The Washington times., 1930-09-19
CHAPTER Al

tors room where she had seen
so many people in the last four
days. She put out one hand
and CROPPED her way to him. Her
frenzied powdering with the
raatron's puff hadn't done any
good. The tears washed the
powder away as fast as she put
it on. In the end she gave up,
and went to him just as she
was, all Crumpled and red-eyed
and half blinded with tears.
And. never had his heart gone
out to her, as it did then, in her
disheveled despair.
Gordon I'll almost thought
you weren't coni1g!"
"Cathie-oh, my dear, my
dearp
She saw that he was shocked
at her appearance, and her lip
trembled, she was going to cry
"Cathie, darling, I didn't
know. I started on fishing
trip-not to catch any fish
just to get away. I couldn't
bear losing you, and / did just
the worst thing-the worst
thing"
She clung to him. "It doesn't
matter now. You're back. Oh,
Gordon, I've wanted you so. I've
waited and waited"
my dear. my poor little
Cathie-"
Painful Waiting
at knew you'd come: Only 1t
was so hard, waiting"
"Cathie, what can I say?
What can do? I know so lit
tie"
Don't say anything. Just
hold me in your arms, Gordon.
I'm so tired. just want you
to love me. Then I don't care
about anything else. Just love
me-that'S all-just-love me-"
She rested in his arms. IT
was the first time she had
really rested in the four long,
u6dTIOICdh1LlS OdJS'
People passed in the corridor,
turned to crane their neckS and
stare. A policeman. Two wo-
men crying softly, on their way
to visit young girl picked up
on a bad-check-passing charge.
The matron. Another matron
from another floor. But Cathie
didn't see them, and Gordon
didn't care.
ACat4aie, I'm going to see the
attorneys. We've got to get you
out of this
ST know" .~..'
"Cathie, have you told all you
know?"
eyes. They've asked me ques-
tions until I'm almost out Of
my mind. But I don't know
ar1ything."
...s"Cathie. =. Do you know what
Iathink? Chester"
Chester? His own fa.father!"
Son Accused
He set his mouth grimly.
Yes, it's terrible. But it's pos
eible."
!, t,p''But-a SON"
pn!' n!'Cathie, did you tell them
about the fights Chester and
Farnsworth had toward the
end?"
mo"
Goods I'm off for the at
torneys."
but you couldn't send
Chester. L mean you couldn't
do that to him?"
IT couldn't?" He smiled Bit
terly. After what he did to
you?"
She threw out her hands
helpleSsly. 'T think he believes
/ did. oh, don't look that way.
I saw his face. I know he be-
1ieves it."
Ridiculous. But leave all
that to me. We won't talk of
that. I'll take care of you,
'Cathie. BY the way, I had to
take care Of myself, too. I was
q suspect, too. Did you know
:that?" :.
r"Then they did mean It'll
They told me, but I didn't be-
1ieve it. -Oh, Gordon, tell me.
I won't ever forgive mystelf for
getting you into all thiS-never
-never!" She was beginning
to shake again.
Perfect AIibl
"Oh, I'm all right. I met
some fellows right after I left
and stayed with them until 8.
The perfect alibi. But what's
this about Marguerite clearing
out? I don't like that-that
looks bad."
"I don't know. Gordon. She
was asleep when / went to iner
room. She had nothing to do
with it. She tried to help me-"
Eyes, but why did she run
out on the police?"
Cathie shook her head. "I
don't know. She was always
queer you know. Maybe she got
frightened"
after a pause, Catf1ie said,
Gordon, isn't it funny they
haven't arrested any Of the
ChineseP"
ooh, they grilled the poor
devils. I got that from the boy
who found me. Good Lord,
almost forget to tell you how
they found me. The police
have been combing the country.
So have David and Uncle An.
Grew. Sos Aunt Maud in her
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