The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-10-30
Goodby Forever
By B. JANEITH KNIGHT
Mcclure Syndicate-wNU Service

>HATLL tell you whether I'm
a contrary little devil or mott"
She banged the green iron lip of tie
street corner letter box viciously:
stopped to read, Sp. m. and 9 D. III.
You'll get it in the morning and
you can go to Timbuktu, for all
carei"
Snip tilted nose held high, she
went back to her apartment and
slammed her door so hard the man
IN the apartment below thought il
was the first jerk of an earthquake.
One word from me and you'll
come after me" she stormed. lone
word? Well, / sent you two. In the
mail instead of over the telephone
where you could answer back"
The springs in the couch yelled in
sudden crushed surprise as she
landed in their exact middle and
beat the top with angry, sharp heels
There's no getting a letter back,
once it's in one of those green mon
SterS," she sighed. II don't want
II back" she snapped the next min
talked like you did, Peter Strait.
You stood there" she pointed well
tanned small finger at spot beside
the one big chair, land said some
awful things to me because (Snfff,
snlfD just because / wanted you to
stay IN town and keep your office
job instead of (sniff) tearing half
way across the (sniff, sniff coun-
try to build silly old road"
She was seeing again the defiant
girl who had stood before the mir
Tor while Peter had told her some
plain truths.
Peggy Copley," he had said,
you're a contrary little devil. You
think every day is the Fourth of
July and that you're the whole,
original Declaration of Independ-
ence. You've been shooting off fire.
works so long you think even / am
a fuse"
He said it, cold with fury, stern
with indignation.
I'VE love each other So" she had
smiled at him, softly, once more;
swallowing her top-most gulp of an
ger.
But Peter didn't react according
TO schedule.
I've just been dog on LEASH"
ne barked at her, Sitting up and
rolling over at your bidding. This
offer is the biggest thing that's ever
come my way. wouldn't let even
you keep me from building that
roadi"
He fairly snatched his car keys
and gloves from the stand
II don't leave until noon But,
I'm going. I've signed the contract
and Pm packed. / told you last
week was going. suppose you
didn't believe me. There are good
accommodations at any one of the
three little towns nearby where
you'd have fairly good time. Just
say come and I'll hop right over
and get you. I'd love having you
along. I'm dead set on marrying
you. But, I'm going to build that
roadl"
And he was gone.
Snap your fingers and make me
jump through a hoop?" she had
stormed at the door. mo sir!"
So she had stomped right out to
mail him one big sheet of white
paper in the exact middle of which
she'd scrawled in large, bold letters,
"Goodby, forever"
The white heels scuffed a little,
slid down, relaxed. The storm was
over. The world was ended. She
might as well die
The little clock chimed eight and
Peg opened her eyes.
81 didn't die" she sighed, 81
didn't even go to bed. This morn
ing he'll get that that insult
and can't stop it. Dear God, why
do you let fools like me do such
things to grand men like Pete?"
: Just from habit she tubbed and
dressed; slowly, mechanically. The
telephone rang as she was leaving
She went to answer it on brown
heels that dragged.
"Yes?" she said in fiat voice
There's a letter here, said the
girl in the office downstairs, In
YOUR handwriting, addressed to Pc
ter Strait. It's been returned for
postage. Do you want me to put
stamp on it and send it out? The
postman's waiting.
Tear it up" shouted Peggy,
whole hallelujah chorus singing in
her voice, "tear it up and give me
an outside line quick"