davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1938-06-02

ia, ait kivonjak a munkabol es
oft tartjak a ranchen, hogy al
kalmas idoben a gazdajahoz
juttassak.
De a derek ember ennel sok-
kal tovabb ment.
Megmagyarazta George-nak,
hogy mesfel, legfeljebb ket ma
pi ut utan atjut Texasba es ha
abban az allamban meg egy
napi jarofoldet megtesz, eljut
a Plass ranchre, ahol a fore
mannak volt egy baratja. All
hoz kildte George-ot es AIT
mondta neki, hogy valamilyen
munkat oft fog talalni.
Levelet mem adott neki, inert
akkoriban a West-en meg kesz-
penznek vettek az iizenetet, a
init szoval elmondtak es csak
annyit k0t0tt a George lelkere,
hogy az iizenetet kiild6 ember
nevet el ne felejtse.
George mem felejtette Ell,
inert - Dickinson tizen0t ev
mulva a George jovoltab6l va
rost epitett North Dakotaban
maganak.
Miel6tt masnap reggel
George elindult, megint csak
felruhaztak a cowboyok, akik
ingekkel ellattak es Dickinson
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1938-06-02

sen es faradtan egy kis felfele
halado gulya chuck-wagonja
mellett vacsorat kert a maya
es a Iowa szamara, meg mindig
az elotte szalado Thompson
outfit szetvert tagjait kereste.
Mikor azonban a tiiz mellett
az idosebb embereknek elmond-
ia, hogy mikeppen kerult a
Chisholm trail Macy utjara
egymagaban, hogy Little Bend
mel a bandat szetvertek es hogy
6 mar hetedik napja fut a ban
da nyomaban, azok lebeszeltek
rola, hogy az outfitet tovabb
kereSse.
Megmagyaraztak neki, hogy
a Thompson outfit a Del Te-
xasban lev0 Goodnight ranch
marhait hajtja fel a piacra,
hogy ITALIAN egesz Texason ke-
resztul futhatna utanuk, ami
heteket venne igenybe.
Els mikor elmondta, hogy leg
inkabb a Thompson brand-et
visel6 10 miatt aggodik, inert
esetleg valahol annak az clio
pasaval vadoljak, megnyugtat-
tax, hogy ext ell lehet keriilni.
A csapat foremanja megma-
gyarazta neki, hogy ha valahol
munkat tudna szerezni maya
max es a 10 t0rtenetet elmond-
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1938-06-02

A magas hegyoldalban epilt villa ter
raszarol valoban csodalatos latvany tarult
Pista SCENE ele Lent melyben folyo
hatalmas barsonyszalagjat ragyogo bril-
lians ekszerekkent fogta at a hidak sora.
Dudapart szikrazott, langot es aradt
a fenyben. A varos ezernyi lampasa tin
doklott mint vaami csodalatos f0ldi
mennybolt. Mintha csilagos eg tukrozod-
ne egy lathatatlan tengerben Balra a XII
ralyi var arnyeka vagott eles kupolat
holdvilagos egbe, messze hegyek elszort
fenypontjai egtek.
Szotlanul, megbuv0lve allott Banyay
Pista Pintyo mellett A korlatnak tamasz-
kodva, SCENE latvany mesebeli bajat itta
be es melyen szivta lelegzete csodas Gel
lerthegy ejjel parajat.
Pintyo hangja felzendiilt:
= Ugye szep? Gyonyorii ez ilyenkor.
Ugye?
Mintha alombol ocsudott volna fel
flu, rewritten nezett ra a lanyra Maya sc
tudta hogyan, kiszokott fogai kozul a
kerdes, amely egesz este kinozta:
= Mondja, maya ferjhez fog menni
ehhez Zsembery iigyvedhez?
Pinty6 szembogara Pistara tagult:
- Miert kerdi ext?
- Csak tudni szeretnem.
- Tudni sZeretne =. De miert?
Banyay Pista raj0tt, hogy kerde-
Sc alapjaban we've egeszen lehetetlen. Ma
sodjara latja ezt a lanyt, masodjara beszel
vele es most az elete dont6 kerdeseir6l
faggatja, minden atmenet Is indok nelkil
Meg Sc tudja neki magyarazni, miert.
- Miert? - kerdezte felhangon on
nlagat. = Hirteleneben mem is tudom okat
ADM. Valahogyan kicsuszott szamon. Ha
mem akar felelni ra, ne feleljen. Csak ne
haragudjon ram, amiert megkerdeztem.
Pintyo lehajtotta a fejet csendesen
ingatta. A szoke fiirt0ket lagyan fodrozta
az esti szello
- Mem haragszom. Es tudom, hogy
miert kerdezte meg Mert mem illik hoz-
zam. Maga eszrevette. De anyusr1ak ma
gyon tetszik Berci Macy j0v6jii fatal ugy-
we'd. Egyik legjobbnevii jogasz maris Pes
ten. Es inert anyusnak tetszik es sokra is
becsili, hat nekem hozza kellene mennem
Megborzongott. ITALIAN szel lett 1ii-
vosebb. De Pistat boldog aram fogta ell.
Mem szereti Zsemberyt Mem kell nek.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1938-06-02

