Show By ByI I T Telegram cilla I Fiction Substitute Sweetheart Swe t Wayne BEGIN HERE r TODAY DAY Ruth Dayton Is ls held pr prisoner oner Inthe in inthe inthe the home of ot by Joseph ph and Clara Bradley Jims Jim's uncle and aunt The elder Bradleys and Pa Pascoe Pascoe Pas Pas- coe cae a male n nure re to prevent Jims Jim's recovery from an auto accident accident accident acci acci- dent and steal his fortune When the tho doctor threatens to expose them they kill him and escape cape Ruth ish is la h held ld in jail Jerry Ruths Ruth's brother coming to tho the Bradley home to to find her Is forced by tho the fIe fleeing ing Bradleys to drive them to a mountain hideout where Pascoe Pasco joins them Reagan Jims Jim's attorney arranges Ruths Ruth's release from jail and she ahe goes to Jim at the hospital They renew their pledges of at love Meanwhile the hunt Is ls on for tor forthe forthe the plotters I Jim Is rec recovering rapidly and must soon BOon be told of ot the tho deception that has been played Ruth fears he will not forgive her In the mou mountain cabin where Jerry Is Ls a prisoner quarreling brings bring about a lessening of ot vigilance Jerry snatches a revolver and turns the tables on on- on his captors He t forces them t to mar march h to the I highway where a road zoad patrol brings them to jail Jerry becomes a her hero NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY r CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE They sat in the tho lI little outer waitIng waiting wait wait- Ing ng room talking it over together I UZ will tell ten him Ruth said at J last ast st quietly I I 1 gu guess guw Mr Reagan that rye been a coward all along First I I. was for my life And now Im I'm afraid for afraid for my love Dont worry Ruth Robert Rea- Rea ban encouraged Tell Jim the honest honest honest hon hon- est truth Youre You're tHe girl he fell Inlove in inlove love with Youre You're the girl he still loves Well We'll have a wedding right here hero this aft afternoon Ive I've a hunch II Ruth uth wiped her her- tears tear away unashamedly un un- un ashamedly Td rd be the happiest girl in all the world if It your hunch came true Mr Reagan A uniformed orderly came hurrying hurry hurry- ing hig in Oh Im I'm glad to to find you here Mr Reagan I thought I saw you leave the hospital Someone from your office is La very eager to talk to you right away Where Is Js the telephone Just at tho the end of ot the corridor Ill be back in a a minute or two Mr Reagan told frold Ruth and h he ho followed fol foJ- fol- fol lowed the hospital attendant from the room Jim Bradley's Bradleys special nurse came out of her room closed the tho d door or softly behind her He dropped right off oft to sleep she sho told Ruth Guess hI his visit with you was a happy one It was Ruth admitted blushingly blush blush- He told me to tell teU you Mrs Mr Br Bradley ulIey th that t if It you took a walk to make it a short one please because because be be- cause hes he's taking just a short nap and will b be eager to lie see e you the minute he opens his eyes Would Jim Love Lov Her HerT Til not go away at all lI Ruth RuthI I said I dont don't need to w walk lk any any- i wa way Id I'd rather rather- stay atay he here e. e All right If It he turns on liLa his I light please just go In the nurse said mid with With th the tho Indulgence the re returning returning re- re turning g strength of a patient al always at- at w ways ys wt wins WIls Til Tn just go down the I corridor and be working on his chart Ruths Ruth's spirits mounted After all perhaps what Mr Re Reagan gan called his hunch would come como true Ruth loved Jim with all aU her heart Maybe Jim loved lovec her just as much He hadn't asked the Juno June o ot of long ago to marry him had he ho Perhaps then it was wu Ruth h ho he loved not June W Wasn't nt that tail fair reasoning Ruth asked herself I Jime hadn't proposed to June Jun ye yet hed he'd seen her vacationed with her summer after summer Ruth grasped at every very little crumb of ot hope Surely Jim found foun lovable qualities in the girl who wh stood at his sick bed that he hed he'd never discovered in the other g girl rl Surely It meant that he wouldn't wouldn be too bitterly disappointed when she ahe told him the truth and after the first shock of or realization n hat had worn away the love Jove so ao Insistent and so ao tender that had flooded the their hearts only this morning would re reassert se- se assert Itself Robert obert Reagan came caine back int Into p the room quickly At the very first firs sight of him R Ruth th knew he ho brought brough interesting news new J Go Good d News New Ive wonderful ne news a 1 I he de de- de dared lared determined evidently to alay allay allay al- al lay ay her anxiety at ato once ce of all 11 your brother Is La alive and well Ruths Ruth's heart jumped joyously Jerry orry alive and safe This perhaps