right for each other. We know how to take care of ourselves. Is there anyone else courting you?”
Sarah’s mind flashed to Amos for some reason. “Not really. I’ve married my job.”
“Then let me try to win you back. Dinner tonight?”
“George, no―”
“I’ll pick you up at seven.”
Sarah hesitated. “All right, but I want to be home early. I just got back from a trip.”
“I promise I’ll have you here before ten.” She’d forgotten how wonderful his smile made him look. She walked him to the door and watched him go down the street. What the hell have I done? I don’t want anything to do with him. Well, I’ll go tonight and tell him I’m not interested.
Later, she readied herself for the outing she was dreading. She slipped her new dropped-waist silk dress on, adjusted her new cloche hat, and slipped on her white gloves. Just as she put on her pumps, the doorbell rang. When she opened the door, Sarah took in the handsome man, clean and fresh-shaved.
“Are you ready? I thought we’d go to Golden North for dinner and a movie.” He made a motion to come in.
“I’ve got my coat right here.” She slipped it on as she came out. “I want you to know right now I’m only going because I want some answers.”
He tipped his hat and offered his arm. “Shall we?”
They were silent as they walked to the theater. Sarah was trying to come up with explanations in case anyone happened to ask tomorrow. The brightly lit theater marquee advertised The Sheik, with Rudolph Valentino, as the main feature. Wonderful. A passionate movie, to boot.
George nodded to the young girl in the ticket booth. “Dinner and a movie for two, please.”
“That will be thirty cents for the tickets, and the feature will start at eight-thirty.”
He gave her the money and picked up the tickets. “Thank you.” After checking their coats, they hurried through the lobby doors and into the adjoining restaurant. The hostess at the door seated them and slipped the menus into their hands. After she left, George leaned in. “How’s the food here?”
“The cook here is exceptional. Anything will be good.” Sarah was secretly hoping that no one she knew would see her. After George ordered two Swiss steaks, she glanced at him. “I want more of an explanation than I got earlier. Why did you choose now to have a change of heart?”
He lifted his glass of ginger ale toward her in a toast. “You’re such a fascinating woman.”
“This isn’t getting you very far with this woman.” She raised her glass. “You didn’t answer my question.”
“A detective to the end. Okay, I started a business I could make a king’s ransom on. I lead expeditions into the back country for rich scientists and explorers. Also, I have been hired by bored rich people who want a fashionable outdoor experience.”
She glared at him. “Why didn’t you tell me this in the first place? I would have understood. You chose to disappear without a word.”
“I thought you would lean more to the traditional life.”
She rapped her fist on the table. “Then you didn’t understand me at all. Maybe it’s better that way. You should have left it as it was.”
As soon as the waiter had served their food. George patted her arm. “Calm down. Let’s enjoy our meal.”
She picked at her food. “I think this was a big mistake. I thought you cared for me. I gave myself to you because I thought we would be married.” She felt her cheeks burn. “I guess you got what you wanted.”
George sighed. “Do you think so little of me? Let’s start fresh. Please give me another chance.”
She sat silent for a few moments. “After this outing, I’ll think about it. Don’t press the issue.”
“All right. I won’t push you into anything tonight.”
Sarah nodded. Later, in the theater, she found it hard to concentrate on the dashing sheik trying to lure the innocent maiden into his ridiculously lavish tent in the desert. The young woman she was years
Sarah’s mind flashed to Amos for some reason. “Not really. I’ve married my job.”
“Then let me try to win you back. Dinner tonight?”
“George, no―”
“I’ll pick you up at seven.”
Sarah hesitated. “All right, but I want to be home early. I just got back from a trip.”
“I promise I’ll have you here before ten.” She’d forgotten how wonderful his smile made him look. She walked him to the door and watched him go down the street. What the hell have I done? I don’t want anything to do with him. Well, I’ll go tonight and tell him I’m not interested.
Later, she readied herself for the outing she was dreading. She slipped her new dropped-waist silk dress on, adjusted her new cloche hat, and slipped on her white gloves. Just as she put on her pumps, the doorbell rang. When she opened the door, Sarah took in the handsome man, clean and fresh-shaved.
“Are you ready? I thought we’d go to Golden North for dinner and a movie.” He made a motion to come in.
“I’ve got my coat right here.” She slipped it on as she came out. “I want you to know right now I’m only going because I want some answers.”
He tipped his hat and offered his arm. “Shall we?”
They were silent as they walked to the theater. Sarah was trying to come up with explanations in case anyone happened to ask tomorrow. The brightly lit theater marquee advertised The Sheik, with Rudolph Valentino, as the main feature. Wonderful. A passionate movie, to boot.
George nodded to the young girl in the ticket booth. “Dinner and a movie for two, please.”
“That will be thirty cents for the tickets, and the feature will start at eight-thirty.”
He gave her the money and picked up the tickets. “Thank you.” After checking their coats, they hurried through the lobby doors and into the adjoining restaurant. The hostess at the door seated them and slipped the menus into their hands. After she left, George leaned in. “How’s the food here?”
“The cook here is exceptional. Anything will be good.” Sarah was secretly hoping that no one she knew would see her. After George ordered two Swiss steaks, she glanced at him. “I want more of an explanation than I got earlier. Why did you choose now to have a change of heart?”
He lifted his glass of ginger ale toward her in a toast. “You’re such a fascinating woman.”
“This isn’t getting you very far with this woman.” She raised her glass. “You didn’t answer my question.”
“A detective to the end. Okay, I started a business I could make a king’s ransom on. I lead expeditions into the back country for rich scientists and explorers. Also, I have been hired by bored rich people who want a fashionable outdoor experience.”
She glared at him. “Why didn’t you tell me this in the first place? I would have understood. You chose to disappear without a word.”
“I thought you would lean more to the traditional life.”
She rapped her fist on the table. “Then you didn’t understand me at all. Maybe it’s better that way. You should have left it as it was.”
As soon as the waiter had served their food. George patted her arm. “Calm down. Let’s enjoy our meal.”
She picked at her food. “I think this was a big mistake. I thought you cared for me. I gave myself to you because I thought we would be married.” She felt her cheeks burn. “I guess you got what you wanted.”
George sighed. “Do you think so little of me? Let’s start fresh. Please give me another chance.”
She sat silent for a few moments. “After this outing, I’ll think about it. Don’t press the issue.”
“All right. I won’t push you into anything tonight.”
Sarah nodded. Later, in the theater, she found it hard to concentrate on the dashing sheik trying to lure the innocent maiden into his ridiculously lavish tent in the desert. The young woman she was years
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