Evening Star Newspaper, November 4, 1926, Page 40

o THE THE EVENING STORY Scevie Doesn’t Squeal. to hide it and run away when Officer “S TEPHEN BURDOCK!" Judge | C7imes stopped youz! ER 4, 1926. EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, NO 222277 : For a moment Stephen hesitated, Trumain's voice rang full|.;" ¢ 5 |“I tought dere might be somepin and clear in the large, well | (21, ', 205 Ty y' ha mimbly repiied. “There was,” smiled the judge, “about $2,500 worth of drugs that had lighted room that Midwes-| ton reserved for Juvenile Court _cases. ! From an anteroom appeared Ste- phen. The thick fingered hand of Charlle Grimes, Midweston's chlef gnb‘thn officer, held a firm grip upon Stephien's ill-clad shoulder. small_boy. idea that a small package, done In an o'd newspaper, found in an alley along | Fourteenth street was valuable? Had | anybody told you so?” Agal Stephen gave the judge a vot half-frightened look. 3 < ade no answer. nuxt the judge's chair where Judge| ol o “truth Steph Trumain, at the head of a long nar- 3 - ished Mrs. Farnsworth, Tow table, held informal Saturday|\hat happened to your sister Katle morning court. ; “ Pretty Faith Howell from the Mid. | *HeD she dian’t tell the truth. €tephen, a frightened look in the gray eyes too wise for his 11 years, ‘was slowly propelled toward the seat Brighten up the home with new things for bedroom, living room and dining room—come ,”” admon- 'you know ‘weston Gazette picked up her pencil and note paper; Tom Ashley of the on Herald and Jimmy Gris worid ol the News simultaneously 2 ceased looking at Faith and turned their attention to Stephen, the hunt- er's look of an anticipated story quivering their noses. Stephen’s mother, a dull hued crea ture in a faded blue serge suit, sat three seats down from Judge Tru main. Mrs.. Burdeck’s hair had once been red, but her halr, like her cheeks, had faded until her whole Vaing seemed to have taken on the jrittle nondescript hue of the Wry clay bluffs of her native Nebraska. Across the table from Stephen's mother Mrs. Farnsworth whispered to Faith Howell, "My dear, I forgot to Dr. Farnsworth phoned me he returned un- tell you. A few moments for me here. arranged a little | Stephen cowered a bit. . “Tell the judge the truth, Stevie,” R pleaded his mother suddenly in her sharp nasal tone. “Tell the judge where yuh got the stuff.” The judge rapped for order. Ste- phen’s mother, her lips a thinner line | than ever, simmered down, darting a look toward Mrs. Fafnsworth. Mrs. Farnsworth was watching the lights from her emerald ring as it caught the earl. h sunsnine. “Come, now, Stevie,” coaxed Judge Trumain, “vou and I understand each other. I know yvou are not such a bad boy as to want $2.500 worth of horrible drugs for your own use. Who was the man who gave you the package?” insisted Stevie, his small jaw | Bob Dawson's place with this pack- surprise luncheon for him at the ago when Officer Grimes picked you country club. cese won't take long. C phone your soclety edit: You know I do hope this mext (5% ‘Course you were. Now, you'll save yourself a whole lot of trouble if you'll just tell us who was the man T disitke publicity myself, but some | L X5 SASC T L0 N ke, because ©of the ladles who are coming to the luncheon have so little to interest |} e 5 them outside of affairs—oh, on, glancing at Stephen as h % his seat next Judge Trumain. dreadful family, my dear! V last Christmas I found his sister in the most dreadful condition. Thank t's she rettled | ch a find out, sooner or At Judge Trumain's words Stevie's mouth opened [ thin line. . he persisted. udge Trumain frowned. goodness, 1 was able to get her into | oo 0SSP PEREr COR RALT (O the girls’ reformatory at Geneva. 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