Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-06-13

few minutes and then says to the
girl he has come for, Lets go"
The nice boy and your GIRL de-
part into the night.
] his story refers to the habit
Iai night rider.
It is as true as Holy Writ. i
They are barely out of sight
be;pfe his arm slips snugly down
around her, waist and she pulls
up ciose to him to make the hug
eing more convenient. He il
doing this unless he is a positive
stick" or a human pill" If lie
i; a regular he proceeds to pull
a lot of euss words. No young
lnall is All fait Unless he cen
sling 'em dirty. The greater his
ass0f tment of explosives tie
more lie ifnpresses the popular
young thing with his worldliness.
if that isn't SO l will quit
right here.
They bowl around the CITY,
marble to a dance for a short
While. maybe to a salacious pic
ture show.
And they sail out into the night
Hc mas a favcrite spot where he
generally does his parking. If
your girl is accustomed to park
ins. there is no argument. Ii
she is not, ne will find some rx-
ciise 10 park. His mind has been
Oh nothing else since he SAT in
tic Farlor and conversed with
you. He may have engine
trouble" or has to "1ook TO: a
fiat or is 'tjust simply tired Of
driving and we may as well ST
here rs in the narlor." Sounds
reasonable, doesn't it?
Md they sit there.
Overhead the stars wink know
irgiv at each other, and the fence
posts stand dismally out in the
night like gaunt sentinels.
Ea9rant breezes toy with the
crrls that dive from her pretty
)reflaad, and the nice boy holds
her closer in his arms. Why
rnt?? They are alone in the dark
ness. Not a soul is near, and it
is nice to be held tightly by tie
one you love. Why not? They
arc doing it in the pictures and
no one thinks wrong of that.
Why lot? The story books are
full Of stories of girls in the
ar,ns Df the ones they love.
Why not? No one will ever
know.
He lows of a love that is zen
der and enduring. He whispers
sweet nothings into rapt ears.
He presses a long ten-minute
kiss to her lips. Her cheeks
grow warm. There steals OYER
her a strange new feeling that
CT mes to maid when she l.;
aionc with man and held i'll his
arms. He kisses her again AMI
again. those hot, warm kisses.
Ter bead falls back limp in his
arms-that is your little girl and
the ME boy who just left your
home.
That is as true a picture Of
the SRI who habitually goes
night riding down shady lanes az
(rcd Himself can draw it.
1t isn't exaggerated one bit.
One single bit, and every GIRL
who has been out that way, #
she were frank. would say it IS
true as Holy Writ.
! c::dnt' go as far with my
s,cfy as that couple will go i
those tides are permitted to cor
tinuc.
Where was your little girl
last night?
why my girl was at a dance. :
Sure she was there for wh'ic
''My girl wouldn't do sueh Il
thing Is that
That is what they all say, but
nightly thousands OF cars are est
there on the public roads park
ed with the lights out. Some
body's little girl is ont there
wrapped in somebody's arms.
Where was your little girl?
Don't go to making alibis,
Just ask yourself if you really
knew where she was.
Just reason with yourself al
little while.
I am talking about the habit
ual night riders.
WHERE WAS YOUR LIT
TIE GIRL LAST NIGHT?
Was she in the vast army cfI
parked automobiles that f1eck
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