Evening star., 1933-10-31
BARGAIN IN L0VEX41
by Jane DIXON HSsIA

in the background. So he suspected
her did he? Then she would allay his
suspicious. Ice tinkling in a bowl Melt
the ice And hold onto TommyS hand.
Dear Tommy.
I've had the town house-opened for
your arrival" Rea Randall said. "All
Jeff's friends are simply expiring with
curiosity about his wife. He's been SO
elusive. We didn't know about your
ankle"
"Bea. that's thoughtful of you. but
Sue and I planned to go to hotel"
Jeffrey exercising mans authority.
"Oh, jeff" Bea protested, "you
couldn't possibly. I've opened your
home-it's all decorated and everything
Your friends will be dropping in to
meet your wife,
Another time. Bea." Jeffrey was
getting surly. you see. Sue has had
a devil of a time with that twisted
ankle. You'll make our excuses"
Sue, conscious Of Executor Gifford's
quizzical look. Conscious of Cyril Ran
dall's thin-lipped smile. And Of Tom
my, bewildered, swallowing the lump in
his throat
on Jeffrey's tense arm. I'm sure your
of trouble to make our homecoming
outstanding. I'm quite all right-dear
really. I haven't any ankles-that is
no troublesome ones"
jeffrey caught her hand, pressed it
man fashion. Sue WINGED. A tight
corner. Could they bluff. bully. salve
him At the crucial moment
Tommy, old man" Jeffrey'S eyes
were as straight as his greeting was
sincere How'd you make it? Sues
been thinking about you all the way
over. you're turning up here makes
her landing just about perfect
"Oh, don't know" Tommy didn't
squirm. He faced Jeffrey like the man
Sue said he was. Il figured Sued be
looking for me-
Looking for you. She hasn't looked
for any ole else for days" Jeffrey said
and won Tommy.
Couldn't we be going on now?" Bea
interposed. THE cars are downstairs
and there are perfect mobs coming to
the house for tea"
Mr.. Clifford cleared his throat. then
doomed:
Perhaps you should have consulted
Mrs. Randall in the matter l mean
if she's had an accident. a bad cross
Why Sue thought, he's human! He
can speak and think and feel.
Not much time for consultation"
Cyril Randall drawled. THE jolly old
beggar. JEFF, took us by surprise and
we thought we should trot cut the
band, y'know. Turn over the yeys of
the city and all that
so much fuss about me?" Sue
clmg to Jeffrey's hand. Please don't
mind. JEFF Really, dear futtering
eyes upwaro-"I'm SO healthy it hurts
Really, I'm a encouragement to doc
tors Her manner conveyed the idea
Of an apology for a fatuous bride
groom DO lets get out Of here Miss
Featherstone will look after the lug
gage"
Right"
"Oh, Miss Featherstone!" Sue called
Yes. Mrs Randall"
When you've finished with the lug
gage-youu have Car outside, OH
! Jeff?"
'Er-yes, of course. When you've
finished. Miss Fetherstone. go to the
street entrance and ask for Mr.. Ran
dall's car. I'll arrange to have you
driven straight to the house"
Thank you. Mr.. Randall
A muscle in Mathilda's left cheek
back near the ear, was tWltchlng. She
read the sign. That muscle always
| twitched when Mathilda wss on the
point of being jiggled into loud laugh
! ter.
Its so good to be home" Sue said
moving away. still clinging to JET
| frey's hand. There would be safety in
! distance. Tommy! Where was Tom
my? Ahead, with Bea Randall.
: tn C,tA
INJURED. under cover of a hand that
! seemed to wipe away WEAKNESS. She'll
! try to pump him. He's just boy and
/ he has no idea what it's all about
She's clever enough to trip him up
But, Sue" Jeffrey urged. holding
back, we've got to get married. The
license bureau will close at 3 or 4
/ o'clock. We'd better cut and run for
/ it"
And leave Tommy to the tender
mercies of your helpful cousin? Not
quite. Well take Tommy with us.
| The play is on now. jeff. The cur
ttains up. We've got to make the
best of it. 1 watched Mr.. Clifford
He's skeptical. And your Cousin Cyril
is wondering. To convince people of
a truth that doesn't exist well-Jef.
it takes a lot more than we've given.
One wrong move now. one lost line, and
| they'll ring down the curtain. 1t must
| not happen. jeff, it can't"
"A clerk over in City Hall will take
care of that" Why was jeff being so
grim?
"Yes. and wouldn't Bea and Sill and
/ the rest Of them laugh! Wouldn't they
gloat? The joke of the season. They'd
make target of us, jeff They'd
| laugh us out of town. Laugh. and
worse. They'd be horrid about it, in
Sinuating and cruel. You've intro.
duced me to them as your wife. They
mus must not know am, am not no your you wife wife
my. We'll 90 with them. We've gOt
! to carry through"
with a crumpled kerchief. Well put
| in an appearance and then we'll fade
away. We're going to get to that mar
riage bureau today. before closing time,
If we have to walk over the PROSTATE
! bodies of all remaining RandallS to