The Coolidge examiner., 1933-10-13
London Bound
for Love
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By KAYE WOODROW
g. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
WNU Service
uELEN HOLMES didn't feel S

rose-coyered cottage In the suburbs.
flower garden to cultivate, and
tall, broad-shouldered, tanned man
to welcome home each night. 1t so
happened that Helen was really
what some old maids would call
model young girls-that Is, she
didn't smoke or drink, nor did she
enjoy petting. But every night-at
least almost every night she
dreamed some modern specimen of
Lochinvar would appear from some
where and claim her as his bride.
OF course it was only a dream.
Day after day she conscientious
ly typed away in a Wall Street
brokerage firm and calmly refused
the dinner invitations rendered her
by one of the elder men of the Of
| fee.
She felt pretty bitter about life
| In general when q friend. Blanche
Young. returned from a cruise to
Bermuda with an engagement ring
In the proper place. And to make
it worse Blanche informed every
one that the newly discovered male
-one Eddie Williams-and she
were to be married within a month.
Blanche Young's luck at catching
good-looking and sensible man
had exerted great influence over
Helen. She realized that Blanche
had really taken the right way.
| She knew that If she continued
working year after year in torrid
New York, she would soon lose all
hopes of marrying. Her attractive
ness and her disposition as we'll.
would be all shot.
SO, one day, when she was feel
ing exceptionally carefree and jubi-
liant, she asked the office manager
for a six weeks leave of absence
for long cruise. AS luck would
have 1t, her request was granted
Immediately she withdrew all her
savings-six hundred dollars. For
two hundred dollars she secured
passage to London on a small but
respectable merchant steamer.
The first day at sea was ideal.
Helen was so happy and relaxed
after years of work In an Office
that she almost forgot the main
reason why she had staked her all
on the trip to London and back.
Nevertheless, as she watched the
deck tennis and shuffle-board
games on the deck, Helen took ac.
curate regard of all the young men
present. OF the ones she scrutin-
lied there were only two, she de-
cided with woman's intuition,
that would take the place of all the
Lochinvars she had dreamed of
And only one of the eligible males,
Helen decided. was the type that
would want q home with a pretty
wife to prepare his meals. He was
a serious looking man of about
thirty-fve, tanned, well built and
genial in appearance. The other
man who qualified was busy play
ing deck tennis. He had all the
appearance of q college athlete, in
tent upon having a swell vacation
at his fathers expense. But the
fact. must be told, that he alone Of
all the men on deck, had seemed
to notice Helen and be impressed
by her appearance.
Then, all of a sudden, the other
man whose appearance Helen had
admired. turned to her and said:
"Shall we take the winners on for
game of deck tennis?"
"Pd love top' replied Helen, say
ing to herself that Lady Luck at
last was her good friend.
AS the trip progressed Helen and
her newly found, tanned, thirty
five-yearold male acquaintance
played deck tennis together every
day. He was always polite and
courteOus-yes, even friendly. But
that was as far as things went.
Nights, instead of being with the
older man, she danced and walked
on deck with the young, sentimen-
tai college youth.
Things went along like that un-
til the night before they docked
at London. On that night Helen
missed her college student-dancer
at the farewell dance. Feeling
little disappointed, she retired to
the deck where she sat in deck
chair and admired the stars and
the moon.
Suddenly from nowhere came
Hello, Helenp She lifted her
glance from the stars to discover
who had approached her. And 1t
was her deck tennis partner.
Helen" he said. as he dragged
her out of the deck chair and over
to the rail, "Tve been looking for
you. It's too late for deck tennis
so | thought we might play a
game of love. | want you for my
partner always"
do you like rose-covered cot
tages with gardens. and with wife
waiting there nights with home
cooked meal for you" whispered
Helen, as she edged closer to her
friend,