The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-27
DOUBLE TROUBLE
~ PRISCILLA WAYNE

wnsn JIM snc GERALDINE tJER-
~ aADzEIL were divorced. each
took custody o. one O tneir year -old
twin daughters. Nineteen years later
June. Nho was reared b her mother.
wrote lean and the twins met ~
ses Yorks Pennsylvania station-
ExpznslTely dressed Joan suseests 70
shaeeily-elothed June IA. .ne s,,' =
cTetIy exchange clothes ana nomes
for a. months. June says she couldn't
$50 49, --.@frsr Ioan finally per
suadez June to Try the exchange.
Opening June's purse. Joan linos =
picture Of q handsome blond man,
whom June says Is TONY. a strug-
Cling playwright. Joan l. proiounoly
love uith him. Arriving - the Chi
cage depot. June expects 70 De met
ny = middle-ased man, but instead =
tall, broad -shouldered young man
with curly black hair and black eyes
Is there She turns from him and ne
says. Listen. Joan Radzen. what the
heck are you hieh-hata-ns me ioar
York CITY has taken the subway 70
her mothers shabby apartment. she
retlres before her mother returns
from work and Is awakened by Der
mothers touch on her shoulder. IN
the meantime June learns that tne
dark handsome man Is ANDY NC
CLONE. her fathers secretary. botn
ANDY and JIM RADzELI. the twins
father. sense that fhis Is the same
girl that went away 4e hours ago ana
yet not the same girl.
CHAPTER SIX
I'm sleepy" Joan said.
"of course you are. you little
goose" the woman's pleasant voice
said. IF you hadn't been sleepy
you would at least have rolled over
to your own side Of the bed,
wouldn't you, honey"
Joan rolled over quickly exactly
as though a shock of electricity
had passed through her. Goodness.
she must watch her step not to be
found out here.
The woman with the pleasant
voice snapped on the light and
came back to kiss her daughter.
Joan's arms went around her
mother quickly. It was sweet to
have this loving contact. Not once
could Joan remember receiving a
really spontaneous caress from
either her grandmother or her
father.
They were cool, reserved people.
This woman - her mother - was
loving and demonstrative. Joan
loved her Immediately.
Sends Love
Now, then, get into your slip
pers and robe. III make you cup
of hot chocolate" Jerry said.
And I brought home few slices
Of that chicken loaf you like so
well. Tony sent his love to you"
"oh, he did, did he ?" wonder
ing what next. Tony was the
gray-eyed boy with the impudent,
curly hair who had smiled at her
from that picture in her sisters
shabby handbag.
What's Tony doing tonight ?"
she asked carelessly.
That was a safe enough ques-
ton since her mother had men,
toned Tony in the first place.
why, singing in the restaurant,
of course. This isn't his evening
off,"
II know"
"June, you sound as though you
hadn't dated with the boy every
Monday evening for the last year
and a half"
Joan grinned. Well, so far so
easy, she thought. So she was
supposed to have a date with this
Tony person tomorrow night ?
Well, OK. by her, she decided.
TONY was having a lot of fun
tonight" Jerry chatted on. She
put the chocolate to warm over
the fire, and now, standing in the
kitchenette, deity sliced bread for
sandwiches. Eyes, I went over to
the restaurant to get Madame La
Rue her tea.
You know she has to have her
tea between the second and third
acts or she wouldn't perform.
We'll, anyway, I went over to
get it and Tony was in the kitchen
He was laughing. He'd just done
his Rigoletto."
Memory of what her sister had
said came, to Joan's mind. "Tony's
a singing waiter in a Bavarian
restaurant" He sang Rigolet-
to-" Joan asked. starting to get
cups and saucers for the hot
chocolate.
Can't Use Best
"Oh, don't get those. honey"
Jerry said, watching her daughter
reach into the china cabinet.
Whats the matter with you, put.
ting on company manners for just
us? We can't use the best every
day"
That's right" Joan said, won
dering wildly where she'd find the
cups and saucers her mother