| Show v W t.- t. ff k tl I tr i I i L A 10 iJ rh ri i L rhU UnA R tJi r Il f i I i 1 BEGIN HERE ERE TODAY G Gypsy McBride year old typist In a New York office marries Jim Wallace the day after she moos mo ts himat him himat at nt the home of or her hel wealthy cousin Anne Trowbridge G Gypsy s been Jilted by Alan Crosby back from a year ear and a half in Paris a and al 3 Wallaces Wallace's Wal Wal- Wallace's Wallaces their laces lace's fiancee has Just broken broka engagement There is no r romance mance in the union Wall Wallace e Is Ii a or young lawyer The They go to his home n Forest Forest Forest For For- est City where his relative snub Gypsy Jim undertakes the defense I or f Nina Roberts accused of murder murdering ng her employer Dr Fowler The case is sensational with circumstantial evidence evidence evidence evi evi- dence strongly against the gh 1 I and Gypsy becomes deeply In Interested tc rested On impulse she gc gees s to see Mrs Mr Fowl Fow Fow- l hr r widow of the victim an ani finds her her hysterical over o her sons son's illness Ulness The woman admits s n 2 a shot her hu husband band to save sa the childs child's life Gypsy Upsy persuades her to go t to tJ o Jim and confess Later at home horn c she I waits restlessly ly for a telephone message message mes-I mes mes mes- sage e from Jim NOW GO ON Ov WITH TilE THE STORY CHAPTER Yes Jim what is it asked impatiently She held the telephone receiver er tightly as ag against her ear car but the voice acro across s the wire was vas jumbled and Indistinct What 1 Is it I 1 cant can't hear you ou 1 There was a pause f fHear Hear me better now j t I Jim risked asked Yes Mrs Fowlers Fowler's confessed What I IId said Id Mrs Fowlers Fowler's confessed ed edthe the killed her husband Came i down here this morning and told ma nw the whole story She says she didi it to save the boys boy's life The a complete wreck But Dut what about Nina acquitted That's I called caned you about Would it be alright al an allright right to send her out to the house louse I dont don't want the reporters to get another chance at her and if she goes to that place where here she roomed that's what will happen Why of oC course Where is she now Here in my office If you think its it's all an right Ill I'll bring her out Bring Dring her Gypsy said Lunch will be ready when you get here She left the telephone for a hasty haty consolation with the cook Gypsy was upstairs putting out fresh linen In the guest room when she heard the front door r open She hurried down Nina Roberts was sitting In the big chair in the living in room room Jim turned as G Gypsy entered Well Well he said grinning we wc we won Oh Im I'm so o glad I was was was' wasso so worried worried worried wor wor- ried until you ou telephoned Nina Nina Nina- Isn't it wonderful The girl had been crying She touched her handkerchief to her eyes Its fine of you to let me come here Mrs Nisi Wallace she said Why were we're glad to have you ou Of or course Would you ou like to go up upstairs upstairs up- up stairs now or shall we have lunch first I I i-I I think I Id I'd like to go up up- stairs Gypsy led the way The guest room was vaS not large but it had abundant sunshine The Thc walls were green and andl cream colored and the taffeta drapes drapes' were apricot The bath is through here bere G Gypsy said opening a door I 1 hope you'll find rInd everything e to make you com coin Theres There's powder here and cold cream if it you rou want ant it Ill I'll c leave you now If you ou dont don't mind Im I'm dyIng dying dy- dy Ing ng to have hae Jim tell teU me everything that happened Nina stood in the middle of or the room looking about She seemed bewildered At the door Gypsy hesitated Luncheon will be ready whenever you ou come down she said Then she went out and hurried down the stairs 9 0 tr Q Jim was not in the living room She glanced Into the library and saw him standing with his back toward her Oh Jim the girl began as she went toward him Tell me what happened It must have been terribly terribly terribly terri terri- bly exciting I want to know all about it Jim Jinn swung around Exciting I he exclaimed It was the most in incredible incredible incredible in- in credible thing I 1 ever saw in my life ife Bennet was Just about to be begin begin begin be- be gin summing up the case case caseI I didn't want to leave lea the courtroom The message they handed me said a woman was waiting and that she he had lad something important to tell inc me I thought it was a mistake and then well well it was the merest luck In Inthe inthe the he world that I went to see her When I saw faw her face of course I knew knelt who ho it was Lord what Lord what a But what did she tell you Well for a while It didn't sound believable put but ut It must be true The woman was as in torment At first she was so Incoherent I couldn't make heads or tails of what she said Kept begging me to help her and said she did It for Bobbys Bobby's sake Then she grew a little quieter and andI I got the story Mrs Fowler says she came to her husbands husband's office shortly before six o'clock Sh She had the boy with her She opened the thedoor thedoor the thedoor door and went in There was no noone noone noone one there except Fowler It seems they'd been quarreling for weeks weeks' about the child chUd When Fowler saw the boy he was angry Hed He'd told her that morning she had to send Bobby away The child wasn't adopted They took him nearly a year ear ago ao from a home but adoption papers weren't signed Mrs Fowler said she came to the office to tell fell her husband that if Bobby went she was as going too I guess the whole thing happened happened hap hap- ned quickly She says she told Fowler what she was going colne to do Bobb Bobby was was was' standing bes beside de deh h her r Suddenly the child chUd ran toward the window Fowler grabbed him Mrs Fowler says he had threatened several sev sev- several several eral times Umes t to kill the boy 00 She knew there was a revolver in the top drawer of oC her husbands husband's desk and she reached for it The woman swears she site didn't intend to shoot She Sho saw her husband f fall ll anc and dropped the gun Then she site picked up tip Bobby and ran for the stairway Sh She must have gone down one side at the same time Brophy the the- policeman policeman policeman po po- po- po ran up the other How she got out of or the building without be beIng