Show 6 HER By ELENORE Who Who Wrote Chickie and Sandy II 1111 II II JI II I The Astounding Story of a Society Girl Continued from yesterday Ive maae a cool million in thelast thelast the thelast last year ear doctor Id I'd like to make as much for you My lifes life's worth that to me just now now then Grant Well Well Grant hesitated grinned when grinned when J 1 have a spare quarter Ill I'll ask you to Invest to it I 1 put all I had In this venture Bought fake stock I suppose No The stock was there and the oil and the wells Its It's making money now for its owners owners Then why arent aren't you getting a return The wells were taken for a debt debt S You didn't ow own them yourself Partly Where were they In Coalinga The fields Do you jou know them themi My iy i y fathers father's hands clasped the arms of ot his chair His face vas was I chalky Good God h he said hoarsely Were you in on that I was principally It It Well you Well you well bad well bad business busi busi- ne ness s. s So 01 oil has bas lost its charm for forme me My father twisted the cord of his lounging rode his face colorless color color- less He looked suddenly old and dejected Those were the wells you told me about Gail Yes father Well humph Im humph Im I'm sorry Grant had turned to go Now Now he was looking at me I wal walked ed down the stairs with him Im coming to take you for a aride aride aride ride tonight Gail Make l it early then wl will l you you We Ve went to the park park stopped Did you hear Gail he asked softly What t 7 Dr Otis has returned Oh and Oh and you are going I have to What shall I do Do I go alone Gail 7 x Before I could speak he took my ray hands crushing them warmly Do you love me enough to come with me Gail I love you you you-oh oh to agony He drew in his breath in a laugh that was half a sob caught me to him Then you will come Yes In a little while Why why why not now What are you waiting Must you go at once I should have gone last May Gail Gall I waited for tor I had to tell you I r couldn't go 10 and leave you hereIt's here Its It's Just as though your hands were twined about me and pulled me rae to you All day long Its It's like that Gall Gail But you dont don't care for me one d do you I do You know that I do But dont don't you see Grant that I cant can't walk off oft now right in the midst of things Its It's not that I r dont don't want 10 to But Ill I'll come to you as soon as even even I c can n How long must you stay tay here heie Gall Gail 4 Several months He pressed his lips together r said nothing I ran my fingers rs to his face Why dont don't you tatk tak to me Gra Grant I whispered feeling suddenly sudden sudden- ly weak weale ready to cry You do be believe believe be- be lieve that I love you 7 You know know- that I cant can't go back brck on my word now I cant can't leave before this show What difference will a few months make Gail Gall Do you think you will be ready to give it up then No Nov No v But But when I return from Paris I could live In Boston and make trips to New ew You think you could do that Gall Gail 1 I No 1 If It he had taken hands and pres pressed presed ed them about my heart I would woud not have been more chilled I seem cruel to yot yo you Gail GaB 7 You think I want to build my happiness on the sacrifice of pf ours jours dont don't you you Its It's Just as you you said I said I nave have ave searched the world over for tor you and 1 r vant you ou no matter what you must relinquish to take me l la Itt that the way it seems to you Gall Call No I But that is the way ft t is Id I'd like to grab you in my arms and I shout Leave that job h does I it amount to fa to anyway Youre You're coming cornIng coming com corn ing with me me You are the one who must give and I 1 am the one to take I cant can't give you too top much Grant if it you'll only wait walt till I 1 find the way If It I thought you were going to find it Gail GaU But you know that I couldn't leave right now Grant Jocelyn depends on me He has made all these improvements I dont don't know what he would sa say if it I told him I 1 were going S You think that I want to rob you ou dont don't you Gall Gail S Oh please dont don't say such things Grant Gran But you are thinking them No Oh I want to marry marry you ou as as soon as I can can I I will come to you You will see I r wish you could come now non If It I could could but hut tell me that you know I cant can't leave now Dont Don't you ou know that that 1 There came came a soft light on his face like a smile I know v it darl dan