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Absent Comrade
The Soda Jerk & the Secretary
By Matthew George
September 16, 1951
Robert Smith a soda Jerk at his home town pharmacy is on his way to work, when he is stopped by a red light. Once the red light turned green Robert resumed his drive to work.
When he got to the pharmacy he parked his car a 1936 ford The care that he bought when he turned 16 with his own hard saved money, shut down the engine, removed his keys from the car's ignition then he got out of the vehicle and went into the pharmacy.
Once he was in the pharmacy building he clocked in and put on his apron once his apron was on he finished getting ready for the work day. When he got back from his lunch break business picked up and Robert was very busy.
four hours before his shift was going to end Robert's dear Friend Marie an office secretary with long brunette hair and beautiful brown eyes came into the pharmacy and sat down at her usual stool.
Robert went over to where she was sitting and he said to her "Marie how can I help you?" Marie looked at Robert and she said "Robert I will have my usual "A Coke with lots of ice". Robert quickly and efficiently prepared Maries soda for her.
Once the soda and the ice was in the glass Robert put a straw in the soda glass and he presented it to Marie then he said "Here you go Marie A coke with lots of ice enjoy". Marie thanked Robert then she enjoyed a few sips of her soda and quietly read through her bible, while Robert served some other customers that came into the pharmacy.
When the other customers had been served Robert returned to Marie and he began to speak. "Marie you and I have been friends kindergarten we have been through a lot of things together some good, some bad, some ugly, and some just plain awful and I was wondering would you like to go to the movies on Friday night"?
For several tense minutes Marie thought about what Robert had asked her. Then she replies "Robert I would love to go to the movies with you Friday night". When Friday night rolled around Robert drove home from work quickly but carefully.
when he got home he got out of his car ran into his home removed his work clothes, then he got into the shower and he showered thoroughly he also shaved as well.
After showering and shaving Robert put on a small amount of pleasant smelling after shave. After cleaning up the bathroom Robert put his dirty work clothes in the laundry room making sure to remove his keys from his uniform shirt. Then he put on his date clothes, locked up his house, got into his car, and he drove to Marie's house.
When Robert got to Marie's house he got out of his car and he walked confidently to her from door. When he got to her from door he knocked politely and waited for Marie to come out of her house.
10 minutes later Marie walked out of her front door wearing a bright orange dress with matching orange shoes. Her brunette hair tied behind her head in a neat and lovely manner.
When Robert saw how beautiful Marie looked he nervously blurted out l "MARIE YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL!"
When Robert realized how loudly he had complimented his date he quickly apologized for talking to so loudly. Marie smiled sweetly and accepted his apology. Then they young couple walked off of Marie's porch and to Robert's car. When they got to his car they got into it put on their seatbelts and Robert drove to the movie theatre.
When they got to the theatre Robert found a place to park and he parked the car. Once the car was parked they got out of it walked into the theatre. Robert bought the movie tickets and then they walked into the theatre where there movie was going to play and they watched it. Two hours later they got out of their movie seats and walked into the Movie theatre lobby.
When they got into lobby it began to storm heavily so the young couple found a place to sit and wait out the storm. While they waited for the storm to stop they talked Marie cleared her throat then she looked at Robert and she said to him.
"Robert you're a very intelligent man when you returned from the war you could have used the GI Bill to go to college and earn a degree but instead you went back to your old soda jerk job.
Robert looked at Marie and he said to her.
"Marie as you know during the depression jobs were few and far between, when MR. Brown offered me the soda jerk job I took it so that I could help bring in money to help my family, we were hurting very badly. When the war came in 1941 I wanted very badly to enlist but I knew if I did that I would hurt MR. Brown's feelings"
"so a few days before I went to the Army recruitment office to enlist I talked to him and promised him that if I survived the war I would come back to my old soda jerk job, and I also keep my promises."
Marie looked at Robert and she said to him "Robert that was very noble of you you're a good man a very good man" then she hugged him.
