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Show DECEMBER 20, PROVO EVENING, HERALD, THURSDAY, 1928,- PAGE FIVE - --BY lOVTOURWY WILLIAMS Here's Modern Traffic Tragedy . . , 1 1926 By NEAS ervice I, ' ' THIS HAS HAPPENED Fata Inroducea JERRY BAT to ALESTER CARST AIRS .when be his airplane Into the camp rrasl:i sh, is sharing with her roommate. She Ukes his put, mix iiauvkx, but Alestor showers her with atten. tlon. Unable to buy a gown for a party he has Invited her to, Jerry slips storto where she one fronv the works, but it is rulnisd and she is discharged when she confesses. Dan tries ot win her, but when be pro poses she Wis hint she does not be Ueve in love but hopes to marry . money. . Alcster make advances wmch Jerry repulses.- But when hb learns that she has lost her job on bis account, he oses his influence to set WTrplaceTirxhi Rehearsals are bard, but EVE LYN STARR b kind to her, Aleshr drtves her to Atlantic City for the opening', but she makes him angry by refusing:, to attend a midnight party h wants to five the chorus and he "takes LEONTINE LE " BA CD V instead. A short mention In the show re view and promotion to a special dance number elate Jerry. Evelyn wants her to go to Boston with her on the train but Aleqtor insists on driving her there, Jbrry becomes uneasy when he roes by way of Philadelphia ano stops at a notorious place for a din, ner party although he Introduces her to a girl b.s says is a friend oi his mother. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER XL Jerry's eyes followed Alester's She saw nothing alarming merefiy two men at a small table, One of them was engaged In eat ing fried chicken. The other was returning Alester's stare. A crooked smile parted his lips and settled in one corner of his mouth. He said something in a low voice to his com panlon. The latter turned toware" Alestor and Jerry saw his features ' : darken. - , t ABHfAdAlAMlUAMJ her now, getting in her line of vis ion. He rolled the door closed in haste and grasped her by the arm with fingers that trembled. When they reached their tabic' he seized v flask that had been laid upon it by one of ihc party. "What's the matter?" she asked Alcster did not answer. It, war left for another man to enll?'hte"n Jerry. "Alester's seen the Red Ter - Pt ror," ho laughed. 'One of the girls gasped. "Do you that bootleceer call Trigger Nolan?" she Raked. "Isn't he terrible He nearly slew 4he steward out at the club for cutting stuff and claiming that he did it." 4 i V. What's he got against you. AleV ter?" mnue ebet asked. Aiester sat back, Kis face farther from the light; "I don't know htm.'' he cai shortly. Jerry knew he lied. mean they "Oh, 1 say, we're missing a show!" protested. "Open the a mam Voice doors. ' - Hia ords jwero loud enough, to be heard by a hovering waiter "Who accepted them as an order and tro- " jceVded to obey. s g- Jerry could the hall, me two men whose presence had Ihrown Alestor Into a state of fear. The act he had requested complete ly railed to hold her attention. She was getting creenywith the unwholesome sounds and suggestive iurroundng.: yhrno let us ... go," she imploreVl hen the doors were rolled together ipaln. She saw that Alester .had ifted the flask to his lips a second' - ime. v "It's early," he returned briefly. His willingness to depart had SIDE QLANCES ' as a r went by and she urged in vainT, He turned repeatedly to the flask. It began to worry her, doubly so, when the curt, fine edge of hjs 'cultured voice took on a furry vanished, Jerry overtone. "There's plenty of time," he sisted! doggedly. " in- " We could leave at daylight and make the train." . "But I want to get some sleep,' Jerry walled. "You know you prom- ." ised "You're too old to believe In promises,""- AlestcV laughed , mawkishly. "Don't be a killjoy, Jerry. I won't see you again for weeks. What's a little night out of a lifetime?'4 Jerry turned away in despair. Betty had been watching, and lis tening. "I don't think you should rm " she advised Jerry. "He isn't fit for night driving." Ha hasn't had much to drink," Jerry protested. ."No, but something has shaken him. Wait a while. You "can run ud to New York in two hours." " f SI. 