Evening star., 1933-02-03
NSTALLMENT XVIII.
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~ARRROLL turned blankly be-
wildered face to Molly. -.
He says to burn it, dearie,"
~ said Molly after swallow so
harsh that it could be seen
even ON her short, fat throat. He
done the decent and he says to burn
it, and I guess we better burn it."
"Oh, certainly" Carroll agreed and
she heard herself speaking with Ger
tain remote and blank surprise that IS
known to those who suffer entire shock.
Have you any money, kid?" asked
Molly, as she set match to the paper
that turned dulled black in her hands.
II think have-about-50 dollars,
Molly" Carroll answered.
That's grand; thatT take you a
long ways" said Molly surely. Her
wage was 10 dollars q week and three
meals a day and she supported her
self and her mother real nice" on that.
"I1l pack for yuh, dearie," Molly added.
IF you would, please, Molly" Car
roll heard herself saying. ,,,
"You can't take nothing that will
mo, suppose not" Carroll answered
in her new, slowed, lethargic voice.
"An' you'll have to take q new name" "
Molly stated
"A new name" said Carroll, blankly
appending a slightly more alert. "Oh.
yes, q new-name," then she sank to
the chair by the table upon which
she had been designing, "just for fun"
"A three-piece tweed suit for travel.
She looked at it.
Molly" she said, there's something
the matter with the sleeves; they don't
look as If they belong to the rest Of
1t, you see."
Why was she saying that, she WON
dered
Take it easy, dearie," Molly advised,
her usually widely opened, china-blue
eyes, narrowed by her concentrated
regard of Carroll.
Molly began now to take Carroll's
clothing from cupboards and bureau
drawers.
you'll hafta tell me what you want,
dearie," she said gently.
II don't know" said Carroll: she
shook her head as she spoke, then sat
shaking her head slowly; thinking a
loud echo Of II don't know" She
added, after q few long moments, "You
see-I don't know"
Molly Hueter was deeply troubled
as the bovine in humans can be. She
crossed the room and she laid thick,
blunt-fingered hand upon CAROLS
slender shoulder. "Dearie," she asked
anxiously, "ain't there just some one
who you could go to that way that
would hide you for a while?" This
stunned Carroll wasn't fit, Molly knew,
to care for herself.
NO" said Carroll, there isn't. Mike
Is In France, and, anyway, you see he
didn't send me a post card and he
never went near Miss Terrill again."
Take it easy. dearie;" said Molly.
"And Arch hasn't told his mother
Molly moved back to stand by the
bed on which she had heaped CAROLS
many clothes. Molly reasoned that
even II something fierce" happened
to the bewildered Carroll going. some
thing more fierce would happen to
Carroll If she stayed. Therefore Molly
''hAdda pack her stuff"
I'm going to get my boy friend that
hauls in the ice to take your bags over
to my place tonight after dark" she
said. "He can do 1t easy after dark
and We can't look like we was heading
fer anything more'n the corner drug
store"
Mollyv usually relaxed mind was
tense and vibrant with scheming. II
was something she was never going to
forget, she realized; it was that way
like moon piture." Can you man
age to haul two bags" she asked.
eyes, I can carry two bags" Carroll
answered in the manner Of child who
gropes painfully to remember not too
we'll learned lesson.
~ guess III fix your bag and your
hat box. That'u hole more" said
Molly.
Carroll sat watching Molly scrapine
initials from bag and a hat box with
gold shoehorn, Vhich, with other
matching pieces, had been donated by
Jersey. The shoehorn bent sharply In
its middle. Molly looked her absolute
panic; early days make impress and at
IL st,e had been iutroducedk 10 the rack
BY breaking china for ''the lady where
sho worked at" Now She tried to hid