being being be- be ing seen I dont don't know but she walked to where her car was park parked cd and drove home She says shed she'd Just got in th the house when they telephoned telephoned telephoned tele tele- phoned from the hospital Well Well- Well lets let's ts the story While she was telling telling tell tell- ing it she mumbled a lot of or about Bobby being sick and going to dieThe die The kid is sick nil all right It seems ms she got the idea his illness ss is a sort of punishment to her for letting someone else pay the penalty of her herl crime The half woman was I cal cat Kept asking if I thought I could save her and begging me to help for Bobbys Bobby's sake Certainly Is crazy about that kid all aU right The poor woman 1 I G Gypsy exclaimed ex ex- ex claimed Where here is she at home Held up long enough to make a statement before the judge and then collapsed Doctor Doctor Doctor Doc Doc- tor and n nurse went with her Of cour course e after that the acquittal W was lS just a matter of form onn What do you think will happen to Mrs Fowler Oh you cant can't tell Trial may be put off of a good while There seems to be a big public reaction In her favor I should think sh shed shad d get a light sentence Gypsy GypS sat silent It had been the most exciting morning of or her life lIle To find the barrier between life and death so fragile to face such tragedy tragedy trag trag- edy left her exhausted Sh She gazed at Jim with new respect They heard Ninas Nina's footsteps on the stairs and G Gypsy went to meet her tier Luncheons read ready she said Shall we go in o 0 a liP 0 o For two days Nina Rob Roberts was as a guest in the Wallace home Gypsy GYPS saw aw to to it that that 5 she e had plenty plent to Keep ner her occupied Reporters were constantly telephoning but aside from the typed statement Jim gave o out t at his office Nina was not quoted In the newspapers r There were household tasks which the girls Sirls shared together Nina romped with Pat Over the telephone telephone telephone tele tele- phone Gypsy made arrangements with the woman who operated d Ninas Nina's boarding house to have hav the girls girl's clothing packed and sent out She gave the girl plenty of or wholesome food urged her to rest Nina had announced that she ho wished to leave Forest City Where do you want to go G Gypsy ps asked My sisters sister's in Chicago Nina said married If I co could ld get to Chicago Chicag I could stay with her ber until I get a job So It was agreed that Nina should go to Chicago She h had d a pitifully small amount of money though Jims Jim's charge for his leg legal l service was the merest fraction of the usual fee The morning of or the day clay on which Nina was to depart Gypsy knocked at the door of the guest guestroom room May I come conic In she asked when 1 Nina appeared Of course Nina wore the rose negligee Gypsy had loaned her She had been making mak mak- ing the bed rye got something for you ou Gypsy said smiling Two fro things She took took- the other girls girl's hand and placed In it a ri small small folded object Now you mustn't say you cant can't ac accept accept accept ac- ac it Its It's something I want todo to do do do- doThe The folded object was a 20 bill I cant can't take it it Nina protested shaking her head It wouldn't be right after youve you've done so much for inc me She started to hand the bill back but Gypsy refused it Listen Nina she said its my myn o n own n money money money-m money money-money money ney I 1 earned l before r I was married Id I'd rather do this with it than anything in the world I want you to have it Please keep it me 0 o 0 oT I. I I T 1 wont won't ever forget you ou Mrs Wallace Wal Wal- lace Jace I dont don't need anything to re remember remember re- re member you by But I do want you to have it Then theres there's something else From the pocket of her house dress Gypsy drew forth a soiled white envelope elope There was nothing written on the envelope but Nina Roberts it Instantly It It hasn't been opened Gypsy said softly The other girls girl's eyes ces met hers It was one of those m moments ments when Nina Roberts' Roberts face was able If It you'll hurry and dress now G Gypsy continued cheerfully well go out and see what we can find Ind Indin in iii the garden to brighten the living room table There are plenty of ot iris and I think we might find enough of oC the white lilacs left Youve been so ISO good to me Nina said impulsively Oh you'll never nc know what these da days s 's have meant to men mel me Then Im I'm glad Its It's little enough after what youve you've had to face Well shall shall we go cut the flowers Jowers The garden bathed in warm sunlIght sunlight sun sun- light and the fragrance of ot lilacs bore Dore promise of ot what summer was waso to o bring Dew sparkled on the fresh grass The iris bore their gold and purple heads proudly A few cw straggling tulips tulips remnants remnants of or Pats Pat's mischief added mischief added a splash of scarlet Above against a turquoise sky the clouds drifted lazily It was wasa a p perfect May morning a a day when nature seemed to outdo herself proclaIming proclaiming proclaiming pro pro- claiming the joyousness of living JIving They cut flowers to fill a pottery bowl for the table In the living room and a smaller vase ase for the dining room Gypsy left Nina to arrange the bouquets while she he telephoned the grocer At 1 o'clock they had their luncheon and an hour later Jim arrived ed with the car to take Nina to the train All AIl three of them piled into the single seat Ninas Nina's battered battered battered bat bat- suitcase was stowed away inthe inthe in inthe the rear They reached the station statton Just five minutes before train time No at attention attention attention at- at was paid to the girl in the gray rray suit and black hat who boarded the westbound train Gypsy waved wa when she saw haw w Nina through the car window and the other girl returned the signal Ignal A brakeman shouted All aboard Then the locomotive snorted and the train pulled from view Jim turned toward Gypsy You were good to the kid he There was gratitude in his voice ol oland and In the way that he looked at ath ather h her r. r The girl smiled I 1 wanted to do all allI I could There wasn't much She felt happier at that moment than she had ever been since her marriage It was well to make the most of it It for the emotion was short To Be Continued |