'f J -- speeding." . at the; clock on the "Don't worry,"- - he said to Jerry instrument diajWrTwas relieved to after a long silence. "I'll see that know that there was plenty of time Welncrtz gives ' you She askttf AltUter not to drive so chance." fast.' His recklessness was breath"He won't," Jerry said hopelessly, "not cven f or. you. taking. " He did not slow up. Jerry gripped Alester knew that she spoke the the side of the car with her right truth. Mr. Weinertz had told him hand and said, nothing more. If many times what it meant to train this was his way of showing his dis- a girl In a part only : to have her and energy In dissipate pleasure, let him show it! . She had not guc'ased correctly at night clubs and not did the truth. Alester altogether Jerry would hate him, he felt. trust the waltc'r who had told him ' He stoio a sldcwise glance at her. that TriKger Nolan had. taken the Jerry's eyes were filled with tears. to Baltimore. pike Jerry ceased to think of danger another - - Aunt Samrapy's house. 10 a.m. keeper's Chat, as 'supplied by the homo economics division of the U. 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Beaurhont, barjtorleT V-9 p.m. .The" 'Utah trio and Frank 9 a.m: Items of interest to ' O' McGanfley. tenor. 8':30 p.m. Informal program. 9:30 a.m'. Late popular song hita :' 10 p.m. Dance music featuring Irving Webb's Imperial Six. ' 11 p.m. Silent Trouble scratched her mind with sharp claws. She 'might nost' lose her Job, but "she'd never have an KPO (440.9m) San Francisco--with Mr. Weinertz. ' m Towno Cryer; o p.m., Big Jarre will They .probably put 7 p.m.. back Jn, her. place and send me to Brother: 8 p.m., program: the chorui aKaln,', ran the" burden Gypsy and Martha; 7:30 p.m.,8 Tommy Munroe and Bob Allen; p.m., of her thoughts. , All the joy; that she had experi- NBC program; 9 p.m., string quarenced this niorniog ,,had; now van- tet; 10 p.m., dance band; 11 p.m ished. She was a dejected, beaten, Trocaderans. of' the KGO (384.4m); Oaklafidi-- 5 p.m., little competitor stocks, rjroduce, neWsp5:30 p.m. good things in life. 6 p.m., transcontinental She had made plans for spending DaRa-O- ; the increased salary she was to re- ptogram; 6:30 p.m., dinner concert; orchestra, ceiveplans that hurt her to give 7Losp.m.i Los Caballfros Angeles; 8 p.m., program; 9 up. But what hurt more than anything else" was the necessity of re- p.m., Episode 6 of the mystery servising the letter she had to write ial, "The Tocsin of Tambou"; 9:30 10 to her mother. pn., j em artist series concert, the opera Suddenly AlesteV laughed. !!Why, Jerry," he exclaimed,: "I "Martha"; 11 p.m., the Trocaderans. KFI f 465.5m) Los AngclCs 3 pm., know how you'll get to Boston!" Big Brother Kep; 5:30 p.m.. 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F tricycle Isn't "property," and so little Robert Arwine, 4, 'of Stattle, can't collect from an Insurance company for his wrecked vehicle.'-I- t was wrecked by a truck. The truck was Insured against "property damage" that might be done by it. But, according .to the Insurance age.nts, a tricycle isn't "property, and so Bob Is out of luck, and has definite ideas of the ethics of modern business. A boy's Walil-Everslia- rp "to X i did-no- '. A- t- ' v, ' The side' .'curtains were - ' J- - Christmas A ' wamow commgTrawirTrrtoTrentsn ' if " ,ivl ' " '..."" T7 &sZ&A But when they had gone a few miles farther she wished she had let Alester have his way. The rain' keeping them dry but Alester's vision was cut off by the rain beating against the windshield.. He could not see 10 feet ahead of hlny They crawled along at' 12 miles an hour. Jerry had to bCg Alester Jerry gave In. Time rolled Very to reduce his speed and she realized, slowly, over her head while those that Betty was right. Something about her enjoyed themselves: They was driving him to utter disregard ' is. begged her to dance for them and of safety. because she felt that che'd go to JeYry thought It strange that he pieces It