Show HER HIR OWN otwAY 0 o GI of JUDY GETS A THRILL I am very ery glad your brother is coming I 1 said I think he should be here for the settlement I am ani sure he thinks so so too Judy said Joan for I 1 have never kno known him him to to come to t tOwn wn before Ot he must go to Mr Elkins El- El kills kins wit with us I 1 a am now going to the train to meet him and take him hinl dIr directly to the house Will AVill you meet meet us us there deac dea But Joan I 1 remonstrated if your your- our broh brother r. r r. r is is' is g no wil want atit me mea a a comparative stranger sti to butt in I want you ou dear d ar Judy and must have have you You Yuu are not a comparative comparative tive stranger You are my business manager and and companion By Bv the theay way vay will five thousand a year yeal with board and nd all traveling expenses except your clothes be all right I I I am alp afraid It Jt Will be too much Joan You k know lOW I haven't had any experience business I My Iy d dear dr ar Jud Judy do you ou not know services have that already your been worth more than five thousand thou- thou sand to me What would I have done without you in the case ease of Barry Bairy and Lela said Joan earnestly earn- earn estly I Tm must st run now dear Be Beat Beat Beat at Elkins' Elkins house at half past past ten Before Betor I l' l could say any more Joan Joan rung off and I 1 knew I 1 was in inor for or It I v kne my presence at that business conference which con concerned the settling up of the l Meredith est estate te would act upon Mr 11 Robinson as a red rag would upon a bull He probably pro would metaphorically try to gore sore me me- meto to death leath I 1 expected h he would think I was wasa a. a a modern 1 of Nemesis Nem sIS which follow followed d him him- aro around nd to mentally torture hint him And that Is just what he did think he told me later But ButI I 1 was so concerned In another matter matter mat mat- ter tet at at th that t time Ume that I 1 had no th thought i for anything gor or anyone but myself I l' l lh h had d to hurry with my dressing and so so o went off oft without my breakfast break break- fast And taking a taxi I 1 got to the gates gates' of of the wonderful suburban suburban suburban sub sub- urban home ot of Josiah Elkins Elkin's at the Very very ni moment ment that Jo Joan n dr drove ve up with lier ll i l' l I had just reached the pavement in front of the gates when I l' l heard her call T Turing I I looked ed into th the saddest ye yet most fascinating eyes I 1 have ever seep In In a mans man's face Joan got out quickly and rushed over and pulled milled me me towar towards ls s the car cai Judy this is my l brother she excl exclaimed John you you will vIII love Miss Dean as I I clo lo sll sh she said The man sitting there in the ca cap looked me straight in the eye and did not move The sneering expression ex ex- on his face I 1 will never forget It was thou thought ht he was hating hatin himself for for taking an Interest Interest interest Inter Inter- est In me and his m mouth uth became a narrow V bitter line as he murmured mur- mur my name name jiame Copyright 1926 NEA Service Inc Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow-A wA A Tense ens Encounter k |