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N LY ru J p V NEA Se Vice r j. j TIlls THIS Th'S S HAPPENED am Molly D c b by te rep t- t Cr en II 11 lii all alt kinds of ot trou trouble le With the pr of oC her lIer f Tho Death of DC Darrows Moll lin imn acquired national fame lame people pf l for for n news ws decide th that she he l Is In love lov a. a police pollee court reporter reporter and author and CD author co-author of DC her hor play They write rHo a a. tor etory torto to that effect anticipating anti anU an e A 1 matter of fact fact- Molly Moll Sa is in Jove loye I S n not not R fled d Jack Dwells a. a poor poor- young ar architect Jack Tack reads rel di the stories norles that presuppose Red Bed to bo the nan an and andIs furiously lud hurt and an angry I Molly before he haa seen Iun ten the PJ Papers paper U telephone to aik him to take lake her to tD to c luncheon H 11 r re orl ora that she he h II liu mad mada fool 1001 noush and hang banga up the receiver S Then n Red Flynn Plynn telephones ton Red hs hll een ceen Re n tho the paper papers too arid and he In Is also upset t. t He lIe begs begs' Molly foll olly t to b be discreet and says he hev Me l Is II wr wd Von Pont t do a anything J he le bees bes unto until youve you've h from me NOW GO CO ON THE STORY nr CHAPTER CHAPTER S Red Ked had written rUien from Ills desk In Inthe n the press fires room room at at the tho courthouse c on i tho the tp w It rt had no noc nO no c p tat tal JM r. r And he hid had written hurriedly hurriedly hur hur- rl dl and a d in ex excitement l e l nt Red always always al- al ways ays used dashes dashes' when him ho was was' wrist t tearing off oa a 1 stor story then And It had to In Inthe the theoffice offIce offIce- Ji because use U they they ey eyo couldn't o ld t use use a n story NU mihl or of s js Jn pc The The- Themo h mo- mo m piet nt Molly glanced at it it sh she knew kne that hat he was was' one In Of Ohis his his' c excitable c moods s l Dear pea moll he h began beg n 1 i bC y you u think k r I r acted d p pretty tty over o th time the phone Just now now- hut 5 bc because you because a sey you u haven't an any nl Ide idea of what Im I'm up up a agaInst I 1 guess I 8 1 you lyou kno knox know 4 n that 1 t. t lye Ive bee been I craz crazy about you ou ever Cl since yuti strolled In the office otice that day and locked knocked Wharton for tor a arow aro of rl r-rl l g ess fOl l w lo toO top that p pea peo- opt o- o pt pie are v rs' rs g 1 In love iov with th you youIt It Isn't be as beautiful ful ful as you are are e liat Im I'm to to Isay say fell feU ai Dr load ot bricks I laid eyes eyes on on you you hut but u know molly I never never locI love loc loveto t to u. u S You ou told told- me Jack W I you wore more or r l less en- en gag d And perhaps you you thInk tt that's ts l-ts why 1 never did but that kind of or a a 1 bird molly moU ut Ird be eli Ii iti ili a position to 10 try to to make you love Jove me inc it Jt wouldn't have ha made any ny difference that thai some som some other man mann thoU thought ht he lle h had d first rights i Ev Ever Eve r since Ive I've known you I ve I ve foUght f with my love Jove Every erY time you t cheel nt my 1 r Id I'd want to take you in my arms ari arms and s-and and and- hold bold aud you ol tight and kiss you you Remember the tho night you as asked ased ed me mel if I 1 had m my my vc s sweethearts sweetheart's picture le in back of ot my watch And I I. said Y Yes 1 s.- s. and s' and nd showed it 11 to you And you said Why its it's your our mother Red I S Well 1 I suppose I might light have i told yOu jm then that mother Is ari an i that S 'S she IC h li bc n i ot of n a wheel chair hardly I was b born born rn o only I 1 didn't want you jOU to T l' Iwas was looking for sympathy Or pr or any l ie e that If n I was s to get et u m moU mother r would woud ju Just t about die molly ii my father died 1 was in high school arid el I I. I started taking care of bf mother invalid Ir 1 being an au I Js to make an any wo n jealous jea jea- i f lous s v. s anyhow ther there's theres rs r's 9 no use uso talking talk talk- ing big about IL ft When a. a womans woman's helpless 1 oU cant blamo her her- herfor fi for I unreasonable n hy