Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-03-16

"Cut it now. Amt he all arrange,
Tor in the hospital? You can't jum]
a show like this without"
you go chase yourself, Charley Lee
You can't bluff me. I'm going to sticl
and whatta you going to do about it :?
Tell her, Doc, she's crazy with tn,
heat"
That won't thaw no ice with me
I'm going to stick with him and-and
If he-he will have me I-I-Al-Al?''
| The figure on the couch stirred be-
! meath its gold brocade property cover
let.
| Where-Lo-where?"
/ She sprang to his side with the doc
tors restraining hand light on her arm.
"Al, darlingl Oh, my darlingl"
She leaned to him as If she would
lay her heart palpitating at his feet.
You amt mad at me, Al-you amt,
are you, darling; you amt mad at
me?"
Tears rained down her face and he
made to touch them, but his arm could
find no power to raise.
mo, no, pussy cat. amt mad Why
should l be mad?"
He lolled his head ever SO slightly on
the pink sateen property pillow and
smiled.
"Sure amt mad. 1t was the spring
board that didn't work"
"Oh, my God" She could have
swooned Of heartache.
ut amt SO bad, AL The Doc is
going to fix you up fine-ain't you.
Doc? Amt your"
"Quit your crying, Lo."
ut amt so bad, AL. n-if you amt
mad at me we-we're going to stay
here, darling right here in Adalai like
you wanted-like you wanted.
mo, no, Lo, L"
II seen the house when we walked
to the show tonight. Just like you
said, on the hill, and a little red roof
and little kid swinging his arms for
a weathercock over the porch-just
like you said, Al-you'll lemme-you'll
lemme-please, Al-pleasel"
From his closed eyes came tears that
be could not wipe away.
In Adalai spring comes shyly. A
willow by the river, bending over at its
imagery, like woman STOPPING to Inn
merse her hair, blooms suddenly over
night in long lacy strands A truaRt
hides his shoes, sucks in his breath
and shiyers before the first plunge Of
the season.
In front of little cottage on a hill
a fairylike carpet of white dog-violets
bloomed of morning, and when Mrs.
AL DelanO opened her front door to the
first kiss Of spring she cried out sud
denly, as If something within her had
thawed.
al, darling, look out in the front
| yard"
"WhereY" ....t
Here; femme wheel your chair out
darling. Look, a whole batch Of some.
thing or other spread out on the grass
like table-cloth drying. Here, femme
wheel you out"
mo, no, baby. It's fine here by the
window with the sun on me-"
But, Al, ever since we been living
here you been waiting and waiting fol
the spring to come. It's spring now
| for sure, darling. Smell Here, darling
| Sol"
| She flung wide the window beside
his chair, and the frilled white curtain
stirred.
"Smell"
"M-m-m Like someone was squirt
| ing perfume atomizer,"
He relaxed his great shoulders
back against the pillows, his face inert
but smiling.
| you'll be sporting that sunbonnet
Ben brought you and hiking right out
in the garden now, won't you, baby?'
"Yeh. I'll show him we amt such
city bugs.
SITS Monday night and he'll be stop
| ping in after aldermen'S meeting. YOU
better put out some bulbs to surprise
him, baby"
Sometimes wish Ben didn't stoI
in Monday nights after those meetings
hon. They last so late and tit keep!
you awake so, waiting for him."
Nonsense. Lemme boss your gar
den job, baby, right here from the win
dow. What you going to put out frs
-daffydinies2"
She placed her cheek against his.
SILLY! Are you comfy darling
Shall l put that new-fangled pillow
Ben sent underneath your head?"
mo, only l guess you better shu
the window, Lo; the nip amt gone on
of the air yet"
"Ain't you feeling well, darling?"
"Sure am, baby! Only when a fel
low sits on his throne all day hi
crown gets cold"
"Oh, darling-you-you mustn't jok
like that"
She drew the rug closer across hi
loglike limbs, peering closer into hi
face
you amt getting that numb-kin
of paralyzed feeling any further ur
are you, Al?"
"Sure l amt, baby"
"Sure?"
Sure"
"You-you look so limplike today
sweetness, and l thought you'd be s
glad to see that it's spring. Sure
amt hurting you any higher up? Do
says if"
Fit as fiddle / feel"
| Che to E1i