The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-30

worked up from her swim. Maybe because of all that had happened in between time.
 
 It Was such a beautiful night it seemed tragic to waste moment of 1t. The dinner was served on Q ter race overlooking the sea, with the never -ending wash of waves against the shore, that shushing, rhythmic sound with its plaintive melody. The crowd of young people was noisy and gay, but try as she would Sally could not join 1t. She could not sur press feeling of depression. Or was it Q sort of preSentiment that hung over her?
 Snap out of it, Sailyl" one of the boys leased, seeing her sitting silent and apart, which certainly was not like Sally.
 "Oh, let her alone," Babe Fair child said, Don't you know Sallys in love? Don't look so gloomy, Sal. Your sweetheart will get here eventually"
 "You mean her two sweeties!" Fudge corrected with his knowing grin. Have you maoe up your mind which one it'll be, Sally? Why don't you toss a coin? Tails for Dan, heads for Corey? Lucky man winS."
 Don't tease her, one of the other girls rebuked. "You know Sally's 50 popular she always has to have more than one boy friend on her string"
 "I'd like to make it three" an- other boy put in. The orchestra had taken its place on the plat form stationed at the end of the long terrace. Floodlights turned the centered square, reserved for dancing, into 8 rosy radiance, Come on, Sally, I claim the first one. You can't sit and moon alone all evening. That wont get you anything"
 No, it wouldn't Sally knew that. Yet she could not help this strange feeling that seemed like a weight on her heart. She knew it was silly to feel that way. Dan and Corey would be along now very soon. There was nothing to worry about at all.
 Yet as the evening wore on and they did not come the weight on on Sally's heart grew heavier. She tried to conceal it with 8 smile she danced every dance and pretended she was having good time along with everyone else. She told her. self over and over that she certain ly was silly to care so much because Dan was not here, to feel that just because of that the whole evening was wasted. But she could not help it. The fact that she could not share 1t with him took all the beauty out of the night, all the music out of the sea. the stars no longer seemed to shine so brightly.
 Then someone said, %There they are! There's Corey. It's about time, old man ."
 And the weight on Sally's heart was lifted. She turned for 8 glimpse of Coreys blond head that would tower over most of the others even on the crowded dance floor; she caught his look, searching for her, exchanged a smile. But Sa1ly's eyes still were searching, her heartbeat slacken- ing. Where was Dan2 Why wasn't he with Corey2 Oh, but surely he must be! Corey wouldn't have come back without him.
 It seemed that this dance would never end. As soon as 1t had Sally's footsteps led her straight to Corey. There was only one question with which to greet him.
 Where's Dan? Didn't he come back with you, Corey?" It seemed as though her very life depended upon the answer. That heavy feeling, like a sword about to de- scend again was held over her.
 :Dan?" Corey said. His blue eyes did not look into Sally's anxious ones. Instead he bent his head, cupping his hands, to light a cigaret. Even when he looked up once more, his neyes did not meet hers. Why, ho," he said lightly, Dan didn't come along. You see we ran out of gas, stayed with the car, he hoofed it several miles. Then we had to be hauled clear back to the city. There wasn't any place before that where we could get the old bus fixed up right. So, since it had got so late and he was pretty tired and you know Dan has to get to work earlier than the rest of us in the morning - well, he said there was no use in both of us coming back for you Sally"
 T see," Sally said, slowly, Her heart still beat with that heavy disappointment. Somehow that did not sound like Dan. Even if