I'll Be Seeing You Page #7

Mustve helped.

l think it was mostly your cousin Mary.

Shes awfully nice.

lve noticed that, too.

You know what? l think lll marry her.

-Are you kidding?

-Not as far as lm concerned.

-Of course, l dont know about her yet.

-Wont you mind waiting?

Thats up to Mary, really.

Things have worked out so well,

l may not have to wait as long as l thought.

Thats what the folks

have always hoped for...

that she wont have

to serve her full term now.

But the fact that they let her out of prison

for Christmas is a pretty good sign.

You know, it wasnt until the other night,

when she told me how it all happened...

that l realized it really isnt her fault.

Shes not a criminal.

l mean, not like real criminals.

lts too bad that you two cant go back

on the train together.

But then, Mary isnt due in Easton

until 9:
00 tonight.

She wants to spend as much time with us

as she can.

You cant blame her,

after being locked up for three years.

Come on, Zach. Were gonna be late. Mary?

Goodbye, Zach.

Have a nice trip, and come back real soon.

l hate to say goodbye, Zach.

-Come on. Were gonna be late.

-Thank you again, Mrs. Marshall.

Good luck.

Have you got the box? lll get it.

l hope you like chicken sandwiches.

Zach, is there any special address...

or do l write to you in care of

the hospital at Easton?

Yeah, care of the hospital.

You can write to me in care of

Uncle Henrys address.

Theyll forward it

to wherever l happen to be.

Because l wont know what hotels

lll be able to stop at.

l understand.

Board!

-Goodbye, Mary.

-Goodbye, Zach. Here.

Thank you.

-Zach, will you write to me?

-Sure. lll write.

Zach, whats the matter? Whats wrong?

-Board!

-Nothing. Bye, Mary.

-Bye, Zach. Goodbye.

-Bye.

Whats the matter with Zach, Mary?

He acted kind of strange.

l think l know.

-Mother.

-Look out, dont break any of those globes.

Mother, if youd been in Marys place...

wouldnt you have gone along with Zach?

Never mind, dear.

Dont ask so many questions.

As long as Zachs willing to wait for Mary...

-till she gets out of prison, l--

-Prison? Barbara!

-You didnt tell him?

-Wasnt Zach supposed to know?

No.

Why didnt anybody tell me?

Why didnt you tell me, Mother?

lm sorry, dear. l should have told you.

Marys always treated me like a grownup.

l didnt want to hurt her.

lve done something terrible.

Mary, l told him.

l didnt want to hurt you.

l didnt know.

l told him.

Were so sorry.

Mary, lm so ashamed.

Please, forgive me.

l love you, Mary.

l wouldnt want to hurt you,

not for anything.

l understand something....

l understand something now

that l never knew before...

that you can make a mistake,

do something dreadful...

without meaning to.

Mary.

lts all right, Barbara.

Mary, l didnt want to make you cry.

Theres nothing wrong with crying

at a time like this.

The minute l got on the train,

l knew why you didnt tell me.

Nothing matters, except that youre here.

lm terribly ashamed of walking out like that.

l need you, Mary.

l want to feel that you need me.

l do.

lll be right here.

lll be right here waiting.

lll be all well by then.

Ready to make a new start, too.

Zach, l love you so much.

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