I obtained a more secure seat
on the cement block, pulled my
~lorsheim out of Sundance Creek
lest I pollute the shining waters,
li~up a Charleston 0val, or was it
'~. Lauderdale Square, breathed
dress.
I said curiously, "Tell me, Q,
do you have a bikini on under
that thing?"
The old boy glared at me and
his overload switch strained at
a streamer of smoke into the the seams. "Go to hell, ,Allen," he
Peaceful Wyoming air, wriggled said. "Be smart with ,me, ~treat
ray shoulders as I drank in the me like a joke, show me no respect
~?d_y atmosphere under the at all."
~nlrcl Street bridge and said to "Easy, Q," I soothed him. "Be-
~.r. Q, "Well, you old geezer, just neath my uncouth front, rm full
What in hell are the ,burning of respect for you. No use getting
iSSues of the day?" hysterical about my affection for
Q doffed his fireman's hat, you is there?"
~Vhich some local fire/ighter was A grin crept over Q's sinful old
l~robably giving ,his wife the word face. He pumped up Che pressure
for losing, and scratched his thin- in his chew and fired across Che
aiag hair supply. , ^ park, creasing the skull of a
~Ie screwed his iac= up in yellowjacket. "I don't know why
COncentration, while his jaws I let you get away with that damn-
Orked like a centrifuge. Q ex ed nonsense, Allen, but I do. You
• acted about a gill of liquid have a winning way."
~rora his chew and dropped it "I'll buy that, Q," I said. "Now
-to the creek, making them fill what about these burning issues,
anOther 50
~ig Muddy. sandbags along the What's everybody talking about?"
Q eyed me owlishly. "You /cell
f Q cackled awhile, his thin me, Allen, you're so damned
tarae shaking inside his shirt smart."
I nodded. "Well, old girl, it's
like this. The man in the street,
and a few women, too, are
wondering ~tbout .the coming city
election. They wonder who's
going to run and why. Next they
,wonder what's going ¢o become of
the Air Force Station. Thirdly
is the state of the 1-90 bypass. Is
it going 'to be built this summer,
1971, or is the project to be
scrapped and a su,bway built
instead? A good hot topic right
at the moment is the mystery of
what happened ~ all the paving
on Highway 14 east.
Q threw up his hands. "Enough,
Allen."
I showed him no mercy. "A.
round my house, Q, my wife
Donna is asking unanswerable
questions abou¢ what rm going
to do about those five kRtens we
have on hand."
Q nodded glumly. "You do
have a problem, Allen. ,Why don't
you pass the buck to your wife?"
It was my .turn to look glum.
"Can't do that, Q. Not now. She
passed the buck to me first."
The old man grunted and fresh-
ened up his chew until it was
about the size of a hockey puck.
YIe tucked it under his iongue
and hunched there like a dozing
bullfrog.
"What about this here city
election," he mumbled. "Itow's it
shape up, Allen?"
I looked solemn. "Well, Q, the
guys serving now have all said
they've served their time in hell
and want out. I imagine ~hey
would serve again if they were
drafted. It's a thankless job, Q.
You get a lot of headaches for
trying to do ¢he right thing. On
the other hand, Che loudest
5itehers suddenly tighten up with
the pressure when it's suggested
tha¢ they might be available for
Chose first of che month Monday
night sessions."
Q spit a good five iron shot
down the creek, wiped ,his chin
and said wisely, "You said it,
Allen. I put in my time and it was
no picnic. Think it was about '06
when I served."
I nodded. "I could tell you were
council timber, Q. It's ~vritten all
over you. You'd look good in city
hall although we'd have to get
you a stock tank for a spittoon."
Q turned the color of a pair of
red flannels after a rough win~er
and his chew disappeared from
view. Ite leaped to his feet and
headed downstream, turning che
color of an old sheet.
f waved after the old man as he
disappeared into the bushes.
"Adios, pard. I'll write your name
in next month."
Margaret White Hostess
To Shamrock Club Thursday
Margaret White was hostess to
the meeting of ,the Shamrock
Club Thursday at her home. ]~oll
call was answered with some-
thing about Easter and several
antique ,Easter cards were dis-
played.
Plans for the clean up, paint
up and repair day April 27 at
the community hall were made. A
potluck covered dish noon meal
will ,be held.
Money raising ideas were dis-
cussed during the meeting. Opal
Oudin furnished the mystery
.package won by Fern Grubb. Jody
Gaines .was a guest and ,became a
member of the club.
Next meeting of the club will
be held at the hall May 8 with
Velma Eaton as hostess. Roll call
will ,be a plant and seed exchange.
Dinner guests at the April
meeting ,were Scott and Jo Lea
Gaines, Reno Lytle, Penn Smith,
.Ross Garman, tterman and Danny
White and Hal 0udin.
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