Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-06
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Dex Plans His Escape

the judge about nherting twenty-five thousand dollars
When Dex into the kitchen Cousin Grace scapng
She of ftve and her face full of
Conscience and Duty that might have been carved from slab
of Plymouth Rock. Looking up from the carrots, she said
well. Dexter how did school go today?'
change from the question he'd expected which
What made YOU Lafe? And her voice kindly that
encouraged Dex tell her the big idea which had come him
the way back from Judge Rogers. He down and began
when you and got here from New York. the wasteppe
under your sink fouled oper-d fixed your lawn
and rewred your waffle iron. Now they both work
'Yes, Dexter.
'I'm pretty good at fixing things and especially anything
electric He crunched front of the chair Right
Cousin Grace there's only places this where they fix
radios and TV SETS.
Cousin Grace didn't look up from her
i've worked on and can fix radios good lot of
people who work full time. My father taught me-. He
paused. Nov if you'd let room for WE'LL shop,
wouldn't be any expense you except little juice for the
soldering ron and you could keep the profits That way,
wouldn't feel alone all the time And I've got all my TOOLS.
Carrot in hand Cousin Grace looked steadily Dex I'm
sorry, Dexter but that's impossible
Dex jumped his feet But isn't impossible. III go from
getting business, because most everybody
gadge that won't work. I've got the knowhow and those
tools Just let me show them to you
heard her voice protesting but he the stairs to his
room, knelt down and looked under the bed.
The big wooden boxes They weren't anywhere
in the closet By the time he stumbled back into
the kitchen, his legs weren't any too steady.
Cousin Grace, did = did you put 'em somewhere?
She laid down the pan Of carrots and the knife
Dexter when your father died. he didn't leave enough to
his burial expenses paid that And because didn't want
you go orphan asylum got legal charge of And after
what spent going New York and paying for fathers
funeral ALL didn't have enough through the MONTH
took those tools the secondhand and sold Them
FOR moment Dex couldn't squeeze out word. Then he
heard his rising You can't do that Cousin Grace You
can't do that They belonged my father and 49,
After he of BREATH she sad in this world Dexter
make the best of things What's done DONE
We can't change the past I'm sorry necessary but
couldn't otherwise Now you up and wash for dinner
He remembered how he upstairs but there
though knew he looked again under the bed and
the closet Then he locked the door and Topping down the
red comforter, buried his face in the pillow.
1t was eigh-twenyfve by the little alarm clock the COM
mode when finally he up and turned the light He
answered when she'd called him dinner because he knew he
couldn't sit the table from Cousin Grace Later he'd
heard the front door and close when she the house Now
he sat up he knew exactly what he going do.
Under loose Of the noleum, he'd hidden all his
three dollars and He dropped the coins
into pocket Them after slipping his and hat,
ne went to the bureau for the little snapshot of his father
Maybe day. Dex you'll know how your old Man
looked before he 10 be the he is ike a
who's Osf his sHng Dex, the simple of the that
I'm just Screwdiver mechanic with Edison IDEAS