The Washington times., 1930-11-18
GIRL
How a Red Haired Beauty
Overturned a Great City
CHAPTER 10

bl1AB OAI ENTHUSIASTICALLY ACA
flaming hair and artWork COM
plexion. Polack Annie entered
the Astor from a taxi.
She felt strange and a bit
bewildered. Here she was In the
heart Of Broadway. Silk Free
mans woman, q raClSeteer on
the make, and worse out to
put on the spot the young son
Of u millionaire who refused to
be l1lilscled out Of his own busi-
ness and who had the desper-
ate ternerity to resist Freeman
and Freelnan's crew Of wreck
ers and killers.
Annie had taken two human
lives Witr her own aands. But
there had been some emotional
reason each time. She had shot
Kinky King because she thought
he had put on the spot her
lover, the EdgeWater Kid; she
had done the same to Goldie
Gorio when she found that it
had been he who sentenced her
man to be chopped down with
typewriter bullets. But this was
entirely commercial. This was
murder.
However
More than one lobby loiterer
gave her the quick eye and
turned to follow her slender,
agile figure as she crossed to
Peacock Alley. Tommy was al
ready there. marked for easy
Identification BY plaster on his
cheek and hand in a neat
bandage, If not by his upstand-
ing figure and good-lo ooking
features. He raised his hat
courteously. Both realized that
o dozen strangers were staring
at them.
"TelI Me About Il"
Lets get a cab, where we
can talk" he suggested.
up through the park and
along the drive" said Tommy,
and into the jam Of traffic the
old car wormed and ground.
Now" young Gillespie be-
gan, "tell me all about it,"
Annie Lit a cigarette.
Well, you saw me first with
Silk Freeman, so I guess you
know I'm no lily. I got a slant
at you an you clicked. I got it
right off that you was pipin' me.
too. An when the waiter tipped
me that you were buzzin' him
about who I was, I asked about
who you was.
This Freeman ~ he don't
come under the head O. thrilling
entertainment with me much.
I'm young. I like to dance. I like
to play around. I'VE only been in
this burg a few days. I haven't
hooked up with any boy friends.
You registered with me-that's
all there is to the plot"
Thanks" said Tommy. ''Now,
tell me-you and this Free
man. Are you-you understand
Il mean"
"Oh. I understand. I guess
he thinks I'm all his. But I
don't live with him. if that's
what you want to know. I've
only known him a week or so.
Tina widow"
IT see."
can you? That lii trick I
caught you with in the cafe
where does she come into the
picture?"
"oh, Miss Schuyler? HIM
I've. known her for years. We
go around together a lot"
"Serious?"
An Engaged Man
'I don't want to lie to you.
We're engaged"
''But you didn't hesitate
when I started to date you,
Tommy boy"
mo. I was delighted ana
excited. I would have found
you as soon as I knew who
you were and where. I've got
q little trouble on my hands
right now-busineSS. Wouldn't
be surprised if your friend Silk
had q finger in it. MY dads
q boss trucker. We've been on
the job for q day or two. and
last night / got in a mix-up
with some stevedores. That ac-
counts for my bandaged-up
appearance-and for my tardi-
ness in hunting you UP. I
had no idea where to start,
atgthat. And, of course, no no
tion that you'd want anything
to do with a pup like me, just
out Of college, when you were
running with a man like Free
man. But / was bound to make
. stagger at it,"
Love at first sight, eh?"
Nothing less. Strange coin
cidence that we two should
meet up just at the time that
Freeman's interests and mine
should collide"
'@Oh, I don't know a thing
about his business. I hear he's
in on a lot o. rackets. But.
I don't understand that sort o.
stuff, an we never talk shop.
Tell me more about that doll"
{ "Oh, Alice? / guess what I've
said Is all there is to it."
do you-are you crazy
about her?"
''I'm fond Of her. We aren't
very demonstrative, If you catch
what mean. But it's been q
presupposed match ever since
I was in knee pants, it seems.
aer father Is my dads banker;
he was very helpful when dad
needed funds and faith. I
Just took Alice for granted.