| Show 4 I F s lr i. i v t i iF if f i f 1 iJ wP 3 t f S St r 1 I C Y A 7 o 1 i Comes East Easly l F. F Jeannie Did Not Intend to Lose dose J 1 the Man Site She Loved Just k t N Fate Seemed s I 1 ft I III J f. f Jv to Be Leading Him l 1 I x Jt s t I r the Other Way f 1 V r J S 1 Y t tY Y I ER R father made and scads t HER of ot money Jeannie adored him fought for lor him and spent all aU she could of ot that money She prided herself on being levelheaded levelheaded level level- i headed and kno knowing how to lo look out for 4 herself So he was rather startled on the I day that she he said r Do you mind 1 if Im I'm engaged to Freddy Kemp J. J tL He minded horribly but he was wise enough n not to say so 50 Kemp seem seemed cd to him everything that husband r hr t should hould not beA be it It A uA little too old and a a. little mUe too rIchy rich richand y v- v f and a whole lot too darned sure of him himself 7 1 self golf he hc thought pessimistically But he u f kept t his thoughts to himself His own t marriage hadn't started out that way k F. F He had been a little too young and a little f too poor and not at all sure of or himself h He Hc sighed as he be remembered that dim dimand dimand and Joyous time and thought of i courageous little mother saying pa passion passion- louI lou lou- I 1 r What Whit if it I am going Its It's been J Worth orth it I I fir k Jeannie's engagement ring a a. blazing 1 emerald with many diamonds had bad probably probably probably ably cost a hundred times what t h her herS r S mothers mother's had cost yet et J comment about it had been merely a 8 casual 1 Better get us some more burglar In Insurance In- In ch en Her f father ther found himself remembering ft R sleepy colt and the shabby black baek buggy t in which he had wooed her mother other Not i much like Ilke Freddy Kemps Kemp's new car which h was a thing of much cream colored paint r t red morocco cushions and too much shinIng shin shin- Jit f Ing metal Jeannie int Interrupted his mournful so soliloquy so- so 1 f. f with a butterfly kiss Her bronze curly hair was by no means hidden b by Y her impudent green sports hat Her artfully art art- K fully tully pleated skirt was a large and brilliant brit bril ti J Rant plaid The only sober thing about 1 her heras was as a little black suede coat and that had silver buttons Arent I Scotch enough for lor you ou today Loday i the she teased her dad 4 YO You u Scotch he growled fowled Only your our r clothes and your our name The rest of ot you g. g I has been hard boiled In the melting pot Freddy Kemp honked his horn i x Why dont don't he come to the door for fors' fors s' s you h her r father exclaimed peevishly He Hep p seemed scorned to see sec the col colt nibbling the front fronts fronta s lawn a U while he hurried up the lie steps to toi i greet Erect the girl who was as going to lo b be Jean Jean- nic's tics mother Jeannie caught up her coat r What Wha a grouchy grouch I do believe ber be be- r lieve youre you're Jealous of or Freddy ti FREDDY T REDDY was cross too loo The car ar wasn't behaving well It ran alon along all right righton rishton on an the pavements pa In to town U did fairly on the stretch of State road but it wheezed up the Ion long hill to the country club with W I apologetic coughs and no amount amoun of gear gear- shifting could k keep p it from dying abo about t. t I. I a quarter of a mile from the top Freddys Freddy's s I. I r. r treatment of the innocent starter was as y vicious and Jeannie said Bald so i L f Goes very cry well going goinS' downhill doesn't t. t 7 It she taunted him lum as they rolled along J into the valley alley Must be carbon he said gloomily I i t Carbon nothing Her retort was spir spir- ii ted lied I told you rou before jou you bought it itI v that this boat was no good Its It's all looks I and no innards I tell you jou joure youre stung Flip i c I wish ish you ou wouldn't call caU me Flip They were vere laboring up another hill hllL Jr I wish you OU wouldn't be so o flip P 1 You think you jou ou know about everything I Youre You're t- t so liO darn darned d sure about everything Her lIer f f insouciant little giggle as the car went slower lower er and slower dower was simply maddening I If Ie you jou ou get this back to lo our house she sher r if added with suspicious sweetness I tell IL you jou ou what Ill I'll do Ill I'll I run you jOU over o to lo the thc tJi 3 club in daddys daddy's old nY sixteen Nineteen model he hc scoffed 1 the J With original paint l t lt-t tr i But purring like a kitten ever since Y 1 they ran her leer out of or the paint shop I Freddys Freddy's car as though for sheer spite stopped dead You only have to walk about ha half a amile mile back to that gas station in the hollow hol hal halI hollow I I low Jow she remarked cheerfully E Ill have c no roads roadsIde fool with this engine He crawled stiffly out w r unfastened ned tho the bonnet and peered solemnly sol sol- curdy within I perhaps I cr perhaps It may be bethe the carburetor carburetor- his faintly muffled tones ton rumbled out to herNo herI her No such luck luckl she cooed It never 1 y did havo have much pep pcp but if H you want to I 1 know w what hat Is 15 ailing it today why Ill I'll tell you Its It's tho the doohickeys s s 's on the lops tons of oC the valves valves