Beleznayne megnyugodva simitott We
gig koveredo formain, amelyek ilykeppen
szakorvosi nyilatkozattal divatkepesekke
lettek
Meg fogok neked mutatni, Kitty
KEN, egy par valodi parisi modellt, amt
a nyaron hoztam szemelyesen magamnak.
Megbocsat egy percre, fordult oda Pts
tahoz, de magat ez mem erdeki. -
Gyere, Kitty, az otoz6szobamba!
Vitte magaval az amerikai lanyt ke
resztiil pompas lakason es a szobalany
segitsegevel kezdte a hatalmas szekreny
tartalmat sorra kiuriteni
Nekem van meg egy kis dolgom,
gyerekek = kezdte el Beleznay, mikor ma
gukra maradtak = Mem mertem az anyad
elott visszavonulni, inert ait mondja min
dig, hogy szokom a tarsasag el6l. De
maga megerti, fam es kollegialisan meg
fog bocsajtani El6fordulhat orvosnal is,
hogy akad siirgos dolga, nemcsak az ugy-
vednek.
A zsemberyre valo gunyorkas celzas
szinte jol esett Pistanak
= De kerem, professor ur, csak te-
SEX Es bocsanatot kerek, ha eddig is "a
vartam. ~, i,~n* "a - * !.
= Dehogy zavartak, dehogy zavartak.
Telefonon kell megerdekl6dn0m nehany
ujonnan operalt privatbetegemnek az ALA
potat. Aztan jovok vissza.
Beleznay megindult dolgozoszobaja
fele es az atobol visszaszolt:
= Pintyokem, menjetek XII Pistaval a
balkonra, mutasd meg neki mi nagy
esti latvanyossagunkat. Ilyet ugyse igen
latott meg.
A ket fatal egyediil maradt. Pista
erezte, hogy EFT pillanatot rendezni Sc
lehetett volna jobban Egesz este kozombos
csacsisagokrol beszelt csak Kittyvel, von-
tatott Is visszatartott tarsalgas medreben
az szavuk is veznan csorgedezett. Most
aztan maid mindent meg fog mondani.
Mindent elmond
Mindent? Nit?
EFT maga sem tudta pontosan. Vala-
NIT kell mondani. Valahogy el kell kezde-
nj, hogy ez fesziiltseg, ez a robbano IL
galom, ami Pinty6vel szemben elfogta, va
lamikeppen levezet6djek.
Tenyleg, menjiink XII az erkelyre,
Pista, = torte meg Pinty6 kett6s csend-
jet. = Nezze meg, milyen kaprazatos innen
magasbol a dunai panorama
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1938-06-02

