The Syracuse Journal, Volume 19, Number 51, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 21 April 1927 — Page 7

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STORY FROM THE START VX hlle despondent over the »b- , forced hiding of her fiance, Jim pala.s. slayer In self-defense of Horner Parkinson, member of an jnfliential family, Sybil Saunders, • pop »lar • actress, iajengaged to I play Viola in a charity perform unc« of “Twelfth Night" on Cull isia id. on the Maine coast. After the play Hugh Bassett, Anne Tracy's fiance. Tells Joe he has | heal d he is spying on Sybil to • leaf a the whereabouts of Jim Inillas and earn the reward of- I ferei by the Parkinson family. j ■ boy dentes It CHAPTER ll—Continued He stopped... Bassett’s eye was steady on him In a cold command he knew. There was the same cold quality in I he director's voice: . “If the position Sybil's in has made tier suspicious, that’s all right. I’d I like to.believe it was the case. But if any o us supposedly her friends — tom inserted themselves in here to carrv on p.i.cr surveillance, using me i«> gel tb>-m u—well, I'd not think that all right.” Joe leaned over the banister. His e< ;ttro was shaken, his voice hoarsely ■ Uffd nt ■ ‘ Yoi got to be fair. Bassett, and be cause you're sorry for her is n<> rvato set tier word over mine. It’s net true. D >n’t you believe me'!” Itas.ett did not answer for a mo- ; I’ • r.t He wanted to believe and he j 1 • I- thought of Joe's <!e>ire to t ime, of the reward: "I guess you know. Joe. you can trust n.e to be fair, but I'm not going | to commit myself till I know. It w m t >l, hard to dothat. -1 can find out w ietr I get back to New Y.ork. And take this from me if what Sybil •says h-true l.'tn done witli you. N«> more ielp from me. no more work in any company I manage. And 1 fancy •be whole theatrical profession wil! feel tiie same way." He drew back from ihe st iir-foot. The disagreeable inter* ew was over. "There's no good t:>‘ im: any more about it. Accqsatuns .n d denials don’t get U' anywhere We ll let it rest till I've made my irqulries I’ll say good by now and hi>i>e you'll have a good time in the w sals." He turned and walked up the hall to h s room on the garden front next the Stokes' Joe gathered his luggage and went the opposite way. down the h.,11 and Into the big central apart- • -. ■ v i e entrance door he set ■down his luggage and ns he bent over It a whispered stream of curses flowed fom lis’lips. He cursed Bassett and his tuck, but Sybil with a savage variety ;<f epithet-and choice of mlsfort’i !.« for she had undone him. _ up. he looked blankly uh...it his finer turmoil was su< h he Imrdl’ knew where he was—and he re.r.oi c' i -■ eking the seclusion of his room, went up the stain* hi n.dseiess vaulting strides tike a frightened spider climbing to Its web j CHAPTER 111 Ante had taken off het* costume | ami s ipp«d into a negligee to do her P kme comfortably. and then decided she had tietter bid good by to J- >■ MM. She wanted to sis-ll him her gnat secret. m>v an answering Joy bmp .pt<> his face, for tie thought m»re | of Bassett Than anybody; and he'd be *•<surprised to bear that Anne, m r ; < ’arms held nt a low valuation, had v. oh .m-h a prize. Sb* passed the long line of cios.sl d- -rs vo>- e> coming from tiehind Mrs ('onolTs. and reaching Joe s knocked, i A <me ■ " til ,i . I ml and h; rsh. answered her and she entered j. hc -»as sitting in a tow armchair, bent forward, his hands holding a j i . be w.’h which he vv.is tapping the | fiber. He balked up to see who it was; then, without greeting or Compel I dfi- ped his head atid went on ; ]ig!-.:!y st-ro mg the cam- on the carpet ; a* If he were hammering In a nail and It required all his attention, then rn>'C ! his head and looked at her — w* at have.you come here for? the loo's s-lhl-It ras not a reception to encourage < onPdvnce.s and she stood uncomforttibly -g n’ ng him. trying to find s r ing to say that would dispel his s .odier ill humor. "Y litre alt realty? Where'S your lugg. get" "D’lwn by the door. Is there anything else you want to know*” , “I d--n t want to know. I was think It g< f yon You're alway s late, ami It's •llfferent here with only one way to gv t ashore and Gabriel never willIng l» wait." He made no answer, continuing his play with the cane. She knew that soimdhlng was wrong and sat down «m t »e arm of a chair, uneasy, won deritg what It was: “T n glad you've managed this holitfay. And It’s jolly h’kving Tommy . Travers, he's such a sport. You'll meet him tonight at Baagor. At the Also iquin inn—wasn’t that the name of it r “I in.” •I want to be sure, because If any tinpvrtMH mail should come for you I could send it there to meet you”on your way back. Algonquin inn—l’ll remember that. Then off tomorrow tooh ing—it’ll be lovely in the woods now.’ , "Any place would be lovely after this beastly bole." •• beastly hole! I thought you liked It!” Ild you’ Take another guess." expected to like IL Ton to come." no answer, but slanting wUh aD air ° r

