Evening star., 1934-10-20
MarianC0rdon
by JEANNE BOWMAN

don't want to 60 back to him. I'm
through through"
He may not be there to go back
to. Good heavens, girl, if he is alive
can't you be woman enough to stand
by until he's out of danger?"
T. . well, but won't fly back.
I'm afraid"
You may not have to go at all,
remember. Ready now for some pic
tures?"
II maybe I'd better change"
she faltered, and Marian looked away.
afraid the contempt she felt would
show in her face. "a dark dress,
don't you think, with a little white
around the throat, sort of schoolgirl
looking?"
She hurried away, and Hamlin and
Marian exchanged glances. Then
both of them laughed.
You call in your photographer, I'll
call the Emergency Hospital" he said.
BY the time Estes and Marks en-
tered the call was through, and Ham
lin motioned Marian to the telephone.
Jenny" Marian said to the hospital
switchboard operator. this is Marian
Gordon of the Dispatch. How is Mr..
Hondon OH" her breath caught
in a quick gasp, sis Anne Stanton
there? Please put her on the
wire"
Marian waited in breathless sus-
pense for Anne's voice to come over
the wire.
Then, Hi, Ian," came the CHEEKY
greeting, what did tell you about
saving a mans life? I did 1t but I
grinned, and now they won't give me
credit"
ANNE, be yourself" Marian laughed
in relief at the message. You mean,
I suppose, that Hondon will Hve?"
"It's this way, Hondon had fight
ing chance to live, but he wouldn't
fight. He kept sinking and sinking
until we started counting the minutes.
Then some one telephoned message
that his eX-wife sent her love, and
wanted him to put up a good battle
to be with him.
"Well, Ian, he was going down for
the third time when I put this mes
sage across to him. You should have
seen the change. His eyes opened,
and, gosh, you should have seen the
light in them. From that moment
on he started picking up. If he can
stand blood TRANSMISSION later on
he's all to the good.
What did you say?" she asked, for
Marian had given an inarticulate
gasp. She was realizing the respon-
sibility she had assumed in her un-
solicited usurping of Silver's rights.
Suppose Silver refused to carry on?
"Anne," she said, what effect will
it have on him if Silver isn't able to
reach him for . say 48 hours?"
Better for him if she can't" Anne
returned. II imagine under the cir
cumstances 1t would be a pretty stiff
strain. If she's going to have diff
she's already in town, but we won't
let her in until he's stronger. That
will keep him fighting and give her
time. Then when he's out of danger
she'll probably be ready to see him.
How does that sound?"
Like reprieve at the eleventh hour"
Marian told her enigmatically. "And
say, Anne, will you telephone Lon
Casad and tell him I won't be able
to make 1t back to town in time to
keep my engagement with him?
Thanks. See you in a couple Of days"
As she turned from the telephone
servant from the lodge appeared
with tray, and from the inner door
appeared Silver, demure figure in
dark blue, wide white pique collar
giving her the appearance of Just
having stepped from convent.
After she had posed for innumer-
able photographs to the satisfaction
of Estes (and, Marian believed, her
self the four of them gathered about
the table Hamlin had spread.
Relaxed, Marian listened to the
clock strike and to the roar of an
approaching motor. In a few mo-
ments she heard step on the cabin
porch.
Marian, tomorrow, is not too glad
tn Sea har haSf friend