Az edesanyja akarja neutrality-suspicious..
Macy dac lobbant fel benne
- Hat abbol semmi sem lesz.
Olyan elenken gondolkozott, hogy mem
is tudta, kimondta-e ezt az utolso monda-
tot vagy sem. A lany arcan kereste ere
a valaszt.
Ez feleme,te vegre fejet es szeme
mintha konnyben csillogott volna. Hosz-
szan ranezett fiura
Hisz maga boldogsagban, Pista?
Hiszi, hogy az ember nagyon-nagyon boil
dog lehet az eletben? Hiszi? Mondja!
A fiunak szivebol jottek szavak:
= Hiszem, Pinty6 Ha niagara neck,
hiszem
Egy Macy lelegzettel tette hozza:
- Nemcsak hiszem, hanem erZenr is
A szobak fel6l kozeled6 hangok hal
latszottak Tisztan XII lehetett venni a
Kitty neveteset es Beleznayne perg6 be-
szedet
Pista megfogta Pintyo kezet. Sebes
irammal hadarta:
= Meg annyi mindent szeretnek mon
dani. De csak maganak Mem birok lit, ma
sok elott beszelni Nit csinaljak?
hangok mar az erkely el6tt zsivaj-
lottak Elesen vagott belle kuls0 csendbe
a professzorne szava:
Banyay doktor! Pintyo Merre
vagytok? ~~ -
Pinty6 meg mindig Pistara nezett,
vizsgazo, melyrehato szemekkel. A keze a
flu ujjai kozott pihent. Anyja hivasara
megrezzenve, mintha kabulatot rama le,
adta valaszt:
- TIT az erkelyen angus. Gyertek ii
is. Gy0nyorii az ejszaka.
Kihuzta a kezet a flu szoritasabol.
Ugy latszott, hogy t0preng valamin Maid
gyors elhatarozassal sugta szinte sza-
jaba:
- Vasarnap meg ITALIAN jo lido lesz.
Kimegyek szigetre cs6nakhazba. OFT
van egy kis motorosom. Kirandulhatunk.
10 lesz?
Banyay Pista majdnem felujjongott a
gy0ny0riisegt6l. De meg miel6tt valaszol-
hatott volna, Beleznayne kiert az erkelyre
Kittyvel. Megallt az ajtonal es tulzo elra-
gadtatasba tort XII:
= Hat tenyleg kaprazatos! Minden al
kalommal, ha kijov0k ide ujra felfedezem
ext mi csodas Budapestiinket Milyen
jo lit?
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1938-06-02

Nehez munkat eppen mem
osztottak XII a szamara, de leg
ifjabb volt, hat bizony a kelle-
metlenebb munkakat, mondjuk
a "piszkos" munkat rabiztak.
Es a cowboy bunk-hazak
mem voltak Sunday schoolok,
sem moi szalonok.
A nehezen dolgoz6 emberek
erdes trefakat iiztek a "tender-
foot" gyerk6ccel, aki bizony
gyakran k0nnyezett, amig azok
rata kacagtak.
Kul0n0sen sulyossa tette a
helyzetet ebben a tekintetben
az, hogy volt a Plass csaladnak
egy kilenc ewes kislanya es BIZ
zony a texasi rancheken abban
az id6ben a kislanyokat sem
nevel6n6k neveltek.
Mrs. Plass neha elrendelte,
hogy Georgenak Louisa mellett
kellett olyan pesztonka felenek
maradni, hogy jatekaval $40
rakoztassa a gyereket. Igaz, ne
ha egytitt lovagoltak, inert hi
szen azon a videken a gyerekek
ITALIAN mar l6hatra is sziilettek,
de neha bizony a jateknak oft
kellett a nagy udvarhaz k0riil
t0rtenni.
(Folytatjuk)
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1938-06-02
(Folytatas)

Vannak kulonos veletlenek,
igaz regenyek az eletben.
OlyanOk, amelyekrol AIT him
nenk, hogy az iro emberek fan
taziajabarl sziilettek es ket
Beiziegel testver elete ilyen szi-
mes, valtozatos, tarka regeny
volt.
Mikor a nyolcvanas evek We
gefele a Great Northern vasut
vonala North Dakotan keresz-
till huzodott es mikor a puszta-
sag kozepen egy divizio- -varost
csinaltak, ait a varost az epito
kontraktor never6l Dickinson
max neveztek.
Dickinson mar akkor 6szha-
ju. 0reg ember volt, de meg
volt benne annyi energia, hogy
q felvarost megvette maganak.
Is oft, abban a kis varosban
olyan kisebbfajta milliomos lett
bel6le.
Ext a vagyont Dickinson an
max k0sz0nllette, hogy egyszer
egy nyarvegi ejjelen j6 volt egy
mocskos, rongyos, ehes, faradt
IS cstiggedt szegeny fiuhoz.
Mikor a Thompson outfitt6l
elt3vedt Beiziegel Gy0rgy, che.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1938-06-02
R E G i N Y

