Evening star., 1940-04-07

ready, even eager, to tell Audrey all
about it. He walked home from the
library with her in order that he might
provide her with all relevant details.
You remember Betty Lou Glib
SOM" he began.
Audrey nodded Betty Lou Gibson
was a girl from the deep south, with
voice like honey dripping from
silver spoon. Betty Lou was the sort
to be known, later in life, as mans
woman. Audrey recalled her existence
without any vast enthusiasm.
well -" Dave said, Betty Lou
has gone home to South Carolina.
And | guess she isn't coming back.
oh" said Audrey.
"It's all some fool idea her mothers
got in her head" he went on, with
considerable rancor. "She's got this
idea nobody in Medvllle is good
enough for Betty Lou. Meaning me.
Which is all right - only the way
look at it, nobody in South Carolina
is good enough for her, either!'
Audrey tried not to sound too in
credulous. you mean. you really did
fall for Betty Lou Gibson3'
WHO wouldn't" he said.
After her first shock, Audrey was
sympathetic enough. Incompetent
sible as his passion may have been,
it. was nonetheless pitiful. Audrey, in
fact, was SO sympathetic that she in
vited Dave into the house for glass
of cold root beer.
She found herself, shortly, telling
him about Gene. They compared
notes on their misfortunes, and were
struck by the extraordinary similar
ity of these notes. They even tuned
in the radio and got, in due time,
I'm Lonesome These Nights"
''Of course" Dave said. "I'll be
able to get down South some time,
s'pose. But you take girl like Betty
Lou she's going to have those
Southern men around her foot deep,
all handing out that fast Southern
line | don't mean don't trust Betty
Lou, because | do trust her - in a
way - but | guess maybe after she's
been gone a few months she isn't 60
ing to go on thinking about me all the
time You take a. girl like that -
they're not going to let her alone.
those Southern guys
Well" Audrey cut in hastily,
maybe you imagine that. OF course,
know Betty Lou Gibson is sort of
attractive, but that doesn't mean the
whole State of South Carolina is going
to fall right down dead. Because a
girl has to wait around and give her
self time - It's different with man.
Audreys brow darkened. Its abso-
lutely different! You take man -
he's always going places and meeting
people Nobody expects him to sit
home and read book"
Betty LOU" Dave said happily.
is very fond of reading"
And so am l." said Audrey. I'm
really catching up on my reading
We'll. there's nothing like good
book" Dave said I'D whole lot
rather get hold of a good book could
really get something out of than
would going to a lot of fool places and
playing around with a lot of fool
people don't really give darn
about. That the way feel about it,
It's the way feel too," Audrey
said, warmly And it's just what
told Gene before he went to Chicago
Because that really is the point. This
dance they're having at the club, for
instance As told Gene. there
wouldn't be any point in me going to
that dance when Id only be bored to
death anyhow -
mo" Dave said, doubtfully. But
you've got to admit they're going to
have good orchestra Larry Baer and
the Baer Cubs Maybe it would be
kind of interesting to listen to hot