THE CAPTTATJ JOURNAL. SALEM, OREGON
Marian Gordon
by JEAWK HO UMAX
Synopsis: Marian Caead'a husband,
Lon, Is worried almost beyond endur.
ance. His boss, the crooked contract
or, McSwaln, holds a check over Lon's
head which he says Lon has rained.
and mans to use it to lorce ms cm-
Eloye to pass defective material in a
iRh school McSwaln '8 firm is build
ing. Marian wants to free Lon. and to
do It she must find Max Htuniln, who
is the only man wno can lurniart tne
evidence necessary to control McSwaln
Chapter 41
MESSAGE FROM KING
The district attorney had said he
believed McSwaln would force Lon
to bear the responsibility of the high
school. Perhaps Lon was realizing
UiLsj perhaps this was what was
worrying him. Marian wondered if he
would have to choose between Mc
Swain'i, orders and prosecution , .
persecution.
Choosing wouldn't be an easy
matter for he would have her to
consider.
She must hurry her counter at
tack. King should have an answer
to her query before very long.
Lon stirred, awakened and Marian
thought she detected a new attitude
oc he arose and prepared for the
day. It was as though he had made
a decision that night and his mind
was at rest.
"Ian,- he said at breakfast, "I'm
gclng to be late again tonight, only,"
and ne gave a wry smile, "I won't
be out with the boys."
"Oh, Lon," she couldn't help the
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MANY VISITORS
By Mary Graham Bonner
"Santa musn't be Intern: ptd,"
Bhoutcd Willy NlUy. "He picked out
Puddle Muddle because he thought
it was far enough away from places
bo that he could work here, and yet
near enough so he could go any
where he wanted In double-quick
time."
Santa Clans was putting on the
roof of the building and couldn't
hear Willy Willy, but he could hear
all the voices and he called down
from his ladder:
"Were you expecting guests?"
"No," Willy Nllly called back, 'and
I'll tell anyone who comes here that
we're busy with secrets"
But Willy Nilly did not have a
chance to finish his sentence before
the air was filled with birds, and
Jumping from tree to tree were any
number of squirrels.
"Oh," said Santa Glaus, "I don't
mind having the birds watch me at
my work. I simply didn't want the
children to know my secrets, and all
I was doing, until Christmas day."
"Twit, twit, chirp, chirp," sang the
birds. "We followed your sleigh and
we've come to sing to you while you
work. You've always been too far
north for us before. And, If we're
very good, could we make little
stockings out of some of our feathers
ond hang them on the twigs for you
to fill, Santa.
"And." chattered the squirrels,
their eyes as bright as could be, "If
we ran errands for you and were
very, very good and didn't scold or
gossip or anything ,do you suppose
we could have a Christmas treat,
too?"
"You iould,you alloouldl" shouted
6nnta Olaus. "There's going to be
Clirlstmas for everyone."
Tomorrow: -A Terrible Moment." 1
fears which arose like a host about
her.
"Tell you what Ian, you come In
on the five forty-five and well have
dinner together, then I'll take you
to a theater and call for you."
Marian hesitated a moment. She
felt that after his vigil of the night
before he was going to someone,
either for advice, or with his deci
sion.
"Lon," she said, "you don't want
me to go with you, or know where
you are going ... no, don't misun
derstand, I dont need to know . . .
but, would you want anyone else to
follow you?"
"1 don't know what you mean,
"i mean this, and don't laugh or
be bitter. This house Is being watch
ed and I am being trailed. Wherever
I go, one of McSwain's Kanaka boys
loiiows.
"Ian I" He was shocked, she saw
that, but she saw something deeper.
Ht believed her.
That's why I didn't want his
gardener here. That Is why I keep
warn nere. He understands and will
protect me."
He was silent a few moments.
Marian saw the steeling of the grim
I;nes about his mouth, then he
spoke. "Can you find someone to
come out and stay with you?"
no, tnis is tne steeles' Saturday
night or. duty. I'm not afraid. Hero
will give the alarm: I have my re-
volvci and as I said, I know how to
use It."
'Maybe we'd better take an apart
ment In town," he said in a worried
voice.
"No, I'd rather not leave here.
She didn't say she considered It in
avisaoie to frighten McSwain Into
action before she had the evidence
sh? needed. "There's really no dan.
ger, aside from having someone
know every step I take."
I won t be out late," he promised.
He wasn t, but until he was wci
within the gates of home Marian
i,tood guard at the window. As he
approached the house from the ga
rage she noticed that his arms were
filled with bundles.
"Ran into Tony Gazettl, and he
sen' these tilings out to you," he ex-
plained, handing her a box whicn
she found contained Mrs. Gazettl'
famous chicken ravioli, "and this.
he handed her an armful of shaggy
asters In rose and purple, pink and
mauve.
