The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-17

'Ioin out teniEhtf Dance n
the uso hall
Norman asked ne Norman
Dana
"ummHl -. But u isnt him.
- it,
NO. Pop
Nina" Pop vent on eating.
avoiding her syes
"rops- she spoke after = long
minute.
Hmm
IF yuu-loved somehcdy-iook.
Pop. Fnendship i ssfally I'M
portant. isn't IL -. ! mean. u a.
MINI"
Pep. am I % fredericksburg
ugiyf"
Pop stopped chewing. bread In
hand he gszed at her and
frowned. You are the second
prettiest giri God ever created"
he swore. and I win personally
choke the man who denies 81 La
eept for your Nom. you
Yes. but-bn,-am I dezir-
able on. Pop. you know what
mesnl-
II wasn't funny and u wasn't
meant 10 he. Pop Miller wiped
his mouth. hls hands But AZ he
lectured blythe he gestured with
his bread.
Honey. there's something you
want, and you don't want 10 tell
me. don't blame you I'd rather
you wouldn't unless you wish.
But I can say thls-the Milisrs
come from fighting stock Do you
understand met" lie almost roarsd
that. and she did not answer.
80 Did tho McLendons. your
mama's blood" he went on. scowl-
ing. challenging. If we want
something we git ~ What DO you
see me teach the lads Of an after
noon7 To sit back and wait for
the ball or tho runner7 What do
Hogan and Dana dof They tear
ahead They Eol They drivei
They drive fair. but they tackle
or they carry. and every coach In
the country would give his soul
TO have my two menl They're go
getters. honeyl" His tone dropped
then. back to tenderness -Aw,
honey girl. II you-you--"
BLY, was finished eating. She
got up. rumpied her hair fringe
by way Of thank you. and went
off 10 her room. She wanted to be
alone now.
For five minutes she stared At
nothing, thinking. Then abe
turned to the mirror on the closet
door. The Blythe Miller facing
her there was--ss Pop had as
sured her-quite as pretty a. .
girl need be. Blythe allowed her.
self no false belittlement Of that
fact
She thought then Of Nancy Hale.
Mrs. Wesley Hale. the chsr-r-rm-
ing widow No, she couldn't even
say II sarcastieslly. Nancy really
was charming. Nancy had no
money but abe had that finer
som thIng Of sristocarcy OF
class" Some people just seem
endowed with IL; others never
have II At all. Blythe reflected.
DO I have ~ -. She turned night
and left. rear and front =.
What's more, Nancy 10 unselfish
and kind. and has been through
20 much misery
Blythe pushed that thought
aside instantly. IL would never
do Fight for your rights. Pop
had said. Fight for what you
want. She. Blythe. had done the
decent thing toward the attractive
widow whom chance had thrown
20 Dramatically onto the Lincoln
Field football team. She had
helped rescue Nancy and baby
Scooter.
She had given Nancy clothes.
She had given-yes. even friend
ship. when Nancy needed that IN
It's deeper. subtler forms But nav
In the name Of that friendship.
Nancy had asked Blythe for help
In winning a man that Blythe her
self loved. True. Nancy didn't
know about BIythss feelings. And
yet
1T wouldn't natter" Blythe
whispered, TO herself 4 know II
wouldn't for she-shs's . fighter
too II shs wants somsthing-
and anyway. shes a woman .
Just a. am"
That. Blythe reasoned. was ths
sun Of II all.
Nancy 10 . woman. So am /
Since time began women have
gone after the things they wanted
their msn-scrspplng u need Be.
tooth and toenagi Friendships ;
Fair plsyg Ethiesf Fine concepts
for the school notices. but IN real
life
Blythe felt something elemental
stirring within her. she though;
hack 70 Pops lecture about being
determined and aggressive. shs
felt. too. that she Was ustnrs
enough 10 understand. abe who
had turned 10.
Her dainty chin vent np. and
through cisnchsd teeth shs whis-
pered. I'm give Nancy Hale tbs
darndest fight abe ever heard offs