Show f I I JOHN JOliN By A n n e s 5 M I I s 5 t a k e PATRICK LALLY L LLY A Sequel to Anne HerrIck BEGIN TODAY Nash Chicago manual train loves Anne Herrick chool teacher While Anne Annc ap es Cs his loyalty during the des des- months when Chic Chicago teachers lid she wont won't take his love lovec seriously Alarmed by Annes Anne's tion for Dick Hardy Jane Her Her- Peter to become eno en o D her B By this plan Jane Janc hopes hope e c Anne realize her own love for forDick forI I DIck sells his Invention of a aare aure are ure radio he asks Anne to marS mari that very night Anne con and telephones her family d Peter begs Jane to marry away GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER TWO r throttled by a feeling of ut blinked blindly at Jane disengaged her hands from his said Peter what a 3 aou ou DU arct topped back hIs face mirroring red red up up bitterness of his soul though he had not heard Jane Come on Jane Lets Let's before before Anne and Dick arrived tn In get married somehow Ii k surveyed him for lor the moment S though her blood were In In- y the thc abysmal m misery ry that en him she went to his side put about hIs shoulder and led the chair he hc had so recently from r moved like a marionette but nerve of his body was throb tiM he sat down Jane removed rin tm from Irom J his s shoulder and said r I 1 have a confeSSion to make was studying the pattern of the carpet And her voice mi might ht ri well have been the whispering summer breeze that came lazily gh the night ok at me Peter Janes Jane's voice I Ic c using ceasing but freighted with sm sym sym- 1 Determination was written modeled lips and slight chin ti n. a shrug Peter obeyed Janes Jane's and A slow smile ran across ged face bce He stood up Tow above bove Jane he spoke So Anne Jck were married That's great it Jane Great glanced at him sharply Wipe off your our forehead t Then were we're going for lor a walk the lake rs r's lace face flushed as he hc complied awkward haste C went to the stairway and Mother Peter and I are arc going walk n 1 she reentered the living Peter said you better r r about Annes Anne's marriage shook her head I wanted ter but I simply lY iy not e paused then cried Because I Ie Ie e most despicable girl in Chica its it's why Oh Peter to Her mouth trembled Tears 1 in her eyes ces tl lIme me Jane Janc It cant can't be as bad that lIt until were we're outside Peter to say sa Her voice jerked crazily as s not until they were seated on onh onh h beside the take th that lt Jane conS con the had plunged to the depths of despair ter she said slow slowly taking his in both of hers Im going soing to maybe you'll fore for for- lie e maybe you'll hate me Jr it dying day But I thought I something for you turned toward her Janes Jane's trou eyes es met his He patted her with ith his free ree ore one You have to tell me anything Jane now thatter that ter ler prom promise c not to sa say a word I 1 have finished talking will Her voice was eager tense I promise Jon not Jane not a single night engorged them and the ess was unbroken save for a anoon noon that sent silvery shafts r I the undulating surface of the thee te t e didn't speak Peter waited did Jane have to tell him that so o d difficult for lor her to reveal that word despicable came cameto cameto to him It must concern Anne But it wasn't at all like to be melodramatic Jane the c was going to marry e choked aUdibly and Peters Peter's came back to her She said ill all rIght now Peter t 1 going to tart start at the vcr very be tg 19 and I hope I can tell you thing then maybe you'll under my Imy-my wretched attempt to you happy happ was vas in high school Peter when first began coming to our howe house was shortly after you started about ing-about five years ago t I stopped as though calling upon strength then went on er cr liked you from the first so other nother I did too and Anne ht there was nobody quite like f ne nc dear crIed Peter lis' lis about l' l ease Peter remember your snow Jane Janc but but look looked d upon you as a big biJ er cr You know Peter Anne and ays wanted a 3 brother voice trailed awa away She r re reI I hIs hand and looking Ito the lak lake For a moment they ed cd to the soft car caresses of the against the shore Jane Janc seemed rive strength from the rhythmic ot of the waves But she he remained ing as she continued About rears ago Anne met Dick Hardy ri e university's night classes He Heed Heed ed to infatuate her And I ale al ryr sa rr f J Ja Jf f a J JS S S l 0 Rf h a What does all thIs mean Jane demanded Peter You and I Iare are arc going to be married lets let's forget about the past and think of the future wa ways s 's felt you were in love O C with Anne Please Jane lets let's forget all that Peters Peter's voice was gruff Let me finish Peter please el Jane I sat down close to him Then father died the teachers didn't receive their salaries we lost our home furniture everything And were driven to accept charity charily During Dur ing those thore awful days Peter Nash was always within c calling distance always al al- ways tr trying ing to help us be bear lr up to cheer us along llong What does docs all thIs mean Jane demanded Peter You and I are goIn goIng go go- In Ing to be married lets let's forget about the P past and think of the think of our marriage She smiled bleakly Peter Peter Peter if you mention marriage again Ill In scream Her voice rose ro c then ebbed awa away into what sounded very like a sob Jane Dear brave stupid Peter PeterN N Nash h. h Now please keep quiet Peter Her voice was vibrant destitute destitute- When Dick Hardy was a bum you went out and found him gave him your job driving a truck Why Jane stopped Dont try to answer an Peter When the Herricks were in danger danger dan dan- ger o of being evicted from theIr rooms on East Ohio street who guaranteed d the rent Forget It Jane Janel Peters Peter's self con was deserting him Lets go goback goback back home He stood up Jane remained remained re- re seated Please Plea c Peter it'll only take me a afew afew few more minutes Go ahead Ill I'll stand here I know why you did those things Peter those little acts of kindness and countless others It was because you were in love with right Jane He started nervouslY then indistinctly indis indis- choked out Yes You would say that Peter I ex you ou to but but-but its it's silly gilly You rescued Dick because you loved Anne Anneso so deeply that you'd do anything in inthe the wide world to make her happy happ Dont attempt to deny it Im I'm not nota a child I wont won't even ask OU whether you OU agree with me I know And now for the d despicable role that I played Please Jane Peters Peter's voice oice was broken He sank to the bench beside her took her hand and repeated Please She shook her head No Peter Ive I've got to tell everything Do you recall the evening we became engaged engaged en- en rather the evening I tricked you ou into saying we wc were engaged Without giving Peter a chance to reply Jane went on Do you remember re- re member how I began to cry about nothing at all How I told you shamelessly that I loved you and you OU said you loved me me peters Peter's head dropped to his chestAnd chestAnd chest And I suddenly stopped crying and announced Then Peter that means were we're engaged doesn't it Peter got dazedly to his feet Jane Janc you ou cant can't mean that was all It All staged Yes Peter all staged to make Anne marry you ou instead of Dick Instead of Dick Peter gr groped ped for words Peter said Jane miserably cv cry time Dick and Anne were together er you acted like a hurt lion Oh I know you tried to hide your our feelings but I knew I thought iC- iC if-if if Anne thought you were going to marry me it might open her eyes and make her realize that you were the on one she loved not Dick Jane Jane Jane The cry seemed to pierce Janes Jane's heart but she went wenton on Instead of that tha Anne married Dick To be continued Copyright 1933 Chicago Dally Daily News Copyright 1934 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