- Jo - moncta ra majdnem kialtva
Banyay Pista.
Jo bizony - ismetelte Kitty is, So
hajtva.
A ket 'jo" kozott csak eppen az volt
kulonbseg, hogy masodik elszallo esti
pile volt, amely vagyodva reptil csillogo
feny utan. De az elso, sisterg6 raketa,
sziv legmeyenek ego tiizijateka, amely
felszall mennybolt fele es oft ezernyi
pompazo, tarka agga bomolva foldontuli
fenybe boritja meg a sotet ejszakat is.
XIV.
Egy ilyen 6szelej vasarnapon, mikor
meg nyari tiizeket szor lie nap, mar ko-
ra reggel hatalmas nepvandorlas indul a
Margitszigetre.
Palatinus strandfiird6 tiz ora fele
kitehetne a megtelt tablat. Szines trikok
ezrei tarkitjak Dunat, hosszu nyaron
olajbarnara silt testek ficankodasa csap-
kod langyos vizben Eek bucsuzas va
napfenyt6l, vizt6l, borzolo, friss dunai
leveg6t6l.
Tiz ora utan nehany perccel egy kis
piros kocsi gOrdil a szigeti elokelo sport
klub csonakhaza ele. kocsi MCCALL a
parkirozo helyen es frissen ugrik XII bel6le
Pinty6. Koriilnez, mintha keresne valaht
es kozben az orajara pillant.
Tiz ora tiz perc -
A klubhaz el6tt szeles kalaplengetessel
siet hozza Banyay Pista.
= Jo reggelt, Pinty6! Mar AIT hittem,
mem jon
A lany arcan elegedett mosoly fut We
gig, aztan kedvesen menteget6zni kezd:
Tudom, tiz percet kestem De alig
britain ebben vasarnap reggeli aut6for-
galomban el6re jutni. Ugy latszik, ma egesz
Pest kirandul
Kezet fognak. A kezfogas hoss0u Is
kozben egymasba nez ket szempar. Pin
ty6 vegigpillant Pistan.
Remelem, hozott magaval fiird6-
dreszt? Mert ez feher porcelain nadrag
hamar lucSkos lesz motoroSban
-Hogyne, persze, hogy hoztam. TIT
van ebben a kis miiszeres taskaban. Hol
lehet lit at0lt0zni
Pinty6 mar megindult klubhaz fele,
ugy szol vissza:
(EO1vtatiIIkl
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1938-06-02

Mikor a Thompson outfitt6l
eltevedt Beiziegel Gy0rgy, che
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-29
Variety of Books
Added at Library

The HI. Leslie Ferry Memorial Lib
rary has a variety of new books ready
for the shelves.
"Helen Keller's Journal" is her &c
count of her life since the death Of
her teacher and lifelong companion,
Anne Sullivan Macy October 20, 1888.
This even more than her ''Story OF
My Life" gives an insight into the life
of woman without sight or hearing
who carries on the affairs of busy
woman.
Another autobiography is "a Wo-
man Surgeon, the Life and Work of
Rosa1ie Slaughter Morton" After a
conventional Southern girlhood, the
author determined to follow in the
footsteps of her medical ancestors.
Her experiences have been many and
varied. At present she is practicing in
Florida and studying the problem Of
arthritis.
At this season of the year the re
ligious books are always in great de
mand. Two new books have been ad-
ded to the religious shelves. Il vii,
Lift Up Mine Eyes" by Glenn Clark
is an inspirational book on the power
VI EIdyCI.
make Life Worth Living by DR..
Joseph r. Sizoo discusses the basic IS
sues, problems and experiences of rea,
life DR.. Sizo points out quite frankly
what religion cannot do and then pro.
ceeds. to show what religion can do
for the individual and the group.
''The POSTMASTER Manual is :
companion volume to the Speakers
Desk Book" In addition to the infor
nation on banquets and the anecdotes
and stunts there is valuable informa-
ton on how to conduct meetings, plan
programs and all the duties of presid
ing officers.
Jeffrey Farnol romance is always
an event and his "The Crooked Fur
row" reminds one of his famous '"The
Broad Highway"
Mary Ellen Chase's Dawn in Lyon
esse" is a beautifully told story of
novelette, length. Cornwall is the back
ground and setting of this novel of
the two servant women born of Cor
n:sh fisher people.
Those who read Flannery Lewis
Guns Go Down. the biography of his
Grandmother, will welcome his novel
Brooks Too Broad for Leaping." The
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-29

