Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
By Margaret
Widdemetr
cOpyght 1884, by North American Alliance. Inc

| I for one am for givin' her the chance
I never saw nothing like her anyway.
guess she'd a-had a short life OF 1t In
| the early days in Salem"
Where's the Higginson boy?" Pa
tricia demanded.
Amt you the beatenest!' said Ma
rietta in genuine admiration. dlo
hear he was workin' in DefrenneS ga
rage over Wayne way"
Patricia scarcely stopped for thanks
She sped through the darkeni1e
grounds, rushing into the dining room
just in time to take her seat at the
table, and demanded across the candles
of Ethan, trying to talk to his mother
as If nothing had happened, i want
SIS advance on my allowance"
Ethan handed her SIS bill absently
Patricia held tight to her bill, and
then surreptitiouSly thrust 1t up a
bloomer leg. Nobody said anything
more, not even Marietta, who saw her
in bed She was up early next morn
ing; she breakfasted betimes in the
kitchen and took with her unaccus-
toned riches not bus, but a taxi, to
Wayne.
She found Ronny in overalls, hosing
down a car.
You Ronald Higginson?"
Eyes. What is it?" demanded Ronny
I'm Patricia Kingsway, and I have
to have an important talk with you.
think EthanS lots better looking than
you'll"
"Oh, the little girl Helen looks after, s.
said Ronny.
Il think you've wrecked Helens life, y
said Patricia, using a phrase acquired
at the movies, and saved for some oc-
casion really worth it.
He woke at this, and stepped hosing
80 Toll yiN,Sy NNy,
he demanded.
Patricia summed up the case against
him with her characteristic briefness.
And so you see," she finished
they've broken off because of you
And we simply have to have Helen
marry Ethan We need her round the
house. And she does love Ethan lots
more than you. I don't want to hurt
your feelings, but I've noticed it, and
I'm very observing child. Every one
says So"
Ronny stared down at her.
Good heavens" he said. Look here,
little girl, wait till noon and I'll go over
with you and see Mr.. KingsWay."
1t was two hours till noon. Patricia
nodded. She had some of the SIS still
and she thought she could amuSe her
self. She went out to explore the re-
sources of Wayne and was back on the
stroke OF IL.
They drove like mad to Kingsway in
the battered Ford Ronny had never
abandoned in his most Socialistic mo-
ments.
Ethan meanwhile had gone to his
Office and called Helen again from there.
Mrs. Birch's nasal voice replied.
she's went on a picnic with Tom
Delameter. I sposed you was on it,
too. She said she'd be home by 4 any
way"
Il remember. No, I couldn't make
1t. Tell her I'll be there at 10 min
utes past A.
He turned back to the business in
hand. He was outwardly as unmoved
and self-controlled as usual, but under
meath the quiet directions he gave to
his subordinates, the clear decisions he
made, one thought went on and on, in
sistently refusing to be checked or, for
gotten or dulled.
It was almost relief to the dull
terror that kept hammering at him
when Ronny and Patricia, reinforced by
Doris, walked in on him at midday
Ronny had gone straight to Doris house
and called her out.
Here's Ronny and Doris" Patricia
said. Even you will have to believe
theml Tell him." she directed tall
Ronny. and he obeyed.
Doris and I've been married some
time" he said, coming straight to the
point manfully. Helen was in on It,