Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-15

A'i NiSdleItes' never used, gold-tooled
memorandum book with a gold pencil,
mirror comb, compact a tiny perfume
bottle whose contents were Judged worth SIS
an ounce, the sought-for handkerchief a
concert program and. her heart ierked a
sold seal ring from Raoul de Theirac, who
mad given her the fulfilment of her dream
and lost his own at one throw! O. she must
write to him soon. Peter had failed no
wonder!..to leave her that address What
must Raoul think of her, the heartless Ameri-
CAM
But there was just one crumplcd dollar
bill
And the bank would be closed She didn't
want TO show herself at any Of the usual
Five minutes later she entered the wait
ing room of Or Henry Treyne
There were actually two patients in this
room and one, within, but no sooner had this
one reappeared Sticky girl of Is with her
flushed mother, than Henry broke the rules
Of procedure.
Lucy! Please come in"
II won't keep you for a second" Lucy's
lovely look went begging humhly across the
resentful faces which al once inevitably lost
their resentment and smiled into remuneration
Come in said Henry again his voice
stern.
Don't be cross. know it's awful Of me.
I'm here on false pretenses Henry, can you
possibly lend me $50 in cash right away
now?"
Twenty-Five" said Henry soldierly-
prompt and sergeant-grim.
That will do You are darling. I'd have
been terribly up against it You see I'm sort
Of well, I'm sort of. L guess you'd call it
running away"
Il recognized the symptoms at once
too, in my time, have run away"
Henry! Have you? VIII you tell me
about it some day."
Il will if you'll tell me about you now"
LIE was taking from his desk drawer a small
roll of bills every one of which he counted
out to her. "Tventy-thiee "a % Lucy,
are you sure that will be enough ?"
yes, indeed. In about an hour I'll be
with Peter"
"Ah"
I'm going to his shop at Lannack He
doesn't know it yet himself I didn't want
to explain it on telephone. He will be there
even after hours because he stays at work
over his designs. He has a little place of his
own He drew me a map where it is so III
have no trouble finding him."
Lucy was already on her way to the door
which opened from the office into the little
man. llG 1OllONuiS ilCi. AIT pSeiSG IOl-
give me, I don't mean TO be fresh but.
you going TO be-. married."
I'm going TO ask him TO marry me at
once. I've quarrelled with Linnie. I've hurt
Jackie"
$50 it wasn't altogether the heat"
Henry, you are a wizard"
Merely man Of some emotional expert
ence and much imagination"
They'll be turning my father against me,
il they can. .Linnie and Aunt Judith will. I
won't perhaps have anyone but" here in
their wandering her eyes, troubled ecstatic,
met his and were struck still. For his
eyes stood wider than their wont.
". and" Lucy ended softly, emitting the
other name and you, Henry"
He made a spasmodic movement. Lucy,
If anything goes wrong. -"
"I'll come TO you. I'll come straight here
to you"
do you mean that? Thanks" He was
following her more by instinct than through
any guidance Of his stricken senses and now
reached that small dark vestibule
IF you don't come back 20 me-" he said
in a stifled voice, land I have feeling
that you won't. let me say good-by to Lucy
Grange
She turned and raised her clear, seraphic
face He drew up and back his own head the
better to look into her eyes. He did not kiss
her lips, they were without desire, but, after