Show ANNE HERRICK I By John Patrick Lally BEGIN HERE TODAY Anne Herrick is a Chicago school schoolteacher schoolteacher teacher eacher and is helping to support port her family amily despite the protests of her father ather who also is a teacher Jane Annes Anne's younger sister has been Unable unable un Un- able to find a job The e Herricks are arc stunned when they face the prospect of no more pay days das and the sudden death of Mr Herrick is a horrible tragedy The one pleasant memory of those tragic ragic days is the sturdy devotion of P Peter ter Nash friend of the family who is is in love with Anne It is a disappointment disappointment to Anne that Dick Hardy for or whom she cares more doesn't even appear to express his sympathy Anne receives in scrip as part of her unpaid salary but finds that the he realty company will not accept it as payment on their home and that the he mortgage will be foreclosed She turns urns to Peter for comfort and he goes goe with her to look for an apartment NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY Instalment XII XIII The best Anne could find was 20 a week for two rooms and a bath And when she informed some of the renting agents of her profession they seemed to lose interest in her as a prospective tenant They were driving driving ing east on Ohio street not far from Michigan avenue when Anne spied a sign In a window of a two-story two frame structure Lets try in there Peter He went with her She rang the bell The door was opened by a heavy faced woman whose fiery locks indicated her pursuit of youth through the medium of henna She wore her tier hair in bangs her eyes bulged her nose was long rapier-like rapier and the smile she flashed on Peter meant to be CO coy was wistful Id like to to see the apartment you have for rent said Anne Certainly Her voice was pleasant pleasant pleasant pleas pleas- ant resonant and revealed a qua qualIty ity Hy not Indicated by her appearance Reaching the second floor Miss Heloise Garet Caret of the Virginia Garets Carets sir flung lung open the door leading to what she had advertised as a studio apartment Lovely Isn't it asked Miss Garet Caret archly displaying teeth that bore the dental laboratory trade trademark This is the only studio I have left she added added- swiftly You see she explained I lease the house and rent the studios to other artists like my my- self Anne went about examining the three ugly rooms rooms lIving living room bedroom bedroom bed bed- room and kitchen Peter became Miss Garets Garet's target I 1 presume you ou and your wife wiCe are artistic Unfortunately said Peter the young woman Is not my wife Oh I see see see-l I You see see You are just just just- Just friends said Peter stiffly Theres nothing so divine as an understanding friendship grimaced Miss Garet Caret And I 1 think we artists agree acree that marriage is for forthe the masses not for men and women whose spiritual spiritual spir spin faculties lift them above this cosmIc cosmic cos cos- mic nile plane I have never married and andI I dont don't Intend to Humph well well well- began Peter but Miss Garet Caret had only paused for breath No doubt you and this beautiful y young ung woman live in perfect harmony har mon mony your our souls aloof indifferent to the criticism of the conventional I world Anne joined them the inspection of the of-the the rooms completed and asked Miss Garet Caret what is the lowest rental rental ren ren- tal you will accept for the rooms Why simpered the garrulous landlady Id love to have you two here with me Mrs Mrs Irs or do you ou call yourself Miss ML Anne looked at Peter He reddened reddened red red- shook his head I dont don't understand un an- I Miss Caret Garet I 1 am Anne Herrick Id I'd like to take rooms for formy formy formy my mother sister and myself Mr Nash is a friend of the family Oh cried the spinster pointed I thought you were were were- Without waiting for tor Miss Mim Garet Caret to voice her thoughts Anne said What Is the lowest rental you will accept Miss Garet Caret From 16 weekly Anne talked the price down to 14 explained that shed she'd move in tomorrow and pay the rent in advance She and Peter left Once in the car Anne turned to Peter and said What i in the world were you telling that woman about us I told her he lied smilingly I Iwas Iwas was going to marry you OU some day Anne waited wafted until morning to tell her mother they were forced to move Abetting her in the heartbreaking heartbreaking heart heart- breaking recital was WM Jane and now as they sat in the living room waiting waiting wait wait- ing for for- P Peter ter to come they avoid avoided d done one another's eyes It was Jane who broke the silence Anne flAnne are you sure we know everything everything every every- thing that mother wants us to take Anne seized upon the suggestion as a way to occupy h her r mothers mother's mind until the time came to leave She replied Maybe mother wo would ld like to go through the house again and point out everything she wants to move Mrs Herrick did not seem to hear them Her lIer hands were folded in her lap Her eyes were swimming but no tears fell Anne was frightened I Mother sh she cri cried d. d Mrs Herrick slowly lifted her eyes met suet Anne's Annes without apparent recognition Please mother said Anne softly lets go through the house and pick out what we want to keep Please dearest Anne tried to give her