Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-09
PITFALLS
LOVE
BY ADELE GARRISON

but i VIII come TO Dad'A suite
first" he said. stay there till
arrive. please. have a message
for you"
"A MESSAGE" | repeated fear
fully. but Dicky had hung up the
receiver. When l had told my
father what my husband had
said, his comment was: mo use
worrying about II. II may he
nothing, and you'll know as soon
as Richard gets here.
But had - force myself "a
calmness until Dicky came.
II know you're on tenter-
hooks" DiCky said, 80 I'll spoon
the lentils at once. IL was an
other telegram, telephoned over,
addressed 10 Lillian. IL said:
Appointment at restaurant
postponed for few days. but will
advise you at least four hours
beforehand. Hold yourself in
readiness 10 obey SummonS.'
How was II signed ." ! asked
TREMENDOUSLY. for though infinitely
relieved at thil second postpone
ment OF the rendezvous In which
I had planned 10 impersonate
Lillian. with the help OF Halo
rams magic makeup ability,
dreaded hearing what was
sure would he the answer.
THE same as the other"
Dlcky said: Tom Norton"
sfrAI. A..
father said. ut shows that they
are badly confused, and are
sparring for time TO make other
plans. And now, my dear" he
asked me, "are YOU very tired ."
Not a Bit" l said
Then wish you'd get To
work DECIDING the personal that
collegiate gangster was reading,
the one at which he exclaimed.
Old old Tony" according 10
Gus. Richard, you, Of course.
will 60 directly up TO see Mary"
SIMPLE personal"
I was glad 10 see Dicky back ar
the end OF a half hour, for l could
get no start on that apparently
simple personal reading
Alexander. Papa. Mama and
Bertha heartbroken because YOU
left in anger and have not let
ms hear from YOU. Afraid Mama
will he III. Please let us know
at once where you are. Every
thing will be forgiven and for
gotten"
You're sure this is the one ."
Dicky asked, after an hour of
joint labor.
Yes" answered abSently,
then rapidly thumbed through
other codes We had discarded.
Let's try this one again" I
said. "And start with a premise
exactly the reverse Of what we
tried before"
"Okay." Dicky said grinning.
Five minutes later we looked at
each other IN triumph
This is IT," he said. We've
got a lead. anyway"
But it was another half hour
before the completed code mes
sage lay before us, and I gathered
up the sheets with a heady sense
Of victory.
Father" I said
"Of course" Dicky answered.
"On the run. Ill stay here so
the place won't be left alone"
GIVES NEWS To SPENCER
I hurried 10 my fathers apart
ment and spread the decided mes
sage before him.
'Bambino" he read. and
grinned sardonically. Nice
name for the collegiate gang
ster,
My father rubbed his hands to-
gether in gloating gesture l had
never seen him use.
big Tony will wait a long
time for that message" he said.
And now for several days we all
will have 10 play the hardest
game Of all. the waiting game.
THE best thing about II. my
dear daughter" ne said, smiling
al me. will he that you will get
a muchneeded rest. l don't want
10 hear Of your doing anything
but eating, sleeping and reading,
with an occasional walk and
visits with Mary. l want Ia see
more color In your cheeks"
Katharine nodded approvincly
when l repeated the conversation
10 her.
That's the stuff" she said.
And she kept me 10 rigid
regime, broken only by visits 10
Mary. where l helped her enter
tain members of the cast who
flocked 10 her bedside.
But on the seventh day toward
evening. when l had been trying
10 Soothe Katharine. who once
more had rebelled at enforced
separation from her husband. the
telephone rang and the operator
gave me an astounding message.
DIR. Hal Meredith calling"
she said.
Continued tomorrow)