Show II Saint 9 Sinner I That Friday evening when Cherry was to have haye her first date with I Bruce Patton teacher leather of ot dancing by b correspondence and new tenant of the email emall office in Bobs Bob's suite Bob came home to dinner In the most cheerful mood he hc had worn for days dayE Hello Dame Lisa Bob said bald with witha a tender Jest In his voice as one of his hands tucked In a a. lock of brown blown lur that had strayed across her damp forehead Surprise I Guess what Klein your jour our sketches ketches I of oC the new fur store Faith glowed Youre You're clairvoyant Bob grinned at her tier his lits hands resting fondly fendly on her shoulders as he stood behind her watching her deft management of the thickening sauce Klein Is delighted 1 Ise e got his go g g ahead and I thought It was only decent to celebrate to to- to night Ive I've got tickets for Naughty Nancy the musical comedy comedy direct from a year on Broadway he quoted with a chuckle Oh Bob Faith hastily set the thickened sauce Into the warming oven and faced him tragedy In her eyes Ive promised to take care of Hope tonight so Cherry can go out Didn't she tell ten you 1 dressing now I suppose suppose- No she didn't have the net nerve to tell ten me I Imagine Bob Dob said grimly tenderness wiped from Irons his lips and eyes as If by a blight No need to toas as ask who the man Is That damned prancing prancing- Yes Its It's Bruce Patton Faith said dully the Joy as dead In her heart as the moment which had produced it it Faith Joy shrilled from the din- din dinIn dinIng dining In Ing room where she was setting the table Are Arc we going to have a spoon dessert or a fork dessert And will we need ne' ne af the J salad l forks d Salad forks and cake e forks Faith Fa th called out automatically Listen Bob Sob Pm rm as sorry as s I can be but I had no Idea you OU would plan a 0 party for us for this evening Im I'm awfully a fully tired any any- anyway anyway way way way- Been slaving for lor Cherry all oft oft- I suppose Bob cut In angrily Youre always too tired when I want ant you to 10 KO go somewhere with me Damn It all I want a a. wife lie who can sweet sweet- sw sweetheart t- t theart heart for an e evening once in a awhile awhIle while whIle whIle- Bob that's not n t fair Faith Inter Inter- Interrupted Interrupted Interrupted quietly only the darkening flush on her cheeks checks betraying her an anger an- an anger anger ger and hurt Bob was striding angrily out of ot the kitchen the set of his lila shoulders clo- clo eloQuently expressing outrage Cherry first lint then Hope then husband he flung nung at her hats Chats the way I rank rant with you I you dont don't think Im I'm entirely fooled Nor II Faiths FaIth astounded herself I by flashing back at him You sri ore not half so angry about my illY not being able to go with you JOIl as you are about aboul Cherrys Cherry's date with Bruce Patton Why Wh are you so jealous of or everyone that thai i Cherry goes toes with Bob In spite of oi her anger her voice broke on a wild note of ot Bob whirled to face tace her from the thi door Jealous 1 I he lie echoed scorn scorn- fully But Dut his very cry vehemence was wa like SlIce a merciless hand closing about ab ut her hot heart NEXT Cherry h Faith Copyright 1927 1327 NEA Service Inc Ine |