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CALL FOR BIDS

The Board of County Commission
ers of Yellowstone County, Mon
tana, will receive sealed bids until
1920 A. NJ, August II, 1916, at
the office of the Commissioners in
the Courthouse, Billings, Montana,
for the purchase of the following
equipment:
One (1) General Purpose Type
Tractor with 1898 Dual tires with
6 speed transmission that will burn
tractor fuel as well as gas That
will develop not less than 80 HIP,
weight not less than 500 pounds
complete with Hydraulic Remote
Control Hoist and starter and
lights.
Price quotation to be fob. Bill
lings, Montana. Bids to be ac-
companied by manufacturers speci-
fi~cations.
Each bid must be accompanied
by a certified check made payable
to the Treasurer of Yellowstone
County for 1919 of the amount bid.
The Board reserved the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
By order of the Board, July %,
1916.
SIONERS OF YELLOWSTONE
COUNTY.
CHAS. E. WICKS, Chairman.
date First Pub. July "a, 1946-4t)
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NOTICE OF RECEIVING BIDS
FOR PURCHASE OF SCHOOL BUS

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
that the trustees of Laurel School
District No. Z, Laurel, Montana will
receive bids up to and including the
9th day of August, 1916 at 500
with the Clerk of the School Dis
trict. The school bus to be pur-
chased will accommodate from
thirty-six to forty-eight passengers.
Bidders shall submit with the bid,
specifications of the equipment of
fered for sale, together with the
price thereof, and make delivery on
or before August 81, 1916.
Trustees reserve the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
Dated July "a, 1916.
E. l.. FENTON,
Clerk of School District No. T..
Laurel, Montana.
date First Pub. July "a, 1946-3t)
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LLOYD LIPP.

Secretary-IreaSurer.
Box 1894, Billings, Montana.
(Date First Pub. July TO-, ~1946-4t)
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Ruth Nutting, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned Executor of the Estate
of Ruth Nutting, deceased, to the
creditors of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within ten months after
the first publication of this notice,
to the said Executor at Laurel, in
the County of Yellowstone, State of
Montana.
Dated at Laurel, Montana, this
10th day of July, 1916
PETER THOMSON,
Executor of the Estate of
Ruth Nutting, Deceased.
B. l.. Price.
Laurel, Montana,
Attorney for Executor.
(Date First Pub. July 10, 1946-4t)
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SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL
DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF
MONTANA, IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY OF YELLOWSTONE.
YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MON
TANA, a body polite and corpor-
ate, Plaintiff,
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STUD-Palemino stallion, thor
oughbred stock, the Charley
Barney horse. Fee at my home
place, SIS at time of service. Re-
turn privileges. Will bring to
your place within 25 miles radius
for $50. H. r. "Hi" Barney.
7-1O-4t
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ALIAS SUMMONS