story is that of a seven-year-old boy
whose father, DOCTOR is with the
army in France in 1918.
3 1.-THE Great American Family by
Lee Shippey is genial humorous ac-
count of the advent of the five Sey-
mour children into the world and the
ups and downs of their youthful years.
Two additional copies of ;'Snow
White and The Seven Dwarfs" have
been added to the children's collec-
lions.
James Larkin Pearson, a North Car.
Dina poet has recently published his
poems in a volume Fifty Acres and
Other Selected Poems"
In addition to the books mentioned
above the following titles have been
added to the library. These, however,
are on the Rental Shelf: Hervey AL
lens "Action at Aquila"; Light of
Other Days" by Elizabeth Corbett'
"Child in Her Arms" by Louise Peat
tie; Alice Duer Miller's "And One Was
Beautiful" "The House in the Hills"
by Laurence Meynell Grace Living
ston Hill Lutz' "Marigold," and "The
Amulet of Gilt" ;3y Phoebe Atwood
Taylor.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-29

Ject of Commissioner Scott
from all over Eastern North rrarnes
have been invited to attend th ~srOa4
ing which is sponsored bv w. tne Met
Fertilizer Works. we WeR,
Moving pictures, in na+rn.,
showing field day exercises "a a. 4, cOlOr
per Coastal Plain Test Fa w. me u
Rocky Mount and Wells En- ;1n neat
will be shown. 'e'u day
The pictures will also inchd.
of cotton, corn, tobacco tests Scene
ed in cooperation with the st roncuc
lege Agricultural Extension s"'. Co.,
Livestock pictures will 1--we
on purebred Hampshire SWIM llA
Hartford cattle. VINE AM
Zone of the objects of this r,,.
is to acquaint farmers with a. a'ee'lng
that is being done to imnrou VIZ work
and livestock in the statnn ,cfoG
We'll, member of the State none
Agriculture said. oru o
Many Of the farm testinoY
on the We'll farms and fields work
cessful Eastern North Carolino Sue
ers will be featured in the mott i ldrn'
ture to be shown. WV" Pc
In addition to crop and ur,..
pictures, the growing of improves os''ock
will Ice seen via the camera. seeu
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-29
Lehman Battling
Federal Taxation
Continued from Page one.)

CONTINUED from Page Cne.)
process is wiping the states out as
separate entities.
It is, of course; if they cannot pay
expenses they must evaporate.
Which means, says Governor Leh-
man, Capitalization of everything in
Washington.
Some political philosophers reason
that this will be all right-that we
have ceased to be Union but are one
country. Maybe so, but it was rot the
founding fathers original intention.
Stewart Looks Back.
I can remember, within my own
generations span, when economists:
accepted it, prima facie, thatiwe were
particularly prosperous; in comparisoE
with the rest of the world, because
Our taxation rate relatively was SO
low. II
Contrasted with then ;ourR presen
rate is sockdolager.
We aren't so prosperous, either.
Perhaps the old fellows knew what
they were talking about.
worldwide Condition.
In those days, even, there were To-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-29

"Babbs, remember Bruce Kemper,
the boy who worked under me for
while ?"
Eyes, I've met him. Julia had
him here"
ooh, I see. Finished his undo
ing. The kids in a bad way
can't pay his rent, sick, hungry,
half out of his mind. He called
me half an hour ago and gave me
an address. Got pencil there 2"
He gave Barbara Bruce Kemper'a
address. eff you could get some
food and money to him, I'll wire
you the amount the first thing in
the morning. That kid saved my
life once at. the risk of his own,
when we were in swimming. He
was all right until-never mind.
He needs a doctor, maybe hos
pitalization. Could you send:
someone to him? ?"
"Of course, Peter"
Tomorrow may be too late. He
was delirious when he called me.
If you could get a doctor there
tonight"
IT will. I'll go over, too. Some
one will go with me. I'm so
sorry, Peter"
"Cal me back afterwards, will
you, Babbs? Thanks"
She heard the click that discon-
nected the call.
Garry was out on an assign
ment that had taken him from the
city for. a day or two. Ray Lip
ton might do. He dropped in
sometimes, merry and nonchalant
about life, politics and love. AS a
newspaper man, he would be kind
to Bruce. She, found Rays num-
Der and dialed it.
Ray must. have been sitting by
| the telephone for he answered at
once.
"Ray?"
Hello. It's Barbara Kingston.
isn't it?"
cit is. Are you settled with
book for the evening 2"
II was-but I'm not. Where do
you want to go?"
She gave him the address and
he whist1ed long and low. Some
neighborhood. Whom do you
know in that, district?''
Briefly she told him a. little of
the story, carefully emitting
Julia's name. a
"PH get out my car and. be
right down." he answered. Poor
guy. You say a dame did thistle
him? He ought to know better.
I'll be seeing YOU"
/ Bruce Kemper was undoubtedly
very sick. He tossed and called
out and he mentioned Julia's
name. He did not recognize Bar
bara. She went downstairs to
summon doctor while Ray
stayed with the man. They waited
until the doctor came.
It'll have him moved to a hos
pital Immediately" the physician
said. Worry, malnutrition, dissi-
patton everything wrong that
could be wrong. Who should be
notified in case Off anything
sets in?"
ITO Be Continued
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-29

