The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, January 17, 1930
PAGE SEVEN
MAOT.
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ROY VICKERS
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Shirley Slipped the Paper Underneath m PUe Other.
OHATKR XXXV.
It was a beareu-eent opportun
ity to make a- favorable impres
sion upon, the Commissioner
tht Commissioner's wife, too. She
blight to useful and she would
t'.most certainly be easy, for Shir
ay was not aspractised in deal
In? with garrulous old ladies.
She was dressed and waiting by
the time the limousine arrived.
tn fire minutes they had reached
the eastern outskirts ot Kalama-
ria. Another five minutes and the
I river slowed and used his horn.
jTbe headlighte showed her that
massive gate of wrought iron
as being opened by a servant.
A short run through an arenue
kf squat trea brought them to
the house, a miniature palace of
fctone In the classical style.
On the porch an Armenian but
ler awaited her and took her
lh rough a lofty hall to a suite of
rooms where an elderly French
kiiaid relieved her Of her cloak.
IV hen she returned to the hall,
llaurois was waiting for her.
As they approached each other,
ihe felt his approving glance
the glance of a connoisseur of
koinen which confirmed her im
pression that her dress was ex
icrly right for the occasion.
If we were in Paris I would
compelled to apologize to you
for the unavoidable absence of
Madame Starros," he told her.
The lady is indisposed. I gather
not seriously. Stavros telephoned
and begged permission to bring
an attache in her place."
Shirley was disappointed. She
had hoped to make good progress
with the Commissioner's tUe.
"I am sorry," she said, and
added: "But I am glad we are not
in Paris, or I should be compell
ed to go back to the car and go
home. You are stricter with the
conventions than we are."
"We are strict in our conven
tions for the joy of breaking
them." returned Mauois, and led
her to the drawing room.
The drawing room was the
room of a cultured Frenchman
and played its part in making
Shirley lose consciousness of be
ing in a remote and barely civil
ized country, until Stavros was
announced and came in wearing
an elaborate Order, followed by
a youthful attache wearing a
slightly less elaborate order.
Introductions were performed,
and Shirley inquired after the
health of Madame Stavros.
"My wife will be doubly deso
lated and will give herself the
privilege of calling upon Madame
at the earliest date. It Is' nothing
I assure you, but a gross incon-
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By EUGENE SHEFFER
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principla or soal?
18 Downcast.
19 Zoological Society (abbr.).
20 Commissions.
22 Symbol for lithium.
23 Senior (abbr.).
24 Annoy.
25 Each (abbr.).
27 In Roma a aiytaology, who
corroapoaoa to Lata?
Faculties for receiving men
tal impressions,
pi la Ibsaa's alay, who U Poar
Gynt's asotbor?
B 2 -Steep in water.
3 In what city la Ohio did
former Praskkat Hardiaf
publUb. a aowapaporT
15 A city of Turkey.
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38 River in Switzerland.
40 Measure of area.
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venience, this little malady. Our
women, alas, laek the exuberant
health of the American ladles."
The routine of mutual compli
ments followed, while Maurola
monopolized .the attache. Present
ly panels in the wall were parted
and they passed through into the
dining room.
The dinner, thought Shirley,
judged by European standards,
was a little too elaborate, but her
main concern was with the Com
missioner. The attache proved
himself a nonentity. Mauris with
the skill born ot a vast social ex
perience, helped her to concen
trate upon Stavros, who professed
himself engrossed in her account
of her trip into the country that
afternoon.
Now and then the Commission
er would become absorbed In his
own explanations ot the country,
and then Invariably would pull
himsalt n2 7lth. sudden elf -consciousness
and glance at MauFois
as If to analogize for taking up
too much of her attention.
The Comitadjl the Commis
sioner both were afraid of Maur
ois, thought Shirley, and again
came a faint shiver of uneasiness.
When dinner was over the pan
els were thrown back and Shirley
passed into the drawing room,
leaving the men-to their liquers.
She strolled over to a table in the
corner whereupon was a litter of
continental papers and maga
zines, Her eye was caught by the
rotogravure section of a New York
paper.
