Show The Girl Who Came Back THE STORY by loneliness rn In Chicago Lolita Forbes young and pretty yIelds yield to the of o Harvey Torrence whom she he he fancies herself In love She ers discovers ll his hta hi true character and nd leaves caves him taking refu refuge with an n acquaintance Gertrude Watson Lolita Is I a accosted by the eon on of o the wealthy owner of the apartments Fred He Insists on driving her to the tore store tore On the streel treel t Torrence la Is waiting wailing and the two men en engage gage In a n battle In which Torrence forrence Is killed Lolita spends a night of misery In a R police pollee cell She appeals to her father bu but I he answers answer that t he never to see ece her again Next 19 i morning the judge at the Instigation gatlon gation of a ft lawyer a D stranger to Lolita the case The lawyer gives her and an un- un unsigned in signed note noto Informing her that college ollege tuition has been paid fora for tor a year lie refuses refuse to give the name namo of her benefactor She takes up short story writing and meets Mr Ir Lolita writes a short story which Mr praises highly Miss Pringle a 8 member of the class harshly crIticizes it It The story Is I sold fold for tor Miss Mss Pringle discloses Lolita's real Identity Discouraged Discouraged aged Lolita decides to Rive give up the struggle le and sets out for Cor a cafe caCe She allows herself to be picked d dup up by a youth In an auto aUlo and taken taleen to a roadhouse There her escort Insults her She Is rescued by her unknown friend 1 Return Returning ing Ins to 10 her room she finds there lie tells her he loves lo her herand herand herand and asks aska ask her to 10 o marry him She makes no promises promise but the avow avow- avowal avowal avowal al heartens Lolita and she he once more resolves to attempt to come back CHAPTER VII Continued VII Continued 11 11 You liked him Positively Hes He's so 10 distinguIshed lo looking and und hes he's got gen the nicest e eyes cs and he lie was so worried about you Woul Wouldn't nt leave lean the house until you OU had come back paced around III In the halls for hours He Ie said something having ha seen your sister here I here 1 didn't know lino you had Imd any Ilia 1 haven't Id I'd decided that people Lad had alJo about t forgotten that scrape serape I 1 got Into and woul wouldn't ut remember what I looked like so 1 I stopped slopped dying my lily hair and dolled myself up It was the first time that he lie had seen me that way and andin In the hall half light on the landing I kidded him along a n bit hit You shouldn't ought to of he was worried to death Well fell I 1 told him hum what Id I'd done when I gut got bac back lie was still here I 1 that hat that Is he lie asked me rte to marry hits him hot dog thal's that's slick Gee that Im I'm w glad to hear heur that girlie Youre You're a darn arn good kl kid and theres there's no r reason why you yon ou should be hounded bounded henu bemuse because e of o that one little scrape you got info I hope you'll be awfully nit n fully happy She sighed hea heavily 11 Ill liet het you'll be he getting married yourself before long bug Lolita said soft sett softly ly Ir her heart hearl going out to this somewhat some somewhat what peculiar woman W 8 Dont kid yourself yourself- she I sighed again 1 I wouldn't marry the best titan there alive they're nil all alike Lolita laughed What lint about your our gray eyed friend asked Airs Hardy lardy looking up as she the remembered the fellow hat 1 pays pas your r rent nt here Wont Won't lie he raise COD con considerable of a muss If he hI hears bears youre you're engaged to somebody so 80 much per her her- perhaps units haps that the other oilier fellow will hear about him face fuce darkened How Ilow long has bas It 11 been since hes he's been here herl About Aboul a month hes he's due to tu shunt shuI up up and Ila pay another months month's remit reni In ud ad advance for tor or you Do Du you know who lie he Is r o No 1 ha ent the Hie slightest It Idea a x ex cep that when he lie came IH here re for lor the llie first lir t time tie he seemed to line hate some sume one who had hold known me toe because he was perfectly sure that lie he tell me DIe all nil about you OU without my miry Ill gettins net get netting tin tins ting sore sure or an anything He Ile seemed to the lie world and anil till all of you and onel I d awfully p plea pleased I ea d when I was a over o your our story Instead of nr hard boiled billed as some women who 1111 haven't enl I lived nd as much as us I tin have hu vu would of 01 been eem lErn Lolita looked oft olT tilt the window out halo Inlo the rain Ill He ter lEr vainly has Ions done a 11 hit lol for lor me rue lie Ire gut out of ol the lie tightest elute Ivas I was vas ever In III In III my life Ilfe and anil Ill I'll be lie grateful to hili for or It II tile the L T I ills dl but hUI butI I 1 cant can't let lei him go K on paying Muir III hills tiny longer theres there's ns really nothing he be t tween us liS Oct Un the