Evening star., 1931-06-26
INsTAL1ENT XVIII.

uD ONT let them get you
- fused, Ariel" Dick ad-
vised. king Younger will
L. rattle you If he can"
HE oughtn't to say
what isn't trueI" Ariel said resentfully.
There's nothing in snappy answers,
Ariel. You say what's true, and If
you can't remember, say So"
They all went to court together
Calls heart beat painfully when Ariel
was called and StIakily took the stand.
Miss Lawrence?"
"No."
"Never have taken drivers exa-
mo"
HAS your family a carp"
"No. We have no car"
But your friends have cars and you
sometimes driver"
"Yes. That's-that's it,
Family know you were driVing?"
mo. I don't think So"
''You consider yourself competent
driver, Miss Lawrence?"
"Yes," Ariel said. goaded into a
sharper, more definite tone. Il think
"Now, about these young men who
were with you. Miss Lawrence. They
had taken you to Monterey on the
Saturday night, as understand it, and
you were all coming homer"
I'VE were coming home"
Had these boys been drinking that
day?"
"They may have had q cocktail
before lunch" Ariel said.
II object to this line Of questioning,
your honor" the assistant district at
torney said, rising from his seat, which
was close beside Dicks. Neither of
Miss Lawrence's companions was driv-
ing at the time of the accident, and
what was the state Of their minds or
health has nothing to do with this
affair, one way or another"
the condition of the witness COM
panions, do you. MIR. Younger" Joe
Gates asked mildly.
"Wen, take it another way, then"
King Younger began again. These
boys were pretty tired on that par.
ticular Sunday afternoon; they'd been
up late, let's say. They were so tired
on the way home that the other young
lady who was in the party felt It
necessary to leave the car. She was
frightened he appealed to the jury;
''She felt that any inconvenience, any
dimculty in getting home, was prefer
able to the risk she ran in re-
manning"
II object to these questions, your
honor" the assistant district attorney
said promptly.
Let me remind you, Mr.. Younger"
the judge said dispassionately, that
the case against Miss Lawrence has
been dismissed"
said the irrepressible Younger, that
the Saturday night party
But they did not bring Dorothy's
name into 1t: they did not bring
Dorothys name into it at all! Gail
felt an absolute sickness of anger deep
within her as she watched gallant little
Ariel, white to the lips, facing the
brunt Of the storm. and thought of
Dorothy, safe and protected, up at the
lake. and noted Van, lettering at the
court room door. interested, amused
primarily, even If he were not unSym-
pathetic, but remote and secure!
IF girls" argued King Younger, 'if
girls are to be allowed to run OF alone
to country hotels, without older per-
sons-if there is to be drinking, gam
bling"
II must ask you to confne your re-
marks to the matter in hand, Mr.,
Younger" said Judge Gates sharply.
Five minutes later the Lawrences,
scared and white but beginning to
breathe again, were out In the street
Arieis ordeal was over.
Dick brought the verdict to Gail late
that afternoon.
THE jury wasn't out is minutes.
Guilty: They say Mllsru get i've
years"
Dick, is that the end Of it?"
THE endi"
"Oh, but I am grateful" Gail whis-
pered, tears in her eyes.
Phil went up to tell Edith. And Van
Murch1Son took Ariel on for drive He's
going to have her home well before g."
Dick reported.
Gould you dine with us, Dick?"
mot tonight. I'm going over to Stan
islaus to see mother. Gee," Dick added
youthfully, after thought, 'I wish you
could get Ariel to stop running with
that bunch Of rotters!"
"Oh, she's cured now," Gail predicted.
When it's too late" she added sadly.
Dick, how are We ever going to thank
you?"
"Oh, cut it out"
"And you know" she said. leaning
toward him, you know what a child
she is, Dick? That there is nothing
wrong about Ariel, just mischief and
wanting to have good time! You
don't think peple viii remember this
against her, Dick?"
"Oh, I suppose the old tabbieS will
whisper about it for a while"
Something in his half-amused, half
scornful smile electrified her, and Gail,
marveling at her own sensations, could
not Immediately answer.
She'll just have to live it down"
she presently said. wondering If her
words had any meaning.
''Oh, sure"
/. Their heads were close together.
Gail wondered what he would do if she
suddenly kissed him. The waters of the
great sea were drawing her-drawing
her away from solid ground. Gail was
deeply, subconsciously aware of q fear
that she would betray herself.
whats matter?" Dick asked.
Nothing. just felt-a ittle-giddy.
Reaction, suppose"
well, let me know how things go
with the Formaldehydes!" he said.
For twenty minutes after he went
away she knew neither where she was
nor what she was doing or saying.
Then she went up to Muller's and
Joined Edith and they walked home
together, happy, exhausted, grateful.
ITS frtghtful," Edith conceded, of the
recent events, ito have Ariel arrested,
crosS-examined as witness and all
that. But am grateful to God that
everythingiS turned out as 1t has"
Ariel came in few minutes after
dinner preparations were under way
and both elder sisters glanced at her
fearfully.