she sat there waiting for could fear another man so much Alester to take heV away she con- and think nothing- - of risking his Ufa In an accident. sented. She They applauded her madly and know that Alcster was so obsessed Jerry thought with a catch in her with one, fear as to render him unthroat of her jeopardized chance to able to entertain another. And the win the approval of a theatrical au- rCal cause that made these two men dience,' She made up her mind to hate each other did not occur to ppeal to one of Alester's friends to her, though she tried to guess. drive her to a railroad station If They drove at a snail's pace for a ie refused any longer to leave. stretch of 10 miles and then the rain "She told him this, and that she'd lessened. , Alestt'r stepped, on the find a telephone and call for a cab gas again and soon they were mak if no one there would help her. ing 40 miles along a gleaming pool- "Wait a minute," Alester put her dotted highway, t i iff. "Wait just one minute." Suddenly one of the front wheels He lifted his hand and summoned hit a deep rut A few feet farther waiter. Jerry saw him pass a on Alester cursed under his breath. Tclded bill to the' man and whisper They- - were limping like a barefoot something she could not hear. She boy with a sore toe. . I'll be damned if I'm going to iat silent, waiting to see if this had stop in this rain," he said and kept inythlng to do with her demand. Soon the waiter was back. He on going. "There must be another 'aid jBomothing to Alcnter in a low grge ulnng here unmpwhoro " voice." Jerry caught his words, For half a mile they bumped 'Baltimore'," and "a half hour ago." along with the flat tire being ruined Alestar-sai- d "Are you certain?" unde'r the ruthloss troatment Then "Yes sir," the man replied,- - not Alester drove to the side of the road troubling to lower his' voice now. and stopped Wester glanced uneasily at Jerry "We'll hail someone and send for but her expression did not tell him a garage man," he said, reaching that she had guessed at the import into his pockets for" his cigarets. of the information .he had received. His arms were aching from the dif"He's afraid ofTrigger Nolan," ficult steering. He'd had enough. he said to herself! "That's why he But no one passed. The rain was vantid to wait until, morning to coming down again, harder than ever., start." ' ' sk $ They sat in their isolated road Jerry took hurried farewells of ster another half hour and Jerry 'he others In the' party and in a Was bare'iy suppressing her tears, few minutes Alcster wag bumping She could not make that train now. His car over the. ruts .to.the gate It meant that she'd never reach without thought of ths 'posslbiUty Boston In time for her rehearsal. of breaking his sprlnKvi'?5 . 'Finally Alester he had cfjiisented. grew too restless .JerrykncV ft only because TriBgc'rolah "and tS sit still any longer. He had not his companion had gone in the oth-'- r dared. to make any tender advances . to Jerry, knowing that she was fur llreetion ; ... . She did not give a thought to the ious and had good reason to be. . . sort ofvfmpression she had made He got out and changed the tire, upon Betty Mortimer. Only- one l was a Wet, muddy job and when idea dominated her now to get to hcclimbed back into the car he was New York in timejtq catchthe train a sorry sight. There was no" use in i"r for Boston: Sha looked 'ft afer a while1. . Large soft raindrops splashing on the windshield threatened to slow their progress and gave her new cause for worry. "There's a garage just ahead," Alester Said, and the" car leaped for ward In response to added pressure on- the accelerator. "We will stop there and put up the top." They were getting pretty wet be. fore the garage was reached. ' The rain was coming down faster now, Alester suggested waiting until it ceased but Jerry was unwilling to lose any more time. "You can drive slow," she advised; "and It might rain all night" . discovered half-hou- T- Hit, ; . ?lp9 One-Pric- .' It's a challenge. Come and try. 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