Show W 4 f of Happiness 11 Businessmen Too Often Leave kill ill Patience at the Office U J Hubbard and Isabelle Hoover er Tan ae an came to see me today Isa- Isa Seems he has persuaded thy to go to the mountains him He thinks that if the they iff ft by themselves with no busi- busi for or soc social al distractions they have a good chance of patch- patch their marriage Van is ter- ter ip p ter He has called off offal offal al big deals so he can maKe mace trip Strip hope it works out Hubbard thy adores Van but she says saysa husband i a very poor That at can she mean by that face lights up whenever she near He works hard and anda a great deal of money es but he has never felt the test fest responsibility for mating making of their marriagE marriage He always left that to Dorothy mils off a brilliant deal and andis anda is a big piece of money but ends lends the money wildly He Hei HeS i a S series of lavish parties and 10 to convince everybody from airman of the board to the beck eck girl that he is a grand grandI I 1 1 Sounds Like foat at sounds to me like the tip- tip Isabelle Maybe Dorothy Dorothyt t give gi Van the strong cont con- con t praise f-praise praise that every husband i hats lat's out I happen to know Dorothy has always given f-a f a good buildup When he heM ee M in the morning she straight- straight his is tie gives him a big kiss tells him he is the handsomest handsom t ll smartest man in the world All Allme l l me ne he often comes home full and when hes he's feeling t I he picks up the phone and andI andrin I fin rin in calls for people like the thet t tand and nd Winston Churchill Unties Lefties like that may be amus- amus tut ut t they also cost money Both that Dorothy has had a baby was was s no money for it She go back to her paren parents ts ted that as 3 any woman The last straw came in January Van made a brilliant coup for his firm and was awarded a large special bonus Instead of salting it down into some kind of security for his family he bought an airplane Hes He's learning to fly now Decides to Leave e Dorothy is fed up She has decided decided decided de de- to leave Van while she is still young enough to make a new life for herself and the children Van VanIs Is frantic and promises a complete reformation But Dorothy is not impressed She says that aside from enjoying their marriage Van has never done a thing to strengthen strength strength- en it It isn't just a money lem She feels lonely and aban aban- Vans Van's new attitude seems to her about ten years too late They still love each other Isa- Isa belle This trip may help Van to think of his marriage on a more mature level That would be wonderful But it may be too late Dorothy is d deeply ply injured Why do so many smart men leave all their smartness smartness smartness smart smart- ness and patience and skill in their offices Why dont don't they bring home a few things that will make the little woman feel she has ha a re reliable reliable reliable re- re liable partner in the difficult business business business busi busi- ness of making a successful marriage mar mar- Copyright 1949 Hubbard Hoover |