Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-22
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I'm not going with him.
Harold" she said.
The clock said ten-thirty. Con
struck FIVE bells. and in the bow,
Ray struck five bells on the
anchor bell.
why not ?" Con asked.
Because love you"
He said: "Ahhhh-" letting his
breath out sharply. He said:
Louise! You"
Then ne dropped his eyes to
the pinnacle, and he had let the
Queen get. out of course. He
brought her back, gently. and
said: For which, darling,
thanks. For which" He
laughed. You planning on be-
ing the fourth Mrs. Conover ?"
Don't talk rough" she said.
Ray can take care of himself.
Why, he'll be in England two
days. and they'll let him out of
prison and give him a job. But
you'll pull stunt like this, and
get ashore, and in twenty-four
hours. you'll be drinking again.
Gonna reform me. kid?"
She said IF you'd ever had
a woman with CUTS, you wouldn't
need reforming, Con. You got
one now" Her eyes blazed I'm
going on with you, Con / know
a good thing when ] see it."
He said: I've been a good
thing all my life, but not the
way you mean it. So
so you need my help to get
Ray overheard" she said. So
don't get fresh with Mike Jado-
wicz's girl"
He started TO say something.
and said something else instead.
Il know when I'm licked. Go get
a bottle of rum out of the locker.
and bring It up. It's going to
take something to sock your best
friend over the head and turn
him loose in the Channel"
She said. Sure. Any time.
Any time from now on, pal, that
you need a drink, you ask Louise
and she'll mix it for you Be
cause a drink wiM never do you
any harm. never again
She stepped into the wheel.
and kissed him. and it was the
kind Of kiss his mother would
have given him If she'd lived
And then he was alone on the
bridge. and he felt a million
miles tall. She loved Ray. but
she thought that Harold Como
yer was man enough for her TO
give up her love, and save. She
had become a woman, instead of
what she was when he met her.
and no matter what happened
now
THE GIRL was back at FIVE
y minutes of eleven. She carried
a bottle and two glasses. Little,
pure stout crystal glasses She
said: Here's TO us" and set the
bottle on the deck She sat down
next TO it, her feet crossed under
her, with the grace Of girl who
has been dancing since she was
fourteen. She poured two little
jiggers Of the dark rum. and
rose with one in each hand.
Con held the Jgger in his
right hand the wheel in his left.
Here's to us, kid. no matter
what comes up next. We've had
too many winning tickets so
far"
She nodded. and they drained
their glasses. The drink tasted
as no drink had tasted 20 Harold
Conover in many a year, it was
liquid fire in his blood. and clean
in his mouth. and a drumming
in his heart
He swung his arm wide. and
threw the glass overheard The
girl half smiled, and dropped
hers over too.
Conover reached over his head.
and struck six bells Forward.
Ray answered the bells. then
started for the bridge
Land was clear on the star
board beam now.
Con said: "A kiss to seal it 90"
and this time he let go of the
wheel with both hands The
yacht waved wildly. As he held
Louise. ne dropped his right ann
and a sock fun OF sand came out
of the sleeve. and he hit hcr.
She was dead weight in his
arm for a moment. and then he
kissed her once more and lowered
her TO the deck. He grabbed the
wheel again. and put the Car
nival Queen about, into shore.
because they had rounded
Finistere.
Ray, coming up TO relieve him.