An Honest Man

In just a moment, suspense, starring Charles Lawton. Hi, Billy. Hi, Dad. You're working kind of late on your bicycle, aren't you? Yeah, the old bike has been getting going just right. Boy, did I puff up second street this morning.

Just like the car, Billy, until I had that new auto light stayful battery put in. Well, my boy, you just keep at it. I'm going in and coast along with auto light battery, spark plugs, and ignition systems on the suspension.

Dad, if you want to listen to the auto light show, you'd better stay out here in the garage with me. Mom's got her bridge club in tonight. What? Why? If she dug on well knows I want to hear Charles Lawton, buy all the drinks my staple battery doesn't need a guy.

Take it easy dad. Here comes Charles Lawton. Suspense. Auto-light and at 60,000 dealers and service stations bring you radios outstanding theater of thrills. Starring tonight, Mr. Charles Lawton, in Anton leader's production of an honest man, a tale well calculated to keep you in, suspense.

Sleep, I lay in bed that night listening to the stillness and loneliness of the empty house and tried to bring my mother back to me. Friday, my son, I must believe you now. I know that you will miss me, but you needn't, for you are strong.

I shall not be worried about you. I have taught you well. Taught me well. For the first time the meaning of those words became clear to me. The tears dried in my eyes, my jaws clenched.

That was the woman my mother, to whom I had been closer than anyone else in the world. Indeed I had been close to no one but my mother in all my 44 years. And after the tears, a flood of memories passed before my eyes.