Show T TELEGRAM FICTION Anne A n n e sM S M I is s t a k e eBy By JOHN PATRICK LALLY INSTALLMENT IEST Half Hal lyIng In the seat Anne did Id n t know when the cab started She knew nothing ot of the passage of oC time until the driver alighted opened the thedoor door and said Seneca lady Indy She looked at him vacantly as though the words meant nothing I Seneca hotel lady he said I tIen Uy Oh replied Anne dull dully She fumbled with her purser purse How much is it she asked pathetically pa and the driver looked at ather ather her with a new interest Its Ils he answered wonderIng wonder wonder- Ing ng where his pa passenger en er had acquired the narcotic that seemed to have robbed her o of her senses Anne paid him As she stepped to ward the entrance she tripped on the curbIng and felt fell to the sidewalk The to her side He helped her up Annes Anne's face Cace was cut and blood trickled down on her frock Are Arc you hurt Mrs Hardy he asked excitedly Are Arc you hurt burt Ann didn't hear him Se didn't realize he was holding her He led her Into the lobby She was assisted ass sted to her A nurse was sum sum- When she could speak Anne told the nurse Please call my sister sis sis- ter ler Jane and ask her to come up here nt you The number is on the pad paa She didn't reveal rev 31 to the nurse anything any thing about her condition but when I the was cut cleanSed Jt it was found tobe to tobe be superfIcial and not grounds for forthe the belIef that she was seriously hurt yet the nurse was apprehensive and calt called d the howe house ph physician He was still talking to 10 Anne when Jane arrived breathless and fighting back her tears Anne Ann tried to laugh away Janes Jane's fears lears but she felt herself sinking down down down into darkness ss a strange place p peopled pled by friends she had not seen cen since chIld childhood hood bood Peters Peter's t feelings were a medley and the overtones were sad as he stepped from Crom the building which housed Majors Majors Major's Ma Ma- I jors jor's offices and made his way to the curb where he summoned D. D taxicab and told the driver to take him to the Merchandise Mart Marl His first reaction when told by Mr Major of oC DIcks DIck's embezzlement had hadn been n laming flaming anger not unmixed with scorn but now as the cab threE threaded ded its way through the heavy traffic along Wacker drive his thoughts were with Anne I How resolutely gay ay she had been beena n a few hours before at the HerrIck home when her heart must have ha been bleeding torn by Dicks Dick disloyalty Then a little jerky smile born of his anguish twisted Peters Peter's lips as he thought Annes Intuition WM was right my meeting ITle tins with Mr Major did concern Dick Though th the day was warm a chill chili ran down his back as he stepped from the cab nod and enterIng the towerIng Mart hastened nervously to the el ele- ele It was not until he was in inthe inthe the lift that he recalled it was Saturday Saturday Satur- Satur day afternoon As the car stopped he paused irresolutely and debated within with with- In himself wh whether ther it would be worthwhile worth while to tr try to find DIck In his office since 12 o'clock marked the close of the Saturday working day He He might be there h he told himself him him- self and swung down the corridor As Peter approached Dicks Dick's head quarters hIs face darkened and the Uny lines bout about his mouth stood out like cords The fIngers that curled about the doorknob were stiff stitt He entered the reception room and instantly in in- he knew something was amiss for tor the staff sat about abou talking ex- ex th the trouble asked Peter tensely Were W rc w for tor Hardy several replied A f fV fety V more questions brought Pc Pc- tot tel the information that Dick had failed to pay them th the preceding Saturday and had put oft aU their demands de de- mands for by promising to give them two weeks weeks' earnings today But wh where re is h he now questioned Peter ties Hes likely out stepping with one of his girl CrI friends snapped one of the salesmen and If he doesn't show up here pretty soon were we're going to togo too go o after a warrant for h his arrest Peter had worked With most of the men it a few minutes min utes for him to le learn rn that for weeks Dick had bc been n passing only an hour or two daily at the office Young Hill whom Peter had persuaded per per- not to quit after Dick had told him to hand in his selling kit motioned to Peter and beyond the hearing of the tho others said Peter this place is all shot to pi pieces ces Hardy has been wild ild for weeks V ks And the busin business hl has been goIng to the dogs If youre you're a friend ot of his you'd better talk to him Say why dor dont don't t yoU go in and see Miss Dickson She's waiting waltin like the rest of us us Thanks Hill that's what Ill I'll do As Peter entered the secretary's office she cried Oh Mr Nash Im I'm so glad Miss HerrIck called a little wile ogo and begged me mc to find Mr Hardy Alarm gripped Peter What did she want w nl In her excitement she did not hear hearP P Peter ter And she sh said If I saw you I 1 should tell you to call the Seneca right away She sounded as it if she had been crying Mr Nash Ive I've calls called every place I 1 could think of fOr I Mr Hardy but I cant reach himI him I even called Mr Major I told him I thought something was wrong and he said ald hod hed call th the Seneca too I Peter didn't walt wait to hear more He sped to the telephone booth In the outer room and called the Seneca The Th Hardy apartment please He spoke shakily What had hap hap- Mutt Must bo be something serious or Jane would not have called for him Ma Maybe be Dick returned home IntoxIcated and abused Anne Maybe But the operator came in on the theline theline line and said Excuse me but are you Mr Nash Yes Peter replied d quickly Miss Herrick left this message for you ou Peter Anne fell lell and cut cuther cuther her face tace She has been taken to 10 the Passavant hospital Im I'm going there now to be with her I 1 called mother Mr tr Major told me where to find you That's all Mr Nash Anne hurt in in the hospitaL not for the thc cut on her lace face surely and Dick where could Dick be all Mr Nash repeated the girl But Peter didn't s seem m to grasp ra p what she was saying He asked thickly thick thick- ly I beg your pardon 1 didn't hear I II I said that was all all of the message ce Mr Nash Oh answered Peter yes es ot of course thank you He put up the receiver ComprehensIon Compro- Compro hensIon was slow in coming to him Anne in the hospital Anne In the hospital Anne In the hospitaL Mr Major told me where to find you His fingers shook and his heart pounded n a lament of dread d as he flung open the telephone book to find the number of the hospital The attendant who answered the phone seemed mildly amazed that he should be so distraught She really didn't know what was wrong with Mrs Hardy She had lust Just come in a few hours ago and the doctors were with her now Peters Peter's emotional tautness al but made him but finally by dint of entreaties that were almost prayed he succeeded In winning I the girls girl's consent to summon Jane As Jane spoke Peter said Jane what is it She replied Peter Peler something terrible ter ter- has happened to Anne What Jane Tell me mel She fell feU getting out ot of a cab eab at the Seneca But JaneTh JaneThe Jane Jane- The Th shock o of the and tall worrying worry worry- ling ing about Dick and everything ever Oh Peter she's not goIng to have her baby He was silent For n a moment his eyes closed Did you hear me Peter Yes Jane I heard you Did you see Dick she asked No Jane Im I'm at his office now Oh youre you're there now no Y Yes Jane Jane would it be all allright allright right for tor me to visit Anne There was yearl ng in his voice oice Is there any danger To Be Continued Copyright 1933 Chicago Daily News Co Copyright 1034 Register and Tribune Trib Trib- un une Syndicate |