Evening star., 1931-06-24
THE LUCKY LAwRENcEs
D. KARiLEEN NoRRls

ing her head and ! kept heRklng the
me bus goes by there anyway. But
after few minutes Dorothy signaled
q car with q man and women in It,
and got in--I didn't think she really
meant to, and Larry didn't, and it
made us both pretty mad. We followed
the car along and kept hanklng, and
she would look back and laugh
You we were gs aions With the TIVE boys
YES, and Larry kept getting sIeepieF
and SleepieF. Then he asked me 10
take the wheel and said he'd cit right
beside me and help me out Ii I got
into a jam. I'd been driving Yesterday,
i've had the wheei lots OF times. So
We changed plaees--We were only seven
miles out and All ! wanted to de-
fIeF voice thiekened, stepped. "Ali
I wanted to do was get home, she said,
time?"
"Asleep"
"All right"
Il drove on until we came to the
cement works where the hill begins ta
go down. ] saw the bus coming un
and ] was just keeping my place Ia
the line when the car ahead Of me
| jumped forward and got clear and this
crazy drunk iuHged Up in front Of
"It's an awful corner, Phil. They
ought to widen 1t there and grade it!
And It was go hot" Ariel said, Begin
ming TO cry childishly, biting her lip.
There was the-most- awful crash
ing of glass and weod," she whispered,
putting her head back, closing her eyes,
Every one began to shout and scream
and cars stopped every Which-way.
The police came up, they were right
there at the station, and they asked to
see my license, and Buddy said that it
was at home. But .afterward at the
That was right, wasn't 1t, Dick?" Ariel
asked with an appealing look.
We'll, Of coursel" Dick answered i'm
patiently.
They held us on . manslaughter
charge. They wanted me to telephone
home, but wouldn't. The other
policeman-telephoned the hospital,
and they said the little girl was
dead
"Td kept praying, Don't let her die,
don't let her dieP but guess 1t didn't
do any good
silence in the kitchen; no Lawrence
4 guess this other cop was Mccann,
wasn't he, Ariel?"
Mccain, yes"
"Ill go right round" Dick said,
glancing at his wrist. IT know him,
and know Walsh. I'll see them to-
night" He glanced about the par
alyzed circle. Nov, don't take this too
hard. 1t happens all the time. If they
can hang it on him that he was drunk.
and that Ariel had the right of way.
/ VpNfO he
hned for driving without q license,
that's ALL"
Calls heart went to him, the big,
homely. gentle, adequate friend and
champion OF the family, with so pas
sionate q rush that she felt an emotion
like a physical pain In her breast.
About bail, Dick" Phil said, SEEM
ing all the more young and pitiful and
poor because he was trying so hard to
be businesslike and brisk.
,.,,cG,o, oh, forget get, 1T IT, :. . Dick answered
Ariel came, white and weary and
young. and stood before Dick and put
! her hands on his shoulders.
viii you get me out, Dick?" she fall
tered.
why, sure I will" he said q little
grufly smiling down at her as a big
dog might look down on a puppy.
II didn't mean to do it" she whis-
pered her mouth trembling, her face
crinkling into tears. And then in sud
den irritation and disgust she ex-
claimed, Gail, Gail, I'm going to be
sick"
II thought SOL" Gail sprang across
the room. she and Edith each had an
arm about the convulsed, slender little
figure as they rushed 1t upstairs.
CTo be continued)