Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-19

happened to him
He felt sure Il stuck out all
over HIM because he could barely
restrain himself from shouting;
See here. I'm in love.
never thought II would happen
to me. hut IL has. l knew after
the first five minutes, and be-
lieve II or not. I think she did,
too"
ACTUALLY FANTASTIC
Actually taStic as IL
sounded. Tom had wanted 10 ask
Ronnie 10 marry HIM AT once and
return 10 the tiny town IN the
south where he was trying to
make d 60 Of his nursery.
His nearest ncighbor was a
mile off and he had one assistant.
The days were full but the
nights were often lonely. But he
had feared 10 be TOO precipitate
II might frighten- her of
His courage had, however
brought him 10 the point of tell
ing her:
I'll be back in June. That's
just three months OF.
There's something very i'm
portant I'll be wanting to ask
you then.
In the meantime we can
write. and I'll try to give you
a good picture OF what life's like
down there.
Really. II q girl hasn't got
the city tho much in her blood,
she'd like II down there.
There's the sunshine and the
ocean and my plants. and YOU
can get into town any night"
PRACTICALLY Waited
Ronnic Mason, after Tom left
her til at evening, practically
waited up the three flights OF
-salrS- which led TO the apartment
she shared with her sister. Iva.
"Iva," she cried. bursting in,
"the most wonderful thing has
happened 10 me. I've met the
most wonderful man. and I
think he thinks I'm wonderful,
and now, IL he only does the
wonderful thing and asks me TO
marry him, ii will be a wonder
ful world"
Iva was small and dark and in
tense. She looked up from the
pamphlet shes was preparing for
the Citizens Committee on Youth
Problems.
did you get him 10 sign our
petition ." she asked.
DOWN FROM CLOUDS
Ronnie came down from the
clouds She looked contrite.
II clean forgot" she admitted.
But I'm seeing him tOmor-
row. I'll ask him then"
Ronnle lived. content and ad-
mTnE. IN the shadow OF her Sis
tiers intellectual light.
- SSi4e-feofted UP 10 IVA and also
worried about her. Iva took psy-
chiatry and political economy and
foreign policy in her stride. She
could criticize modern art and
define the iSms.
She always was rushing 10 and
from lecture, a course or a mass
meeting.
But she had few dinner and
theater dates. When Ivas friends
came 10 the apartment. the air
grew thick with four-syllable
words.
RELENTLESS INTELLIGENCE
Ronnie usually escaped 10 the
kitchen and made sandwiches. The
men in Ivas group. Ronne noted
with sisterly misgIvings, seemed
10 have no family or business ties
and no interest IN making any.
Most Of them had a great deal
OF hair and their eyes glinted with
relentless intelligence behind thick
lenSed glasses
Ronnle COCItatlrc on the Si,ua-
ton after Tom = departure. Was
glad that she had been able 10 use
ieStrainf
Because there had been one on
NO moment during the all.too-
short time She had spent with
Tom, when she had been ready 70
admit 10 hun that leaving for
Florida with hun was the best
thing that could happen 20 her.
NOT FAIR TO IVA
But that would not have been
fair 10 Iva, she felt now. Leaving
Iva alone at such short notice
would have been cruel. because
Iva. for all her heavy thinking
was overcome by bleak moods
when left alone, even for a shore
period.
Perhaps thought Ronnie hope
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