J. ms summer  from any otime Mick could remember. Not so s or  there was a feeling of

    cime sed. In t  to get out of bed and start going for t niged like o o sleep again.

    Riger breakfast sook t, and except for meals t of time t roamed around treets—s and plans. Sometimes s of too Bill on treets and so grab o make her see him.

    Early in t tle cool and tretc tall on t of t in t. t it  to keep your eyes open. A lot of times t t o o imes it zerland and all tains ing on cold, greenish-colored ice.

    Mister Singer ing uro toscanini ogeter Singer  regard for peril and s he plans always going on in her mind.

    Usually after trained ty good. If sold  to go out of ance from Ralp ever find ing marbles  t o o t tional Geograp roamed around and t some more. If s a dope or a Milky ay at Mister Brannons. he gave kids a

    reduction. s.

    But all time—no matter ly to ts. Some s  anywhere.

    In t-time, as soon as t  important time of all. A lot of t  tell anybody about t nigions stle tale t sounded reasonable. But most of time if anybody called  ran a for everybody except   run aallest men in to  and kindly t people were surprised when he spoke.

    No matter o stop when her Dad called.

    t il t about e person. A lot of times  room  o o  s  nig kno  made and. Afterhough she knew him as good as she could know any person.

    It  and so be at ther.

    into t room. ting slumped over  never did seem natural to see il time of  last year er and carpenter. Before daylighe house in his

    overalls, to be gone all day. t nigimes ra  of times ried to get a job in a jeore e s on and a tie.

    Noer any more  a sign at t of tc  look like most jeotle Jeall for ogether in a loose way.

    stared at ell  ed real bad to talk to ried to to begin. oo big for  every single op of ul looked at  speaking and she was in a hurry.

    So be at t ime to e. I got somet maybe you can treat yourself .’

    o give  because ed to talk. Out of tles y and one just opened. And alk to somebody.  and sten like a kid about  forimes imes in a little slit  in . Sed to take t   naturally open and ready.

    I got so muco do I dont know wo begin,’

    he said.

    t  te to trut good as sco fix, and   nig at his bench, cleaning

    old springs and o make t out until bedtime. Ever since  eady o be doing somete.

    I been t tonig  on the back of his hand.

    t and took a s of the glass.

    S it and still. iced tried to say somet  called to tell ed to talk tle ed to speak and s looked at eacness gre longer and neithem could say a word.

    t  like s—sood it all along in every   suddenly kne s  to  earn muc like  off from ted to be close to one of  t kno.  like  muco anybody.

    Sood t eac gave c h a brush dipped in gasoline.

    I kno nig do accounts and expenses and  managed in a different o  -sleeve. Sayed  nig for some reason s tell  t t, dark nights.

    ts , and of t important time. In t  every

    street came to be as plain to time as o range places in t s. Girls  from some in t girls s. If a person tain Man Dean  at  to fig if it y pounds  s on.

    ts o t suc about music. reets so  like toened  kno was Mick Kelly.

    S about music during ts in time.  in ts of toed to hear.

    t got all tras.

    And at nigo to to listen. tiful s under a buser it s and time. t  part of all tening to tudying about itCerra fa puerta, senor Mick said.

    Bubber a, he answered as a comeback.

    It o take Spanis Vocational. t speaking in a foreign language t made . Every afternoon since scarted sences. At first Bubber umped, and it o calked t on in a oo. Of course  knoences meant,

    but s say ter a  it  long before   at t—nobody could put a thing over on old Bubber Kelly.

    Im going to pretend like Im o t time, Mick said. tell better if all tions look good or not.’

    S on t porcood in tia and y. tion umn leaves and vines and red crepe paper. On telpiece in ticking up berack t yellow leaves.

    trailed vines along table y decoration. It was O.K.

    Sed her eyes.

    Bubber stood beside  ty to turn out all right. Isure do.’

    t party so more t summer so a prom party. But none of to prom or dance, s stood by til all ts  y  going to be a bit like t one. In a feart coming and to-do would begin.

    It   ty. tion came to er sarted at Vocational.  it  from Grammar Sc  so muco take a stenograpta  s special permission and took mecy eacher was Miss Minner. Everybody said Miss Minner had sold her

    brains to a famous doctor for ten t after s t. On ten lessons sions as Name eigemporaries of Doctor Joe ten lines from quot;t;  S and kept eacraveled once in Europe.

    S in France t and talking on treets and  t. And t any er in France—only wine.

    In nearly all ional  luncudents  soon began to botogeto belong to some special bunco t t o any croo belong  er.  .

    During t  t being  as muc of music. ty.

    Srict ations. No Grammar Sceen and fifteen. Sed good enougo speak to t knoo find out. Selep sed at school.

    On telep Bubber stick in o listen. this is Mick Kelly, she said.

    If t understand t on until t it.

    tm y at eigurday niging you no  Fourtreet, Apartment

    A. t Apartment A sounded seleped. A couple of tougried to be smarty and kept on asking ried to act cute and said, I dont knoside of t en boys and ten girls and s ty, and it ter and different from any party so or  before.

    Mick looked over t time. By track sopped before ture of Old Dirty-Face.

    to of tle.

    Some kid once dre y.

    t ure  frame. On botures of  Bubbers age. ttle also. A long time ago.

    tm going to take ty. I t looks common. Dont you?’

    I dont kno.’

    S ture underneatrack. tion er Singer . table  for supper. And ter supper it ime for ty. S into tco see about ts.

    You t? sia.

    Portia s. ts op of tove. t butter and jelly sand didnt take one.

    I done told you forty times t everto be all rigia said. Just soon as I come back from fixing supper at o put on t o pusy.

    turday night and highboy and illie and me

    oo.’

    Sure, Mick said. I just  you to  till t of get started—you know.’

    Sook one of tay ia and  into t on tta  lending  clot t supposed to come to ty.

    ttas long blue crepe de ce pumps and a rone tiara for  was o imagine hem.

    te afternoon s took t ime to begin no putting on t just sit around and . Very sloo ts and s and turned on ter.

    Ss of ake a long time.

    So to dress. Silk teddies s on, and silk stockings. Stas brassieres just for t. t on tepped into t time sood for a long time before tall t t t ood in front of tune, and finally decided siful. One or ther.

    Six different  tle trouble, so s  curls.

    Last of all suck tones in  on plenty of lipstick and paint. ed up ar. Slo iful s beautiful.

    S feel like  all. S

    from Mick Kelly entirely. ty o t mess up ting doo press ement. S so different from t ster ty.

    ?Yippee! the punch!’

    test dress------’

    Say! You solve t one about triangle forty-six by twen------’

    Lemme by! Move out my way!’

    t door slammed every second as to t voices sounded togetil t one roaring noise. Girls stood in buncs or R.O.t.C. uniforms or nee. tion t Mick couldnt notice any separate face or person. Sood by track and stared around at ty as a whole.

    Everybody get a prom card and start signing up.’

    At first too loud for anyone to tention. t table and t s alL Only o ttle paper cups. On t of track beside   telling t be fourteen for eighs.

    Every person  and slick. t-colored long dresses stood toget art y was O.K.

    Im part Scotch Irish and French and------’

    *I got German blood------’