The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-27
Z RUTH
DEWEY GROVES

Harold squirmed. "I'm thinking Of
how 1t will look to dad" he an
swered uneasily. Stephen noted his
evasion.
Il don't give q damn what you o.
your dad think" he retorted hotly
Il wouldn't care II Pamela hadn't q
! cent.
"You can bet she would" Harold
cut in, land I'm warning you-she
may not have u dad takes an unfav-
orable view Of The way you became
engaged to her. And there's this,
he added, waving his hand to indicate
the cell.
"Tell Pamela that" Stephen said
land tell her I'm waiting for her.
Wen both find out what she thinks.
Harold got up to 60. Stephen had
given him good idea.
Well" he said vaguely. anything
can do 49,"
There isn't, thanks" Stephen said
curtly and turned away.
He didn't see Harold again, for
that night f1uck warned the boy
to keep away from him. and Harold
dared not disobey. Neither did he
see Pamela that day, though he
waited and watched for her with
feverish expectancy.
Harold had gone straight to her
with q plea that she have nothing
further to do with him. dad win
cut you off without cent, Pam
he told her. "You were foolish to
become engaged without his consent
Wait until he gets back, then you can
fix it with Stephen If you want TO-
Pamela looked at him from under
haughtily lifted eyebrows. Don't get
SO fused, DEAR" she said quietly. Il
have no intention Of fixing up any
thing with man who's been ar
rested"
Harold was taken aback. Even he
who knew her 50 well, had not beer
prepared for this display Of callow
heartlessneSS.
"You mean." he stainmered, "that
you aren't going to see him?"
Certainly not. Who wants to SEE
the inside of jail?"
| Harold almost sobbed with relief
God, I'm glad to hear you say
| that" he told her. Il was afraid YOU
would do it to spite me II I told YOU
to stay away. But I had to warn you
Pam. I know dad wouldn't stand fol
1t. And you would be a grand flop 81
poor mans wife"
''Oh, get out" Pamela exclaimed
impatiently. I've got to get Mar.
COLA and some Of the crowd together
and tell them about this. I'd rather
have them laugh in my face than
behind my back"
Harold left her and went to his
own rooms. He felt like q hound
but told himself that anything he die
to protect Pamela was justified. AND
If she didn't care any more about
Armitage than she seemed to, the fel.
low was lucky not to marry her.
Stephen did not feel that wa,
about it. He couldn't see any lucl
behind the disappointment that Pa.
melaS indifference caused him. HI
took it pretty hard, though he triet
to convince himself that Harold hat
not given her his message.
But whatever. comfort he derived
out Of that possibility faded the next
day when the newspapers carried thu
story of his arrest and still she die
not come to him.
Perhaps she had not seen the brie,
item buried as 1t was among the ad.
vertisements on back page, he tolt
himself. Well, she was certain +,
hear Of 1t from some source. He woult
not send for her again.
The second day Of his imprison.
ment passed well into the afternoon
and Stephen had not decided on ,
way to free himself.
He was loathe to appeal to his fam
lily, though he'd learned already tina
it was possible for q crook with un
derwOrld connections to secure ball
while q man without q police recor,
remained under lock and key II h
could not meet the requirements o
professional bondsmen and lacked
friend to put up security for him.
| He was completely unprepared 70
the one visitor who came to him.
Mildred had come downtown &
carry on her search for work an
when she left the train she bougla
paper at q subway stand and start
ed to open 1t at the help-wanted col
umns. Her eye was attracted to q
advertisement Of a spring sale q
dresses as she turned q page and sa
paused to read It. Then she saw tla
item telling OF Stephens arrest.
= y
1 a..
She read 1t through, though q
first 1t was only q maddenine con
fusion Of words. Stephens name an
the words, charged with being q
accomplice n the theft" stood ou
with startling c.earness. however, m
Mildred's brain reeled under the fore
Of the shock they brought to he
For moment she swayed g thouE
she would fall Ind 4 woman. passing
; caught her arm. I: !.
IL TIM all right. just little dizzy
j Mildred said, steadying herself.
The wornan went on, not wantiu
{ to miss her train.
81 Mildred read the story again. B,
! this time, when she came 70 the On
= OF. It, she acted .kwiftly. She must Z,
to stephen at once, without . mi
] nent's delay.
/ "AGildredl" He came to her Vii
outstretched hand when the turnkl
Z opened the door Of his cell to adm
] her.
{ He looked haCgard and slightly III
{ kempt, but Mildred held no critic
thought of his appearance.
{ "Oh. Stephen" she cried, "6tephe