level le exploded Mrs Airs Yes on the its ti lollias ull a 8 little Impatient III sh she could rut 1 understand wll why un one should I hill liin that there was wits anything n I ln between h r self and Gray Cray Eyes Pardon I didn't elfelt mean luh 1111 trig only men the devils lIs they want value fur tor I er they y do du for 1111 1 1 l believe you yo II tilt lit she mudded udell II und arid nd the words curds with H II look which h was r sincere thai that Lolita smiled nt III her hN and II Impulsively rent rca bed out and lind grasi 11 c her hand hund I want you to 10 tike lake c tilt ninety dollar check IHk If you 01 will get It fished for me nt ot your yur bank hank and keep x t nest w weeks week's eks ek's room r rent JI null nij n nt of It aid r f f the Mun With lIh the tray cray B Eyes I ehI up p tell him 1111 that my rent Is nil till pall Im I'm riot not gol going n hH hack k to tn sc ol t en nl more so su I be In wont won't have ha to pay Ilay n guy more tuition and gradually I hope hUle to pay him back hack for very every cent hes he's spent u on tin me uw Thu s rite spirit spirit spirit- enc d Hardy Hartly rising dont 1 raw ow om eln nothing Units Unit's the HI best bes way tray all ou matter hats T M By JadV Jack Jad V Woodford W N U Service Copyright With which sophistry nice tile they look honk went out of 01 o time Ule room she little piqued that J 1 Mr tr r a Lolita a was filS coiled but bUI It Harrill not ot yet yel that donl the reason rel Clime came to 10 her L he be would world not DOl wont that f for or title III b was II waiting walling until heto h he to wake her And was oas nil was sure she he would be up De tJ office at n newspaper ut it the be do down n this time c of ot the morning she lie I knew new she decided to call him ther there downstairs she slie a 8 asing Going sing I In the Pie phone bos box and pave gave the she number ber of the 11 paper heard Wai s pleasant voice olce speaking breathed Into she Good morning hammering her heart tile the phone hack back In ID a 8 atone atone Good morning came carne tone lone so still stiff u and tJ cold that thai she slie he nearly dropped ropIc tine tile receiver er Unable to think In view of this of n a single thing to sly say unexpected tone from row hIm she mur IOUI murmured Inanely ore you Fine thanks lull huh I 1 came very ery near being humped bumped off orf when I left your lour place lasi last night 1 I had lind no nn soon sooner r got ol down O the stairs than a 0 rough char character acter aster walked up to me rite and lilt hit me as liS asHe s 1 1 i in n r rt 1 t y yv v 7 He Flung the One Word Wait Over His Shoulder r and Closed the Door liard hard as he could in the lie face before I had time lime to 10 word ward on oft the Ille blow When lien l I was do down lie he II bent over o me rind In Informed informed informed I I I formed me that If ever went vent near you again hed he'd bump hump me toe oft olT oIT Pro Ih ably b ably an on emissary salY of your lIar friend ho comes up here e to 10 see sec r ra once Ouse I In lit n n II awhile while 1 I 1 lend hud supposed before from rUIn what he lie had said that was nth log lag between you mod and him hi huh but Ive I've no- no no noticed deed that of late late lie he hadn't been coming I occurred up aD anymore more never ne to me roe ass that Ilia t 1 I am thai dial lIlU t be he wa was Jealous of me Mr Ir 1 You rou cant caul rea really 11 be believe lIe e lieve Im afraid 1 I can CHI can Mss lIss Forbes lint and andl l I must sa say 1 I was never ne bo so disappoint disappointed ed in In my lif life 1 1 I cared Oh car cared Oh d-Oh Oh hits and lots I could forgive you OU your other oilier er- er or contretemps but this Is a little litile too touch With Pith trembling lingers put PUI the n receiver buck back upon Its honk I dently w-i w or of the met men who hind had her tier back hack in the ear car tile tie before had remained downstairs dOI and ond had seen feen her meet through the Ille ii 1 Indu on tile the serend landing in ur the rile hall Her lieI heart numb with the lie that no DO sane man could be blunted blame under the circumstances for fur to tile the conclusion that hotly both Mrs Marti nud had lumped lo to she slie went eri back to her room to dress diess hurriedly one ne thought hl In mind she slie muss see Fe seethe i the Man Mun till the Cray ruy yes Eyes I es nt III once und and get gel th tin the thin thing nut She would go gc l out to In the Couse loos and Lauder roadhouse e he lie evidently had something to do all with ii for he lie hll had l walked II n round rounel as os though lie he own Owned Ill I'll Ike place plate In u a er very spurt tune time slip she sll was 3 In hit a 11 ta taxicab b ill Surely Id I'd t things s be out oUI somehow Mr i I F 1 1111 War Car Carrill rill 1111 could he lie to and how could an fine him rut foi null 1101 Afler ft 1111 all It II did took Ion had bad Almost before she slie knew It so Intense e were her tier thoughts again found bound hersell before re the llie old v- v