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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-07-08, Page 2THUJWAY, JULY 8ta», 1037 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE >11 6 RECKLESS LADY’ BY VERA BROWN Plans Escape felt .remorseful. Lucy, go down really sorry. I things had been Karen suddenly "Like a -good girl, and tell Dad I’m didn't realize how with him today.” When Karen plead­ ed,, people usually did as she asked. Standing there in the flickering , firelight of her own room, a lace negligee almost the shade of her honey-colored hair wrapped around her, she was a lovely sight. As she waited for Lucy she tapped her loot in a pale green ostrich trimmed slip­ per on the hearth rail. “After all,” thought Karen, 21, I have my own money, should father act like this?” ■firelight reflected in the star phire on the left hand and it blazed suddenly, with startling brilliance. Karen suddenly turned inward and ‘ sighed. | Then ILucy came back, Karen knew the answer before she spoke. She shrugged her shoulders. “All right better take the tea things down. And order me something for ( dinner on a tray at 7.” Hardly was Lucy out of when Karen came trailing behind her. She slipped velvet mules on hei’ feet and carried them, as she crept down the front stairway. As she reached the main hallway, she could see Fred in the drawing room adjusting the curtains. Her father, in his study was bent ovei’ a pile of papers. At the outer door Karen paused only long enough to take her father’s fur-linecT overcoat whiclr-hung in the clothes closet. She threw it around her shoulders, slipped on the mules and stepped cut into the snowy night. “I’m Why The sap- the door through off the CHAPTER IV The front door had hardly closed on Karen, who had fled into- the stormy night, when Luray came back into the girl’s sitting-room. “Miss Karen, cook has some squab for you specially for dinner,” Lucy called, assuming Karen -to be in the bathroom or the bedroom Ibeyond. There was no answer. Lucy, ter­ rified at what Mallory would say, made sure Karen, was nowhere in the suite, and then ran down to the butler. ■“Fred, Miss Haren’s gone. “How? I’ve been here all the time She couldn’t have got out this way,” he said with- assurance, which com­ forted Lucy. Then they gan a systematic search house. Certainly, Karen had through the servants’ entrance, could not have been accomplished without her being seen. And the side entrance, brilliantly lighted, showed no footprints in the new fall­ ing snow. “She can’t be outdoors. .She only had on a lace dressing down. There is not a (blanket or wrap gone any place!” Lucy finally had to go to Mallory in the study. “It’s Miss Karen, sir. iShe’s gone.” Mallory jumped up. “You helped her, Lucy.” “No, sir, I obeyed orders. She left within two minutes, sir! She only had on a lace dressing gown, and there’s no coat gone.” “■Then she’s still in the house, just trying to frighten us. Fred!” Mallory yelled at the butler hovering in the hallway. “Hunt! Find .her. She couldn’t go for any more! Karen has caused us enough trouble already!” Mallory walked the floor. He wor­ shipped Karen. Lucy knew that, as aways from the time Karen was a baby his attempts at discipline al­ ways were too late and too violent when they did come. He just did not know how to manage the girl. Shortly Mrs. Mallory came in, a swirl of mink and orchids and snow on ..er graying hairs. She kissed her husband without noticing that a../Jung was wrong. “Where’s Karen?” she said “Lucy have (you still got her locked up? I told you that was foolish. Bring her down, bless her heart. She probably needs a codktail iby now.” If Rea Mallory had tried to think up something to say which would enrage her husband she icould not have succeeded more admirably. With a bellow he jumped from his chair. Lucy retreated to the hall­ way and Mallory, pacing up and down, told his wife what -he thought of her, her family and all her ways. Even Mrs. Mallory, accustomed through the years to .her husband’s rages, was shaken. She managed