The Washington times., 1937-10-23

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about it. She shuddered. All
this seemed so futile. Here was
Violet, and Thelma, and Blanche,
victims of circumstances. It
seemed that the world ought to
manage things better!
OFFER OF LIBERTY
So 1t was with a heavy heart
she went to meet Lawton. Far
r1ngton was not with him.
He'll come later" he said in
reply to her inquiring glance.
! THAT is, If you're not out of here
by night. You will be If I have
anything to say about it,"
What about Mother?" Karen
tried to hide her uneaSineSs.
Lawton saw his advantage and
pulled a long face. "She's under
a doctors care"
Really! Oh, Jim, what's
wrong?"
"You should aSk!"
"You mean all this has so up-
set her?"
What did you expect? Then,
too, she's been frantic with all
the canceling of contracts and
everything. She feels it is unfair
to deprive all the people who
were depending on your party for
jobs"
"Then go ahead and have the
party without me-"
"You're talking like a child"
Il told you before we'd have 1t
Tuesday when get out"
ut is already Cancelled, Karen"
Karen hesitated. "Is Jay angry
at me?"
1--WE haven't seen him. I was
hoping you'd heard from him.
That's one reason I came. Your
motehr is pretty worried about
him, tool"
Hes just A. w. o. L. again."
II guess that's what you'd call
it,"
What a family I have! Jays
missing, Marie'S divorcing her
husband, I'm in jail, Mothers i'll,
and Dad on the Normandie just
about to have apopleXy, poor dar-
ling. You'll meet him tomorrow
morning?"
"Karen, you've caused everybody
enough trouble. I can get you out
tonight. I just came from Judge
Stoddard. He said it was all right
with him If it was with you"
What did he mean by that?
Have I got to apologize to him?"
II think he feels everybody has
been making a fiaSco of the whole
thing" and Lawton unfolded the
afternoon paper. II don't mean to
! criticize you, Karen. But this is
pretty bad. I don't know what
your mother will say"
Karen looked. There was the
story of the $40 step-ins, the fried
chicken. Glaring headlines, Karen
in bathing suit, Karen playing ten
mis-, and finally Karen handing
over her engagement ring to the
property keeper in jail.
"Is it true?"
"Which?" Karen refused to al
low Lawton to see her agitation.
OFFER REJECTED
Lawton paced about the little
office of the matron. What am I
going to tell Judge Stoddard?"
What do you mean? Did he
send you here?"
HE sent for me, called me at
my office. / came down to Mott
Street to see him, and he told me
he'd let you out if you wished"
"In other words, If l cry, I give
up he'll be satisfied"
"He means nothing of the sort.
Why put this thing on a personal
basis. Like all of us, he is sick Of
all this publicity"
Karen laughed: $50 the hand
some Judge can't take it now that
things are getting little uncom-
Portable. You go back, to him and
take him a message from me. Tell
him that he sentenced me to five
days, and five days am going to
serve. And you might also tell him
that some day I'm going to get
even with him for all this, if it's
the last thing / ever do"
Lawton shrugged his shoulders.
He washed his hands Of the whole
thing. "I'll meet your father in the
morning. Do you want him to come
down here to see you?"
Certainly not. Probably he
wouldn't anyway! But if you hear
anything of Jay, let me know. I
get worried about him. Wish he
wouldn't drink so much"
Lawton'S face was blank.
Hes a darling really, Jim. He's
the best brother anybody ever had.
You don't know him as I do"
PING ARRIVES
Just as Lawton was ready to
leave, Ping arrived with books and
magazines and a decidedly worried
expression. II really shouldn't be
here" he said. Karen, get your
hat, we're leaving.
She won't co." Lawton ex-
planned lamely. ~
Listen, Karen, we've all been