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Tha OREGON STATESMAN; galea, Ortgca Thursday Morning. Janeary 16. 1930 PAGE SEVEN. nmm of mon BY ROY VICKERS CHATTER XXXIV. "A thousand pardons if I dis turb a reyeri!" he exclaimed. "Your housekeeper -directed me to the rrtfes.M "I'm sorry laughed Shirley. "I'm afraid 1 shall not be in the country long enough to train her properly. 1 wasn't really dream ing. Monsieur Maurois. I was only thinking how nice it would be to fly across this bay, perch on Mount Olyjnpus and then fly back again." "That couM easily be arrang ed," said Maurols seriously. "But not this morning, I'm afraid. I can, however, offer you a poor substitute. 1 Bad called in the hope that you-and your husband would let me take you for; a run and show yo a bit of the coun try. I had i mind a little jaunt, of a hundred kilometers perhaps, , that would enable us to be back before the Mght fails." "How perfectly delightful of you." exclaimed sniriey. -hui, unfortunately, Alan left about an hour ac he's spending two or 1 three davs no-country and I am all alone." "That is la the nature of a ca tastrophe," eaid Maurois. "If he had consulted me first I could perhaps have made his Journey a little easier. It is a lovely morn ing. A day to take the air. It emboldens me to repeat my invi tation." "And me to accept it," said Shirley. "Thanks tremendously. Give me five minutes to waip up." Five minutes later, wrapped in furs, she was sitting beside him In an open ear. In front was a man servant sitting beside the chauffeur, and Shirley wondered whether he were an armed po liceman in plain clothes. The car took them through the SHburb of Kalamaria east wards, and in ten minutes had brought them into open country. "How beautifully your man drives." said Shirley. This Is the first bit of fresh air I've had for a month or more." "He Is a new man," answered Maurois. "He is not yet fully -trained. But he shows promise." Shirley nodded indifferently. She . did not want to talk want ed merely to lounge back and en Joy the rush through the air. As If ko lmrl mereatireA this TanmLa (made no iurtner remarits. yei suo- tly conveyed the Impression that ( he was vastly .enjoying himself. For an hour or more they ran through rambling hills, a fringe Le Balkan range. Then, after Maurois stopped the car. "I think we will lunch here." J he said. "While my man is get I ting it .ready, let us stroll to the top there and I will Bbow you a pleasing valley,?..- Shirley admired the valley with I out effort. She- Was even enthus 1 iastic: but her enthusiasm was less for the valley than the occa sion. She was enjoying iherself, en joying particularly the society of Maurois. It was one thing to tarn one's back on the high worldrbut It was undeniably pleasant o b treated once again as a beautiful woman. Maurois was an Ideal companion for a day of Idleness. The lunch she thought a little too elaborate for a picnic, and she risked hurting his feelings by re fusing to drink more than one glass of champaigne. She gather ed that the second man, so far from being an armed escort, was a domestic servant. When he pro duced excellently made coffee, served In a dainty coffee cup, Shirley permitted herself to laugh. "Monsieur Maurois, you asked me to a picnic and you are giv ing me a banquet." He was quick to catch the faint Irony of her voice. "That tells me I have failed," he said gloomily. "It is the trag edy of my race. It is given to us to do many things better than other nations can do them, but the picnic " "Oh, come," answered Shirley. "I've never enjoyed a picnic so much in all my life. Perfect." "That makes me nervous. Let us hurry away from it while we both share that illusion." A few minutes later they had resumed their journey. "There will be no more speed for the next thirty kilometers or so," said Maurois, "for the road becomes very rough. Nevertheless yon will have the leisure to ob serve a Balkan village." As he spoke they turned the bend and passed through a vil lage of twenty or more squat houses, built on a hillside one above the other. Shirley looked for signs of life and found none, "It's abandoned, Isn't it!" she asked. "No. The women are all inside from one of the houses you can see smoke. The men are in the hills. This is a Comitadji village bandits and I fancy the men are all away on business. "But do the authorities know that? Why do they let ttem 'Ah! I was wrong. They are not so far away," interrupted Maurois. "Look ahead. You are now going to see an interesting spectacle the Comitadji at work." A hundred yeards ahead a num ber of men on horses were gal loping from behind a rocky crag shouting to each other and spread ing over the road. Shirley sup posed there must have been twen ty or thirty of them. "They see In us a profitable en terprise."' Maurois told her. "Are you afraid?" I suppose I am a bit," answer ed Shirley. "But not as much as I ought to be. What will they do to as?" "You are a brave woman," said Maurois, touching her hand. "They will do nothing to us as you will The horsemen "halted, massed in the middle of the road, barring it. Shots were tired In the air, then four men, brandishing re volvers, rode forward. As they n eared