The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1942-10-17

down Main Street with the Great
Malone. Thrilling"
"Quit it" he snorted.
She smiled. you really were
swell yesterday"
81 had lot of help. Those 10
other guys weren't bad. either"
They heard an auto horn from
across the street, just as they
reached the campus entrance. In
Stinctively they looked over. Phil
HUMPHREYS was reckoning to
them from his car.
TOO bad" Todd murmured.
"Just when felt like .squander-
ing a dime on a couple Of cokes."
I'll take a rain-check on that"
she said quickly, and grabbed his
hand. Come on, before the light
changes"
Even as she half-dragged him
she felt his reticence.
Hello" Phil said as they ap-
preached. "It's a long walk to the
house; get in" He appeared to
notice Todd for the first time.
"Oh, hello, Malone. l see we won
yesterday. What was the scorer"
Susan glanced at Todd just in
time to see a slight chill come into
his eyes. "Mr. HUMPHREYS" Todd
said quietly. do you mean you
really don't know what the score
waS?"
"Oh, I've seen it somewhere in
print" he said vaguely. 81 just
didn't remember. Come, get in"
Todd opened. the door and as
sisted Susan. Then he closed the
door after her. She looked at him.
Aren't you coming?"
He shook his head. II just re-
membered l wanted to stop by
and see Andy Duchek for admin
ute. He bruised a knee yester-
day and want to see how it is"
Todd nodded shortly to- Hum
phfies. !.
so long" lhe said.
"'Your football friend seemed
a bit peeved about my not know
ing the score" Phil said, stepping
on the starter. is that a cardi-
NAL SIM" .
mot 9exactly, but after all"
she looked at him pointed1y-
"'one would expect a faculty
member to show that much con-
Germ"
He sighed. 'Now it's me who's
getting a lecture instead of Civ
ing one" -
you need one, Phil. There are
few answers you don't know"
"Yes'm," he said meekly. 'sPll
be grateful if you supply 'em..
How about tonight? I'll pick you
up at eight and Well go to a
movie"
Susan laughed musically. "How
nice of you to ask me four hours
IN advance. What makes you
think | don't already have
date? Don't answer; l don't have
date. Pick me up at eight"
Wise Words
TODD was draped across a
l. lounge chair glancing through
magazine when Buzz Kennedy
slapped him on the knee. "How
about digging up a corpse and 60
ing to movie tonight"
Todd waved toward Eddie Lutt-
rell. There's your man. He's got
the necessary attachments"
mot me I'm tired" Eddie
said, and Buzz walked away dis
gusted. "You guys show anima-
ton on Saturdays only"
Eddie came over and sat on a
hassock before Todd. Look,
Sourpuss, when you going to
break down? Buzz is right. About
you, I mean"
Women" said Todd loftily,
"aS you will discover some day,
are strictly poison"
agreed for the most part, but
why don't you give this Drake
kid tumble? I would go for her
IF it weren't for Jane Mat
thews," Todd finished. "Nope,
cap'n. The Drake dame is ali
wrapped up in the honorable As
sociate Professor Philip Hum
phries."
How do you know"
well, isn't she?"
Eddie stood up. "Y'know, - in
football you always get that sec
ond guess. With a dame you sell,
dom care to take it"
Todd looked after Eddie's broad
back and turned the pages of,his
magazine mechanically.
To be continued