'She glanced at the date the
second week in August and be
gan idly to turn the pages.
A moment later she was staring
at a full page photograph of her
self. "Mrs. Roger Kelton (niece of
Mrs. Sibley) who, with her hus
band, Roger Kelton, has taken
Pinecliff in the Vermont hills and
who will entertain at a house par
ty there in the Autumn."
Shirley slipped the paper un
derneath a pile of others. It was
the futile, hurried gesture of a
guilty child. Through the panel
ling sue could hear Maurois
laughing It was as if he had
been watching her.
Had MauroiB eeen that disas
trous photograph? She began to
weigh up the possibilities. It he
had seen It before their meeting
at the Commissioner's office he
would probably not hare noticed
it. But it b had seen it after
wards Why had that particular naper
been left on the table where she
might so easily pick it up? Was
it his method of telling her that
he knew the truth of her posi
tion? "After all, what does it matter
if he does know?" she challenged
herself, and knew In her heart
that it mattered quite a lot. He
would think of her differently if
he allowed himself to think ot her
as a divorcee.
The panels parted but only
Stavxos and Maurois came in.
"My attache is indeed unfortun
ate," explained Stavros. "As you
left us we received a message
that called him away. It seems
that our imbecile police havear
rested a prominent Athenian who
is visiting the city. Hp Is the cou
sin of our Prime Minister, which
is to say that it is an affair ot
grave Importance.
Shirley sympathised appropri
ately and Maurola led the conver
sation to the American political
system, with special reference to
LShirleys acquaintanceship with
leading figures. Stavros, she
found, was a tedious, apologetic
sort ot a man but easy enough to
entertain.
While they were still taking
coffee, the attache abruptly re
turned, bowed to Shirley and to
Maurois, then turned to his Chief:
"Sir, the cousin of the Prime
Minister has refused to discuss
the matter of his detention with
me. He has, in fact, sent me to
demand your immediate pres
ence." Stavros included Shirley and
Maurois in a single sweeping
bow.
"It is an affair of state," he
explained. "You perceive, Madame
and you. Monsieur Maurois, that
my duty demands that I sacrifice
myself." A couple of minutes lat
er Shirley was alone with Maur
ois. "May fire now speak English?"
asHfjd Maurois. "There is much
in language. When I speak French
I am incurably national- and am
in danger of paying you compli
ments which would make yoe
laugh. A Frenchwoman likes to
be reminded constantly that she
Is beautiful."
"And what Is your particular
weakness?" she asked.
"I have not yet discovered it
bit I still live in hopes," an
swered Maurois.
Froth, thought Shirley . . .
Had he seen that photograph it
would be better to leave at once.
But that would be showing panic.
"You half promised to show me
over the house?" she reminded
him.
Maurois rose gravely, as if he
had been rebuked, and they com
menced a tour of inspection.
For Shirley the house held no
particular interest. It was the
typical house of a rich man. There
was even a courtyard and a foun
tain. She expressed conventional
appreciation, and when they re
turned to the drawing-room, told
him that his house was charming
(To be continued)
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada Jan. 16.
(AP) A desert canyon 16
miles east of Caliente. Nevada, to
day held the hopes of searchers
for Maury Graham, missing air
mail pilot.
E IS FEARED
SPOKANE, Jan. 16. (AP)
Harry Long, 40 year old lumber
worker who shot his wife ' after
an argument over attentions he
thought she was paying to anoth
er man, was served with a war
rant charging first degree murder
today. Mrs. Long died this after
noon, 36 hours after he shot her,
and then turned the weapon on
him?elf.
Immediately after the warrant
was served a detail of two guards
was placed at his bed In a fros- -pital.
as it was feared that he
wonld commit suicide at the first
opportunity. He already had two
bullet wounds in his body, which
were inflicted by himself after he
had sent four bullets into the
body of his wife.
If you fall to receive your
Statesman by 6:30 a. m., phone
500 and a copy will be sent to
you.
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tiaaat? '
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thesae"?
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