"These, I brought," and Marian
accepting the two small cornucopias
iiosneo mm a smile of understand.
ing. Violets and marigolds. It proved
mat by some alchemy of thought,
nis understanlng of her and belie;
In her had been restored.
"Ian," he said, after she had ar
ranged the flowers In bowls and
joined him at the fireside, "I'd like
to havo a serious talk with you. To
tiegin with, do you trust me?"
"Trust you? In what way?"
"1 mean, If in the future I were to
do things that looked mighty strange
to you, would you and could you ov
er iook tnem, knowing I did them
wun a purpose"
"Now that you've forewarned me
i could and would."
''I am going to spend tomorrow
wit." McSwaln."
"Oh, Lon," the words flashed out
or tneir own volition, "be careful
"Don't worry," he smiled at her
Dont worry he had said, as If
she could keep from worrying while
nc was Willi any member of that
family. And then a new question
arose.
Is McSwaln In town again?" she
asked. She remembered Lon having
sum nc nan returned to tne northern
part of the slate where he was bid
ding on a building.
"Ho comes In on Sundays." Lon
saia. -tie sent word today that he
waute me more for a conference."
But that won t take long," Mar-
lan Interposed.
"No, but he also left word that I
was to come prepared to stay for
dinner."
"Oh." A monosyllabic answer. It
sounded stupid. She felt stupid, but
after having promised to trust him.
"Will you be too lonesome here?"
he asked. "Why don't you telephone
your folks and have them drive
down, or you might take me over,
then drive up and see them."
"No," she answered, "I'd rather
be here . , . right here on the spot.
I'll read and then there's the radio."
But she didn't read and she didn't
e-.en look towards the radio. The
d?.y was warm and clear and she
worked in the part of the garden
from which she might hear a tele
phone, and when she could find
nothing else to do, followed Lon's
newly formed habit of pacing up
aim aown ine patn wnicn led to
tne mil top.
Inaction, she decided was more
trying than actual suffering. To be
lorcea to wait wnile unseen forces
ceemed to be gathering about her
was tne mart nerve wracking ordeal
she had ever faced.
"Here I sit while he goes putting
his head Into a noose," she thought
once. Not that she was sitting, or
felt se would ever sit peacefully
uyain.
Hero gave a short bark. Someone
coming, she raced to the top of the
hli' hoping to see the familiar V of
Lon'i. car; Instead she saw the snun.
ncsed top of Waki's machine vali
antly trying to make the.grade. Ya
rn ueni. earnestly over the wheel as
if ty pushing he would help.
ms lace was beaming when he ar
rived. May at his side. Thev had
come to call, he explained. May
wished to see the garden but first
the inside of the house.
Marian conducted them inside and
assured that he wasn't being ob
served, Wakl brought a telegram
from the innermost recess of the
coat, sweater and vest he wore.
Marian tore it open eagerly.
wrfs irum King.
"Have located party stop ha
Is waiting at Oakmcre for
word from you stop suggest
you telephone for appoint
ment stop advise Immedi
ate contact. John."
Marian read the telegram, then
looked at the mantel clock. It was
5:15. She could make the 5:45 with
Waki's help, and the car would go
downhill, of that she was sure. She
would leave May to catch any
chance call from Lon. and to guard
the house.
Like a whirlwind she flew '.nto
town clothes, pulled the new hat
down over her hair at a rakish an
gle, grabbed gloves, purse, keys,
talking meanwhile to May.
ll any strangers come, don't let
them in," she admonished, "and
don't let Hero out. Better keep the
lights on, and the blinds drawn. If
Mr. Casad comes home, tell him I
went to . . . let s see . . to Mrs.
Steele's. Remember that?"
"I remember sat." May ass'ired
her. "I say, Mix Casad, she go Miz
Steele's."
"You'd better say Anne Stte,e."
Marian decided, "and If he needs me
you have him telephone there, won't
you. May?"
"I do."
The Wakl car charged down the
hill, Marian huddled down in the
front seat trying to look as much
use mis. wakl as her tall form
wouia allow. Perhaps her shadow
would decide the Waki's had merely
come to call and were re:.iLiing
home, and would stay on, guarding
th ehouse.
They reached the denot lust as l.h
electric train pulled In and vhuian
us reneveo to nnd no trucB of a
Kanaka boy or anyone else who
seemed Interested In her, m the
background.
As they sped towards the ciiv h
thought of the wire. The Qntmnr.
one of the more obscure hotels. She
would go directly to Anne's, tnon
telephone from there and wait for
nun.
(To be continued)
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