The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-10-02

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Nordic from the Frozen North o
Scandinavia or wherever Free
Hanson's people hailed from, MOI
way or Sweden or Denmark.
That is what Rose always callet
him, MY Frozen Nordic" and Free
always smiled at that, smiled slow
ly as he did at everything else
He was a deliberate man.
Even if he hadn't been a Morse
man, he probably would have beef
slow because of his bigneSS.
He was two inches over six fee
and he weighed 1877 and, just tt
give you an idea of his build, vol
would take him for at least l!
pounds less.
He was wide at the shoulders
eloping shoulders they were, anc
deep in the chest, and he taperec
down from there until he came tt
his feet.
They were big, as we're hi
hands. He had the Norseman'S
coloring, blonde hair, blue eyes
and the rest of his features looked
as though they were carved out Of
granite. Wide forehead, high cheek
bones, a mouth straight across and
q square chin.
RISKY ROMANCE
Rose was his complete opposite
She was small and dark and
rounded. She thought, acted and
moved quickly, her brown eyes
flashing, her nice teeth glistening
In her thick-lipped mouth.
you wouldn't be in love with
me, would you, you Frozen
Nordic?" she would ask as she
leaned against him in the living
room after coming home from the
movies.
"sure sm," Fred would tell her
matter-of-factly.
"Oh, you're keeping it secret"
mo" he'd say. thinking it over.
tive told you. Often"
you don't tell a girl you love
her" Rose explained as if she were
talking to child. You show her.
You put your arms around her and
love her ard you kiss her and you
squeeze her"
I'm afraid to squeeze you.
You're pretty small and I'm kind
Of strong. But don't mind kiss
ing you. I like it. It's going to
be fine when we're married, Rose.
Well have a lot more time to go
In for it. You won't be working
and I'll come home at night"
Never mind. Kiss me. Don't
dream when you can do I'm not
sure I'll marry you. I'm not sure
you are not cake of ice pretend
ing you're man. Uhm! No, you're
not ice. Don't! You're hurting me"
See what I mean? Fred would
tell her triumphantly. If put a
little pressure on you it hurts you
! have to handle you carefully"
A slow blush crimSoned his fea-
lures. And I will. Honest, Rose
I'll never hurt you'll" He came
down to earth and practical things.
Rose, spent lot of money to-
day. I bought a Sontax camera. A
lot Of money but I got it for a bar
gain. If I'd bought it new. it
would have cost a couple Of hun
dred dollars"
"Oh, what do I care?" Rose
flared. You start loving me and
you get to thinking about bargains
and money. wish you had some
Italian blood in you.
"You don't know-or care-any
more about love than I do about
about skiing. Go on home. And
don't come to see me for a
month"
"oh, Rose"
II mean it!
NOT SNOWY
"All right Fred said mildly and
looked at her long time. Maybe
you're right about me. Maybe you
ought to find somebody with
Italian blood. I guess I amt very
snowy in my feelings"
II will Rose told him. I'LL
find somebody. I don't want to
see you again
That may have been the reason
she became interested in Frank
Smith. Frank wasn't an Italian,
but by some strange law of hered-
ity that no one will ever know
about, he looked enough like one
to have just stepped off a boat
from Italy.
He was Swarthy and brown-eyed,
black haired and heavy voiced.
Rose met him one day when he
came into the Jannis Fur Com.
pany where she worked as a book
keeper.
She liked him. He was a like
able man, always laughing but
with an aura Of adventure hover
ing about him.
She went with him to dinner,
to theatre, to moving pictures.
He never made love to her. He
explained to her that he was q
stranger in the city but he had q
girl friend back home.
He wanted her to distinctly un-
derstand that because he hated
to appear somebody or something
he wasn't.
Rose understood and she was
glad. He was a good stalking
horse to use to make Fred realize
that other men could be inter.
ested in her. And Fred did real
lie it.
He dropped around to see her
one evening to find the dark
stranger with her and Rose in.
troduced them. Smith looked over
Fred with a faint amusement
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