Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-27
DNiIy Short Story
BIS EDW ARD SEYMOUR

BIS EDN ARD SEYMOUR
I'VE court clerk called out
Il prank Donaldson Martha
Thompson. UtWy appointed 10 We
bar was q hit nervous as she
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p'p-fs cu.'tE your tcuot. He
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soon and ha VaN huTyM- NJ yet
| home Die Has going uul}
Eut rra nudge interrupted
"In thc armN huh lie ought
81 DC in Jail. This L. hi> second
onense and having "a prettS girl
so act as lawyer for him isn't go
inc o. help him any. lie ought 10
know better than 10 80 speeding
around and wearing out tires
Ike fhis.
lie paused rlatcl at Frank and
then continued.
"Futy dollars fine And the
next timc there won't bee AMY
fine. It'H be- jail DO Nou un-
der,iaud that. Young fellow
Before trart h~t aC' redtgn.nE
with arerr. geu an~WrT. Martini
quickly I.niIuI YES. YOUR honor.
Tcr rrr-5-.--------------fr t--r--rtfis s arm
as She ad hu uu to pay On" fine,
finCeIS that reminded him Of his
promise NOT TO argue.
When they were seated In
FTanh car outside the courthouse
| he lei his leHt-sp emotion 60.
There wasn't any reason for
that old goat saying I had 10 get
pretty girl for a lawyer" he
said. Il didn't want YOU ia come (
anyway. II Just made a fool Of
me"
"You would have made more
Of fool at youSelf IL l hadn't
come" Martha auSwe e d. I
That's the only reason | did II.
You would have gotten into an /
argument and he would have
sent you 90 Jail for contempt of f.
court
Urges HER To MARRY
Her tone changed, became.
softer
"Nhv do YOU have 10 do II, 4
Frank? she asked. Don't YOU ,
realize you'd lose your chance
for commission IL YOU went 10
jals And this speeding. You
didn't used 10 he like that"
you know why" Frank an /
swered. ~ get 80 little chance
10 see YOU these days ] have to
speed to get there. II you'd I
marry me there wouldn't be any
necessity e. it,
His own voice SOitened as hel
went on.
"Nhy won't YOU marry me,
Martha You've practically
promised YOU will | don't want
20 give you any rush act about
having 10 60 of Ia war. II do
i--welI-look, honey, why won't
you?"
Martha turned her face away,
She didn't know what 10 answer.
She was afraid 10 answer. She
intended 20 marry Frank. But not
right away There was her ca
reer, for one thing. And. then, /
she couldn't bear tho thought of
older lawyers. men lawyers. pat
ronizing her by saying How il
,se little war bride today"
Don't lets talk about II any
more" she finally said. I'm
tired. DO you mind dropping me
of AT the office ."
b Before they separated Frank
made an engagement with her for
dinner that night. Then he headed
his car out OF the city and drove
slowly along country roads, think
iHg OF his problem.
sIfe was certain that Martha
loved him and eventually would
marry him. But there wasn't time
for her 10 realize what was in her
own mind and heart.
CATCHES OTHER CAR
His train of thought was broken
as a car speeded past him. A mo-
noent later came the roar of a
motorcycle Frank grinned a little
as II rapidly overlook the car
ahead. He braked his own car TO
watch, still thinking.
After dinner that night he sug-
geSted 10 Martha that it was too
warm 10 dance or 90 TO the the
alter
How about a ride out into the
country ." ho suggested.
"HOw about staying within the
speed limit If | do" she an (
6Wered
"Thats promise" he said.
~MIatter OF fact. my Speedometer .
ksn't working. Something wrong
with II. But III just crawl
along
For p while he did. Then the