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FOURTH INSTALLMENT I out taking his eyes from her. he j to her. She accepted it without
' put two cigarettes between his protest, silently. Perhaps i t
Who was this man? What upg ughted them expertly, would help steady her nerves,
le expect from her? * !
He was older than Neil Pack-;..
, . 'tinguishiTig the match
ard. she realized—older, and
with a hand, he placed his other hand
j t , (luick shake of his hand, he of- i on her knee, and pressing It with
7™^',-;,^ fered her one of the cigarettes. !a sudden strong clasp that made
From his automatic manner, it | her wince, he exclaimed softly,
drooping lids and his mouth a
slightly one-sided twist to the
full lips. The nose was straight
and clean cut, his chin narrow,
while, like Neil, his face was
evenly tanned. His was dressed
In golf to.gs and had an unmis
takable air of smartness about
him.
"I called up while you wereUhat it seemed to her he must be
as eep, e went on, pulling out g),le to look right through her
a silver cigarette case, “did Roxie and read her confused
you? This morning.” With-' (Noughts.
“For Heaven’s sake. Frills,
what’s the matter? Better smoke:
ac-1 ^‘Here's to Frills, the most raar-
was plain that this was an
cepted procedure. ivelous girl in the world!"
“I ... I don’t care for any—| Joyce smiled an embarrassed
now,” faltered Jo.vce, making no ] acknowledgement and gulped
i move to take the cigarette and
I surreptitiously attempting t o
I push her chair farther back,
■awav from him. He was so close
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your nerves need steadying. How
do you feel?”
•‘Well. I have a headache, nat-
uratiy . . . and I feel sort of,
sha'.cen up.” replied Jo.vce. drop-1 His a.ssiired tone sent a tremor
ping her eyes before his ardent of apprehensive terror through
the liquor down hastily.
“Feel better?” he Inquired,
still watching her closely. “Lord.
Frills. I was in a torment till I
found out you weren’t seriously
hurt! It Nell doesn’t take Fire
Queen away where you can’t get
at her, I'm going to do it my
self. That beast ought to be kill
ed, and you know it. If you
weren’t such a stubborn little
devil, you’d admit it.”
Joyce now knew without
doubt that this man was “Malt.”
tiirbtog *8he hwrtUy
opened the dooAr' ” 3L ’ ’
Roxie stood tben> .hol4f8f
a yellow envelope. '‘Sl'eleirpm tor
you, Mrs. Packard."}
rkV ? «Aft
"Oh? Ob* tbanl^ you," said
Joyce Uklng It. 'W4en she bad
torn 11 open apprehensively,
dreading to encounter further
complications, Joyc* read: “How
are you. Please wire me hotel
Blockstone. Love, Neil.” It was
evidently sent enroute for It was
beaded Sacramento.
“He’s much nicer than Malt!”
she thought Impulsively
llkp a speqlM of ..fantastic gams.
HqV long couM phe ■ hold off
these unknown friends Tj*’”'With
the one Important except^ Wof
Maitland* the points bad so tar
been In her toTor. With care and
good luck she might pontinna to
win, ’until there came' the move
which would require Her utmost
sfcUl—4he return of Nell Pack
ard'. ""' 7m' ■' 77',
Her restlessness gradually be
came more than mental. She
found her hands moving nerv
ously, the fingers rubbing togeth
er automatically, or picking up
e lUUUI^ilk llUi/usoav auwuiuabJ.V»ss,ri
What should she telegraph? nbjegjg aimlessly. When ^she sat
She sat down at the desk and I down It was impossible to keep
nAimidered. ' her body still for more than a
her.
gaze.
“You’re damn’ lucky it’s nol
worse." he remarked forcefully.
“what you need is a good stiff
drink right now. and I’m going
to give It to you. Got some real
Canadian r.ve here, some Jake
Townsend got me.’’ He drew out
a large silver flask, unscrewed
and filled the top and handed it
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‘Did Neil get away this rnorn-
he asked, flicking ashes
from his cigarette.
“Oh. yes.”
“I was afraid he might cut out
the trip on account of your ac
cident. and do us out of onr bit.
A’oii’ll he all right to go with the
crowd Wednesday?"
Joyce’s heart sank. Go where?
“Oh. no. I can’t. . . . I . . . don’t
feel lip to going anywhere. . . .’’
she answered finickly.
I Frank perplexfty mingled with
' real alarm swept over the man’s
face. “Jmlas. yon act queer this
ii'orning! Never know you so
quiet and ... so queer.
Joyce was tliiiiklng desperate
ly, "i must get rid of him. 1
can't stand inncli more of tliis
sort of thing. . . . I’ve got to do
something quick. I’ll make use
of a little ‘temperament,’ 1
guess.”
She jumped to her feet and ex-
elaimed, “Oh, let me alone! Can’t
I yon see I'm sick? Ami if yon
' don't like it. you can . . . y;>ii
can ...” she faltered, her burst
of courage evaporating suddenly,
and siie turned toward the door,
hfr one thought to escape.
I ”I call go to hell,” supplied
Maitland. He laughed, without
rancor, and looked relieved.
"Fine! That sounds more like
you. darling.”
He followed her wiui long
; strides into the living room.
Joyce, confident now that he
understood bp had been dismiss-
Then, picking up a pencil and
scrap of paper, she finally wrote:
“Everything fine. Don’t worry.
Take care of yourself. Love.