voice a lilt of excitement but failed Mrs Herrick stood up Anne grasped one hand Jane the theother theother theother other and it was not until then that Mrs Herrick seemed to sense the reality of the situation First they went upstairs to Mrs Herricks Herrick's bedroom bedroom bedroom bed bed- room and hesitated on the threshold for facing them directly over the bed bedIn bedIn bedin in a walnut frame was a photograph of their father and his bride of a few hours their mother Mrs Herrick looked at Anne who nodded and without a spoken word they returned to the first floor Presently Mrs Herrick in a it voice that was toneless reminded Anne she wanted to keep the pewter ware her parents had given her as a 3 wedding gift gilt and the grandfathers grandfather's clock that had been in the Herrick family nearly nearly near near- ly a century The arrival of Peter helped to ease the strain of the pathetic farewell He sensed the suffer suffering ng they were undergoing and tried to cheer them He left with Mrs Herrick after tellin telling Anne and Jane hed he'd hurry back that hed he'd send a truck in the meantime and for them to be packed ready to togo togo togo go go when he returned Miss ML Garet Caret was in the hallway when Mrs Herrick and Peter en en- She greet greeted d them effusively escorted them to the rooms and at once began telling Mrs Herrick of her artistic talent Peter departed not at all aU displeased displeased dis dis- dis pleased at the interest displayed by bv Miss Garet Caret for as he told himself it would tend to make Mrs Herrick forget the desolation that had overtaken overtaken over taken the family His telephoned inquiry to a trucking trucking truckling truck truck- ling ing firm brought the information that thata a 1 small moving van would be at the Herrick home within an hour He explained explained ex ex- that the driver was to collect the chan charges es from Peter Peler Nash and to say nothing about the transaction tc the girls other than the bill will be besent besent besent sent later Its plain hell he muttered as ashe ashe he stepped into his car and sped northward to rejoin Anne and Jane A small coupe was parked in front of the house when he brought his car carto carto carto to a stop He had a premonition of trouble He ran up the walk rang the bell and as the door opened he heard Janes Jane's voice raised in anger wrong he asked Anne That darn furniture loan man i is here and says we cant can't move anything anything any any- thin thing but our clothes O Oh said P Peter ter so so And he threatened to slap Jane Janci face Anne was shaking ng with rage rae Where is he snapped Peter striding striding In ing toward the kitchen Upstairs said Anne Oh Peter Pete be careful carefuL But Peter was gone He came upon Jane and the agent In her mothers mother's bedroom Oh Peter Peterr this terrible person person per per- son son son- Jane broke down m Well what do you want growled the agent a dour lumpy man of about 40 10 whose cauliflower ear and battered face proclaimed his bygone ring experience Suddenly for some reason Peter experienced a feeling of or pleasure He advanced Into the room took Jane by the arm and asked the trouble Aint no trouble at all brother responded the a agent ent This dame dane was trying to take down this picture and andI I 1 tells her she cant can't get away wId it that's all 1 Oh Peter gasped Jane a picture of father and mother taken the da day they they- were married Shed She'd Peter smiled engagingly at the agent but his eyes were cold and hard as he said Guess youre you're right Lets Let's go downstairs He turned Anne stood in the doorway rs r.'s all fight tight smiled Peter Were to go down don to the living liv liv- ing log room When the they were seated Peter I f e turned to the agent and said saith So its it's your idea that nothing can cm be taken taken tak tak- en from the house except clothing is ls it right What's it to you anyway he asked belligerently Nothing replied Peter amiably nothing at all Then you'd better scram I can get along better with these dames without you You dont don't have to be so rough roush do you said PeterI Peter I aint started being rough kid But If you OU dont don't beat it Im I'm going to smack mack you right in the kisser He stood up Peter eyed him pulled his feet under his chair ready to spring He said aid pleadingly Im only a school teacher You wouldn't hit a fellow like me would you Peter Peler cried Jane angrily I It If you let that bully bully bully- Shut up Jane Peter barked Cant you ou see hes he's a bad bold man The agent snarled Know who I 1 am And without waiting for a reply he added Youve read of Killer Killer Killer Kill er Hall HaJJ eh ch Well Im I'm the gu guy Now get out of here before I throw you OU out Ill I'll take care of the dames He stepped toward Peter Did Die you hear wh what t I 1 said he demanded when Peter remained seated I heard you grinned Peter getting get ting to his feet Y You u mean for meto meto me meto to leave right t now nO he inquired inanely For his reply Killer Hall grabbed Peter by the shoulder It was wasas as as though he had touched a buzz saw Sm Smack Smack Down went v the Killer groaning and grunting while wHite Peter In the grip of blind rage begged Get up you you you-you you yellow punk i Get up and fight To be continued Copyright 1933 Chicago Dail Dally Daily News Copyright 1934 Register and Tribune Syndicate |