Radio and television mirror (July-Dec 1951)

"Gene Williams, one day you're going to need kindness and understanding and — yes, and love, real love, -and if you go on like this, looking down on others because they haven't got your elevated soul or come from the wrong side of town, fighting with those who want to help you — where are you going to get help when you need it?" Naturally I didn't say a word. Instead I escaped to the kitchen and made some tea. I don't know what happened while I was out. Once I did become suddenly aware that Crystal's voice had ceased, and that Gene was . . . yes, actually talking! Then he stopped, and when I came into the living room with the tea and cookies things were about as they'd been. Crystal thanked me as I handed her a cup, and went on with what she'd been saying. "So like I said, it's all what you look for. If you got a kind of philosophy that's always waiting for the bad things to happen, they sure do. It ain't — " Abruptly she halted, and a blush crept up her cheeks. "There I go again. You'll be thinking I got no education at all. It's just that when I get excited I — I forget." There was a hotly embarrassed pause. I had just opened my lips to say something, anything, when oddly enough Gene came to the rescue. "Don't we all?" he said, gulping his steaming tea. "Don't we all what?" Crystal asked. "Say things like 'ain't'. Go to fancy restaurants and drop our knives. Stumble going up the steps of the post office where the whole town can see us — " He was talking at random, but he had made Crystal smile. Why, when he could be sweet, did he go out of his way to be hateful? Why wouldn't he let himself go? It was almost painful to see the new hope flare in Crystal's eyes as he smiled back at her, the first kind look he'd given her all evening. But then I looked away again. She pushed, she tried too hard! And Gene at once recoiled. The moment died. I was too discouraged to do anything about the silence that followed. We drank our tea and crumbled our cookies. Abruptly Gene stood up. "I guess I'll roll on," he said expressionlessly. "Just dropped in anyway. I had no idea you'd be busy — " his eyes met mine with reproach — "or I'd have picked another night." "Please don't," Crystal said. There was an unaccustomed dignity about her speech and bearing as she too got up. "I'm the butter-inner, so I'll just go along. You'll want to talk to Mrs. Malone." It wasn't dignity exactly, I saw; it was the stiffening chill of bitter disappointment and the need to get away before the tears came. I recognized that — what woman wouldn't? All at once I wanted to put my arms around her and tell her Gene was no bargain anyway. I gave him the angriest glance I could muster. He wasn't insensitive; he knew quite well he'd been snubbing the girl unmercifully. "No, I'm going." Gene insisted. "Not on your life." Crystal said with a revival of her normal spirit. "I said I'm going and I'm going. What you do is your own business, but I'll say goodnight now. 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