The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-20
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIV

NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIV
yes, darling. Where are your"
Ann asked frantically.
I'm down here at the Union
Station. 1 haven't any money for
carfare nor anything. The lady
here is letting me use the tele-
phone on her desk"
Are you-alone, dear"'
Course I'm alone. But L can't
walk home, and L haven't any
money for carfare. The lady"
"Mary-Frances, are you are
you all right %
mo, I'm not. I'm hungry. I'm
just naturally starved. And
haven't any money, and"
Listen, honey. You go right out
side the station there, and you'll
see some taxicabs. Get into one
of them, and tell the driver your
address,"
Ann. I haven't cent Of
money"
THAT doesn't matter. Do just
as sister tells you. Get into the
cab and tell the man your ad-
dress. I'll be waiting on the
porch. and ri pay him when he
gets here with you"
II hardly think he'll do it."
"Of course he will. That's the
way to do. People never pay taxi
cabs until the end of the ride.
You do that right away, now.
Will you?"
Yes. If it is all right
st is, dear. That is the way
people always do. And - dar-
ling
WHAT"
Are you--are YOU"
what"
well, you might tell the man
to drive rather fast. Not too fast,
dear. Just rather fast"
Ann hung up the receiver and
leaned against the wall and closed
her eyes.
Phil said, But could have
gone for her, Ann, wherever she
is. I was trying to tell you. My
cars right here" e'
Ann opened her eyes. Tears
were dripping out of them, down
her cheeks and off her chin and
splashing to the front of her
blouse. ooh" she said. why
of course. / forgot you were here.
! forgot all about it. l have to
get my purse and wait on the
porch for the taxicab."
But, Ann" Phil questioned, "do
you mean that l may not even sit
here on the porch with you until
the taxicab comcs?"
mo, dear, ! guess not. | don't
care where you SIT l have to be
alone with Mary-Frances when
she gets here-thats all. ! wish
there were some way l could get
word to Cissy. Poor Cissy. Oh.
my word! | forgot to telephone
to Mrs HILL
When Ann returned to the
porch Phil said, Dearest, II you
could listen, just moment
"They are so good" Ann said,
II don't know how we can ever
thank them--the Hills, l mean
for what they've done. II 1t had
been Ermintrudc. Mrs Hill
couldn't have been a bit happier.
She was so sweet-crying and all.
And she Is sure that everything
is all right, or Mary-Frances
wouldn't have come home. Surely
the child couldn't have talked In
that matter-of- way about
being hungry. and so on, If shed
had Il very unpleasant experience.
Dear, do you think she could
have?'
Surely not. Surely not. I've
told you over and over. Ann
YOU still call me dear. You let
me put my arms around you. You
can't have stopped loving me en-
tirely, Ann. You must still love
me a. little"
YES, / suppose so. ] must.
always have. But don't wish to
be bothered about love right
now"
Would it bother you, beauti
full, IL told you how ! felt when
l came in this evening, tired and
miserable and lonely, and the
clerk at the desk handed me that
slip of paper with your telephone
number on 1t?
That's all right. dear. Poor
Mr. Hill and that sweet old Uncle
CLANCY out hunting for her. l
wish | could get word to them.
Mr. Hill couldn't have done more
If it had been Ermintrude. Mary
Frances was just CROSS and funny
not nervous nor anything.
can't think what on earth Is keep
ing that taxi. There seemed to be
nothing the mater with Mary
Frances except that she was hun
cry - and didn't have 'carfare.
How odd that she didn't have Il
cent of money. 1t Is u good thing,
after all, that we didn't go
straight to the police. Another
thing we have to thank the Hills
for. Phil. is that It.? Ycs--there
it comes. have to get myself in
hand. have to be calm. l have
to be calm. I can't have Mysteries
nor anything. Phil - hold mo
tight. feel so funny and shaky
and all. Phil, let me go. You
help me, dear. Phil you help
me"
THAT'S all want. all the rest
OF my life, Ann. Just to help you
and love you.'
Mary Frances said, oh. hello
Phil. Ann must say! Pity sakes!
Course it's me. You're choking
me. And, you got to pay the man.
told him. You got to pay the
man."
Across the safe sweetness Of
Mary Frances shoulder, Pills
voice, i've attended to 1t, Ann.
Don't bother"
ibid Cissy come home all
right? How's Grand? ! thought
il Cissy could come home after
pushing Grand over. l could, after
making just a big mistake. Yes.
I'll tell you all about that In Q
minute. But you said, Ann, that
uothinR I'd do would make any