Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-01-17
SYNOPSIS

Leslie (SOnny) Richardson, vi
vacious, 1S-yes'r-old redhead, is
maid of all work in her foster faith.
er's roadside lunchrOOm on the out
skirts of Monroe, Michigan. Life
to her was just work and arguments
with Richardson. She never had any
fun. Then, one day, Tom HOLSTER
and jamie Hicks, two young college
students, drive up in an expensive
trailer. Tom is attracted to Sonny
and asks her to go dancing. When
she tells him she doesn't know how
to dance, he drops a coin in the phOnO
graph and proceeds to teach her. Just
then Richardson appears on the scene
and orders the boys out. That was
the last straw for Sonny. She de-
cides to run away. So, that night,
when Tom calls to apologize for get
ting her in trouble and asks her to
meet him, she agrees, planning to use
the boys in her scheme to escape.
She slips out of the house and runs
down the road to their waiting car.
They take Sonny to a dance and as
they are about to return home, she
stuns them with the announcement
that she won't 60 back. Tom pre-
walls upon her to change her mind
but Richardson has locked the girl
out, so the boys reluctantly agree to
Al Ln~ x.yskh En0 SsSnH Snn-
ny's foster-father may have set the
police on their trail, they head for
the state line. In Bowling Green,
Tom marries Sonny to. Outwit the
law. jamie is worried over the con-
sequences when the HOLSTER family
learns the news. He insists upon be-
ing dropped off at Akron.
CHAPTER FOUR
On the ride into Malone, Sonny sat
with State Trooper O'Regan in the
front seat of the police car. Tom
talked to Sonny as though O'Regan
were not there.
"Never mind, honey. Keep your
chin up. They can't do anything.
Just don't answer any questions. I'll
do the talking. Dads responsible
for this"
Sonny was way beyond tears.
When they got to the police station
the officers talked with Tom. He
showed their marriage license. Be-
yond that, he kept demanding: II
want to see my lawyer"
Sonny and Tom were put in sep
arate offices. The girl huddled in a
chair, remembering Toms command
not to talk. Finally O'Regan gave
up, with the order: "Lock 'em up"
Sonny, alone in a cell, threw her
self face down on the hard cot and
sobbed.
Don't cry, child" the police ma
tron said. "This will be all straight
ened out"
But Sonny was inconsolable. She
lay there for hours, unconscious of
time. Somebody brought her food
which she could not eat. She begged
to be allowed to see Tom, but that
was refused. 1t must have been we'll
after nine when her cell door opened.
She did not move even when voice
spoke her name. 1t was a strange
voice but nice one. Trooper O'Reg-
an had brought visitor.
"Come on, we want to talk to you,
Sonny" the trooper said. "Be good
girl"
Sonny came forward to the bars,
slowly. She could scarcely stand.
Her hands clutched at the bars. Her
eyes were swollen with weeping.
Thus did Kirk Hollister first meet
the girl his brother had married. He
saw the slender, pathetic figure in
a rumpled bingham frock, the toll
roughened hands, the petulant red
mouth.
There was a silence. Then Sonny
raised her eyes. She saw before her
a tall young man who looked at her
kindly. Because he looked so much
like Tom, although his hair was dark,
she knew instantly it must be Kirk.
"I'm Kirk HOLSTER" the young
man said. "Officer, can't you bring
this younk woman outside so I can
talk to herr"
"Of course, Mr.. HOLSTER. We'll
take her into the office"
you're Leslie" Kinks voice was
gentle. He sized up the girl. Not
what he had expected, by any means
Younger. "I'm sorry this had tx
happen"
She couldn't answer him.
"My father shouldn't have had thu
police pick YOU I'D, I told him that