The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-05
One for the Money
BY LOUISE HOLMES


Continued From Page Tenl
Julie walked with Kennedy down
the stairs and across the foyer
TO the beautiful TULANE cocktail
lounge His insignificant stature
annoyed her Why could he not be
just a little taller? His small
ness made her feel awkward and
ungainly.
They sat on a white leather d.
van, a low table separating them
from the dance floor. The lights
were dim.
Soft music wove mood pat
terms through the room. In
stead Of relaxing In the atmos-
phere Of well-bred elegance,
jules nerves frightened.
She said to the waiter. "A lime
freeze. please and Kennedy
smiled his approval. Men, espe-
cially wealthy men of 80, had
strong convictions regarding young
girls and hard liquor. II was one
OF the things Julie knew. Cock
tails and cigarots dulled girls
bloom. they thought, and Julie
guarded her bloom.
She had nothing TO give in ex.
change for Kennedy's name anc
wealth except herself. She hae
made that self perfect. SO, with
her mind terror-ridden. without
conscious will, she gave attention
to the small niceties OF acceptable
performance.
Have you been in town al
day." she asked. the cadence oi
her soft voice inferring vast in.
terest in Kennedy's activities.
Perhaps he would tell her
about Johnny. But she didn't
care 10 know-and she would
not AJAX.
Sitting there quietly. a pleased
little smile on her lips. she wa
becoming increasingly aware OF
an alarming phenomenon. Where.
ever she looked. bars appeared.
She saw Kennedy through bars
Johnnyas accusing eyes stared a.
her from behind bars His eve,
haunted her. Lack Of sleep. lacl
Of food, endless fretting. had left
her eerily susceptible 10 illusions
She knew the bars to be illusions
but still
Yes, all day" Kennedy wa.
saying. Spent = busy morning -a
Her heart suffered. Now he
would tell her about Johnny. Then
the bars would go away. "-lunched
at my club. had a few hours of
cribbage. / wasn't too good al
the game. Julie. Ny mind was on
you-five o'clock and you"
The bars slithered and
leered. She said. because II
was the thing 10 say. Five
o'clock meant something 10
me. too" She shook her blond
head and blinked her EYES In
an effort 10 Danish the bars.
They were crowding closer,
smothering her.
Her hand lay on the white
leather seat and Kennedy covered
II with his Did I only meet
you last Friday ," he asked. HIS
clumsy love making had but one
redeeming feature, sincerity. So
great was his sincerity that II
loosensd his diffident tongue.
I've known YOU always.
Julie he went on. '1'ye been
searching for you all nv life.
Until found you felt cheat
ed. I've been hungry for love
and romance. DO you know
what I'm trying to tell you.
dear7r
Her eyes moved sisntWise In his
direction and he leaned toward
her. murmuring. You are 70 ut
terry desirable. 20 beautiful Be
cause ] have besn cheated for -
long ! am impatient Does Il Of
fsnd you that ! an impatient.
Julie >"
No shs ssid softly. To her
self she kept rsitsrating. Its
what I want This ~ my chance
and I'm going 70 take H. Johnny
is only bad dream-I'u wsken
and find him gone"
Kennedy was speaking of =
dream It's an old dream. Julie.
A sweet beautiful woman in my
home. The woman % my dream
mad no face until recently. put she