th tho sto stories In tho papers papers pa pa- pers pel'S goto my nerves They'll kill my mm mother h r if she s sees es th them m. m That m nia may y Z sound d' d but li's lis truth thos tf th ov N v Nt t y you u now v dear way J did anti did anil you i t x nei never er meant to tot tell to-tell t ll you u You Yoli kno know that I love lovo you and nd ss il you for ll gh give e t r r. telling q so ao t- t for a long time wIth T i. i l tt l IIi ii her hand So lied Ked had faU fallen In love H i. i her And ho he had meant that she should should never never w t r e IR dC I he hesh shuffled h hIs hIs' let ter together r f folded ld a 1 and put puth them h in b in the thc nv Then phe hop opened n d Jl her ler r b bag g and ana slipped Ji ped th the thc envelope beneath a at a pile of or lingerie sli sorry for or with Red all il her t tet ci t tas S It as was too bird Mrs l lynn But ut She Ju must st st. be he a 3 s ery self Ish 1 a. a 1 Andr Red e o of df CO course cours lS l'S W was wak s' s 3 a e t. t so sons who their Ir whole lIs for tor r. r ake hu hus- hus bM H u q wasso wass Ii generous nero s and ami wo wonderful disposition Not Nota a j like J was UISU usually J d serious tho thought 0 of o something a girl at used to Ba say nay Elizabeth Barker i w wass' wass Oler her It if they can cali calia mako a ma gh Imey can make pl nio me loito Ioe em t and then Ellzabeth would t. t Il man with wIth witha a snappy line hine c cn ot a n of wJ wi wise cr cracks ck Well Red ned was was' good company and nd h ho certain certain- h ra fas C Probably Probably- some ome lILY lay hed he'd f sQ hard liard for a a. girl that ft JB e w would forget forSet all about his mother n dl Was as was homely buMie was what Molly tOJI caned called nice homely Ho D probably probably- wouldn't ever earn very much money money- but ho hc va ho wn a the sort of ot p you Sou c could have l ie a 11 go good cl time With With- th If lr he didn't have hn a a. Jack of ot course was all different He was was' ahta always serI serious about mone money Being Ben lIeng Be lIe- ing n ng broke bl ce V was s. s a a tragedy with him liIm While it t. t was was only a. a Joke r for I Red fled ed SIghed And r reaching a for tor forthe th the phone telegram to dictated C ted a Rid Red i TEnni SORRY AB ABOUT 0 U T TE E E DONT DON'T WORRY i j THAT DIES TH THANK YOU YOU TOil FOR YOUR YOUR UR LETTER LETTER LET LET- 1 TER PLEASE BELIEVE I SYM SYMPATHIZE SYM SYM- PATH ZE AND UNDERSTAND WILL WRITE L LATER TER MOLLY MOLL Y She was She was not she sho decided in any ramo of mind to write the answer that Reds Red's Sho ni must st think of ol tender under under- standing things to say No Now she e would woul dash ln off instead t a letter to J T ek ck Tomorrow ahe hc would write Red t Sue She pulled out a glided d chair and sat at aL t. t t the e 1 Mar Maro fo p Ant tc nelt desk Dear Jack Jack she wrote and sat lat for a a. moment ut biting lUn the end of ol her herpen herpen 1 pen en considering to thep point trie-point- sh shed she'd sho de de- de And a Dr little little- reticent benus be be- nus j to bo too bo 1 cr or e iv J It I D Dear r Ja Jack JackIm k Im I'm sorry you OU n to me me or orlet let me ex- ex x plain The stories In the in-the th paper were were entirely WIthout foundation I Lloye Iove you rou ti as much as I It If over ver did Im going Anel and n reach me mo w wish Ie CS C'S i She read rend it over and concluded concluded that it was both dignified and nel discreet dig dis- creet creet- Now he C ct uld ct the degree o o of her her- love loo In jn what r terms terms' ho chose If I he ho Wanted anted to think she preferred career career to tomar mar inar- he w would probably continue his Ilis stubborn ta taCtics If he lie appreciated cl ted her lo loVe loe h he would ak aJ berl heT now Ito Y him Ithe t to her he reach could h lies her i in B Bos s' s ton 0 S She ad she decided do- do In Urging and begging She was like acting Jlko ari telephone ari when It IL s so did not vant want to see Ie h her r. r And Mid it would be absolutely crazy tot to sta stay y yany an any longer r In iri New Nc York Inthe vain hope that would he-would le wo Jd cometo her herLet Let Lct him do th the pursuing ursul for a n change chan Sh