watch and looked at it. She ignored the hint —you couldn't be sensitive with Joe—and leaning toward him asked: '•-•W hc’ s the matter. Joe?*' "Matter—-with what?" “You: Ha- anything happened?" “Oh. no. nothing's happened." His words were mincingly soft. “What could happen with such a charming lot of people and Miss Saunders playing the star role in the performance and out?" It was Sybil then—he'd been working himself lH4p a bad temper over her treatment of him,. Anne bad thought it odd be had not mentioned it before: "You’re angry with Sybil, and I don't thi’nk she has been very nice to you I’ve noticed it. especially the last three tiiay s and this afternoon when we were sitting out there on the rock I tried to make her tell me why.” He raised his head; the profile sharply defined against the window showed a working muscle in the cheek: "And did she tell you?" "No. she didn't seem to want to talk about it. She changed the subject. There's no use getting annoyed about it. because I don't think she has any reason. You have to make excuses for tier She's g.-nt* through this awful experience and her nerves are all i wracked to pieces. You have to be ! patient ami take her as a sort of * afflicted person—” He dash»-d the cane down and ' jumped to his feet in a volcanic ex- I plosi.m of rage: "1 don’t take her that way. I i take her for what she is. a d —<l lying hypm’rit'e." “Joei" She was amazed; not so much at the words as at the sudden- - U A Ar jL •fiut I Got Teeth—l Can Bite." nP 5s ,>f the outburst am| the contorted of his face. s . - she can treat pie any wav Mie wants and get away with It. Well, shell find her mistake, she's j taken the wn-ug turning this time. She take?, me for a yellow <i can kick whenever she feels like It. But 1 got teeth I< an bite. Patient—i be patient— <• d. I’d like to wring I her neck, the d—d—” He used an epithet that brought j Anne to her feet, breathing battle: T'T'on't dare tv say that of my friend. I Jo Tracy.” (He stood In front of her. humpshouldered. with outthrust jaw, brows i drawn low over eyea gleaming like a cat's Si*e nad ne«»r seen him look I like that: he seemed a stranger, a horrible stranger, and she drew away, aghast at the revelaH.-n of i| being |so sinisterly unfamiliar. Her look I brotu iit him back to self control. He jerked hl« head up, ran a nand over ! his hair, and turned away to the window. Standing there he said:

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“Well. I take that back. I didn't mean to say it. But she’s made me mad; I think she'd make anybody." The tone, surly still, had a placating quality; It was as near an apology as Joe could ever come. She felt immeasurably relieved, for he had frightened her. She accepted bls amends without comment, but she could not resist a sisterly admonition: "If you'd only stop getting mad over small things you’d find life so much easier." He laughed: “Good advice from little sister! It doe.-n’t cost anything and it’s the correct ingenue pose." He turned from the window smiling. Joe at his most amiable. If he had met her this way she would have poured out her secret. But her high . mood had fallen and besides lie wanted her to go—he said he had a letter to write yet. Lounging toward herhe put bis hands on her shoulders, gave her a light kiss on the cheek and pushed her toward the door. On her way back along the gallery she recalled his face in that moment of rage with troubled question. She wontiered if there was more disturbing him than she knew -It was an extraordinary exhibition ot linger for sm h a cause. She he.-tved a sigh of ! relief at the thought that he was go--1 ing. in his present mood there was ! no knowing what clashes there might j be. and it was the last evening, and | there would be a full moon, and she and Bassett would walk like lovers meter mcg C 1 jht.% When her door had closed., the gallery and living room became as quiet as though the house were unoceupie<l. Sybil, approaching it. heard no sound of voices, a fact that reassured her. for the long day had tired her and she had no mind for talk. She was coming in by the balcony when she saw- Flora Stokes sitting there read - ing and deflected her course toward 1 the path that skirted the building's front. If Flora noticed her she made no sign, her eyes glued to her book, j I( and Sybil, stepping softly, for she dreaded the woman’s resentful | glances, passed along to the entrance of the living room. The place was de- ■ sorted and she stopped on the threshold for a last look at the sky’s fading splendors. Across the depths of the room the door into the hall opened, but so gently that she did not hear it. Stokes made this noiseless entrance in the hope that she might be there, and now. seeing bis hope fulfilled, closed the door as carefully, standing against It watching her. Seeing that she did not turn he pronounced her name. At that she wheeled, lightnfng-qulck. and came forward from beneath rbe deep jut of the gallery assuming as unconcerned a manner as she could. "Lovely evening.” she said as she cd. “It's been hard to come in." "Evidently from the length of time you stayed out there. I’ve been watt-', ing for you." It was not a propitious beginning, especially as he still st<-od against the d<».r as if to bar her exit. •‘l’m going upstairs to dress now.” “There’s plenty of time: You can give me a few minutes, ive something I want to any to you.” "(th. Aleck!" She stopped with an air of weary expostulation. ’lk.n't say anything more. I»oift l»egin that j dreadful subject. I’m sick of it. I I loathe it and can't you see it isn't uny j use?" He went on as if be hadn’t heard her: “I've been trying for , tlays, ever sim e 1 came here. Ami you keep I avoiding me. always having some one t with you. Now we'll be going toinorI row. we may not have anwtiMW chance, and I must see you and tell you h,. stopped ami lookevi at the gallery. -Did’l hear a step up there?’ 3 (TO BE CONTINL-EO ►

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