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right this latter swung his car over to the lefhand side Of
the road and there directly his path
towards him. was tckish moment the driver other
cart womanammed her brakes on and Dad spun his
Wheel and his own side of the road inst in
time It took but the fraction Of second hut T. Voc J s
fraction because Of the behavior two women in the other
The at the steering chung to it. of course but
eyes had opened wide with terror and her mouth % tb
other had flung her up the air and YOU got
swift flash of face with five apertures ewes two nors
widest open mouth ever seen ON human being framed
by with and fingers wide apart bunny hurst in
laughter and he laughed quite comca
tace The silly imagining that anything would ever go
There towns every five ten miles, and you were
continually being slowed up by traffic and continuav beine
warned to conform to of movement which youd have
tated abeoded snail The highway passed through the
main street of each town. the arranged that Dad
sad hoping you would get buy something at their places
the highway shifted outskirts of the town to avoid
traffic congestion all the forthwith move to the
highway Sometimes they put up signs indicating turn
in the highway attempting lure motos onto business
street, after you had got to the end of that street. they
steer back to the highway noted such tricks with the
amused tolerance of who them on others but
did not let anyone work them him
Each town consisted of tens hundreds or thousands
perfectly rectangular blocks divided perfectly rectangular
and housewife holding hose outskirts would be one
Subdivisions they Called acreage was being
flags futterng merIy in the breeze of red and vel
low signs which asked questions and swift
efficiency: Gas? Yes" Water? ever" Lights?
Right Restrictions? You Schools? Under constrc
ton Scenery? Beats the Aps-and There would be
an or tent by the roadside and front of alert young
man with writing pad and ounanpen prepared write you
contract or sale after two minutes conversation
dders had bought the land for thousand dollars acre.
soon they had the uerng little the tent it
became worth $1675 per lot This also Dad explained
amused tolerance was great country!
They were coming to the outskirts Angel CITY, were
trolley tracks and railroads. and subdivisions restrc
tons-that is might build YOU pleased
and rent 1t to people of color which an ugly
sum, spreading like
paper and Imprinted boards There were great numbers Of &
dren playing hereor strange seemed to be
more of them where they were least thrive
by dn of constant pushing
mad got on his schedule again. They sked the CITY, avoiding
the traffic crowds in its presently came sign Beach
City boulevard wide asphalt
speeding and subdivisions
OF the motorst and him put brakes The real es
tate men had apparently been reading the Arabian
Gr1mms fay-tales they housed freak offices that
shot up to point or tilted like drunken sailor;
orange and pink blue and green separately painted
hlnges spotted with various coos There good
barbecue SignSthe
went to school There you got
and cider with orangecoloe wicker for YOU
to sit in There fruit and vegetable JAMS and
other stands with signs inviting patronze Americans
There simply end of things at each separate thing
bringing its separate thrill to the mind of thtee-year boy
The infinite Srangeness and fascinangnes
world Why do people do this Dad? do they do that
They came to Beach City, with avenue along the
ocean front Six twenty-five said the little five
minutes ahead OF the schedule stopped before the be
hotel and Bunny got of the opened the back
Parent and the belhop hoppngyou bet for he knew
DAD and the dollars and half dollars that nging Dads
pockets The behop grabbed
and carried them in and the followed feeling Responsible
and important because Dad couldn't Dad had to mt
the car IN parking place So Bunny about
the oDDy Tor Ben Skutt the o-scou
mound There he was, seated big chair putting at
cigar and watching the got he saw Rnnv
setched MS long, lean body and twisted ugly face
INTO grin OF welcome. The
ne was Arnold Ross Junior and representing his father IN an
important transaction shook with the man remarng
0oOu evening, Mr. Skutt Are the papers ready?"