The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28
Lock Up My Hear,

trail Of a Blk yarn TIA, =
break there he rrin,s5 ka
They'll start serving t.
about 1880. III pick YOU ). :.
the hotel at 10. If YOU q, y
yourself away from TN. 80.
ful dump in time 70 20 HON. a.
dress N
Cam laughed and SAID 49,.
take a cab as soon as Ruby vol.
up.
kirkwood had been gone ,h...
half an hour when Ruby CO.
and the girl went into the -
room to find her wide awake
I feel 100 per cent better al.
said.
But you're not going to vo,.
tonight. Cam warned. "You,,.
too exhausted from excitene,,
and worry. You'd probably fan
over on the floor if you tr.d "a
sing
Guess you're right. Tn. hos.
Will be sore, but I can't help tia,
If he fires me. III Just have -
find another job. Il isn't nueh
anyway. but its enough to %,
along on. Did you phone. YETI
No I didn't want to leave N.
apartment until you woke ups
Good. When you 90. viii Won
make another call for me. too,a
Cam nodded.
Il wish then you'd call Us,,,
4l4l and when you hear soma
one on the other end Of the wir,
simply say 'Okay. That's all von
have to do. and hang up. Their
won't be any answer. anyway. Win
you do that for me >"
Or course. I'll call that mum.
Der first and then the Ceylon Inn.
Anything else you want me to do
for you Do you need anything in
for your meals? There are plenty
Of rolls left, and Frank brought
couple dozen oranges"
"Thatn be fine. I won't need
anything more. I've got some
canned things in the cupboard II
I get hungry"
Ruby insisted on getting out Of
bed and after donning her Dress
ing gown. walked out into the
living room. AS Cam picked up
her purse from the table in prep
aration for leaving she accident
ally knocked little carved wooden
figure to the floor and stopped to
pick it up.
These are marvellous little
figures. Where did you get
them -
Joe made them. He's a swell
wood carver. If only he could
stay out of trouble. he might do
something with his carving. He's
really an artist"
Ruby undoubtedly would have
become confidential and told her
more about Joes good points. but
Cam wasn't particularly inter
ested
IN see you again" she said.
Thanks million for what
you've done for me Don't forget
that number, will you? After
you've called it, you'd better
forget it and everything about
it. Won't do you any good II
anyone ever learns about it."
Cam wasn't anxious to get tan
gled up any more than she was
in Ruby's affairs and assured her
that she'd forget the number the
minute she had called it.
As Ruby had predicted. her boss
at the Ceylon Inn was angry when
he found out that she wouldn't be
able TO sing that night He
strongly minated that he didn't
care # his entertainer never
came back.
You can't do that to Ruby,
Just because she's not WELL Cam
protested over the phone.
Who says I cant?" and the
receiver was slammed on the hook
at the other end of the wire.
Nice people" she murmured tc
herself as she went out TO looh
for a cab.
She expected that she might bt
greeted with raised eyebrows wher
she called at the hotel desk for bel
key, but apparently no one hac
noticed that she hadn't occupied
her room the previous night.
Or, If they had. they accepted
1t without comment. Which Jeff
Cam with well rehearsed speech
about spending the night with I
girl friend. undelivered.
There was a letter in her DO,
from Madge in Chicago but il
had nothing important in il. Cam
when she alrmalled a note to hel
mothers old friend telling Of her
safe arrival. hadn't mentioned tho
excitement Of prisoner escaping
from her train and Msdge. sppar'
emily. hadn't connected the event
with the girls journey.
II seemed good 70 get back 70
her own room after the long hours
she had spent in Ruby's sns ooy
apartment and Cam treated ner'
self to the luxury Of a leisurey
tub
Then she Law down on the bed
to relax until il was time 70
dress.
To BE Continued