The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-15

| to head B' an agreement to meet anybody? You were just going to meet 'em on your own hook?"
 She nodded.
 Sandy grinned, and settled down a little more firmly behind the steering wheel, and increased his speed.
 Well, in that case" he said ju- bilantly, I'm afraid you're not go- ing places"
 An expression of mild alarm came on her face.
 Sandy! I ought to get back downtown .~>., Where are we going?"
 "Oh, just out to little place l know by the river, where we can hire a conoe and go paddling up among the water lilies and such- like, and then eat some supper when we get hungry"
 Sandy, please take me back downtown?"
 He looked at her; perhaps he saw, in her eyes, that she would not be so very angry if he refused. At any rate he shook his head with 8 mockhg smile and said, Not a chance"
 So they kept on driving, and half an hour later they were out of the city, following a highway that led to a little suburban town which lay in the valley of the mis- named Grand river. The river was small and not in the least grand but it was picturesque, winding a lazy way between green fields, with great dropping willows on its low banks; and Sandy stopped the car beside litle casino, where there was a modest restaurant and boathouse.
 They got out, and in few mo- ments Jean was reclining luxuri- ously in canoe, which Sandy, seated in the stern facing her, was sending upstream with practiced, seemingly effortless strokes.
 T don't know if can keep from running into things or not" he said. Its hard to watch where I'm going, with you down there in front of me to look at"
 She smiled lazily and glanced out at the trees on the nearer bank.
 "You do lay it on thick, don't you?" she asked.
 "Thick!" said Sandy indignantly Say, if I ever started talking the way I really do feel you'd jump out of the canoe"
 She flushed, and continued tc lok out over the side, and made haste to start the conversation of on a new track.
 They went up the river border near ly a mile and then Sandy padded in- to a quiet backwater. beneath ar overhanging willow tree, let the bow swing slowly downstream, ano then kept the canoe from drifting by jabbing the paddle into the mud of the river bottom and hooking one elbow around it. Jean had a mo- ments fear that he might want tc share her place in the bottom oi the canoe: but the thought seemed not to enter his head, and he re- mained where he was, looking dowr at her, idly smoking, and talking ir his customary half-mocking draWl.
 At last, when the trees shadows had heightened to touch the oppo- site band. Sandy sat up, pulled the paddle up, sWished the blade through the water to wash off the dark stains and started back to the boathouSe. And when they got there Jean discoveed that she wal hungry, so they ate dinner in tht unpretentious little restaurant, at 6 table on a r;cKety veranda over. looking the water.
 By the time they had finished il was nearly dark. Sandy led thu way out to the car; and when they had got in he paused, with ont hand on the ignition switch, tt look up at her and say, Well, wha do you say about long ride, now and come home by moonlight!"
 She hesitated, then shook he head.
 Please not, Sandy" she said I've got to be home tonight"
 To her surprise he did not in sist. He started the car and drov' her to her apartment with all du' dispatch. On the way he had lit tie to say; but when he drove tt the curb at her door he grinned a her and said, Nov, there was nt harm done, was there, by our hay ing little date for ourselvesp
 She shook her head and smiled
 "Well, then-how about another some time soonl"
 Sandy, you'fe the most insist ent person We'll see.'
 He laughed boyishly and opened the door for her. To her surpris, he did not try to kiss her gooe night; he simply sat at the vince and watched her as she crossed the walk and entered the building
 AS she came into her apartmen the telephone was ringing. Sh' answered, to hear Bobby's voice
 Hey, where you been? beer trying to get you," he said, excit. edly. Listen, Jean - MT. Mon tague,s going to buy those bond --and I'm going to make two thou. sand dollars on the deall"
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