Evening star., 1935-10-14

into Sugars face. HIS arms SUI
- held her fast.
MY sweetheart" he breathed shy!y.
and the girl could see his black eyes
gleam with tears.
In all Sugars dreams of love ard
romance no boy but Johnny had exist
ed. And now for the first time he had
called her sweetheart. Just as she
dreamed he would.
Her lips parted in radiant. tender
smile and her own eyes misted.
"oh, Johnny" she held him closer.
"This is so wonderful! You and I. III
the moonlight. All by ourselves And
now we're going to be free! When you
get a lob we can be together-lots.
That won't be like being alone. VIII
st."
When he did not answer she vert
on, making happy plans, trying to
cheer him up.
Just think! We can go to the
movies. And for nice long walks to all
the places we've wanted to go and
haven't been allowed. Maybe some day
we'll make lots of money and have
car. and we can go for drives Oh.
Johnny, it'll be so wonderful to be
free, and not be treated like babies
any more!"
Still Johnny was silent, holding her
as though he would never let her co.
his face buried in the warmth OF her
embrace
do you realize" Sugar rambled on
eagerly, we've never been to a the
ster? And we've never gone riding IN
anything but the station wagon. We
haven't even been to dance. Thtrk
of all the exciting things we can do
now that we're leaving here! Well DO
them together. It'll be just Like finding
q new world. honey"
She took his dark, sensitive ARTISTS
face in her hands and shook him ten
derly.
Have you gone to sleep, you mug?
That's a fine way to treat lady the
first time you've ever had really
truly date with her"
Johnny pulled away and sat back
on his heels to say, almost sullenly,
st don't see how you can be so
happy! Where am I going to get a
Job? I may have to thumb my way
all the way to California looking
for work"
It know" Sugar decided to tease
him out of his blue mood. You're
going out to give Clark Gable little
competition" She turned his head
and added critically, You look pretty
good to me, Mr. De Vile. Black
curly hair, big brown eyes with long
black lashes. Slender boyish nose.
Tender, full ruby-red lips. However,
! believe your best selling point is
that dimple in your determined chin.
That ought to get EN-
No one could stay glum very long
when Sugar went into one OF her
breathless monologues. Johnny's set
face relaxed, and he put his arms
around her again.
You're awfully dumb" he told her
effectionately. How you can face the
world so cheerfully beats me. When
I think of the long road we've got to
travel before we get anywhere or be
anybody, it just plumb scares me-"
But, Johnny" Sugar answered
eagerly, "it's wondering what will
happen that makes it so thrilling!
We're young, healthy, have a high
school education. Both Of us are
good looking"
Take bow, Miss Friddle," Johnny
grinned tauntingly. "You must have
a very good mirror in your room. Mine
makes me look like Pinkie White"
When he's about to eat a dish Of
spinach" Sugar chuckled. That's
the way you look to me, too, mostly.
But the moon is kind tonight. 1t
softens your weak points and gives you
q sort Of romantic glamour
Johnny screwed up his face and
stuck out his chin.
You remind me so much Of Felicity
Crocker. Same mouth, same chin,
same pearly teeth"
you shut up about Felicity" Sugar
pinched his arm and showed him
from her. "She's the sweetest kid
in this orphanage"
st know it," Johnny grinned.
"That's the only difference between
the two of you"
They were back on old familiar
grounds. Sugar liked that much bet
ter than to see Johnny miserable.
She hoped she could keep him that
way. But suddenly the boy got up
and threw himself into chair. He
ran his hand through his hair and
broke out heatedly:
What chance has a fellow in a
tank town like Lorien? Only three
thousand people! Two small factories,
with hundreds of people on the wait
ing list for jobs. I've got to get out
of here. Sugar! I don't want to be
poor all my hfe.''
But you mustn't be impatient,
Johnny" Sugar told him materially.
THAT won't get you anywhere. Al
most everybody has to start out with
nothing. You work and save your
money and go on with your painting.
Some day you'll be famous artist"
Yeah-I'll be an Alger hero, I
suppose" Johnny grumbled. you've
been reading the junk in our crazy
library. That rags-to-riches stun Is
lot Of bunk. You'll find out!"
You'd think you were the only boy
that ever had to go out and look for
q job" Sugar broke in impatiently.
Thousands Of kids have left here
with nothing, and managed some
how. We've got just as good a chance
as they had. Better than q lot Of
them. Mother has taken special
interest in us. We've been like her
own children"
"I know" Johnny began to repent
his harsh words. "She has given us
q lot of breaks. But what has me
scared stiff is what will happen to
you If have to 60 places"
Sugar hadn't thought Of that. It
struck terror to her heart. But she
didn't want Johnny to know she
was afraid.
Things will turn out all right,
honey" she snailed cheerftilly aI was