Show TELEGRAM Ann Mi Miste t k FICTION n ne e s s al a e eBy By JOHN PATRICK LALLY BEGIN BERE TODAY Eager to help her loyal friend Peter Pe- Pe ter Nash who still loves her alter after her marriage to Dick Hard Hardy Anne Hardy persuades her husband to employ his old rival rhal ns as sales director for his mn min lature radio So that he wont won't seem ungrateful Peter accepts the job reluctantly re and strives to control his feelings s In the face of Dicks Dick's superior attitude Peter is troubled when Dick tells him one nIght that he is dating dating two tw o or of the slickest in Chicago an and d brazenly telephones Anne that he h han has hasan an appointment with out of o town buy ers erg Peter remains at the office olce t to o work and is b both th surprised and nd gla glad dm d when Anne comma comes to consult hi him m about family matters Just as she Is i s leaving Dick bursts into the office and flies Into a rage After Peter succeeds sue suc- In quieting him Dicks Dick's two wo men companions scud the taxi driver drive r up wIth a message To spare Di Dick k Peter goes down with h the flit driver and gets Into the cat cab with will the girls He begs them to leave Dic Dick k alone for Annes Anne's sake NOW GO ON WITH TI TilE E STORY INSTALMENT XV V The girls said nothing at all as Pe- Pe ter finished This may seem m sort of o silly to you yo u And I know I dont don't express f very well but I believe Ive I've given yo you u the setup dup in a general way You have kid said the blond e huskily But dont don't forget that mos most t men are like Dick Hardy Now now protested Peter Don Dont t say that You only see sec one side o of f life Dont Don't judge all men by b the me n you OU know Now that's thaL Im I'm through h I preaching Peter smiled and sat sOlid d Where do you rou want to so go He tapped on the window The ca cab b came to a halt I The blonde spoke Well th the e nights night's only an infant yet How abo about ut the three ol of us grabbIng a litt le drink Where asked PeterI Peter I know a chummy little lItHe joint o on n West Madison she replied Fine Slid said Peter Ill take yo OU u down there He repeated to the dri drier v er cr the address she gave ga him and during dur- dur du r ing the ride to the loop the they talked d I Peter discovered that Jackie Astor Asto r the girl who had spoken but a few fe w words had come to ChIcago three ec years before as a bride Her rid walked out one morning and had n not of reappeared Jackie had three ce year or of college but lacked busing s training She had drifted from o one n c job to another and was vas now a host ho st ess in a night cl club b where the ti tips ps constituted her only compensation I Billie explaIned that her pet rack racket C was beIng sym to r stood husbands Im going soing to write a b book ok son some e day da she laughed about the ml s understood male BelIeve it or n not ot but 90 per cent of the boys bos pull the he t same line regardless of Its age A And rid they actually expect to girl to belie believe ve them Now Hardy is a little cr et Hell He'll never change chance His a horn born chaser and hell he'll remain one as long as h he lives How do you jOU make that out asked Peter Boy I know she said ly Iy Dont I make my living by knowing know know- ing such things Men like him slim ply cant can't help themselves It seems to be in their blood And the funny part or of it is that usually they marry a girl whose shoes they are not tit lit to clean Peter nodded glumly lumly Her deduce deduc agreed with his own When they drew up In fn front of the speakeasy Peter alighted with the thc girls He paid the taxi fare then turned to them and said Ive taken up a lot of your jOUr time and youve you've been mighty might nice to me He pulled out a five hc dollar bill an and d handed it to Billie saying Take Tak e this and have a little drInk on me wont won't you Not unless you jOU come In with us I she said quickly Id like to but I simply cant can't Yo You u see sec he hesitated then plunged ahead OU see ee Im I'm a school teacher an and d I try to set a good example for th the de e youngsters You understand don dont t you I do kId said Billie She put ou out t her hand Shake Peter took it then he shook hands with Jackie He again offered them the monc money But neither would accept I it H. They swung toward the entrance then turned and one called So long handsome And If Hardy comes around us Ill I'll conk him for tor you The girls laughed and vanished For a moment Peter stood at the curb debating whether or not to call calI Dick whether he should quit working for or him Then dread engulfed him What if iC Dick again a a n had been cruel