Show ' - - - - - ' - ' ame ere : t s ? - - - ° t -7- ''‘ 41- : - 'l -1- tv( ti w- AL t - A iIg IT SEEMED JUST'NONStoNSE - ' se ( tr:tN‘ ri -- 4 Ni 44 - ' ' - -r- 't'": 1 0 NIP 10 P fir'(71'1''41' t 'S '''' (4'4P41" I r 1 - 'mil : 4S :e :° V ( - aJ " -1 The game this story is shout is ono that many IIPOntetS clearly love ond it turns out here about the way it oiten sloes in real life Mrs Soma's la one of today's most successful writers - -- le ' – (" ' I FEATURE FICTION I ( - 4) 11111111' 71c - cruel gli- yi 4 AMY had a very good job in New York and every morning the two of them boarded the from Westchester to the city One morning after they had been married for almost a year Amy looked around her on the train her gaze moving slowly from passenger to passenger Her pretty face was absorbed for "studying people" was her favorite pastime Now she said "I have a feeling that that couple across the aisle won't be married Int' '1 v -- - S '"" - it ea 10 lt y ' lone 1( e Joe looked aCross 1 NN' 1 ) ' 441Ik 114 - 'I i 1 4 woof r N 1 A- -— r - 41 n I Pr "''') : 11$1 foo: (11 ") d111" I )14 t') i rflJ fd AMY WHISPERED "LOOK JOE WHAT DID I TELL YOU?" 10 — Theman — ' ' bulging brief case with him that has 'executive' written all over it And anyone can see that they're bored to death with each otherso their marriage obviously has reached a dangerous phase" She looked very pleased But Joe groaned "The man's probably a plumb- er " he said "and the wotnan's his sister and they're going in town to get tattooed For Pete's sake suppose 1 judged people at face value like that? I wouldn't last long in business" his mind veered to George Belding Who had only of their Community bead been elected recently Chest Drive Belding was a comparative Stew- -corner to town but everyone had accepted him enthusiastically from the start had been the verdict "A man of integrity" But Joe in his cautious way hid reserved jsidgment for months secretly studying Belding from every angle Only recently bad be come to the same decision the others had made at the very start But instead of feeling sheepish he had felt a kind of pride His judgment was based on fact not hearsay or intuition and that was the only way to judge a man They were on the 822 a few days later when Amy nudged Joe and said in a low voice "There's that couple again" Joe looked across the aisle The distinguished-lookin- g "High-principle- man and the straight ahead give them about staring who had graying a was of yleArltiiid aBr:wtiesleitisorty good:lookoittinf haiyr The face- - "DO you know them?" he said "Oh no But I've been studying them They probably live in a big Georgian house filled with children are at college executive and :'s going into He's town buy a new hat" She broodingly "But it isn't good He's slipping away from going awliiltbustne:ir another woman already" her Joe "Yon can tell all this just by - - (trt46‘mts- streak" that ri 4'''' AFTER ice Ferris mar- he discovered 11 nett To Joe this was exasperating for any conclusion he ever reached was the result of a long and careful Mental study ' 10 -- a rather appalling thing about his witeShe made snap judgments Inunediately after meeting someone she would say "Oh I adore her! She's the sweet- estfinest person!" or darkly "I can't stand that man You can tell by his mouth that he has a ' i — - et" I : rol'' A 7 by George Garland f 4' - - '44 -- - ' A ti ke ' ' cir ' - ' ' 1 i Illustrated - " ' — - 't: ? -- - 6- itgl— 0 et i r By Florence Jazie Somau - i a ' ef e'Al WAS ' 41411"C -greleZ4 l's'At L An I? 1- t0 '11"Itunur 1 4 r NA '1 IEJT LET'S SEE - -- 1 - TO HER HUSBAND SIXTH- SENSE ABOUT PEOPLE 1 - - (1 4b i t AMY 'FERRIS THOUGHT SHE HAD AN UNCANNY I 1 v ksit it - a 1 4 - ' - 1 - i t 1 3r i to -- 'a 7 deeper than that" Airy said deduction For instance "It's they're both expensively dressed in a quiet way which means they're used to money — and you can tell by her antique jewelry that she loves old things So — it's a safe bee that they have a big house 'filled with antiques "They're in their early forties so their children should just about be starting college He's got a - "I d" woman were quiet-looki- at nothing a month more" ' Amy said sadly 11'hey're only hanging on notwlasbecausehloyf the other woman hooked him already He's very attractive in a tweedy sortof way" ALTHOUGH There was snub-nose- d Joe was exasperated tie had to smile such a profound expression on his wife's face But the Smile faded almost instantly This wasn't anything to joke' about Pretty soon he'd have to sit down with her and a serious isillusio merideliverts itiiolved it:11rmaonkitr:sdnaanpgejursdandgm One morning after they had settled in 'their train seati Amy looked arosind her and stiffened "Joe" she said "Look" Joe looked This time the man with the graying hair was seated next to a beautiful blonde woman - in chic black They were talking in low voices their heads dose together "What did I kit youelany said—She looked very excited and pleased by her analysis -Continued an page 13 - ' This Frock Mogasine— ' 4 Satomber 5 1954 41 |