Glacier County chief., 1939-04-28

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IN TWO PARTS-PART TWO
II thought the wrestling matches
were always on Thursday" Jody said
sweetly. She really didn't object to his
freshness, but 1t wouldn't do to show it.
Color crawled up into Bill McCom-
ber's face. Il meant a movie"
Jody said gravely, Its a little quiet
to suit my taste. Can't we go some
where and drink blood afterward?"
Listen" Bill said earnestly. Don't
ride me this way. You act like was
asking you to curry comb me and pick
lice out of my hair. Be nice, will you?"
Jody relaxed under his smile, "All
right. I'd like to go.
The first thing Bill McComber did
that night when he stepped into the
tiny room of Jody's apartment was to
look at her with carefully appraising
glance. She was knockout in her black
velvet dress and fur jacket and she
knew it, and she knew he thought so.
His car was a roadster. and its top
was not only down but off. The chill
of early Spring was in the air, but a
heavy robe took the curse off that. and
at the movie she felt her cheeks burn
ing with color.
After the movie Bill headed for the
parking lot, and Jody felt a little
tWinge of disappointment. 1t wasn't
going to be the band at the Stadtmire
oil
Bill nosed the car out of town and
they dipped down into the valley road.
Mean little mill towns were strung
along the river all the way to Pitts
burgh. and for panicky moment Jody
wondered if this amiable maniac was
driving in to Pittsburgh to finish the
evening.
Where are we going?"
Il dunno. Let's pick it out as we go
along" he answered.
"A roadhouSe?"
Bill looked at her why not? That's
where real people go to dance"
Presently. she spotted a roadhouse.
with its gaudy neon sign, and she said
What about this one?"
Floors no good" Bill said, not even
slackening speed.
But when Jody. little too cold for
comfort, called his attention to the
fourth one, Bill Scowled and said okay
and pulled off the road.
Immediately, Jody was sorry she had
suggested 1t. There were dozen muddy
cars clotted on the cinder parking area,
and the neon sign so gay and brave
when seen from the road disclosed at
close quarters only low many-win-
doWed building whose curtains quiv-
do you think this is all right?"
Jody asked in faint voice.
Sure. know the place"
AT the door, they stood aside to
let man come out. Jody was far more
preoccupied with the din issuing from
the open door than with the man who
stopped and stared at her
Hello, Jody," the man said
Jody saw it was Chink johnson,
whose cab stand was at the Stadt-
mire. Her first memory of him was
the day he hauled her to her first
dancing recital.
Right now he looked sharply at her
and then at Bill McComber.
"Slummin'?" he asked her.
Jody said mildly, "Oh, sort Of"
The door led into barroom and
Jody, no connoisseur of bars, neverthe-
less knew Immediately that she was in
a joint. A row Of mems backs may
not be eloquent, but this row was They
were broad backs poured into pinch
back coats of blue. serge. or gaudy
checks or leather jackets
Bill steered Jody to the left toward
dark doorway, from which issued the
sounds of music and dancing.
He paused in the doorway until the
dark room came into focus in front
of them. At the far end, a five-piece
orchestra with a blue light in the
drum picked UP cigarets as the music