The Washington times., 1922-02-25
WHEN AGIRL MARRIES
INTERESTING SERIAL OF EARLY Welded LIFE
BY Ann Isle

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"Yes-I almost trips over Mr..
Lee as comes out into the cor
ridor. didn't have time to duck.
And there were your father and
face to face"
My father! This II the first
time Lyons has come into the
open and acknowledged IN so
many words that he understands
the relationship between me and
the little, dejected-loolins man
he's so often driven mo TO visit.
My father! knew Lyons had
brought that word into his mar
rative to remind me Of the cost Of
arrestins Dick West.
What did my father do?" I
asked.
He steps up to mo like q little
bantam. ma 'am, and asks me *
don't know that's a service stair
way I'm using and not for guests
of the hotel. rs this your floor
or edo you wish me to show you
the ELEVATOR he says. as perky
as you please"
And then what did you do?" I
asked in q monotone which accom-
panied the sudden heaviness Of my
heart.
what could I do. ma'amf II
I make a move that puts him wise
Dick makes his getaway. Having
no warrant ] couldn't do . thing.
What I wanted to do was to get q
telephone and let you know. SO
! says to Mr.. Lee, acting as II I'd
never seen him and hadn't q sus-
picion who he were, that I'd got
off at the wrong floor and were
trying for a short cut to the floor
below. and would he please show
me to tho elevator X he didn't
mind, az ! were all mixed-up like"
And what them" I asked In the
heavy pause which followed.
"Oh, Mrs. Harrison, I hopes by
all that's sacred to me I did right!
For a second there alone in the
corridor with that lone man
thought how easy II would DO to
tie him up so he couldn't give no
warning and then make a break
for Vests room and get him, too.
And then send for the police
and take q chance on 1t all being
right until I could find you and get
you to see 1t through the rest OF
the way"
why didn't your" I asked Al
most under my breath.
II couldn't, marin. couldn't
lay hands on your father. It might
have been my way in the old days
but now, out o. respect for you.
Mis- Harrison, I had no moro pow
er to do that than I have to go
back to breaking into second stories
when the family goes down to
dinner"
With a choke in my voice. turn
ed to face the man whose feelings
were so fine and whose loyalty so
sure.
Never before in my life have !
found myself in such a tangle Of
desires and problems. There was
Dad Lee Weighing In the balance
against Dick. There was Dick, who
had done such cruel, madman's
harm to Neal--and to Jim.
jim! AS my husbands name
whiried into my dazed conscious
ness felt my lips fold sternly al
most before I realized ia come to a
decision. And then I turned back
to Lyons.
Everything you've done is
right" said, you've been splen-
did, George Lyons. You're an
honest, straight-thinking, loyal
friend. But now It's UP to me to do
what Is right for me. So wen 90
and swear out a warrant, and then
we'll take an officer and 60 down
and arrest Dick West. admire
my fathers loyalty to an old friend.
But my loyalty to my husband
demands that Dick West pay his
penalty, even II his adherent must
suffer-"
I was speaking to an equal
without evasion Of any sort.
IT got the warrant, ma'am." said
Lyons respectfully. You see.
couldn't find you this afternoon. So
this time had to get busy my
self. And when you did get home,
Bertha. she reported that you
looked dead beat and as II you
needed a good hot dinner before I
came soaring you with any excite
ments such az she knew I had up
my sleeve by looking at my face"
You got the warrantW I gasped
and with fear in my heart OF what
the evening must reveal, Wen
start at once"