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THE DAILY SHORT STORY

BUILD-UP

It flashed was Dala

There is one thing about Barnaby conversation. We were, in fact, proud He to be her friends because of what our Adlow you will have to admire. thinks a lot of his wife. He is always neighbours thought.

It got me to thinking. complimenting her and telling her. how brilliant she is and how much into my mind that here she means to him, and how lucky he proving herself to be everything and is to have her. He makes no bones more than Barnaby had bragged. I, about doing this when other people for one, was seeing her ina are around. It is quite remarkable. light... Why? There was only one to that. Barnaby wasn't The Adlows have been married eight answer

there. Whenever Barnaby WRE years.

new

It was

Dala, Barnaby's wife is certainly a around he gave her auch a build-up nice person. I am not one to pick that the natural reaction of listeners flaws in any one. But for the life of was to prejudice themselves -- against me. I can't see this woman as the the girl. They found things wrong super being Barnaby makes her out. with her that didn't exist, Oh, she is pretty enough and smart a terrific handicap.

The more I thought the more cer- enough and: is probably a big help to Barnaby, but I'm darned ftain I became that something ought she is any prettier or smarter, or to be done. Barnaby should be told. girl, necessary than my wife or Ed Flagg's Here he was suppressing the or John Graham's.. As a matter of giving her a bad reputation. And all fact, when I compare Dala with some mnocently too. But how could you of these women, all of whom I have tell him? It would sound ridiculous. known a lifetime, I find some things The darn thing was a paradox...

I spoke to Cleo. She shook her head, lacking in Mrs. Adlow. It has been on my mind several times to say to I know it: I've known it all along. Barnaby: "Yeah? Nuta! Dala's all But you can't do anything, I'm glad right, but just all right. There's Daia's been here alone this week-end. nothing superhuman about her. She it's the first opportunity she's had isn't a better cook or housekeeper or to be herself since she was married. one bit smarter than Cleo, my own But you can't say anything." "You'd them spouse. In fact, sometimes Dala kinda hurt them both. Neither of gets on my nerves. How do you would understand.”· like that?"""

It worried me. By the time Barnaby

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But those things I've only thought, arrived on Sunday I had about decid- I haven't said them because, take it ed to let loose anyhow. I was all set

By Stanley Cordell

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by and large, Cleo and I think a lot to do so. We were on the porch, re- of the Adlows, and what the heck! laxing, ostensibly, and Barnaby said: every one has his faults.

"Been having a good time, dear?” Last summer we asked the Adlows"Darling, I've had the most; \gor- up to our place on Lake Winnlepe geous time! It's been lovely.' saukee for a few days. Frankly, I We've enjoyed having her," Cleo wasn't looking forward to it as much put in "Tremendously." as I would have liked. Work hadn't You bet we have," I began, and been going so well. My nerves were stopped Cleo looked at me sharply. a bit jumpy. I felt that if Barnaby Barnsby was watching with a half started in on one of his windjamming smile on his lips, spells I'd let loose.

"No need to say it," he said quiet- Cleo must have sensed how I felt, ly. "I know. I've had good time for she gave me a mild lecture on at the Dunbara' too. They told me people who speak their fads.

a few things about Dala: and. : me. Anyway, as it turned out Cleo could About the way I'd been raving and have saved her breath. As the last how it prejudiced people against her. minute Barnaby wired that he had to I never thought of it that way be attend a business conférence in fore. You see, this is the first time Springfield. He wondered. If it would we've been away from each other. be O.K. if Dala came alone. He would It's done us both a lot of good... We arrive Sunday, remain - overnight and should. have made a break long ago. they'd go down Monday morn- Anyway, it im't too late now to

to let our friends accept us both as individuals. Perhaps as a couple we can be enjoyed."-

ing.

Of course that arrangement was swell with us. A single evening of "You're darned tootin'." - I began, listening to Barnaby rant on wasn't but Cleo looked at me sharply again. nearly as bad as three of them. I Afterwards she explained: - "It's bet- could stand one.

ter that they think it was all their Dala arrived Friday afternoon. We own doing. If they knew we,

and met her at the Weirs and drove her others, have felt that way all along, over to camp. She said she was sorry it would put them on their guard. Be Barnaby couldn't be there, but it was" tactful.” unavoidable.... He was staying with the Tactful? Ha! Telling me to be Dunbars, some old friends, in Spring- tactful after listening, to- Barnaby field.

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