The Washington times., 1931-10-05
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gan to cry.
MY folks won't have me at
home and I was locked out Of
my room-I haven't any more
home than an alley cat" she
whimpered.
I took her into a restaurant
under pretext of a place to
talk. Poor Molly got away with
q steak and admitted that she
had been half starved.
The Moth and the Flame
What happened?" asked.
THE same thing that will
happen to you all in good time
I was a fool and just played
around too much," she con-
fessed.
"1t wasn't because you played
around, but because you were a
fool, Molly"
Don't try to bluff me-Oh.
Katie, never mind what I say.
I'll find a job today
She got UP to hide her tears.
I took her up to my apartment
and got Mrs. Nelson, the jani-
tors wife, to take care Of her,
give her cot in the little base
ment spare room and feed her.
I agreed to pay. That would
give her a chance to get on her
feet and find work. left q
little money with her and beat
it back to work.
Chubb called for me that
night and Denny Thurston,
came along to go with Viola.
\Susie Lawlor was going to
spread herself. There was to
be a dinner, a box for the 10
of us to crowd into for the last
half of a musical comedy and
then big night of it at an up
town club.
I had my plans all made and
during the dinner I told Chubb
that I almost wished I had
stayed at home because of a
headache that wouldn't seem
to go away.
It was about 10 minutes of
IL when I had a chance to
ask Susie to excuse me because
my headache was much worse
and I didn't want to be sick
at her party.
AS I hurried through the big,
empty foyer-I thought it was
empty-I was startled when
someone stepped out from the
alcove by FORESTS private ele-
vator.
It was the old scrub woman.
I wondered why she was there
so early. She usually came
about 3 in the morning.
I smiled and said, MY, but
you are early"
II came early to see you,"
she said eagerly.
ITO see me?"
The way she looked at me
made me feel nervous and
creepy.
"Yes, to see you-you mustn't
go up to that mans apart
ment!"
"Nonsense"-
"No, no; you mustn't go up
there!" There was actually q
sob in her throat as she spoke
the warning words.
But we won't be alone" I
said, cheerfully: "Kayto, the
Jap servant, is up there"
The old woman shook her
head.
Hard to Understand
"He left half an hour ago
did the, lnan-did Mr.. Malvern
tell you the servant would be
there?"
"Yes." I answered, and then
I was annoyed, it was none of
her business.
"See?" she cried eagerly,
clutching at this flimsy excuse.
See? He lied to you!"
But I can't understand what
it is to you-Mr. Malvern is a
dear friend"
They are all dear friends at
the start. And you ask what it
is to me? Child, don't laugh
when you look at me, but it
wasn't so many years ago that
I was like you-just like you
I liked to play around"
She heard me gasp with as
toniShment. The old woman
had used a phrase that I had
used many and many q time,
was still using.
why, Mr.. Malvern is q
splendid man." I protested.
He's awful-he's a demon!
The poor girls that have gone
up there-gone up for a few
minutes and came away next
day-came away frightened and
crying"
Her voice trailed into q whis-
per and she trembled as she
looked toward the elevator.
"All right-Tn go with you,"
I said.
Her Solemn Oath
The room she took me to
was as neat as q pin. Half a
dozen religious pictures, mostly
from magazines and colored
sections of Sunday papers, were
on the wall. There was q cot.
a little gas stove, table and
closet for dishes. She started
to brew some tea, after dust
ing off an already speckless
chair for me.
Perhaps she thought she