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y5lTwT CTATT??Wft f-'-y CrpX7efggdy Hersfe torary 23, 1933 fagsssve: '-. - i- . . "ST" 11 ' I w vwi t Va f Ul -' i lglRBRpY VICKERSj 1 fWe've get akn all rtebt." said Alan. ?ieTr agree. We're giv ing him a chance to smash the top-dog at hi fame and he won't let that ge by. You had better tart packing your things." Shirley' went to obey, bat be fore she had finished packing she heard Abraaaovers voice. "We'll agree to that, Mr. Bren naway," the heard Abramovel "but ye mast leave your wife here until yon come back." "Nothing deiag!" snapped Alan. "Be reasonable. Mr. Brenna way." whined Abramovei. "They don't know yea the same as I do. They think you'll bring back the troops or maybe attack us with tie Serbians. TYm shan't do your wife any harm III see to that." Shirley swept aside the ctiitara ot sacking. "That's perfectly fair. Mr.Ab vamovel." she said, trying to keep her voice steady. - agree. I will stay here with you until my husband come back." "Shirley, ye don't know what you're talking about ' "Yes, I do. They want a hos tage." she interrupted. "It's per fectly natural I shall feel quite safe under Mr. AbramoTel'a pro tection." She turned to Abram otel. HJuBt leave us alone for a minute, will yon? It will be quite all right." Abramorel aedded and left the hack. "If yen hedge about this, Alan, they'll think you really mean to bring the troops back te capture them. You'll simply haTe to con sent" He stood orer her. glaring down at her. "Suppose I'm delayed suppose I fall in suppose I'm killed be fore I can get back here?" he de manded. "We talked about all this !n Vermont," the said quickly. "It's coming true at last. Alan. Didn't you think it would come true? Were you bluffing meT "No, but you are bluffing me" he rasped back. Vln your own sub tle way you're fluffing me even at this moment. Yon think that . because" that fellow speaks Eng lish and he's leader of -the gang, you're absolutely safe with him. Let me tell you that your charm will not wolk on htm. . He's as much a Macedonian as the rest of the gang.- It's clean beyond your Imagination that they should amuse themeelTes by -torturing you to death." 1 She winced at the hardness of hu voice. - -Bluff you!" she echoed. "Why should I want to bluff , you, Al an: JOU, 'What does it maUevf'he cha lnged. "It you are not Muffing, ft only means that you are ready to be tortured to death in order to put me la the wrong. You will -hi. Shirley. I accept your offer. You can remain here., as a hos tage." His words were meaningless to Ier. She had no wish to put him In the wrong, beyond claiming from 1 him the acknowledgement that when ahe said she wished to ray her debts, she had really meant it. What was there to "win," except that? "I don't understand all this fuss," she said wearily. "And be sides, it's only a matter of three days." He was fUnglne his few nerson- at -possessions into a kit-bag aad putting on a eoat. Without a word to her he swung out of the shack. She saw him talking to Abramorel and then stride on to the workshop where his car was kept. The New York "season" was once again in full swing. The same small section ot society thronged each other's drawing- L rooms and. In fact, behaved ex actly as It had behaved a year be fore. No one mentioned Shirley because, for practical purposes of social intercourse they had for gotten her. As for Roger Kelton his do ings passed unrecorded with the result that "no one" knew that he st as about to leave the city. For the first few months after Shirley had left him, Roger had lired in a state of almost perpet ual fear lest his counter-stroke in making Alan Brennaway co respondent with Shirley should! fall. As the months passed and Alaa made no move to expose him the fear gradually passed. By the time he had obtained his decree nisi, he told himself that he was safe. From his clients, he reckoned, he had nothing to fear. As a re sult of his trended dealing in Corto Bellas, he was some fifty thousand dollars short oa his trust account That meant that it all his-olleuts were simultaneous ly to demand the return ot their securities, be would go to pris on. But there was no reason what ever to tear that his clients would behave i nsuch a manner. He had told Alan Brennaway that the credit of the firm was higher than it. had ever been be fore, aad la this he was perfect ly accurate. Provided that he could earn enough to pay the in terest on that missing fifty thou sand, it could remain missing in definitely without endangering his position. If Alan Brennaway had in tended to strike, he would have struck at once. By the spring he eren dismissed Brennaway from his thoughts. Then had come a letter in Brennaway's handwrit- The handwriting itself had beea a shock, but the letter had been la the nature ot a reassurance. "Dear Kelton Regarding the S1.2SO.000 in shares in Macedon ian Developments, which Z hold as collateral security for a loan of 1500,000. I would be glad to accept these shares in full settle ment of the above debt. -"I think this method would be more profitable to you as it would be more convenient to me than it I were to foreclose in the ordinary way and offer the shares In the open market. Will ryou, therefore, kindly arrange the transfer at your very earnest con venience and notify, my lawyer, name and and address as under. Yours truly, Alan Brennaway." Cross -Word Puzzle By EUGENE SHEFFER Certainly L Ttasst imfe! Bren naway. witirfSltf&yi V his hands liked the teWt?1m S 0 little that he wan3en exOlgulsh the loan. So) much, th better! Ev eryone wiroitfjfc ed. He had taseietf 'to write ready aeceftanca . Nth offer when he gl&dr.tl Ian note-1 paper. I . I i t '' Macedonian Dce, Wents. 