Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-05
THE CAR AT LAST

lIIs Nm ~ s@*h
At last She heard the car anC
throwing dignity to the winds raj
out into The garden and down t.
the garage. But the garage wa
empty except for Craddock anC
the car.
"Craddock. where's my hus-
band ." Lucinda Steelcd herself
TO sound casual
"6ft nfa-affi, what next -
Craddock groancd. HE done
gone i'm the back way for he's
no sight TO- yo' eyes. No. no,
he amt hurt ma-nm. But what
"A time we've been through"
What do YOU mean? Tell me
az once" Lucinda demanded.
"Nell was waiting outside
the Office ~ usual when the
master came out when
what comes whiZLing by but an
open roadster, and YOU up there
i'm the front seat in yo' III red
hat and gray foxes and yo' arm
round the young fellow behind
the wheel,
But. how absurd, I've been
right here all afternoon
"les, know ma-am. I'm
comm to that. But the master
Just snaps Follow that car and
we makes after IL but with all
the traffic piling up we don't 40
80 well. and we can only Just
keep YOU in sight, till we come
10 the long hill up TO Old Farm
Inn, and the traffic up dere
slows us down to "a standstill.
Then we see you I'm the dis
lance and what does you do but
fetch the young fellow a box on
the jaw and climb out over the
side of the car ana an
other young fellow Is coming
out OF the Inn, and he's
friend OF yours, too, because you
give a little jump and run right
into his arms and give him
great big kiss.
LOVES GIFT ROSES
"Well, I take one look at the
masters face and he's as white
as 10 days old corpse
so we nearly wrench the bum
per of the car i'm front. break
ing out of line and maxim
after you.
ct seems you've gone down
the hill TO the Sweetheart Wood,
so we pile out of the car and
start into the woods ana
then we hear YOU laugh and we
bang crash right into "A clear
ing and there you are,
only il amt YOU after all. it's
young Miss Diana all done up
in your hat and furs and suit.
well, l just hear the MASTER
Give "A grOan and he leans up
against a tree and covers his
face with his arm and Miss
Diana she can see something's
wrong, and she gets rid of her
young fellow and sits still as a
mouse and presently the
master says, I've been a fool!
The biggest fool that ever lived.
To think what I've gone through
I'm the last hour what I've
thought OF Lucinda :
Then he starts I'm telling
Miss Diana he isn't fit 10 touch
the ground you walk on
and l get them both started
home. KNOWN you'd be wor-
ried, ma-am."
"Oh. GraddoCk. thank yoti."
Lucinda felt strangely giddy as
though walking on air.
In the hall she met Grey, his
arms full OF long-Stcmmcd roses
'Hulloh." she SAID Shyly. you're
rather late"
eyes, darling" Grey held out
both hands
Lucinda was dimly aware 81
Diana in the background. Nc
doubt Diana hoped for a dramatic
reconciliation scene. but wha'
could a child know about love
about the SpecchleSS happiness
when words are out Of place.
Diana, IN truth, was disap
pointed. But it had been fun tC
test her psychological theories. II
had taken her three trips rounC
the Office building. before Grey
had seen her and started in iu
rlouS pursuit
And now She had a swell CASE
cure TO TdKC DJCK To PTOfGSSoi
PikeStafT-and Diana was the
first 10 admit that it lent dis
tinct flavor 10 Freud that Profes
sor PikeStafl was the college rave
tall, young and dlvinely handsome
THE END.
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