| Show c A 1 gucky tew new tears years error by LUELLA B LYONS N ABOUT three hours it would be IN new years eve but to eve blair that meant nothing but heartache for she was packing to leave stephen and was going back to mother llada t steve said eh she e had mistreated his el derly aunt ann and had been selfish and a lot of other hastily said things her iler tears were watering the things she he packed but the phone shrilling out ot ita its call forced her to swallow that ferocious lump in her throat eve 1 res yes listen olisten here at the new year years s corn coin cittee headd barters we are swamped with calls for sing era ers I 1 thought of 11 you so I 1 wonder if you and bud won t go out to the lubberman home and sing a while for the old folks there A few old hymns and a few old sweet ballads to last from 6 30 to eight bells can we d depend on you eve you just bet you can we 11 II be there and the phone clicked as the other pirty hung up the receiver with a than ful alg sigh h must be that steve offered our services on tome some other occasion and forgot to tell me about it wonder how she knew we used io nickname him bud oh ob well postpone going home to moth er till morning no use in letting these folks down because of our inability y ito i to get along eve was already ill dig ging out steves old did accordion her idd old guitar some old song books and a hymnal it was while steve and eye eve were returning from the old people s home where they had spent a very happy evening that steve fished a letter out of his coclet pocket and held it toward eve lets burn this old farewell note together idether when we get home honey we can forget and forgive cant can t we I 1 eve nodded happily as she snuggled against him as he drove the trip of cheer had paid many kinds of inter est for both the older folks and for steve and eve who could be calling at this time bt of night they wondered as they en I 1 the apartment to hear the phone abling an ling demandingly I 1 eve I 1 I 1 I 1 res yes of course I 1 well you see it was this way I 1 iwas to call bud and eve BIair Blair send and one of my helpers got you on the phone it was a coincidence of course especially efter after the way you took the request just a few minutes ago I 1 discovered the mistake and phoned the home only to be told that we had better betted never try to send them any other entertainers but you two so it seems seeing you made a grand hit with them and are elected for the job again real soon if you youre re willing I 1 and on went went the effervescing a and the ex pla ining the little 11 tie god of peacemaking his job finished left the scene content with his aty days s work eve held close in steves steve h arms all thoughts of a ee parati ngone perhaps forever 10 V Nowa PaPer union I 1 x V |
