THE EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD
fims of Peril
JWuA7fL ROSS UAILEY
1951 BYNCA
SERVICC INC
.B.O VXXIX
CBAVri tb. remainder of
1 Tbtm.re to Mary.
fe i 'TdlT nearby.
.,.r and ol .
Pi Vr mora than tne
2nriW 'r,k, two couplee.
P Vm&..nd pardons.
t'"" T nntll ha and Bstes
?'... to -bom there was
fca lae unto, weoi
k.tra esder, mi
tka aKO" , wM.nt bad been
IrH th.
" . . run." Batea whispered
'a''"0.', aa th. other, wo
trin dlstsnce.
Ln mi " ,v. right awe. oorrj
PL U an Vi find.
f,p7 Utrv confessed. "I1"'.'?:
toi "but anything- for the
Sit waa It! J thought
I"- w kii two left feet."
, BMb '.""nj.ny extra guests
TinareM Min noticed
ti "d. !wr wa.Vtiil In lt early
Wood unea'en: Dirk waa
rto,,jb JJmain where he waa
Emitted 0 Well, alia
r,Kk. that time memorable for
HSh?,f solved fiercely. ,
P- 'V S ilo bad been roaming
WLI the low wall that
:"i sii.nlbv looking at
'"Jff.ffi1 i famous "view." now
'Jffli iwd leaned down to apeak
'..r'rr Tm going down to the
l eant ait here and ae. that
-jke a dumnea top; -A.
an the end of a rope. By
fjllipnt bin there, tool it manes
r& to watch him.'
afdideed look as .f be were
N'. .nr.dded in an
EBalS. "Hadn't you bet-
irnno. . j .1-
la .in.. m. :.r .
i to tains or. uuwra
rtoet anin to see f he could
fck out ta. . 7, ,
ku ui Miry eichanged thoughtful
. . l: I. . k .n.hnw.' tin
decided, "and he right back,
tiiiated. I don't like to leav
A hint tna hrtVB O TA
Ujaf with tha iearchinK of De
fcu'room. , 1M .
Tb not airaja. mtj wurfu
i 'Don't b lonff, though. Hurry
liiten! Ton better tire me mat:"
.. UiKI tnwrrarA an MnTlOIIM
trow enttinjr its way down tho mid-
of bit plump, plnK xoreneaa.
i tut sun m t kj n n Die to
h Mn stiiTiH Vm all off and
Lrr whiipered mpatlentiy.
.vjwxijs looKinf. run your wrnp
itH you unfasten it Drop it
nor napkin and lay tho napkin
th table, and I'll pick it up. I'll
;ro.
nil ibe pressed the clasp and Iftt
I"'J lUUf U K'tUH lM liiiw lirt
v. Hastily she covered them with
itMDKiD and lam the napkin on tne
pi with ii nonchalant an air aa ahe
room to the exit Mary audrien-
.warn nn rne orrnesirif
Ida Mil k; .A.f.l. . J T.
E JM inrir vuuia it, ami
SI hint ind tmlk airifflv trtvarrl
Inr tibia.
IHii ming!M Batea roa- hurri
f t ii she spoke, grabbing the nap
fcifiditoffina it in his inside pocket
En IT. Rl tint tt..nUt 41..
fa ind caw bt up with Mr. Jupiter
ibi iwor.
uu oroppea into the ehatr
pkw. He had recovered his
"lb. tkaa 1 m 1 t l
"4. -TTbey know nothinr but
noma you oener. be haa
F itofle tamo on the program for
f-it! I told him. 'Play tne the
iH Uy It, but ba think, not
feitk
many is thia crowd can dnnc. it
they ar. older folk, moatlr. For
them he playa th. waits!" He shook
hia bead in amaaement. "Wbat good
ia rirhea if you can only dance the
walta!"
Now ah. became awar. of aome
thing under the napkin on which bar
right hand rested something round,
bard. Ilk. . handful of pebbles the
necklace! Batea hadn't taken it after
all! In hia hurry ba had aeiied an
empty one and stuffed it in hia pocket
without looking and the Jupiter
necklace waa still here, underneath
her hand.
She might bar. picked it nn and
put it on again afterward it occur
red to her that that had been the
aeneible thing to do. But at the mo
ment ah. waa too panicky.
Almost aa If be read her thoughts,
D. Lome suddenly noticed th. aba
ence of th. rubies.
"You hay. loat your necklace?"
b. asked in a choking voice, point
ing to her throat.
