The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-04-21
ONE FOR THE
MONEY
3, LOUISE HolnEs

AaaA 4afe lt alA e "a e. s1e "a cor
cerned. Coins home along one q
New YORK CitY's dark streets JuHr
is rescued from purss-snafehFr BY
han 1some JOHNNY TOWSE Hr
suggests thai she needs food ard
they drive away N q luxurious cor
vertible automobile Julie falls n
love with Johnny and thinks % her
self after returninz - her apartment
wouldn't It Be wonderful 81 johnny
should be The one2 She says good
niEht % her father NIKE. and step
mother ENID and Johnny telephones
her. He wants a date ne Julie asks
aim % call again the next afternoon.
Meanwhile Millionaire KENNEDY
WORTHfsGTOS SpATE III about
50. has been BOWED over by jules
beauty and approaches his societT-
dowaeer mother about inviting Julie
% sthsir Ions Island estate Tor he
weekend His mother. wanting Ken
uedT 70 have an heir. overlooks The
fact that Julie Is q mantcurist and
agrees % invite her. But Julie is not
thinking Of KENNEDY spate = her
thoughts concern johnny Iowue.
While manicuring customer naIls,
Julie Is called 20 the telephone Mrs.
Spate invites julie 70 spend the
weekend with them. and Julie &C.
cents When the Spafps' limousine
tied 70 discover that the chauffeur
is Johnny Towne. He shows her
newspaper story stating thai ne
purse-snatcher IS IN a critical condi-
ton A. the hospital and the police
are searching for the man who
knocked him cold Julie fears she
will be mixed up In the case and
lose her chance 70 a life o. luxury.
A terrific wind and rain storm over
CHAPTER NINE
Johnny guided the car into a
public garage and an attendant
rolled the big door TO with a bang.
Stepping from the drivers seat.
he opened the rear door, shouting
above the gale. Don't be fright
ened, Julie"
She jumped out. standing close
TO him. Millionaires and chauf-
feurs and purse snatchers were
/ forgotten in wave OF insane ter
ror In the prolonged glare OF
successive lightning flashes she
saw tree twist as If In the grasp
+ of a mighty hand II crashed
down on the roof of the garage,
splintering through with roar
and a spatter of flying missiles.
i Julie shrieked. Dent leave me,
f Johnny-hold on to me"
He held both her hands. squeez-
ing them comfortably while the
fury of the storm increased. Rain
fell through the splintered roof
and he hustled her into the car.
She chung to him and he sat be-
side her on the gray cushions.
He smiled reassuringly into her
stricken eyes.
'Itll soon be over" he shouted.
"See-it's quoting"
As II to refute his state
ment, the thunder answered
with deafening defamation.
Julie cried out, burying her
face against his sleeve. She
felt his big arm. strong and
reliant and sustaining. She
felt the muscles tighten.
Make it stop. Johnny" she
moaned.
Just hang on, honey" he urged
| gently. Her hat had fallen to the
floor of the car and. with his free
hand, Johnny pressed her head
into his sleeve There, there,
honey" he kept saying.
As suddenly as the storm
had broken il died away. the
wind lulling on dripping
moan. the thunder muttering
in its teeth. Julie Strengthened
and reached for her hat
Gracious, she said, laughing
shakily, what a baby I turned
out to be-"
you were swell" he insisted,
intent eyes on her face.
DO you think it safe to go
now?' jules senses were in a
state of wild upheaval. not so
much because OF the elements as
by the violence Of her own emo
lions.
Fear had released carefully sun
merged impulses Johnny's near
ness had been the answer To the
impulses. Clinging to Johnny, shs
had had taste Of heady ecstasy.
The primitive desire for
more. and still more. ecstasy
very nearly whirled her from
the solid foundation of wis
dom. Johnny leaned over her.
his pleading eyes on her part
ed lips.
Clutching wildly at her waver-
ing defenses, she stammered,
Please see If its all right 10 go.
Johnny" While he reluctantly
went to survey the street she got
herself firmly in hand.
Returning. he reported. Trees
down all along the way. Wen
have to wait until a path IS
cleared"
Julie said nothing Il suddenly
had occurred to her that she had
considerable weak behavior TO
undo. Her actions of the previous
evening had been regrettable
enough without this recent show
OF idiocy
She had frankly encouraged
Johnny Towne the night be
fore. Now she had piled up
the encoura cement by practi-
cally throwing herself into his
arms.
Taking compact from her
purse, Julie coolly repaired the
damage done by storm and fear.
} To her dismay she discovered that
her hands stiIl trembled. She de-