Once the storm had subsided the young couple got back into Robert's car and he drove Marie home. Over the next two years Robert and Marie dated and gradually they fell in love,
then one day in the summer of 1953 Robert was in the pharmacy break room eating his lunch when he had an epiphany and he realized that he better ask Marie to marry him or he risked losing her to another man.
But Robert was hesitant to ask Marie for her hand after all Marie is a beautiful kind intelligent young woman who could have any man that she wanted.
So Robert decided to take a chance, he went to the bank and withdrew a portion of his savings, once the money was in his hand he drove to the jewelry store to search for an engagement ring for Marie.
The young soda jerk and Word War II Army veteran searched the entire store for a suitable ring for his beloved Marie.
Robert searched and he searched each and every Jewelry in the entire store but none of the rings looked good enough for his beloved Marie.
Until finally Robert spots a plain gold ring with a huge single diamond on it in the back of the store's primary jewelry case.
Robert gave the ring a brief inspection then he paid for it, put it in his shirt pocket, and drove to Marie's house. When he got to her home he got out of his vehicle and walked to her front door.
When he got to her front door he knocked politely and he waited for her to open it and allow him to come inside her house. After waiting for several nerve racking minutes of waiting Marie opened the door and let Robert inside.
After some short and sweet small talk the young couple sat down at Marie's kitchen table. Robert was so nervous that he thought he was going to wet his pants, he swallowed hard and then he began to speak.
"Marie you and I have been dating for quite a while now and during that time I have fallen in love with you all heart and soul. Now I have a very important question that I want to ask you. Marie will you marry me?"
Marie looked at the engagement ring that Robert was holding in his hand, then she looked at Robert. For a full 5 minutes she looked at the ring then she looked at Robert until finally Marie gave Robert her answer.
"Robert Smith my answer is yes I will marry you".
Then she slipped the ring on her left ring finger and kissed Robert.
The End
EPILOGUE: After a short amount of planning and preparation they got married and they went there honeymoon in Marie's home state of Mississippi when they returned from their brief honeymoon Robert returned to his job at the pharmacy and Marie returned to her secretary job.
A year after they got married they welcomed their first and unfortunately their only child a son also named Robert.
Just like his father before him Robert Smith Junior went into the Army but thankfully his army service was during peace time not wartime. Shortly after their 70th wedding anniversary Marie passed away. Her husband Robert and their son visited her grave every week until her husband's death 10 years later.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Iggy
Rboineau
Roadranger
BaldEagle1313
Diamondback68
Sprefix
Gymac
JSR III
Oldiron
Feralmerrill
JP@AK
RetiredW4
Camster
Old cop
Hummveecop
Soonerfan85
Pj151
LoadedRound
Raider
Feralmerrill
Smokey04
Dragon88
Clang444
Diamondback68
El Bibliotecario
JSR III
HeloMt
Feralmerrill
Diamondback68
Jimmyj
Stophel
El Biblioitecario
Muley Gil
Gkitch
Biginge
Moosedog
Diamondback68
Tgd31968
Toddimusnimski
Amazingflapjack
Cavaliere
Ken L
Oyeboteb
153
John Frederick Bell
Smokey04
Stophel
Stophel
JSR III
Muley Gil
Xfuzz
Smithman 10
Andy Griffith
Sipowicz
Raider
Sipowicz
GatorFarmer
Feralmerril
BaldEagle1313
Diamondback68
Sipowicz
Stophel
Sipowicz
Robert's gun collection
S&W Registered magnum
S&W Chief Special
S&W Model M&P
S&W safety hammer less
Walther p-38
Walther ppk
Browning high power
S&W I frame .32 caliber revolver
S&W K frame .38 caliber revolver
1911A1.45
Walther p-38
S&W Snub nose revolver
S&W Registered magnum
S&W Model Victory
1911A1 .45
Single barrel shotgun
.22 caliber rifle
Pump shotgun
Thompson submachine gun
Grandpa's .32 caliber revolver
1911A1 .45
S&W safety hammer less .32 caliber revolver
