Show DRAGONS DRAG S DRIVE IRE YOU by EDWIN BALMER copyright by edwin balmer service SYNOPSIS jtb jeb braddon youny young and fantastically successful broker of chicago la Is I 1 afat untold with agno agnes Glenel th b beautiful sit daughter dau fAter of a retired manufacturer roaey a doctor in love lore with agnes aenes visits ks brother job jeb rod hod plans work la in rochester job jeb suggests aug geeta that he ingke inac a try for or agnes aenes before leaving in rod there Is a deeper obstinate decency than in job jeb rod visits agnes aenes ind and tells her of his great desire but realizes it can neer be fulfilled agnes aenes mother Is ii attempting to regain her hus banda love asnes agnes has disturbing doubts ns as to what attracts her father la in new york tork jeb tells agnes b he e Is 18 going to marry her and together they view an apartment in chicago jeb asks agnes to set an early date but she tells him she cannot marry him when the cent mr colver offers to show chow them furnished apartment jeb asks agnes to see it alone saying he must return to his office agnes aenes consents and jeb leaves A radio Is blaring terrifically from one of the apartments olver colver C raps upon the door which Is opened ty by a scantily clad girl who draws agnes aenes into the room colver finds her husband charles lorrie fatally 3 shot h ot aja n calls the police myrtle corrle asks anes agnes to phone cathal omara a lawyer to come at once agnes aenes does the police take charge charee omara arrives vei the officers are antagonistic to him agnes sides with omara agnes aenes Is to be a witness at the coming comine trial carthals Cat hals grandfather and father had bad lost their lives in the line ot of duty a as city firemen and his grandmother winnie has built her all around cathal who being ambitious had worked his way through law school thoughts ot of agnes disturb cathal mr bir lorrie had cast oft off the wife who had borne him his daughter to marry myrtle and after two years of wedded life she had killed him the corp nera jury holds myrtle to the grand jury asnes agnes promises omara to review th the case cas with him when cathal calls mrs Glenel th asks questions regarding marital problems in the hope that she might get a solution to her own problem cathal wins them over to myrtles cause job jeb tells agnes that omara Is seeking to profit on the insurance money myrtle will collect it if acquitted hire Glenel th finds canceled checks made out to cash by bob and realizes cash Is her rival in new york tork bob admits cash exists they decide to leave things as they are CHAPTER VI continued 12 1 I had a letter this morning from mrs lorile oh so it was the case of course no more than that what did sirs mrs lorrie say to you she asked if I 1 would come visit her in the jail she meant yes should 1 I sir mr omara he was slow to reply say ye yes S anil and he would see her she would come to town by appointment with dimand him and he escort her to the jail and then braddon not interfering interferon hed see her to her train again fool fool oh fool how his pulses were pressing himl you should not he said controlling himself mrs lorrie had neither right nor need deed to ask it of you you do not ask it then them 11 17 no and aad now having dohnel one temptation another which be had bad refused before got the better of him liless 5 yes he proceeded recklessly that Is wt tit course your brother in law sir dais Ayre foith th that makes the new firm with collitt and yes said agnes why has he been long a friend of this collitt what do you yon mean by that mr omara has he be just what I 1 deac miss Glene fth 1 I dont know then id ask him 1 I 1 will said agnes and she thanked him and hung up very slowly be returned his hecei er to its hook book perspiration stood on him now kow why had he let himself do that abat lie ile knew very well agnes arose a bit breathless and decided to go at once to her sisters she got out her roadster and ad as she backed from the garage clerville halt half blocked the driveway as he offered himself for company to the great hounds bounds lumbering delight she leaped down don opened the rumble and baskerville clambered in seating himself sedately upright lie was absurdly solemn and supercilious looking when be was riding holding his huge muzzle high in the air and sniffing the rushing wind it was lunchtime lunch time for the children chIl drea at bees and agnes knew that on such a flue boe bubny day bee would have bad a table set in the oran gerle which edged the circle of the driveway before the house from far oil off agnes spied the table and the little heads in the sun and somebody bereng g su so she sounded her horn and sped dashingly thrice about the loop of the drive to to display basli erville to the children she halted lial ted and the big bl hound ith the hie economy of motion by which lie ile all thI things rIgg slid to I 1 lie gravel tl e islik watch meanwhile biad lown biting its best besl to leir lear logo flown down till the black I 1 VIL h the ajob esi und ajob y cooperative of canine companions two scuttles Scott les 1511 and kins bing who tumultuously defied baskerville when nhen behind the pane of 0 glass once they were ere let out as now they were they ran to the hound in utmost friendship baskerville paid eherd the slightest attention the children were hanging bringing their spoons on the table with eyes only for or baskerville they scarcely noticed agnes when she kissed thein she kissed her sister and took the chair placed at the table for her and they both watched Basken lile and the boys the dog carefully established himself between aillem he ic was so huge that when lie sit sat on the lie floor his tawny head fiend was above the board and almost as us as davis dark little head bead on ha his right dary anvy was in his high chair with a tray before him film and fastening him in cobby bobby also was in the fit elgh chaar but lie sat proudly at the table neither boy feared in the least the great hound they were delighted when lie he came to tn lunch and they and also knew the rules about him when a boy finished a dish he could give the last lick of hn his spoon to baskerville fach boy pot got an extra arrowroot cracker for baskerville to crunch then I 1 obby bobby and davy pave gave him film the last of their dessert the black watch noses in the sun lay side by side assuming slumberous indifference to this rank favoritism agnes oblivious of her errand sat beside her sister and watched them all she felt relaxed and grateful and very content she had no desire to end this interlude bee had none here with her children she was happy why did time have to run on but after dessert for little boys thele must be naps selma their nurse had taken them aay side file by side with ears cocking at the slightest alarm the black watch slept in