"Ob, no," she managed to laugh. "I
waa ao warm, and the atones ar. so
heavy, I juet took It off."
He drew in a deep Bucking breath
and leaned back, hia ainister face re
laxed. She eaw his eyes creeping
over her, the table, her handbag,
searching it out.
"But you had me frightened for a
minute!" he chided her. "Such a
valuable atring could easily become
lost in a crowd like this."
"I asked Mr. Batea to lock it up
for me," abe aaid. deliberately, an
swering his unspoken question. Ilia
face hardened, seemed to lock to.
gether aa If lie were shutting in his
feelings with a titanic effort. He was
allent so long that Mary began to
wonder if he were going to speak to
her again at all. At that moment the
orchestra began to play "To Tears."
Unsmiling, he tapped out bis "ig.
aret and aaid "It ia the tango. Will
you dnnce it with me?"
"Will you pick up my glove,
please?" Mary asked, on sudden in
apiration. "I think I dropped it
over there." Surprised, he bent over
and made an effort to locate the
glove, which lay where abe had
thrown it under the table. There
waa nothing for him to do but get
down on hia knees and pick it up.
In that moment Mary unclaaped
her purse on the table, slipped the
necklace into it and clasped it again.
She waa shaping out a fresh hand
kerchief to account for that loud snap
of the handbag's fastner if he bad
heard it when he arose, flushed and
patently illpleaaed. from hia chivalr
ous errand.
Reluctantly ahe arose and let T)e
Loma'a arm encircle her. She dreaded
to dance with Dirk there, watebjng.
Sbe couldn't bear it if he looked at
her again like that.
Th. floor began to clear, the en
tire room to grow stul, watcbing them
with breathless attention. "Brayo!"
someone cried, and someone else, un
able to resist tb. rhythm, began to
anap his fingers. Instantly a crackl
ing accompaniment grew up to swell
the efforts of the trape player, out
doing himself on the castaneta.
Dirk waa watching, now. Mary
saw hia eyes, like slits, through the
fog of cigaret-smoke. His jaw waa
Bet, hia face expressionless. Cor
nelia watched. ' too, but unwillingly,
scornfully. Mary felt a wicked thrill
of joy.
De Loraa, apparently wishing to
impress the open-mouthed Ethel, now
wheeled about and aimed their atapa
deliberately at Dirk a table. The bov.
ering spotlight that followed them
included the three watching faces in
white, revealing glow.
She felt herself whirled about, bar
body bent back until the thick red
bob of her hair awung free. Above
her De Loma'a grinning, gloating
face appeared for t second, like aome
thing in a dream . . , then ah. felt
hia lips on her mouth.
In the next instant Dirk, white
faced, hia eyea biasing with murder
ous fury, had aent De Loma hurtling
backward with one hard Wow. From
the floor, where she sank when De
Loma'a arm released its grin about,
her. she saw Dirk hurl himself at the
reeling man a second time . . . ssw
De Loma throw back hia coat and
reach for his gun.
"Look out!" abe screamed and
threw her arm before her .yea. Sbe
crouched where ahe waa, terror
atrlcken. waiting for th. abot aha was
aure would come.
(To Be Continued)
HORBOSTll.
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Diversified Questions
YESTERDAY'S ANSWER
LSUJUQUrtlAS S
NIE C E S 5 I T ArTIE
Him
tadlgo.
45 Label.
46 On. of a race
of mythical
one-eyed men.
48 Devoured.
49 Graduate ot
an Institution
of learning.
U Optical Illu
sions.
M To narrau.
it Marriage por
tions.
SSUnke.l.d.
Dresamakera.
VERTICAL.
1 Non-m.Ulllo
.lament
t Rorlng.
I Secreted.
i Grandparent!!.
5 Armless mar-
bit statu, now
in th Louvrt,
of d
Milo?
T Anchor rlnn.
I Imitated,
t Vegetable.
10 An additional
performance
becaua. of
applaua.
11 Whit crystal
line salt
13 To astonish,
14 Actions.
It Journey.
17 Therefor.
20 Skull of a rar
tebrat animal.
23 Gray matter of
th. brain It
composed
largely ft a
nerv. T
23 Cat-tall
27 Rodent.
2SDron dm.
22 Pulpit block.
33 M.rcbant
34 Hoof, claws, or
nail.
3t Platform.
33 Biblical name.
38 Ass.
33 Match. U
corners.
40 To consaerata
by religions
rite.
42 Vial
43 Apart
4 Person ttilnit
a measura,
47 Th. bow et a
boat
to Door rug.
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