Slie scaled thumped i it her her- fist She n- n dered why wh- she felt so much Ilk like cryl crying g. g Why WIlY sho so l neso ne when all rs said was the cleverest c t prettIest girl York Why it was that Red was as citing eating his heart out out for for her he in hi Boston And Jack wouldn't wo oven o e take tak 11 her r t to luri lun luncheon heon in ta New York Why her her was pro n provincial And Arid he Jle heir father ath r hen len I And Rita sc sick rid And Ruth dead ded Ai all wrong with the theauthor author of ot the tho hIt Jilt 01 or of Broadway r Oh Oh de r h and then the telephone no ran rang 4 Burnham 7 an n eager voice Inquired ed Oh Miss MIss' ri nl my myme na name me e is s Mary Iary Austin U tJ t and d on tI the e. e Herald 1 1 kno know w you O Baid see wouldn't any ore today to toda to- to da day But U s Is Jn my first i ment arid and oue no Idea how much how it menns means to to inc me me Im I'm afraid Ill I'll be fired ired If Jt I l' fall down on It st Molly laughed gh d' d Sho Sh h had used the same pl plea i. i herself and nd slits she l knew w other who other had Jt It It was In ini ta fact t a a- a Venerable scheme and nd often i iby used b by old timers 1 V Id hate liate to get et you fired she aho answered Come Com up upi When ll i Bites Bites' d herself her r- r self Molly Moll was wasn n to see seea se woman of a a. sit possessed young young- man unquestionable experience I 1 kne knew it w it lit she de declared hI h- h I Ing good pulled Ive Ivo pulled the time same same o one e myself m Miss MIs A s 1 hd un undismayed this th the thc down low on Flynn pei person C 1 she she demanded And Ila c Jou picture ot d charming Her gaze s swept ept the dressing t table They say Jl looks i like Lindbergh Lind Lind- b bergh she sho volunteered d Long Lo g and lank lanky I s That's th tho tho- way tay ay ayI 1 I like hIko Uk cui cpi too Wa It said long J I g geci ed men make tIme the beat lov lovers o ers 7 p. p Molly shrugged ec I r d dont nt know It sounds UK fl tabloid fd philosophy II Miss Austin s yoUJI e dl g me 1 favor or if Jf you kl kill 1 that engagement story It should n never er have llao be ben been m published dropped h her r voice c nn d dently deny ellY it for or me Wh Why sure surely it if you u want ant me o. o So yOure yOu're off orf romance There was a a. In gay abou about the time girl front the tho Herald You Yo know she h de declared Jed Ive I I always a as nought lt newspaper lew laper women nten bad bad- bad a a. nene to marry marry- S Seeing eln tilt the 1 blessed state In iii th the T raw W. W do do- Running across the thO sh shipwrecks In tn Inthe the time courts coUrS Getting th the low los on It ever every day of ot our lives 0 Well Sell youre you're oft ort e romance are y you your JU re PlOt e HK 1 S I I didn't say an an- an o But youve you've renounced marriage MI I 1 didn't sa say isay that either Im I'm J T tomor tomorrow o for s to at attend attend at- at tend m my c cass Sl reunions i And then Im I'm going to tb Italy tal 1 c use Im I'm dy dy- dy Ing to see Venice and Cat cata at a a. lotof hetU 1 I adore i Italian ll h j nn and Roman JI history and anti Im g going fa a wonderful time Ill I'll Ill I'll-bo be goti S lO weeks weeks- 4 i t I d don't dont ht I know V what e Il ii IU tackle n n I get I back Ive Jve b been on asked to do doa a a. talkie I ro movie write and a book o k and and a few I th t things rigs But win JJr have to walt Im I'm going to got t et tog to to together g gather gether ther what mone money I can canI I I I guess guess' r I cail can can- get an advance on on royalties s' s Arid And Im I'm straight ples tucky LuCk girl applauded Miss Austin And thanks for seeing me me Burnha jm m ni Ill I'll Just write Q a a couple p o o of ot s. s and nd kill tJ that en engagement en- en nt story r. r A f few few- t hours later J she tel telephoned d from her office Mary M ry A Austin sUn ln Say Sa ber beraro uro aro a couple ot of aviators missing N Not t winning them he 11 any Y h hard rd I Iu k 1 l Teck reckoned ned you'd be he glad to knoW youve you've lost Jost your our place o oj on the front page Cindy's l dY g gOne M lo looking for them U a and d well we'll th that t. t In tho morning Continued tomorrow |