Cor Publication)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL
DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF
MONTANA, IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY OF YELLOWSTONE.
JOHN W. NOLTE, Plaintiff,
MAUDE E. sEIBREDE, CLAIR
ENCE H. SELBREDE, LEONA
SELBREDE, his wife, the I'M
known owners, unknown heirs,
and unknown devisees of WILL
LIAM C. SELBREDE, deceased,
OTIS E. ROBERTS and ...-.....
ROBERTS, his wife, if any,
SPAULDING MANUFACTURING
COMPANY, a corporation, and all
other persons, unknown, claiming
or who might claim any right,
title, estate, or interest in, or lien
or encumbrance upon, the real
property described in the COM
plant, or any thereof, adverse to
plaintiffs ownership, or any cloud
Upon plaintiffs title thereto,
whether such claim or possible
claim be present or contingent,
including any claim or possible
Cldllll u uOh els lllCliOdIC VI az
crued, Defendants.
THE STATE OF MONTANA TO
THE ABOVE NAMED DEFEND
ANTS AND TO ALL OTHER
PERSONS UNKNOWN:
GREETING:
YOU are hereby summoned to
answer the complaint in this action
which is filed in the office of the
Clerk of this Court, a copy of which
is herewith served upon you, and
to file your answer and cry a
copy thereof upon the plaintiffs
attorney within twenty days after
the service of this summons, ex-
elusive of the day of service; and
in case of your failure to appear Or
answer, Judgment will be taken
against you by default, for the re-
lief demanded in the complaint.
This action is brought for the
purpose of quieting title to the
lands situated in Yellowstone Coun-
ty, Montana, and described rs fol-
lows:
Lots Eleven (11), Twelve (12),
Thirteen (13), Fourteen (14),
Fifteen (15), Sixteen (16),
Seventeen 40, Eighteen (18),
Nineteen (19), and Twenty (2O)
in Block Fourteen (14) of the
Laurel Heights Subdivision in
the City of Laurel, Montana;
Lots Six co., Seven CD, Eight
(8), Nine (9), and Ten (10) in
Block Seven % in the Laurel
Heights Subdivision in the City
of Laurel, Montana, all according
to the official plat now on re-
cord and on file in the office of
the Clerk and Recorder of yell
lowstone County, Montana.
WITNESS my hand and the seal
said Court this 18th day of July,
1916.
KATIE DAVIES, Clerk,
(SEAL) By E. o. PRICE,
Deputy Clerk.
Sande & Gales,
Montana,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
date First Pub. July II, 1946-4t)
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Cinder and pumice building blocks
are available in any quantity at
Red Lodge Building Block Co.,
Box 276, Red Lodge, Mont. 7-24-4t
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FOR SALE-Modern house, six
rooms, 2 baths. LOG 5th Ave. 1t
FOR SALE registered Shorthorn
bull calf, liz mos. old. Milking
strain. w. H. Kirchner, Absaro-
kee. tip
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WANTED-Married man for gen
eral farm work. Ben Kautz, Bill
lings, Rt. l. 1tp
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Smiths Funeral Home,
burials 225.0O
Agnes G.. Murdo, salary. 1850
Mrs. Alice B. Fraser, salary 21.45
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COMMISSIONER
PROCEEDINGS

Continued from Page Eight
G. Mitchell Morris, salary. 1900
Herbert Bailey, Sheriff,
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08
A HEALTHY SIGN

The large turnout of Key
West citizens for the meet
ing of Commissioners in City
Hall Tuesday evening was a
heartening spectacle, and
one that should often be
Duplicated in every city and
town in America.
Where the citizenry is en-
lightened on local municipal
affairs, and takes a keen in
terest in them, we can be
sure that they will usually
have efficient and honest
administrations.
Not only did approx
mately 500 Key Westers
turn out for the meeting
Tuesday evening. but MANY
of them stood up and aired
their opinions, asked num-
erons questions, made keen
enquiries into certain city
problems.
We might not always
agree with what a citizen
has to say in open meeting,
but like old Voltaire, we will
defend to the death his
right to say it. No harm has
ever come of a citizen speak
ing his mind in open meet
ing. It is where citizens take
a lackadaisical attitude in
their hometown affairs that
harm results form loose and
irregular government.
Apparently Key West is
in danger of no such harm,
il Tuesday evenings meet
ing is any indication of wide
spread interest in the city's
administration.
We hope that in the
future Key Westers will con-
tinue to turn out in large
numbers to similar meetings
and we have a bunch that
they will.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08
WAR HAS ITS ACCIDENTS

Anybody above the fifth
grade in school ought to UNI
derstand that in war some
soldiers are killed accident
ally by their own army and
that others give up their
lives when munitions and
explosives fail to behave as
expected.
Consequently, there is
nothing remarkable about
the admission by Maj. Gen.
Alden H. Watt, chief of the
chemical warfare service,
that defective mortar shells
caused the death of some
American soldiers. 1t is not
even a point made for the
Senate War Investigating
committee whose members
seem tothink they have un-
covered a sensation.
The committee s h 0 u ! d
concern itself with an in
quiry into the possibility
that defective shells were
knowingly passed to the
Army by contractors callous
to the consequences while
gobbling profits from war
orders. If the investigators
can get enough facts to tie
such a charge upon a war
profiteer, then it would be
a senation.
While on the subject we
might as we'll point out that
in warfare, whether be-
tween planes, warships or
men on the ground, acct
dents occur and there We're,
no doubt, many instances
where our men were killed
by our own weapons. We see
no way to avoid this unfor-
tunate result of handling
dangerous weapons in bat
tie. The fact of these killings
is by no means the same as
the suspicion that some
manufacturer was deliber-
ately careless in the making
of weapons or shells.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08
THE PULLING POWER

