Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-09-10

he saw someone he wanted W catch"
Connie thanked him. There was no one
else left 10 ask. She knew not nm I'D.
dress. not u human being In all New
York 10 whom she could turn for help.
Panic riutched her. II Fred did not re-.
turn soon. she could think but one
think. Men did commit desperate acts
In lust such circumstances
Her lips and throat were parched.
Hhe paced the floor. tearing her hand.
kerchief 10 shredn. starting at EVERY
s0und IN the outer halls.
The tension was growing Undesirable.
What did people do when they needed
help desperately Tho pollce7 No--shs
couldn't appeal to them.
Why not? Anything but this annihIi.
ating suspense. She lolted ar her watch.
Three hours since Fred had gonel
Connie sprang 10 the telephone. aud
with every nerve aqulyer. sobbed q
call for police headquarters.
fSvd Msdttates oa Marriage.
tred stalked nut of the hotel. his
heart one raging bruIse.
Stunned and furious aching and
frightened. convinced that the whols
Ifair structure OF life was topping. Il
nnttrred not where he was going --onil
10 bs moving. AZ IN ofssi 90 the frenz,
within.
lie was glad Co find himself uitinatel.
lon the river front. where few were psss
ting. ana none intrud~d on hIs tumble,
thoughts.
Ills future and hers hy with tn
Igrsat city and Its ways and she srossl,
, furious that II took her from her small
town ways and dreams!
The apartment he had found he fcl
10 b. ideal--near the Gypsy salesro0sns
IN the midst OF everything. In the sasn'
house with least ak prospect, buy
ers of 0ypsys. M Cunningham. the heat
salesman. had already ibid him.
And Connie thinking only Of her cot
Itage and her curtains. her garden Ind
her flowers. would risk his ambiti, NJ
Ito crafty her snlppy little IDEAL.
Love.ina-cottaGe. f0rsooth! What h.
law for them was love In the vortcS
LOT life. Love that meant growth. Love
WIN w 'ttttsf ofts w WV
| Selfish. and fooIishly seif sh. II was
Iif Connie were the kind Of girl who
lived only for herself. very well Ia
would suffer tho shsttering Of his dream
Of q partner who loved her mate better
than herself.
hut Connie loved him. he knew she
Then why hadn't she sense enough "a
To see his development and success lay
among ths haunts of men? Did shs
Think he could earn enough To sat' sf,
her needs by sticking In tho mud n
Iiomerviile?
Perhaps s.ifishness was too harsh .
name for Il. Foolish. headstrong wsr'
more suitable words. Con couldn't h
Ireaiiy selfish. Hut headsirong and ten
acious yes.
Emotional. too. ana impulsive to al
most any extreme. Perhaps az that yer,
moment she was contemplating some
thing mad Contemplating Connie new
or contemplated. She acted.
Fred glanced az his watch. H. hn'
been gone from the hotel two hours. u
that time anyth ng could develop IN
brainstofm.
Perhaps II he talked ~ her quietly
explalncd how the theatrical and sport
ling s@t In Cleopa,ra Court was just tn
the vet that bought Gypys: how TN
Ih-ad salesman himself had recommend
I'll IN. apartment house for that yer!
reason: perhaps size would listen.
Aud II she didn't? weii--ronnl
mean, more 90 him than the selling O
few ears. lie turned back Ia IN. hoiel
: hut was soon confused and obviousl
Va s,ing time In finding the s'raish'"s
course
A passsrby told him lee was far iron
Bradway and rh.riyfourth str-~s
Fred hailed . passing taxi. tn. thin
seemed TO crawl. he urged more speed
Stii more
81 gotta follow the traffic rules.
snar,ei IN. driver. 'we'd land with IN
police " I drove like you want me 'o.'
II ecu, the talk and hurry" Fred
nerves were pulling
The hotel st last Fred entered On IN
run.
l The clerk looked NJ him eurio,isiy.
'poa G. HEADQUARTERS are on your Wiz
y cir. Bsiter hurry" IN.
.1nrd-what has she donr'i ne cf'e'
, lnwasdly and le.aped for the Stats.
Sweet Reconciliation Censes.
n was with humping heart Pre-
managed e. reach hs nonr and rc"T
IL. iunssi In. his eyes prepared "a
death aud N. end OF everything.
i From IN. telephone n disheveled ~
Iur. turned lie fare Ia him. ghastl
whit. and tremulous connie stare
;. Ithroush mIsi,d eyes at the man 81.
. clInsing to the dcorknob.
For an instant. each waited tor w
Icthsr 10 speak. Then. with sob an
9 Ia cry, they were clinging toxethei
shaken. incredulous. feeling the whc'
Z eplscde was a nightmare
III Fred could not find strength enoug