the sun and the great hound lay asleep head on his forepaws the luncheon table had been cleared away sometimes said dee cee from her wicker chaise longue sometimes I 1 think I 1 we dave and I 1 have done something and she passed berlands her ber hands down over her slim figure as though W X T she thanked him and hung up she could not always believe herself that she had borne two sons 1 I think youve youre done a lo 10 1 1 I agnes cried oh bee what counti count 1 1 I guess they do a little admitted cee bee and shook out a cigarette so im not sure I 1 wont baie another you tou want a girl irl asked agnes III 1 I guess so said bee after she had her light but I 1 really dont care ill loie oe the result and im one of those women I 1 guess that get a kick out of 0 the bearing too you tou do it beautifully certainly you rou dont got get me agnes its occupation cu and she stopped then and the alifes anesthetic against against against what dee bee see here said bee sternly anil ani sitting up dont you eier find out bee said agnes suddenly tell me about sir mr collitt what about him how much does davis dails know concerning him oh comprehended bee relaxing probably nothing at all lies gone into partnership with him but as yoi know davis Is a trusting soul as to people I 1 bellee lie trusts practically everybody e but god agnes had to laugh how do you mean 1 I 1 mean it assured bee regard the record lies hes insured everybody ever body and everything eiery everywhere where against fire hood flood storm pestilence and disaster all acts of god but hell take any mere mortal on faith after he embraced the burning idea of giving up a salaried position to go in will collitt and emble tl lie wait for father to return from new york before he signed the preliminary asree went with them going to make davis several millions which Is certainly very nice of them since up to now refrained from showering themselves etli with money of course got davis capital now then you doubt them beet bee not in the itie slightest take dals bals for what lies put up but we can stand it I 1 mean the family can lal Va lieis hels rolling roll liiK it up be hea hell gl r it to mr me if I 1 need it as lie he would to you acnes sf S what the harin in letting dais dails learn hes heg not a financier all that can happen Is 13 liell hell lose yes said agnes and sh she thought that was all that could happen dalls Is out you see gee added bee to make a few millions for me as though I 1 any trouble that another baby or a million alillion dollars cure with tills this bee dismissed the matter so agnes wag not obliged to disclose the hie source of her concern over col fill iut when she made inquiry of teb jet that evening eien trig lie he extracted it from her collatt COI lItt said job jeb iles been in jaras janis I 1 hear but nothing that lie did has eier eer come to court lies iles a trader one of the cleverest traders in town and straight str night enough now but what Is against him nothing I 1 know always been well weil solid but davis Is solid hes that sort yes said agnes so together they ought to be nil all right then be helped by tin the natural assumption that your eatherd fat herd see dave through if lie needed more capital also continued jeb after a nio moment ment it exactly hurt col lift Ayre forth and that everybody knows were marrying and so id see him through it if it came to a pinch jeb were not you just think so glen I 1 oh god glen you drive rue roe crazy kiss me not no As if you meant it and mean it oh damn us glen the lie matter what got cot you bothered about collitt today agnes told him film it was vaa omara and ancl jeb held her tighter was lie he here again no it was over the phone what was lie he calling you about he call me jeb I 1 called him and she told him about myrtles myrties letter so I 1 called mr omara to find out if I 1 should go to the jail to see sec her what did he be tell you that I 1 right but why yoa call me id have told old you what else ele did that shyster say to you ile he mentioned mr collitt and asked how bow well davis had known him tell that irishman to mind his own business ill watch davis partners for you backing now be all right glen do you let omara play you play me for a mark do you mean to be her and his bis witness at the trial youve got to realize what youre doing tier her trial going to turn on her its going to turn on you ile he knows it IL youre just gods gift to the defense attorney if you let him make a mark of you playing you for quite a stake bet between them not only after you to get her off but also after a hundred and fifty thousand dollars in life insurance alone which the companies will have to pay her it ashes acquitted halt half of that goes to him you may be sure remember that when he talks to you for gods goda sake glen come to agues agnes lay awake long that night with one wonder one bother one doubt and perplexity following another through her thoughts and feelings she had never felt so confused what did love or desire it if you call it that do to you in these days for a while it might make you happy as it had made mother and fattier father happy together tor for many years irs rs and as it had bad made bee happy for a while at least before she found out that she was what bored was it mere boredom that bee would escape for a while longer by halin another baby was it that which neither the baby nor a million dollars could cure after you married and no matter whom you married you went on living you and your husband both 0 of you you did not cease to be human beings you became more human having babies loie loe whatever wh ateer that might be could not possibly be a panacea against all ills and troubles yet you wanted to believe it to be jeb did not eien een pretend that he ha though it wa was jeb was utterly honest and practical for ili all his impetuous and violent feelings ile he offered you in marriage all the excitement and sensation that a man and a girl could give tye each other with him if tip up the cup and empty it to the last drop have a lot of love with him blin hed hold bold you against all the world hla his strong arms about you you aked his strength you liked more but it would not endure ile he did not een try to tell you it surely would endure for lie he believe in loie loc everlasting tepid tas tasteless stuff you can bear to sip and never need to gulp agnes began to be sleepy turn thou and look to me seven long 3 years cars ive followed thee over the flery fiery mountain who followed whom and why what was that it was the princess princes who followed over uie the flery fiery mountain and for love of him she followed though he be had been bewitched and neier neer once looked back at her agnes believe that omart was playing her just for a mark ta make for himself money she did not nant alit to believe it TO BE CONTINUED |