| Show HER OWN J AY cA c r I A NEW JOB JOD Just Juet then Joan came backon time porch from Crom telephoning and we vo could say no store tore She Immediately Imme asked Jerry Jerry- It if hc ho wo would ld booR book O I u us u passage on i the ie e next ste steamer mer early jn In In the th morn morn- mornIng mom Inc lug Ing Of Ot course I will w do that o Miss Meredith It tr you think think you OU will want tt ft but honestly It Ir I 1 were you I would walt wait until I 1 knew w something about the settlement o of th the es estate es- es estale estate tate tale Joan looked annoyed I 1 Imagined It was the frt first tim time In her lire life that a man In the slime sense station as herself lt In life liCe had not not started Im Immediately Im- Im Immediately Immediately mediately at her hr command to m mike ke her wishes come come true I hastened to explain You see ce Joan Mr Hathaway seems to think It rather strange that you have bave not had anythIng said aid 1 to you by anyone not even your step about lt the tho final settling of 0 of your our estate estal You Tou know you probably have hav many millions of dollar ln many different securities securities ties and real estate holdings and It will take a a lops 1011 while to let get these th se all In proper shape shap Have Hav you ou seen Mr Elkins lately Some Som way I have a faint taint recollection recollection recollection lection that Josiah J Elkin Is very vory ill Interrupted Jerry and t that at his son has taken over as muc much of oC his business bustness as possible This may possibly account for lor Miss s Mere Mere- Meredith's Meredith's Mere Mere- Meredith's not hearing about her bust bust- bustness ne busl-ne n ness s Well we will find this thi all out In the morning I 1 said ald Mr Hathaway suggests that w we vis visit vis- vis visit it Mr r Biking Elkins office In the morn morn- morning morn morn- mornIng morning ing and notify them that w we till 11 expect a on the tho sev seventeenth SeV- SeV seventeenth which Is a II day morrow This seemed seem d to suggest but one thing thing- to Joan Meredith Then you are ar coming home with me Judy as my companion and business manager she tho exclaimed enthusiastically It It If you want me dear I 1 said Ill 11 try to be your companion It Ie that Is what they call them for lor awhile II a awhile while but not your business bustness man acer man man- manager manager ager I dont don't know anything about ablIt business And I 1 dont don't think I 1 had better belter go o home with you tonight for lor father your step father Is probably very angry with me I 1 had not told Joan anythIng abolt about Miss Cleaver and I 1 did not Int intend nd to unless It it- became absolutely absolutely necessary But Dut I knew w that Mr Robinson had probably been hunting all me-all me all diy dllY ld a and If It he h found me at his house bouse there ther would would be ructions I I dont don't te soe why you cant can't come home with m me even It he be Is an an an- an angry gry ry pouted Joan I I 1 would rather not ton tonight dear I 1 declined You Tou see Mamie lImle does not know where I am Dom ad and adwill swill will have to make some arrange arrange- arrangements arrangements ments ments with her before betor I 1 can come cometo cometo to you Copyright 1926 by NEA ServIce Inc TO TOMORROW ORROW The T Tu u Maternal In- In In- In Instinct f |
