Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-23
"Joe," She Said Shyly, the Word Float
ing Like a Petal OF Her Lips.

English speaking, handicapped, avn
inged, waitered and In wait for tour
lists, rose like an observatory.
En- tete-a-tete at one of the marble
topped tables, well away from the CAB
BILE Of the Roumania's passenger list
the thousand scents of a THOUSAND
gardens in their nOstrls. Mr. 10,
DanZiger and Miss Esther LefkovItcl
breathed deep and leaned each to TIN
other, as If Madeira were a desert ant
the gardens bloomed each within thu
others eyes.
II just never thought anything
could be so perfect as being up here.
For girl like me that's never trav-
eled anywhere before, tits just toe
perfect"
didn't l tell you! Just you wait
grille, till we get further along on
this trip. I'm going to open those
pretty black eyes Of yours"
"And that ride up the mountain
straight through the clouds-wasn't II
just--well don't know, but Just
wasn't it?"
II was too busy looking at you and
your cute little, tan little face and
your big eyes and your red little lips
to have any time for scenery-Es
Their"
"Oh, Mr.. Danz-"
"Now, now, what did yeu promise
me?"
"Joe." she said shyIy, the word
floating like petal off her lips.
THAT'S better" he said so senten-
tiously that she closed her eyes.
THAT'S better, grille. But just you
walt, Esther, until l steer you through
the italian lakes, II you think this Is
scenery"
"Oh, Mr.. Danz-Joe, really are you
going to change your ticket and go
with usT
"Girlie," he said with a new soto
quality in his voice, "if you was go
ing all the way to hold post norton
over the Dead sea, I'd go with you"
Crimson was her face.
Nov you're talking just like the
boys at home do, Joe. And ever I
came on this trip and met you-and
all, IL just seems to me like I'm some
body else in a dream or something.
All the boys in my crowd at home are
are just regular fellows, and you
you're different, joe You mustn't
jolly me"
Look" he said, reaching for her
wrist. holding 1t and sending into her
dark glance the dark intensity of his
own, edo look like fellow who's
iollyng, Esther?"
ooh, Joe"'
Beneath the black, close-clipped
hedge of mustache his lips quivered,
then settled into a straight line.
ado r."
emo, Joe"
"I-I'm just afraid to let myself go
for fear it's you who's doing the jolly
Ing, Esther. What about this fellow
back In New York that owns the
haberdasher store2 From what the
old folks say, he's head over heels
himself, amt he, girl?"
"Abe Katz? Aw, he-he's just a
good friend, Joe. Like / always say,
II want to travel first and meet a
new crowd. law, he's nothing but
good friend, joe Him and my
brother, they"
"Then you amt stringing me along
girlie?"
"Oh, Joe, I-no-you-~
"a fellow that's knocked about like
/ have, grille, and seen as many of
them as / have in every country on
the globe don't make mistake about
it when he does finally get hit. That
first day / seen you on deck, grille,
with your hair blowing loose like that,
I knew was hit"
She looked down the mountainside
and into the riot of treetops.
"You--you're the greatest fellow
joe"
"And you're the greatest girl"
All the nerves Of Der were singing
"Oh, JOe-oh-let go my hand, Joe
you-you mustn't. oh, Joel"
"Queen Of this here mountain, that's
what you are"
This was the chrism Of love anoint.
ing her. She bowed her head.
81 just wish mama could have heard
you say that, Joe. It was beautiful"
"Your mama, Esther, I'm afraid Is