The Washington times., 1930-12-12

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"I can't see why you 5hould
want to hurt me-" she said,
with sudden wistfulness, to
Kitty. :''You know you've
caught me off balance; it's un-
fair"
A little light came back into
Kitty's eyes.
Unfair! That's rich"
''But it is unfair" Connie in
sisted. 1--WE never done you
any harm in my life, yet you
threaten to throw mud all over
my mother and the man I'm
going to marry and me be-
cause Of something I was not
responsible for"
How perSistently you dodge
the money" Duke Carson said,
his voice a thin steel blade.
"I tell you I haven't got that
much money!" Connie declared,
passionately. Were not mil
lionaires!"
"You can get it," Carson In
formed her.
"Where-how?"
'It's quite simple" he said.
"I suppose a bank handles your
mothers financial affairs. You
could sell a few bonds out Of
the safe deposit box or put q
mortgage on the Calvert es-
tate. IF you don't know how
to go about it I'll advise you
myself"
''Rut don't you see I couldn't
do that without telling my
mother the whole story"
That's up to you," Carson
said, coldly. "I suppose If
everybody in your circle knew
about this they would sympa-
thize with you, but my sympa-
thy goes entirely to Kitty.
You've had all the breaks and
now it's up to you to take the
bad ones without whining" -
Connie felt herself driven,
step by step, into a corner.
No matter which way she turned,
they had the better Of her. #
she had stood alone she could
have fought with more force,
but the gentle face Of her
mother kept rising before her
eyes. No amount Of money on
earth was worth the jagged
hurt these people could inflict.
EFF get the money :" Her
voice faltered. "If I get the
money will you leave me
alone?"
She saw, as through q mist,
her sisters face smiling at her,
enjoying her misery.
'The minute you put the
dough in my hand" Kitty Cal
vert said, you'll never hear q
whisper about this again. I'm
not q double-crosSer myself,
neither is Duke. When you do
this Well drop out Of the pic
ture entirely"
I'm to be married tomor-
row! Can't you see it's i'm
possible for me to do anything
so Quickly?"
IT don't think that marriage
had better come off tomorrow
unless you can get the money
before the ceremony" Carson
said, judicially. "Once you're
married your husband might
put on the clamps. I'm afraid,
Miss Calvert, we'll have to be
brutal with you. Here's our
last word: either you put the
cash in our hands before the
ceremony tomorrow or we'll bust
the story wide open all over
your territory. Well file suit
and give the news hot to the
papers. I think Kitty and the
camera boys would have a good
time up there in Connecticut.
OF course, II you care to post
pone the wedding for a few
days while you're raising the
money, ! think we would be
reasonable-for a short time
only"
Comics breath was coming
radidly. "You demand the i'm
possible Of me-"
"Oh, go ahead and postpone
your wedding two or three
days." Kitty said, lmpatiently.
THAT win give you time to
raise the money. No use going
through oil this agony. Why
don't you show some sense and
do what Duke tells you without
all this monkey busineSS?"
How can I postpone the wed
ding?" Connie asked. miSerably.
'You simply don't understand,
you Just spring on me like
a couple Of wolves"
Her eyes, uncontrolla able, filled
with tears. In. another instant
she felt she would be sobbing.
It was all so terrible
Then, Unexpectedly, q hand
stole across the table and
touched her lightly, comforting.
"Ah, buck UP, Kid. I don't
want to jazz up your whole life
after all. we're sisters, amt