THE EUGENE REGTSTEB-GUARD
I LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE
,rir- v jaw r H.W
Or Else
By HAROLD GRAYj
I I m Mi l I V tuCORiBY
L, i d b.eU three
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same park. It was luxury indeed to
ride thus in costly furs, beside a band
some young man in such a car!
"I want to take tou whpr ve run
tai". f- , t.1- int in me icnu,
oId ; clovfd finger; drum-
have dinner and dance. I want t
take you to the best night club in
town. I'm so sick of loneliness and
tMi"r. intet on the dark,
fe, of th apartment
neat 1 can t see straight. I "
"New York is full of girls, 8teve."
Mona tried to make her voice dis
uNCERSTANdVI'M SUINgS THAT'S f WRONG AOAIN- f OM, VEAH?) LISTEN , YOU CHEAP SHYSTER- 'm f IS IT? SUE ME - BUT OX.
YOU'RE YOU FOR A TEU-IN' YOU HAVE ONE Of "fsAYS WHO? THROUGH FOOLING- I'VE CHECKED DON'T FORGET- BE OM I MR
PIGUR1NG BILLION- HIM I TWO CHOICES- 1 J YOU UP- AND I HAVE THE PROOF- THAT BOAT SATURDAY WAKBUCKS?
ON SUINCS I'LL MAKE 1 TIM- EITHER YOU SAIL, I f HA f I KNOW WHY YOU SWITCHED TO FOR EUROPE, FOR LIFE- V
ME- I JUST YOU THE FOR EUROPE I 1 THAT'S A I . THE DIVORCE RACKET- IT SEEMED J OR YOU'LL BE COLLARED v
m, T5. DROPPED KI LAUGHING ,-v SATURDAY. FOR LAUGH- I SAFER- IT ISN'T- HOW ABOUT I SUNDAY- I THINK YOU' Li." VI SCRAM.
u uosu I TO HEAR STOCK OF JQ. Uk LIFE OR YOU I Q (J THE HUNT CASE ? PO YOU 45) JUKE EUROPE- BETTER JJ YOO TVVO-B
Of thn NatW VOU ' W TVNU.ft HX GO TO THE I I'LL--- JS kWNT ME TO TELL WHAT J K KEEP AN EYE ON V S
oi tne Nation (deny it- J you . i;V-0?n penitentiary vC13S.H K i know? - NL him, boys-- ? 1
'Human-esf and rCmA k $t$M lUlBH M 'JT?fe T70 3. ii
r n .k furrld 1KB
r.ws, could M the narrow-
P?-v : ij-ht vnnish aDova aome-
"v. Only Mona'a Hair couia
."Ly . halo! He must
F- " . . h. .lira nf
P ,,Tf St Wchini her 'gently.
F,v.,t "Ped- Tai. childhood pal
ItSOSI i" Ch. ... mora
a,:, u Deauunu. w" j
I .kit The irl wbo "J1" towad
flu regal, her head amartly
Lk bar iiih -"" wb'.' "
Li tnoTio toward hi mln that
wool, w ; hnv(, hppn a TOlins
fc' Get out of airtt -and ear
,!'. t' winz out of hia aeot to as
ill to aiI " . . iH, i K.
. i(r. uoe ciimu .
Jdrive lite the fiend you are
r a if. 1 VOU nUHb imiltt va. -
L'B"aend, artWe, of .
Ilo bil jnunS women ,
Ik. ear lid'd forward but hteve a
pa '"".... H. annroved of
" " I. ' i,.f Vh. would
. ..w "centlcman" and "lady
Sgh. liked them, didn't you?"
a , ,.v.. tmL-nil iko n mil-
I" !"" thrnnirh that
jolliri a jruu v-.. .
r. 'Steve, 1 says w ij.v, , ......
II OBI lana-i " "V.,-,.
,rid oceurreu i
nnriaif tne jown m u "?
could bardlJ ho harsh with him.
wold nave aeni mem uam. im
ISd.'-fcbe"l Ktad it but
r j... ji't. stpvt. othmB like
.t. iBTinir C nderella tomeht
fcrjM Well. DeC&U X Wivuftuu v
! pieasa you.
rloei ulease m." rtunil Steve
rk'w happened," Mona went on
I .1- thniirrli Via hurl nt-tl-.
Eken, "that Mother had sent my one
only evening (town 10 miw. ouc
rri(d Jim Halliday, you kngw, and
ttii because I bad to, but
MI to back tomorrow."
Kfur von've worn thera?" SteTe
a twinkle in his ere, yet with
kkKrenty.
Hal imlled serenely. "You should
L.i.. knnl-i anil fhontAt nrn-
fcoi we've pulled (put of unworn
j:j iinl ImmPiimtol'V.
Li he laid a gloved hand over her
p and spoke softly.
L' I .11 T arni1 rn
Way OOX WHU UMll.V n ll- numc
1 cent store periurae ; en, mose
El arc uvri ami i m umniun ui n-a
Today (he could not quite keep
l out of his voice) those duds
tire wearing qon i mean mny mure
ma than the pound of candy did
other days."
But it's the spirit or tne tnmff,
1 inlrif Viohind thn Vinr et a?nnrlv.
m. It Isn't the cost."
