The Washington times., 1937-11-01

miles to the general store to do
some errands for Lucy. She en-;
tered, stamping the snow from her
boots. The store was postoffiCe
clothing store, bake shop, meat
market and shoe store to the little
community.
SHE LEARNS TRUTH
Karen liked to look at the glass
showcases, filled with amazing
things. Here = package Of hat
pins, old-fashioned businesslike
hatpins. And button shoes. \
Turn o. that radio. I want to-
hear the news broadcast" somes
body called. Put it on so we can
hear what they say about that GIRL
the wealthy one, that ran away"
The radio voice began its nara.
ton. Karen paid no attention un.
til suddenly she heard her own
name. Head down, she leaned
against the counter. For a long
time after the voice stopped speak
ing Karen did not move.
Here's your groceries," the
storekeeper's wife called to Karen.
She had to speak twice before the
girl heard her.
Karen walked over to the coun-
ter and paid for them mechanic
cally. Mrs. Bents tried to sell her
some mittens. They had some
conversation. Afterward Karen
could not even remember it.
For now Karen knew. She
knew why they'd wanted her out
of town. Two scrubwomen, COM
ing from their nights work at the
scene of the wreck, had been
moved down in the path of their
car.
Karen shuddered. That's what
they hit-the poor woman-with
children, women who had to work
to support their children!
The girl walked out into the
early twilight.
"She's the queerest girl, up there
at Farrington's place. She don't
hear you when you talk to her, and
she walked out and left the gro.
ceries here on the counter after.
she paid me for EN-" Mrs. Bents
told her husband as she closed UP
the store that night.
CHAPTER TX
KAREN pushed along through
the neW-fallen snow. She walked
fast until her breath came in
short gasps. Her mind was a tur.
mol and she was unaware that
she kept repeating aloud: ''No!
MOI"
Almost in rhythm with her
Swift-moving feet, she spoke as
though she seemed to feel If she
protested enough, this thing
would turn out to be untrue.
She made the two miles, and
it seemed like nothing to her.
When she suddenly saw the lodge
around the turn Of the road, she
slowed down. She could not face
Lucy yet, not until she knew what
she was going to do. For Karen
knew she had to take some &C.
ton. But what?
She circled about and cut
across toward the wooded coun.
try back of the lodge. Finally
exhausted, she climbed on q rail
fence and sat there a long time.
Tears Streamed down her face.
That accusing radio voice! It was
not what he had said. But the
bare facts spoke for themselves.
The prosecuting attorney wanted,
to question Karen Mallory.
THE wealthy Karen Mallory,
called one of the richest girls in
the world was celebrating her
'coming-out party'.'' That is the
way the commentator began.
Karen remembered every syl.
liable of the next words: the
families of Mrs. Rose Marietta
and Mrs. Mary Rosaldo, scrub
women who were coming from
their night of work, are left des-
titute. 1t was Miss MallorY,g o.
$4,000 automobile that Snuffed
out the lives of these two women
whose nine children today are
left alone in the world"
NEW PLANS
Whatever the world might say
of Karen Mallory, she was not
without courage. It might have
been of the reckless or foolhardy
variety, but it was courage just
the same. And her years as the
richest girl in the world" had
taught her a lot of things. It had
taught her that attorneys and
herself did not always see eye to
eye about the matter of reSponsi.
bility.
ITO Be COntinued)
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