Show 9 J i t tJohn B By 63 John Scott Douglas gE riE DRIVER ER SAID Its a r straight walk and a pretty lit lit- cottage but maybe all you'll j J I there ere will be trouble Hal gal al Lennard Leonard stepped from the theand Jand and said Ill deserve it Ed Seeing the New Year in doesn't an aa much to me Hal Call the theand theeS eS and Ill I'll leave early if it she ices it too hot for tor you ou out gal gat 32 smiled and started briskly r the walk But his steps grad- grad y 1 yi slowed Ed might be right i visit could be awkward It J it easy to face tace a woman who i loved you and from whom d d 1 run away n. n A chosen hosen the thc ni night ht ly For it was on New Years Year's ie exactly 11 years ago that d stood on the parapet outside e Skylight Room with Carol Camron Camon Cam Cam- ron on looking down at the city's gits listening to sirens f the new year hed he'd said Will youry you ry ory me Carol It ere was none of ot the coquette arol rol arol Of course Hal Ive I've ind into in in- d d to since pigtail days that memory made his uncertain Within he heard light steps and the door ted fd ed ow bw good of ot you rou to come Hal It voice oice still had a like bell-like tone r didn't switch on the light as led the way into the living p. p A dog nuzzled his leg as he 1 down j i Sere Here Thora she said frind rind 2nd r f of ot you to let me come 1 he began awkwardly I Ito to make my peace before ier er year ear rolled around It 3 was a shock It she admitted jf y Having a man ask you to him hum as the New Year broke r h IJ yd y-r y r 4 V fN a i ft was on New Years Year's Eve 11 ars ago that hed he'd stood on the pet with ith Carol Cameron then at noon next day that telegram saying that you OU p going away and to forgive had I a kid idea that I 1 wa led Cork rk at whatever I pi p ased ever er I pleased Fancy free tied Ned ed to no responsibilities Il ImE i ii I Ii i l ITHE THE mE TIME Id I'd seen some of i ie country and part of e war came and I went into merchant marine for tor the ext ext ext ex- ex t and big money Crossed antic in convoys a few times 1 I had the bad luck to sail tanker that was torpedoed in Caribbean described the confusion of r een n crew how he had been d to swim through burning end ind had then drifted in a life- life t for tor hours before being res res- Months in a marine hospital f followed was the massage treatments he explained that made Decide to become a masseur I have two assistants But Butt I It it t be talking so much when when haven't lavent mentioned your acct acci acci- a toe re she quite finished ho horns rens began blaring New Year already Hal quickly the time has passed always did for us us rem emI em- em t FJ t I a nice idea idea idea-a a fresh ne new N when people can resolve t to letter tetter lives start afresh an and their mistakes behind voice was husky Could Coul kt us Carol Id I'd like to make mak e start with you darling 11 it Could forgive me II She w was as asbe fio 10 Jo long that he added U trl t lt run away a second time a not thinking of that m my mJ y Im I'm tn too happy to think BL BLa Bui Bu t a I should There would be as for us Hal Hat Hatt we couldn't meet i if we v e r t Courage t found her lips and this ti time tim m e Was as as no parapet to stead dy t But he felt the dog best besidE d fl d gripped its harness A t U tai tal taito r to thump his leg V Thora likes me h he 1 hope shell she'll like Buck II i should hould They're of oppose 1 Carol said That uTha t sho uld r CUr seeing eye dogs it fron o n shouldn't it H darling |