The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-07
by Robert Bruce e Iq3s NEA Service, Inc.

"ady need dance awful bad" he said. "Tll bring you back and sound to your boy friend soon as the music stops.
 Them said Jean "wed better start, because this bers going to be over in another minute" CHE got up slipped into his arm, and they gided away as smoothly as possible considering the crowded state of the dance floor He good dancer she discovered moving with the etortIess grace of the born athlete for
 moment he was silent as he unanswered her through the crowd. Presently he looked down and grinned.
 "l didn't bother you, did earlier staring at you?" he asked.
 "Were you staring? 1 didn't notce."
 'No? Baby don't tell papa lies. Anyhow, didn't mean to bother you, and hoped you wouldn't be mad But how could help looking at the prettiest girl in the placer
 This was pretty obvious thought Jean: still. she ad- mitted it was rather pleasant She made some hppant reply, and he went talking in an easy. lazy drawi. She learned that he in this city of Dover temporarily. that he had no idea how soon he would leave tlmi he was in some sort of busnessshe wasn't quie clear just what-tlat kept him travelling about great deal and that he had hesitation whatever in declaring that she Jean Dunn, tops She grew gay and ppa''t m re- sponse his mood and before long she discovered that she enjoying this dance very much indeed; so much so that she felt genuine pans of regret when the music finally stopped.
 "Would you just faint and fall in it if should call you up some day? he asked, they sared back to the table.
 "No" she said slowly, 'bu, you don't know my phone number"
 Don't worry about tna baby. What Il lakes to find out phone numbers grows on me. Would you n'ns up me?'
 She ought to tell him not 10 call; she knew flat as we'll as she knew her But what Was the har'! telephone call. after al- and besides, he was nIec- looking, and he had amusing way ol talking S'e found herself saying. "lry il and sec" They got back to the table and Harkns and lIannnS left them. after few moments ol nconSclucnE'' talk. Bobby followed them with his as they walked away.
 "Seems like nice chap. doesn't I'e!" he asked.
 Good old Bobby thought Jean. He's probably jealous as can be- inside, but he's too nice to show it. And she had sudden revuson of feeling, in which she looked on Bobby with real tenderness and told herself that she l would marry him as-well. as soon as-wel, some day; and meanwhile, if MT. Harkins did call her up she would just tell him that she couldn't see him.
 "Well look who's out seeing the sights, said mans voice. Startled she looked up. Bobby had sprung to his feet and was eagerly shaking hands with Hlei-o''rg, dark haired neat gray lounge sI and aS '''e man turned 10 her she recognized him and said, " ''v Larry Glenn wI'cre'd yoL come from? r ARRY GLENN shook hands with lcr and helped him. L. self to vacant chair at adjoining table, which he drew up between her and Bobby. He sat down. leaned his elbows the table and smiled first al her ana 'e' at Bobby. ,,,
 q guess I'm getting od," Inc said. "Ihe children seem to be growing up.'
 Seeing him was almost like going back nome. Slc had not seen him since she and Bobby had been m Sil school At time he had been the unwilling obJcrt ot
 her first schoolgirl crush; she had been lilSh sc'lool freshman thcn and nc had been person Of glamour a'i ronancc-tIe college football Sar, back in the home town to coach the high school football tcan He had been friend of her fathers, and he had often dncd n thcr home-and had looked down on her with an amused and friendly tolerance. Then he had gone east somewhere and she had heard that he had become lawyer and later she had heard that he had obscure but interesting kind of job with the government And here he was again. older and sobcrcr with friendly eyes and firm chm and an oder-broicr air toward both ot them that some how made them boh feel that if they go in any kind of trouble they could go at to Larry Glenn and be got out of Il. - "Whare you kids doing up here in Dover anyway? he asking
 "Kids!" said Bobby indignantly. That's swell We've been out of college exactly one year
 "Bobbys selling autos, and I'm swclcgant >tenogra- Dher" said Jean.
 "Shcs hug on earning her living now but some day she's going to marry me- said Bobby, i9norlnS the face she made at him. Larry Glenn looked from lu the other.
 "Wc," he said "I heard couple of years ago that things were drifting that way
 "Ihcyre nOt!" said Jean. Then she checked herself and said "Wcl-no just now. anyhow.
 "Theyrc drifting that way, said Bobby, but not fast enough"
 "Thcres lots of mc." said Larry He looked at them fondy in silence then turned 10 Jean. q got a letter from your dad telling me you up here" he said. q promised I'd look you up No"- and maybe take you out to dinner in great whe if Bobby doesn't object too much
 "I don't object at all to yOu, said Bobby "ItS hand some strangers like this Harkins guy that get ried'
 That" sighed Glenn. "seems to indicate that I'm hope