Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-02-02
"hnuGHT ERRAnT"
egsSS~ BY Jack Mcdonald &-

ly, after lingering over their coffee
and fruit.
where are you taking me, Slim ?"
Heather asked, out of curiosity and
not out of doubt or anxiety.
"To Flo Kane's," Slim said. You'll
like her."
Hi, Flo!" was Sims intimate
greeting a short time later. "This is
Heather Mills who owns that black
colt, Knight Errant, you've admired
so at the track"
The two met with the almost sus-
picious warmth peculiar to women
who have been introduced by a man
whom they both mutually admire.
"Sorry for running in on you so
late," Slim apologized.
"I'm so glad you came" Flo re-
piled warmly. 81 get Sc sick of my
own company"
And turning to Heather, she added:
"Slim is always so busy-just dash
es in and out, and l hardly know he's
in town."
Excusing herself with "I'll fix you
a drink" Flo walked to her kitchen
cite. Slim followed, leaving Heather
for moment, to explain along to
Flo:
give brought another guest fol-
that spare bedroom She's broke, Flo
Will you take care of her for a few
days until I get things Strengthened
out 2"
"You know I will, Slim, for you,'
was Flo's assurance.
One night about week after her
arrival in Chicago, Heather went to
night club with Slim, Flo, and Snap
per After the floor show, seeking
escape from the rising hilarity of the
Saturday night jewellers, Slim and
Heather strolled along the lake front
together.
"Slim, I'm worried" she confided
II can't go on this way, accepting
Flo's generosity and yours. What
am going to do?"
give worked out a plan," Slim said
thoughtfully. He told her candidly
that she must return to California
and with her, Knight Errant must go
Horses are like humans" he said
"They tire of the same routine
Knight Errant has had too much rae.
ing. A rest at your farm in the Car.
mel Valley is what he needs most
now"
"But Slim, you forget, I simply
haven't any money at ALL"
Didn't she know there was a check
in the racing office for seven hun.
dred dollars, Knight Grants purse
winning from the claiming race?
"But that's yours, Slim, part pay.
ment for the money you spent in claim
ing him. He'll win another race soor
and I'll pay you the rest"
81 got that back AFTER transfer.
red the ownership of Knight Errant
must go.
Learning that her financial clouds
had lifted, for the present at least
brought only momentary peace OF
mind to Heather. Instantly she re.
allied that in leaving Slim to go back
to California she would be leaving
him to the worldly charms of Edith
Ashleigh, his employer.
She knew she had nothing to fear
from Flo, but Edith Ashleigh was
different. She had qualities admired
by a man of Sims type.
The thought even assailed Heath
err that perhaps Slim was sending he1
away to be rid of her so he could
turn his attentions to Edith without
intrusion.
Heather rebelled.
''I'm going to stay here" she said
defiantly
"You must go home and be patient
now" Slim declared firmly. "Per-
haps in the fall I'll be Free"
Perhaps" scoffed Heather bitter
ly. "Well, I'll go back to California
But don't want to go back at ALL
He had said, Perhaps in the fall
I'll be Free"
Heather tried to find comfort in
the words, wondering if, perhaps, they
held more than one meaning.
Reluctantly-and piqued- Heather
left Chicago after a brief meeting
with Edith Ashleigh, Sims employer,
in which both sensed something" in
the other not conducive to Glove at