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Starke got to the honky tonk at eight forty-five and he didn't see her jeep so he went in and picked out a booth for theot there promptly at nine o'clock,

He couldn't believe his eyes, she looked great, and she had on a pretty ladies western shirt with a fringe, a denim skirt and boots

"Well Hi there pretty lady," he said, as he got up and swept his hat

Off in one fluid motion as he ushered her into the booth She said, "Do you approve?" He said "sure do Ma on ht outfit so I would fit in here this time," well you sure do, Starke said"

They danced and had fun till the band took a break and then they talked, So Candee tell me about yourself, I don't even know your last name, it's Clark, and I don't know yours either Starke? Well it's Romel, now that we've cleared that up What else do I need to know about you Miss Clark? "Except that I'ht

"Well" she said, I'm kind of alone in the world was orphaned at 3 yrs old never really knew my parents nor do I remeet out on my own, decent people cared for me mostly so I considered myself lucky I work at the daily newspaper, until recently I led a rather mundane life, nohat about you Mr Roain so he said my story will have to wait till the next break, and so it did

Well I have the greatest o, and I've been keeping an eye onaround the house whenever I can, and she keeps me well fed Like you I'm an only child except that I have a friend who is as close to a brother as anyone could ever have

I was htly, yes, he said, " I was married ten years actually, to my wonderful Marie" Candee said, that's the name of the diner across the street where we met for coffee, how odd? Starke said," not so odd, Marie's parents owned that diner, and years ago when she was born they changed the naht a Laundroht there would be less work, less hours, as he was trying to slon, but he had a heart attack and died six months before retirement, his wife ood people, and helped h the loss of Marie, she died of leukeh I knew inone day"