Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-25

his chasing. n hc cared he'd raise
hell about hers And hc did care
ana hc was going 10 raise he'll
plenty he'll,
REJECTS IDEA
By 'hc time that Forbes arrived
Andy wa, playing with the idea of
beating hmm 90 a pulp An idea
which hc rejected instantly, as
Dan Forbes -thc entire six feet
four of him entered.
Football shoulders, Andy noted
Elumly. a rather pleasant face
Young maybe a few years older
than Sue But distinctly not ON
the romantic side Andy would
say az a moments glance that
here was a young man hattcned
down by the responsibilities OF
MORTGAGES and youngsters. The
unpaid bill of Juniors tonSlllec-
tony was written on his face
what can J do FOR NOu'
Andy leaned back and motloned
the other toward the biggest
CHAR me Office provided.
fir cleared mrs throat, md the
blood mounted 10 his cheeks "Sue
told Hae te-Aee- FoH-rather stig-
gcsted-"-thc other began halt
ingly
insurance Andy guessed,
accurately. Tor the other fellow
nodded silently You're not
very good at selling it, Andy
remarked chcCrtuiiy.
JUST STARTED
I've iust--started, Forbes
explained smiling a trifle rue
fully. T-welI, there's not much
place for an engineer, ii seems.
And we've got 10 live :. ."
but there's a lot of money 10
he made i'm insurance." Andy
had almost forgotten his grudge.
Ills SYmpathieS- were all with
this rather diffident man
I'm no good AT selling" the
other explained patiently "Neyer
WIS. f'UUpir-wrii, gtfcss ttrtS-
brighten me-" he gave little
laugh, Singularly engaging. II
couldn't sell groceries Mt chain
store" He shrugged But we
gotta eat. The kids have to 20 TO
school. l got house :"
"Ummmm," Andy said
I'm good eng ineer."
Forbes told him with that SIM
plicity which left no room for
doubt Damned good, as Clos
ser & Agnew will tell you" He
spread his hands helplessiy.
Lets get back to insurance :"
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attention. The vague idea was be-
ginning TO take form. His jealousy
had been quite unfounded-thiS
tf1rc,- But, SOME inner instinct tOfd
HIM. some time nc would get Cdff
and it wouldn't turn out this way
His reaction while waiting for
Dan Forbes had proved something
more effectively than all the head
waggings Of his friends.
You drift over to the draft
ing department right across
the hall there" he inter-
f.tiRted insurance salesman <
patter-"and l wouldn't be sur
prised If they'd put you to work.
Your own work ="
STARES AT HIM
Forbes stared at him, his mouth /
agape, the blood draining from his
checks "I-you mean it," he
stammered, scrambling TO his feet |
Andy nodded waving him out OF I
the office. He called his head (
iraftman and gave directions.
Then. slowly. he dialed his 1
nome She had TO be there. It'll
would be awful if Sue wasn't at 4
nome. Quite unc0nsciously, he
sent up a little prayer-to God,
10 the telephone company to some
unknown fate.
He heard the buzz. The phone
HaSn busy but there didn't seem
% be an answer He waited and
waited. his heart in his mouth.
Hello. hello " Sues voice.
breathlesS and rifle inn
patient. Hello Why, Andy"
Utter establishment
What the hell took YOU 80
long," he barked pcrSpiration
beading his upper lip. His relief
translated into anger.
II was i'm the tub. Won oaf."
She told him briefly.
Don't hang up e" Andy
begged almost seeing her hand
stretch so replace thevfeceiVar.
"Listcn--about that guy Dan
Forbes >"
He had q sense that She tenSed,
at-ttt441'-- -ttt ,-i,rfstir- with Indignation
al q word from him.
He was just i'm my office. L
listen, sue. he says-@Well, any
way | gather-that he's Sorta.
on his uppers. Sue" i'm "A rush,
iii 7 suggested that we rent his
house for year--wOuld YOU be
interested -"
A blank silence greeted this
Una coun tably Andy'S heart
bumped Had She hung up? Had
she merely walked away from the
phone "Sue -"
I'D love IL. Andy" she told
him. her voice trembling Il 1Trr1e. T
Ut maybe he was mistaken.
'J--oh, Andy. would you mind