The Washington times., 1937-10-22

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garb and now that the first blow
was over, became furiously angry
with her. Probably this whole
thing would cost him his close per-
sonal association with Mallory.
That meant cutting off the major
part of his income. And Lawton
had an expensive family.
"Karen, if you'll apologize to
the Judge I think he'll let you out
by tomorrow morning. He's served
his purpose"
That's just the point, my dear.
darling Jim! OF course, he's
served his purpose"
Her impertinent little nose, her
laughing eyes, were incongruous
in this place. That's just what
I'm complaining about. He's q
silly stuffed shirt that thought
he'd get a lot Of publicity by send.
ing me to Jail. Well, I'm going to
see he gets it!"
Karen" Lawton pleaded, al.
most on his knees. "Stoddard is
a great guy. He'd have given you
a break if you'd behaved in court!
You know you had something com.
ing. almost went to jail myself
trying to fix the damned thing
up"
Nov, darling!" Ping was be-
coming nervous: Karen was carry.
ing the whole thing too far. So
they quarreled, Karen with flip
pancy, Lawton with rising anger.
Finally he gave up.
Karen, I'm going away. Maybe
a night in this place will teach
you some sense"
How can you leave her here.
Jim?" Ping demanded. Lord
even the smell of the place makes
me sick. I feel as though I'd been
in a carbolic bath for days!"
Then Miss Kilroy came to say
Miss Mallory's lunch had arrived
from the hotel.
Sorry, gentlemen, but lunch Is
served" Karen rose in her best
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Harrington was so exaSperated
he could have slapped her face.
Mother will be wild. I don't
know what I'll tell her." Ping
hunted nervously for a cigarette.
That's too bad, Ping. Just eX.
plain to her that I'm unavoidably
detained and will see her Tuesday.
But ask my mother to send along
my overnight case. And a steamer
rug. A bright color, please. These
grays are not becoming to my type
of blonde beauty"
She blew them kiss and was
gone.
CHAPTER II
Karen Mallory was In jail. AL
New York stopped to exclaimD
speculate, wonder.
And all day to the jail came .
steady flow of books, magazines.
candy, cigarettes, bottles of orange
juice, even a gallon of ice cream.
The corridor outside Karen'S
cell was filled with flowers. Some
of them Karen asked the matron
to send on over to Bellevue Hos.
pital. kilograms, telephone calls
deluged the place until the deputies
and turnkey were beside them
selves. Jail routine stopped.
AS for the girls on Karen'S
corridor, they were having the
time of their lives. Thelma and
Blanche, who with Violet COM
pleted the roster Of Karen's cell
mates, were standoffish at first.
but they capitulated completely
after that chicken dinner.
They openly worshiped ct
Karen's feet. To them she was
the most glamorous wonderful per.
son they had ever known, like
something out of a story book.
Gee, you've only been here
twenty-four hours, and it seems
like a month to mel" Blanche re-
marked the next afternoon, her
mouth full of crab meat salad.
JAIL SECRETS
Karen still wore the blue
checked gingham, but her slender
legs were in silk hose, and she had
on her own brown leather pumps.
1--WE never had so much com.
PAM in my life since you've got
here" Blanche went on. "Just
today three different guys have
been up here to see me-"
who were they?"
"Darned If I know. They Just
came to see me. Said they were
interested Ill my case. And I eX'
planned everything to them"
Did they ask about me, too?"
Karen suddenly was suspicious.
"Sure! Everybody asks about
you. But I told them I wouldn't
tell them anything, just as you
told me to. They said they under
stood you we're not being nice to
us, and I said you were the best
cellmate anybody ever had"
What else did they ask your"
Nothing, only I told them all
the swell things we'd had to eat.
and that your step-inS cost $40"
"Oh! Oh! Obi" Karen was
torn between laughter and tears.
She had vision of what the results
would be. Eat the rest Of that
salad, Blanche" Karen said kind
ly. She couldn't Scold such an
adoring friend.
Ito Be COntinued)
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