The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-07

2AANOM SIS
bob WESTON, son OF q mil.
llunalre, comes 20 Memphis I'm
connection with his fathers new
terrible plant He falls I'm love
with JOAN WARING, pretty
Memphis girl.
The romance progresses hap.
ply until Joan and Bob are In
vited TO . house party IN Mis-
1l1aippi, Through the scheming
of BARBARA COURTNEY, who
n trying 60 win Bob, Joan and
Bob become estranged.
joan drives back to Memphis
with jim WAKEFIELD. During
the next few weeks Bob turns 10
Hafbnr's flattery for consolation
he realizes that he still loves her.
He decides TO see her next day
md try 70 bring about q recon-
Citation.
The same night Joan's sister,
PAT, Is In an automobile acci-
dent and her escort JERRY
FORRESTER, is killed. BOb's
father reads about the accident
and learns Pat is Joan's sister.
He asks Bob not to see Joan
again.
Pat, miserable and heartsick,
runs away to New York. Joan
leaves on the next train after
wiring the Travellers Aid to hold
Pat for her.
CHAPTER Xxx
A woman representing the Trav-
elers' Aid and wearing the official
badge tof that organization, APP
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New York terminal. Are you Pat
Waring from Memphis?" the wo-
man asked. II have a telegram for
her"
Pats heart leaped, but she was
q clever little actress and her
nervousness was not apparent.
She glanced indifferently at the
Telegram and shook her head.
MY name Is Rosa Lee" she
said pleasantly.
The woman hesitated. still eye
ing Pat doubtfully.
There was another blond girl
in my car" Pat said easily. "Just
about my size, too" She looked
back and saw that, the blond girl
who had sat near her was exam
ing her luggage.
THANK you" said the Travel
ers' Aid representative and
moved on. Pat started off calmly
but quickened her steps moment
later.
IT want a taxi in a hurry" she
told the redcap. She breathed
sigh of relief moment later
when she was spinning along the
streets In the cab. So the family
had sent a wire, no doubt plead
ing with her to come back! Well,
she wouldn't 60 back. If they only
knew what torture 1t had been!
Already she was feeling better, as
though she had left the old Pat
behind and had assumed a new
telling her mother not to worry,
but she would not give them her
address until they became accus-
toned to the idea Of her being
away, more confident that she
could take care Of herself.
There was no lonlier. more
troubled girl in all New York
than Joan waring when she
moved along with the crowd
through the gates into the big
railway station. Searching the
lobby, she saw the Travellers Aid
des.s, identifying 1t by the lighted
globes, the two hemispheres
which symbolic the agency's far
reaching service.
Joan spoke to the alert, pleas
ant-faced woman at the desk.
wired about my sister"
yes, Miss Warning. We re-
ceived the telegram and we be-
lieved we had found your sister
but"
"She isn't here?" Joan cried.
1--WE stopped a girl who an
swered the description but she
said she was not Pat Waring.
Perhaps we should have held her.
but she talked SO naturally and
said there was another blond girl
in the same coach. This other
girls relatives appeared while
Miss Bell was questioning her.
what was the first girl like?"
Joan asked unhappily.
The woman began a careful
description of Pats dark blue
suit, curly blond hair, and small
the heavy silver locket with fiat
links, Joan was noddfng miserably.
Tears rolled unheeded down her
checks.
"That was Pat" she said. "She
has lots of poise for her age but
she's really inexperienced. I'm so
frightened. SO afraid of what may
happen"
"Nothing will happen" the
older woman treasured heI g.
"From Miss Bells description,
feel sure your sister will take
very god care Of herself. She has
funds?"
"She could take care of herself
for q month or six weeks on what
she has"
"By that time she may find
work. If she doesn't, she will de-
eide sensibly, no doubt, to take a
train home, or at least communi-
cate with your family"
The brisk, matter-of-fa cheer
full voice helped, but Joan knew
that as soon as she was alone again
the terrible doubts lurking in her