The Coolidge examiner., 1933-09-15

cts had set her back eleven dollars
shed collect that-and fifty cents
for a taxi to save time. Her purse
was empty. But it still lacked fif-
teen minutes to one.
Without taking off her coat and
hat she showed Sam away from the
board. SAM" she said. thanks
a lot. You go to lunch now. And
bring me in ham sandwich and
a cup of coffee, dark, with plenty
of sugar, with you. Ny heads split
ting"
She plugged in on Mr.. Boyd's tel
ephone. Wait a minute; I'll get
my money. Mr. Boyd" she an
nOunced sillIily through the tele-
phone, the tickets have come.
They're here"
NO" came his shrill voice,
they're here, right before me, Miss
York, thank you. And after this,
when you are or the board" he add
ed fussily, Il wish you'd not go to
lunch until l do. That idiot boy
that was in charge while you were
out is no use whatever-no use
whatever. He got my calls all balled
up. Get me the Climb club right
away, please"
Shirley's smile faded, and the
bright spots on her cheeks disap-
peared.
"Well, for cats sake. What hap
pened, Sam?" she said.
The tickets came about five min
utes after you left. You didn't give
me a chance to tell you. Messen-
ger brought them and the boss paid
for them"
oh" said Shirley. She felt her
flat handbag. Run along, sam; and
never mind that sandwich and cof-
fee-rm not hungry"
AS Sam disappeared, Shirley stood
up to take OFF her hat and coat.
Here, I'll take them She looked
up at the voice and saw Peter stand
ing before her. whats the trou-
Bile? Old p. 3. going strong?' His
straw-thatched head bobbed com
forting and his voice was deep and
sympathetic.
well, what do you think l did?
You see, he told me to telephone for
two tickets for tOmorrow's matinee.
He said have 'em here by three.
Then at twelve he asked me where
they are. l said they'd be here
by three, and he said he'd told me
they must be here by one. SO l
hop up after them. The man / had
telephoned to wasn't there, and the
man who was there didn't have any
message. So l got two good seats
on the aisle. paid eleven dollars for
them and fifty cents for taxi, and
got back to find the blamed tickets
had been delivered while l was
away. So I'm out eleven dollars and
not even a thank you. And now
what'll l do? / can't return them
before tomorrow afternoon, and
maybe that'l be too late!"
"In tell you what, Shirley" said
Peter gravely. "Tll take them"
You? But you don't even know
what they're for"
Yeah, but want TO get a couple
of tickets for a matinee tomorrow
and / haven't got time to get
them" He watched the bright
spots come back to Shirley's cheeks
as he gave her ten dollar bill and
one.
OH" there was a relief in Shir-
ley's tone. You must think a lot Of
the girl friend"
But Peter was gone. When he
came back fifteen minutes later he
had a sandwich and a cup of coffee
for her. Il heard you tell Sam not
to get It." he said, as he clumsily
unfastened the wrapping around the
sandwich and pried the cover off
the coffee container. you try to
eat it now"
Try" grinned Shirley. I'm
starved. But you must let me pay
for it. You must be strapped, with
your ritzy girl friend"
That's what l wanted to tell you
about" said Peter Peterson. Its
you. | want you to go to that mat
inee with me-" And he went blush
ingly from the room.
AS Shirley saw his straw
thatched head bobbing over his
books through the glass partition,
she thought: Funny l never no
ticed it. He looks like one of those
big blond giants that discovered
America. Viking, wasn't it?"