The Washington times., 1938-04-06

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too much drinking bequeaths
him. 1t had popped into his mind
from nowhere.
Mrs. Lanier," he said. don't
get me wrong. I have an idea
LetN you and 1 get married
Thatll take care of what people
will say. Well get married and
We'll start off. OF course, well
be legally married but we won't
be husband and wife, really, When
we make our Stop-overS, figure
on sleeping in the car.
You can go to a hotel or a
bungalow in a tourist camp. Then
when we get to Los Angeles, all you
have to do is sue for annulment
You can say that all I ever was tc
you was a passenger in your car
driving most of the way, I hope
because long jump like that il
tough on a woman. Then, I'll pay
my part of the trip as soon as
get the job. And there we are
What do you say?"
She was looking at him-straight
in the eye. She had blushed anc
she had gone white and now she
was biting her lips and thinking
through clouded eyes.
Well" she said, Il do have tt
get to Los Angeles in a urry."
so there you are!" He laughed
We'll get married in New Jersey
tonight, if you want to-"
They we're married at $50 that
night. When he handed her the
license and the three dollars
change from five dollars she had
given him with which to buy it
he said, "Sylvia's a pretty name
1t was my mothers"
MARRIAGE A SOLUTION
Her kiss, after the ceremony
was about as friendly as a sip 81
ice water. They started for the
coast next day.
They made Altoona the first
day and Sylvia admired his driv
ing. They put up at a tourist camp
in separate bungalows and the man
who ran it thought to himself that
people were getting nuttier every
day-or every night.
In Chicago, she thought it would
be nice to take in a night spot
They went to the College Inn and
lot of the Follies cast were there
and recognized him. 1t was there
the news broke that they were mar
ried. They read it in the papers
at Omaha and Sylvia said, I'm
sort of used to it but how does
it feel to be married, JACKIE"
Il always was a good picker" "
he admitted modestly, but asking
you to marry me was just bull
luck. You know Sylvia, 1 wish,
sometimes, it was on the level"
Sylvia didn't say anything. She
just smiled to herself, and then
her eyes got sad. She kept on not
saying anything clear to Denver
They parked for the night in
another tourist camp. AS they
approached it, Jack pulled the car
over to the side of the road.
Look, Sylvia. Don't get me
wrong, but would it be too much
to ask you for a kiss? I don't
want to be fresh or anything"
Jack" sylvia said. after a long
look at him, remember the origi
nal proposition. The idea was fol-
us to get married so we coulc
cross the country without scandal
Remember? We're going to have
the marriage annulled as soon as
we get to Los Angeles. Kissing
would not be such a good idea"
"Okay," Jack agreed. II just
thought I'd ask"
But in Phoenix, Ariz., he barkec
out, for no reason at all:
why wouldn't it be a gooc
idea? I think it would be swell
Will you, Sylvia?"
1t was dark, and the lights 4
the tourist camp were just aheao
and the sky was crawling with
stars as big as baseballs and there
was a moon-and, coming out o!
Phoenix, next morning, Jack said
ITO hell with that annulment
You know, Sylvia, a fellow some
times stumbles into his biggest
things just through blind luck
You don't want an annulment, d.
you, Hon?"
IT never had any idea of getting
one" Sylvia told him.
He got that job, all right, anc
a good graduated contract. The!
are saying he's doing all right. HI
and Sylvia live in ranch hous'
they bought in the San Fernando
Valley. Sylvia paid for it ant
. Jack is paying his share week b!
week. The piece de resistance il
; their living room is greatly en-
larged photograph of the tours
} camp in Phoenix, AriZ.