Yes it's true my father was a "ladies man". (Although he was a very charming one, not a lecherous one.) As a 17 year old he and his brother would go out carousing as teenage boys are likely to do, and especially looking to interact with girls.
Finally their mother had enough and gave the boys an ultimatum. If they did not get home by curfew, the door would be locked and they would have to stay out all night.
But what their mother didn't know is they had an accomplice on the inside. Not exactly an "inside man", but an "inside dog." Pictured to the left is Rex circa 1935. The door lock worked with a downward latch and handle, not a knob. The boys taught Rex not only how to open the door, but not to bark when they snuck home.
Yes it's true my father was a "ladies man". (Although he was a very charming one, not a lecherous one.)
As a 17 year old he and his brother would go out carousing as teenage boys are likely to do, and especially looking to interact with girls.
Finally their mother had enough and gave the boys an ultimatum. If they did not get home by curfew, the door would be locked and they would have to stay out all night.
But what their mother didn't know is they had an accomplice on the inside. Not exactly an "inside man", but an "inside dog."
Pictured above is Rex, circa 1935.
The door lock worked with a downward latch and handle, not a knob. The boys taught Rex not only how to open the door, but not to bark when they snuck home.