The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-09-15
Q SERIAL STORY
WANT-AD ROMANCE
BY TOM HORNER

CHAPTER XII
WAITED cottage IN the eoun-
rs Aust D. ruse-CoFefec- &C
dress NJ anc MIS- Ted Andrews
Nike FLYNN was waiting when
they reached the hotel
Not a trace of he began
re saw Ted. so she found you.
Mike pounded Ted.s back rs
good n have YOU back. son. And
cvcrythine's patched up nov.
Katie
I've been pretty much Of
fool Ted admitted.
Flynn laughed. NO more than
anyone IN love. boy Now that
you've met and kicked out that
green-eyed dcvil, perhaps you'll be
safe from him
Were going home u be mar
red Kay announced. With Joe
and Mary In the factory
But that's a government plant
now" the attorney protested. a
munitions factory. Dyou think
they'll stop production for a we'd
ding ."
The Donovan chin went up.
Flynn had encountered that chin
before. Well. maybe they might,
ne admitted.
They did.
II was a double wedding. in the
warehouse of Tim Donoyans fac
tory. with cases Of Vondrosoap
piled high around them. There
was no music, other than the
whirr Of machine belts, the elank-
ing of gears. The voices OF work
rlen filled in for a choir.
Otherwise it was formal affair.
with Kay and Mary in white
gowns and long bridal wells, and
Ted and Joe handsome in cut
aways. Mike Flynn gave the girls
away, pulling at too tight collar.
Macleod and Goldberg were
there, too. And old Hans Stadt,
alternately beaming and wiping
his eyes with a huge bandana.
There were army officers and
plant officials in the background
After the ceremony, and after
Kay and Mary had kissed every
one, including Hans, an officer
stepped up to Kay.
We've arranged a special DEM
onstration for you today. Mrs. An
drews. You would probably like
70 see how your explosive works
II an actual test. Because you all
IRE stockholders in the original
company, we've obtained permits
sion"
An army car took them to an
isolated hilltop overlooking the
river. The officer pointed to a
sandbar.
In a few minutes a time bomb
will be dropped on that bar. j..
There is no danger. We're using
very light charge. Only frac-
ton of what will actually be used
later :"
They made an unusual picture.
Two brides in wedding finery,
grooms in formal attire, all staring
at the sky.
A speeding bomber roared to-
ward them, swooped low over the
river. They saw the slender black
bomb plunge downward, hit the
sandbar squarely in the middle,
In Is seconds - the officer
said The timing can be governed
easily
Kay counted softly, "10-11-12
-13-14-"
BOOM"
A high column OF water and
sand belched into the air, spray
ing them with mud. When it set
tied the sandbar had disappeared.
There your Won osoap,
Kay Ted whispered, his arm
tight around her.
Not mine-Dads 1t works,
Dad. Just like you said it would.
They had 70 trouble finding the
cottage Kay had dreamed of
owning. The want ad took care Of
that It was ideal. complete even
to rose trellis over the front
door and honeysuckle vines climb
iEg up the back porch.
Find anything you want If you
lust advertise for it." Ted laughed
is he carried Kay across the
threshold. I even found a wife
But honeymoon house was not
filled completely with happiness.
Ted had refused, finally and def
nitely. to live on Kays money.
That was going into bonds They
would live on what he earned or
so hungry. And the market SEEM
ed to be flooded with supersales-
men.
Ted worried, too. because he
couldn't get in the army. You
certainly can't be cisssed as a de-
PENDENT he told Kay. And this
ticker-just a little mulmur
picked up playing football III
probably live to be 20
Kay tried to convince HIM that
huvine Defense Bonds was as I'M
portant as training 10 be a soldier
he had tired to enlist-and
finally succeeded. But finding Ted
d Job Was not 50 EASY.