The Washington times., 1936-01-14


The relief was almost unbear-
able, when he came, at last.
Hello, Christie, how are you?'
"Fine. How are you?"
CWordS, empty words, with your
heart hungry and your eyes
searching, looking)
"Gene, I was in a perfect panic,
thinking you weren't coming!"
IT said I'd come, didn't II"
eyes! But when you didn't
come, I began to think"
"I came as fast as I could"
st know-oh! it wasn't that!
Oh, Gene, it's so good to see you!
But I had the craziest shock when
you came up to me, and saw
YOU. You know, wearing a suit
like that, so dressed up! I don't
know what I thought certainly
didn't expect you to wear a ten
gallon hat and spurs, but"
Pretty neat? Friend Of mine
put me on to a way Of getting the
cloth wholesale, and then got
on to this -tailor-used to have a
place right here in San Francisco.
You meet all kinds of people
around a drugstore. Why, since
I've been working in the"
Gene, you're not working in a
drugstore? Why. I thought"
"Sure I am. Well. I'm in the
store, but right now I'm at the
soda fountain. Anyhow. it's bet
ter than the service station. Pays
better. That's why I didn't get
your wire right away, Christie. I'd
have come if I could, but I Just
landed this new job. so L"
ooh, that was all right. I sort
Of lost my head, sending for you.
that way. I got so-desperate-
with dad dying-and-"
"Yeh, that was pretty tough, all
right. Sorry to hear he passed
away. Say, we can't keep on walk
ing around the block this way!
Where do you want to go? It's
little too early to eat"
Il don't care. Anywhere. Just
to be with you oh. Gene. :.
It's. so crazy! You and I walking
up Powell Street"
I'VE could go to a movie.
There's good show up the street
here"
1--WE can't talk in a movie!"
Huh? Well. let's go into the
St. Francis lobby here. Anybody
can go in and sit. you know. I
mean-well! It's place to sit!"
"All right-anything to get off
the street. Gene, while I was
waiting, had the craziest ideas.
even wondered If I'd know you
when I saw you-I kept trying
to think what you looked like.
and"
Couldn't remember what I
look like! That's a good one.
Going to be ritzy. now you're 60
ing to swell school and"
"Gene!"
well, I don't see how you can
forget what I look like in three
weeks. I knew you all right"
"Oh, Gene, darling-I DIDN'T!
I was just trying to think, and I
got those crazy ideas. OF course
I'd know you. Only you're even
better looking than ever"
mot so bad for the hick from
the country, Well, Sacramento's
some town, when you know it.
Why, I've seen more in Sacra.
mento than you'd see in New York
in a lifetime. I"
1T seemed like lifetime, Gene.
It was more than three weeks, too.
Why, I was at school that long.
I've been gone over month. It's
been a month and four days since
I've seen you'll"
THAT so? Well, guess you'll be
going back now. Gee, you look
swell, Christie. Wonder you con
descend to be seen with me! That
suit cost much?"
81 don't know-yes, probably.
Gene, aren't you glad to see me?
You AEep Misunderstanding con-
versation as if I were someone
you hardly knew" She put her
thin, gloved hands on his wrists,
forgetting the people, the place.
"Gene, something's wrong! I can
feel 1t. Tell me. I can't bear for
us to be talking this way. Truly
I can't"
He moved, ever so slightly, dis
, Aotanplinp her hands
"Of course, I'm glad to see you!
I came all the way from Sacra-
mento to do it. didn't I? Gee, it's
hot in here. That's one thing
about me. I hate a hot room. Too
many people. I want to talk to