Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 January 1941 — Page 17

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TUESDAY, JAN. Serial Story—

Conscript's Wife

By BETTY WALLACE

YESTERDAY: Martha goes to the Country Club party with Paul, spends a gay, whirlwind evening with Paul's friends. After the dance, they go to a night club and it is dawn when Martha reaches home. The telephone awakens her. It is Bill, calling from camp. He has been trying to reach her all night. CHAPTER FOURTEEN AS HER HUSBAND'S voice went on in her ear, Martha Marshall sat down groggily: on the chair by the phone table. “Where were you last night?” he was asking again. She looked at the little electric clock which had come from the store where Bill used to work. It iN ) Se : — was 9:30! Nine-thirty on Sunday ; | ZL N Cha? i 3 / S Wha morning, and Bill was asking her 5 i z 3 what kept her out last night. ELL, WELL, “Where were you?” he shouted VRS, HOOPLE ww OUR ERROR! ° again. “Martha, are you there?” “I'm here.” Never afterward could she explain the impulse which made her take a deep breath and say, quickly, “Why, Bill, I—I was out with the girls last night. You E know, I—I joined their bowling HIS PARENT 3 TINGERPRINTS. SL SAME

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“Bowling!” he repeated. ing until after midnight? You y must be a glutton for punishment!” She hated herself. “I'm sorry I missed your call,” she said meekly. “Was it—was it something important? Did you get leave?” “Important? Sure it was important! I wanted to talk to you. " Most of the guys go into town on Saturday nights and have themselves a time. And me, I'm stuck out here, thinking of you.” ~ She had been dancing at the country club—going from one man’s arms to another’s—laughing, enjoying herself—while Bill moped in an {Army camp. vo “Oh, I'm so sorry I wasn't here!” “Well, you can’t stay home every night,” he said. “As far as leave is concerned, I've got a fat chance!|. With only .a year to train us, the brass hats aren’t handing out any leaves to speak of.” She had hoped that he might i TNA come home for a few days. But COPR. 1941 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. T. M. REG. U. 8. PAT. 41F. they weren't to have even that, | “I wish you'd come up here again,” Bill said. “How about next week? Do you think you could?”

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SHE HESITATED. Much as she wanted to go, it had ben a grueling drive. . And she'd been late the following morning. “—I hate to ask Paul for his car again,” she said at last. ‘“Biseds, he said he wouldn’t lend it to me.” : “Said he wouldn’t lend it to you?” Bill was incredulous. “What got into him? Did you smash a fender going home?” “No. He thought it was too long, a drive for me. 1 was late next| morning.” “Why don’t you ask him to drive you down, then?” It's not too far for him, I hope! I'd like to see the old prune, anyway.” “All right,” she said slowly. “I'll ask him.” ~~ “That's swell. I'll be seeing you next Sunday.” - “yes.” “In case I forget to mention it—" he began, softly. Martha knew what was coming. She finished it for him, “I love you, darling.” She sat there, after she had hung up, wishing bitterly that she hadn’t lied to Bill, He wouldnt have minded her going to a dance with Paul. There'd been noe need to lie. Their silly little joke, hers and Bill's, was like a reproach to her. “In case I forget to mention it—" was a phrase that always brought back the time Bill carried her over the threshold into their new home. He had glimpsed the red leather chair which he had insisted on buying in defiance of all the laws of good interior decorations, and he had dropped her unceremoniously. “The chair! See, ‘it does fit in, see?” Martha had managed to keep herself from falling by grabbing his shoulders. “You dumb oaf! Is this the way you carry in your bride?” Bill had grinned, sheepishly. “In case I forget to mention it, I love you, darling. But you've got to ad-

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mit, that’s a wonderful chair. It adds distinction and class to the whole room!” - : ei She went back to bed. But not to sleep. Why had she lied to Bill? Why?

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PAUL WAS delighted when she asked him to drive her to the camp. She had known he would be. “Now you won’t have to leave on Saturday, to make it,” he said. “Sunday morning at about 7 will . put us there plenty early.” They reached camp soon after 10, and again Bill was waiting. He shook hands with Paul and said pityingly, “You look’ pale, fellow.” “It’s the night life,” Paul retorted. Martha prayed he wouldn't refer to last Saturday night. “He means night work,” she put in hastily. “The plant's about 3000 orders behind.” : Bill asked, “Want to take a look around the camp, Paul?” “Not especially,” was the honest reply. “Give me a bird's-eye view of what they've . been doing to you, and let's get out of here. I suppose you'd appreciate a decent meal? I'll even pay for it.” “What do .you mean, decent meal? Listen, boy, this army feeds good!” ¢ It did not take long for Bill to secure his = pass. While they waited, Paul and Martha stood outside the building, and every time a soldier passed Paul shook his head mournfully. ; tainly lucky the country needs me more behind my slide rule than behind a gun!” “Do they look so bedraggled to you? Or miserable? What is it?”

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make anti-aircraft gunners, aititank guiiners, tank corpsmen, ¢ven horse wranglers for the cavalry, in a year. So we're the infantry, boy. The go¢d old infantry, the right arm of the army. We're the kindergarteh class in soldiering, “They're teaching us a lol of tough ¢xercises to harden us up. Then ‘we march, learn how to care for the rifles, and the right way to hit & mud puddle. Then there's drills, tiie’ manual of arms—oh. lots of highier learning. We're getting battalion training pretty = soon. That’s harder. Camouflage, siouting, pairol— Am I boring you, Mr: Elliott?” “No, | indeed, Mr. Marsaall” grinned Paul. “But I think WMartha’s yawning.” It was a gay Sunday. Aller a huge dinner in a good restaurant, they explored the town. II was full of soldiers. = About 5 clock they found a cheerful little joint where | Bill and Paul drank cold beer, and where a juke box ground out dance music. Martha dance¢ with Bill, ‘and then with Paul, and then with a c¢oudle of soldiers who had somehow cashed the party. “We're lonesome,’ they explaiied. “We're very lonesome.” Bill vetoed a movie. “Thet's all we do nights, see movies. I tes I've

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seen every one they're running in town.” ? Yes, a gay and jolly visit. And yet, saying goodby to Bill, Martha couldn't help the little feeling that something had been missing rom their hours together. Some tenderness, some intimate oneness; a joy in! being together that had been theirs that other Sunday. Bill whispered, against her hair, as he held her close in a last farewell, “I enjoyed seeing Paul, honey. But next time, try to make it by yourself. After all, darling, two's company—especially when ifs. a darned long time between Sundays!” (To Be Continued)

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