The times-news., 1938-12-30
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BY ADELAIDE HUMPHREYS


wasn't; she was only Il mortal
maid. When love stepped in one
girl was much like every other.
1t was girfs voice that an
swercd Sally's request to speak
with Dan. ..
Pm sorry. Dan isn't mere,
this unknown girls voice said. 1T
was Il pleasant voice. young and
gentle.
.sDo YOU expect him this eye
ning?" Sally inquired. Her heart
hammered 50 loudly that she won,
dercd if it, tioo, could be heard
over the wire.
Why, no ~ the voice seem
cd TO hesitate moment. Then
continued, "Dan isn't staying here
any longer. He left the city
yesterday
Left the city, Sally's voice
WAS incredulous. Her heart no
longer hammered; it stood stll,;
seized once more with that chill
premonitiOn.
Yes" the other girls voice
held a note that might have been
sympathy. $50
'sDo YOU know where he went
Sally asked. ,.
where he was going, he didn't
leave any forwarding address
ooh, | .. see. Sally 5
voice did not attempt to hide ltS
hurt, its disappointment. THANK
Won very much" She did not
know that she remembered to say
that, out of innate politeness, be-
fore she slowly replaced the re-
ceiver. She scarcely knew what
she said. or what she did, or what
she was thinking.
Dan gone-withOut any word
without telephoning to say ne was
leaving. Without soming out first
to say goodby to Sally. But she
couldn't-s he simply wouldn't
believe it, 1t was too impossible.
Too fantastic. 1t was not y like
Dan ut all. He could not have
done this to her.
But then Dan would not know
what it did to her. The weight
it placed on her heart, the aching
sense of utter loss, hopeless tutll-
ity. For of course Dan did not
know that Sally Blair was Ill love
with him.
He knew. though, Sally thought,
hours later. dressed in the love
" coral frock, looking her prettl-
est for Dan who would not see
her. he knew that we were }
friends. Surely Il friend would
not 90 away so suddenly, without
any word or message. Not II
meant anything at all.
And she was sure her friendship
With Dan had meant great deal. !
There must be some eXplana-
ion. Dan might have been called
away suddenly, unexpectedly. He
might have received word of an
illness in his family back home.
He might have been sent away by
MS firm on some business matter.
OF course there was a reason. |
good reason. Sally told herself |
this emphatically. almost sternly.
She would not listen to that small
inward voice that insisted some
hing had gone wrong, that per-
Sistent premonition. !
She would receive some word
from Dan yet. Maybe letter in
the morning. Maybe a telegram
before the night was over.
But the girl who had answered
the telephone at Dams cousins
nome had said that Dan had been
gone since yesterday. Why! that
meant that he must have left on
the day following the smash-up
in Corey'S car, on the day after
that evening when Dan had not
rejoined them. Had he known
then he might have to leave the
city? Had that been why he had
thought he had better not return?
Had Dan felt it would be best to
go away without saying boodby?
But all of these questions were
too much of riddle for Sally's
pretty head. Especially with such
a heavy weight pressing against
her heart.
A car turned in the driveway
her heart leaped to her throat:
Then she remembered, that would
be Corey, not Dan, who had tele-
phoned he was driving out this
evening.
She was glad Corey was COM
ing. Perhaps he would know
where Dan had gone, and why.
Perhaps he could help her solve
this bewildering riddle.
Sally jumped up eagerly, hur-
rying to greet him. Corey had
seen Dan last; he had been with
him during that last evening. He
was sure to know something.
ITO Pc Continued1