The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-06
SERIAL STORY
AN EYE FOR A GAL 5r '.rav,AARRIsoN knoll
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A Dream Of Romance Is Ended

I'm take me a little time TO act
like white folks,
"rll report you 10 DR.. Tollivar,
Slrl" Mrs. Patterson promised
grimly.
Rosy picked his hat from the
floor and clamped II on his head,
I'm be seeing you," he said me-
chemically.
Hannah bawled, II don't want
never 10 see YOU again, Rosy Me-
Afeep
He turned upon her, "Them's the
death-bed words Of all the gals that
make up the worlds mess OF old
maids. He added with q sneed, But
I reckon you'd like 10 see our dear
Cousin Steve Hogg againl He's got
money that's never been spentp
Hannah came right back, Eyes,
and he csked me TO marry him, too,
and at least he wouldn't two.time
me every time turned my back a
minutel"
Rosy knew this led 10 q renewal
OF the battle. He went sadly out
and stood locking up at the stars
Mrs, Patterson would report this 10
DR.. Tollivar first thing IN the morn
ing, The two OF them would be
dragged on the carpet almost before
they had got settled In school. II
Il got out--and how could II be
kept9-he and Hannah would be
the laughing stock OF the student
body and then he would have 10
kin somebody 10 shut the stuff up,
With these gloomy reflections
for companionship he made his
way back to the big house. He
walked slowly, wishing he had
somewhere else 10 go,
Judy was just finishing a tele.
phone conversation when he slipped
in. She hung up and stopped him.
"RosSy."
"Yes'm." Rosy slipped into a
chair with O hard bottom,
Come over here on the sofa.
When he reluctantly complied, she
examined him with that odd smile
OF hers. There was amusement IN
IL, and also something else he did
not understand II have just been
talking with Mrs. Patterson
Rossy gave start, "She told YOU
reckon"
Eyes, and I asked her not To take
II TO father"
Rosy tried to think OF something
nice 10 say about this, but ali he
could think OF was, Yes'm,"
"rhere wouldn't be any point IN
making II q matter for the admin
istratiVe council" she went on,
curling her legs under her, But you
don't want 10 fight like that, Rosy"
"Yes'm, I mean nom.
you're In school now, You came
10 get an education, You want 10 DO
q gentleman. You want to acquire q
certain amount Orwell, culture,
That Is, you want 10 get the rust
knocked of, Make yourself into
somebody, Don't you, Rossy9"
II reckon So he admitted
grudgingly,
"of course, you do, That's why
you're here at all. And, you want
10 play baseball, maybe become a
great pitcher and work your way
up 10 the big leagues, and oil that
but even so you want 10 amount 70
something, become somebody,
Isn't that right Rossy9"
He gluped, "Yes'm."
"Well, brawllng with your sweet
heart won't start you on m the
direction you plan TO go"
"she amt my sweetheart any
more"
"You mean you two broke off,"
mot Just now, but II will amount
TO that In the end"
"RosSy, are you sure you would
want TO do that"
"ThereS nothing left for me-"
There was q moment OF silence
between them, during which she
continued TO look at him, watch
him, but gravely and no longer with
amusement. Then she did what 10
Rosy was startling thing-she
moved over ond took his hand.
"You don't want TO break OIL with
your sweetheart over so slight
thing as-well, little spat--you
Whtlt w VIC Wv sSN'S
try 10 learn TO be broadminded-"
II hope you don't call being
smacked fiat n slight thing"
mo, but brawling and lighting
Ike that Is SMALL"
re kept sitting there, liking the
( .lch OF Judys hand, trying TO feel
through his emotions TO her real
She gave his hand a pat
and released It,
"You see, Rosy, father knew
all the while you had something
TO you. When Coach Hurd went
up In HELM Damnation 10 look
you over, saw you play ball last
summer and came back and re-
ported TO daddy about you, we all
had faith enough In you 10 work
out n way for you TO come TO col
lege, You don't know II, but you
we're the subject Of a lot OF discus
sion In our home as far back as
last July"
WAS II" he asked, studying her