The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-07-30
ella Had a
Temper and
Showed d II, but
Slow-Plodding
Tom Knew
How 70
Overcome That

TOMS usually sunny blue eyes glow
cred savagely now almost foot
above Cilla's tip-tilted nose. II just
don't like his kind, that's why" he said
sternly as they waited for an encore Tom
loved the dimpie In her chin and the way
Ii always quiyered when she was mad or
sorry. but he could have shaken her now,
right here Ia the middle of the dance
floor.
go peddle your papers ella stamped
diminutiVe blue sandal A girl with
hair like d sunset sky should never have
been named Priscilla even If 1t did sound
nice with Preston Who dance with
Is my business. And I'm not asking you
TO mind it."
Well. do mind II you prefer Gregg
Duncan's company to mine. that's just
dandy" Tom should have known better
Orders from any one always sent Cilla's
temper absolutely A. W. O. T. But he
was too mad to be slowed down by any
danger signals now And just what do
you mean. he puts the rest OF us at the
end OF the parade'?a
THE music began again. Tom swung
long arm around her waist. 1t
was good music. The gang pronounced
it smooth" Lish Gibson knew how 10
throw parties, al right, and the gang
could be depended on to catch them.
Il mean" cilla explained. that the
cigar-store Indians II you weren't sd
prejudiced, you'd appreciate an oppor-
t1mity TO contact true cosmopolitan ike
Gregg
Toms dancing. even when She didn't
despise him, couldn't be called exciting.
she could have followed his steady
pounding Ia her sleep That was Just it.
She always knew exactly what he would
do next
And II you'd pick on a vocabulary
your own size, Tom growled at the top
of her head, you wouldn't make such
fool OF yourself"
rs that SOP" Cilla's eyes blazed like
a three-alarm ire, Just because some
one aspires to something more than q
four-roon cottage with green paint on
the shutters and red ants in the cooler
you call her foolt"
And let some smooth cracker loose
around her with tux and q derby and
all yor women fall for it like ripe fruit,
ella jerked away from him "Here!"
She Wreched on signet ring, heavily
bound in rather grimy adhesive tape and
thrust it into his hand. THE next time
feel like taking dictation from any one
I'll get myself job In an Office
Tom shifted his I40 pounds Of lanky
hardness TO the other foot. 20. K. if
that's the way you feel
1t is,' she assured him and out of
the corner of her carefully indifferent
eye she watched him wheel and stalk of
toward Helen Davis His Jaw was set
squarer than ever.
.'Bully4" she muttered and then
flashed smile at Gregg Duncan, weav-
ing his way across the floor toward her,
Hello. beautiful" he hailed her.
Where you been keeping yourself?'
"On ice. Waiting for you"
Smart girl" He took it for granted
she wanted to dance with him. "But
there's nothing cold storage about that
smile"
ella held her breath and her tongue
and followed him through an intricate
step
You're a marvellous dancer she said
finally. and then flushed 1t was easy
enough to wise-crack with these kids
she'd known all her life. But OF course
a man like Gregg expected girl to be
witty and entertaining
There are lots of things I'm good at"
Gregg assured her modestly Discover
ing tempting Botticeili beauties is one
of them"
DIsTRACTEDLY. CHA tried to renem-
- ber-was Botticeln a city In Italy
or the name OF a crochet cotton?
You're fascinating little thing, do
you know that2" he asked her.
Cilla knew she was swell sport" and
good kid and that she looked keen
III that blue dress because th 1t was
Toms idea OF pretty compliment. But
fascinating She let her eyclids droop
and hoped Gregg would think she was
20 at least.
What soft white throat you have"
he whispered and kissed her where
curl coiled like q small copper spring be-
hind her ear
And what d big mouth you have.
Gran ma" !" she mocked and held back the
thrill. Must call for the wood-cut
ter?''
Are you always as beautiful as this?"