| Show HER OWN AY Jj cA c GIRL o n RECKLESS ILAN X I took Joan Meredith Heredith In my arms and held her tightly With a she she nestled against me and half whispered tat shall I do 7 When hen she again asked me mo that question again that fantastic Idea came Into my head I dont don't don know know- my dear what to say to you But Dut 1 Ido I do 10 know ow that God la is not going to let you ou bo be b sac sac- sacrificed sac sacrificed I In this way Co 0 o the greed of men I think If 1 I 1 were ere you OU I II wouldn't give elvo up You know noth noth- nothIng noth- noth nothing nothing I ing Is lost until It Is lost You give roe mo a lot of ot courage my dear J Judy d But Dut ore are you sure you understand that I must have fifty thousand dollars before to- to tomorrow tomorrow to tomorrow morrow night Yes I 1 said mild slowly I under under- understand understand stand perfectly Then because I wanted to com corn comfort fort her a little Isaid It IC you OU think better I have a foolish plan whereby you ou may get II It I never ne saw a face so transfigured as was that of ot Joan Mere Mere- MeredIth's Meredith's Meredith's Have you Judy she asked with eagerness She seemed perfectly y sure th 1 I would take care of She It was as so soused soused soused used to being protected and cared for she didn't even ask 1110 tue how I was going to do It for tor which I 1 Iwas Iwas was very glad I think dear I said that I Ivill will vill go now and see sec what I can do for you ou It wont won't do us any good to stay Hay here thinking about It Ie IC you ou dont don't want to come with me perhaps ou had bad find better an on ex cx exciting citing novel and try ry to Lo read your your- yourself yourself our self to sleep I wanted to to laugh as I said that I know If anyone had said that to tome tome tomo me under the same Bame circumstances 1 would have bave felt ns as a though that per per- person per person son had given glYen me a piece ot of o gum gumto gumto gumto to che chew on when I was starving She however took It all II In good faith and called up the car I was really glad when I saw that Joan was sending me me home with tho same aime f with formality formality with which Sho ho brought me out The same two men were on the front seat or of orthe the town car They were great big fellows and ana I T felt that I was wa safe In their hands Yet I was 89 glad when Joan decided at the last mo-I mo mo moment ment to ride Into town with me roe I am too nervous to sleep dear deor The ride will do me good she Bhe said Ild II id idas as she stepped Into the car with with- without without out hat or wrap Neither or of s us said very much during the ride As we drove down aown Boulevard we I passed Jerry For I somE reason our chauffeur lowe 1 up but Jerrys Jerry's Jerry car passed us u so I wa was not sure that It he me me- me From the glimpse I had of him however I knew he hc was forme scouting around waiting for roe me Copyright H by NEA EA Inc TOMORROW Even Mamie Amle Sus peels |
