The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-09-20

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Bat seeing Ia believing. Aunt
Jenny You couldn't mishelleve
IN. story In the.e letters. could
yon >"
wordsrinEiy Aunt Jenny turned
ths letters over IN her hand--tac
letter from Ne. Reed and Janess
answer 10 ihs letter she does
cali hlfn Father" Aan, Jenny said
wonderingly
or course shc does because he
u her father Why iis just as
plain rs the nose on yous face.
she wanted 10 get John patter.
son she knew he wouldn't marry
an hcsrrss 50 she tells this whole
long story 10 gain his sympathy,
make him believe that shes Just a
poor little girl and his big man
ehivalry viii protect her. DO you
see :"
But Aunt Jenny Was not willing
TO believe anything tina, might be
derogatory 20 her pet Well. what
n DC" she said. \ guess every
things fair In love and war"
Everything >" Marjorie asked
taking advantage Of the oppor-
tunity.
I see what you mean" Aunt
Jenny said. II Il was fair for her
10 pretend. then II Was fair for YOU
10 announce her pretense II you
thought II would help your cause. "
That's right. Aunt Jenny.
Marjorie said softly. looking like
q saint and feeling a far from
sanity citation inside.
We'll. may the best girl win. .
Aunt Jenny said But even though
she pstted Marjorie's arm sym
pathetlcally she was wondering II
John had found Janet Reed.
John had not found Janet Reed.
HE came driving back little
while later. very much diseour-
aged.
She wasn't on the road. There
hasn't been a car into the private
drive OF Sunrise Beach this morn
ing. and I've questioned dozen
people who had seen nothing of
her. She must be somewhere
around here"
But she isn't" Aunt Jenny said.
"She's gone. That's one thing GER
tain"
Perhaps someone would have
guessed that Janet might have
gone across the lake IL the house
hold had not been interrupted that
minute by a telegram from Mr..
Reed.
The telegram was curt, brief,
and decidedly TO the point. De-
tain my daughter by whatever
means. Arriving p. m"
John drove to the airport to meet
Mr.. Reed. What do you mean,
SIR that choleric gentleman said
when he set eyes on John Pstter-
son.
What do you mean by letting
my daughter run away when i
wired you 10 keep possession of
her?p
Il would have liked very much
TO obey that wire" John explained.
'but unfortunately there wasn't
any chance for me to keep her
she had already gone when your
wire arrived"
And what were you doing,
sir %
Mr.. Reed whirled to face an i'm
portant-looking young gentleman
who came hurrying up that minute.
II turned out that the impor-
tant young gentleman was the
detective Mr.. Reed had sent to
watch over the safety of Janet.
y thought the girl was per-