The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-11
THE Story 30 FAR


JOSLYN POE. Virginia girl, tired
81 home and the slow life of the
mountain town, decides to 90 to New
woman Of the town, fortune /lier,
tells Joslyn to stay at home and
marry one Of the mountain boys. pre-
dieting that the wild blood of her
feminine ancestors win result In her
ruin IL she risks the temptations Of
JOsiyn rebels at the idea. That
night at q dance she meets MILTON
STEIN, stranger in the town. He
gives her card TO his brother, who
runs dancing academy In the big
She arrives I'm New York and gets
q cheap room. Unsuccessful In finding
. job, money almost gone, she goes to
her room, where KITTfE LANE, o.
EiFi living next door, hear her cry
ing. Kittie decides to give her her
first lesson in the ways Of the big
kittie calls LEE ROGERS, . friend
q hers. and arranges 9 dinner party.
They meet him at the restaurant.
JAMES KELVIN, motion picture star,
81 attracted BY J0slyn,s tiInid man
ner and attempts to introduce him
self. Rogers reseBts this and Mel-'
wins friends lead him away.
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And the hateful thing about
James Kelvin was that Joslyn
was shamefully aware as to the
nature of his thrilling influence.
No man before him had ever
stirred her 50 with word, q
glance. The thing she felt was
an urge -. lurking fever in
the blood. To think of James
Kelvin was to think Of Minnie
Gumbo's warning-in letters Of
fire.
Joslyn stared at her own dark
eyes in the murl1y mirror and
realized that they were alive with
premonition, with fear =. Dear
God" she said in her silent self,
''help me through
Slowly. she began to grip her
uncertainties, to control her
doubts with the strong hand Of
courage. The immediate neces-
sity, as she faced It, was to find
work-to get her foot on some
fung OF some desirable kind OF
ladder.
No Jobs Open.
Late in the afternoon she re-
turned with tagging steps to the
furnished room. There were, it
seemed, no jobs open.
Still later, scuffling footsteps
sounded in the hall-the alarm
mig. low moaning Of Kittie Lanes
voice. Joslyn wrenched open her
door. Two men were carrying
Kittie into her own room. Like
q flash Joslyn was behind them,
following them inside.
Gust put n IN the bed, boys"
Kittie's voice was colorless,
spent. Her face was drained. ex-
cept for the purplish blobs that
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were rouge. The eyes were star
ing.
"Kitie! Kittie.-can you hear
me? It's I-Joslynp'
From the bed pallid hands
CROPPED appealingly. Hello. kid
Lord. but I'm glad
you're home"
One Of the men, obviously a
taxi driver. gentured his COM
panion toward the door. Lets
20, Jack. Don't bother about
the fare. Miss. wouldn't make
q charge in q case like this.
Better get a doctor right away"
Klttie's voice was feeble.
Thanks. boys every lit
tie bit helps"
In a moment Joslyn was alone
with the stricken girl; was on
her knees beside the he>. re-
I moving the pathetically pretty
little hat. Kittie's cold fingers
found her hand.
Got hold of some bad hootch,"
she whispered. italian place
! met in the shop. ."
'Kittie-you're drunk
A. little moan from the bed:
"Not drunk-blind."
Joslyn's heart collapsed. Blind
The word was the sharp point
Of a sword piercing the heart.
81 don't know what became
of the bird / was with. They
got me out OF the place-pushed
me out in the street. Try to
get Lee Rogers on the phone
he's in the book-he's some
kind Of DOCTOR"
But Lee Rogers, the voice Of
q cleaning woman told Joslyn.
had left that morning for three
weeks out of town.
Don't it. beat the devil-the
breaks?" Kittie's vitality seemed
to waste visihly. 1.-THE only
friend who'd put up a dime
tor me. GodI I'm dying-get