Arkansas State press., 1942-06-12
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its handle and dragged it to the
door, lifted it to his back. carried
it to tie ear and fastened it to
the running board, He looked at
his watch; it was eight-twenty.
Now, he would have to wait for
Mary to come out. He took his
seat at the steering wheel and
waited for five minutes. lie would
ring the bell for her, He looked
at the steps leading up TO the side
door of the house, remembering
how Mary had stumbled last night
and how he had held her up. Then,
| inyoluntarily, lie started in fright
as a full glitter and sparkle about
him in world of magic white
ness and intense sunshine fell
from the sky, without sound. Its
getting late, He would have to go
in and ask for Miss expecting her
to come down. He got out of the
ear and walked up the steps to
the side door. He looked through
the glass; no one was in sight lie
tried to open the door and found
it locked. He pushed the bell
hearing the gong sound SOFTLY
within. He waited a moment, then
saw Peggy hurrying down the
i hall. She opened the door.
, "Hasn't she come out yet ?"
"No'm. And it's getting late
swat, I'll call her..
Peggy, still dressed in the kimo-
no, ran up the stairs, the same
stairs up which he had half drag
ged Mary and the same stirs down
which he had stumbled with the
trunk last night. Then he saw
Peggy coming back down the stairs
much slower than she lad gone
up, she Cams 10 the door,
"Shc amt here. Maybe she's
gone. What did she tell you?'
"She said to drive her to the
station and take her trunk, man."
"Well, she amt in her room and
she amt in Mrs. palton's room,
And Mr.. Dalton's asleep. Did she
tell you she was going this morn
ing?"
That's what she told me last
night, mam,7
"She told you TO bring tRs
trunk down last night - Yes.
sum-"
| Peggy thought a moment, look
| ing past him at the snow covered
car. "Well, yon better take The
trunk on. Maybe she didn't stes
here last night" "Yessum."
He turned and started down tn
steps. "Bigger!' "Yessum."
"You say she told you to leav
the car out, all night2" 'Yessum.
''Did she say she was going t
use it again?"
"No'm. You see," Bigger sale
feeling his way, "He was in it,.
'Who?" szs
"The gentleman"
"Oh; yes. Take the trunk on.
suppose Mary was up to some o
her pranks." ~
He got into the ear and pulle
it down the driveway TO tn
, street, then headed northwar
over the snow. He wanted to loo
, back and see if Peggy was waite
ing him, but dared not. Tha
would make her think that h
thought that something was wron
, and he did not want to give tina
impression nok. Well, at least h
, had one person thinking it as h
wanted it thought,
= He reached the LaSaIle Stree
Station, pulled the car TO a plat
form, backed into a narrow spac
between other cars, hoistel tn
:, trunk up, and waited for a Ma
to give him a ticket for the trunk
He wondered what would happe
if no one called for it. Mayb
they would notify Mr. Daltor
, Well, he would wait and see. H
, had done his part. Miss Daltoi
had asked him to take the trunl
to the station and he had done it
He drove as hmriedly back t,
the Dalton's as the snow -coyerot
streets would allow him. II,
q wanted to be back on the spot to
see what would happen, to be
there with his fingers on the pulse
Of time. He reached the drive
way and nosed the car into thI
garage, locked it and then stood
wondering if he ought to go &c
his room or to the kitchen. |,
would be better to go straight t.
! the kitchen as though nothing had
happened. He had not rs yet eat
en- his breakfast as far as Peggy
was concerned, and his coming in
te kitchen would be thought ma.
tural He went through the base
ment, pausing to look at he roar
ing furance, and then went to the
kitchen door and stepped in soft
lily. Peggy stood at the gas stove
with her back to him. She turned
and gave him a brief glance.
You make il all right" eyes