S&W .32 Caliber new depature
S&W Model Victory
S&W Model M&P
S&W Chiefs special
S&W Chiefs special
.32 caliber top break revolver
Pocket knife
S&W Model 30 .32 caliber revolver
H&R .32 caliber revolver
Polish Radom
Luger 9mm pistol
Walther p-38 9mm pistol
Browning .32 caliber pistol
Colt Model .32 caliber semi-automatic pistol
Colt model .380 caliber semi-automatic pistol
Colt pocket pistol
.38 Caliber revolver
S&W Model 1917 .45 caliber revolver
Top break revolver .32 caliber
Top break .38 caliber revolver
.22 caliber revolver
Old shotgun
S&W Model M&P .38 caliber revolver
War trophy semi-automatic pistol
S&W New Depature .38 caliber revolver
High powered hunting rifle
Pump shotgun
.22 caliber rifle
Hunting handgun
Winchester .44 caliber lever action rifle
.22 caliber target rifle
Colt .380 A.C.P Semi-automatic pistol
Beretta .32 caliber semi-automatic pistol
Walther PPK
1911A .45
S&W Model 1917
S&W 44 Caliber hand ejector
Japanese Nambu semi-automatic pistol
Walther PP Semi-automatic pistol
Walther PPK Semi-automatic pistol
Beretta .25 caliber semi-automatic pistol
S&W Model M&P
Colt commander .45 caliber pistol
S&W Pre model 10 2 inch barrel
Winchester model 94
Stevens 12 gauge shotgun
Colt Pocket Model
Shotgun
Colt .22 caliber semi-automatic pistol
Pre Model 10 .38 caliber revolver
Colt SAA .45 Caliber revolver
S&W Top Break
Spanish knock off S&W Model 10
12 gauge shotgun
.22 caliber rifle
Air rifle
Colt Junior .25 caliber semi-automatic pistol
Colt SAA 44-40
Iver Johnson .32 S&W caliber nickel finish top break revolver
Colt SAA .32-20 caliber revolver 7 ½ inch barrel
.22 caliber rifle
.22 caliber rifle
Single barrel shotgun
By Matthew George
September 16, 1951
Robert Smith a soda Jerk at his home town pharmacy is on his way to work, when he is stopped by a red light. Once the red light turned green Robert resumed his drive to work.
When he got to the pharmacy he parked his car a 1936 ford The care that he bought when he turned 16 with his own hard saved money, shut down the engine, removed his keys from the car's ignition then he got out of the vehicle and went into the pharmacy.
Once he was in the pharmacy building he clocked in and put on his apron once his apron was on he finished getting ready for the work day. When he got back from his lunch break business picked up and Robert was very busy.
four hours before his shift was going to end Robert's dear Friend Marie an office secretary with long brunette hair and beautiful brown eyes came into the pharmacy and sat down at her usual stool.
Robert went over to where she was sitting and he said to her "Marie how can I help you?" Marie looked at Robert and she said "Robert I will have my usual "A Coke with lots of ice". Robert quickly and efficiently prepared Maries soda for her.
Once the soda and the ice was in the glass Robert put a straw in the soda glass and he presented it to Marie then he said "Here you go Marie A coke with lots of ice enjoy". Marie thanked Robert then she enjoyed a few sips of her soda and quietly read through her bible, while Robert served some other customers that came into the pharmacy.
When the other customers had been served Robert returned to Marie and he began to speak. "Marie you and I have been friends kindergarten we have been through a lot of things together some good, some bad, some ugly, and some just plain awful and I was wondering would you like to go to the movies on Friday night"?
For several tense minutes Marie thought about what Robert had asked her. Then she replies "Robert I would love to go to the movies with you Friday night". When Friday night rolled around Robert drove home from work quickly but carefully.
when he got home he got out of his car ran into his home removed his work clothes, then he got into the shower and he showered thoroughly he also shaved as well.
After showering and shaving Robert put on a small amount of pleasant smelling after shave. After cleaning up the bathroom Robert put his dirty work clothes in the laundry room making sure to remove his keys from his uniform shirt. Then he put on his date clothes, locked up his house, got into his car, and he drove to Marie's house.
