Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-15


she wanted to say. But Delicia said
the trick was never to let man know
what you were really thinking. So,
of course, she mustn't let Ford know
she was simply dying to have him
kiss her.
$50 far you've known them all. De-
licia must have been pretty explicit
about details. Want to be kissed yet ?
Or want to ride some more?"
whats the right answer to thai? ?"
she asked anxiously.
"That was," he said stepping on the
starter.
But they didn't ride any more.
They went scooting back to the Coun-
try Club just as fast as they could
go. For out of the dark came two
men, with revolers leveled and hand
kerchiefs over their mouths.
"Stick 'em up," came the hoarse
command over the purr of the mot
ors, synchronized with the clash of
gears.
ooh, yeah?" yelled Ford, over the
noise of the motor leaping into &C
ton. "Duck down in the seat" he
commanded Lila, and she did just
as a shot coming over the top of the
car splintered the windshield.
"Whew!" said Ford when they turn
ed into the Country Club grounds.
"That was closet"
"You mean it was fast!" gasped
Lila. "You must think like light
ning!"
Marvellous" he said, half under
his breath. weren't you scared?"
"You didn't give me time to be-"
And when they were back in the
club house and Lila went rushing up
to tell Delicia what had happened, he
followed right along and listened to
her sing his praises. Delicia took the
first chance to say to Lila gloatingly:
"You couldn't ask for anything
more perfect. Now tell me what else
happened?"
"He asked me if I wanted to be
kissed" Lila confessed.
"And what did you say?"
81 tried to think what you would
say. I said, What? So soon?'
Delicia laughed softly. Perfect"
she said. "Now you sit out the next
dance with him and confide in thim,
and swear him to secrecy. Tell him
this is my dress you are wearing, or
that you're trying to overcome an aw-
full shyness and ask him to help you.
But wind up by telling him you're
sure he understands you, and that
he won't tell"
The next time Ford took her off
the dance floor, they went to sit in
his car. He had bottle hidden there
and Lila had the perfect confidence
to make.
81 just can't bear liquor" she con-
fessed. "Ard I'm sure don't have
to pretend with you, do I. ;"
"But you took drink out of my
flask coming up" he said.
81 just pretended to. I didn't want
to seem countrified, but I was afraid
to take it. You don't mind, do you?"
"Mind! I think you're marvellous.
And I'll tell you what we'll do. This
summer, at Delicia's, there'll be drink
ing, but I'll make your drinks and
give you straight ginger ale, and
that'll be secret between us. Shall
we?"
"Oh. if you only would" she said,
big eyed with real gratitude. 81 was
wondering what I could do about
that. If 1 went home with liquor
breath, my father wouldn't let me be
friends with Delicia any more"
And after a while, when they had
each sketched their history for the
other, she said thoughtfully.
"Do you know, you aren't the sort
of person I thought you'd be at all,
but I like you just the same"
"Well, what sort of a person am
II" he smiled.
"Just a nice boy who'd be a lot
happier if he had job, working hard"
she said honestly.
"Cute thing!" he chortled. "Did
Delicia tell you to say that? Most
girls would have said I'd be happier
if l had nice wife and couple of
children. You're smart pupil. You
haven't pulled single one of the
comehither tricks most girls use. And
you've had a dozen chances"
"That just goes to show how much
I've got to learn, doesn't it," she
asked family, out of the awful fear
that gripped her that she wasn't TAX
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