As the summer progressed, we begin to spend a lot of time with each other. Mr Wade could not understand why i did not like to work as much as before. When he found out i had new girl friend, he kidded me a lot. He really helped me out on one of our bicycle trips swimming. I had blistered so bad that the blisters would bleed through my shirts. He would have me stay behind the pharmacy and he doctored me for several days. He would put ointment on my back and i would sit there with a fan blowing on my back. As i reflect back on kind deeds like this it just made me more appreciative of his influence and encouragement that he gave to me.
When school started in Sept. Kathleen enrolled at Little Rock Hi. We used my address in order for her to do this since she lived in NLR. In those days we in Little Rock refered to No. Little Rock as Dog Town. I wore a High School Print Shop Jacket that was black and gold in color. This almost caused me trouble when i would go to see her in NLR. Those two schools were really into rivalry. After school started we switched classes around so we could get some classes together. We both gave up typing and ended up taking Spanish together. She had to ride the bus to NLR after school each day and i would go to work at the drug store. It seemed more and more that school was becoming secondary to what i really wanted to do. I begin to think of finding another job that would pay more money. After all dating was most important as well as just spending time together. We were happy spending time with friends and that did not cost much money. I spent a lot of time at her house and having meals with her family. They really were good to me and seemed to accept me. She had two brothers at home and a sister that was married. Time continued to go by and Fall was approaching. Things change a lot in the Fall and change would become a big part of our life come Winter.