The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-04-01
Continued from Yesterday.
The Last Gard.

The Last Caru'
she says she'll have you run OUT
Of the office! She says she'll nave
Won run out of the ofice" Jane
vent repeating numbly, scarcely
able to imagine what would become
Of her II. through this jealous
woman, she really should lose her
position. In supporting her motheF'
lane had more than herself 10 wor-
~ about. She hoped her mother
had not heard the telephone CON
versatIon. Jane glanced into the
kitchenette anxiously.
Nor She couldn't have hearo'
She was singing. Singing-as sne
checked off the milk-mahs cdI
Iane glanced up at the big nook
next 10 the clock. on which her
mother filed the weekly bills. There
waS the butcher. the grocer the
rnjIIx-nan. Most Of them overdue
lane shivered. She couldn't al :
,ord 10 lose her position. Tne loss
Of few weeks salary might
mean =,
Ugh, Jane felt CONFUSION o,
Ear But in a minute she had
bucked up. The very idea! Couldn
she find another place? Perhaps ID
better one! T,
was Randolph.
said sternly.
Ne nleaded so humbly. however
that lane agreed it might be just
a. we'll to see him once more anu
get the thing settled
kQW
cou1d she explain why she changeu
her frock and powdered her nos ~
carefully to entertain such a "ieNeO
man?
Randolph arrived In short tI 90,
Look here!" he said oreezhE.
don't mind admitting that l nSu.
=, mistake in that Frisco deal pu'
expected this deal up here 70 MANI
money for us all. NJ
You should explain that 10 MI'
REYNOLDS lawyer" Jane reHaI h gI
"Tu explain nothing to him. ne
fIared. And I don't want you "
mix into this and tell eVerythlns
YOU know. It'll be the deuce u
pay. IL you do.
81 shall tell only the truth:
He seized James wrists tightiy,
For Gods sake! Won't you
listen to me: I'll do anything you
ask-auything, Don't you unoer-
stande I'm not broke-INe little
roll put away in Canadian not
a fool. l know how to look out TOT
So they say" Jane interrupted
sarcasticaIIy. She was hating MIN
more every minute.
After a disagreeable silence ne
turned upon Jane. :.
what are they giving you TO
testify" he demanded.
nothing" Jane replied.
put you're working for Rey-
noIds. 1t means your job, 1 sup
pose?"
II don't care about that"
Then why do you let that old
fogv lead you around? Why should
he tell YOU what to dot They can
not force you to say a word until
thew subpoena you and get you on
the witness stand. Until then you
can stand pat, They haven't served
papers on you yet, have they?
NO"
Bully he cried and jumped up
briskly. They can't stop u.s. he
cried wildly. Wen run away to-
niEht--to Canada-get married
right away, What do you say?
You are mad"' Jane retorted.
He seized her hands. covered
them with hot kisses and tried to
draw her to him.
Don't come near me-" Jane
shrieked. and her mother came into
the room just in time. She glanced
about anxiOusly and then. COM
manded the situation.
My daughter has been ill. Mr..
Randolph, l am sure you will not
mind my forbiddinG you to. stay
much longer"
I'm leaving" he said sheep
ishly.
But at the door he hesitated. and
finally came back to play his last
card. He was not the one to be
dismissed. With him a deal was
closed only when it was in his
favor. He saw in this situation
one more move.
Il really ought to apologize and
explain to your mother about this
disturbance. Further. want to
explain to her how much I appre-