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as tia: uQ Doc's letters becone mort $Q*- They reach the point where “Ruth” has visited the judge and demanded « definite enswer. Bither the judge goes to Washington ard effects the release of ‘Dearest, : Darling Daddy Mine’, or the compromising photozraphs will be sent to “Ruth's” friend, who zorks for the publisher of a tabloid newspapor. The judge, of seourse, is pleading for time. He besseches Ruth to have patience, and assures her he will have Bob‘c friend out by Christmas! Shavings, unable to decipher the schere of @ paranoiec, since his characters are coved around so confusedly, gives up in despair. He continues to write tho letters, but pays little attention to the contents, Ee is interested now in only the cigarettes ho recei.es for writing thane The; are, he carfides to ano‘her innate, stereotyped --- the sane thing over and over, the lansuage slightly varying. In few words: Ruth, having the gudge or his knees begging for mercy, warns him that umless he effects the release promised she will send the pictures to her newspaper friend. - Then, it develops, a date “ sot for the release of ‘Dearert, Darling Daddy Ijnef' Yer, he will walk out of the penitentiary a free man, . . two days before Christus! Oh, how happy she (Ruth) will be to greet hil To live over acuin those days end nights of the past! To orush him axce more to her heaving bosom. « » To feel his warn flesh against her own! Happiness too complete to dare dream of! She fears. . . fears for the gods are jealous! Fears. . . fears for his safety until then! Fears. « « fears that his happiness upon being released will make him forget all that “ghe has done for hint Foars. . . fears of foare! . « that ho wil? go back to his wife, instead of proving to her (Ruth) that he loves her more! Wretched Ruth) Poor kuth} Suppose she has worked in vain? Suppose all her effort end toil has been for an ungrateful man? Suppose?) Suppose many things, sho reminds hin. But alas} the day comes. . . the day goes. . » Christzas passes and the New Year has begun, and “Dearest, Darling Deddy Mine", Ruth forlornaly regrets, ie still behind the walla of the Atlanta peniten- tiary. dnd Fred, the guard who 4s supposed to be bringing in the letters from domntom, is scheduled to go to Aloatras for duty!