6. Rna Egnati4 Safcaifc; . . "He's oa tko awoit tie's- mess ing about wttk tadsl paroee and the railway y. , "Fetf ft iie was right about pfhai Ii t all. Per haps the ol tiapot was and Just faCSft t I Phew! If th3s.ere he collects IgMtfey Quarters of. lec tor his geni Then immS&ttel Tight. "It off. 19 to par, Mld three set profit came the i nuxxvB. eroaU" I r . question would'. It bo safe to tatt about the bush, with, Bren aa way? Would It be safe tf tfia Kriie-to create - difficulties it matter ot transferring the Kt shares? Anyhow, tha latter need not be answered at once. He would take time to think. , For tha next fortnight me thought -thought exclusively of the big profit Brennaway had no doubt planned to make, . ; "When pd think of all that the poorlflkd GuVnor went through to get those shares and here is this fellow going to snap tap the lot for less than halt their value " Whea he thought along those lines ha developed a burning con viction that be ought not to let the shares go- On the other hand, the only means ot not letting the Shares go was to produce the sum of half a million. For several days he toyed with Impossible schemes, for raising the money then mapped out a plan, that at least had a certain commercial feasibility. ''Cynas might go shares. He's the worst man ia the world to tackle. But he knows a bit about Brennaway aad that may go far." Taking, his courage in both hand, ha went to Cyaas's office anct laid his proposition before aim. Cynti gjared at him g 0 his coming wart .at intrusion. "I was wondering ifr. ynax. whether job know aenhtag, of a concern called Macedonian De velopments - "Year father sat in that chair four years ago and asked the same question," snapped Cynas. "Same question same answer. Yes. Know all I want to know about 'em, thanks.' "I own shares to the value of Sl.zSjr.ooo." "Llcky boy! They'll come In useful next time there's a paper shortage." - "And Alan Brennaway," con tinued Kelton. "has offered me half a million for them." Cynas glared at him fiercely more t fiercely than ever then dropped his eyes to his own blot ting pad. In the silence that fol lowed, Kelton knew that he had scored. . "BrOaaaway is out there, you lag his advantage"He's been out there some months, I gather." "It's an interesting bit of small talki if it's true. Why have yon brought it to me?" demanded Cy was ran nun MANILA, Jaa. IT (AP) A strong manifesto protesting against the death of Fermin To bera. Filipino, during the race riots at Watsoaville, Cat, was adopted at a meeting tonight el leading educators, legislators aad labor leaders.- The manifesto urged "a .nation al discipline and personal . sacri fice on the part ot each and every niiplao attain -time of national humiliation. ' Neerologfcal services for To be ra were set for February 2 fa the Manila pnblic plaza. It was expected the entire city would turn out as a "plateful protest." Tha manifesto adopted today was drafted by Dean Jorge Pueo be of the college of law of the University of the Philippines. Couched in impressive phrases, it -For answer, Kelton handed him Alan Brennaway's letter. (To be continued.) called the PhIUppinoaatta.aUoaio the thousands fV their country men, (a. Amerit waosn "lives tt this vary movement are ia ser loun jeopardy. Tha manifesto concludes "Let. us all attempt to reiterate the desire for complete separation now that under the American flag we are not assured that we can enjoy the same rights and opportunities of American citizens. Let the demonstration also express our good will toward the Americaa nation as a whole with the assurance that we will continue extending hospitality to American cltixens in the Philip pines." There had been no attempts to day of threatened retaliatory out breaks for the WatsoavUle riots. DRY FROmS WANTED WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. (AP) . If Attorney General Mitchell has his way, prohibition enforcement officers will not be drinkers bat to the contrary will be sincere believers in the Volstead act. PLANE CRASHES MEXICO CITY. Jan. 28. (AP) An army piano was wrecked by a fall at Yalbuena field today. MIS 1X7 VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. IS. (AP) The United States coast guard cutter Northland tonight joined the cutter Redwing here and both Teasels were hammering at the fiver ice near the Inter state bridge in an effort to break a channel to the river steamer N. R. Lang, locked in the Colombia a mile and a halt above this city for more than a week. Previously the Northland cleared ice from the rim at St, Helens and Columbia City, Ore gon. At the latter place sbe made several trips up and down Wil lamette slough, freeing log rafts from the grip of the ice so that mills might resume operations. The Redwing was to proceed to Portland later tonight and Com mander Edward Jones of the Northland said his ship would dock here overnight and continue its attempt to liberate tho Lang tomorrow. HAS By PIM iSKlWKORPOltCM; JJlOrtttlRKMlDTO ill hoi a r xi.. m II . A SPfVfSOf SMAUDH-Wl A SMLtOM- TAIL AT OlHH&t. 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