The Washington times., 1925-09-07
New and Amazing Serial Describes One
Mans Long But Losing Battle
for Freedom

I,was then on Seventh avenue
. hlock north. of the Pennsylvania
atation and my first thought
was that she was a oei0Se0
traveller who had just arrived IN
town.
Pretty Young Woman
Than I saw her stagger.
tnev sha had been drinking. She
ma. slenderiy built, but I Judseo
her 70 be q woman Of middle ase
and FASTENED to assist her. utterly
chliyious to the fact that was
drunk myself.
On reaching her side mumoieo
.omething by way Of apology anu
Iifted- my hat. offering to eseOr.
.herehome. I was trying to pc
Observation-Disclosures.
when she turned her head IN
-.snonse to my voice I saw a.
- NV advances might easiiy
=. smiss,constructed. For sne W"
very young. .,.,,.
w,nd.blown ships Of the nlgnt'
.,rveved each other, watkins
- through the rain. I notlcsa
~ eves were very large ana oarH'
+sa+ she was still quite beautiIu''
A spite of the bleariness 9. ~
80 and the haggard pufffness
80 face. She had been weiK
- s,,,ra q person nearly exhausted
' ''.r1,1,nkr' she. mumbled' to eA'
.,stn her condition to the stranger
Tho had. acccsted her. Wne1e
=. +? I don't want the cops 70
RI me again" And them In SUI
a. .;,rpicion, her eyes flashing
.be .scrutinized me. say
yo,,,re not a dick. are your g.
.T should say mott! I declared
...ha,,osntly. 'sYou can trust me.
Don't you know where you ares
Csr4 I help ycu?
"Been drinking yourself, maven
vo,, g. ahe commented, wisely.
detected q New England ac-
o.,,t and became more interested
.hsn ever. Here was more than
sdve,nrture-a mystery. a pretty
YOUNG woman. drunk and benras'
raed and alone on the streets Al
: o..,ock Of q stormy morning. I
rn.v no professional woman OF
the streets would be abroad at
that hour, nor would one be SO
dressed and out in the
vain without coat or umbrella.
VINO ana what could she be!
Offer Of Assistance Accepted
scan't i see you homer ! urged
nth .tipsy courtesy. You
.houldn.t be out like this. I'm
I'm not drunk. can take care
e YOU. Let me cali taxi and
see you home. Let's see. this Is
avenue and Fortietn
street-where do you liver"
'No use--I can't get back there
the way am" she
Take me to some
hotel. Hotel wouldn't take mo
In If go alone-you take me IN!
You look all right and 1 don't
care. I've got plenty Of money
along. see?"
She opened a shabby purse and
a huge. crumpled wad OF
Greenbacks.
I was nonplussed.
II I went to a hotel with her
ct such an hour. both Of us drip
ping with ratpwater, we would
surely attract attention and COM
ment. For all I knew she might
be wanted by the police for some
crime. She had men.
toned the police and had even
suspected me Of being one. The.
were strange and
suspicious.
1 hesitated quite a while. and
then impulsively told her I'd be
glad to do as she suggested.
There. was a large, second rate
hotel close by. I tucked her hand
under my arm and led her in,
leaving her in a big leather chair
while L went up to the desk.
The clerk eyed me speculatively
a. I swung the registry sheet
around and wrote my name, and
after 1t the words" and sister,
Chicago"
Two rooms" I said.
Have you any baggage
checks?" he asked. "We'llI attend
to the transfer for you."