Show T TELEGRAM LEGRAM FICTION A n n e I s 's 5 I M. M I s 's t a k By JOfIN LALLY A Sequel to BEGIN HERE TODAY I IANNE ANNE HERRICK Chicago s school schoolteacher hool teacher had to hold lold down a night nigh job in the Major Advertising Agency during the months when the teachers teacher were not paid When DICK HARDY obtains for lor rights to ro his radio invention through the help of Anne Annes employer MR MAJOR Anne ant and Dick rush off to get married PETER NASH NASI is stunned because lIe he has loved oved Anne ever eve since they star started tec tea teaching hing in th the same grade school Annes Anne's sister JANE and her mother are also surprised Dick and Anne move mo to a hotel Immediately Im lm mediately and Anne goes to tell Mr Major good goodby by Mr Major shows her herthe herthe herthe the first piece of ot copy she wrote for tor him I I 1 was keeping it as a l souvenir sou v venir he tells her NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY INSTALLMENT V V. Anne could find tind no words to voice her feeling Mr Major extended his hand She gave the paper back to him He said If It you dont don't mind I Anne Ill I'll just keep this it It will wil I remind me when Im I'm feeling low of ot ofa ofa a girl whom if I 1 had teen been en 15 years I younger Id I'd have gone out and bat tied armies to win He grinn grinned d' d dand and the tension broke Anne laughed softly but she thrilled to the compliment just the same ame He lie replaced the sheet of ot paper in the drawer then he spoke Lets talk of or the what Herricks-what what about abou your our mother and Jane Are Arc they going to move mo Anne nodded Yes Mr Major they'll have to Jane refuses to k accept accept ac ac- ac I any money from Dick and she's making only 10 a l week herself so they simply cant can't pay the rent on your our house Well he said meditatively I dont don't like that at all Neither do I Mr Major But Jane simply imply wont won't take a penny Janes Jane's qualified to teach school isn't mt she 1 Yes but it d doesn't nt look as though the teachers would get their salaries even in the fall Does Jane want to teach Shell Shall never be happy doing anything any any- thing else Mr Major He studied her reply for a few tew moments mo ments then he asked aked I 1 wonder how Jane would like Jike to work with willi mo me here in in the agency 1 I think shed she'd love it Mr Major Anne stood up Her face lace glowed Sh She e went to his his' desk W Would there be a chance for her really I 1 shouldn't be at t all surprised Anne As a mat matter er of ot fact i it pays me to have your family live Jive in my house Youre not saying that just to be kind out are you Indeed Im I'm not you ou should know that Nothing worse for tor property than to be vacant Ask Jane to come j in in and see me as soon as as S she can Im I'm confident we can work something out that'll be bo satisfactory Thank you Mr Major said Anne Instantly she felt the inadequacy of ofner her ner words She stepped toward him and held out her hand Ill be going now cow she said He shot a look of surprise at al her Why so solemn young woman You should be beaming like a liken a-liken like liken a beacon bea bea- just con c con n-jl n just st married and everything Anne colored as 35 he pressed her hand Then he asked aske unexpectedly Hows y friend Peter Nash getting along these days I I r haven't seen much of ot him this t week cek she r replied plied But Peter eter never changes hell he'll always be Peter Nash Nuh Right Anne He impressed meas me meas meas as as bein being an art unusual chap I hope to know him beU better belter r. r You 11 like him more i if you do Anne said Major s scanned her face ac then said Youre a strange little girl Anne I mean Mrs Hardy When the they came crime to the door Major Mayor said Now Anne youre you're going to encounter encounter en counter many many- new situations some someI I Will vill rn tax your ingenuity and you may have nave to ro overlook a alot lot of things but bear this in mind a man named Major always has a place in his office for tor you you ou You cant can't mean that DickOf DIckOf Dick DIck DIck- Of course I dont don't m mean an anything of or the k kind nd Im I'm just telling you OU this because Im I'm going goine to have a devil ofa of Jf ofa a time finding a girl to take your place But Jane is h Jane and Anne is Anne he finished taking both her hands in his Now go child and may God bless you He closed the thedoor thedoor thedoor door quickly after her Back in the hot hotel I room Dick met mether mether mether her with a cry of elation He thrust a telegram into h her r hand It read Accept your our proposal salary year ear and 2 per cent on gross business over month Dick it great Anne Its Us wonderful Dick When he descended from the clouds he turned to Anne Anna and remarked remark Do you know Anne w we- we owe Peter Nash Nasha a lot What do you say uy if I latter offer him a connection with me when schools school's out oun Anne danced to his side threw her I arms about his neck and kissing him whispered Just what Id I'd expect ex cx pact ot of you Dick I Thelast The last day Anne stood before the class and bade them fare tare tarei i well ll She tried to be chee cheerful ful but the wistful ey eyes alight with love that