The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-23

CHAPTER TwENTY-NINE
by ROB EDEN

CHAPTER TWENT1-NIN
Kay opened the door TO Barry's
Dom quietly. and in moment
vas inside. her back 70 the door.
me tray was on a chair at the
ade Of the room. The sick man
lad eaten al he cared to.
You may take the tray, WI
she scarcely recognized his voice
Here eyes darted toward him. He
was terribly weak. If his voice was
any indication. For a moment she
she would keep up her
as the Chinese boy, and
wait until Barry was stronger be-
fore she spoke to him.
How are things al the house,
he asked.
Pine. Everything II all
right" Kay answered. before
she thought. Barry's surprise
at hearing her voice was re-
Elected on his face.
Kay What are you doing
here >" he struggled TO one elbow
as he stared at her. why are
you disguised like thst?" he de-
manded.
oh, Barry" she sobbed. rush.
ing toward the bed and going
down on her knees beside it. 1T
was the only way I could get to
see you"
What's that? Who won't let
you see me- How did you get
here, anyway? Why are you
here >"
There are 80 many things to
say. Barry, I hardly know where
to start"
Tell me" he suggested.
So she told him of her de-
termination to follow him after
he failed to appear at the wedding.
OF her trip across the country by
plane.
But why-why did you follow
me? I'm not worth all that eff
fort"
L had to know the truth. Bar
ry," the girl said. Il know there
must be more good reason for you
to act as you did. At first Jetta
and Dick Morrow treated me all
right, and then well = was
terribly frightened
Poor girl. Jetta is slightly
mad at times, I'm afraid"
Then Dick locked me up in a
guest house. He and Corinne doped
me, and arranged to carry me
away by airplane. It was only by
a near miracle that 7 escaped. and
came back here. II it hadn't been
for Stan"
stan? Stan who?"
Kay could have bitten her tongue
for that slip. There was no need
to worry Barry now about STAN
ley Gilbert.
bill Stanley. He works in
the mine-a new man. l met
him on my way here, when
my car broke down and he
gave me a lift she said,
glibly.
oh" The look of relief on
Barry's face made the girl wonder,
and then she was glad of her SUBJ
terfuge.
We'll, you've had a pretty
rough time. You shouldn't have
come here, Kay. This is no place
for you.
But why shouldn't I come?
Don't you think you owe me an
explanation
Barry turned his face away
from her. She could see the
muscles contract on his lean
jaw, as though he were fight
ing some inward struggle.
I'm sorry. Kay" he said. AZ
last, his eyes stil turned away.
The best thing you can do is to
forget you ever met me"
Don't talk nonsense. Can I
forget you simply because you tell
me to? Surely you weren't pre-
tending when you told me you
loved me. What in the world has
happened to you, Barry? You're
not the man I knew in Memphis"
Maybe I'm my real self, now.
I should never have left the mine
in the first place. This is where
belong"
DO you mean-do you mean
you've changed your mind-about
me ," Kay asked That you're
sorry you ever met me-that you
ever committed yourself as you
did ,"
His head stin averted. Barry
NODDED, SLOWLY.
Is il Jetta ," KAY asked.
Again he nodded. Yes, Jetta,"
he murmured
The door to the room swung
open, and Kay vas startled as the
nurse charged down on her.
What do you mean. WI. an
noying Mr.. Flynn ," she demand
ed. Selling Kay by the shoulder
Barry turned his head. a faint
smile on his lips.
It's not WI. Miss Burns" he
said. This Is Miss Allison-Kay
Allison, a friend Of mine"
''Wha-what - the nurse slut
tered. Kay took off the white
cap, and her hair. glnting ike
copper in the sunlight, tumbled
down over her ears.
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