Evening star., 1936-08-02


rible lot. That ought to sober me up."
But she didn't tell him that. ''Since
I've known you so well," she said
very seriously, II realize l never
knew him at all D.. I've been thinking
OF that all morning :. Eve talked to
him hundreds of times we've
danced together we've ridden
alone in his car at night he's
kissed me, but he's never told me any
thing . Z. and I've never told him any
thing. l don't knoso him." she said,
and sounded very frightened. Until
today. never realized that there isn't
anybody in the world l really know
:. except you. I've been too busy to
know people. knew little girl at
school, and my mother before she
died you three, Denny Potter :"
Great heavens, Precious, I've got
to see that you marry somebody
today . somebody else"
do you?"
''Not today. can bear it better to-
morrow. I'm going to steal today,
Precious. I'm going to give that guy in
the taxi twenty dollars. and we're
going to ride through lifetime to-
gether today" Her little hand was
trembling, but she trusted it more
than she trusted her voice, so it came
across the table and clasped his large,
firm hand.
1--WE got to call the Chief. Denny
mumbled, scrambling up out of danger.
'I've got to tell him something :"
But the Chief told Denny some
thing instead. Listen, Son, you've
got to get that girl married today.
Draper pulled boner - we've lost
the Gamble girl. The dumb cluck has
been following Muriel's maid-half the
papers in the city are paying for cars
that fell into that trap. She led all the
big men out of the city, while MuriePs
probably getting married some place
right now under our noses. So we're
depending on your headline"
"Chief. it's all off; everything's
changed"
''Everything's changed about your
job then," the wire cracked with the
Chiefs rage against this sum of mis-
fortune. "A wedding or else-Potter."
Back at the table, the little Gamble
girl was writing frantically on the
back of an envelope. "I'm sending a
telegram" she said, but she didn't
look up at him. "I'm saying / can't
marry man don't know. when there
is man do. know. I'm breaking
my engagement, Denny. but if you
really do :. want that story. I've got
the license in my bag -"
Precious" but that one word,
that silly word which wasn't even her
name, said all there was to say-the
whole mad chapter. She fumbled in
her little bag, and brought out the
crumpled license. and spread it out
before him. looking very frightened.
Don't be angry, darling" she
pleaded. "If you stop to think about
it ). it isn't anything can help -.
so don't hold it against me"
And there, above the big bold
scrawl of Barton Tolliver, was dash
ing, prancing parade of handwriting
which said - "Mviel GAMBLE!
80. . if you would like the story
:. maybe you would marry me -.
today" she was saying, in the most
tmGamble- state of confusion.
But how - how could you be?" he
gasped. Il found you in a waitress
dress"
81 made Poppa give me job today.
wanted to throw the newspapers off.
thought nobody would look for me
there. l thought it would be fun,
today, to be somebody else - just
girl who wasn't the Public's business.
'And you were somebody else -
somebody you've never been, darling"
"Somebody I'm going to be alWays.