Turmoil ii the city has re-
suited in at least one good
thing creating sufficient IN
terest among the people Of
Key West to impel them to
participate in the considera-,
ton of civic matters.
Tuesday night, at the
meeting of city commission
ers. the assembly hall was
iampacked to the stairs
leading to it. Besides, every
body in the audience appar-
emily was keenly interested
IN the proceedings.
Cause of that interest
stemmed from the conten-
ton among city officials or
former officials. That pull
ing power, strange as it may
seem. Is far greater among
Key Westers generally than
the pulling Of their purse
strings.
A case in point is the re-
cent meeting of the local
school board, with its pro-
posed topheavy budget for
the coming fiscal year,
which meant $50, S56.85 in
taxes in excess of what the
board received last year
from the taxpayers of Mon
roe county.
The Citizen published
article after article about
the meeting the board was
TO hold, and, as was reported
in The Citizen, only one tax
payer attended the meeting.
Taxpayers generally were
uninterested, thong it
meant many thousands OF
dollars would be taken from
their pockets. But let con-
tention arise, and it puts
everybody in Key West on
tiptoe.
And that everybody"
will be on tiptoe when he
comes to pay his county
taxes and find them to. be
much higher than they were
last year.
As The Citizen has re-
peatedly said, teachers are
underpaid, so give them
larger salaries, an increase
of 20 percent. The school
board easily could have done
that, with a millage three
mills less than the IL mills
specified.
But taxpayers, with one
exception, were not interest
ed enough to protest. They
will keep their protests till
taxpaying time rolls around.
All. but let there be con-
tention in the air! Then you
may fill a hall at any time
with keenly interested Key
Westers. The pulling power
is contention.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08
CARD or THANKS

Through the columns Of TIE
Citizen, We wish to express sin
cere thanks to neighbors and
friends for their many acts 81
kindness and manifestations of
sympathy during the illness and
following the death of our be-
loved one, Eliza AImyda. We are
truly grateful, ESQ, lor the many
beautiful floral tributes Of re-
membrane.
aug8-lt THE FAMILY.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08
SAYS FARM LAND
is TOO HIGH

A Tennessee bank e r,
speaking recently in North
Carolina, said that it is time
to discourage the .'spiraling
of farm land prices" assert
ing that in a number of
states the prices are NOW
well over their high aver
ages of 1920"
The banker, G.. w. Bailey,
said that taking 1921-14 as
normal, farm lands, all
over the nation, are over 40
and warns that Indebted
ness incurred now in the
purchase of additional land
could become very oppres-
sive in future years.
This is a timely warning.
1t should not be necessary
in Monroe County, where
many prosperous farmers
lost their land after the first
World War through the
process of buying too much
additional high-priced land.
------------------------
A balanced life includes
work, recreation, meditation
and study.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08
PHOTO SUPPLIES

Our representative is now selling
our Christmas Special Coupon.
Please welcome him when he
calls at your home. He has an
attractive offer for you and
your family. Pilkington-Evans
Studio, Sis Fleming st.
aug6-tf
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08

Lost Small Boston Bull Brindle,
answers to name Of Tippie.
Liberal reward for return to
Manager, La Concha Hotel.
aug8-3t
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08
sPFfIAI NOTICE.

AT rtadfng notices. cards CT
thanks. ress1suffo,rs ~ respect. okIt-
uarF notices. poems, etc, viii ne
.ehsr2ed fOr At the Tate Of - cents
3 line
Notices for entertainment ~
ehs rehes from which q revenue -
90 be aer4Ned are cents q line
The Citizen = an open forum and
invites discussion Of public Issues
and subjects ~ locaf Or general
Interest. but II viii not publish
anonyEaous con1mnIII catlons.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08

Electrical contracting; motors,
generators, radio repairs and APP
planes. Sawyer's Electrical
Repair Shop, 302 Virginia St,
phone 1896. aug8- l2tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08

Lost Black brief case with gold
initials S.M.A. and Identified
ton cards on inside. A very
treasured gift. IF found phone
367 or return to Convent of
Mary Immaculate. Reward.
aug3- 2tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08

When Won think Of plumbing
supplies or plumbing work.
think Of Peppers. Call Us for
repairs or installations. Pep
per's Plumbing Supplies, 512
Fleming, Phone lib. augl-tf
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08

