Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-04-11
CHAPTER IS

in his pockets and was carrying a
gun for protection. He was showing
it to her and it went off.
"He was calling on you?"
EYES,"
"Are you engaged to him?"
mo"
Then she escaped.
Back at the hotel there were more
reporters. But Sonny would talk to
no one. She went straight to her a
partment, locked and bolted the door.
Then she told the operator that she
was not to ring her telephone un-
der any circumstances.
Sonny called Dice Immediately.
When he finally came to the phone,
she told him as quickly as possible
what had happened. you've got to
to keep your mouth shut, Dice, no
matter what you suspect. You prom
ise?"
al promise. I'll go to the hospital
right away"
Sonny sat staring at the crimson
stain on the carpet. She wondered
if it were too early to call Carol. She
looked at her watch. 1t was five
o'clock.
Not until that moment did the
enormity of what had happened sweep
over her. She could endure the bed
room no longer and went out into the
sitting room. She paced the floor
for hours, it seemed.
"Kirk!" She spoke his name a.
loud. Then she crumpled up on the
davenport, but she was beyond tears.
For her the world had crashed around
her, and she was helpless.
Somehow she must talk to Carol.
But she was afraid to telephone;
somebody might listen in on the con-
versation. Besides, the butler would
not awaken her. There was nothing
for Sonny to do but wait. She did
not know that Carol had direct line
into her room. It had been there for
a long time-for AL. Dice knew, how
ever.
Dice called Sonny from the hospit-
al, made the hotel operator put his
call through. He tried to reassure
her, said AL would be all right.
Much later, there was another call.
The operator said it was from Long
Island, so Sonny accepted it. Carols
hysterical voice came over the wire:
What am I going to do, Sonny?"
"Nothing!" Sonny's voice was en-
phatic. "Do absolutely nothing, do
you hear me?"
Give got to see you"
cit isn't SAFE"
II can't let you take the blame"
Nothing can hurt me. I've nothing
to lose. Don't be FOOL"
"But Sonny"
Keep still. I'll see you as soon as
I can" With that she hung up.
It was after nine when Kirk came.
"Sonny!" He held out his arms to
her, shocked at her appearance.
She came to him listlessly. Now
that he was here, her courage ebbed
completely.
"What happened?"
"What is there to say?"
"You must have been mad to let
him in"
EYES,"
Kirk dropped his arms. His face
was white and she had never seen
his eyes like that.
"I'm not blaming you. blame
myself. I should have come up with
you last night"
If he had reproached her, she could
have borne it, but not this.
"Tell me-"
She began her story haltingly.
He stopped her: 81 know, but what
really happened? Had he found out
about us? Was he trying to black
mail you or something's"
"Oh, mol"
He was trying so hard to find an
excuse. Then his temper blazed:
"Don't you understand what this
means to us ?"
EYES,"
~ know what the headlines will be,
your picture in the papers, every
thing all over again. Oh, Sonny,
Sonny, how could you?"
Her knees suddenly weak, she sat
down abruptly. 81 know what il
means. The end of everything"
"What am I to do?" How can we
ever remedy this"
"Their isn't any remedy"
Kirk came over to her, knelt beside