perhaps per- per haps aps was her lucky day Is he hein hein hen in n Chicago Where is ls he Hes in Denver this morning But Jut he will soon be on his way here Sit down and Ill Til tell you all they hey told me about it it Then Robert Reagan relayed to its his young and pretty client all the Information that telephone conversation conver- conver atlon had given him It seems that when Joseph and Clara Bradley escaped they forced Jerry erry at the point of ot a gun to drive rivo their car They drove all tho the way to Denver resting only when they aey parked the tho car on ao some e secluded se- se roadside I. I Poor Jerry Poor J Jerry rry nothing The boy was evidently keeping his ey eyes open They went to a hut away up Inthe in inho ho tho mountains away ayay from everybody everybody every- every body lody It seems that Bradley had had lad this hideaway ready Then they planned this whole thing Yes Evidently they needed money desperately Joseph Bradley was always the well neer but certainly no person ever ver thought him im vicious At least I did not And Andr my my brother Jerry captured captured cap- cap them 1 Let me tell the story in my own way young lady There was Pas Pas- cod coe oe too you know I 1 do know Ruth Took Chance He knew of ot the hiding place and nd he met the Bradleys Bradley and your brother there Your Y 0 u r b brother rot her watched his chance got the upper- upper hand of all aIr of ot them Jerry All alone All alone I gu guess It seems became became be he came ame down the mountain highway with them them all all of ot them marching before him and tied together with witha a rope all right Ruth go ahead and cry I know youre you're crying I because youre you're proud and happy Youve You've got a right to be It wasa was was' wasa a a. marvelous show of ot courage and determination There are rewards out for Pascoe Joseph Bradley is I.'S wanted for murder murder Clara Clara too Clara was a former convict you know enow ber before re she he married Brad- Brad Icy ley cy Your brother Jerry will bea be a hero all over the co country I 1 am crying beca because Im I'm proud and happy Ruth admitted wiping away wa her er tears Jerrys the best boy joy in all the world and he ho deserves all the luck that comes conies to him Proud Happy Awake I i suppose suppose Mr Reagan said glancing toward the light just above Jims Jim's door Hes c calling the nurse Ill g go Ruth said the nurse nurle told me to answer the tho light if It he be should calL Are Aro you going to tell him l Ruth Yes She stood stood facing her lier companion for an instant as though gaining courage and strength Be proud Ruth Youre You're giving Jim Bradley the finest thing in all the world worlds remember that The love of Ii a tai faithful ful wife Is ls the greatest greatest greatest great great- est good that can come to any man I III do love him Mr Reagan I Ido do doRuth Ruth whispered red softly and then she turned went slowly courageously courageously courage courage- toward that closed door while Robert Reagan waited outside Jim lay In his bed The returning color of health flooded Into his cheeks He Ho held out his arms to toh h her Jim darling U Ruth said dropping dropping dropping drop drop- ping to side side aide Jim I I Ive got go something to tell you and arid Ive I've go goto got gotto gotto to tell it to you quick or Ill I'll lose las my ny courage Kiss ELse mo me firt first Jim rim whispered I te enderly his arms around her Jim I I-I I I dont don't know how to begin egin but I I oh I oh Jim my name Isn't nt Juno at all She stopped breathless her heart hearl I pounding What wo would Jim say What would Jim do I Kissed Her f I Jim said plenty Jim did plenty First Firt he ho kissed h her r many times He held her hez very close clase And then he said a most Ing ng thing Dear Ivo Ive wondered for or what days your name really is I know it isn't nt June and Ive I've wanted to o as ask ak k Jim you Jim Jim you knew Since aIm almost 06 t the first day dar dar- ling And you still love Jove mo me You love me in spite of ot everything 1 I love you so much little darling daring dar dat- ling ing that I I. cant can't wait walt I just cant can't wait walt until youre you're really and truly my wife wife wife- Jim Jim Jim you knew the marriage marriage marriage mar mar- wasn't a real one You knew that hat too Yes sweetheart And you arent aren't angry You arent aren't disappointed I love you darling And nd thereal thereal the thereal real Junes June's g going to love you too Juno Is Co Coming g. g coming com Jim She's on lies her herway way here right now Mr Reagan told old mo me me meI I 1 want to talk to Reagan sweetheart sweet sweet- heart I want to get everything g pl planned nned Theres There's going to be a wedding wedding- Oh but Jim Tm Pm not ready Ruths Ruth's voice broke with happiness To be Contin Continued ed Copyright t 1936 1938 for The Telegram |