Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-06

II ing the climax OF his story IN
the dimneSs Of the car than
there in the grill. Hart did
not resume until they were well into
Central Park. Then June reminded
him of the 'Noint at which he had peen
interrupted. w.,
. This girl YOU W &c speaking OF? You
liked her? She was sympathetic you
said
oh. yes, quite. That was how she
trapped me. l was a fool because l
had too much to drink. AS I told you,
I intended to tell my wife the whole
story. But l was ashamed OF myself
afterward, because 1 went too far.
didn't want to talk about it. But there
was the worst mistake of all. This
girl through a confederate in San
Francisco, blackmailed me, and came
through My friend, who had mVlteo
me on the party, was abroad by tna0
time, so l couldn't locate him. And pc
fore anything could be done, my vile
found out.
Il confessed what had happened, but
nv that time she didn't believe me-
thought Id been stepping out in New
York all the time. She left me ana
took the baby. I've never seen her
since. She got her divorce two weeks
ago And that's why I've decided 10
exit. But I thought it might be a
warning to a nice girl like yourself not
To be taking up with strangers"
June was silent for few moments.
'Why don't you be patient LOT a
little while? She may change her mina:
She is almost certain to, II Sne io'eo
you" u pu+ I'd
rather be dead and get 1t over WIN Ill "
H Don't you believe IN a hereafter?
vou Do nueht to 20 and talk to a min
mo. I'm sorry I can't
"Tt ~, getting late. I think we'd better
on hack to the hotel" she gave Jei n!
The order and sat silent, wrapped IN
perplexed thoughts. >, .x,. o,,t
10 embarrassed because you SPOKE "
ne ri check out and when you reao
the news .in the paper you neeon re-
member YOU even knew me.
won't YOU put it off little whlle Z
I'll tell YOU what you do-sleep on II
another night and tomorrow evening
we'll have dinner together again.
viii be a favor to me, for I'm lonesome
too you see. You go to your ol1ice Jul
inging the day, don't you? . ,o,,
face the evening-that's what gets
me" ,, a,,.
.'Then it's settled. isn't lt-WeH olne
together tomorrow EVENING"
why do you bother?
ut told YOU I come from smaI
town where we do bother about people.
New York isn't any different, so lar
Is I am concerned.
you're a nice girl, you win" ne re-
nlied after few moments. III! Jake
come dope to make me sleep. You II
hear from me around s. And thank
yo,l-I appreciate your kindness.
The following morning the phone
rang. 1t was the manager OF the hoCel
asking if he might come up for q lew
minutes. What could ne want 70 taih
with her about 50 urgently?
Howard Under was a man OF 40, IN
c,ined to overWeight, and he sat down
heavily in the chair opposite June. he
was bald and had shrewd dark eyes, set
In a smooth. unlined face. How 40
YOU like your suite, Miss Varick?" he
asked. pretty comfortable, eh?'
ut is lovely. I like it very much.
"That's good. Now. this is what
wanted to ask you-O'Brien, one OF our
house officers, told me about this chap
Hart irving to commit suicide down.
stairs last night. He says if you hadn't
been in the nick of time he would nave
been successful. 1t seems that att
erward you took over the job OF Jolly,
ing him out of his crazy notion. DID
you make any Roadway?
He Is still here, isn't hep"
YES. But this is the idea-it doesn't
do hotel any good to have people
committing suicide in it. If the man
hasn't got his reason back we want
him to leave At the same time he is
well to do and we might let him stay
II you say So"
well of course, don't like to take
the responsibility, Mr.. Linder. As you
know, never saw him before last night,
and even yet I don't know who he Is.
I persuaded him to put off killing him.
self for another day. He is going to
have dinner with me tonight"
ITS none Of my business, Miss
varick, but I don't see that you are
exactly called upon to befriend chap
like that According to the papers and
the testimony in his wife's divorce case.
he is a bad actor with the women. II
he's been up to some fresh entangle-
ment which makes him want to COM
NIT suicide, it's bound to come out
later. and you would be involved"
But you don't understandable isn't
that! He is just desperately unhappy
because he lost his wife and baby.
You've been in the hotel business a
long time and you ought to know some
thing about loneliness. I'm beginning
to learn that myself, and my experience
Is of the briefest"
my dear young woman, could SIT
here for hours telling you the goofy
things lonesome people do. But I'm
frenk to say that it seems strange to
me for q girl like you to be lonely. Mr..
Bishop Is away, take it?"
Yes, he is away. As to my being
lonely, I am a stranger here in New
York. I came for medical attention"