The Washington times., 1930-12-09
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The Story Thus Far

might possibly be true, but, for
the present, no panic Of feeling
was going to break through
her huilt.up armor Of poise.
"Go on, please"
"The girl he married was
named Kitty Cunningham. I
don't know why your father
married her-posSibly because
he had a trace Of conscience.
At any rate, Kate Cunningham
died shortly after the marriage,
but not before a baby-a girl
was born. About that time, I
imagine, your father was al
ready paying court to your
mother. So far as we know,
he never. saw his daughter.
Until she was ten or eleven
years old he sent small monthly
sums Of money to the Irish
family that brought the girl up.
When he died the money
stopped"
Duke Carson was stating the
bare, jagged facts and leaving
Comics imagination to clothe
them with details. She was
watching his steady eyes in
absorbed fascination Despite
her urgent desire to cry him
down-to denounce him as a
har-she was, slowly and terri.
bly,, being convinced that he
was dealing in truth. -
Can He Prove It?
"You say you can prove all
thiS?" she asked, tensely.
I'VE can prove everything,
Miss Calvert, Perhaps you're
wondering why these people
who brought up this girl never
made any claims on your
fathers estate. I will explain
that by saying they were ig-
norant people. The man was
q drunkard and his wife could
neither read nor write. Per
hapS you have no idea how
stupid and Shiftless some people
are. When the child was IA
her foster mother died and
the drunkard husband disap-
peared. Your half-sister, Kate
she was named for her
mother, but they called her
Kitty-hit the world alone and
on her own. It was pretty
tough, don't you think, for a
kid of IA to start out on Tenth
Avenue and try to keep alive
and decent at the same time?"
Connie knew that her own
face had lost color. It was
terriblel The whole story
sounded incredible; yet, re-
volving the facts swiftly in her
mind, she was shocked to
realize that it was possible.
Her father had been man Of
wonderful charm-but he had
been streaked with q wild ire
sponsibility.
why are you telling me all
this?" she demanded. What
do you want me to do?"
Plain Talk
Carson looked at her ur1-
waveringly.
IT myself, have no, personal
interest in the matter what
ever. I'm simply acting in be-
half of your sister, Kitty Cal
vert. All of your life you've
been living on the fat Of the
land; you've had every luxury
that money and a home could
give a girl. During all these
same years your fathers other
daughter has been battling her
way along down here on the
avenue. I'll be perfectly frank.
She has been mixed up with
underworld life. BY that, I
don't mean she's been on the
loose; she hasn't, but her friends
well, the kind of men police
are looking for-if you know
what I mean. 7 wouldn't say
she's been mixed UP in any
crooked stuff herself-nor would
I deny It.. I don't suppose
you're even able to picture in
your mind what sort of life she
has led" ....
A sudden impulrse, stronger
than any brain reasoning,
leaped from Comics heart.
II want to see her!"
Duke Carson for the first
time smiled thinly.
Nothing easier: she's here
now. It will be quite a family
reunion, won't it?"
Continued Tomorrow