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Blues in the Rain--3
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"Hey, what's the 'r-latter? Uid ~~e frost bite you?
Come on over to Pete's and have a snack."
"No, thank you," very coldly. "Go and take dear little
Betty. Anyway, my dOgShepi~ q~ite sick, and' I'm going home to look after him. ' Atleast I hope I'm more faithful than you are."
"Aw, Peggy. Please understand won't yoU?lf He was out
of the car a nd standing be'side her. ' "Betty :followed me
around all evening. I couldn't get away from her. She
practically asked 111e to ' tak's 'he';r~ home. Honestly Peg, I
really wanted to take you home. That's why I cane after ,'
you. Please come to Pete's and hav'e a snack. It" s only "
ten-thirty and I'll bring you home earlyenough~" "We-e-l-i," Peggy hesitated, "I gUE3ss'I'll go." "Swell. Jump in.1f He held the door open 'and she
climbed into the warm car. 1·Jhat a relief it was to get ,
aw~y from that 'terrible rain.
Soon they drove in sight of Pete's Snack Bar' which
was lit outside by bright red ' and green 'bulbs.
Over hot dogs ~nd hot"chocolite, Peggy tol~ ~ob how
she came to hate the rain. 'He sympathiz'ed withtler. Then she told him about Shep who was fourteen years old. Her father had 'told her 'that Shep hadn't 'much chance of re- covering from his illn~is:
"I'm so sorry to hear about your dog. I guess be was
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