calities which overdid Themselves
They made so.called improvements
faster than they were aiole to pay for
them and ran excessively into debt, re
sulting in local hard times.
But that was not so bad, for suf-
ferers in these restricted areas trek
ked on into new areas where taxes
were not SO high.
Federal taxation cannot be avoided
thus now.
The taxpayer is stuck wherever
he is.
He can emigrate, perhaps, but
where? The condition is worldwide
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-29
puAn TITS FIRST:

Carry Page, New York columnist. mas
inst returned from abroad. At the pier
he was greeted by Barbara kingsley,
Who came to New York few weeks
previously the day before Garry . s ahi,d
magazine at the suggestion OF ner c!o ,Sg
friend. Natalie Kendall. Barbara ana
Carry became interested in eacn otneT
when She was society ed. editor L.d Of come 5ne
to to'i Martinsville for a wedding. Jack
Metcaif, an artist, and , Ruth Me brfh
close close friends of Garry's. had taken
kindly interest in Barbara during Car
rvs stay abroad. Julia, Barbara .;s
cousin from Martinsville, in New YORK
for a visit. moves into Barbara apart
ment unexpectedly. Barbara returns
from meeting Garry at IT the nregP poas She She
is dismayed as Garry calls Tor ner tuae
evening Barbara is furious Gar to h BRINGS
her back to her apartment and orders
Julia and the others, to leave. Jimmy fndny
Minton. a notorious playboy. gets 1resn
and Garry knocks him down.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-29

had been wronged, an innocent
maid who had been kicked down
the back stairs. She was all things
sweet and beautiful and desirable.
Barbara stayed at the window,
laughing into the night for a long
time after the car had disappeared.
It became natural, after that, for
Garry to come at almost any time.
His hours at his paper were irregu-
lar so he never knew just when he
would be free and when he
wouldn't be. Barbara'S own posi-
ton was less exciting. From nine
until five she read copy, wrote cap
tons, arranged layouts of CHINA
mon bears and new applicants for
Mother Goose Row. Now and then
she wrote story.
Unless she stayed to do some ex-
ira work, or it was the time of the
month when the magazine went
to press, she was free for the day
soon after five-free to join Garry
at favorite spot where the food
was good and the prices low; free
to cook a steak for him on her
grill; free to settle down with a
book before the fire, for a COM
Portable evening that was usually
interrupted by a call sometime
late in the evening.
I The telephone might ring at one
o'clock.
Sweetheart, did waken you ?"
"You did, but I like it."
"Your disposition is too good to
last. Barbara, I've been up all
night on an assignment. How
about getting dressed and letting
me pick you up for some food? I
forgot to eat dinner?"
She would be almost ready when
he came. Then she would have a
sweet roll and cocoa while he or
dered his special favorite plate:
two fried oysters, two fried eggs,
two strips of bacon, dill pickle,
toast and coffee. The restaurant
would almost be deserted, the
walters sleepy, the room would be
cold. They would be happy.
Ruth had gone to Paris the
week after Garry came home
Julia did not write when her trip
ended. It ended-for Barbara saw
a picture Of the party alighting
from the boat when they came
home. Garry's paper carried it.
September and October were
gone. November brought frost
and tinsel balls and crimson bells
in the five and ten-cent stores.
It was after IL one night thai
Barbara's bell rang. She picked
up the telephone.
Barbara ?"
ooh Peter! Where are you?'
Back in Martinsville, honey, al
the same old desk"
"I wish you were here"
IT may be before long. I've solo
my book on the. strength Of the
early chapters"
} ooh Peter, how grand!" Sht
: was glad for him with a warn
rush of old friendship but the JOY
J she felt for Garry's success wa
something far different.
- Peters voice grew more serious