| Show f I r I A i I f M A M L h t- t t J The daily soap and water wafer cleansing of face and neck ought to be especially thorough Choose a bland soap which lathers freely use a wash cloth complexion brush or palms of hands depending on en how sensitive your skin is s. s A TELEGRAM SERIAL SERIAL- I LOVE LOV THUMBS A RIDE By WAYNE PRISCILLA LA RUN JANET REED flIED a poor unemployed unemployed unemployed un un- un- un employed factory a tory girl is hitchhiking from front New York where she lived with friend Marie to Indianapolis in search of a Job while resting on a bench near a R. filling mUng station a large handsome blond man JOHN PATTERSON PATTERSON PAT PAT- TERSON driving an expensive car stops for service When he goes goes' into the Motel Inn for Zor dinner Janet notices notIces notices no no- tices the car has haJ Indiana license plates She decides to stow stowaway away on the floor behind the front seat After riding about 20 miles mUes Janet gasps audibly when she remembers she left lefther lefther lefther her purse containing 12 everything she he has In the world on the bench Thinking fast John drives to the nearest cabin camp rents a cabin and orders the stowaway to get out of the the car Assured that Janet is merely a stowaway and harmless John decides to turn the girl over to the Travelers Travelers' Travel Travel- era ers Aid She locks the door to her room and retires for the night ReadIng ReadIng Read- Read Ing a newspaper story showing a pretty pretty pretty pret pret- ty girls girl's picture captioned Willful Heiress Defies Her Millionaire Father Fath Fath- er Determines to Live the Simple Life John believes his stowaway Is Gretchen Reed millionaires millionaire's daugh daugh- ter John telephones Gretchen Reeds Reed's father lather and the millionaire asks John to come to his home at once Chapter 4 Mr Reed was wa pacing the veranda veranda veran veran- da floor when John Patterson called on him You say you know where my daughter Js s young man anT anTI I left her just a few minutes ago in Jn a cabin camp John told S him He handed Mr Reed his card You live in Indianapolis Mr Patterson right Ive I've been to New NewYork NewYork York to a convention and am just returning Where did you ou meet my daughter daughter daugh daugh- ter About SO 80 miles this side of New NewYork York York rather rather that's where she got Into my car I didn't know it atthe at atthe atthe the time however You didn't know when she got In your your ear car ar N No It was It-was was last night you un un- un- un I stopped at an inn formy formy for formy my dinner and while the car was being servIced she just slipped into o it unobserved by anyone Youre sure its it's my daughter As sure as I can be of anything Of course she doesn't admit it burshe but bur she answers the description H How w did you you happen to find that shed she'd stowed away In your car rb f She ma made an exclamation as we we weere were ere driving along I realized there was someone in the seat behind me but I didn't stop then I I- got my roy wits together Just as soon as I could drive toa to toa a II place where there were lights and some signs of human habitation JabIta- JabIta I lon tion I stopped the car I dont don't y t i L I M vM I I 4 4 T 1 Us Use a bath brush to eliminate slightly r roughened areas which appeared after weeks of overexposure over expo sure to bright sunshine Scrub shoulders arms elbows back and knees vigorously and scrub them every day know exactly what possessed me when I i saw that it was just a ayoung ayoung ayoung young girl in the car Perhaps I didn't want to embarrass embarrass embarrass em em- barrass her before the man who owned the cabin but I drove over overto overto overto to the cabin and after h he hed he'd d d gone away I told her to get out What explanation did she make of her conduct Mr Reed asked She said she wanted to go west vest that she w was s short of money and needed transportation so she watched her opportunity and got in the back of my car Hollered When she hollered Oh as as wewer we were g along it was ya because she had just made just made the discovery she had left her pocketbook lying on a park bench back in the village vii vii- vil lage where she boarded my car That would be like Jike Gretchen Mr Reed decided Careless forgetful forgetful forgetful for for- and unheeding Describe the girl to me Pretty slender about 5 feet 2 with very dainty hands and feet That answers my daughters de de- de- de What color hair Dark brown with a very deeM deeM- deeMed decided ed cd reddish tinge I right Vivacious Vivacious brown browneyes browneyes browneyes eyes V Yes I Im sure that that hat would be Gretch Gretch- en Did you ask her name Yes she gave the name of Janet Janet Janet Jan Jan- et Reed I Mr Reed nodded quite con con- vinced That makes make me all the themore themore themore more certain that the he girl you are describing Is my daughter Her Herbest Herbest Herbest best friend is named Jan Janet t. t Undoubtedly Undoubtedly Un Un- she gave the first name that came into her mind It would probably be Janet Yes Im I'm inclined to think young man that th tho th girl you are are describing is my daughter Did you talk very much with her Yes John Patterson told the older man We got breakfast together this morning I guess I have forgotten to explain to you that after I told her to get out of the car ar she told me she had l left ft the purse lying ying back where she b boarded ard d my carI carI car I telephoned back there but someone had gotten away with the purse She was v very ry much distressed distressed distressed dis dis- dis- dis and said that she hadn't any money or anyone to whom she could telephone for money That's true Mr Reed excused She left lef here almost penniless almost pe mil s ss- ss I just with what she had l iii in h Her Ier r. r pocketbook at the time It probably would be only a few dollars What did did she say then I suggested that the cabin camp amp had two bedrooms that she was was' perfectly welcome me to occupy one of them She accepted went into the bedroom l locked the door and so far far as I know went to sleep immediately That would be like Gretchen too Mr Reed agreed Perfectly independent and and absolutely unafraid un un- afraid just why I decided to come and talk tak to you Mr Reed I John said When I reread this I paper and checked up P. P the description description tion lion of the girl I decided that she must really be beyo beo your o r daughter If she were my sister I wouldn't care to have her going about the country alone She's entirely too pretty and too young so I decided Id I'd tome Come and tell you that Ive I've found her You have reason to believe that you will find her tier there when you you ret get back young man I I John nodded Where Where could she go She She an any m money ney and she hasn't any car I told her Id I'd be back very soon and that then I would drive on toward the west vest I told her she could ride So she agreed to wait valt until I got there She didn't suspect you'd come here Absolutely not Id like to go along with you young man Mr Reed mused But it would be an absolutely fatal thing to do It would only make matters between Gretchen and me considerably more strained than they are right now I Cant Can't G Get t Her HerI I 1 know that I cant can't get her to come back with me At least not right now She told me most emphatically emphatically emphatically em em- that she was through with me and through with my money She said she might change I her mind later but shed she'd have to todo todo todo do it of f her own accord No I 1 wont won't go back with you It would only anger Gretchen Itell I Itell Itell tell you what Mr Patterson Id I'd like to make a bargain with you Youre You're a dependable young m man n with a good position Why dont don't you strike up a friendship with my girl Keep an eye on n her and and say make an occasional report to tome tome tome me me about her welfare In a way I can appreciate what she's arguing about Maybe I have been bit a-bit too strict Lend her a little money Ill I'll advance it Not too much of course course ourse She needs to tot t have aye some h gol g. g It'll teach f To be ne continued Tuesday The Register Regist r and Tribune |
