Evening star., 1951-05-23

serious!
I'm afraid it is, with me. With
CARL don't know"
HE hasn't proposed?"
mo"
"And If he did?"
I'D accept him"
Donaldson shook his head.
ut is serious. I didn't know.
I wish you could wait. You de-
serve the best, and I'm not sure
about Carl"
He has wonderful job, at the
Raymond Investment Co. He's
been promoted twice lately.
like him. I think he's going places.
But most of all, I like him"
Il knew you would put it that
way" her father said quietly. He
took her hand.
Kid, happy marriage means
more than anything else. I know.
1t means more than money, posi-
tion, place in society-anything!"
Il wish I could remember
mother" Sherry said softly.
"A wonderful woman" Donald
son said. He barely whispered the
words. but Sherry heard him.
please be careful" her father
continued. returning to the subject
OF romance. Don't make mis-
take. You have good judgment,
Don't let your heart run entirely
away with your brilliant mind"
"I'll be all right" Sherry as
sured him. Nov about business.
Are you going back to the Office
before you leave?"
Her father shook his head.
He got up then, and went into
the den. Sherry going with him.
He sat at his desk, arranging
business papers. giving her some
to put in the safe deposit vault at
the bank and others to go to the
Office where she would need them
Here are the bank books" he
said. you can write checks on all
f'n checking accounts. I have
enough in my personal account to
care for my needs while am gone
I'm not sure when I'll be back
I don't want to startle you OF
worry you, but won't write you
direct. You will hear from me
and be able to write to me-"
Sherry gaSped when her father
said this. Now she was really
worried.
What has happened?" she
asked herself, over and over.
Suddenly she felt very lonely
But she revolved not to let hel
father know this.
The telephone rang. Wher
Sherry answered it, a business firm
wanted to arrange a blanket polio,
on their entire stock.
"1ll go right to the office
Sherry said. "I'll meet your man
ager there. You are insured
now" she added, laughing.
She told her father OF the call
and prepared to hurry back to tn,
office.
Il won't be long" she said a.
she left.
Donaldson looked at her hun.
grily.
He listened as her heels clicke,
down the stairway. Then he wen
back to his desk in the den.
The man appeared to have age,
10 years in an hour.
He reached for the telephon,
and called the airline.
Cancel the reservation 10
Donaldson tonight" he said
Cant make It,"
Next he called a for-hire aut,
concern and ordered car to b,
at the apartment in 30 minutes
IT'S long trip, perhaps 20,
miles," he said. Give me a goo,
car"
He put down the telephone ant
reached for pencil and paper. H
wrote simple will, leaving every
thing to his daughter Sherry
After signing it, he sealed 1t |,
a plain envelope.
Then he wrote Sherry a note
Wrote 1t almost painfully.
Dear Kid" he wrote. "We'v
both had a tough day. I won
make it any tougher for you.
Cancelled my reservations ant
have left. I'm going another route
Put this envelope in the saf,
deposit box. If anything happen
to me, open it.
But don't let me frighten YOU
I'll be back, and We'll have gran,
times again. You will hear from
me soon. Your loving Father"
He put the envelope and note OF
the table in the entry hall wher
Sherry would see them when sh
returned.
A half hour later his bags ha,
been slowed in the rear of the cal
and he was speeding away.
He didn't look back at tn
apartment as he left.
When Sherry reached the offic
she found two customers waitin
for her. She was busy for a
hour with them. Then the stor
manager came in, and it took he
another hour to draw up hi
blanket policy.
All this time she was thinkin
OF her father, wondering what ha
happened so suddenly to chang
him.
She thought of the mornin
paper. She looked for it, and
was gone.
That's strange" she said. 'Da
had 1t right here in the Office"