Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-29
But did Won tell her"

But did you tell herr
crazy! re her nsdn, 70 tola NGu mSset 1S yet % Just
every man to feel--many times perhaps
only I'd never felt It yet. And after
a while I said to myself that's what IT
is. Just my kind Of luck. You know.
Archer. I've always been lonely devil;
and here she comes for minute ana ana
there she goes. Rollinson,s race wof, va
expression. as If some beautiful vision
had just passed outside.
But don't understand why she
came" said Jerry "Or what instinct jfd
her to you. It, was about her fathers
case. Of course"
"No-merest accident In the world
and yet perfectly natural" said Victor
THE United Tobacco Company, you
know. or maybe you don't. Is client OF
out there the other morning. with pros.
poets for a healthy damage suit. Send
all the witnesses in to me at once ! di-
rected. so we can hear their stories
comes this girl 1t was her face that got
me first and her quality. She wasn't
fraved or stolid or bold like the others.
Nothing 1t seems TO me. could ever make
is about a face! Well. there was just
something in her face that threw the
hooks into me.
when she smiled thought God had
IuTneu OH dnDlIeT sun HUN SoiitNI'ie z
up in the wings. Then she spoke. You
know, her voice isn't exactly what you'd
call clear. It's got kind of a husk In It.
kind of low. velvety burr Well, it
seemed as II that was just the one par
ticular sound my. ear was created to
hear and never had heard.
| II forgot what she'd come for at first
and then forgot to ask what her name
was. The stenographer did that after
Id got her story, which, of course: didn't
take ten minutes. Then ! sent the ste
nographer out and l kept her there and
kept her talking. just about ANYTHING !;
rsed and timid and wondering. And
after while woke up and let her 60"
| How long ago was this?"
That was ten days ago. The accident
happened about the second morning she
went to work. believe: and every hour
of the day since I've seen her sitting
there in that chair. Got EN-, haven't
|. old man." said Robinson with shrug
ITS a strange coincidence" remarked
Jerry soberly IT don't know anything
that could have happened better. Now
oul find ro,dn, wax tE,IS to DC 90 something for
Jerry had risen and came over to
stand impressively before his friend
Victor. Il pretend to be some Judge Of
the other sex. Victor. ne smiled. and d
up in a. small. fine package. it's sylvy
| |Aurentsky."
| Victor smiled and actually blushed.
And she's in danger right now" de-
clared Jerry.
From WHAT" said Victor. the smile
gone and his eyes narrowing and hard.
From herself" said Jerry.
Il thought it couldn't be Maldono."
But we've got to find way to pro-
tect her from Maldono. though. and with
this attitude on the part of her
| father"
"Oh, I've got Maldono :" exclaimed
Robinson with assurance. You were
too slow. l began to reach for him
within five minutes after the girl left
the office"
The District Attorney made you
special prosecutor"
Sure! ! told him all about the fell
low and the District Attorney Is really
all right, you know. He doesn't charge
any windmills. but he was with me
heart and soul In fight on the rascal.
He sent a man out to dig up some OF
those old cases to see II there wasn't
one we could get the witnesses together
on and put up to the Grand Jury; but
while we were digging Maldono oblig-
ingly made fresh case for us by swim