The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-02-24
She Might Have
Explained
BY ALICE DUANE
Q. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.
WNU Service

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yXIHEN Mrs. Hanford managed to
w get Terry alone In their tiny
stateroom. crowded almost to over
flowing with handbags, cameras. golf
bags, magazines, boxes Of candy. 1ow.
ers and books, she looked at her
daughter intently and suggested firm
" that she had on altogether too much
rouge. "You know your father and !
don't object to q little. but you look
positively theatrical"
Terry assured her mother that her
face was rougeless and rubbed the
fawless skin OF her pretty cheeks
with her handkerchief to prove her
innocence.
"Then you must have a fever" de-
cided Mrs. Hanford.
aJust excitement" Terry told her
and dear Mrs. Hanford believed that
the excitement was due entirely to the
fact that now after all these years OF
anticipation they were finally going
abroad. Not just going for few
summer months, but for over year
Of gorgeous adventure, made possible
by the fact that Terry's first year out
Of college coincided with Professor
Hanford's years leave Of absence.
And as they hurried out Of the state
room to rejoin their friends who had
come to see them OF, Mrs. Hanford
reflected that among all the good peo-
pie who had come to wish them "bon
voyage" not one had come on Terry's
invitation.
'I'm sorry" she told her daughter,
"you didn't have some Of your own
friends here"
"Oh, WELL" said Terry, 'you know
father doesn't like to have young peo-
pie around very much. and there's
hardly anyone here in the city any
way"
But you expected Bob Taylor
didn't your" Bob Taylor was one Of
Terry's friends Of whom her parents
entirely approved.
Terry was about to explain away
her disappointment at Bob Taylor's
nonappearance when they reached the
deck and found the young man In
question In the circle assembled round
the beaming professor. Seeing Terry,
he broke away. greeted Mrs. Hanford
and accepted Terry's invitation to
make tour Of inspection.
"We1l be back-soon," she called
ho rIy snTh0rn3c hoI %
fore people have to 60 ashore"
Terry hurried Bob to secluded
corner Of the writing room. "Some.
thing rather terrible has happened"
she told him, II left my passport and
ticket at the hotel. I wouldn't dare
tell father. He'd be furious But If
] take taxi can go to the hotel and
get back"
Bob insisted at first on going with
her but yielded to her second plan.
"Tll have to 60 at once. You stay
here and explain. Tell them every
thing will be all right And II 1t comes
time for visitors to 60 ashore. you
come ashore and wait for me. Don't
let them come ashore, whatever else
you do. Tell them you'll arrange to
get me at the last minute"
Once on the dock Terry sped with
all haste back toward West street.
Bob made some unsuccessful at
tempts to explain to the Hanfords who
were too absorbed In their friends to
think much about their daughter. 1t
was not until the first signal for visi-
tors to go ashore that Bob managed
to make them understand.
An hour later Bob watched the last
glimpse Of the liner going down the
bay. And then quietly, from some
where, appeared Terry, looking entire
ly serene and unhurried.
Here am," she told him. "But
don't do anything about it till / ex-
plain"
"But maybe we can charter a tug
boat or something" he said. II prom
Used them rd-and it's all right about
your passport and ticket. Your father
had them all the time"
"Of course ne did," Terry told him.
II didn't 90 to the hotel. I just stood
out on West street until the boat had
gone. 1t was just out Of the question
any way you put 1t. Fathers a dear
and admire him. but being together.
morning, noon and night for over a
year would be unthinkable."
"Well, Of course I'm glad, Terry
that is, couldn't endure the thought
Of not seeing you for 30 long, and |
wouldn't be able to get over even next
summer-but what are you going to
do? mean. you'll have to send a
wireless as soon as possible to let
them know you're safe and what you
are going to do"
Maybe you better figure that out"
Terry told him. "You tell them I'm
safe and everything is OK and I'll
write them 80 they'll have a letter by
the time they land"
Bob drew a notebook from his pock.
ct and scribbled with pocket pencil
"How's that?"
Terry safe. We have decided to be
married at once. Letter following"
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