The Washington times., 1937-11-05

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things to her. She held out q
hand pleadingly. But now she
was warm and safe and well fed.
Stoddard was ready for the show.
down.
KAREN'S STORY
"Begin at the beginning" His
voice was a command. Karen tried
to explain things.
"Begin back with your coming.
out party"
Karen's eyes flashed. IT wouldn't
have started to run away with
Prince Serge If you hadn't"
Her voice faltered.
eff I hadn't spanked you? That
Is one thing I'm proud Of. Usually
my judicial mind gets the better
of my impulses and I think twice
before I do anything"
"But what have I done?" she de-
manded, and her voice was sincere
in the asking. "Just because my
family has money. why should
people make me the target2 Why
should you persecute me?"
Stoddard sank back in a corner
of the davenport, puffed on q
cigarette and struggled for the
right words. He must keep his
temper, no use being angry at this
child:
Miss Mallory-we live in q
world in which there are a lot Of
people. That Is something which
you sometimes seem to forget.
"You also forget that there are
some things which money cannot
buy. It cannot buy back broken
bodies. It cannot buy back life"
Her dark eyes were wide and In
tent as she listened.
But the most important thing
you do not understand is that hap
piness cannot be purchased like q
diamond ring" Her eyes were
mystified and they held an appeal
Stoddard took another tact.
why did you come to Mariettos?"
he said, suddenly.
"You see, I didn't know about
their mother and that other
woman, honestly I didn't. until 7
saw it in a paper up IN the
country.
please believe me. So came
when saw Cecilia's picture in the
paper and thought I'd like to
send her to college"
Karen breathleSSly unfolded her
plans for the children she hoped
to adopt. IT wanted to tell
Cecilia right away" she ended UP.
Shed be beautiful in the right
Clothes"
stoddard jumped up and threw
his cigarette into the fire. Karen.
you have no more idea OF this
situation than a child Of five"
Neither of them seemed to
notice he used her first name.
"You can't pick up peoples lives
like that. Cecilia doesn't want to
20 to college. She wants to marry
a boy down the street and now
she can't, for she must stay home
and take care Of her motherleSS
brothers and sisters"
"WeW send them all to the cour.
try, she and her boy friend and
all"
But Marietta has a small fruit
business on Second Avenue. He
can't leave that. What would he
live on"
Karen brushed that aside. ''Weu
give him a farm and buy out the
fruit business. That's nothing"
Karen, you can't suddenly
change peoples lives like that.
Just giving people things doesn't
help them. What the MariettoS
need is somebody to help them
build up a new life. Somebody
who has an interest in them per-
Sonally."
Karen jumped up, lost a slipper.
retrieved it, and said: I'm inter-
ested in them, judge!"
He waved that aside.
HE ANSWERS A QUESTION
"Well then, why were you at the
Mariettos?" Karen demanded sud-
denly. It was a question she had
never got around to ask.
They're in my ward, my con-
Stituents, you'd say. I've known
the family for years. In fact, my
former law partner Is handling
the damage case against your
family for the automobile acci'
dent"
"I'll see they get a decent set.
tlement."
"You can't. That's up to the In
Surance company"
"Ill pay myself. anything you
say" Karen was now in helpless
tears.
Crying Non't help, you've got
to face this thing"
Ito Be COntinuedl
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