| Show f fl TL S i k 9 T f BY S 1 11 s HURST Louis Brown 17 falls from the rose trellis leading to year old Angela Heaths Heaths bedroom bedroom window and his moans attract tract the attention of Aunt Anna Angelas Angela's spinster aunt Milton Heath father ther o of Angela and Robert Morris leading townsman and father of Evelyn Evelyn Even Eve- Eve lyn n Morris The following day Leslie LesUe Baxter Baxter bankers banker's son Just out of oZ college asks asks' ks Angelas Angela's permission to take her to Evelyns Evelyn's party Evelyn tells Angela Mr Morris Morris- orris hA has forbidden her Inviting Angela Angela Anla An- An gela la and asic hints that Angelas Angela's mother was as of or questionable character Angela demands mands an explanation from Aunt Anna nna who says saya Angelas Angela's mother deserted de- de her husband and child for another another an- an other her man That evening Leslie LesUe calls for tor r her and asks her to marry him but Angela says she cant can't that she must get t away from the small town as she sheaves craves aves adventure and excitement HearIng Hear Hear- Ing ng Dr Daniel Armstrong Is driving to toe the e city Angela telephones him In Inder order der to get a ride with him She accompanies accompanies ac- ac companies him on a call In the country country coun- coun try ry he seizes and kisses her She slaps his s face gets out of the car and walks back ack to town Angela wins her fathers father's permission to go to the city for tor a few days ays Leslie LesUe kisses her good-by good at the station atlon station In the city Angelas Angela's beauty wins ns her a position In Walter waiter Jamieson's Jamieson's Jamie Jamie- sons son's n's ns Investment offices Jamieson has Dickie Epperson his male secretary find nd a boarding house for tor Angela and suggests he take her out somewhere that at evening at Jamieson's expense le takes Angela to a night club and nd Introduces Philip Crawford socialite socialite social social- ite e and best looking man In the club to her Angela tells Philip she Is working working work- work ing g at the same office he Is The next day av at the office Philip requests Anela Angela Angela An- An gela ela to leave her telephone number on ons his s desk CHAPTER EIGHT Mrs Davidsons Davidson's dinner consisted of f a wilted lettuce leaf bearing a aice slice ice of pineapple decorated with mayonnaise and cottage cheese meat loaf with scalloped potatoes and nd beets covered with a nauseating nauseating ing ng mixture of vinegar and flour For Tor dessert there would be jello topped with a meager spoonful of whipped cream The elderly ladies seated about the he table exchanged glances of disgust and hissed Meat loaf again gain But the red-haired red girl who sat in the chair Mrs Davidson Davidon David- David son on had indicated didn't even know what she was eating Angela sat poised for flight listening for the telephone to ring Knowing when it did id that it would be for her Mrs Davidsons sour summons t was like sweet music Angela flitted flitted flit- flit ted ed from the table followed by the i admiring glance of the only man I there here He was doddering and decrepit and had been relegated to the i boarding house by children by-children children who preL pre pre- reI re- re L I erred paying his expenses to keeping keeping keep- keep ing ng him in their homes but by gad gadle he le was still capable of beauty when he saw it The old fool one of the younger young- young er r boarders commented to the I school chool teacher who sat beside her D Date ate te Tonight To him who hath it shall b be given the other quoted date a-date date I having laving a tonight l I Every ear at the table was strained trained to hear the low voiced monologue in the hall hail but only Mrs Davidsons Davidson's accomplished it Angela said H Hello llo with a 1 expectancy which faded I into nto disappointment Oh hello r I How are you Dan Armstrong's Armstrongs voice was cas cas- I ua hal ual What are you doing tonight Im going to be busy Angela informed him with dignity H He needn't think she would waste waste any an antime any time on him after the way h he had acted Daniel knew what she meant See here Angela I apologize I should think you would An AnIm AnIm And Im I'm still busy Ive I've another en en- I dont don't believe it he retorted You dont don't cheerfully know anyone anyone any any- one lone here That's why your father fathe asked me to look after you Angelas Angela's tone dripped d with honey but there was venom Thanks so much Dr Armstrong That's awfully kind of you but II I I t t i I i am m quite capable of looking after myself I Okeh but at least you wont won't I object to my dropping in to see you ou so that we can talk it over I certainly shall and please dont don't try ry it Good-by Good she purred hanging hangi hang- hang i ing ng g up the telephone Dining Room She did not return to the dining room oom