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I j Wayne I ri na S CHAPTER 38 They lunche together in the lovely love love- S Iy ly private dining room of a loop hotel It seemed Impossible to Nancy that her escort could be bo th the ame me man she had bad talked with less lees than nan half a dozen hours houra before Dons Don's eyes were bright with happiness happiness happiness hap hap- all the tender flattering c courtesy of his old friendship with her had returned I 1 apologize I confess Ive I've been almost out of my lead head This escapade of mothers mother's will bring us ua plenty of notoriety but lut boy they're happy mother and dad It seems like old times I thought bought I 1 was waa a kid ag again in when I heard about it after I 1 came from froin your house this m morning Mother and dad running off together like a pair of ot school kids Gee its it's great Nancy felt happy too David DavJd didn't tell me He said your mother went to Reno But he ho didn't say anything about your father They'll Be Toe Together ber berHe He went too They f flew I tw They'll be together every day As soon as the tho decree is signed they'll be o married And then I suppose they'll go away Belle Mere always al- al ways waya had bad a yen to live in Europe Europ If I I 1 feel sorry for A. A M. M B. B Nancy ventured I 1 dont Don threw back his head to chuckle I dont don't feel sorry To tell the truth after the first shock Ill I'll bet A. A M. M B. B will be sort of ot relieved Hea Hes a good old ld aco scout ta and d he was waa proud of mother But its it's rather hard for tor a plain g gander ginder to live Jive with a a. gorgeous peacock peacock peacock pea pea- cock you know A deft waiter served their dinner dinner din din- ner ncr Nancy sat back looked around at the beauty of the place sighed with satisfaction It was suddenly good to be alive to be freed from the burden of worry that had oppressed her Only a a afew afew few minutes before David ha had assured her that the dismissal o otho ot of tho the case case against her would be b. a amere amere amere mere formality thereal the thereal Sooner or later they'll find real culprit And we hope they do dosoon dosoon soon but locating the real culprIt will have no bearing on your case II We h have ve established an absolute alibi for you All we need do I Ilay Is islay I Ilay lay our proof before the proper prope authorities The red haired girl did not put pull pulli her hand back when Dons Don's big hand closed over over it The very I touch of his hand still sUIl had power powe to thrill her it seemed i They talked of trivialities and ye yet each knew the other longed to say the tho things which filled his heart Don tried in some measure Im I afraid Ive I've made a mess mesa o of things things' I I 1 wanted to help my father Now i it seems he didn't need my help And Ant I Ive I've lost you beca because se of It it Maybe its it's just aa as' as well you lost me Nancy said but her hear was very sad Don could be so be-so charming and gracious when he wanted to be i He was deeply contrite over th the trouble Nancy had suffered because because because be be- cause of ot him He thanked he her I again and again The girl was wa caught in the tho golden mesh of ot hi his personality Parting wa was waa not a happy event eveith Thought It Over Back In the home David ha had brought her hec to Nancy thought 1 it all aU over She decided that ah he must not see Don again lest again lest al all her resolutions about being loyal loya to David DavJd be scattered to the place half halt hearted resol resolutions usually scatter Though she loved Don with a aher an all her heart she must be David Vial Val tons ton's wife in name and in truth It was an eventful evening Jim Tilton had decided that his mother mothe and his daughter had best meet i ithe in inthe inthe the privacy of his da daughters daughter's home And so ISO they had bad arranged a little family dinn dinner r. r Just the th father an and his mot mother er and Nancy and her hus hus- band Nancy gave much time Ume an and thought to the tho dinner and Jennie Jenni l outshone herself with the plans You aint nevah novak seen your you grand maw honey No Jennie Ive I've never see seen leen her Then she's gonna be surprised She's just gonna love you I bet The Tho colored womans woman's faith i In Nancys Nancy's ability to charm the Unknown unknown unknown un un- known grandmother pleased th the girl I hope so Jennie gonna love you You just jus take my word for it Just like lik Mister David does The colored woman glanced over over ove shrewdly at her young mistress She hadn't appreciated the call o otho of tho the strange young young man man that morning morning morn morn- ing lag even even though it had appeared to b be just a u. business call She had bad ha served David Walton ever ever since h he had established hed la a home homo of ot his own after leaving the tho home