The Washington times., 1931-08-10
LOVE BLIND
CHAPTER As

CHAPTER As
Dee was hurrying through the
hotel lobby the next morning
alone to keep her appointment
with Clary, when a man stop
ped her. A young man, decently
dressed.
Mrs. Curtis, I have a note
for you, if you'll come outside"
he said, without any prelimiha-
ries.
"a note?"
IF you'll come outside"
Dee followed him from the
hotel, and when they were on q
side street he handed her an en-
velope. Studying the young
man intently, she ripped open
the envelope. He seemed rather
like a salesman, young, with a
rather likeable face. He was
leaning nonchSlantly against
the building wall.
Her eyes turned to the note.
Tony'S handwriting! She knew
it, of course.
At first she couldn't see the
words, couldn't make them out,
she was so surprised. Then
gradually the letter took shape.
Dear Dee: / told you long
ago that I'd get you back. You
remember, don't you? If you
want the baby, and I think you
do, you'll follow the man who
gives you this letter. But there
must be no regrets. # you
come, you must stay. Tony"
She looked up, amazed. Fol
low the man who had given her
the letter. She read it again,
this time more carefully. Tony
was debating terms to her. His
terms! If she wanted her baby.
No regrets. =. If you come. you
must stay. Live with Tony
again. Be his wife. So that
she could have Lael.
A Mean Way
Tony saying this. Taking
Lael from her, so he would have
a club to bring her back. This
way. this despicable way.
To lose Phil, Dennis-every-
one. To be Tony's wife again.
Surely, she must have read the
note incorrectly. But another
peruSal told her the same story.
No regrets. If you come.
you must stay.
She must talk to Dennis
about this. Consult him. He
would advise her. After all, she
must have Lael, at any cost.
She murmured to the young
man that she was going up
stairs and turned.
MRS. Curtis, if you go, must
go, too. You'll probably never
see me again."
You mean I must go with
you without anyone?"
That's the orders and I'm to
obey them.
II was, waiting for you yes
terday, but you had someone
with you, so I couldn't leave the
note"
Phil had been with her. She
hadn't noticed the young man.
rs Tony in Cleveland?" she
asked quickly. Perhaps she
could get some information
from this man, enough to guide
her without going to Tony.
I'm not saying where he is"
What if called a police
man? Told him Of this note?"
She was thinking furiously.
Her Own Funeral
The young man took a ciga-
rette case, onyx and golu, 4rom
his pocket and calmly extracteu
a cigarette from it. do as you
like, Mrs. Curtis. It makes no
difference to me. It's your own
funeral"
She MUSTN'T try that. Some
thing else. "I have no clothes
with me. No bag. Would you
go back and get my things
for me?''
mo, you're to come as you
are, and I'll answer no more
questions"
But the note-you know the
contents?"
II know-nothing."
"Lael, my baby, is she all
right? If you'd only tell me
that" Dee was pleading now.
'I don't know anything, Mrs.
Curtis. Just doing what I was
told to do"
Anything to get Lael back.
Even go to Tony. But this way
this way he had chosen.
Threatening her. This mes
senger he had sent.
"I'll go!" I
1--WE a car here waiting for
you, If you'll follow me-"
Gould ! send q note up
stairs?"