but she did linger upon the stairs airs unwilling to go to her room until she had had the call she ex- ex I ex-I It came before she had i reached cached the top floor For the second time in 15 minutes Mrs Davidsons Davidson's Davidsons Davidson's Da- Da idson's voice called Miss Heath youre you're oure wanted on the phone For the second time Angelas Angela's greeting reeling was like a prayer and it was answered when Philip re relied replied replied re- re plied lied Hello Angel I didn't call sooner because I wanted to be sure you'd oud be there Ive been here for over an hour It t doesn't take very long Im I'm only a short way from the office Now that she was actually talking talking talk- talk ing ng to him she was struck suddenly dumb At a loss to know what to say ay You know I want to see you just justas justs as s soon as I possibly can dont don't you ou he said Do you Of course But Ive I've been away I for or several weeks and there are various arious and sundry matters Ill I'll have to o attend to first She scarcely heard what he was saying aying Registering only the fact that hat he did not intend to see her tonight as she had hoped Y You ou do understand dont don't you Angel Yes And you are a tiny bit disappointed disappointed pointed You know I am she said simply with no attempt to be coquettish His laugh was tenderly triumphant triumph- triumph ant mt as if he knew his power over her and exulted in it Be e Good Good night then Be good and Ill I'll 11 see you tomorrow Tomorrow was years away The hours stretched endlessly before her What would it mean to see him tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow when every nerve in her heri bOdy ody clamored for the sight of him himI tonight Slowly Angela retraced the steps to p her room Looking at it with her heri first sensation of distaste It wasn't much of a place to spend the evening evening evening eve eve- ning in but if she went downstairs that hat awful old od man would begin mumbling to her There was a neighborhood movie a few blocks away She might go to that hat But the street outside was dark now and she was not anxious s sto to o walk alone Already she ha had learned earned that her youthful beauty attracted mens men's eyes as a bright light ight draws moths As she sat before before belore be be- fore lore the window rocking she wondered wondered won won- dered if perhaps she had been foolIsh foolish fool fool- ish sh to be so definite in her refusal to o see Dan She realized now that Philip had hada a family and friends who would demand part of his time No matter matte how much he might want to be wIth wit her he would not be able to see he her every night Annoyed as she was wa with Daniel his company was still stil preferable to sitting alone At least he is a man Angela thought The idea of making friends with any of the women boarders downstairs down stairs did not occur to her She heard the school teacher and her he friend coming up to their room It was warm and Angela had lefther lefther left her ler door open They glanced in asif asif as if f surprised to see her sitting there alone but they did not stop Maybe I was wrong one of them hem murmured But almost at the same ame moment Mrs Davidson called Theres There's a gentleman to see you Miss Heath Angela did not hear the other two wo laugh A gentleman Could it t be Dickie again He was the only other man she knew who might check heck in She was indeed surprised to find Walter Jamieson waiting in the parlor par- par lor br or hat in hand looking strangely out ut of place among the collection of f human antiques gathered there But Angelas Angela's poise did not desert desert de- de sert ert her She smiled at her employer employer employer em em- as if h he were an old friend as he explained I happened to be going by and thought Id I'd stop and andee see ee if you were comfortable Dickie I told old me where you were living Angelas Angela's glance ignored the hovering hovering hovring hov- hov ering ring old gentleman Wont you sit down or would you rather go out on the porch An idea which he would have sworn worn he had not had when he entered the house made him offero offer to o take her for a short ride in- in stead tead So that a moment later she was climbing into his car as naturally naturally naturally nat nat- as if it had belonged to one of the boys at home This is fun she said smiling at him innocently unconscious o of the he fact that there was anything unusual in the situation In those dreams of hers she had hac often pictured herself riding away with a tall handsome man The fact that he was her employer did die not seem to matter to her and because because because be be- cause it didn't it no longer mattered to o him either Walter Jamieson found himself being treated exactly like ike any other man by this red red- haired chit of a girl and liking it To be continued Wednesday Copyright 1938 for The Telegram |