thai w were re t turned on her her caused cawed caused her voice to slip out of its customary grooves and made her wan want to kiss each upturned up upturned up t turned fac face How ow Anne loved red them And she knew th they y returned d her affection fo for into her receptive ears had been poured myriad tales myriad tales tale of childish woes woes woes' Like a b benign confessor she was was ex ex- petted to condone and sympathize Anne did both and the children i I rte b f t r r R r tl ti r r t y r r a r 4 I t P i k t LL Yd r e k kiu iu a. a x The last day of or school I Anne stood before the class and bade I them farewell adored her for it 1 With a sharp twinge of ot regret Anne realized she had been teaching for tor five ive years years And they had been happy years cars save e for lor the preceding one when the Hie teachers tc had been forced to live for months without pa pay But that hat was all 1111 past In her heart there was vas no bitterness Now she was leaving the classroom forever or or so she believed not knowing know know- Ing ng that destiny had cast her for lor another anther another an an- other ther part after she had fulfilled therole the theole ther r role ole le of oC Mrs Richard Hardy Anne wished she might make a neat little talk telling telline the the- children how much she he was going to miss them And she had lad a vague notion that they expected expect ed S something of the sort from her But she resisted the temptation and md standing at her desk said with studied calmness Gc Good by dd by children r I hope you'll enjo your vacation and that when you OU coi coit back in the theall laU fall I want vant you to wor work as hard for tor your next teacher as you OU have for lor me Anne hesitated swallowed nervously nervous nervous- ly b- y She fought back the impulse to tory cry ry out You darlings How Im I'm going to o miss you you Instead she said Good Good Goodby by Now pass ass out quietly The children seemed to sense her mood for the usual last last day school stampede was omitted Like little soldiers marching in review for n a a comrade who had passed on they filed solemn solemnly from the portable Anne sat down at her desk She pulled out the drawers textbooks text text- books a handkerchief initialed N N. It must be Peters But how did it get there Oh yes Peter must have left leftt it t the day Saramay Lee had fainted from hunger She was as the little girl who had died so tragically after weeks of oC i She put the han handkerchief hiet in her purse pune urge then resumed clearing out the desk lesk Next she withdrew a pack packet l of letters etters They were from Peter She smiled smiled a tiny smile of ot remembrance During buring the months Dick had hadl been missing Pet Peter r u used d to write not notes otes s to her i silly illy notes as though hey were re children opened one ne and read Dearest Annabelle The rose is r red d the iole violets violet's s 's blue sugar sugar ugar is sweet and so are you It was signed ludicrously Peter Gnash A smile tenderly reminiscent and fleeting eting appeared on her face ace and was gone She thrust the note back nto envelope Her fingers strayed to another note Sh She read When I saw aw you come to school today I nearly had ad a fit fit for upon that funny little nose of oC yours a a foolish fly had lit Peter Pe Pe- Peer ter er the Rash She laughed and a third note found its ts way to her fingers Lets wander tonight neath heath the theay gay ay white lights Anne Annc is the girl the tie hour is eight a movies movie's the best poor Peter can rate Anne Annc toyed toed with the memories the notes pies pies' evoked many man were gay tinted with gold others were sad and splashed plashed with tears But shining through all was the sturdy figure of Pet Peter r Nash She picked up the letters letter held them hem for tor a few minutes then Ten as though she had d made nude a resolution she he walked to o the stove tore them into pieces and thrust them within where they fluttered down on the dead coals Anne straightened the soft sort lines s of her face flexed She went back backo to o her desk snatched up her purse purs and hurried to the door She paused Her eyes took in the aching desola desola- lion ion of oC the room then she swung open the he door and walked hastily toward the he Drake where Dick was awaiting her As the distance from the portable lengthened d into city blocks Anne re solved to forget Peter Mr M Major jor to stifle stille her y yearning for the children and to live for lor Dick The resolution did not come come easily for Peter seemed to o havea have a place in her he heart rt that was sacred a tiny niche wherein complete understanding between them was enthroned en But Anne knew as well well well-as as she knew the sun un was shining hi ing that Peter would never seek to enter her life me unless I invited The thought was comforting but she refused d to allow her mind to dwell upon it The future had beckoned beckoned beck and she had heeded what she he deemed was the call caU of ot love th therefore there therefore re fore lore her one mission in life as she told herself herscH was to make Dick Hardy Hard happy To Be Continued Copyright 1933 Chicago Daily News I Copyright 19 1934 Register ister and Tribune Trib une tine Syndicate |