Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-03-28
"THURSDAY'S CHILD" by B xeSA
FROM THE OLD RHYME: THURSDAYS CHILD FAR TO GO"

ed you from the moment ] first saw
you" she admitted. But it's no use
We're insane"
He drew her back into his arms
touched her hair gently.
"I've known / loved you ever since
the day l got back from my vaca-
ton" He added ruefully: II didn't
think of much else when / was away
You gave me some bad moments with
Corey. And with Alex. / pretend
ed to myself it was because | felt
responsible for you, but it wasn't
His voice was suddenly tired. 81
can't fight against it any more, Son.
n.y."
She began to cry silently, there in
his arms. What are we going to
do, Kirk" All the tragedy of the last
year was in those words.
eff you mean Janice, we're thru.
She told me tonight" He was struck
with a sudden thought: "Odd but she
was always jealous Of you. Women
are amazing sometimes. She knew
/ was in love with you before l did.
We quarreled about you"
"How l hated herr" Sonny smiled
through her tears.
He picked her up in his arms then,
took her over the window. All this
was too sudden for either of them
to face facts.
"Look out there. It's so beautiful.
Let's not think of anything but us
tonight"
But Sonny was afraid. at can't
ever be, Kirk. 1t can't. l couldn't
do this to your family. Why did
have to fall in love with you"
They chung together. Kirk strok-
ed her hair. "We1l find way. Be-
lieve me, Sonny"
But Kinks heart was heavy. He
could see his mothers stricken face
when she heard the news But there
must be some way!
"Sonny, listen to me. Do you love
me enough to waltz" Time, he felt,
might help them.
"For always"
well manage. You go back ia
school and work hard. l will keep
my nose to the grindstone here. ]
can see you often. 1t won't be SC
bad. Next summer, maybe you car
go west"
away from you, Kirk? she cried
out in protest.
"I'll fly out and we can have g
couple of weeks together. 1t woulC
be wonderful. Well take Mrs. Metz.
ger along"
ooh, Kirk. You're just trying t.
fool yourself. Your mother will new.
er relent. / took one son from her
1 can't take another. I've thought &
lot about things since I've been away
1t wasn't until l realized how much
l loved you that I could understand
what she must be suffering. You're
all she's got now because of me-"
Kirk paced the floor. Sonny was
right, still he CROPPED for solution
to their difficulty.
Good sense can settle any prob
lem," he said half-heartedly. "We've
got to fight. Carol will help us. She's
fond of YOU"
"Carol may be fond of me, but she
loved Tom, too"
Kirk turned away.
"Come here, Kirk. I've never tolC
you about Tom and me. / want you
to know everything. Please"
Sonny told Kirk every detail of the
elopement. II didn't love Tom. He
didn't love me. We were just crazy
kids and l was desperate. My fos.
ter-father was unkind to me and Tom
was way out of my troubles. How.
ever, / liked him a lot and tried to
be good wife. Then that awfu
tragedy overlook US. That's abou
all Kirk, except that Pm not going
to bring any more trouble to you
even if it means not ever seeing you
again."
Helplessly they chung together.
"I'm not going to give you up
I've right to my happiness" said
Kirk brokenly. "There isn't any use