to Anne after he had left the office As DIck lung flung himself on his knees and bu buried his lace face in Annes Anne's lap a feeling almost of repulsion came to her but it passed with the speed or of lIghtning The shock of his attempt to strike her had left Anne distrait and unable to think cOherently Terror Ivas in her eyes and pallor was spread over her flexed fear tac face She had no knowledge of the passage of time Gradually faInt at fIrst M as though coming from a distance Dicks Dick's voice reached her Anne Ann Anne can you ever forgIve me When she emerged from the haze that had b beclouded her brain Anne Ann e found herself starIng nt at the back of o f DIcks DIck's head Anne Anne Ive I've been a beast beast a The complexitIes of her emotional reactions left her helpless and she could only sit and stare blindly But as r remorse morse cascaded from hIs lips Anne detected a strong trong odor of gin I Anne darling he cri cried d. d I never would have thought ot of such a if I had not been drinking Anne continued silent but the ter left her eyes Oh Anne he burst out r. r tally cally I wIsh I 1 were dead t r YOU jOU d be happier without me Without thinking she began trig ing his head Her touch stilled hs his choking sobs Without lifting his face from her lap he groped until he found her other hand He tooK it in both of his own and clung to lt Jt Suddenly the hand strokIng his head topped stopped jerked spasmodically then I lay a inert and cold But her I thoughts named flamed on He thought Peter was my He trIed to strike me And Im I'm going to have a Oh Dick The cry ot of anguish broke involuntarily from her and it seemed to come from an outraged soul a soul that had been exposed to the demons of darkness Startled he lanced glanced Into her face What he saw there thre frIghtened hIm and sobered him instantly He seized her hands tugged at them and called frenziedly Anne Anne please dar dar- daring l ling ing dont don't look that Slowly Annes Anne's distended eyes closed her lips moved and her breast ceased to flutter lutter He pressed her hands to his lips and again bowed his head in he her lap Jap It If I 1 hadn't been drInking Anne you know Id I'd never have thought o of such a thing and Id I'd never have tried to strike you 1 Anne freed her hand and resumed resume stroking his head It vas as her answer Dick interpret ed cd it as telling tellin f him that he was forgiven forgiven for for- given but her compassIon Instead of sealing the wells of his remorse opened them wide He was gripped by an overwhelmIng desire to confess to tell the worst so that his soul might be unburdened Anne he began haltingly III I want to tell you everythIng about this evening He waited as though thou h expecting her to say something She remained si len lent t. t He stripped stopped But he didn't raise his head hend Anne sat motionless for several tense seconds then she ran her fingers through his hair slowly but without Oln an outward trace of the stinging humiliation that was in her heart Anne HIs voice was indistinct but it t came to her and elicited no reply If IC It hadn't been for lor those drInks Id I'd never Her hand covered his lIps HIs wordS died He knew she had forgiven him He looked up at her HIs face tace was slowing glowing Anne liAnne he cried springIng to hIs feet teet His arms went around her shoulders He kissed her She sat unmoved the expressIon or of her face seemingly ly compounded of perplexity and sadness sad ness Dont you forgive me mc Anne DIs belief b lief w was s. s in his tone and there was a trace of irritation also Yes Dick said Anne steadily I 1 I forgive you But her voice was toneless He w was s quick to sense the change that had come oV over r her and though well schooled in the subtleties of de de- deception he was unacquainted with the rooted deep pride that was as much a part of Anne as her lovely dark eyes Dick looked at her appraisingly h His is composure had returned He sat down and said Anne I sometimes some some- times feel leel as though youre you're a stranger as though I scarcely kneW you She stepped dose close to hIm and re re- plied Dick I marrIed you because I felt r I loved you ou r I felt I 1 was necessary to your our success I want t to o go on thinking that I must keep thinking that Dont Don't you under under- s stand tand Tier Her voice rose slightly and it was stern more of a command than an entreat entreaty He left the chair and retreated This was as a different Anne Anne A girl he had never seen before And his face reflected his bewilderment To be continued Copyright 1933 Chicago DaIly News Copyright 1939 1934 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