It was an exciting weekend. Buck drove his sister back to school from their home in the mountains. The trip to town meant that Buck would see Jeannie, the girl from the prairie who made his eyes light up and his heart flutter. He had been nervous about asking her out on a date. That was understandable considering that he had been warned the girl from the prairie would kick in his radio or knock in his slats if he misbehaved. He finally got the nerve to ask, and she agreed to go on a date with him, and this was the day!
The date with Jeannie promised to be better than the one he had with another of his sister’s friends. For that date, he saved money for a month just to take the girl to the picture show and afterwards a coke at Flasted’s Drug Store. In those days, they had to have escorts. Not only did Buck have to pay for his date, but also the chaperone, his sister. There were a couple more tag-a-long chaperones as well, the girl’s twin brothers. The twins sat with Buck, with his sister and date behind them. He even got to treat all of them for cokes or shakes at the drug store just down the street from the Grand Hotel.
Buck could hardly contain himself as he picked Jean up at Carnegie Library. They went to a movie. She didn’t have twin brothers, so the couple got to sit with each other. Afterwards, they shared a milkshake at Cole’s Drug. Buck was careful to behave. He sure didn’t want her to kick in the radio especially since he had borrowed Ernest’s car.
The first date was successful, and by their fourth date, he managed to steal a kiss. He didn’t even get his slats knocked in.