Show Out of the Fog Fob By GREGORY JONAS Associated Newspaper Newspapers Service BARRY STUART bachelor was driving his powered high-powered road road- roadster roadster roadster ster over the country roads at a apace apace apace pace quite inconsistent with its abil abil- ability ability ability ity for speed Barry was drinking in the beauties of the moon flooded night A fog rose from the river and floated lightly above the low low- lowlands lowlands lowlands lands wandering clouds touched by bythe bythe bythe the magic of the moon Like a huge disgorged feather-bed feather the bank of white awaited Barrys Barry's dip dipinto dipinto dipinto into the valley only to disappear upon his advent Like all my troubles mused Barry Now and then oblongs of I yellow light showed through the blur b i of white and Barry knew there was wasa a home home and and he wished vaguely that I there were a yellow light beckon beckon- beckoning beckoning beckoning ing him With these vague wishes was mixed the shadowy dream of a girls girl's face her blue eyes and her bright hair as soft and intangible as the feathers of fog about him Barry had been unable to forget this particular girl for one moment I after meeting her and now he was running away from her she threat threat- threatened threatened threatened ened to crystallize his vague dreams into reality she imperiled his celibacy and he wasn't ready ready- not yet His memories of her min mingled min min- mingled mingled so enticingly with the night that he was startled as his car carrose carrose carrose rose to the hilltop to see a slight figure hurrying along ahead of him Wont you ride asked Barry sensing that there must be some reason for Cor a girls girl's treading this lone lone- lonesome lonesome lonesome some road so long after teatime Her voice sounded sharp and there was recklessness in her acceptance of his invitation Yes Ill I'll ride she answered and slumped down into the seat beside him himOn himOn On your way to Moorestown he asked As well as anywhere she re- re replied re re- replied replied plied and Barry was silent His dreams were lost in the fog as he puzzled about the girl beside him They drove along quietly dipping into the valleys and rising to the hilltops with a swift clean motion that was worthy of his car When they had gone another ten miles the girl spoke suddenly husband Im leaving my Indeed I ejaculated Barry and added How old are you Twenty four and Im I'm tired of drudgery and tending babies and having nothing I see commented Barry soft soft- ly Husbands and babies arent aren't much compensation unless they're nice he added tentatively My babies are adorable she flashed They must be unusual then he observed Most 1 babies are pests Have you any she demanded Good Lord no no-I'm no Im I'm a bachelor Then you dont don't know a thing about it They're so soft and ador ador- adorable adorable adorable able and and and-and and cute Twin vin girls But his mother is always there there- making trouble Shell She'll take care of them Of course another six months they'll probably think she's their mother mother they're they're un un- unfeeling unfeeling un- un unfeeling feeling little brutes at best Mine are not They know me me- me meI I they cry when I leave them Si Si- Silence Silence Silence lence enveloped them when sud sud- suddenly suddenly suddenly denly the girls girl's voice broke it Ive got to go back Take me meto meto meto to the next bus stop stop you'll you'll think Im I'm crazy What difference does it make what I think I dont don't even know your name But youre you're foolish to go back We could go to the show and have a good time time time- He turned and caught the appeal in her up up- upturned upturned upturned turned face Honestly I didn't mean that he said contritely turning the car about Im going to take you home The car flew like a live thing Tell me the house said Barry I will He could fee feel her tense tense- tenseness tenseness tenseness ness once she put out a small hand and laid it over his on the wheel I I dont don't know how to thank you you you- Your husband wont won't wont abuse abuse you he inquired Phil Good heavens no Men fen do do- do doNot doNot Not mine mine its its it's just that his moth moth- mother er bosses me soI so so- so soI I know know know-I I have a boss myself and some day Im I'm going to wax in independent in- in independent independent dependent and fire myself myself but but not till I see that it wont won't ruin my own happiness he told her She touched his arm when at last two two rectangles of light gleamed through the lifting fog Atmosphere has cleared re- re remarked re re- remarked remarked marked Barry drawing up to the house and sounding his horn The Thedoor Thedoor Thedoor door opened and a frenzied young man stood outlined outlined behind behind him a woman twisting her apron Ive brought back your wife he announced handing her out of the car Wives are hard to get he observed and harder to keep Im I'm told When I find one Im I'm going to lo make it my business to keep her The young man with his arms about his wife tried to thank Bar Bar- Barry Barry Barry ry but with a wave of f his hand Barry was gone not toward Moorestown but in the other ot er direction di di- dir direction r lion where the girl with the blueeyes blue blueeyes blueeyes eyes and lovely hair must be sitting somewhere behind oblongs of yellow light waiting light waiting |