of ot his uncle and she resented the appearance of any person in that home who wh might aught be bo an enemy to her employers employer's employ employ- ers er's happiness Only the day before she had discussed discussed dis dis- dis- dis cussed Mr Waltons Walton's strange mar mar- rings with her older sister No NoIr Nosir sir Ir Lucy I 1 tell you no on one knows know anything about young people these modern days day what with twin beds eds and everything But its it's worse than tian twin beds in this here case Mr David just loves loves' that redheaded redheaded red- red headed gal You can see Bce he just worships the ground she walks on on And she likes him too You can canell cantell cantell tell ell It sometimes the tho way she ahe looks at him sudden Budden like as though hough she's not right sure lure Cool Treatment But here they are been marled married mar mar- ned led moren two weeks now livin In n the same sam house together and you'd think sometimes they'd never even been introduced to each other ther Why they say good night jus' jus us' us as cool and then he he goes oct off offo to o his room a at one end of the halland halland hailand hall hail and she goes off oft to hers at the other end end nd Now that's queer Dont Don't you No maam ma'am I wanta tell you that hat you just naturally cant can't tell nothing about young people these days But after all Nancys Nancy's worry about meeting her grandmother seemed a bit over emphasized For the old lady was just an old lady ady after all quite tremulous with excitement and ant and every b bit as eager to be loved b by Nancy as Nancy was eager to be loved by her To bo sure the elegant clothing she wore and the gorgeous rings 01 on her shriveled old hands proclaimed her ler to be the rich Mr Mrs James Tilton Sr But otherwise her appearance was just as aa as aa any grandmothers grandmother's could be and she he embraced embraced em em- braced her new found granddaughter ter just as tenderly It was a joyous meeting And there was the tender swee sweet hour Nancy spent alone with he her father rather when the girl brought from the dresser drawer where she ha had carefully put them all the little tokens of her mothers mother's life The faded picture of ot a grown up girl and boy bride and groom in a little Texas town And tho the lock o of vibrant red hair Mary had cu cut from Jims Jim's head when she j journeyed jour jour- ur- ur north before the baby was born He remembered that day He re remembered remembered re- re that he had laughed a at her I want to go Jim and yet I dont don't want to go Mary had said sale clinging to him To stay awa away three months seems a 8 long Ion long time Something might h happen Something had happened Th The Theman Theman man sighed Life LICe had somehow lost its sunshine and its zest after that day He was glad suddenly that tha Nancy had found her mate That Tha nothing he could say could Influence influence influence ence her one way or the other Parents in their eagerness to h hel help lp their children find happiness makso make mak so many ruthless mistakes He ha had missed much joy joo much He tried to tell his new fo fount found nd daughter just those things I loved lovec your mother We WO m made de a great mistake mis- mis take when I 1 let her go away from me A husband and wife belong t to to- gether I 1 want you to remember that dear Never let anyone or anything anything anything any any- thing come between you and your you David I 1 have loved your mother a amy aU all my life I 1 could never love another woman She Loved You And sho she loved you father She lived a drab dreary life She tol told me just before she he died that th the only time she had ever been real really happy was Wa those few months when she was your wife I think sh she I would have come corne back to you any mo but her but her mother mother- I 1 know dear Parents Parent think they hey ley know what is best for their children Nancy But they rarely do Each ach man and each woman has the right to make the big decisions of f life Ilfe for himself for herself Dont Don't let et anyone make snake your decisions for you rou Your mother and I lived unhappy un unhappy un- un happy happy incomplete lives because we let et others decide for us Hes so 80 sweet Nancy told her young husband after her newly found relatives had iad gone home Think of ot all the happiness Ive I've missed in not having a father before be be- fore ore He gave me good advice too David David Walton should have taken his young wife in his arms that minute told her again of his love Jove But Jut David lost his golden unity Ho was thinking of D Don n Blair He Hu was was remembering remembering-as as though he could never forget forget- that hat they had driven away together that morning Ho was waa thinking that h he had a fool tool to believe Nancy could love ove him And so he lost his golden To be continued ed Saturday atu day |