The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-25
CHAPTER THIRTy-Two

-Oh. talks cheap" sale the girl
to Otto, Il wonder how many guys
have told me what they're going
to do TOMORROW She knew
perfectly we'll that refe. ence to
past affairs with men always In
furiated him. Nov, let's get this
straight, as 1 said before. 1 know
something Of what you've got on
your mind. You don't tell me a lot,
but that don't matter. don't want
TO know details-it's results that
appeal tc me. You've got some sort
of a stunt on, and you reckon
there's big money at the end of it.
Maybe you're right-but 1 know,
Just naturally, that it isn't on the
level, and If the big moneys there,
the big risk is there as well. You
may flop down on IT,"
Il shall not do that. There Is no
risk at all-or practically no risk.
1t is safe"
$50 you say!" she sneered. And
that's another tale I've heard be-
fore. However, that can go for the
moment. / like you, Otto; you're
a good guy and you've been decent
with me. And I won't mind marry
ing you--so long as you can cough
up the goods. And maybe 1
wouldn't mind waiting two or
three weeks to see if your game,
whatever it is, comes Off"
His eyes suddenly lighted up.
"Ah! You will do that? Yoa win
promise me-"
She raised her hand to check
him.
Now we're getting to IL! I'll
promise nothing, understand-just
NOTHING-eXcept that I'll wait
two or three weeks to see if you
can deliver the goods-and If you
can, I'll marry you. But l know
what's in the back of your mind
you want me to promise l won't !
look at another man until that |
three weeks is up! That I'll just sit
down with a pack Of patience cards
while you 60 off on this trip of |
yours to God knows where, and to
do God knows what. Well, there's !
nothing doing, that's all. You may
be on the level; maybe you are
This trip Of yours may be just
business, or there may be another
woman at the end Of it, how do l
know? The answer is I don't know,
and don't care-but I'm not play
ing at nunneries, and that's fiatw
She finished breathlessly-and
the lack Of breath was due to more
than the length Of the speech or
the force with which she hat flung
It at him. For now was the actual
moment. she knew that. He would
make his decision one way or the
other-either to offer to take her
with him, or to leave her behind.
She played her last card with
neat fnesse.
THAT fellow l was talking to
last night Isn't so bad, anyway.
He's amusing, and ne seems to
have plenty Of dough-" She turned
to the mirror once more, but this ,
time she smiled at her reflection ,
self-complacently. and gently ca I
ressed her fiame-colored hair.
"Ach" The ejaculation burst 7
from him like an explosion, as he .
turned on his heel and walked {
slowly toward the window once \
more, his hands thrust into his /
pockets, shoulders hunched, and
read bent in thought Suddenly he
urned again. q
Look you here! Sometimes you @
Iay to me that you would like a r
ong trip in a plane How would
'ou like TO come with me, Ell? 5
then you win see that there Is no
at the other end, as you I
ay." I,
She had to tight hare 10 keep
ny sign Of triumph from her man r
er. and succeeded admirably. In v
tead, she laughed, with a sort Of
ard carelessness. X
Don't get me, wrong, sweet I
ne. don't care tuppence II there n
another woman-or twenty cl
'omen. I don't care II you 20 of z
nd never come back again II
cure not the only man in the I
'orld. and I've never had 10 90
hort OF one-or half a dozen. for CO
lat matter-yet. So don't make
ny stupid mistakes" al