The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-17
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pose I Thought al I had 10 do was
ct . room and . typewriter and
Let New York and my newly dis.
covered genius do the rest. sup
pose I also thought that three hum
dred dollars would last forever"
His eyes were drawn together In .
dark scowl but his mouth grinned
q her. and at himself. deliberately.
fortunately, I can count on fifty
dollars . month from the farm my
father spent his life paying for.
It's lucky, because I haven't sold
another thing, and now ! find I
can't even write. So, you Gee. l
have sort Of shattered the dream
r don't eco that Ut ALL" she told
him eravely. II expect you've just
BEEN alone too much-and It hasn't
been good for you. Il you wrote
one story that m editor liked well
enough to buy, you can do it again.
Il doesn't make sense any other
way, do you think?
That's what I'd like to think, all
right. I suppose that's really what
I do think" He smiled ct her sud-
denly. . bit bewilderedly. tits
funny how I can talk to you like
this. I've never been able to talk
about Il, before. 70 anyone. and I
don't know you-
(which quite likely explains II
ILL" Stanley told him quickly. "Be-
cause you don't know mo you can
b yourself. After Ill there's some-
thing nice about strangers. You
don't have % pretend with them,
you can say about anything you
want % because you know Il won't
make any difference. that you'n
never see them again"
But I'd hate to think Il Was CO.
ing 10 b like that with-us. Do
you want Il 20 Be that wsy1s He
spoke abruptly. quite without think
ing, and Il was not until the words
hung there between them that he
was conscious Of them and Of their
impetuous insistence.
She was staring at him !ntently.
Now she saw his face flush swiftly,
saw his eyes blur with embarrass.
ment but refuse to look away. She
spoke slowly. She said: 'No. ] don't
believe ! do"
At the next stop no suggested
that thay ret OF and have some.
thing 20 eat. Stanley agreed.
"You'vs done mo . lot Of good
she told him, you've even made
mo hungry. ] haven't been hungry
for : long time"
They found m almost deserted
restaurant and . girl With red hair
and shellacksd dngernails brought
them coffee and egg sandwiches. In
1.-The brilliant light Of the enormous
room they scrutinized each other
quite frankly. confirming impress.
J sions already made. "She's young
and sort Of tired looking thought
Il John Harmon, trembling . little q
|; the Intimacy Of being With her in I'll
this dazzling light, .and her eyes
i are lovely and her mouth \ ed
II he leaned tew&rd her across thu
J table, smiled at her. said abruptly,
! ~Nobodyis ever bothered with MI
J much. I'm awfully grateful to you.s
sWhen you smile like that, III
] very easy 70 bother with you. You
have . nice smile, John Harmon.
! 10 lifted one eyebrow whimsi.
!. cally; Il WAS . little way be had d
doing when b Was discountina
4 himself. TT ought 70 b nice. l'vl
J nsver used Il much, I'm afraid
II sYou meant
n He shrugged, his eyes leavin1
81 hsrs. Nothing much. Except tina
DII'vo always been pretty much alon,
tI-and I haven't always liked Il. Z
]. Imy mother had lived. things woull
! have been different, better for ne
81 Ny father nevsr had much use 20,
= M. He died last year. ] haven
4 / missed him much. That explain
oIsverything. ! sxpsct. A man oush
81 TO miss his father, don't %,
!. Ithink7"
III She nodded. She WAS thinlin,
al swiftly that she had never misse'
I'll hers much either; and that yer,
II likely II did explain . lot.
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