Evening star., 1951-06-20
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I've beeR worried, ne wrote,
land think perhaps I never should
have left home I'm afraid that
something might hsFpeR to you.
an accident or somethinN %2east
would compel me to come back.
Certain people might try that
means Of getting me back. And
I wouldn't have anything happen
!. to you, Kid, in the world
!; Sherry blinked to keep back the
, tears. She knew that her father
would have returned instantly if
. he had known about the dicta-
phones and the masked men. She
, was glad she had not told him.
At the bottom of the page he
had written "over)." She turned
the page and found this note:
: Il will call you at midnight,
I. your time. Saturday. Be in Dru's
apartment. do not want to call
/ you IN ours. The line might be
, tapped"
Maybe he knew about the dicta-
= phones! But surely, he couldn't
know. Sherry thought.
Now she must go down to the
Golden Pheasant and get the key
Ito Dru's apartment so she could
be there for her fathers call.
Forgetting all about dinner, she
rushed out and got her car from
the garage again, and drove to the
Icafe.
Dru was having a bite to eat,
in a little side room. and Sherry
realized she was hungry. So Dru
sent out to the kitchen for a
sandwich and coffee for her. The
two girls sat alone in the room,
and discussed the engagement of
Lucille and Carl and the excite
lment it had caused.
Il think Carl is a heel, and
you're wasting your time" Dru
said.
Dru was outSpoken but Sherry
knew that she meant what she
said. However, she defended
Carl.
Hes dazzled by Lucilles wealth.
and he's a very ambitious boy"
she said. He'll snap out of it
when he finds out how Lucille
tricked him"
Il certainly wouldn't want any
secondhand bridegrooms." Dru
responded. II think he's making
a fool of you, too"
Carl is the only boy I ever
cared for" Sherry said quietly.
I don't get over these things
as quickly as some girls do"
1t was time for Dru to 60 back
to the check stand, so Sherry left
for the apartment.
She h6d feeling that a car
was following her, but decided IL
was Just nervousness.
When she got home. however
she left her car standing at the
curb, rather than go into the dark
garage alone. She locked the car
and went up and into Dru's apart
ment. h>''1
mere were several hours to
Walt. until her father would call at
midnight. 'A- a y
ohe looked for book to read
ana Tried several. but could NOT
get interested in any of them
ne 'fle tlfne passed, Sherry got
more and more nervous. She
tnought she could hear strange
noises, and went through the
apartment to see that Dru had
locked all the windows and doors
ohe sat down again in the liy-
ing room near the front door and
wondered what she would tell her
1ather when he called.
Perhaps she should relate all
mat had happened. He would
certainly blame her later, when
ne found out that she hadn't
AT least she decided she
wouldn't lie to him. If he asked
her, directly, what had happened
she would tell him.
mat, she decided, was the right
thing to do. The telephone rang
and she rushed to answer it. It
was Dru calling her.
Are you all right, honey?" she
asked.
Sure. why"
oh, nothing. I just wanted to
be sure you got there o. K.'h
What's worrying you?"
I'm just silly, I guess. After
you left, the parking boy came in
and said that car parked across
the street, had started just after
you left. He though the driver
might have been following YOU.
He'd seen you talking with me in
the foyer, and though he ought to
tell me. 1t was just a mistake.
But I'm glad I called.
You've been so nervous and
under such a strain. why don't
you sleep in my apartment for a
few nights?"
So she was followed, Sherry
thought.
I'll be glad to. Dru. I think it
would be nice. I'll be in the other
twin bed when you come"
I have another key, so lock
up" Dru told her.
Sherry hung up the phone and
wondered who was trailing her
now, and what they wanted. She
thought she heard a noise on the
'front.' stairs. She went to the door
and listened. Some one was quietly
coming upStairS-