valves-that's i that's what was clicking f Yes he asked sarcastically t t You dont don't need to be nasty Her Hert t I temper was Vias rising I ma mayn't nt know the S J technical nam names for things but daddy says I have ha a natural aptitude for machinery i a- a If even C one of or those little doohickeys s is t loose loose loose- Will you be e good enough to step on tJ I the starter tarter he interrupted h her t You sound like wed we'd been married C two eighty years years ears the way you OU order me around Flip she grumbled But she slid obediently to lo the drivers driver's scat seat let 1 her herre i cr green re n leather toe reach out toward the I starter button and jerked her foot back r. sputtering puttering Fool Leave a a. car in gear scar S 4 Pv P v S Tr j 1 ki S i 1 fc S 'S I S k 5 11 J S Ii I Ha 1 I S r J 5 S I r. r y and then telling me to lo start it She yanked a lever ba back k pulled up the emergency emergency emer emer- gency brake and issued her ultimatum Im going to save sa you time and money b by backing this car down n the hill to that garage The last time tune you tried tinkering tinkering tinkering tinker tinker- ing with it It took them two to days to repair the damage you ou did Come around and get in I asked you ou if you jou OU would step on that starter he began frigidly I think thin I have ha adjusted adJusted hi hi there Dont Don't back down that tha 1 hill She TV was as already several yards ards down it it Paying no heed to lo him whatever but hanging on to the wheel as though for dear life with her small face twisted into a delicious grimace as she watched the road in a scrap of ot mirror that was over the windshield She turned the thc car rather neatly around the short curve by the gasoline asolIne pump pulled up the brake and anddrew anddrew anddrew drew a long breath cc THAT HAT was a fool thing to lo do with wilh a acar acar car of or that size said a quiet voice olce Dont I know it she murmured But sho she laughed softly sonly as she Jumped out 5 feet 2 Z of or pure impudence Tills This car she ho apologized is a perfect lemon Its proud owner thinks Its It's carbon but butI I know that the doohickeys on the the- The what demanded the quiet voice Ho He towered above e her lice dark eyed and entirely serious Very looking good in khaki spite of or his grease covered Suddenly she found her U lips lip trembling She was blushing The little things on top lop of or the valves cs she faltered Its silly of or me to forget their names He disappeared Into the ca cavernous depths of his shop came out with a huge pica of or unbleached cotton which he tucked over the red morocco cushions While he hc was stepping Into the drivers driver's sea scat scurried around to lo the Ole other side of the car like Ilke a youngster who is afraid she isn't going to get to lo the picnic The starter whizzed the thc engine choked he lie shifted the gears and they were ere off limping up tho the hill He bent his head sidewise listening Halfway up the hill hIlI they met the tile owner plodding angrily down dOVin HU 1111 he yelled Imperiously I guess you'd better stop said Mid JeannIe demurely After Arter all it is his car carl The rhe mechanic didn't look around ather at her but she could feel his scorn He stopped long enough h. h for the owner to lo clamber on the running board With this added burden the suffering motor could scarcely make the grade When the top lop of the hill was reached the khaki- khaki clad one said quietly Valves cs are leaking Sounds like a cracked gasket Told you ou all the time lime It t was a doohickey doo doo- hickey Jeannie's voice rose You wouldn't believe me mc Flip Thought I didn't know anything about machinery But I knew all the time lime that 1 it was a doohickey I Neither man commented upon her mechanical mechanical me me- acumen but a faint smile was wast t twisting the corners of oC the grave joung emans eman's firm lips Well said ald tho O Irr insolently think you jou ou kno know enough h to fix it Its no not especially difficult to io do The rhe mechanic was quite evidently forcing himself himself him him- self sel to be re respectful Only thing thins Is my repairman Is gone today I 1 would have to do it m myself and I may be bc interrupted the the gas pump pump pump- Ill pump the gas brown browne browneyes eyes e were shining with adventure ad Ive I always wanted to pump gas How much shall I charge a gallon Jeannie thundered her fiance The mechanic too eyed her sternly But again his lips twitched He reached for his cotton waste Ill walk down he said You can coast the car down downEr Er Ill I'll Ill I'll stick on the running board said the owner Thanks Ill I'll walk l said ald the mechanic The owner took tho wheel the tho car i. i r w wOh Oh Olt come quickly panted Jeannie i careened like a crazy thing jerking sidewise sidewise side side- wise into a ditch lunging out of or it and finally came lo to a stop with its rear bumper banged against the gasoline pump The owner walked up and down smoking smokIng smoking ing furiously while the mechanic worked But Jeannie Jeanie curiosity shining in her dark eyes lingered as close to the car as she dared Twice she handed the worker a a. tool when he needed It it He did not speak but nodded his thanks At a R desk near the window a a. quiet looking woman In