Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28


you learn not to start what you won't finish"
you wait until my dad hears of this, Fred
die Wagstaff," threatened Tina. Just wait
until Tim hears. He'll murder you. Who is
my Tim? He's boy who loves me so that he
can sometimes hardly breathe with every fiber
well, anyway. plenty"
you'll forget you ever knew him after show
you a real love-, said Freddie. He permitted
her to slip past him to the telephone stand
"And in any event, he should be the last one
to ask to rescue from another fellows apart
ment. He might want to know how you got
there, and then he might not be desperately
in love"
Tina thought there was something in what
Freddie said and she couldn't bear the thought
of her Tins loving her any less desperately
So the number she called had no relation to
Tim, but was the first number which popped
into her head, and it Immediately brought some
body on the wire demanding to know what kind,
how many quarts and where delivered.
Tina ignored these questions and said blandly,
Tim? Oh, Tim, I'm in terrible trouble. Fred
die Wagstaff is holding me prisoner in his
apartment and I want you to come over and
save me. You'll be here in 10 minutes?" She
pretended she'd been cut of. Operator you
cut me off. I'm talking to Mr.. Tim Hood"
Tim Hood" Freddie leaped from the divan
and snatched the phone away from her. why
didn't you say you meant Tim Hood? Have you
got Tim Hood coming over here in 10 minutes?"
You heard me, Freddie. Now will you let
me go?"
Let you? I'll make you! How could know
you were Tim Hoods girl? Come on! Get your
things and go. I don't want you here I'm
going to swear never heard of you'll"
Tina. surprised and delighted by the success
of her ruse, fingered to enjoy it. She delayed
20 put some powder on her nose.
Freddie was thrashing about in the coat
closet in vain search for her wrap, and finally
tried to make her go with one of his topcoats
Roth of fha
buzzer grated long and imperiouSly, and a
knock followed which sounded as though made
with mailed fist.
Only little while before, Tina's father and
Tinas Aunt Joan had been lingering long with
their after-dinner coffee before the library fire
and putting their heads together on the prob
lem of what was to be done with her.
you've done wonderful job with her. Joan.
She's grand little youngster," said Tina's
father.
Quixotic and unselfish and as delightfully."- naive
as q child of yours would be- I've done my best
to knock it out of her-and, thank the Lord
I've failed" Joan Aldrich laughed. She laughed
until the austere and solemn figure of Evans
caught her eye. 1t was difficult to laugh in the
presence of Evans.
BEG pardon Mr.. whitcombe, but an intruder
Is ranSacking the house"
"A what is-what?"
HE forced his way past me, sir. He is at
the moment searching the bed rooms for Miss
Tina"
For Tina?" Tinas father started for the
stairs "The child'S in danger, joan"
'She certainly is" voice full of anger
came from the hall. Then the intruder's face
appeared over Evans shoulder as he came into
the room. Shes in grave danger but not
from me. Wherever she is, she's with a rat
named Wagstaff. and that means danger for
a girl. I've combed the town looking for them
since noon. I'm going to choke him and shake
her. Then I'm going to marry her."
"And who are you?"
"Im Timothy Hood, jr." He bowed in the di-
rection of Tinas bewildered Aunt Joan. my
father owns few ships, line of them, in fact
If it makes any difference he is about eight
and half times richer than Fred Wagstaf's
father. I am chiefly notable, myself, if at ALL
for establishing student third-class passages
to Europe-and anyway I think I'm better
qualified to take care of Tina than either of
you seems to be-"
"VOUNG man." said Tna's parent, rising
to a height quite equal to Tins, you
are impudent apparently mad, and you are
mistaken Tina is upstairs asleep"
lis she? Not unless you have hidden bed
chambers in your house. haven't left door
unopened"
BEG pardon SIR" The old butler offered in
interruption. IT regret to say the young gen.
tleman is correct. feel it my duty to say
that Miss Tina is out She gave this address
to the taxicab driver and made so bold as to
note it down." Evans produced Freddie Wag-
Stairs address.
"I'n take charge of that" said Tim already
halfway to the door. "I know just what Fred
die Wagstaff needs
Tfna's father started to follow until Joan
Aldrich touched his arm. Let him go, Harry.
They don't need u.s." she said. "And just now
maybe we don't need Them
Tim followed Tina's trail downtown; and Is
stories i'm the air