The Washington times., 1937-11-26

YEARLY he went on his way to
Marcia.
CHAPTER xxx
Karen did not get home for
dinner. Jay dressed, then waited
for her in her sitting room until
the bell sounded. Then he went
downstairs and told his father.
II think she's just upset ana
wants to be alone for a little" Jay
said.
Mallory was worried, but Mrs.
Mallory felt that her daughter
would be home shortly. "She
knows there's people for dinner
She probably wanted to get away
from them. She'll come in the
back way and have dinner in her
room.
So the Mallorys sat down with
four guests, and Karen's empty
place was removed from the table.
She's been so busy getting Oft
tomorrow she has terrible head
ache. II sent her to bed," her
mother apologized.
AS soon as dinner was over Jay
went upstairs to see if Karen haG
come in. Lucy was waiting for her,
doing the last-minute packing.
"She's not back yet"
Where did she say she was
going, Lucy?" Jay asked.
"She said she was going for a
walk, she just put on a tweed
suit and went out, about 5 o'clock.
She gets awful restless toward eve
ming" Lucy said YEARLY.
There was a party uptown for
Jay and he had to put in an ap.
pearance. The dinner guests
stayed on. BY 10 o'clock the Nal.
lorys were really nervous.
Mallory went up to Lucy again,
checked over what Karen had
taken with her. Her handbook lay
on her desk. II don't think she
had more than three or four dol.
lars with her." Lucy said. "She
asked Jay to cash a check for her
this afternoon and he couldn't.
I remember she said she'd get
along with the change she had
in her purse"
MISSING
Mallory paced up and down the
room. None Of Karen's bags were
missing. Lucy swore that. She'd
only an old suit. If she'd planned
to go away she'd certainly have
dressed suitably, he argued.
The father was frantic by this
time. But he went back to the
guests. 1t was near midnight when
they left. Jay had telephoned
twice, and had promised to come
straight home.
Now he came in the front door.
Together the three, with Lucy,
held council in the library.
She's run off with that Stod.
dard!" Mallory roazed.
mo, she hasn't" Jay retorted.
IT know it. Not that she wouldn't,
but where'd she meet him, Lucy
says she answered all phone calls
all day and he didn't call. Most
Of the calls Karen didn't even
take!"
II think I know where she met
him!" Malory'S face was grim.
He had not told either Jay or his
wife where he had found Karen
early Saturday morning.
Jay, you stay here with your
mother. I'll be back in little
while, or I'll call you"
Mallory sent for his overcoat
and hat and ordered his car. He
went directly to Dicks apartment.
When he rang the bell, there was
as long a wait as there had been
for Karen on Friday night. Finally
Stoddard'S man came to the door.
1T is vitality important that I
see the judge Immediately.
But he's not in!" replied the
servant.
Mallory pushed the man aside
and walked into the apartment.
He went straight through the
empty sitting room to Dicks bed
room. A quick turn showed him
that nobody was there.
11CUly WOO Sd4IAL4S bIlC OCoh
downstairs as Mallory came back.
Put up that telephone, you fool.
This is not hold-up. I am Karen
Mallory's father. Where is She?"
But I haven't seen her, sir"
Henry dropped the phone sud.
denly.
Where is the judge?"
HE is dining at Judge Tate's
house with Miss Marcia. It is a
party for them"
Where does Judge Tate live?"
Henry, his hands shaking, hunt
ed through the telephone book.
The man had the Tate home
shortly.
Get your master on the nne!"
People obeyed Jason Mallory with
out comment.
When Henry finally spoke to
Dick he handed the phone over to
Mallory.
"Stoddard, where is my daugh.
ter?" Dick, talking from the IL
brary of the Tate home, with Mar
cha standing near him, almost
dropped the telephone.
II don't know, sir"
Have you seen or talked with
her today?"
! NO"
That's the truth?"
eyes. Why!" Dicks voice
showed a sudden alarm.
Because she walked out Of our
house at S O'Clock and hasn't been
back yet"
Dick at the other end Of ira