ing tag Ive I've only caused you ou pain haven't I II 1 Ive I've Just disturbed you ion from the beginning You woke me up If iou OU love loveine me me ine His lips closed on mine I love you You gave my soul Then give It back to me Gall Gail My own own it dead without it the It the words throbbed fa faintly but his arms pressed me I cant can't leave you Give it to me now That night I di dreamed earned that I was bidding him good good-by He caught my hands suddenly and pulled me meto meto meto to the steps holding me inc fast We Ve went away together I woke up shaking in a fierce terrible delight Throughout that harrowing week the dream haunted me For the first time the work at the tho store jarred Jaired and wearied me Even the excitement excitement of the ap approaching show I j lost its thrill Finally it vas was the day gray day gray and nd early cheerless cheerless early in the morning We Ve walked toward the station silent He drew my arm through his clasped the handI hand I feel that it is forever Gall Gail ail Terror gripped me What Grant That I am leaving you pu u. u No Im I'm coming soo sooner er than you ou think Much sooner sooner He stooped down and kissed me held me in his aims arms Look at me me darling I lo love loe e you love love you He walked hastily back to the train v I have to go now Gall Gail Already He laughed suddenly the bluee blueeyes blue blueeyes e eyes es all tenderness S Why Vry are ale you crying Gall Gail D Don't Dont Dont Don't- nt Go Yet I hc held ld fast to to his hand He started up the st steps ps turned back bacle swept me in his arms I dearest Wet Good by Good by good good-by e eyes res brushed my cheek You wont won't be long long good good good-by He swung to the moving train waved his hat haU I ran lan rana a a little to keep In sight of ot him Then I couldn't see him only him only his hat wavIng way way- ing He w was s gone CHAPTER 75 Anguish Gone Gone Gone-a a speck swallowed up In iii Inthe Inthe the widening distance Trembling Tremblingly ly Iy I raised my handkerchief Va waved ved it frantically All day dav I was in torment but i iwas if was vas eve evening ln that brought loneliness loneliness ness as the night brings our fogs togs My 1 thought took me to Boston Then I sent him a telegram I miss you you My Iy thoughts are with you always I shall come soon soon After that I wrote a letter Mother Moth Moth- Iother er came in before I Was as fInished sat down clasped her hands Are you busy dear No mother Your father does not seen seem as aswell aswell aswell well as he was Have you L no noticed no You must expect this mother The doctors say it will vill be be before before before be- be fore he regains his strength He was very close to death I r am thankful Gall Gail T. T ani am am not complaining but he was was improvIng improving improving ing rapidly now noV his nerves are arc arcin in tatters Do you think he is Impatient impatient impatient tient He wants to get ba back k to work worl I dont don't know kno Why hy dont don't you ou go 10 in 11 and read to him if you dont don't mind This last week Q hs has missed you ou Every hour every free minute we two had spent together I had neglected my father I went to his room He was sItting sit sit- Un ting in n a great easy chair at a table fussing over over some papers The strong face that had always seemed so Impersonal like features made of ot steel steel was dr drawn wn humanized humanized humanized hu hu- hu- hu with suffering g How are you this evening father Fine he said sald resting hl his head against the cushions and taking off oft his glasses I Must you dd this work father you iou tire Ure yourself N No Iv Ivd got to do somethIng You have nothing to talk about about Gail I might like to hear heur what what you are doing and what you ou hope to do Not since the night he had spoken of my work In the laboratory and urged me s so insistently to return h had d we talked alone I entered at once Into a glowIng account of the mannequins the owns gowns nil the elaborate preparations for the theau au etu- etu autumn showing Theres S a bIgger future than could have you OU had in fn a laboratory Dont Don't you think so No Though hough there may be he money more What Wha else are you after lter Do Do yo YOU think money mOneys is everything every every- thing father Does Doe's It really corn con p for happIness and kIndness and human life lite If flOney one is money worth so little Gail all why do you OU con consider lder such a calamity It Its S 1 loss OSS Continued tomorrow v. |