The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-06-01
A Girl Like Milly
By ROBERT SIDMAN
q, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
WNU Service

TO come TO the park TO SIT uOWn anu
talk, even If 1t is spring. We could've
done that up at my place, or yours.
Anyway" said, 81 amt so keen on
talkin'."
Neither am l." she said, $50 let's
not" And she Topped down on
bench. / walked away, tryin' to dope
out whether I'd get mad clean
through or not. Only you can't always
get mad clean through when you're
that way about a girl, especially girl
like Milly.
The next thing knew, she was
lightin' cigarette. And then 1t all
happened.
heard somebody say, "Millyw
| turned about to go back to her
then, when / saw a guy didn't know,
talkin' to her. He was leanin' on a
little no-account fruit cart an sayin'.
Lucky for me, | seen you lightin' that
cigarette. / wouldn't We noticed you
if you hadn't lit that match just when
was passin' by"
/ wanted to tell him not to go horn
in into my date, but didn't. l just
stood and listened. / was goin' to tell
him to run along and peddle his fruit
some place else. But she was talkin'
before got the chance.
She said, "Yeah. 1t is dark. Won
der why the lights haven't been
turned on"
Something's wrong with the works,
'aybe. How are you, Milly?" he said.
She said, "Oh, I'm all right, Tom.
How about yourself?"
"Who, me?" he said, surprised like.
"Oh, amt so good. II" He had
to stop for a minute. Il guess I'll be
all right, though. I'm glad seen you
here. Do you come to the park
much?"
NO" she said "This is the first
time / been here since-Well, since
you left me, guess"
"Uh-huh," he said. 'That's what
thought. come by here most every
night. / probably would've seen you
before if you'd been here" He lit up,
and the two Of them sat there and
smoked bit. / wanted to, too, but
didn't. Finally, he started talkin'
again. "Do you remember" he start
ed to say, but he didn't finish it.
She said, yeah. 1t was right here
on this bench"
That's right" he said. "a year
and three months ago."
She said, "Four. This's June you
know"
NO." he said. .Ts it," She must've
said yes, because 1 heard him say,
Thine flies, don't it?"
"It sure Does" she said. They
smoked some more. Finally, he threw
his butt away.
''Milly," he said, II miss you like
HI"
'Yeah?" she said. ........
yeah" he said. 81 know it was my
fault. l know l left you. But l was
mad"
ON say you were mad" she retort-
ed grimly.
"But / been askin' around" he said.
"And find out was wrong. l mean
about that Roumanian." he said. 81
find out / was wrong, and that you
never did go runnin around with him.
Not that I'd blame you now, If you
had" he said.
Milly TOOK long drag. WELL" she
said, what about it?"
I'm sorry" he said. 81 love you.
love you more than / ever did. L
How about-We ought to" He
couldn't say anything more.
you mean you want to patch every
thing up all over againF" she asked
him.
THAT'S right" he said. Lets be
married again"
She laughed, only it sounded like she
was cryin' little. 81 been hopin' that
some day you'd say that" she said.
I'm willin'. Only there's one thing I
want to tell you first"
whats that?" he said.
Its about the Rumanian," she said.
"You were right the first time. l did
run around with him on the OF" she
said. But never loved him. l nev-
er even liked him much. / just did
it to make you jealous"
"Oh, that's all right" he said.
"But / promise, if you'll come back
to me, I'll never even see him again."
she said.
''Oh, that's all right" he said. And
he got up.
She got up, too. Amt you goin' to
kiss me, Tom?" she said.
So he kissed her, and they went off
together. He never even saw me.
stood there and watched them
across the horse-ridin' road. Then |
decided it was time / ought to be
headin' for home, too.
stopped by the first lamp post to
take some dirt out of my shoe, and
felt somebody tap me on the shoulder.
l looked up. oh, hello, Mike, l said.
1t was one of the cops knew.
"What you dom out here by your
self, Van?" he said.
"Oh, nothin'," l said.
go home then, you crazy Creek"
he said. Its gettin' late"
Il amt sleepy" / said. "And be-
sides, you shouldn't never call no Ru-
manian Greek. They don't like it."
l said.
swell, you needn't get mad about
I, l. s,,1% 10