The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-25
Thumbs A Ride

BY EsI8CU
BRUNEI JANET REED. a poor. UNI
employed factory girl. Is hitchhik-
Ing from New York. where she lived
with a friend. Marie, to Indian
apolis In search OF a job. While
resting on q bench near q filling
m sssI,01 JOHN 1 PHTrrR Rsess0% ariv,n Sl0n na
expensive car, stops for service.
When he goes into the Motel Inn for
dinner. Janet notices the car has
Indiana license plates. She decides
to stowaway on the floor behind
the front seat: After riding about
she remembers she left her purse
containing e12, everything she has In
the world, on the bench. Thinking
fast. John drives to the nearest cab
in camp, rents a cabin and orders h
h stowaway to get out OF the car.
stowaway and harmless. John decides
TO turn the girl over TO the Travellers
Aid. She locks the door TO her room
and retires for the night. Reading
q newspaper story showing q pretty
girls picture captioned. "Willful
Heircss Defies Her Millionaire Father:
Determines to Live h Simple Life"
John believes his stowaway is Gret-
chen Reed. millionsire's daughter.
John telephones Gretchen Reeds
father and the millionaire asks John
to come to his home at once. From
Johns description of Janes; Mr.;
daughter. Gretchen. He tells John It
would strain matters were he to go
to Gretchen and asks John to keep
an eye on the girl and report TO
him regarding her welfare. Mean
while, Gretchen. disguised a. q camp
chambermRid, reveals her identity to
Il nat aud hipAs fkA Girl - x<~r2-
ate her, while she decides her future
In q convent.
CHAPTER SIX
Keep me going, Why I'll feel
like q millionairew
Then you agree"
Yes" l agree"
Have you got any clothes along
with you ?" Gretchen asked.
"A few, yes. Why" Janet
opened the suitcase that vas
standing on a chair by the foot
of her bed. What do you want ?"
Lets exchange. I have q suit
case, too. l found II in one Of the
servants closets but l didn't have
any very plain clothes to 90 into
it although / packed the very old
est that I had. You'd better take
my suitcase and my typewriter.
III take yours"
II don't think I ought to take
your typewriter. My brother might
question where I got IT,"
Then buy yourself type
writer" Gretchen suggested. I'm
send along some extra money when
you get located some place.
But don't locate yourself too
permanently in any M place. Dad
might drop in to see you, you know.
and that would be a pretty kettle
of fish"
Can Travel
with $500 a month ! can travel
all over the world" Janet agreed.
And don't worry about me. If
you can write reasonable letters.
1 n NF1lt c6SoIiopic icttStcs wv
III keep your father pacified.
He'll think his darling daughter is
learning to be very sensible"
And probably i will be learning
to be sensible" Gretchen philoso-
phized. swhen I get away from
everything so I won't e anyone
but the sisters. III probably be
lonely.
Several Months
Il spent several months with
the sisters when my father was in
Europe one time. When ! go back
there and have a chance to think
IL all over. l may decide that I'm
not as interested in Jim as !
thought ! was. Maybe III decide
that life is worth the living with
out Jim"
Maybe you win and maybe you
won't" Janet said ITS all very
queer to me why you'd want 10 n
away from = splendid home and .
fine dad. even If he II q million
ARE
Maybe 20. Maybe IN feel that
way about things. too, WIN ! have