to get courage to ring for a cocktail, settle herself to listen comfortably to what Mallory had to say. She hid­ ed he.r time.' Finally she rose, put her hand on his arm. “Jason, you’re getting too upset. You’re going to put on your coat and hat and you’re going down ifor dinner, just you and I, to that nice place you like. I agree with you all you say, mind you, darling, but I ieally don’t know what to do about Karen.” She leaned over and kissed his cheek. “She’s wilful, but we can't break that. She must learn from experience.” Mallory threw out .his hands. “Rhea Dont you understand? I’m trying to save her from something terrible which will happen if she keeps on. I know it.” Rhea shook her head. “I agree ith what you say, but you know we can’t stop- that. I’m afraid we have spoiled her, Jason. She’ll find dis­ cipline hard to learn now.” iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiii iiniii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnr. delighted to see Karen and bowed very low. “Come!” “No, Ritchasan, in Miss Gail’s dressing room.” “They wait long time for you, Miss Karen.” She tried to take Karen’s coat, but the .girl held on tight as she marched helplessly into the drawing room by the “Karen!” ward. “Heavens, cried, jail?” * Ping was there and delighted to see her. “I knew you’d make it! I was sure when I called and found you’d flown the coop! ! on here, Thought you’d Gail.” He kissed her. At this same moment, tihe young man on the eleyatoi' who seemed so interested in Karen was telephoning a friend. “I just saw Karen Mallory over on Beekman Place in negligee and a man’s fur- uned overcoat.” There was a pause. “.Sure? Of course, I’m sure. I’ve seen her lots of times. I tell you she had on bedroom slippers, feath­ ers on them and everything! And she’d been out in the snow in that get-up. No, J wouldn’t be surprised at anything, feut I thought you’d like to know.” both of not Le­ the lett That She’s still here, without a coat.” Telltale Footprints already discoveredBut Fred had the dainty footprints in the snow on the front doorstep. He .hoped to keep the others from doing so until the fresh snow obliterated them. It was while they were so engaged in a sort of “hunt the slipper” af­ fair that Ping called. “Let me talked to him,” Mallory said. “Have you seen Karen?” the father demanded. Lucy, fo-und it necessary to be in the study as Mal­ lory talked. “Well, I thought you might here Ping. I don’t want to worry you, but ■Karen just walked out of the house, totally against .ner wishes.” There was a long Ping talked. “If she telephones know.” “What? I tell you the house. We’ve place. And she had clothes on; I can't Maybe you’d better you can,” Mallory slammed "If Karem had left have telephoned Pitfsh “Maybe she doesn’t know where to find him,” Lucy offered. "I can’t call the police and tell them that my daughter is out walk­ ing in the snow without any clothes on!” Mallory banged his fist on the desk. "iL-dtcy, something had to be done about this family! I won’t stand silence while yon, let us she’s out of hunted every' virtually no explain, Ping, come over when up the receiver, this house she’d if Flight 1 While this discussion was going on, the cause of it all sat in a taxi­ cab which slowly wended its way thro’ traffic to Beekman Place. When Karen -closed the door of her home behind her she had made no plans. Her escape .had been so sudden and successful she did not even have money1* with her. The ten steps to the sidewalk wet hpr fragile slip­ pers through. Her father’s coat hung to the ground and she had to turn up the sleeves. “If only a taxi comes along!” she prayed. Traffic as moving. One, two, three-all filled. She hurried up to the corner of Sixty-thdrd Street, just to .get away from the house. If the few people she passed thought her a .peculiar sight, in white shoes, no- hat and an oversized coat, They were too- busy with their own affairs to care. Finally she got a cab, climbed in and leaned back with a sigh of re­ lief. “Wheel” she said aloud. “Where to, madam?” She’d bettei’ go to Gail’s. She could wear Gail’s clothes, they were about the same size, and she could tele­ phone Ping from there if he had not already come. Traffic moved so slowly that Karen, was frantic, 'She expected somebody to pounce on her at Gail’s house and take her back home like a naughty child. The journey seemed interminable. Finally the cab pulled up before- the Beekman Apartments, the place wihere Gail lived. Thank heaven she knew this doorman. “Take care of the bill, Jim,” she said. Jim looked a little startled as Karen’s wet ostrich-trimmed foot came o.ut of the - ab. “Yes, madam.”