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Show - . - - . Y . Yt t * o ' f / . 1 1tk tk FRESH URESH snow crunched un- un under under un-A.der unA.der un A.der Ader - . der Dick Wright'i Wrighti Wright's Wrights ' shoes shoesas shoesas hoesas as he stomped into the wait- wait - waiting waiting wait-ing wait ing - - * . ing roomOld roomOld room roomOld Old Peter was wa still there therestill , still minding his lus telegraph ' telegraphkey key ag as he had when Dick nick was wasa wasa wasa a boy . But now it was Christ Christ- Christmas Christmas Christmas - mas , now Dick was wa homefrom home homefrom homefrom from the city , . a succssful SUCClSful aucceaful youne young younearchtecL youngarchitect : youngarchitect youngarchitectA archtecL architect ! . archtecLAa Aa At A he h walked up to old Peter'sgrilled Peter's Peters Peter'sarmed Peter'atrilled Peteratrilled ' ' armed grilled ticket window . , , Dick recalled recalledthe recalledthe recalledth the last time be he stood ftood in tbtj tbb this station station.Two stationTwo . . . Two and a half halt years 1ears aga aao ago . . , It was was.tb wastb . , the * day d8) d8 ) ' after Jean had left for New Newyork NewYork NewYork york In search of a career"Just career"Just career career"Just "Just Just " can t stand Marysvllle Marysville " . she shebad shehad sh shhad had bad told him . . , "You'll Youll "You'U YouU " ' ' understand understandDick understandDick understandDick Dick , , won t you ? " He bad had forgotten as best he h could couldNothJn couldNothing couldNothing NothJn Nothing " in Marysvllle MarysvIDe Marysville for nun him then then.either theneither . , either There Ther * had been a qu1 qut quick k k de- de decision decision de decision - - cision a closing of half-open half open halt-open halt - - - door doors doorsa . a tearful food good by to bis bls his parents pa'ents paents ' and andtben01J andthenoff andthen tben-01J tben 01J then-off then off - - off to the city cUy . : It was odd oddbow oddhow oddhow bow how a blow like Uke that could civ live give a afenow afellow afellow fenow fellow determ determination laUon Today jUlI just just30 30 months month . later , . be waa was coming back backborne backhome backborn borne home * with a career already carved carvedouL carvedout carvedout ouL out . ouLOld Old Pete looked up from bis bJa his sheaf sheafof sheafof sheafof of tra train l orders"Well orders orders"Well ' " "Well Well 'Wen Wen ' . . , Bichardi Rlchardl Richard ! " be he cried "Glad Glad "Gladto "Gladto "Gladto Gladto " to see : you . , boy , and a Merry ChrlJt- ChrlJt christ- christ christmaa ChrlJtmasr Christ-mast Christ mast - masr maa ! Your folks know you're youre ' com- com comin coma coin-In coin In - in a ' ? " ' Merry Christmas to you : . . , Petel Petei " | Dick answered It was nice , atthat atthat at ithat that that . , , to aee see ace a familiar face * ' Mind Mindif MindIf MindIt if I use your 'your ' 'phone phone 'pbone pbone ' ? I caught anearly anearly an iearly early tr train , ln In and Dad wasn't wasnt wam't wamt ' expect expect- expectIng expectIng expecting - - ing me until unW tonight tonlgbt " A few minutes later the old fam fam- tam- tam famlly tamfly family - ily lly fly car was carrying him home IDs His IDsDad HisDad HisDad Dad looked older , , and a mite wor"Beard wora wor- wor wor"XIearil - - - a . 1 1"IIIeard "XIearil XIearil "Beard Beard "IIIeard IIIeard " trim from Jeaa Jean , son a7 ' ? " be he k * askedreed asked askedried ried reed Something was on his mind . . . Heard from trom Jean con son ? he be llnal final llnally finally finally ly asked askedNo No Pop he be answered truthful truthfully truthfully truthfully ly The house bouse loomed up ahead now nowWhy nowWhy Why do you you ask ask7 ? ' Oh just wonderin wonderln son , . that a . aall saU aD all . . Forget it There Mother sMother s wav- wav way- way wavin wayin wav-in wav in - in ' at us up yonder yonderl ! ) ' ' But Dick D1ck couldn t forget torget it Mary Marys- Marys Marysville Marys-ville Marys ville - v11le ville and Jean were like ham bam and andeggs andeggs andeggs eggs He lie thought thougbt about her ber when be he bestopped hestopped hestopped stopped at the drugstore that nlgbt- nlgbt night- night nlgbtthey nightthey night nightthey - - they used to drink . sodas .odas odas thereMaybe thereMaybe there thereMaybe Maybe Dick was looking for tor more moreof moreof moreof of those memories next morning morningwben morningwhen morningwhen wben when he be started out alone on slds skis sldstor skisfor skisfor tor for Murray s hill They used to toplay toplay toplay play there in to the winter , , be he and andJean andJean andJean Jean ' . Forget It it . . , you imbecile tmbecilei ! ' " be he besnapped hesnapped hesnapped snapped at himself ' "That That 'That " ' s a a closed closedcbapter closedchapter closedchapter cbapter chapter in your litel life ! ' ' It was a couple of ot hours bours later thathe that thatbe thatbe be he saw her ber Skiing SkUng down Murray s shill shill shUl hill for the last time he be rounded roundedHorsesboe roundedHorseshoe roundedHorseihoe Horsesboe Horseshoe bend to find llnd Jean direct directIy directly directly Iy ly In his path pathl ! There was a sbrlek shriek shrieka sbrleka a thud and then tour four ( our feet leet sUcking sticking sUckingout stickingout stickingout out of 01 a snowdrift snowdrifL snowdrifL'Jeanr . . " ' "Jean Jean 'Jeanr Jeanr 'Jeani Jeani ! " be cried unstrapping his hisskis hisskis bisskij skis and running to help belp her ber Are Areyou Areyou Areyou you hurt burt ? ' It was rather unromantic per perhaps perhaps perhaps haps pulling her out feet teet first But Butshe Butshe Butshe she laughed at him blm and fell leU downagain downagain down downCain again Cain . , . pulling him after herYou herYou her herYou You re going to get your lace face lacewashed facewashed facewashed washed cried criedHe tor for that that , , . Mr Wright , . , laceI she shecried shecried shecried shecriedHe I He came up S1 > sputtering utterlng to find llnd her herliuddl"nly hersuddenly hersuddenly liuddl"nly liuddlnly suddenly " seriousDick seriousDick serious seriousDick Dick dear the she said I was waswrong waswrong waswrong wrong Mother wrote that you d be behome behome behome home for ( or Chrittmas Christmas andwell and-welL and welL and - well , , I Ihad Ihad 1had had to come too It s a you and andMarysvlUe andMarysville andMarysvllle MarysvlUe Marysville that I 1 want not New NewYork NewYork NewYork York This morning when I law saw lawyou sawyou sawyou you going pact past our bouse house I some some- somehow somehow somehow - how knew that I should 3hould go with you youN youNet youNot N Net < . > t just today Dick but always alwaysr alwaysrIt ! It was like Ilke bom bam ham and eges eggs Dick Dickthought Dickthought Dickthought thought . , , only the next day was wasChristmasand wasChristmasand wasChristinas Christmas-and Christmas and - - and Christmas nJeant meant nJeantturkey meantturkey meantturkey turkey IReleslH't I ! ( ReleslH't ReleslHt Aeieaaei nele ' Bc4 ! by Westem Western Newfpaper New.paper Newpaper Newspaper . Unic Union ) |