Show BEGIN HERE TODAY Charming Channing young Julie Bretts Brett's life lff Is just a round of luncheons teas ant and dancing until she becomes enamored of a big game hu hunter ter who considers her terribly ornamental but useless Max Sherwood was shocked when Julie took his casual estimate of ot her to heart and started lions Ions to leave her grandfathers grandfather's pala pala- ial Long Island home to go to Man Man- hattan lattan to earn her living foi to three months SliM Silas Brett came to America in hh youth with 25 25 and amassed millions His ils greatest joy Is the thought that thai his granddaughter will never have tc tt struggle as he did And here is Julie pretending that she is 15 going to Alaska with pith her maid getting ready to lose herself hersel among New Yorks York's bread winners win win- ners acm for three months She intends to prove to Sherwood I and to herself herrel that she has as much stamina as os her grandfather NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER TWO Hilda nUda went aw away away y on her strange errand errand erand er- er rand and shaking her head dubiously her herrim trim rim black taffeta dress thess rustling more than han usual What could Miss Julie Julle want with a suitcase that was not real eal leather that was rather shabby when she had dozens of real leather ones nes herself filled tilled with gold and allver silver silver sil all ver topped bottles the linings chamois and satin Why should anyone anyone any- any one ne especially Miss Julie who loved beautiful things want such a suitcase suitcase suitcase suit suit- case But Hilda In the tho four tour years she had lad been Julie Bretts Brett's personal maid had learned never to question her mistress so she was back In ten minutes min mm- utes tes with a suitcase from the servants servants' ser ser- ants ants' which was the property of one of the footmen It was brown exceedingly shabby and decidedly not real leather Fine Hilda Jilie JUe said as she glanced at it Just what she wanted She He was looking vaguely at the closet where she kept her day things Rows and nd rows of dresses and suits on yellow yellow yel- yel low ow velvet hangers Finally lly she hose chose two a dark blue suit of wool crepe with a a. soft linen blouse louse the other a wool lace dress quite plain While she ripped out the ae labels of a famous dressmaker abroad broad s she e was planning furiously HILDA IS MYSTIFIED Shed She'd have to be careful about un un- have to take the simplest I articles she had Nothing monogrammed monogrammed monogrammed mono- mono not nor even a a. handkerchief Did a working girl have half halt a a. dozen No four would do four counting the theair pair paIr air she would wear And shoes two pair air one beige to go with the brown dress and sport oxfords for the navy suit Two hats one brown and the theother theother other ther a a. blue beret Do you want me to pack miss Hilda HUda asked helplessly There was waso wasso wasso so o much she didn't understand The suitcase Miss Julie taking the labels from rom her frocks and above all the look ook on her mistress mistress' fa face A look Hilda had never seen before No you OU may go until I 1 call you And Hilda went wondering how Miss Julie would fare packing her own wn suitcase for the first time In her life fe Julie flew around the room that might have belonged to a princess I throwing things on the point spread that covered the golf leaf bed 1 now a a. plain bit of underwear now a simple handkerchief now a 8 leather brush which was meant for a clothes i brush but which she Intended to use useI I for a a. hair brush because her others I were too elaborate frivolous gold r backed baubles which belonged on onI I her mirrored dressing table with its regiment of ot perfume bottles instead of ot in a a. servants servant's suitcase JULIE GIVES INSTRUCTIONS There were trips to the rose and and gold bo boudoir which adjoined her bedroom bcd bcd- room with its balcony over the sea I where she breakfasted In the morning morning morn morn- mom mom-I ing trips to the bathroom with its rosy tinted marble tub sunk in the I middle of the floor Its walls walIs lined I with colored vari-colored fishes When the suitcase Z was finally I packed and Julie Julle had checked three times on its contents she was satis- satis fled It contained the brown dress a aI abrown abrown I brown hat brown plain pumps pumps' three tiree changes of ot lingerie three pairs pairs' of hose handkerchiefs a few nightgowns nightgowns night night- gowns hand made but simple a terri tern cloth beach coat which she was planning planning plan plan- ning to use as a bathrobe the clothes brush a a. snapshot of her mother which she had hidden in the lining a Q candy box filled with cosmetics and some needles and thread The contents of the box of at candy had been dumped unceremoniously on the damask couch in her boudoir The case wasn't full by any means but Julie was vas sure she had enough If she needed anything more shed she'd have to buy it with the money she would earn Hilda HUda when called In was amazed at the orders she r received so Julie repeated th them m several times Did she understand yes but but but- Just do as youre you're told Hilda that's all Heres Here's the money for your ticket to Seattle and all your expenses Wire Mr Brett every ery Saturday and sign the wire with my name Stay in Juneau Alaska until you hear from fromme me e. e Yo You'll ll have a a. nice holiday S SILAS AS BRETT TRUSTS JULIE Hilda wasn't exactly comfortable about her holiday but there waS was nothing to do about It What Miss Julie said went And if Miss Julie wanted to pretend she had gone to Alaska when she hadn't she supposed it w wa none of her business Silas Brett was harder to convince He couldn't understand