. “Give him a good tip, Jim,” Kar­ en added uncomfortably as she real­ ized Jim was trying was wearing a man’s coat. “I must be a thought, as she hurried through the lobby. The elevatory boy bowed; “Good evening, Miss Mallroy,” Karen had the .grace to blusih as he pretended he did not note her startling appearance. “They’ll think I jmst broke jail!” Karen giggled to herself, then cringed as more people got into the elevator eying her with polite stares. She held her head high, clutched her fathet’s coat about her. One of the young men made some comment, but she did not turn her head nor indicate that she had heard. But she had to ride to the top floor to Gail’s penthouse. Would the car never get there? The youhg man went with her to the top, watched her leave with mu,ch amusement Ritchasan, Gail’s little maid, was not to see she fur-lined over- sight,”Karen determined maid. Everybody rushed fo-r- what a get-up!” Gail “Are you running away from brunette, gorgeous remarked So I came . make for More Sensations * sensation, with the CHAPTER V Gail and the rest of the girls at her cocktail party were helping Kar­ en dress.Ritclhasan had found a gold cloth frock which seemed to fit well ©nought and Karen was wiggling in­ to it. “This was made for a Gail,” Karen smiled. “I think that gold is with youir hair,” Helen judicially. The gown was extremely cut, witih a train, much more decol­ lete than Karen farcied, but under the. circumstances she was grateful for any kind of clothing, There was a gold coat, which b.ut- tcnly demurely from hem to chin. But Gail’s slippers were too large. Helen sent for some of hers and fin­ ally the party was ready. It was wthile the girls were busy dressing Karen that Prince Serge I ..ni arrived at the party. Sauve, handsome, the young nobleman was being much entertained at the time. When Karen walked zling figure in gold, it Rani was smitten, ignored the Prince, kissed red lips before everybody and nounced loudly; ‘‘If you don’t to go home, darling, we’ll be ried tonight and to tihe devil our families. They interfere too much anyway!” Rani liaised his eyebrows. “How is it with Miss Mallory antj the young man? They are, as you say, engaged?” Gail, cievoted to this new lion, ex­ plained things to Rani. “She means to marry this, er, mild young man?” he pressed. “You never know about Karen!” Gail answered carelessly. “Where to?” somebody asked, end­ ing his inquiries. “The iBezee -for cocktails and then we’ll ;go on some place else,” Gail answered. ■So the party began, club the Prince danced Karen. He was a little startled at the sensation her appearance creat­ ed. Foir Rani found it lhard to as­ sociate the Karen Mallory7' of the news-papers with this golden girl in his arms. in New York ■Ping here Karen’s costume was a Everybody was delighted idea. Ping took off her slippers, and Ritchasan brought her a pair of Gail’s dry ones. “I’m looking for clothing you- ican wear, darling,” Gail said, as Ritcha­ san brought the shoes. “There’s one dress that’s always been too for me, should be just about for you-----•” “Shall I call your father?” was a little worried. “No, Ping, he’d come over and make a scene. I want a good time tonight—I’ll make my -peace with him tomorrow.” Just at tihis moment Mrs. Mallory, over on Fifth [Avenue, had per­ suaded her husband to go off to dinner with her. “‘■Get Mr. Mallroy’s coat, Fred, I’m weary.” There was a long wait. “It’s gone, sir,” Fred came back, his