hot stuffy kitcn
en, cluttered with soiled dishco
and pots and panB, Barbara made
a grimace. "You’d be surprised,"
she said.
“How for the big moment,"
Gloria murmured.
“I—I hope you like it: the
play, I mean,” said Tony. and
gulped.
Gloria laid her hand caressing
ly on his arm. “I expect 1 shall. '
When Barbara rejoined the
others, Tony’s lace was shining.
Gloria had said the first act
had punch and clever situations.
‘It needs a lot of going over,"she
warned “It’s pretty amateurish in
spots and the dialogue creaks.”
Tony’s face fell, ’ i was afraid
of that.” He tried to grin. "Who
ever told me I could do a play,
anyhow ?”
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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REACTIONS OF PROBLEM
CHILDREN
Adults sometimes forget in
dealing with an unruly boy or girl
that a problem child is a child
with a problem. If you can discov
er what it is—and that isn’t easy,
for often the child doesn’t know
himself—and help him work it
out—your own problem of unsat
isfactory behavior on the child s
part will usually disappear.,
Children haven’t the experience
to analyze problems, as adults
should be able to do, and then
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act in one of three general ways:
(1) They refuse to face the situ
ation and try only to forget then
difficulties. Here we have the ha
bitual daydreamers, the radio ad
dicts who pass up outdoor play to
stay at the radio hours on end,
the movie gluttons who sit
through a show two or three times
Occasionally these children re
treat into illness, an unconscious
habit which may make lifelong in
valids of them.
(2) Another misguided way in
which children meet problems is
to pretend they don’t exist. Mary
is unhappy because her sister is
prettier than she. So Mary pre
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nicely or put your clothes on with
care and really tries to look her
worst. John is bewildered because
his sister, a year younger, gets
better grades in school than he
does. So he makes fun of her stu
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effort into his own school work.
To punish Mary for'slovenliness
and John for laziness is to begin
at the wrong end, like polishing
the far lenses of a field glass and
leaving the eye pieces smudged.
Instead Mary should be reassu
red about present day standards
of beauty. Tell her today that the
girl with all the breaks so far as
natural beauty is concerned is
often overlooked for a less pretty
girl who takes the trouble to ac
quire dash and charm. Explain to
John that girls as a rule mature
mentally earlier .than boys, and
that it isn’t unusual for a younger
girl to appear smarter than a boy
in school—but that when they get
out into the world the boy, if he
has applied himself in school ev
en though not brilliant, is likely
to leap ahead of her in accomplish
ment.
(3) Then there are children
who fight back at their prob
lems. This is the healthiest and
most normal response but is per
haps most often misundei stood by ,
adults. Because even these chil-|
dren who stand up to their diffi
culties rarely have the wisdom or I
experience to fight them directly j
so they strike out' in all directions]
Perhaps a boy is rebelling be
cause he ean’t play games or get I
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brotner. But ha finds that misbe
having brings him as much atten
tion or more than the older boy
gets, so he hicks up a continual
rumpus. Though this is better than
retreating in meekness, or than
pretending he doesn t want to play
games or be liked, it can be very
uncomfortable for the rest of the
family. Instead of wasting his en
ergy in tantrums, an aggressive
child needs help in finding a game
or other activity for wtucn he has
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developed until he, too, has a skill
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on the dilticuliy which is making a
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HABIT OF USING IMPROPER
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One of life's darkest moments
is that day when your nicely brot
up little boy or girl bursts into the
aving room with a broad new line
of slang or “bad words”. This
usually happens when the minis
ter’s wife is visiting. What to do
at this embarrassing moment?
should you hurry Junior out of
the room, or speak to him sternly
or just pretend you didn’t heal
anything?
It may comfort you to know
that most children go through this
stage sooner or later. Bad words
and slang are just part of grow
ing up. Children like to roll ex
citing new words off their tongues
—it makes them feel like “regu
lar fellows.” Like chicken pox,
this kind of language is catching
—it is passed from one to another
but children do recover from it.
in due course of time. If then
parents and others at home habit
rally speak politely and decently
:he “bad language” epidemic us
tally clears off—-like the spots in
thicken pox—leaving no ili effects
Naturally you will have to
make your own child under
stand that certain words arc
not acceptable to nice people
and that you dont like them
and don’t want them used in
your presence. But you need
not treat your youngster as
if he has committed a crime.
Just let him know that he has
committed an offense against
good taste. Chances are he
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vocabulary just to shock you.
You will probably wonder where
he learned those words, and you
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ial or religious labels on other
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