The Washington times., 1937-12-18


Listen, it almost cost us both
our lives to get back. We're here
and we're going to stay"
The doctor spoke to Lynn about
it. you should take your brother
back down South" he told her
To go back to Florida was impos.
sible, Lynn told the doctor. II
that was the case, he warned,
Rene must be very careful for a
long time.
"He should stay in bed for an.
other two weeks" was the ulti
matum.
IF I can get that money and
my clothes, we won't have to
worry" Lynn said as she put the
finishing touches on her scant
costume.
The whole place smelled of shoe
backing, for Lynn had tried to
black the white sandals she wore
in Wild AuStin's Palm Beach
house, what seemed to her, ages
ago.
They look pretty bad" she
said in q discouraged voice as she
brought them for Rene to see.
Il don't care how they look, u
Rene remarked, eyeing her handi.
work, "but I hope you don't get
pneumonia. There's nothing to
the things"
When Lynn was finally dressed
she pulled aside the gingham cur,
tain.
How do I look?" she demanded
Fine" said Rene, but his
throat contracted as he saw her
in the too.large blue sweater, the
thin summer dress and the make.
shift shoes.
We'll, anyway, I'm respectable
Now for Mr.. Mortimer"
BE sure and take the bus over
from the subway at Thirty.fourtt
Street. Don't try and walk ir
those so-called shoes and buy
yourself some when you get thu
money"
LYNN SEES MR.. MORTIMER
Lynn promised, waved a gay
goodby from the door, and started
down the slushy, snowy street
from the tourist camp. It was cold
No doubt about that. But Lynn
hurried as fast as her lame ankle
would allow her to, got into the
subway without too much discom
fort. There she saw pretty young
woman looking at her inadequate
clothes. But Lynn did not mind
Things would soon be all right.
There was a long wait for a bus
at Thirty-fourth Street, but Soor
she was being shot up to the for
tleth floor Of the Empire State
Building. When she came into the
reception room Of Mr.. Mortimer'E
big office, she was almost over
come at its grandeur. A
gorgeously dressed woman il,
silver foxes was sitting there.
Lynn asked for Mr.. Mortimer
and gave her name to the pretty
girl receptioniSt. She seemed tt
look straight through Lynn anc
her shabby clothes, and it re
minded the girl painfully OF
Morton's snub at Terry McNair's
house. That thought led to others
more painful, and Lynn hoped
fervently that some day she might
have the opportunity to make
somebody like Wild Austin as un
happy as he had made her. He
was probably still down South
playing golf, and sneering at
respectable people like herself!
The impeccable secretary mo
toned to Lynn.
Il was ahead of her!" an
nounced the woman in silver foxes
rising.
'Mr. Earl is taking care of Miss
Morrow" the secretary said in a
conciliatory voice.
That Modified the handsome
young woman, for Earl was Morti
mer's assistant, and, of course, Mr.
Mortimer would not take care OF
this shabby young person.
Lynn was ushered into a high
ceilinged office with many win
dows, and deep chairs. A man sal
at mahogany desk.
Here is Miss Morrow, Mr.. Nor
timer"
Lynn did not seem to think it
strange that the secretary had
not told the truth to the woman
in the anteroom.
How do you do?" Mr.. Morti
mer held out his hand, took in
Lynn's shabby, inadequate cloth
ing. His conscience smote him
but there was nothing else he
could do.
"Sit down, Miss Morrow. My
secretary will bring your suitcase.
I'm sorry I had to put you to all
this inconvenience, but at the time
you wired I was not sure Mrs.
Warren owed you any money. !
had not had her letter"
Lynn nodded. None of this
seemed strange to her.
where are you living?" he
asked.
IN Q trailer up at a Bronx
tourist camp"
will you remain in town." Mr..
Mortimer handed her a check.
Lynn did not look at it at first.
II am giving you this on one
condition-that you keep me in
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