| Show Y By Elenore Me Continued from yesterday Timmy took took a hot chugging breath I 1 wonder why youre you're talking talking talking talk talk- ing like this Sandy Its It's not like you ou to stall She was as feverishly excited A Adry Adry Adry dry hotness burned her mouth Stall StallS What do you me mean n by that None of you came ame None p ot us was invited j Jl r I wr wrote te the invitations my myself elt I mailed them then myself Timmy looked up uP at the hills then down at Sandys Sandy's flushed dis distracted dis- dis face face- Oh wh why are YOU vou I I bothering about it now now Sandy I didn't care Of course I wouldn't have gone anyway G Gee its it's good to tose se see you ou again Did Didou ou hear about Lupie Costa She would not be evaded She said in a low impetuous tone you get a note from me Timmy Yes everyone Yes everyone got those nota notes None Noe of you came Vh Why I v They Tiey all k knew ew about the other I invitations Is Is that tha t the only reason Please se ell me Timmy Timmy please please I was as terrIbly terribly terribly ter- ter ter ter- hurt about it It You surely ought to be friend enough to tell me 10 Sh She l kept pt on urgently Then she made him hin stop the car slipped her hr hand Oyer over his Timmy Timmy please please 1 I must know mow this I this I must When she said this her dark dalk I storming eyes beseeching his Timmy Timmy Timmy Tim Tim- my gulped Gee Sand Sandy y you U make It hard for a fellow She smiled at at him winnin winningly IY Like old times ily iy dc Now tell me tell ne tell me He ran a hand through his smooth blond hair He lie told her with many frowns man many The day before lefore the housewarming housewarming housewarming house- house warming HeInie Heinle met Murillo 1 on the street Murillo was very cordial so Heinle HeInie said See you OU tomorrow night Ben Murillo glanced at Heinie Heinle in as astonishment astonishment astonishment as- as and asked naked How is that Then Heinle HeInie said Well Veil arent aren't you ou giving a grand and glorious shindig Why no no-I'm no Im I'm having my family and a few ye very Intimate friends Heinle Heinie was rather staggered and blundered Guess Im I'm one of the intimates then I Ive I've e got a sure enough Invite from Sandy Heinie Heinle said Murillo 1 then gave him I the dirtiest look There must be some mistake turned on his heel heeland heeland and walked off ort Heinle was so 50 incensed that he told everybody Then they all aU knew mew why their invitations came so late and why they were wc written and the L I i I others engra engraved They knew th they y want Wanted S 5 Telling this Timmy's face face- took jook on ona a drawn anxious look He covered cov coy red bred Sandys Sandy's hand with a troubled We Ve knew We Ve Just didn't want to tomake tomake tomake make it hard for you Say Say SandY Sandy dont don't don't dont look ok so nobody so-nobody nobody cared I cared Timmy I cared a great deal I invited you You should have come You see why sec why see why its it's just that B Bens Ben's Js different nt H well weh well he hei didn't i mean a a. thing by that He was as just surprised d. d She She tried to excuse him Her lips Ups t p pitifully r Timmy Timmy said Dont Sandy Sandy- please dont don't feel fecI like this But she went vent on relentless I r suppose Heinle Heinie told you about that dinner at Tahoe Yes Heinle HeInie felt awful about that He was afraid you ran away oil on 01 account count l of It I Ran n away Oh Timmy Timm Timmy who saM sard Iran away away dont don't know know know-I I thought Oil Oh I N NO NO O N NO 0 T Tell ll me do you yot a. a all know that too Yes someone Yes someone saw you get off the train alone There was wa's talk tall They said you were going to sue for a divorce I Their eyes were fastened on each others other's face I If f Suddenly Sandys Sandy's became calm a I smile transfigured the troubled mouth She looked off at I trains rains black under the crystalline sky And she looked back with a serene aserene h happiness at Timmy all aU aUp i p past st Timmy Dont Don't be sorry orry for me I was as asIn In unhappy appy at first terribly first terribly so 50 Im I'm not now I cant can't tell you Just how It is Is but but I wouldn't give give- up things Ive I've got not got not for the world I Oh J. J t mean It Jt I really really do to She laughed And I see Ben In a different light now He Hes He's 5 just just- justa a bit hard to understand understand understand-that's that's all Why hed he'd be despondent If he thought hes he's offended HeInIe Heinle Timmy was abashed by this this this- touched because ho he was so fond of ot Sand Sandy shamed because because- she lied for him But he said gallantly Oh sure hes he's a good fellow cant can't ex expect expect ex- ex a man to marry a girls girl's family and friends and off cast-off lovers can you Perhaps I better hetter be taking you home Time was when he was in li-i no hurry to land me nie home lonie Very well She settled low In the seat bUrnIng burnIng burn- burn Ing lug with with-i anxiety as they neared the house housle She said once Oh Timmy let me out here hero Youre You're In a tI hurry I know Ive I've spoilt your our whole hoIe af- af |
