The Coolidge examiner., 1931-01-23
Bob Hinman Finally
Won Over Sophie
By JOHN FRANCIS

Bob, what's a Lovers DelightP
she asked.
you're looking right at him"
| flippantly retOrted Bob Hinman, the
tall young soda dispenser who stood
waiting for her order.
''In that case" said Sophie, I'm
take chocolate nut sundae."
"On the fire." said Bob as he
! dipped a round ball of ice cream
out Of the scoop which he held in
his right hand. An involuntary
gasp escaped Sophie's lips, but the
ice cream completed a half circle
in the air and landed with ''plop"
| in the dish in Bob's left hand.
Did you think | was going to
| miss itY' he asked with a grin as
he drowned the ice cream in a
squirt of chocolate sirup. mot a
chance. I've practiced that so
long can do it in my sleep"
With his eyes still on Sophie he
: attempted to toss a spoonful of
chopped nuts over the sirup.
You'll have to wake up. though,
when you want to do that" said
Sophie
'Tl afraid to-" Bob replied.
"May your eyes wouldn't be there
if ] aoke up"
~ glass of water might help me
swallow that, if you don't mind, 81
Sophie retorted
When he placed the nut sundae
in front Of Sophie, the tall young
mans face suddenly grew serious.
Leaning over the fountain, he
asked:
Aren't you going to let me see
you at all any more. Sophie?" he
asked.
How are you coming with your
studies?" Sophie evaded him.
"All right, | guess" Bob's tone
was half-hearted. d haven't had
much time to work on them lately,
though"
Several persons sat down at the
other end of the fountain just then.
and Bob had no more time to talk.
AS she dallied over her sundae.
Sophie had a chance to think. She
man, and il was breaking her heart
TO see him wasting his young years
behind soda fountain. Bob had
a natural talent for drawing: he
always had wanted to become
commercial artist But he was just
a little bit lazy, too, and would
rather enjoy himself than sit al
home practicing on a drawing
board.
Sophie knew that Bob was as
much in love with her as she was
with him. For that reason she had
decided some time ago that she
would take the harshest step she
could, to bring Bob out of the rut
he was in.
She had refused to give him
any more dates until he agreed TO
devote a specific number of hours
each week to his drawing.
WHY Bob had argued. I'm
young yet and I've got lots of
time. Are you ashamed of the work
I'm doing now?"
"Of course I'm not ashamed of
your work, Bob" Sophie had an
swered. Its just that | feel you
are too good for it. You see, Bob
dear, | love you, and | want you to
do better things | know you can
do them, and it hurts me to see you
wasting your time"
Bob had agreed, and for a while
he did well But then he slipped
back into his care-free ways. and
when Sophie talked to him about
his work, he laughed it Off Finally
Sophie had refused to see him any
more
I'D love him." she said to her.
self, ''if be were the worlds worst
failure, but I'm going to see If
can't make him try"
Sophie was thinking of those
things while Bob was waiting on
the other customers. When he
came back to her, she asked for her
check.
That's all right, Sophie" Bob
said. 'Your sundae was on the
house. But how about a date to-
night?'
I'm afraid not, Bob. Not to-
night" Sophie hesitated a min
ute and then added: "But you
might come over some time when
you have some new drawings to
show me-"
Sophie didn't see or hear from
Bob for the next several weeks. but
one afternoon as she was walking
down Main street she met Sue
Bleecker and Jessie Thompson.
What in the world have you
done to Bob?" asked Jessie.
''What do you mean?" Sophie
was puzzled.
"We met him this afternoon" Jes-
sic explained. "and when we asked
him where he had been lately. he
said, I've beer working for So
phie.'"
Sophie's heart began to beat
faster. and there was the flush of
genuine pleasure in her face when
she heard Sue add:
"DOn Morrell told us this after
noon that he is going to give Bob
job in his place. He said Bob is
coming along great as a commercial
artist. | guess Bob is going to
quit Candyland this week, and 90
to work for Don next Monday"
When Sophie left the two girls
and started down the street toward