When Robert got to Marie's house he got out of his car and he walked confidently to her from door. When he got to her from door he knocked politely and waited for Marie to come out of her house.
10 minutes later Marie walked out of her front door wearing a bright orange dress with matching orange shoes. Her brunette hair tied behind her head in a neat and lovely manner.
When Robert saw how beautiful Marie looked he nervously blurted out l "MARIE YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL!"
When Robert realized how loudly he had complimented his date he quickly apologized for talking to so loudly. Marie smiled sweetly and accepted his apology. Then they young couple walked off of Marie's porch and to Robert's car. When they got to his car they got into it put on their seatbelts and Robert drove to the movie theatre.
When they got to the theatre Robert found a place to park and he parked the car. Once the car was parked they got out of it walked into the theatre. Robert bought the movie tickets and then they walked into the theatre where there movie was going to play and they watched it. Two hours later they got out of their movie seats and walked into the Movie theatre lobby.
When they got into lobby it began to storm heavily so the young couple found a place to sit and wait out the storm. While they waited for the storm to stop they talked Marie cleared her throat then she looked at Robert and she said to him.
"Robert you're a very intelligent man when you returned from the war you could have used the GI Bill to go to college and earn a degree but instead you went back to your old soda jerk job.
Robert looked at Marie and he said to her.
"Marie as you know during the depression jobs were few and far between, when MR. Brown offered me the soda jerk job I took it so that I could help bring in money to help my family, we were hurting very badly. When the war came in 1941 I wanted very badly to enlist but I knew if I did that I would hurt MR. Brown's feelings"
"so a few days before I went to the Army recruitment office to enlist I talked to him and promised him that if I survived the war I would come back to my old soda jerk job, and I also keep my promises."
Marie looked at Robert and she said to him "Robert that was very noble of you you're a good man a very good man" then she hugged him.
Once the storm had subsided the young couple got back into Robert's car and he drove Marie home. Over the next two years Robert and Marie dated and gradually they fell in love,
then one day in the summer of 1953 Robert was in the pharmacy break room eating his lunch when he had an epiphany and he realized that he better ask Marie to marry him or he risked losing her to another man.
But Robert was hesitant to ask Marie for her hand after all Marie is a beautiful kind intelligent young woman who could have any man that she wanted.
So Robert decided to take a chance, he went to the bank and withdrew a portion of his savings, once the money was in his hand he drove to the jewelry store to search for an engagement ring for Marie.
The young soda jerk and Word War II Army veteran searched the entire store for a suitable ring for his beloved Marie.
Robert searched and he searched each and every Jewelry in the entire store but none of the rings looked good enough for his beloved Marie.
Until finally Robert spots a plain gold ring with a huge single diamond on it in the back of the store's primary jewelry case.
Robert gave the ring a brief inspection then he paid for it, put it in his shirt pocket, and drove to Marie's house. When he got to her home he got out of his vehicle and walked to her front door.
When he got to her front door he knocked politely and he waited for her to open it and allow him to come inside her house. After waiting for several nerve racking minutes of waiting Marie opened the door and let Robert inside.
After some short and sweet small talk the young couple sat down at Marie's kitchen table. Robert was so nervous that he thought he was going to wet his pants, he swallowed hard and then he began to speak.
"Marie you and I have been dating for quite a while now and during that time I have fallen in love with you all heart and soul. Now I have a very important question that I want to ask you. Marie will you marry me?"
Marie looked at the engagement ring that Robert was holding in his hand, then she looked at Robert. For a full 5 minutes she looked at the ring then she looked at Robert until finally Marie gave Robert her answer.
"Robert Smith my answer is yes I will marry you".
Then she slipped the ring on her left ring finger and kissed Robert.
The End
EPILOGUE: After a short amount of planning and preparation they got married and they went there honeymoon in Marie's home state of Mississippi when they returned from their brief honeymoon Robert returned to his job at the pharmacy and Marie returned to her secretary job.
