Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-01-03
SYNOPSIS

AcoHc \OOuliyI RACudIuSOAl1 VI
vaciOus, 18-yeSr-Old redhead, is
maid-Of-all work in her foster faith
er's roadside lunchrOOm on the out.
skirts of Monroe, Michigan. Life
to her was just work and arguments
with Richardson. She never had any
fun. Then, one day, Tom HOLSTER
and jamie Hicks, two young college
students, drive up in an expensive
trailer. Tom is attracted to Sonny
and asks her to go dancing. When
she tells him she doesn't know how
to dance, he drops coin in the phOnO
graph and proceeds to teach her. Just
then Richardson appears on the scene
and orders the boys out. That was
the last straw for Sonny. She de-
cides to run away. So, that night,
when Tom calls to apologize for get
ting her in trouble and asks her to
meet him, she agrees, planning to use
the boys in her scheme to escape.
She slips out of the house and runs
down the road to their waiting car.
CHAPTER 2
Lets get going" Jamie urged, for
some of Sonny's panic had communi-
Gated itself to him.
COX, we're on our way" Tom said,
as the big car shot down the highway.
Were going to a place outside of
Toledo. It's good dance spot-on
the lake."
"But I'm a mess, my dress and
stockings are torn!"
"Take off your stockings. Half
the girls won't be wearing them any
way" said the efficient Tom. what
do you care? You'll be prettier than
most anyway"
They rode in silence and the cool
air Gained the girl.
"Now tell me about yourself" Tom
said finally.
There's nothing to tell"
"Why does your old man act like
that?" he asked, in another effort
to draw her out.
Hes not really my father. He
brought me up" She did not add
that he had been in love with her
mother, and that her mother had run
away to marry another man.
we'll forget all about it," Tom
said gallantly.
In Is minutes they drew up along
side the lake shore dancing place. The
strains of good band music floated
out into the June night. Sonny's
heart jumped. All her life she'd
wanted to have fun. All her life
she'd wanted this-what other girls
had. Now she was going to have
it!
Then they were in the big dimly-
lighted pavilion, and Sonny was sud-
denly afraid of the crowds, the pref
ty girls. Her dress was in state,
and her hose were beyond repair.
Tom grinned at her encouragingly
as he left her at the dressing-room
door. He put quarter in her hand.
"Give that to the matron. She'll help
you sew up your DRESS"
When the matron ran her practic-
ed eye over Sonny's untidy dress, the
girls poise was completely shaken.
She sat down, took off her hose.
"Well, grille, you must have had
a time for yourself" remarked a
pretty blonde who was combing her
hair.
Sonny did not answer. She stood
up to look at her dress. It was pink
organdy. The big three-cornered
tear seemed hopeless, but the matron
was helpful.
81 can pin it over, then it won't
show. The lights aren't very bright
out on the floor" The matron Won
dered about this red-headed girl who
had come in such disarray. Young
people today. She was glad she
didn't have a daughter.
Sonny fixed her hair, powdered
her nose. She had no lipstick, but
the matron offered her some and Son.
ny liked the look of the splash of
scarlet on her lips.
In 10 minutes she joined Tom and
Jamie. "You look fine" said Tom.
"Come on, Lesson No., 2. We're on
our way"
On the floor it didn't go so well
at first, but Sonny tried hard. Tom
kept encouraging her and before the
dance was finished, Sonny was little
more at ease.
They joined Jamie then, and the
trio went to have some lemonade out
on the veranda. Tom grinned at
Sonny across the table. "Now, Les
son No. 8. You won't mind what I
say?"