Nogales international., 1935-06-15

I'D advise you TO SHIT iip. c''i
man" said Dick, stcrnly. Il don't
k!sn,c yoD. in way. but there's
something here fiat neither you nor
understand Oaiy t..lis---yo,i said it -
laugi,ing's all that Ellen can do, Just
r.ov. II you haven't enough sense
II see it, if Claire isn't woman enough
to get il, DO. Ire kids at the end
CT her rope
Still formidable. still gaunt, he had
lett sandy s:aad.ng wordlessly be-
side the sofa 9n w.;Sl Claire sat. He
Lad LETT Sandy. and had gone swiftly
/, ENen's s:j:, ard his long arms,
reaching o,it, had drawn her little
fgure-in its beaded play slit
c'c-ssc t? -. -. c1.cs!,
Easy noyy. yo;tsg;tcr." said Dick.
Say of that stuff Cry il you want
70, ii You niust. But lay off that
business Of laughing. You'll t:
i'll"
Ellen found that She was ciutciling
Dicks arms. way TIP close to the
shoulders. TIiey were tcase, like iron.
Fey wers .,ony they weren't caldly,
they were Just something to hold on
t5-but, OH, how dreadfully she needed
'+sesn.. As her slim 6osfys BIT jatq
cefiain ainount Of seti-control sta
could realize, as she fought 70 keep
hack her spasmodic giggles, that it
was because she had been relieved to
know that it was Sandy who had
come up the stairs Sandy, and not
Tony
D'it at aay moment it might be
Tony! For hadn't Claire said that
his car was waiting. at TIE curb?
Ellen vas wrcnching herself free
from Dicks grasp. Was beginning
to shake again, to shake as ii she were
chilled, as ii she were fevcr;sh.
"I'rn all right a-now, Old thing she
tried TO say breeziIy, although she
foGaI il almost impossible to articu-
iarc. III g. n-now and g-gct my
t;l;rg5 on. . really have date.
you know"
SANITY threw hin'sclf down on the
SOFA, Dc5tuC OldTr.
With the taby you r.es, last night,
| suppose - fc sncered with Tie
boy who rode around the park with
yo,t--oh, I know all about it,"
Then" Eilcn'3 eyes were blazing,
then you can just be still about it!
For even il you did buy my ticket to
the Six Arts. you don't own me. I'm
sorry thar / LETT you--at least, svos
sorry! But IN, not, airy more"
Dick had tccn very quiet for a few
minutes, but although liI;cn struggled
60 be free. his hands wcren't relaxing
ttieir hold. not particle.
You're not leaving this studio, not
III this condition." he told her
Whats it all about, younsster. any
way? Did you have anything to drink
last night? Answer me thar"
Etler tried to master thS business
of nerves. If she didn't, Dick wouldn't
Let her go, She knew Dick.
"Of course, didn't have anything
20 drink" she satd, almost gently. Il
never drink Don't you trtist me p
Il ased to, myself" sad Sandy,
''trust you. But not ANY noee- Even
Gay wouldn't treat 4 guy"
BE still" reared Dick. Like most
r,e., his !lcipicss;esS had ti.c effect OF
ai:gScing liin,.
Ellen, there in Dicks arms. wanted
70 scream at tllcil. Size wanted TO call
Claire ugly names, and sized never
wanted to cail anyone an ugly name,
before This b&nterirg. wien her
whole future was at sta!;c' Fof if
Tony came up searching for 'er-hoW
could she explain things These
at1ns-pick's arnlS-t!lat held her ?
How could sire say anything in the !
face OF this scene?
"Oh, Dick" she Begged, "ict me
GO. I've eot to get dressed. This |
date-it's very vital: you don't ,G,-
derstand. I've got to keep it. Let
me 60, now-and III cali you on the
phone. tomorrow, end explains I'll |
stop by in the morning and tell you
all about it. You'd not try to keep
me. if you knew. When you know, |
you'll say it's all right"
Dick was nuzzling his chin into the
hair at the top of her head, with a
movement unexpectedly tender.
what I'm afraid of. honey" he
said, "is that you've gone and got
yourself into some bad sort Of a scrape. |