The Washington times., 1931-03-04
NOu Go On With the Story

could get him to talk out his
experiences, to drag out into
the sunlight the things that
ate at him and festered in the
darkness, it would help. Later,
if she could interest him in
aviation, get him perhaps to
take a flight, as a passenger,
much of the shock reaction
would depart, thought Mary
Lou, wisely.
Stories of the Past
But that would come in time.
She made him. too, tell her
about his prison camp expert
ences and she then set him
and herself a task, brushing up
the little German each pos
sessed, in order to read, at first
hand in the original, some Of
the wise and moving books that
had come out of postwar Ger
many, books without bitterness
or malice, emanations of the
war from the other side. If he
could, she thought, get some
insight into those alien minds
and think of them as. somehow.
brothers in experience and re-
action, rather than enemies, a
great deal of damage might be
undone.
Jenny and her gang were
helping; everything combined
to help. Larry Mitchell had
come out to see her, after a
careful coaching, by mail in
his part. Larry was to be, she
told him, a friend met on ship
board, someone who had helped
her over her first har1 lonely
months in New York. And
Larry, once the part was en-
trusted to him. played up, TAX
ing an unholy pleasure in
calling her Delight" about
every other sentence. She hao
met him alone, at the station,
the evening he came out to
dine, and had managed to
crowd a lot of her experiences
into the short drive and to tell
him many of her plans
I've got to make a good Job
OF it," she said, "and you must
help us. If you won't, if you
think you can't, I'll drive lou
right back to the station. this
minute. We can't risk mistakes.
In the Roadster
She was driving the roadster.
Mrs. Lorrimer, when she found
that Mary Lou had for some
years driven her uncle'S little
car, had given her the roadster
for her own use, and she was
handling it like a veteran.
Don't Shoot" Larry had
begged, "I'll come down."
He had been consumed with
curiosity and amazement. He
had been afraid for Mary Lou;
he had thought the whole
scheme madness. But once at
Westwood House his fear and
disapproval had vanished. He
had fallen in love with Mrs.
Lorrimer and had felt a GER
tain swift pity for Lorrimer,
knowing his story, once brought
in contact with his personality.
And as for Mary Lou, she'd
carry the thing off. Only,
knowing all the circumstances,
he naturally asked himself
what would happen when the
inevitable reckoning came, and
what would happen if Mary
Lou were to fall in love? But
knowing her, also, he did not
dare mention the possibility to
her.
Lorrimer received him courte-
ously, if a trifle suspiciously,
and, his mother noticed,
watched the younger man all
through the meal and the even
ing which followed. But he
said nothing and seemed, even,
to be attracted, for Larry sue
ceeded, telling his wild, exag-
gerated tales of life on a
tabloid, in making Lorrimer
forget himself, more than once,
in laughter.
A Bit Jealous
So this afternoon Mrs. Lor-
rimer reminded Mary Lou that
Larry had not been out again.
why don't you ask him for
ChriStmaS?" she wanted to
know. Didn't you tell me he
was quite alone?"
That's awfully sweet of
you," Mary Lou thanked her,
glowing. Il know he'd love to
come. Yes, he's alone: moth
ing but boarding house or hotel
for Christmas dinner"
Lorrimer frowned. the observ-
ant doctor saw, but did not
speak.
A little later, the two of
them made their way upstairs
together and Lorrimer followed
Mary Lou to her door, instead
of parting from her on the