why Julie go to Alaska with only her maid as a companion but if that was what she wanted well it was all right But she was to wire him every week In care of his secretary In hi New NewYork NewYork NewYork York and the wires would be cabled to him abroad He must know she was all right He kissed her goodbye affectionately and then resumed his bridge game In the wondering wondering wondering won won- dering why his granddaughter had been seen weeping as she left He had felt felther her tears on his wrinkled cheek Hilda Ililda would take care of her though Hed He'd trust Julie with Hilda anywhere Hilda was nearly 40 and Silas Brett had chosen her carefully from about applicants four years ago Utterly reliable even l if she was wasa a bit stolid Julie needed that stol stol- sometimes She was too flighty Thank God he had every every- thing to give to the girl Thank God she wouldn't have to struggle as he had What Four spades spades- bridge was wasa a passion with Silas He never failed to have four rubbers every night JULIE JULI LEAVES Well Vell Im I'm read ready ready- and Julie entered en en- j the drawing room dressed in inthe the blue sit a a. blue beret over the chestnut hair hah The scratched imitation imitation imi imi- tation leather suitcase was waiting In the hall Julie Sherwood said quietly but firmly this has gone a little too far Tomorrow w you'll be sorry Maybe Ill I'll be sorry for three long months but Im I'm going to stick sUck it out as I 1 said I would Youre quite Insane Julie Perhaps Lets Let's start Wont you reconsider No Silently Sherwood h helped her into his roadster which was waiting un un- der the porte then put her suitcase in the rumble ble seat behind He was frowning as he started the car and swung it along the mile mUe of tree ree lined drive of and out through the great wrought Iron gates onto the main highway There was a ringing in the girls girl's ears a pounding at her temples Her Herace face ace was hot as she touched her cool hands to It Excitement For she was wa-s excited and thrilled too An adventure as much as any of Maxs Max's adventures A car swerved at them and Max skillfully swung away She liked the way he drove So sure of his its car so sure of himself So oblivIous Ious bus ous of ot danger Max was that way though Where do you want to go Max asked when they were on Broadway Julie Julle didn't know and a little twinge of ot fear tear ran through her Oh let me of off around around Forty Forty Forty- second and Broadway Just drop me off You dont don't know then where I youre you're going Not yet yet yet- Ten minutes later tater he was pulling up to the curb be sorry Julie Julle I warn you ou It isn't going to be as easy as you think Youve You've no idea how hard it will be this be-this this thing you call an adventure I dont don't care she cried recklessly as she started to open the door of the car Oh I forgot I want you to look ook in my purse to see that Im I'm not fibbing GRUESOME MAX 1 He took tok the blue suede bag she handed him and opened It without a word A silver compact not initialed a short lead pencil some loose bits bit of ot scratch pa paper r and three bills two 10 HO notes and a 5 tucked away at the bottom Correct Julie inquired Quite but I still sUll dont don't approve Julie You haven't had any train train- tag inS ng You dont don't know what youre you're do- do lag ing ng You challenged me I never would have ve lave thought of doing it if it hadn't been for you so its it's partly on your shoulders Max what wha t worries me so Do you think I 1 have any courage now Her lips Ups were laughing but buther her eyes weren't Her eyes were quite serious and bluer than Max had ever seen them before Lots But I hate to have the re responsibility ye- ye of this this this-I I dont don't know what youre you're going to get into You talk as 1 If I were headed for trouble rouble Well you might be Walt Wait let me have your purse again She looked anxiously at him as he took one orie of his lis cards from his case and scribbled scrib scrib- bled on it quickly In case of accident acci acci- dent notify then ther his name nl engraved engraved engraved en en- graved and under It Jonathan club New few York He pl placed d the card inthe in the he pocket of ot the purse and snapped It t shut Youre very gruesome Max Still her lips were laughing but her eyes MAX l RETURNS phone me when you find a place to stay Maybe Maybe Ill Ill I'll see ace But I have to know where you are Julie Someone has to know What If f anything happened to you ou Theres your our card in my purse 1 If you want me put a personal in a paper pa- pa per er the Times and Ill I'll meet you right here where were we're going to part rt at any time you say Id I'd rather not have you know where I 1 am urn at first Later Ill I'll see sec Youre taking this altogether too seriously 1 Why not Im I'm going to prove to myself that I can exist for three months with months with only 25 to start You took yourself seriously too didn't you when you started on your first exploring trip They were both standing on the curb the shabby st suitcase between them hem Max shaking her hand When he got back into his car she was carrying carrying carrying car car- the suitcase into a drug store stare Because h he had promised her hed he'd drive right away he did but fifteen minutes later after his conscience had aad stabbed him every half hal second of the he time he hc went back to the corner jumped out of his car and raced Into the he drug store to try to reason with her again Julie had gone and none of the clerks remembered the girl he de de- de scribed And he wished again that he le had never ne met Julie Brett for he knew now that he was in love with her To be continued Cop Copyright light Register and Tribune Syndicate |