The Washington times., 1923-01-18
WHEN "A GIRL MARRIES
ANABSORBING SERIAL or EARLY Welded LIFE
Anne Assures Mabel After Learning Of Her
Love for Dick West, That She for
One VIII Stand BY Her.


worse than that There's bsen
enough tilting It windnills, Theirs
y no situation There never -
Wen Just dismiss the whole
thing.
But Manueao Ortiz NV M III ],
what certainly looked NE 8 verv
compromising situation, she, -
tested.
And Il he's the GA you slinIs
him hes here to hlaclxrnail yos, ], Il
/ suggested
ENCOURAGEMENT.
yes. she saaped
what ! fsar. You see, / knes
now that Rosa scordova wosl4 stcp !.
It anythins T. set what che su
she wants me out d ths ]. ii
Harrison Office. / don't know
why. I only know ths fact. shssll.
stop It nothing to make ii -
accomplished fact And Il lGannslb
had convinced You that | an s
base g he calls me how ceulds
you be % fond II meY's
''Then you heard what lie ealied
AFTER your | insisted
NO, not ezactly. only TN
cied I heard him ~ ncrnsthins
very cruel ana unfair. But Wy
should Re come lust 81 this mo
nent except 70 destroy your
faith in me? what else Il there
to bring him - fAr frosn 81
homer It's ali clear. R6sa,s fae
when she sprang upon me thes
in the office. told the story she.
sent for him to destroy ule IL
your eyes
'Manuelo Ortiz vas not sent
for. | said firmly. ne came. Y
think he has . boys unre oning
alteration for Rosa. feel sure
he came here only because be was
desperately anxious to be near her.
So far as he's concerned. Heaa
Cordova is an enchantress. He
sees her as perfection. / may Sc
wrong. but I'd stake Z GOOD deal
on being right.
What he has told her ahOug
you Il don't know; something. no
doubt but not enough to give
her weapon to use against Wi"
ANNEs PLAN or ACTION
"What shall We dor asked
Mabel. looking up at me patheti-
caIly. &.
Nothing" replied. EVEN
wait for Rosa to do somethins., :.
II can't wait, and wonder!F
gasped Mabel.
''Then-IIl see Rosa ana make !.
her tell me just what she knows.
In this Instance. she'll be. glad to.
Then I'll manage young Ortiz
somehow. Maybe she'll nanaes
him for us. But in any event, I'm.
going to make them understand
that you are In charge Of Jtmss
office, no matter how they, plot
and plan to traduce YOU. They've
got to understand that Just be.
cause you once cared for Q Worth.ss
less man and found -through Jim
just how worthless he is you're
all the more prepared to save Tim
suffering at his hands. L
''You trust me absolutely7s said
Mabel in q toneof wonder. sg
''I do" replied. 81. Ii =
''And you wiIl-whatevar they
say, however they win try 10 n
refute your faith?"
whatever they say. I win 20 On
trusting you. You have told me
the truth. think I can make I,
them see It. But even if weahaNe !
to line up against Rosa ana Man. 4
uelo and fight 'em-we'lIv stand !
in battle array and wen dix In on i
those lines and keep a-diggfnRss
until we get resu1ts-or. Jim comes :
with reinforcements." !,
Mabel smiled at me with I -. I
surgence Of her old self. she rot s
to her feet and flung back hers
shoulders squarely. The color ven
tured out in her HIPS ana cl1esl.a
maybe even Mr.. IarrisuA
won't believe In me-when Man. Z
uelo Ortfs tells what he saw. Bit.
I believe you'd stiH have faith In d
me and stand up FOR me.'' s4
''I would" declared. "But the i
won't arise" le
kept my voice evenly and calm. /,
" assured. But when ia saldAS
to Mabel. I flew To- ne
phone to call Rosa--and some az 4
the assurance was Drained out
Of my heart. :
(TO Be Continued TernoErov,l q