face white That coat, sable lined, was Mallroy’s pet. “Then that little wretch wore that!’” Mrs. Mallory spoke without thinking, relief in heir voiice. least, the pneumonia Mallory, speak, just suddenly they both smiled. “She’s impossible, Jay! But it is funny!” Mrs. Mallory cried, as she wiped tears of laughter from her eyes. <"I give up!” Mallory chuckled. “Get me another coat, Fred.” out, a daz- was obvious Ping, however, Karen's an- want mar- with At child would not have by her foolishness! so furious he could not stared ac lids wife. Then “How was jail, darling!” had * pretty debutante to Karen and the Prince danced by. ( “Lovely, no telephones to Karen angered as gayly, here in thought Blanche put her “I'm drinking too much wished the Prince would her so close, Silky Words “You’re‘gorgeous!” he ing. “Too gorgeous to thpt shimmed-milk Karen!” He pronounced her name with a queer accent which stirred her. “Karen!” He raised her hand to his lips as the dance ended. People surrounded her. Everybody wanted to buy her a drink, just to celebrate her “coming-out” party. Ping came at last. “We’d better get out. Somebody’s called the news­ papers,” he whispered. Gail, annoyed at Rani’s obsorp- tion with Karen, was devoting her­ self to Bill Ray. Serge asked about Bill, when they were both' limousine. “She’s been engaged to years,” Karen told Rani, rolled along. “Poor Bill, this i break for him, Your Highness.” “Call me Serge, Karen!” he beg­ ged, holding her hand under Ping’s very nose. “Say it!” His lips were at 'her ear and he dropped a furtive kiss. “Serge—” Karen’s voice faltered. “I’m going to marry you, Karen. I give you fair warning!” Karen looked up into the Prin-ce’s black eyes as the lights of Broadway flashed by. ;His daring intrigued her. (Continued next week) I called a as she tihis gorgeous room suddenly of Violet and 'Thelma! iffeavens hand to her head, bother!’ Odd how Karen and ■She and She hold Skinner Reunion was waste young say- i on man, in the as a {About 150' apembers of the Skin­ ner ifamily from widely separated centres gathered for the pnnual family reunion in Queens Park in Stratford, Saturday afternoon. Offi­ cers toi* the 'coming year were: H, 'Cecil Skinner, Norman Passmore, Mrs. Uecil Hodgins, Harvey Skinner The members of the family decided to hold their next reunion at Owen Sound, the Saturday nearest June 15 Saturday’s program of sports result­ ed as follows: Races; igirls under 5, Aileen Skinner, Laura^Skinner; boys under 5, Rae Skinner, Jim Richard­ son; girls under IO1, Mary King, Dor­ is Skinner; boys under 10, Norman Skinner, Jack Skinner; girls un­ der 14, Gladys Skinner, Alma Skin­ ner; boys lundei' 14, Ross Skinner, Elgjn Skinner; candle race, Clara RichardSQn, Elgin Skinner; girls’ 3-legged race, Ruby King and Al­ ma .'Skinner, Ruth Skinner and Mar­ garet Skinner; boys’ three-legged race, Ross Skinner and Elgin Skin­ ner; chum race, Irwin Bellamy ana Ruby King; Ross Skinnei’ and Alma Skinner; nail-driving contest, Mrs. Cecil Skinner, Mrs. Cecil Hodgins; mother and daugihter race, Mrs. F. King and Ruby King, Mrs. Eli Brown and Mary Brown; father and son, race, Melville Skinner and Ross Skin­ ner, Russell Skinner and Harold Skinner; married men’s race, Rus­ sell Skinner, -Cecil Skinner; slipper race, Mrs. Cecil Hodgins, Mrs, T^ill Balkwill; wheelbarrow race, Ross Skinner and Alma Skinner, Elgin Skinner and Ruby King; youngest boy, Hugh Skinner; youngest girl, Marline Skinner; oldest man, John Peart; oldest lady, Mrs. John Noble. Exeter ©imra-Afcuorate Established 1873 and 1887 at Exeter, Ontario Published every Thursday morning ■UBSCRIPTION—$2.0:0 per year in advance RATE'S—Farm or Real Estate for sale 50c. each insertion for first four insertions. 25c. each subse­ quent insertion. Miscellaneous ar­ticles, To Rent, Wanted, Lost, or Found 10c. per line of six woide. Reading notices 10c. per line. Card of Thanks 5Oc. Legal ad­ vertising 12 and 8c. per line. I* Memoriam, with one verse 50c. extra verses 25c. each. 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