Evening star., 1937-01-24
THIS WEEK


takes lot of expense. The Allards will
have the biggest lawyers in the coun-
try. We got to get bigger ones. There's
nobody as big in this line as Mosk,
Wooster. and Mosk - especially old
Mosk. The thing for us to do is to all
three of us 60 and see him now"
HE just threw US out because it was
Sunday" said Ivy; why try again?"
Then we'll go to his Office to-
morrow morning"
Trina objected to this: "And l don't
60 anywhere tomorrow but to my
shop. My wages are sure, and breach
of promise cases are not. Besides, it
looks good to be poor working girl,
so I'm hanging on to my job"
Then III hang on to mine," said
Ivy.
Then we'll go see Mr.. Mosk to-
morrow night at his office" Andy pro-
posed. But Trina disposed of this. too.
"And I'm not going to your lawyers
Office. He's a crook or you wouldn't be
dealing with him, and he wouldn't be
dealing with you. Id just as soon 60 to
the zoo and crawl into the leopard's
cage" Implore and wheedle as he
would, Andy could not get her to con-
sent. She finally compromised by
agreeing to sec Mosk if he would come
to her apartment.
BY this time it was the dinner hour.
Neither of the girls felt like cooking,
or eating what the other might cook.
There might be poison in it. Andy, as
the unlucky wight who was trying to
drive two pigs to market. invited
them to dine out with him. He hoped
to be repaid by the eventual loot from
the Allard pile of money.
1t was one of the most uncomfort-
able dinners three people ever ate.
When they went back to the apart
ment. and Andy tried to talk it over
further, Trina said: "l've told you my
story and I'm sticking to it. I've done
all the talking I'm going to except to
your lawyer - and mighty little Ill
do then" She left them and went to
bed, but not to sleep. She wanted to
keep watch on Ivy. Ivy wanted to keep
watch on her. Andy wanted to keep
watch on both. but finally he had to 60.
1t was too late then for Trina to risk
stealing out to get in touch with Nicky.
Ivy might not really be asleep, and
Trina must not add any more to the
heap of suspicious Ivy already held.
Through the open door of her bed
room Trina could look into the room
where Ivy lay in her bed. the light of
the moon soft on her face. She looked
sweet and innocent as an angel. 1t was
hard to believe that such loveliness
could mask such a scheming little
fiend.
Trina was numb with fear. What
chance had she to defeat such diabolic
ruthlessness? Yet defeat it she must.
Even if Ivy's clumsy fables were
shown up in court, Nicky would be
dragged through months of notoriety.
ridicule and abuse. Trina's name
would be dragged along with his, and
their love for each other would be all
sicklied over with scandal that the
world would never forget.
She had been suddenly lightning
struck with the idea of pretending to
turn against Nicky. Whether her plan
were an inspiration or ruinous mad
ness, only time could show. All it had
accomplished thus far was to fill
Nicky's heart with dismay at her fail
ure to come to his side in the ugly
battle. Still, she felt utterly persuaded
that the only hope of saving him and
herself and their happiness was to
hoodwink Ivy, Andy and Mosk into
betraying themselves into some such
ambush - silence them forever.
She felt a desperate need of help.
and of Nicky's help in particular,
backed up by one of the big lawyers
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