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) Classes For Two War Train’# Courses DURHAM, Feb. 14.— Organi sation classes for two part-time war training courses in industrial accounting and engineering draw ing will be held in the science building ' at Queens C' liege at 7:30 P.M. on February ?2. The courses, offered by Duke University and Queens in cooper ation with the C. S. commissioner of education will run for 15 weeks meeting at 7:30 P. M. on Mon part of the popular ESMWT cour ses that have trained hundreds of thousands of persons through out the country during tte past several years. Fiist clas? \vork will atari on Monday, February 26. 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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 solve them rationally. So they re 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 tends it is silly to comb your hair 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 diousness and refuses to put any 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 along with peopl« as well as Bis 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 a special knack, and which can be developed until he, too, has a skill to be proud of. Often it takes someone outside ihe family — the child's teacher, an understanding aunt, a consult ing psychologist—to put a linger, on the dilticuliy which is making a youngster a problem child. Mod ern parents seek such help as readily as they take a child to a dentist to find the cause ol an aching tooth. HABIT OF USING IMPROPER WORDS 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. 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