Show rr- rr T Telegram el gram Serial I II I Unfair tO Love By Watkins E. E Wright II III Chapter 19 The next day the day the day of ot the barbecue was barbecue was perfect The weather er man had shown great len lence e. e And as Joe Neely stood looking out of the window of ot his bedroom he thought that it looked as though the weather man had taken aken the most perfect day in June and an ideal September day stirred them them- well and add added d Just the proper touch of August sky and sunshine Not a cloud a gentle breeze and over all a canopy of spotless spotless spot- spot less ess blue He turned away from the window window window win win- dow and finished dressing It was when he was putting his best pajamas pajamas pa- pa jamas lamas his toilet articles and his swimming trunks in a beach bag the telephone bell rang He picked up the receiver Hello is Is th that t you Joe honey a feminine voice inquired Yes Joe said smiling to him him- self This is Joe Joe honey this is Dai Daisy Im I'm Imin Imin Imin in a terrible dilemma happened Ive got no one to take me out outto outto outto to the barbecue Freds Fred's going to take some of the town folks that have been invited invited good good business he says And Rubys Ruby's doing the same What about Paul Oh hes he's going to take your girl friend I I thought she was already out there She was But It seems that she had to come In for some last- last minute errands and Pauls Paul's playing playing playing play play- ing busman or Cupid or boy scout or something And you want me ma to drive you out out out-is is that it it Yes Joe honey Unless youve you've also got a earful Not a soul said Joe Glad to have company Are you ready Yes Joe I am said Daisy Ive got the duckiest sort of dress for the barbecue and one for this evening and one for tomor tomor- row Ive I've also got some some slacks slacks to wear over my bathing suit and and and- Just a minute Joe cut in Maybe Id I'd better bring a truck Daisy laughed Ive got every everyone everyone everyone one of those things In one small suitcase Believe it or not Its hard t to believe all right said Joe But Ill I'll take your word for it Be down in the Inn lobby Daisy Ill Daisy Ill I'll be there In 15 minutes Oh Joe youre you're sweet said Daisy Im dying to see what you look like In a suit Some folks say I look like Jimmy Stewart Joe kidded Others say I resemble the LivIng Living Living Liv Liv- ing Skeleton when Im I'm wearing swimming trunks Joe Neely what a thing to cay liay Ill be seeing you said Joe Joe Joe- Just before hanging up He felt oddly gay and carefree Though heaven alone knew why he should feel that way He ought to feel lawer lower than Hades considering considering considering con con- all that had happened during the past week or rather all that had not happened Scarcely Scarce Scarce- ly a glimpse of Kathleen Just seeing her hurrying here or hurrying hurrying hurrying hur hur- there there and and nearly always with Paul Pennell And Mr Frank seeing almost as much of ot Ruby Howard What in heck had come over the Vaughans anyhow It looked as though the only mem mem- ber of the hous household hold who had any sense left was Lizzie Oh well the day was too perfect perfect perfect per per- for dwelling upon unpleasant matters Laugh say Laugh say clever things be be gay gay gay-be be the life of the party if it it kills you Joe Neely He finished his packing g grabbed abbed up the beach bag and went out outto outto outto to his car Daisy was waiting for him him him- looking like something out of Vogue Pale blue frock that matched the sky and made her eyes look even bluer A wide floppy floppy floppy flop flop- py hat that dipped here and there giving her a little girl appearance one moment and a look of mystery mystery mystery mys mys- tery the next Like me in this up get-up said Daisy I certainly do said Joe Only dont don't call it a get Its It's too beautiful for such a description Thanks Joe said D Daisy a is y Now youve you've added the perfect touch to a perfect day They drove out ut of town and turned into the road which led to the old Vaughan farm Joe recognized recognized recognized rec rec- a number of ot town people heading the same way Looks like old home week he said or or time for the count county fair The Vaughans certainly must be well fixed said Daisy to be beable beable beable able to entertain so lavishly Theres nothing lavish ravish about giving a barbecue said Joe Just Justa Justa a lot of hard work But all those people to be only about 30 guests in all That's not so many Goodness Joe honey if I had hac to cook for that many people I Id I'd just curl up and die And that said Joe would be Just too bad You look too al alluring alluring alluring al- al luring to curl up and die Daisy honey Do Do you really think I look al alluring alluring alluring al- al luring Daisy said very softly You bet I do said Joe They drove along in n silence for fora a while Daisy hummed presently a popular love song Listening to her Joe was reminded of a girl who sang over the radio Were you terribly hard on me mein mein mein in the review of Lets Call on Letty asked Daisy suddenly Of course not not said Joe I tried to do right by our little Daisy Sweet Sweet Toe sweet Joe oe Oh no nothing like that Just too soft-hearted soft I suppose to be bea a genuine George Jean Nathan or ora ora ora a Brooks Atkinson Will there be a part for me In your play Daisy wanted to know The play Rubys Ruby's Interested Inter ested in There may be And will you speak a good word for me to me-to to Ruby I dont don't think that would do any good said Joe Ruby knows all about you already But if it the playwright recommends recommends recommends mends me It will help certainly certain certain- Joe chuckled Were ly y crossing ou our bridges a long time before we get to them he said Ruby hasn't even read the play yet Daisy sighed How nice It would be she mused if actresses weren't so terribly Jealous of each other Are they said Joe They certainly are Ruby is always so afraid Ill I'll spoil one of her ler scenes scenes scenes-or or steal one It makes me very unhappy Joe honey But things are like that in all lines of work work people people are Jealous always ys y's figh fighting competition ion ani and its it's Its worse with acting acting Joe Joe You'll never know I will if will-if if I Maybe get a a. pk Play on Daisy moved closer to the young man beside her She looked up into his face Joe honey she said sometimes some soffie times I wish I were Just an or dmary girl g Why said Joe bluntly I mean I wish I were Just a girl who was content to be a wife and a mother mother and and not one with ambitions Well suppose you were What What then Id ld fall in love with you that that's what said Daisy Joe actually Jumped With r me me he said Now me youre you're talking talk talk- ing through your hat hatIm Im not Joe I really mean it L LI J I Joe stopped the car then To be continued |