A year after they got married they welcomed their first and unfortunately their only child a son also named Robert.
Just like his father before him Robert Smith Junior went into the Army but thankfully his army service was during peace time not wartime. Shortly after their 70th wedding anniversary Marie passed away. Her husband Robert and their son visited her grave every week until her husband's death 10 years later.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Iggy
Rboineau
Roadranger
BaldEagle1313
Diamondback68
Sprefix
Gymac
JSR III
Oldiron
Feralmerrill
JP@AK
RetiredW4
Camster
Old cop
Hummveecop
Soonerfan85
Pj151
LoadedRound
Raider
Feralmerrill
Smokey04
Dragon88
Clang444
Diamondback68
El Bibliotecario
JSR III
HeloMt
Feralmerrill
Diamondback68
Jimmyj
Stophel
El Biblioitecario
Muley Gil
Gkitch
Biginge
Moosedog
Diamondback68
Tgd31968
Toddimusnimski
Amazingflapjack
Cavaliere
Ken L
Oyeboteb
153
John Frederick Bell
Smokey04
Stophel
Stophel
JSR III
Muley Gil
Xfuzz
Smithman 10
Andy Griffith
Sipowicz
Raider
Sipowicz
GatorFarmer
Feralmerril
BaldEagle1313
Diamondback68
Sipowicz
Stophel
Sipowicz
Robert's gun collection
S&W Registered magnum
S&W Chief Special
S&W Model M&P
S&W safety hammer less
Walther p-38
Walther ppk
Browning high power
S&W I frame .32 caliber revolver
S&W K frame .38 caliber revolver
1911A1.45
Walther p-38
S&W Snub nose revolver
S&W Registered magnum
S&W Model Victory
1911A1 .45
Single barrel shotgun
.22 caliber rifle
Pump shotgun
Thompson submachine gun
Grandpa's .32 caliber revolver
1911A1 .45
S&W safety hammer less .32 caliber revolver
S&W .32 Caliber new depature
S&W Model Victory
S&W Model M&P
S&W Chiefs special
S&W Chiefs special
.32 caliber top break revolver
Pocket knife
S&W Model 30 .32 caliber revolver
H&R .32 caliber revolver
Polish Radom
Luger 9mm pistol
Walther p-38 9mm pistol
Browning .32 caliber pistol
Colt Model .32 caliber semi-automatic pistol
Colt model .380 caliber semi-automatic pistol
Colt pocket pistol
.38 Caliber revolver
S&W Model 1917 .45 caliber revolver
Top break revolver .32 caliber
Top break .38 caliber revolver
.22 caliber revolver
Old shotgun
S&W Model M&P .38 caliber revolver
War trophy semi-automatic pistol
S&W New Depature .38 caliber revolver
High powered hunting rifle
Pump shotgun
.22 caliber rifle
Hunting handgun
Winchester .44 caliber lever action rifle
.22 caliber target rifle
Colt .380 A.C.P Semi-automatic pistol
Beretta .32 caliber semi-automatic pistol
Walther PPK
1911A .45
S&W Model 1917
S&W 44 Caliber hand ejector
Japanese Nambu semi-automatic pistol
Walther PP Semi-automatic pistol
Walther PPK Semi-automatic pistol
Beretta .25 caliber semi-automatic pistol
S&W Model M&P
Colt commander .45 caliber pistol
S&W Pre model 10 2 inch barrel
Winchester model 94
Stevens 12 gauge shotgun
Colt Pocket Model
Shotgun
Colt .22 caliber semi-automatic pistol
Pre Model 10 .38 caliber revolver
Colt SAA .45 Caliber revolver
S&W Top Break
Spanish knock off S&W Model 10
12 gauge shotgun
.22 caliber rifle
Air rifle
Colt Junior .25 caliber semi-automatic pistol
Colt SAA 44-40
Iver Johnson .32 S&W caliber nickel finish top break revolver
Colt SAA .32-20 caliber revolver 7 ½ inch barrel
.22 caliber rifle
.22 caliber rifle
Single barrel shotgun
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