The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-09

When she had gone Max edged up to Rudy. Well, he demanded, "how about it? Did you date her?" ! Rudy shook his head. Mot yet" he said; "but you might as well kiss your five spot good-by. I'll have a date with her inside of a week. She'll be back. They all come back to Rudy"
 "Yeah?" Max was doubtful. swelling his chest bit. "It's the old personality they fall for. Of course" he added, running a pocket comb through his hair and preening himself in the mirror, "my looks don't hurt me any either. That redhead will be back all right"
 He was right. The next day at about the same hour the red-head- ed number returned and again seated herself at the soda counter. This time Rudy greeted her as an old acquaintance and made progress rapidly.
 He learned that her name was Judy and that she worked as a stenographer in one of the near by skyscrapers. Then he learned where she lived and her working hours, too, and was just on the point of asking her for date when, as it turned out, he didn't have to.
 DO you dancer" Judy asked him Q bit shyly.
 Do I dance!" exclaimed Rudy. ,'Oh, baby, you ought to see me exercise the pups!"
 T belong to girls club," Judy went on, "and Friday night we're giving Q little dance and we're all supposed to bring man and was wondering if you"
 Just say where and when," cried Rudy.
 Judy did. Suppose you meet me at Times Square at S:30 Fri day evening"" she said.
 When she had left the store Rudy strutted up to Max-strutted was the word for 1t, and the breast buttons of his white jacket were in extreme danger of popping or at any moment. "Fork over", he said to Max, five smacks, please!"
 You mean to say you made a date with herr" asked Max.
 T didn't have to- Rudy boasted. "'She beat me to it. She made a date with me-"
 Max shook his head wonderingly as he handed over the five spot. T give you credit, sheik," he said: you're better than thought you were"
 Rudy felt pretty good after that. He had proved to Max that he was a peerless conqueror of the femi- nine heart and had picked up $5 at the same time. Not only that. he rather looked forward to his date with the redhead. She wasn't a bad number at all.
 At S:30 on Friday evening. dressed in his best and carrying a corsage of flowers, Rudy was at the rendezvous in Times Square. Ordinarily he didn't give flowers to girls but he decided he might as well hand Judy a real thrill since she had fallen for him so hard.
 She wasn't there when he ar- rived, but he thought nothing of that. Girls were often late, even when they had appointments with him. When half an hour passed, however, and Judy still didn't show up, he became a bit restless, not to say indignant. Once he thought he saw her riding with another girl in a taxicab. but the cab didn't stop.
 Then, before he knew it, it was 9:30 and he was still standing there like an oaf with the flowers in his hand. A cold rage envelpoed him. No girl ever treated him this way before. He wouldn't stand | for it.
 Rudy stood for it for fifteen minutes more, however, but stin no Jody appeared. Finally, he flung his corsage In a gutter and stalked away. He was in a truly vitrolic mood. For the first time in his life he had been stood up! His vanity just couldn't conceive of such a thing. Of course it was possible that the redbead had dropped dead or something like that. Otherwise, he couldn't tEnng- inc her breaking the date with