Show The Fiction STRICTLY Y ANALYTICAL ANAL Richard H. H By y Wilkin n Corner THE TROUBLE with you Barry said is that youre you're too analyticaL ana ana- Why dont don't you throw caution to the wind for tor once and marry the girl Hugh sighed His face tace took on that look of faintly aloof indulgence that he always conjured w when h e l eJ S Minute Barry became Fiction c critical r 1 tt c a L You wouldn't u understand understand under under- n d e r- r stand he said Youre too impulsive to see what I Im I'm driving at Let me tell teU you it pays bays pays to be careful Sure it does But it doesn't pay to be overly carefuL How does Valeria Valerta feel about it How Dow does docs she abe feel How Dow do you think she feels When a girls girl's Irl In love she knows know enough to be careful herself Meaning of course that Vals Val's mad about you and she's willing wIDing to wait walt until you get through analyzing and justify or compensate her shortcomings In to your mind Hush Hugh gestured ri FI FID I D Duro sere ure it that way if it you like lice it be a shock to you If U you discovered yourself to be wrong I mean If U Val married someone else right under your our nose N s She wont won't said ald Hugh dently Girls arent aren't made that way He lie stood up I h haven't vent been studying psychology and human be navior five years for nothing But if It she he gets ieta tired of waiting and marries some ome one else In to the meantime maybe you'll regret It It Dont be ridiculous Val Vat wont won't marry anyone else I know Im I'm T doln t U what Barry let a fortnight elapse before be ho again broached the tho subject of Val VI It rankled him and be ho felt teU better beUer to get ret It off his bis chest chesl Hate to mention It II again arala Hugh but Val Vii seems leem t to t. think youve you've been neglecting her ber latel lately Cant Can't blame her ber much either Cut UP Iti Hugh looked ugly I think you'd better le Ie let me tend lend to my own affairs Barry Darry The girl loves me and when 1 I get around to It Ill I'll marry her Goodness cant can't you OU understand that a man shouldn't lumn um ump lump p ant Into uno a such such mrK thi thin thing Mn i um ump lump p ant Into uno a such such mrK thi thin thing Mn i Or a woman either Barry of feted I 1 happen to know Val wa was out with someone else the last night Good Comparing the someone else ell with me will be the best thing to us the world for her and her and me mo too Hugh was wal annoyed Blast It It why couldn't Barry mind his own bust busi ness neu Why did be always have to keep worrying about Val It 1 was plato plain as da day that he didn't understand under under- stand tand Val knew a good thing hing when she Ibo saw It She loved loye t him and was wilting willing to watt walt She was WIS smut smart VAGUELY Y HE RE wondered who the tha other man could b be she he h was out ou with It was sort of amusing In to a way Probably Val had merely told Barry that so Barry would tell him Childish Why even a first- first year psychology student could tell teU you that was nothing but a feeble attempt on the part of ot the female to excite jealousy In to the man she loved Three evenings later Hush's Hughs phone rang It II was was' Barry Darry Ue He sounded far away sway Cant hear bear you yon Hugh yelled Into the mouthpiece Talk louder I say came Barrys Barry's voice more distinctly that the thing I warned you against has happened What thing said Hugh About VaL About her marrying someone else right under your 1 nose She's Sho's done dona It it itI I dont don't believe it it said Eu BuA feeling for the first firt time tim a qu queer qua sensation of alarm I Z saw it happen said Id Barry was there Good lord Hugh was w. very much excited and very Vert c too You cant can't say y I didn't wi wan you Barrys Barry's voice said laId grow fainter Hey Hold on a minute Bar BarAra Area Ara you there Yes Ye yes J I know you warned me Guess Gue I 11 vu m something of a fooL Who wu was I she married This is 11 r Me tie said Barry very verr faintly fain And then the line went dead |