Business opportunity - Be your
own boss Ideal for young cou-
pie capable of earning from
$4,000 a week to $4,000. Total
investment $4,000. Expense to
operate business not to exceed
$3.50 day. Please don't an
swer ad unless you mean BUSH
ness. Box Ella, Citizen Office.
august
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08

Bag of laundry, stenciled, between
Poinciana and Navy Yard.
Finder, please phone Clark.
228, Navy, or 60 to COL Poin-
ciana. aug6 -3tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08

NOTICE-A small shipment of
mother pearl toilet seats in
various colors just arrived.
They dress up your entire
bathroom. See them at Peppers
Plumbing Supplies, 5l2 Elem
ing. aug1-tf
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08

campbell's, 9l8 Division, phone
189. Keys made, locks repair
ed, etc. aug1-l limo
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08

unfinished building, 6 rooms
and large storeroom, center of
town, no modern conveniences.
Cheap rent. Phone SOP between
8 am. and 6 pm. aug8-tf
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08

Complete household Furnishings,
practically new Westinghouse
electric refrigerator and wash
er. Caloric gas range. ''Cush-
man. solid Vermont maple di-
nette and bedroom suite. Mod
ern kitchen set. Simmons in
nerspring studio couch. Toast
master. electric iron, sandwich
grill, Wearever aluminium pots
and pans. Also many other
items at reasonable prices. FOG
South ST., End floor. aug6-3tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08
FOR SALE

! and 3 bedroom bungalows,
furnished and unfurnished:
small down payment. balance
payable monthly. johnson q
johnson, Phone 372. aug1-tf
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08

Lambs gambol and in due
time get fleeced.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08
FOR RENT

Efficiency cottage, all utilities
furnished. Albury's Cottages,
800 Simonton st. aug6-3tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08
MISCELLANEOUS

Refrigeration sales and service.
Repairs on all makes. All work
guaranteed. Mumford & Ross,
220 Duval ST., phone 1913.
jly18-tf
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08
ROOMS FOR RENT

Light housekeeping rooms, $500
weekly. All William Street.
jiyl1.1mex
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08

The Key West Exterminating Co.
will solve any determination
problem. Hotels, Restaurants,
homes and stores. Phone 1881
between 8 am. and 6 pm.
aug8-6tv
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08

For guaranteed plumbing work
and repairs, call John Curry,
5l2 Margaret street, phone 78l.
Give us try on your next job.
Free estimates. jly16-1mox
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08

5 rooms of furniture, $4,000.
House available for rent, too.
1921 Flagler Avenue. Phone
1065-M. aug8-3tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08

Furnished or unfinished, 2 or 3
bedroom house. Call 324-W.
aug6-3tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08

Mans bicycle, good balloon tires,
good paint, $3.50. 1900 Staples
Ave. aug8-3tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08

For Sale-Underwood typewrit-
er Qike new. Baby carriage,
with mattress. Baby stroller,
lady's bike. Apply 1914 Varela
Street. aug6-3tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08

The Advertisers
PAYMENT

49, &30W va k&6%1S
PAYMENT
Pmymemf Cor classified nklygrfise-
uaents - invariably In mdvnnce. bus
reEular advertisers with ledEer ae-
ee<Ents namT have their advertise
aEenfs charged.
PUBLICATION DEADLIfgE
To insure publEcaffon. cepy lnnsf
~ in tina office befare n o'eloek ON
she day Of pRhlieatfen-
a n . q q D IN N n n q n
->n cas-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08

'3s Mercury bushes " pc, ) new
tires, new paint job, general
condition AL. $S35.Oo. Apply
Red Brick Garage. aug3- 3tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08

Wanted-Second- hand electric re-
frigerator. Phone 1l37-W or
46o-W. aug8- 1tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08

For Sale-Pre-war couch and
chair. l107 Varela ST.
<sierp sss-e y
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08
WANTED

Room and Board with private
family in town. References
furnished. Apply Box Is, c/o
Citizen Office. aug3 ct
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08

Amplifier with 3-plug-in jacks.
12-inch loudspeaker and case.
Also microphone. Complete,
$4,000. Apply at 317 Eaton,
rear. aug6-3tx
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08

Experienced mattresses. Apply
hostess, La Concha Hotel.
aug0-3t
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08

Woman to take care of boy. Call
ll4-J. aug8-6t
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08

Lady's bike, good condition. Gull
lom, SOB Simonton Street, be-
tween 5 and pm. aug7-2t
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-08-08

Uphelster and trimmer. Apply
Key West Bedding. aug1-tf
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-06-21
HUBERT p. BARTON
do Statniho Senatu.

