Another Time Another Place
I do not own these characters, etc, etc…….all the usual disclaimers apply, as this story was written for the amusement of the Ducky Board visitors only
" There was only room in the train car for one more person. The train was on the way to Minnesota, and this great looking dish took the seat……it was right next to me." It was a long trip so naturally we started talking."
"Her name was Jacqueline but all her friends call her "Jack" "
"Big blue eyes and wavy blond hair…….kinda like Veronica Lake ….know what I mean?"
"Well, we hit it off pretty good and by the time we got to Minneapolis we had plans to meet for dinner the next night."
He took another swig of his beer. "I took her out to the biggest place in town and we danced the night away." I had a couple of weeks before I had to report to the Army camp so I was going back to the family farm for a visit. Well, anyway me and "Jack" got to know each other pretty well that week and when I had to leave Minneapolis to go out to the farm, she came with me.
My mom and dad were happy to see me and they treated her like family. My dad kept makin' jokes about her being called by a guy's name but she new he was playing with her.
We got pretty close over the next two weeks and when it came time for me to go she promised that she would write me ……..often, very often.
Well, I went off and fought in the war and she got a job in town. My folks had her stay with them instead of finding a place. "Jack" was ok with that, see we were in love and as soon as I got back we got married. She loved that farm"
We had a few kids and one of our boys took after his old man and joined up. Gave us a couple of sleepless nights went he had to go over to the middleast a while back, but he came back ok.
Well , my "Jack" is gone now, died about fifteen years ago. Our boy is a full bird colonel now, can you believe it? Shame his marriage didn't work out .
Nice talkin' to ya……me. Oh, my name is Sam O'Neill