The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-17
by Julia Clef-Addams

CdSiOIlo O4 l1C1 4lAO WAfSAA NfSS% D ~ definitely wanted to be alone. She laughed aloud and stretched her arms above her head, glory ing in her 28 years A wonderful age. At 28 she was so lear-sighted so capable, so keen. One was so strong Last night long after Jen- ny slept, she had sat planning and arranging; and this morning, before Jenny was awake, she had made start on the work to be done by Mrs. Hale. Then off to do her hot-foot shopping-money poured recklessly out so that she might have the best and have it packed and delivered immediately! Heavens, what she had spent
 And after all that royal spend ing had come the wedding and the accident. She put a hand to her temple-the bruise hurt, but only when she touched it; and her headache had positively disap- peared. The full tide of life swept up in her veins and flooded into her triumphant heart. How right she had been not to be put out of her stride by Eddie's mis- hap! Her marriage and her job she would have both she would fight for both till she dropped.
 There was a sound at the outer door and the bell rang.
 She was still humming as she went to open it. Probably it was the superintendent-Gill She hoped it was, she had decided to take him into her confidence. She would have to make discretion worth his while, of course, but it would pay in the end
 She opened the door and faced a man whom she did not immed- lately recognize. Then he spoke and remembered. He was the doctor who had given first aid to Eddie and accompanied him and Jenny to the hospital.
 Mrs. Townsend?" he asked.
 Georgie caught her breath and a dozen evasions went whirling clear through her brain. But she voiced none of them-yet. She stood aside and gestured him into the sitting room. She felt quite cool, quite steady. Find out what he wants, whispered part of her brain, and then, handle him. boldly. So old Grafton Matching had taught her to handle men.
 She took a long look at him while she gave him a chair and offered a cocktail. Vaguely, she did not like his face. When he smiled it was attractive, but in response there was something mean about it; the eyes were too closely set. the lips too thin.
 @You asked for Mrs. Townsend" she remarked pleasantly. "I hope it was Eddie himself who told you that there was such a person? Be- cause that would mean that he's well enough to sit up and brag about having got married!'
 The doctor echoed her laugh but she noticed and resented the way his glance took stock of her.
 No, to be quite honest, Town send hasn't given any information. But you see it's all over that he had only just got married when he hit that bus-and that his new ly welded wife was sitting in the back! And tonight's Record gave some details-your name and so on" 2N1vAR
 Georgie laughed. It was quite spontaneous laugh, in sense, be- cause there really was something laughable in the way fate was striking the song of triumph from her lips. Then she realized that none could be sure which of the two girls in the car had seen the bride. And as long as people weren't sure
 T suppose someone from the City Hall gossiped," she said and was proud of the indifference in her voice.
 ssProbabably. But what really came for, Mrs. Townsend, was to have a chat about your husband. About his health. I'm afraid he's going to ge a bit of an invalid for a while"
 Georgie lit a cigarette. She leaned rather heavily against the back of a chair-the deep leather chair; that she had bought for Eddie. She watched her spiral of smoke as it curled up to the ceil- ing.
 'sPlease go on," she requested. What is the matter with poor old Eddie, beyond his cuts and bruises" a VI
 NA good deal First of all. &C.,