Show Saint f Sinner Simler I Bob banged the door of the ice box and went to meet Faith munching a Juicy red cheeked peach with what seemed to Faith tc to t be heartless lack of concern Im so angry I could die Faith told him with unexpected violence She promised me that she's not let Glenn Andrews come here tonight and that shed she'd stay and look after alter the baby Its It's a pity she cant can't play nurse to her own baby one or two e a week without slacking on the job Jobi Whoa Old lady Bob attempted to soothe her Maybe she's in our room doing something for the baby now Did you look No Faith acknowledged in a small voice then turned and ran toward her bedroom Sh s 's not here she called oer o her shoulder in a loud whisper as she opened the door into the dark dark- darkened darken darkened ened en room Dont talk out loud dear You may wake up the baby she Ehe admonished as Bob switched on ona ona ona a light above the dressing table The baby's crib at t the foot of Faiths Faith's bed was a magnet for both pairs of eyes Then in a split spilt sec see second end ond all of Faiths Faith's dreadful premo premo- premonitions of trouble of or the night before were realized The crib was empty Faith stood staring her eyes wide and fixed with horror honor Then she sobbed forth a shrill wailing cry that was like nothing human Stop that Faith Bob command command- commanded ed springing forward to grip her shoulders But his face was as white his eyes as fixed with horror as her own Dont go into hysterics for Gods God's sake sakel Stop it I say He shook her almost roughly as that weird un un- unearthly un- un unearthly earthly wall wail still Issued from her throat Cherrys got the baby some some- somewhere somewhere somewhere where with her of course Probably Andrews came and tempted her to take a drive and not wanting to leave the baby alone in the house she sim sim- simply simply ply bundled it up and took It with her Ill Ill I'll Ill I'll whip Cherry for this I she cried passionately over her tearing sobs Frightening me to death like this Cant Can't you OU do something Bob Dont Don't stand there like that Do something Find her her find find the baby I Bobs Bob's hands dropped from her shoulders Dont be unreasonable dear Cherry wilt will be back any minute She didn't expect us back so soon or has forgotten what time it is her her- self sell The air he added cunningly will do the baby aby good Weve We've taken her out ourselves you know now know But not at midnight Faith cried Dont talk like a fool Bob Think of it waking It-waking waking up my precious baby to take her driving at midnight I Oh I would like to whip Cherry until her body was black and blue Why cant can't she grow up Why cant can't she be unselfish once in her life If the baby gets pneumonia and dies it will be her fault and Ill I'll never speak to her again Ill Ill Shut up Bob commanded her harshly in an effort to jar her out of her hysteria Undress and get to tobed bed Youre You're Just tired out and un un- unreasonable unreasonable un- un unreasonable reasonable dear he added more gently as she raised swimming pleading eyes ees to his I cant can't undress undre I cant can't go to bed she said brokenly broken 1 Im going to watch for Cherry She tore out of his grasp and ran through the hall to the front door Bob snatched up her silk summer coat and wrapped it about her tenderly then drew her down to the steps where he sat beside her chafing her I ice-cold ice hands They had been sitting there almost half halt an hour and Faith was almost calm soothed by her husbands husband's gen gen- gentleness gentleness gentleness and understanding when a acar acar acar car glided to a stop before the curb Cherry sprang out her light high laugh tinkling on the quiet air Night darling No dont don't come in You might get shot I See you ou tomor tomor- tomorrow tomorrow row rowl I Wonderful time tonight I IThen Then she sped sed s ed lightly up the path her arms sons swinging free at her sides unaware of the two who watched watch d her so 50 locked in horror honor that they had not cried out For Cherry Cheny had not taken the baby with her NEXT Police arc are notified of the kid kid- naping of Cherrys Cherry's baby b by Copyright 1027 1927 NEA Service Inc |