a a. dark frock was making out bills She watched Jeannie and sighed A car clattered up sho she saw sav the bright figure of the girl rush toward it it How many gallons her insouciant voice rang out The mechanics mechanic's hand was on the thc gasoline gasoline gaso gaso- line Une wheel before tanned fingers could touch it Two ten he said tersely when the tank lank wa was filled lie handed a a. 5 5 bill through the window she pretty said the womans woman's voice softly Mom tom she's a young joung terror he murmured murmured mur mur- Somebody ought to lo spank her herand herand herand and take a away ay her tobacco She's just deviling dc that poor chap He lIe finished the repair Job with no more Interruptions but he lie was terribly conscious conscIous conscious con con- of or the pretty little person who vho hovered ho so closely watching a every ery move he made Twice the car owner ovner called t l- to the thc girl get grease on you jOU youl i lies Hes a perfect wiz viz of a mechanic I she retorted Come over o here herc and you'll learn something II The second time the owner was vas more tactful Dont you jOU think joud you'd better phone Sarah Were We're going to be a couple of or hours late laic late late- You do it It It Her dazzling smile disarmed dis dis- disarmed armed him Id make her furious Shell She'll forgive us If tr you jou talk to lo her Flip The quiet woman at the desk rose so he could use the telephone In the brilliant autumnal sunlight sunlight sunlight sun sun- O OUTSIDE light the small person on in the gaudy sport clothes murmured confidentially ally What do you jou OU think of oC that engine Good enough The mechanic was tightening nIng the thc stud nuts My dad says Its It's no good lIe He made no comment He has a Harlan she boasted s sweetly n sixteen nineteen i een Tl Tills This time he looked up Peach of oC a jo job that was as His eyes wee were shining Hows she he running Coos like a pigeon I can get seventy out of her Now No NoIe if Ie you'll start it it the mechanic spoke to the owner I think you youl find it all right S Se ms to go o the owner admitted grudgingly Hop in Jeannie Ho 1101 much The mechanic glanced a at a battered alarm clock in tho window Fifty minutes minutes' time charge Two Two- twenty for materials That makes it three seventy The owner 0 owner counted out four 1 bills You can eRn keep the thc change he said magnanimously But the mechanic diving divine into his pocket pulled out a quarter and a nickel and reached it toward the car She hid the coins In hi her small pink palm Good bj thanks a lot she called sweetly Three days daj's later in a drizzling rain lain an anold anold anold old Harlan slowed dO down dOIl Il beside the gasoline gasoline gasoline gaso gaso- line pump a cumbersome old roadster Guiltless of or any top The small person driving it worn a yellow slicker sUcker and a fishermans fisherman's oilskin cap thrusting her hand through his arm nm The mechanic came out of ot his dingy dinsy ea cave c and stared at hernel her Her nel bronze curls were shining with moisture her cheeks were pink from the rain and her nose guiltless of any powder showed a faint spatter of freckles I boasted I cr boasted too soon about this old bus She couldn't look at him while she said it it Its ts t's not going goin very cry well Acts like the gas line was clogged classed Walt Wait till I back my mj fly mv out and you youcan youcan ou can run under cover he lie answered There was as a surly url old Cairn curled on ona ona ona a rug by the door He lie vat watched hed the girl suspiciously and growled when she stooped to pa pat t him The mechanic his head already under the bonnet murmured He wont won't bite ite if you jOU dont don't touch him She walked about the dingy place humming humming hum hum- min ming softly Her pulse was vas racing lacing madly and her lice color was high His hand reach reaching In ou out for a pair of oC pliers touched her wet finger Would you jou ou mind waiting in the of office office ot- ot fice he asked his voice trembling She walked cockily a away war looking over her shoulder at nt him The murky place was electric with her half smothered la laughter The office was horribly neat and stuffy The woman at the desk des was still making out bills bUts her good morning was dole dole- ful sounding Jeannie wandered about still humming looking over oil motor advertisements ad sometimes but mostly watching the dark head of the mechanic Suddenly she shem m made de a discovery ery Why are you Jou crying r ins she asked the thew w woman oman I I probably need glasses the glasses the light here here here- You Yo were crying I JeannIe's own O o voice ce ceas was as crisply sure lies tried so o lard hard the older womans woman's up pent-up feelings gave save way in a rush of words lIe He has worked l so 50 hard But he simply cant can't contract to lo sell a l hundred cars and fifty trucks And he hc cant can't keep the 3 agency enc unless he hc takes the trucks He lie can sell the cars but not the trucks Hed He'd just be left leet with wilh them on his hands Repair work and gas sales alone wont won't pay expenses for us I 1 suppose we were silly to lo try with try with only the insurance money Jeannie didn't seem to listen She bad had made another discovery Why youre you're his mother she cried |