"Okay. Then it's the spirit behind
it handful of clothes and not their
Bo that's that!"
Intai not that at all but Mona de
!H on silence. She'd take the
''Jim hack tomorrow and with Lot
' help see that they were received.
1 tuBw juuu ieri t? 1 j, jiuti,
liiv in sny rii? Pilgrim picked for
fc- Wo almost bad every dress in
p place on the model before I found
ft the right one!"
ion went yonrselt, Steve? Lid yon
1 Lottie?"
Bnt Lottie had not been In evl
tce. Probahlv she was resting tip
r tonight'i date. Frequentlv Lottie
rtinaJ 1... 1 . UL
frmi'a to what Mona thought must
It as juat as well that Steve
wa nr, iMiuB ana ukpo.
Ti even when he was penniless.
that he was apparently wealthy
Buht mnke a plnv for bim. Mona
ilht, smiling a little, that nothing
'lid inHpni fitava A v- eA
"Lottie's making that play.
"aft of jealousy shot through
P nd she laughed again. Jealous!
pun mean she was falling for old
and abandoning her plnn to
r-w - uiau i wenun ann posmon;
f-BWne like Barry Townsend?
pey were moving through the park
kju n? Biwly. end Mona en
fi tt. Too oftpn e had walked
'n'laici, luruuan IUUL
couraging.
"It'a not full of girls like you!"
j
Suddenly he put his arm about her
they were in a deserted section of
the park and drew ber to him. He
kissed ber, kissed ber again and again.
"When I think of you working so
bard, and that brother of yours not
helping ' Steve's voice was trem
bling. "Lord, Mln, I've been making
money! Let me stand behind you if
you need me. It must be tougb go
ing. Min, lots of times. Most of the
time!"
Mona thought of the rent, the In
surance, her father's small fee at the
hospital, the quarters Bud borrowed
and the bills banded every Saturday
to Ma who stretched them somehow
to last through the week. She thought
of days when she had gone without
lunch, pretending she bad gained two
pounds tho week before and was fast
ing to keep slim.
Then she thounht of the ermine
cloak she was wearing. She thought
of what Mrs. Casey would say to
Mrs. Callahan if she caught sight of
it. And she thought of bteve s kisses.
She could not admit even to her
self that she had wanted IStevo to
kiss her. No, she had merely endured
those caresses. Steve's sincerity was
unmistnkable. It would have boen
cheap to take offense. He was her
childhood friend and. as in the old
days he had brought her apples or
oranges, now he, was sharing his good
fortune with her Still it wasn't to
be thought that this could lead to
anything more serious. She wouldn't
spoil his evening by telling him that
now, though.
Steve's eyes were fastened on the
strip of asphalt ahead, the glittering
panorama of the city, tbe pyramids of
lighted dots reaching into the sky.
The car swerved, veered again, and
plunged down another highway to
ward Columbus Circle.
Dexterouslv Steve swung the car
between a pile of cobble stones and
a rope bung with red lights. Then
Broadway, gloomy in the automobile
section but brigut and garisn in tne
lower forties.
He said, "I am going to take you to
tho Halcvon club."
Mona knew the Halcyon Club, It
had Opened recently and was at tbe
moment one of New York's most ad
vertised Bupper clubs. Tbe music was
the best, tbe dance floor excellent.
and the food (incredible for a night
club!) appetizing.
Tbey left tbe car In the shadows of
the side street into which Steve had
raided it and walked the few yards to
the supper club door. Tbe doorman
recognized Steve and answered his
greeting effusively, springing" to hold
the swinging doors apart.
Mona and Steve walked down thick
ly curpated steps into the tiny foyer
lined with mirrors. Then through
more swinging doora toward the in
ftinuatinr murmurs of the orchestra
It was easy to see that Steve was
delighted to be able to bring Mona
here. Tbe admiring glances of the
men they massed, the speculative, en
vious glances of the women were no
new experience lor juona out. tuey
gratified her escort.
Their table was near the space
cleared for dancing. Mona tossed the
priceless cloak from her shoulders
and emerged like a sea nymph in her
sea green frock.
"Like it?" asked Mona boldly as
Steve's eyes registered tbe answer to
her query. She went on, "Little thing
I picked up this afternoon. Picked up
in my room where it bad no business
to be!"
She eniphssized the last four words
wtth little statin of ber fineer in tbe
air. She waa flirting with him I It
was safe enough here where he could
not kiss ber again.
Steve's eyes, however, turned away
and searched the room speculatively.
"I'm expecting my partner, no ex-nlninori-
Ktpre stormed short.
"Great Guns, look who's here! be
exclaimed.
(To Be Continued)
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ITI fight Johnny Risko 10 rounds
if you can find a promoter to put up
y.vio.OOO for my purse. JacK iemp
scy.
A man Tnnnt be a self-starter. Too
many people are waiting to be
I like Hollywood ... It seems a
great place to relax and also turn
out some work. ieuuian canxneaa.
stage and screen actress.
A sitrvev taken bv tbe University
of Chicago shows that there are 100
females to every vs maies in urnan
centers, and 108 men to every 100
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