The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-01


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"A Laird" Susan reminded him
sweetly, cant make mistakes"
MOP" Johnny growled, well then. DR..
Laird please remember this-pll do two
thirds the duty on this tour, but I'm play
ing in that tournament, whether there's
a surgeon on duty or not!"
Why, Pop" Susan said reprovingly.
were you afraid you'd lose? When you
know your game was never better?"
Johnny glared at her AID tramped OIL
10 the office to check out. So that was 1t
old Laird thought he'd grab off the
cup this year again! Well, he'd show
him! He stormed into his locker room
and yanked of the white tunic and linen
trousers and flung them to the floor with
fine disregard for rules. He grabbed his
gray flannel slacks and gray sweater
with savage haste and forgot to tie one
gray inverted calf shoe. His clubs clanked
cheerfulIy as he slammed on OF the
elevator ana across tile court TO the
battered old roadster parked among all
the sleek town cars OF the other DOCTORS
tI Il FINISHED eighteen holes and was
satisfied chat his game was shaping
up. he was pnyslcaiIy tired now ana re-
laXed. ana the shower room and cheer
Iul gossip OF the men lounglng around
IN All stages OF dress ana unureSs COM
pleted his mental reJuvenatlon.
tie nnlsnea dressing and went out to
cne velanaa Just as susan came up the
steps, tonoWeu eagerly by a rangy. Jnln
young man with d shock OF timex olond
mar and contradictory DARK brown eyes
on. Dr Beneaict. sne saIo casually.
this IS Captain Sellers-Lloyo sellers,
oI tne Nonaau Tours. Dr. johnny BEN
eQlet. one ot our DelJer surgeons, Lloyd
sne ADDED nscnleYously.
There are Two ot US. johnny told
i.Ioya sellers coolly, surgeons. you know
her DAD and mel ne shook hands
with the young man ana dlshked nm
cordially on principle. He didn't like
Dlond men and he couldn't understand
the mama that was motorcycle racing
any more than he could comprehend the
peculiar brutality Of dog racing. but he
mad to be civil.
Boo" Susan said cheerfully, I'm
not the least Bit scared, and he doesn't
Dite, Lloyd. Stay and have supper with
us, Johnny? / promise not to do tricks
on the chandelier or turn handsprings.
And Daddys tied up at the health fac
tory-thanks to you!"
Johnny flushed He had forgotten 1t
was Thursday, and Country Club dim
ner night. For nine years now he had
been missing seven out OF ten of these
weekly Thursday night banquets, and
for nine years it had ranked Now OPP
portunity virtually battered the hinges
off his door And with Susan Laird
daughter Of the cause Of all his head
ache!
The food was particularly good--a
rich. rare roast beef. with an excel
lent salad. new peas. peach shortcake
and fine coffee--and Johnny had for
gotten how good fine food can be or how
much it can do to a tired mind and
stomach. The orchestra played Beau
tiful Lady" and Lloyd promptly danced
playing When My Dreamboat Comes
Home" and Johnny stood up.
He was startled to discover she danced
like dryad. Then 1t occurred to his
methodical scientific mind that all sport
was fine sense of rhythm and there
was nothing in the sporting world Susan
Laird hadn't tried--and succeeded at
without working much, either.
They returned to the table, Susan,s
long slender fingers laced carelessly with
his, and Captain Sellers looked slightly
dashed. slightly displeased as he stared
intently at hffn
n 10 Johnny led Susan out on to the
: terrace midway in dance and
gruffiy told her he had to leave
Il have to relieve your father" he ex-
planned.
She slipped her fingers into one big
palm and was silent A dozen confused
thoughts raced through his mind, but
none of them took form
Susan he said difldently, you're
crazy over this motorcycle affair,
aren't you?" Remembering that she had
been wild to own and stunt one when
she was 10!
Meaning is giainorous hero
to me. Johnny?" she countered softly.
Meaning nothing Of the sort" he said
gruffiy. you've known the man 8 mat
ter Of hours, Susan But the races--I'vs
got to play in the tournament. I've
practiced all Summer for it--and yor
want to see the Nonlad Tour"
I'll manage" she said calmly, dom
worry, Johnny. And it doesn't takt
hours, you know--a matter of seconds |.
sufficient thought you knew that
She slipped her fingers out OF his ant
hurried lightly back to the clubhouse
Johnny heard Lloyd saying eagerly, ''T'v,
looked everywhere for you, honey
where have you been. listening to tina
birds operations?"
That was 1t. Johnny thought sav