the car, Maur ois stood up and addressed tnem ronghly in a language which Shir ley -did not understand. Instantly the bw socketed their revolvers. and the leader shouted to ms ioi- lowers, who promptly turned about and scattered. The leader dismounted, dme to the side of the car and addressed Maurois volubly, in apologetic tones. Maur ois waved nun away ana me car continued. "A little misunderstanding. That fellow was explaining that It was unreasonable of me to ex pect him to recognize my chauf feur at tbat distance especially as I have only had him such a short time." "They know yon. then the bandits?" asked Shirley. ''Scarcely." he answered. "But as I think I mentioned, l have many Interests in Macedonia." "Shirley shrank back into her corner. For a moment sne naa felt suddenly afraid of Maurois. That quick,' Intuitive tear of Maurois was rone In a second, leaving: behind merely the pleas ing tang or adventure, mere was adventure In Maurois a3 well as entertainment Here was a man who knew a great deal more than he admitted a rich man who us ed his money to brine him power over unexpected persons In unex pected places. For two hours the ear made slow progress over rough roads, through bleak, forbidding country whose only charm lay In its wild ness. Maurois, -gossiping with idle fluency, stopping the ear to show her vow a battlefield, now a leg endary resting place of Saint Paul, kept her Interested so that she could feel a pang of regret as they ran back through the city. "I hare enjoyed It Immensely," she said as they neared Kalamar ia. "I can't tell you how grateful I am." "Dear lady, today I .have lived in the civilization I have aband oned. There are times when Mac edonia proves too much for one even for me. But you have re stored my courage. I feel that to night I shall surpass myself, and It is necessary for tonight i .en tertain Madame Stavros." "She is a brilliant woman T" ingsested Shirley. "By virtue of being the wife of the Commissioner. I think that Macedonia would agree with you" said Maurois dryily. "It Is for me perhaps a little unfortunate that she once spent three days In Par is and hare memorised the names of our principal squares and places of public interest." "Could you yourself sustain a conversation over a period of years on the subject of Central Park and Grant's Tomb? I do not exaggerate. The wind has but to rustle through the trees of my garden and it reminds the good lady of the Bols de Boulogne. By the way, Is it permitted to en quire whether your business with the Commissioner Is settled?" "I hare not heard from him," answered Shirley, ''but I suppose there has been hardly time." "Time has little meaning in Macedonia," said, Maurois. "And I have never known him to do anything from his office. You must meet him socially. I hesitate to expose you to his hanalties to say nothing of those at my house tonight? It will be tedious, but it will undoubtedly advance your business and possibly I may seize an opportunity to show you my house, of which 1 an in ordinately fond." To are very kind. Monsieur, but as my husband is away " "Stavros has a profound admir ation for the Americans," put in Maurois. "But as his knowledge of your country is limited to their money making achievements. It would not strike him as eccentric for yon to come without your hus band. For myself, I have not the arrogance to beg you to assist me to entertain a couple of cumber some guests. Only the knowledge that it will undoubtedly facilitate your business with him apologises to my conscience In asking you." For an imperceptible second Shirley hesitated. There was, of course, no real reason why Alan's absence should affect her and here was a chance to advance her work. "Monsieur Maurois, when you run on like that," she laughed, "you merely convince me that I shall thoroughly enjoy myself." The car stopped opposite her house and he helped her out. "I majr send my limousine tor you?" he asked. "We dine at eight." Shirley, looking forward to the evening before her, lingered over the task of choosing a dinner frock. She hdd left New York pre pared for any emergency and had brought many of her clothes with her. She had stored them In the spacious wardrobe of two unused rooms. It was a matter that required some thought- Her host had men tioned only Stavros and his wife as guests. She did not know the standard of dress adopted by the wife of a Macedonian official and In the end compromised with a simple gown of black silk that she had originally worn for din ing with Roger and Alan In Ver mont. "It's rather odd dressing again!" she told herself, but be yond this made no admission to herself that she was feeling again something of the old thrill at the prospect of "meeting pepole." To night, too, there was the added zest of knowing that there was much at stake. (To be eon tinned) III PUSSES J By carrier you should receive your copy oT. The Statesman not later than 6:30. We guarantee carrier service. H SUPPLY Bill WASHINGTON", Jan. 15. (AP) Increased to 467,43,3SC by amendments, the annual war department supply bill for the fis cal year 1931 Was passed today by the house and sent to the senate. 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