Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-07
INSTALLMENT XIII.

sped back to the phone. Give
me the house physician" she
~ said as calmly as possible.
Then, when he answered. "A
man has taken poison in 1920. Come
1t once and say nothing about it
these are Mr.. Linder'S orders.
She hung up minute. and turned to
view the slumped figure in the chair
across the room Sitting gasping sob,
she lifted the receiver again, and asked
for the manager.
The door bell rang and June ran to
admit the doctor When Mr.. Under,
the manager. arrived he took in the
situation at glance. Did it, Ell? Well,
Jet this teach you lesson :"
Can you keep me out of it?
I'll see. Is he dead?"
NO" answered the doctor, who was
working over Hart. If We can get him
to hospital he has chance"
Under was at the phone. Send
OBrien to the wenty-eighth floor with
q pass key" he ordered. Then he tele-
phoned to private hospital for an am
bulance. OBrien was in the corridor
by that time, and they unlocked a va
cant room across from Junes quarters
and carried Hart in there to await the
arrival Of the ambulance.
June explained hurriedly, but tersely,
what had happened.
You've got a good head on you,
young woman" Under told her, land
You have way of handling people
that's uncanny in such youngster.
You needn't worry 1t was swinish
trick of him to do it in your apart
ment."
He was drunk. I'm positive he never
intended to do that-to enbarrass me.
Look in his pockets and see if you can
find his wife's telephone number? I'm
going to call her and tell her what's
happened"
The ambulance arrived, and they
carried the unconscious man away. She
put in call for San Francisco. They
had found Mrs. Harris address and tele-
phone number, along with the suicide
note in Harris pocket.
The phone rang about midnight.
Ready with San Francisco" an
nounced the operator Go ahead"
Mrs. Hart-Lucy Hart?" she asked.
Receiving an affirmative answer, she re-
lated her story as tactfully as possible.
She received startled, hurt cry in
reply, then, the query, will he's
he going to die?"
There is chance that he will live"
''Ill get the first plane. Try to keep
him ulllll 1 get tIleTe.
ri meet you at the airport if you'll
wire me the time of your arrival-June
Varick. the Gilmore Hotel That's all
right, I work for the hotel" June lied
hastily. She couldn't have the girl be-
ing jealous in addition to all the rest.
Maybe this was going to turn out all
right after all Evidently Mrs. Hart
cared for her husband. or she wouldn't
be rushing to New York by airplane.
June went to bed. too excited to sleep,
her ranging thoughts finally settling
on an Italian steamer. carrying farther
and farther away from her the per-
son she loved best in all the world.
Next afternoon, June went to see
Hart at the hospital He was not
going to die. June thought good news
might aid his recovery.
Your wife will be here tomorrow
evening" June told him the moment
the nurse cleared the threshold. Il am
going to meet her at the airport and
III bring her directly to you
Don't tease me like that, for Gods
sake I'm sorry for what I did last
night. I didn't mean to: I swear I'd
have cut my heart out before I'd have
been such snide I didn't know what
I was doing, on my world"
You don't have to tell me. I know
on you for revenge-you ought to know
that called your wife long distance
last night. and she is flying to New
York Here is the wire I received from
her just before I left the hotel
He was overcome with emotion, the
sudden swift joy that penetrated his
mind as he read the brief message.
June went out quickly and called the
nurse There was no need for her to
stay longer.
She received a wireless from, Bruce.
of no import other than the sipnifi-
cant love" preceding his signature OF
David" Since Kays disappearance
no word of love had passed between
them ANXIETY and fear had crowded
the personal from their lives. except
for that betraving pood-bv the night
he sailed He must love her as she
did him! And they couldn't be kept
anart in this cruel mannerI
Jerks called for her the next morn
mo ard drove her N tho ainort m yoset