ramshackle house with the deceiving exterior Entering the front door of oftie tie the old house she stood and waited I for something to lu happen Almost Im hn Immediately mediately something did dill A man stuck his head through a R panel In the Inner door and nud looked out at her What That do you want want want he asked sus Want to see Ice ce the boss she re returned turned firmly Tile The boss Yes He lie seemed Intensely surprised and disappeared d from the llie panel Presently another head appeared do lo you mean boss mean boss the newcomer asked and then paused to 10 look at her closely Lolita saw that It was one of the lie four men who haul taken her home borne the night before Oil Oh Oh he said you dont don't wont want to See the Hie boss you want to see sec 1 he heBig lieBig Big Guy He Ue aint here well but but walt wait a n second He lie vanished from tile the panel Soon however he be returned and opened the door and made D a motion for her to 10 follow r Down Oo a rear light flight ot of stairs her garde u ele led lerl her nod through h o a lung dark passageway Into a n sill one Ime that smelled damp and norl foul Sod denly It became pitch black lack and ran Into her guide In lu the black ness k nes ness I Keep a hand on me he Instructed ted her and ond walk wall right all niong heres nothing nl you iou CJu could trip on and und no rio more stairs Lolita complied compiled Gradually she became aware that they were I In min aD underground passage e for th they y hod walked twice lie length lenth of ot the house and anel In one direction only She hegan to grow a n little fearful and would have stopped to question her guide It If be lie hind had not suddenly stopped and switched on a 1 light Loot Loot- Looting Looting ing past him she saw sow n II night flight of stone slone stairs leading up He lie started to and motioned to her lier to follow To Lolita's amazement they presently emerged Into what was II e evidently the kitchen of a 0 well furnished lot Immediately mediately they passed through swing swinging ing hug doors along a J halh hallway up a 8 of thickly carpeted stairs and ond finally wound up In to a u room on the second floor 1001 Sit down said her guide She he sat down In a chair and nud he tie turned toward the lie door as ns he lie opened the thedoor thedoor door and was about aboul to pass through Ill he Hung flung the one word watt wait oven Ills his shoulder and closed the lie door Al AI Almost most Imme Immediately laley Lolita the lock lok turn Walking to the windows to tos s see e where sill she was she slie sh discovered lint each window was heavily burred There here was however er another door In Inthe inthe the room She Slie walked wall d c-d swiftly over o and opened It ll It II lead lend Into Inlo a n sumptuously furnished bedroom Passing lu la lashe she examined the window In iii the he bedroom bed bedroom room this Ion loo was sins heavily lIy barred For the lie first time lute she felt fell fear quite definitely nit I Suppose tills this graY I gray eyed gray cd person were In love III with her as ac every every- everyone everyone one seemed to think 1 I Site Slie returned tel to tile the other room and sat down to Wl walt I t Soon she heard steps ascending the stairs and suddenly felt herself In tile the grip of terror Suppose It II should not Dot be Gray Cray Eyes Iy nt ot nil all suppose that If it wel e Grimy Gray Byes lyes he should f prove not to lie he the lie kindly decent I type pe of 01 oman man that he had har so far fill cd tel to tobe he suppose almost anything In Ibl hits locked and II ba barred room fa far I rum rom II an tin another n other dwelling rl oiling elling The fhe k key 3 turned In lu the lock The door swung open Lolita 1011 In found herself stood tood up and presently face fae to face with Gray Cray Ryes facing Uw the theman man tier Her first thought upon man was the same Slime one hut she him had bud had when she slie fir first t saw him liim He lie honked somehow familiar Yet Yel she slie could not convince herself that she phe had ever er known hint him He lie crossed the room with wilh short quick quirk steps und and meld held out OUI his hand to her her- i Lolita put forth tier her own hand bant and und felt II It rasped In a 8 manly Wanly handshake Presently he fill cut down sat sal al down n alII and turned toward him re For or silence In Il I l souse SOllie there 1 was as lita Ilta wa was a u little lillie disconcerted dl d she had h thought I hl to handle I the he Interview very ery this thle quiet mat mall seemed rt so an easily but hut forceful so purposeful 11 it was a how like Ilke talking milking to lu a Ii school teacher Ha finally prompted her You l to lu see sec me Yes Yea First lr 1 of nil all I 1 1 to hunk yon for gotten me Ole till of ul Ih the terrible s Hint I was ever evi placed In iii in HI n my ray entire I I shall n never hr forget that thul as us long n s ns I 1 Ih II lh He p lie Ile unclasped his hands hand ond and waved mine of l hem ly If ITO ITU TO DE OJ CONTINUED |