Frills.” “I could use another
word. That’s only nine, and my
thrifty New England soul does
hate to waste anything. Shall I
say ‘Much Love’? I’ll bet the
telegram will be different enough
from what he expected without
that. Now, how does one send
it? Telephone It? Or have the
chauffeur, if there is one, attend
to it?”
She finally decided to tele
phone the message. Scarcely had
she hung up the receiver than
the bell rang. She listened' in and
heard as before Roxie’s calm an
swer.
“Hullo. Roxie, can I speak to
Frills?” drawled a feminine
voice.
‘T sorry, Mrs. Emery, but she
gave orders she didn’t feel up to
answering the 'phone today.”
‘‘Is that right?” with an in
credulous note in the voice. Look
here. Roxie, go and tell her I'm
on the wire, will you? Ross and
moment at a time. She realized a
craving In her for something—
without knowing what It was.
l^hen Roxie apeared to ask
whether she wished dinner, she
gave an affirmative answer, add
ing that she would like it served
upstairs, and that she was not at
hodie to any callers.
“Excitement must make , me
hungry,” thought Joyce later as
she sat before the attractive din
ner which Roxie brought to the
boudoir and arranged on a small
round table. “Anyhow I'm not so
far gone with shock that I can't
appreciate good food when I
taste it.”
'When the sun had disappear
ed darkness^ came on rapidly—
not witff the soft lingering of
twilight In 'the East. Going out
on the sleeping porch, Joyc?;
caught her breath with delight
at the brilliance of the stars in
that clear deep blue velvet of the
night sky. There seemed to be
more than she had ever seen be
fore, closer together and bright
er. The entire sky was powdered
with stars. She could plainly see
,ths house In total darkness, ,bntl FAPMlNraTBATORg*
remeinbering the cu|||totie|| floor
lamp Just fniitde tit# living
dopr, she fiimbled tpr It add
eesstnlly pulled tl» ’chatn.
gave her tight enough to
the kitchen.
When she bad finished eating,
Joyce tried the bnek^ door and
found it locked. Then, before she
went ulpstairs again, she made
the round of all the windows and
doors on the lower floor.
When she' was In bed, Joyce
lay tense for some time, nervous
ly sure she would nover go to
sleep. She could not have lain
awake long, for when she woke
to broad daylight, Joyce had no
recollection of a sleepless vigil in
the dark. ‘
She felt so. much better that
her courage went up with a sud
den leap. There was a quality
about the brilliant sunshine and
clear air which sent a thrill , of
pleasuraible excitement through
her. The prospect of the coming
problems stimulated instead of
disheartening her. Today she
would play the role of Mrs. Nell
Packard more convincingly. . . .
(Continued next week)
.. 4*9
Cupid’s Machine Gun
Uncle—Engaged to four girls
at once! How do you explain
such shameless conduct?
Nephew—I don't know, unless
Cupid shot me with a machine
gun.
See the WILKKS TIE H
FEED COMPANY for j-onr fertl-
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duce. Wc pay cash and sell for
cash. 3-13-tf
Ed and Ethel and I want to’come the scalloped, line of the distant
over after dinner. . . ."
Joyce sliuddered. Ross and Ed
and Ethel! Whew! Four new
ones at a blow. Who were they?
When Roxie appeared, Joyce
said. “Please tell Mrs. Emery I
have a headache and 1 don't feel
like seeing any one tor a day or
two.”
She smiled with a touch of
malice when she heard Mrs.
Emery's remark to Jtoxie. Roxie,
honest, did Frills RRy that?-Has
Doc been in today to see her? . . .
Frills is sure sick when she won’t
see the gang.”
Joyce set her lips indignantly
at this further evidence of the
unknown Mrs. Emery’s familiar
ity with her affairs. She wa.s
glad that Roxie answered with
obvious acidity, “No. ma’am,”
“T like Roxie,” she decided
gratefully.
It all began to seem to Joyce
mountains against the firma
ment, and beyond the garden the
blossoming fruit trees spread a \
carpet of soft white, faintly j
shimmering in the starlight. Not
a building, not an artificial li.ght,
emptiness spread around her like |
a pool of fathomless still water, j
lonely, awe-inspiring.
Joyce sat there until she dis-1
covered that the night air was j
actually cold, a surprising change
from the hot sun of the daytime, j
and she returned to the house.
At ten-thirty Joyce was still
so wide-awake that she had no
desire to go to bed, but a feel
ing of restle.ssncss swept over
her again, and she could no long
er sit still in front of the fire.
“It must be safe to go down
stairs now. . . . Think I’ll sneak 1
out to the kitchen and look for
Mjomething to Tat.”
She found the lower part of
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erstand it. Don't you love me?
What have 1 done? Or is it Neil?
Has he been—’’
Williout answering. Joyce fleil
upstairs, her knees trembling |
under her. The very force of her ^
aversion, however, took her to
the front window, and. peeping
out from behind the curtain, she
watched .Maitland getting into a
I long gray sport roadster outside
,the door. He glanced up and saw
! her. Joyce dodged back, angry at
j having been seen, but not Itefore
she caught the wide confident
smile on his face and the wave
of his hand toward her.
Then she ran into the big bed
room and shut and locked the
door. “Oh dear! What am I go
ing to do? Well, next time I’ll
know enough to keep at a dist
ance and not give him a chance
to grab me that way!”
She was Interrupted by a
knock. At first, she decided to
pay no attention. Then, merely
to get away from her own dis-
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