Svym Ceskoslovenskym Pra-
telGm!
TAX jake Sc v armada Tikalo:
"UdeTila II hodina", to same
name nyn1 = Primarily v pom
deli, "a. cervna. I ia vznaslm k
mym Ceskoslovenskym Pirate
lGm posledn1 zadost O podporu
me kandidatury "a Statnlho
Senatora "a 2. Zakonodarny
DISTRICT.
V nekolika posledn1ch ty-
dnech cetli a slyseli jste 0 me
zp1sobilosti a idealech ma tento
Trad. VeT1m, re pc zralem u
vazen1 a pc porovnan1 mych
protivn1kG a mne = o vOleb-
MIN dnu zmacknete klicku 2OA
Tim budete demonstrovati du-
veru We mne a umozn1te me prl-
vilej a pTilezitost abych proka-
zal, re jsem hoden Vaseho W.
beru.
Jestli zvftez1m ci prohraji =
ziskal jsem mnoho z teto KAN
pane, nebot mi bylo umozneno,
re jsem Sc mohl lepe seznamitl
S Vami lidem. Obzvlaste mne
test, re jsem poznal osobne a
.isem ma spolecne kandidatce S
obl1benymi a schopnymi kandi-
daty Cechy PIP: Kul1skem, Va
lisem, Behounkem a Holubem.
Zaslouzf 81 Vast podporu a ia
veTim, re je zvol1te do 1radu.
Huhnrt p BARTON
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1946-06-21
Move stejnokroje nepropousti
naboje.

Vyzkumne instituce armady
vynalezly latku pro stejnokro-
je, ktera nepropoust1 naboje a
zejmena pax mens1 nabojove
strepiny. General Devers, KITE
ry tuto informaci poskytl pro-
hlasil, re tyto move stejnokroje
budou S to zabraniti mnoha IRA
nenim a jsou daleko 1cinnejsl
nez letecke stejnokroje.
Urad valky soucasne oznamil
re major general Henry S. Au-
rand byl postaven v cello vsech
armadnich vyzkumnlch institu-
"a
Evening star., 1946-10-27
THE GIRL he ADORED
Continued f,ox page si1

about alone together -. and the
way she smiled at him when he
came in after school. as though she
had been waiting for him. :.
Once girl they all called the
:"brain," girl who always spouted
knowledge in the moonlight instead
of moving closer. stopped him in the
hall. II never knew you liked
poetry" she said. looking up at
him with eyes like melting taffy in
her long. serious face. II like it too.
Maybe some time ="
Yeah. Sure. Some time"
After he'd escaped. he stood and
thought for a minute; something
came to him that seemed very pro-
found. very sophisticated. You can
kiss any girl. he thought. if you use
the right approach. Maybe you have
to talk mush, like movie hero -
maybe you have to act as if kissing's
the last thing on your mind -
maybe you have to listen to poetry
but you can do it.
And then on the heels of this
another thought exploded in him;
Lydia. he thought. maybe could
kiss Lydia.
WHEN he went into her class after
school that day, everything was diff
ferent. 1t was all arranged in his
mind now - all clear and under
stood. He was no kid, to sit and
moon over a woman and let it 70
at that He was a man - hadn't she
said he was a man? - and she was
only little thing, almost as young
as he was. He knew she felt some
thing too, because of the way she
smiled at him. the way her face lit
up when he came into the room.
He walked in with a mans pur-
poseful stride. Let's not talk poetry
today" he said, firmly and loudly.
She turned in her chair, her back
to the window. and the soft light
hid the small. beginning lines around
her eyes. IAN right, Bill. What
would you like to talk about?"
'Iover' His voice, which had
been settled to a mans deep bass
for several years. cracked on the
word, but she did not seem to
notice. She smiled-not with amuse-
ment, but with a gentleness that
hurried the already mad pace of his
heart. I'm an English teacher" she
said. Still. suppose l know little
about love too
All his carefully prepared phrases
few out of his head. Maybe you'll