1941-01-18 — Page 11

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January 18, 1941.

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(Qual) Charlie McCarthy confides to Bergen that he has just given an engagement ring to a "lovely, lovely, Invely" girl. Bertien sternly warna him that he had better learn how to make bread. pudding as it's att the McCarthys will be able to afford, Charlie's weekly allow aner from Bergen Bergen offers to teach Charlie 75c. being how. (Right) A worried Char- lie pays close attention to the cooking teason. But bread pud- ding serma att 201 to him. "Bergen," he sight, "marring is a very serious step.

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TAMARA ANDREEVA

Hollywood.

Arrangements were made with Charlie over the phone. "Don't come before eleven," he piped. "Bergen' and I were out late and I

don't like to be caught nap- 6The Woman in My Life

ping."

a little solutely charming!" Then turn- tune. Then he frowned. "I ing to me: "Ah, marriage is a really do not see what this is serious step."

he said pointedly. "Must you look for She was lovely, lovely, he

your razor NOW!")

There was a tussle at the please, and Mr Bergen always pockets and hummed other end of the wire. Then says the right thing." came Bergen's voice. "Come. "That ought to make you very all about, Bergen," over any time you like. happy, Charlie, oughtn't it?" Charlie will be ready."

told 15. "Oh, I am happy. Very happy,

She sold neckties. After spending his entire allow He was.

His hair was I am perfectly content to have "It would be nice to find it," ance or neckties, he had come neatly parted, his tie was him just where he wants me.'

it that way. In fact, I've got Bergen said.

back and exchanged them all. Life could be very complicated immaculate, every button

There was no sense in looking Just then there was a sharp for it, Charlie reminded him,

sometimes. was in place on his gray whistle outside the window, for they had both been invited "And then," Bergen said, horsey jacket. He sat in a "Excuse me," Charlie suid with to a masked ball and Bergen icicles dripping from every word, big armchair-sulking.

almost courtly politeness. "It is was to go as Wisconsin lum- "n bright iden struck you." a boy named Stinky to see me berjack. Bearded lumberjack. "bout the exchange of immics."

"Come, come, Charlie,"

said, "it is a beautiful day."

"Uhuh."

"That's right,” Charlie_bub "Oh, yes, so we were," Ber- bled over, then subduedly: "Sce In a flash he was in another gen said:

here, Bergen, you were young room and raising the window

once, too."

sash. Followed a quick conver- Engagement Ring "Yes."

sation in muflled undertones. It

"Don't tell me you have appeared Charlie was driving a troubles."

“Uh-umm-uh.”

hard bargain with Stinky. It

To Blame

"You know then what it is- the influence of a fine woman in your life?"

"Yes."

Was to be a scout knife or Proud of having scored a vie- nothing. Scout knife or no deal, tory, Charlie was now playing He returned to his chair look at some of his immies? a genial host. Would I like to Financial Troubles rather ruffled.

No? I'd like a glass of milk,

Not getting anywhere, Char- And then it came in a "What is the matter?"

Ber- possibly? No? Then he told lie turned to me. He had con- rush. You see there was a gen asked solicitously. "Won't me about the invitation to the He took Bergen into his con- sulted Bergen about it all once. little blonde girl who went Stinky exchange aggies for masquerade. A very pretty girl fidence at times. Of course he,

from the Junior League usually invited him to such functions.

Charlic, leaned toward the Bergen, casts. Charlie She sent flowers to his broad sophisticated type. But it was not the type Mr Bergen would Naturally once in 1 while he had to accept her in- let him spend his money on. Mr "You are quite sure?" Ber- vitations to charity bazaars and Bergen liked the kind of a girl who could bake a pie with a kind of crust 'Bergen could eat. was again

immies?" to Hollywood High_and] wore red ribbons in her said. "It is all right, "Oh, it isn't that," hair. Oh, she was lovely, really it is all right." lovely. They went roller skating every Saturday.

"Bergen only gives me seven- ty-five cents a week, so my bud- get is somewhat limited," he confessed. "Last week I had to go around mowing lawns to make up the difference."

A gusty sigh. Did I think it

was really worth it?

From the corner of his eye

he watched Bergen. Apparently

gen looked at him sharply. "I have been trying to find my new electric razor-"

"Oh, really?"

"Really. And your chest of drawers is the only place I have not searched,"

The Trade Is Suspected

the financial question had come As he rose from his chair and

things.

A brief silence

shattered by a shrill whistle at The One Woman

Charlic fairly

The window. rolled off the chair.

Bergen was quite fussy about "You need not go," Bergen plea. The only kind, he liked said with deliberate slowness, "In a way I like her pics too," were those baked by his mother. "I'll see what this is all about." Charlle said, "for one of them "Why-ur, Bergen, Mr Bergen, is really responsible for every- I mean.

Just a minute-just thing I am tô-đay (and don't let one little minute please—” Bergen tell you any different).

Firmly Bergen marched to-

"This is how it all happened. Mrs Bergen (Bergen is really drawers Charlie fairly jumped "I can explain, Bergen, 80 couldn't make HIM tell you my partner's name, but you out of his skin. "Er, I do not want you to mis-

help me, I can explain—”

that) was baking a plc. Ber. understand me," he hastened to "Oh, Bergen," he called out add. "I have been misquoted so in

And he did. Well, if Bergen gen was only a kid then. Sud- a tantalising little voice, had to know, he did swap his denly he throw his voice right often. I want you to know that "don't you think it is about razor for a scout knife, But into the oven, making the pie I owe everything to Mr Bergen lunch time?"

honest, necessity drove him to talk. It was tolling her that it Then he turned to me. Bergen's direction. "As a mat-

Con. it. He was going to hock the was burning up in there and ter of fact I could not say a word fidentially he loved to lunch at scout knife to buy an engage wanted to come out. Mrs Ber-

the Brown Derby. They had a ment ring. check girl there. She was love-

up before. He fidgeted uncom2 marched toward the chest of ward the window. fortably.

Another glance darted in

without him.”

Bergen's eyebrows flew

"Aren't you being a bit too ly, lovely. She never let him Engagement ring? modest, Charlie?”

pay for his top hat. "Oh, Mr "Oh, not a bit, not a bit. Ber- Charlie, I'll remember you," she gen puts the words right in my always said. (Was it because mouth.

he only tipped a nickel, do you "Still it leaves you free to suppose?) think the way you please,” Ber- gon put in patiently,

A Charming Young Lady

gen was terribly surprised. She up. was delighted. And then," Char- took the ple out, quick. Bergen

lio added with a wide grin, "he got an idea. About ME."

So when he thought back to

It all, Charlie was beginning to believe that it was Mrs Bergen

Borgen was still searching "Yen, what is wrong with an who really was the woman in through the bureau drawers, engagement ring?" Charlie flung his life.. "Exactly," Charlie clipped him with no success. Nonchalantly, at him furiously. "The young short. "I can think just as I Charlie put both hands in his lady is charming, Bergen. Ab-

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