Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-02

little, tiny hills. No jumps, o
course. i had the finest skis, har
ness and poles I could buy, bu'
Just the same I had to take Is OF
more tumbles before I even sue
ceeded in sliding down a hill thai
must have been all of three fee
high. So now l know more abou
what it takes to jump at all.
Recalling that this was jus
your second season at Dartmouth
and that you had never donneC
skis before going there, l apologize
for my criticism and my thoughts
You did marvelously well, deal
boy, and 1 know it now.
When you got second in the
slalom I didn't think much of that
wouldn't have, even if you't
won. The race looked to me like
a silly thing, just sliding on barre
slaves down and around silly little
red flags.
And you were so burned ur
about being 80 seconds behind the
winner! 1 almost laughed out
loud. I remember / asked mildly
if this wasn't just training IL
lodging, and did it matter any
how?
Your face was funny. You sale
slalom-and you pronounced the
word just as though you had bis
marble in your mouth-was won
Iderful training in getting to the
place you wanted to be, in spite Of
the obstacles which might be ir
your path.
You told me you were going tc
practice hard, and meant to wiz
the slalom at this years carnival.
HINT FROM UNCLE
Well, Jack dear, I'll bet you'd
have done just that if they'd held
the race. There's a CLINT in your
blue eyes, and set to your jaw
when you make a quiet statement
like that.
Somehow I get a little skittery
thrill down my spine. I'm inclined
to believe you when you speak,
even though 1 may laugh about il
to myself afterwards. And now ]
wonder just how much understand
ing and real sense there ever was
In one of those laughs of mine!
You know, uncle is my guardian
At least he calls himself that. My
parents died shortly after the crash
in 1929.
Well, Uncle John has all the
money that remains in our family
He always told me / would be his
heir. But the last time he spoke
of that he also said. you'd better
look around and find yourself q
rich beau Elaine.
BY the time the inheritance
taxes necessitated by war anc
postwar feeding of the world are
taken out, there won't be cigaret
money left in what I can leave
you -.
OF course he eXaggerates some
I think. But lately I've begun &c
wonder some if 1 care so much
about money after all.
I'm working six hours a day al
Social Welfare no pay, Of
course. And then with other thing,
l mentioned I'm going about II
hours or more out of the "a. AnC
1 like it.
I've got a strong notion to ge'
myself a job out at the SperrN
Company. or one of those defense
plants, and do a real bit for my
country. Yes, I'll go out there to
morrow and make an application
It's funny. but war does chang,
perspectives so greatly. l find nov
that If the world is going TO b,
made over. with a new social orde,
and all that, I don't think I'd car,
to have a rich young man for {
husband!
\ In fact. I'm sure right now tina
I want a man who has had a 10
Of privations of his own, and VIII,
nevertheless was able 10 surmoun
them - or dodge them, goinj
straight 10 his objective, and get
ting himself an occasional pla,
hour like midwinter carnival, ii
spite Of everything.
In fact, / want 10 confess tina
almost everything l used 10 thjnI
was tops in life now seems unrea
and artificial.
What does il matter. anyhow
whether / ride in a brand new ca
or one three years old o
If / walk, for that matter?
SAW YOUR PICTURES
BY George. I think I'll star
right now and walk everywhere
anyhow, and save rubber for tn
government! l already put m,
savings and MY allowance so IA