The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-27

re aati re NeNt % tHe AsAsAeH
House but ne couldn't find tire al.
yer dollars on the fioor 80 ne moved
70 the Congress That's q grand
cid place. Kitty wait tai yoa smell
IL. It's something like the nellevos
81 home. hu more cheerful In It's
IDEAS. they've 60, some perfume of
Their osn they sprinkle round the
lobby and slong Peacock Alley. u
leads YOU 10 tho Rsllcon Room
where they dance. They eaii " an
antiseptie nut don't think that's
the idea. they've Got II In the
elevators too
You learn your way around
don't you II Was On the TIP 81
my tongue 10 say something. Just
kidding. about Pat being good
tutor. but held back. It's bad
mistake ever 10 give a man The
idea you can he Jealous
Then wyn surprised me the way
he always sould when he wss really
wyn.
n found my way 20 iewslry
store" ne said. and pulled out
little box from his picket II Was
funny little silver ring. a snake
eating its own tail lie had made
q bad guess n didn't az the third
finger hut u slid right onto the
pinsy .. though u was made for
Il. where u 10 this minute
That's the snake that bit Ne q,
rocono. he said
I vonier how many rhilsdelphis
girls ever had a proposal Of mar
risge Ia a Chicago speskessy.
Next night We followed that per
fume down the long alley TO the
Balloon Room. Even pelphine's
Olympia can't mean 10 me what
that old Congress flavor did Wyn
said he thought u was left over
from the chicago Worlds Fair. II
was the Lust Of tho Nineties. |
guess they gave u up when they
went into /. chain. Even the bed
rooms mad old clocks In the walls.
80 tn. patrons wouldn't miss the
legshow out ~ the isa3 Midway.
they yer. all stopped and broken
ny then.
Molly md Pat. the Woodworking
vsnehss. must have thought we
were Gravy. It's good 10 have been
that way maybe once a lifetime.
When they came hack from work
they found mo getting fixed. wyn
came To The house that morning
and said Get a move ON, we've
got TO get our outfit" We hadn't
either ~ us any swish clothes with
us. and he'd set his heart on doing
the Balloon Room In style. lie said
II was really the Philadelphia A.
semhiy. This hurt me inside but
wasn't going To take time 10 let
anything burt just then. lie took
me 10 Pslmsrs and bought me an
entire outfit Pat picked out the
lingerie and he mannsquind me
around until Ne found = gold lsms
dress and ] sss never o. doiled up
In my life. knew II was dishonest
and unfair and ell that bat u vas
giving him such . kick 10 III me
out a. he sald from the bottom up.
When ! xss ell equipped he sent
me back 20 holly's In a taHi and
got himself q resdymads evening
SUIT. I bet IL was the only time
wyn STAFFORD wore f.sdymsdss
and he iooksa almost too Ritxy. ~.
sad he ga a few .ornsfssuits over
the bed - take the shine of
One. and q while thinh Of
those coiJfsd Nights on ths floar
that ran around under our feet.
ara fioeks Of balloons that came
from sousNhsfs ike shsd 70. We
we're very disniflsd. sort 81 son.
dering II anyone admired thu dis
tlnsuishsd .ld.oklnx enupls The
bssdxaiisr dis ali rixh, ana u was
a profltAhls evening for hin. /
wonder shst he thought when wyn
kept telling him that tins 1as the
PhilAdeIphla Assembly. bet no
Assembly wss ever 80 perfect. be-
csus. ws had that wonderful feel.
.nR u beinx alone in a crowd that
Doesn't kn91 or care ghs you ara
except nat your. happy. Its
wonderful not 70 know .ho any
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