Show I I H HER ROWN OWN AY tA 1 GIRL G of JERRY CALLS C At Ac In lii I I f my room but butI butI I was not to have that hour be be- be before toro be-toro fore I 1 bouli bould dress tor for dinner without another noth r Interruption Jerry Hathaway could not r- r rooI I calling mo me m up and telling me that ho lie 0 had gott cott n a himself invited In to go 10 with our party I I 1 was sorry norry I answered the tele- tele telephone phone as ns I heard the th triumphant to In his I voice voice I really didn't want him to I go-I so I wanted to make makeni makem ni m decision without him Is I ie that you ou Judy Yes I answered shortly You dont don't act very glad Blad to bear my voice vole not I I am Then I presuMe that Miss Mere Mere- Meredith has haa told you OU that she sho ho has In- In Invited In Invited me mo to the tho th party parly this evo eve eve- evening evo ning She Sho told me Jerry that you bad managed by saying I had a previous engagement rement with you OU to get yourself d However I 1 Ia II Ia a i afraid she sho for ot that It reallY was her bro ers party Instead ot of others hers So that'll tiata It Is It PAid ald ld Jerry In InI ina Ina I a rather ugly tone tOile of ot voice You didn't tc Sc that It was as as a business engagement that you had bad to keep k with Joan I h t a date dote that rather your our curiosity with her h brother I I 1 saw I had made a n mistake ml tak and trIed tred to make snake matters rs better bettor but only In making them e wore You Yuu know lenow Jerry that this eve eve- evening ning will ba bo tho the first time In all hi lifo lite that J Jhn Jhn has hns ever made mado hI Ills his appearance In a aI 1 I- I place III m ft a restaurant or a 0 theater Fo- Fo Fo some jason he 10 ed to want to go eo with mo rae and aI I I of courso COUra Joan was most enthus- enthus le i about It Sho may not have hoe wiLted me to gO co as her secretory secretary but she sir certainly mode made mad It very clear that she sir wanted me mo to go o as her friend Judy Dean are ar you thinking ot of throwing me over for tor that wealthy Jerry Hathaway It you speak to mo me like that again I will wIn sure surely hang up this receiver Now s ns aslone long as os you ou are arc going with ith us I want you ou to use your our influence and nd andset get the most conspicuous table tabi at your fathers father's father restaurant I 1 am just silly enough to want all those thoe people who treated me m so horribly when I 1 was friendless to know that hat t 1 now hove have powerful friends friends- friends As well ell lovers As as liS interrupted Jerr Jerry I coul could not tell from front the thc way woy I his hb voice J over the whether he meant the be nasty or nice Copyright 1926 N l EA Service Inc TOMORROW Jerry Range llanes i tp |