Evening star., 1931-12-12

I III
which she had been working
| ~ and ran to the window. Julia
and Joy were in the COURTYARD
! calling for her to come out for dinner
! The narrowing experience with Pla-
! tovski'S wife had brought at least one
| benefit to JOY. She was to stay with
| julia while her father and Elise were
| on trip to Europe. Elise had insisted
! On long rest She claimed that her
nerves had given way completely under
the strain occasioned by joys disgrace
| ful escapade. They were taking a car
| over with them and Wallace Emmons
was going along TO drive it.
Elise put it over" Joy exclaimed
when she heard that Emmons was tc
make the trip a threesome. shes
taking her pet parlor snake with her
I'm worried about father" Julia
said.
Mr.. Caldwell had made no allowances
for the folly of youth in joys experience
with Platovski. He had washed hi,
hands Of the matter. However, he had
been instrumental in quashing. potently
though passively, Platovski's ambition tc
collect money from him. For the great
Caldwell was one of the most promi-
| nent hackers of the opera company fol
which Nine. Platovski sang. After q
| conference between Julia and the di.
rector Of the opera company, madame
had decided that her injured feelings
could be healed without the application
| Of bank-note poultice.
There were no new Developments, al
the moment, in the Express campaign
against Joe NeilSen-eXcept that the
| case against the six men accused o
| fHINnInI1c Ill
! Cathleen was in daily touch with the
! editor of the Express She was told tc
| hold herself in readiness in case Nielsen
! Jailed to come clean"
Neil Nielsen she had not seen. Nor
her brother Danny. Nor her mother
Often as she had walked past the house
| on Bank street she had not caught Sc
much as glimpse of Margaret Carroll
| Ihe blinds IN her fathers room upstair.
were always drawn. Her heart ached fOl
! what might be going on behind them
But there Was nothing she could do
| yet. She must bide her time until sht
could take definite steps to drive thu
shadow out from that dingy bricI
house.
Work on her Declaration of indie
I pendcnce' was nearing completion
Paul Allison found that, after all, thu
diary needed very little revision. 1
must swing along naturally. Any at
tempt to gid it with professional skill
would ruin its effect.
Once she had gone to the Offices O
Drew d co. at a summons from Mr.
| Drew. He had merely wanted to asl
her now she was getting on with thr
| Declaratlon.' She did not see Ton
| Drew Even TO herself she would no
| q Sh ha Jal -
| the hope in her heart that she nigh
catch a glimpse of those blue-blue eye
while there.
AS She was leaving Drew's she me
Diana Draper. Cathleen would hav,
passed on, having 10 desire to claim
so much as acquaintanceship with tn
naughty Diana. But Diana stopped
her.
How do you do, Miss CarrolI?" sh
said, placing herself directly in Cath
leen's path.
Cathleen found herself resenting tn
smartneSs, the assurance that emanatet
from the blond girl It was tangible a
the scent OF the costly flowers tha
Diana wore.
Good afternoon. Miss Draper" Cath
leen answered coolly.
I've been hoping to see YOU at Crest
wood again. Diana purred.
We neen buSy-Working. Cathleel
said.
But you were working at Crestwood.
II was a reminder, not a mere remarB
envy you working girls. Dawdling /
Such stupid business I've been urgin
Ion 10 Iet me try something. I wan
o Try writing. I'm just like every on
J else in the world-convinced that
ft1V1yF 7 E,,.A.A
= to tell it."
'Every one in the world does have
story Cathlcen had forgotten Dian
Draper. She was thinking out Iouc
Inc majority Of rs, thCuph. tell it onI
when pressed by necessity"
How clever Of you to put it tha
way, Diana was placing her silver fo
SCARF at Just the right angle. I'm
fortunately, lack necessity for inspira
ton. That's the trouble with our sci
day"
Cathleen felt as though a door ha
been slammed in her face our set
She waited. Diana must have a reaso
for having spoken TO her.
It's nice to nave seen YOU agaiT
Miss Carroll. I've stopped BY to colleC
p Tom. The dear old thing would e
musIy with books if DIDN'T tow hir
away. Hes the sort of man who for
l gets dinner engagements. with presi
dents"
? Diana evidently still remembered tn
1 few little attentions Tom Drew had PAL
/ 70 Cathleen at Crestwood. She woul
3 nave this girl from the neither socis
? regions understand that Tom Drew ha
been st2ked and claimed and registered
! was her remark a challenge or a warn
! ing? A warning, probably. Well. sh
l needn't have troubled herself Poach
S ing on other peoples preserves, Cath
2 leen assured herself, was not one Of he
s speclaltieS. One could love withol
being loved in return Diana Draps