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Newspaper Page TextPAGE EIGHT by Frances YESTERDAY: Devoe tells Mi chael, Tuck and gunny that Af ur chuon has duappearcd, urarnj them of Mist Liuey't icandat mongering, and clumsily trie to throw tufpicion on Duncan. Chapter 22 Walk In The Woods 1ICHAEL, coming home after a harrowing day at the office, decided to leave Christabel at the garage nearest the campus and walk across to the Horseshoe. As he explained to Tuck later, Chris tabel's congenital defect had cropped up again. Her congenital defect was a certain tendency toward collecting, in some mys terious and wholly puzzling man ner, rust in her gas tank. No one, not even the blackest and most greasy mechanic could explain it. When it happentd, when sufficient of the rusty particles had climbed warily into ner bronchial tubes, Christabel coughed and choked and spluttered like an old lady with the asthma and finally re fused to go until some ministering spirit had blown down her throat Michael passed through the pine grove and turned to the right on the path that led directly to the back gate of the Murchison house. As he did so he saw before him on the path the flutter of a light skirt and thought instantly that it was Tuck, come to meet him. But be fore he could make out the identity of the skirt's owner she had left the path and turned off among the trees along the river bank. So Michael turned off the path too, into the trees at the left, and dodged quickly from tree to tree, trying to Keep Tuck as he thought in sight and not letting her see him. Apparently she was out for an afternoon constitutional. From where she had left the path it was nearly a quarter of a mile to the edge of the river, but she traversed it quickly now and then he caught the gleam of the sun on her dress as he followed warily. At last she reached the edge of the wood and was walking out in the open; and Michael halted as he came to the edge of the shelter, and stood there behind a big pine watching her, for he had realized at his first clear glimpse of her that this was not Tuck, but an older woman with whitening hair Alix Lissey. He was about to turn and slip silently off to the path again, having nc de sire to talk with her or be seen by her; then he saw what she was doing. Miss Lissey was making her way through the undergrowth and over the rocks very slowly; bent double as if she had lost something and was looking earnestly for it. But tho strange part of her searching was that she was doing it with one of those large reading glasses to be found on most elderly desks. "Sermons in stones and good in everything," Michael muttered. Once in a while she got right down on her knees and surveyed the rocks with extreme care; and again she would stand and stare ahead of her for several moments before progressing a step. "Now what in the devil," Mi chael asked himself, rubbing his chin, "is she looking for?" He moved silently along the wood as Miss Lissey moved. It was low going. Eventually she had reached the end of the stretch of ground in which she seemed to be Interested. Here a larger gully came down into the river, its banks thickly wooded, and she did not descend into it. Rather she dropped the glass into her pocket and went out to the very edRe of the river cliff, which here was sheer and stark, grny rock dropping straight Into the river. She shaded her eyes and looked up-stream, along the bank. She looked down-stream. Then she peered earnestly across the river, deep and swift here, and widening after the rapids above. Her pose was one of complete ab sorption, of tense interest. Michael moved restlessly and stepped on a twig. 'Spying On Me TT CRACKED like the sound of a shot through 'he still afternoon, and Alix Lissey iwung round from her contemplation of the land scape. Her hand was pressed to her breast; her face was chalk white. There was utter horror in her eyes. She saw him. Afterward he re alized that she could not possibly have recognized him in that mo ment; what she saw was a man, a blur of white face and dark clothes, lurking there among the trees spy ing on her. The sight unnerved her completely. She put a shaking hand over her mouth, bu' she made no attempt to run; rnther she stood there as the rabbit might have stood, confronted with a snake. Michael remembered that. too. af terward. He stepped out from under the trees. "Sorry If I frightened you, Miss Lissey." he said apologetically. She stared at him. "I thought you were my wife, out for a walk, and I followed you," he explained, as she still seemed unable to talk. She dropped her hand. The rouge on her cheeks stood out tn two brilliant hectic spots. "It's a beautiful day, isn't It?" Michael continued, stepping out beside her. She drew a deep breath and straightened her shoulders. "I thought you were a a bear," she said angrily. "Bear? Are there bears In these woods?" CALIFORNIA VOTE Sacramento, Calif., Dec. 5. (!') More persons voted Nov. 7 when the Hnm nnd Eggs pen sion pliin was defeated than at any other election special or regular in California history. Secretary of Stntc Frank C. Jordan announced today. The official declaration of the special election vote showed 2,874,406 persons voted, repre SET NEW RECORD Shelley Wees- "Why not? Why did you come sneaking along there in the dark? You must have seen 1 wasn't your wife, the first time you looked at me," she said with a trace of bitter ness. "Spying on me. Following me around. Spying. That's what you were doing." "More spied upon than spying," Michael paraphrased to himself in a murmur. She had the grace to flush. "What I am doing Is my own af fair," she said with acerbity, "Certainly," M'chael agreed po litely. "If I choose to come out for a ?uiet walk in the woods by myself, see no reason why I should be ac cused of ... of anything under handed!" "Of course not, Miss Lissey." His eyes, perhaps unconsciously, strayed to the handle of the read ing glass which protruded from the pocket of her jacket. She put her hand over it hastily, and turned defiantly away from him. Michael gazed out across the river. "It's rather a beautiful view, isn't it?" he inquired courteously. Across the river the low hills rose smoothly, crested with dark pines and groves of poplars. Far to the right the smoke of the city rose slowly into the summer air; on the hills straight across were innumer able white sheep dotting the green grass. One white curl of smoke rose hazily from the chimney of the old stone house on the promontory, set in a deep grove of dark green; the only other sign of human habi tation was the low compact group of farm buildings on the hills at the left. Miss Lissey snorted. Michael turned to her suddenly. "Did you send that letter?" he asked. "What letter?" "The one about the diamonds?" "Diamonds?" Michael did not elucidate. He re garded the sheep gloomily. "I don't know what you are talk ing about," she broke out at him. "I never in all my life met such an objectionable young man. Dia monds, indcedl Why should 1 write a letter about diamonds? To whom? What diamonds?" 'Lady's Maid' "DROFESSOR Murchison's dia- monds," Michael said gently, and looked at .her. There was not a trace of confu sion on her face. "I didn't know he had any," she said. "His wife's, then?" "His wife's? She hasn't got any diamonds, that little upstart I Where would a lady's maid get diamonds? Diamonds, indeedl" Michael raised his brows. "Lady's maid? Oh. come now, Miss Lissey I" She pressed her lips together. "You're clever, aren't you? Very clever." Her eyes went over him swiftly, over his thick black hair, his keen gray eyes, his firm mouth; over his broad shoulders and his slim height. She sighed. "Very clever, Michael Forrester," she said a little wearily. There were a thousand wrin kles under her eyes and around her mouth. Michael was suddenly sor ry for her. "Supposing you tell me all about it, Miss Lissey," he said gently. "This isn't a woman's business. Tell me what you know, and then . . . go away and take a holiday. Forget it." She turned on him angrily again. "I nm not going," she said. There was a certain astonish ment in his glance, at her fierce ness. "You needn't pretend you don't understand me. You used to fool mo with thnt tTKaly-mouthed look when you didn't know your Latin. I am not going. I am going to stay right here and see it through. Al though . . ." she softened surpris ingly, "I'm glad ycu came. You and those two other children ... I was afraid." "Afraid of what?" "Oh . . . afiaid somebody might get awny with something. "And you don't think that will happen now?" "No." Michael made a Inst appeal to contradictory femininity. "Miss Lissey," he said hopefully, "don't you think we'd better join forces? That you'd better tell me what you I'now?" She shook her hend. "I can't," s j said unhappily. "I daren't. It's all right if you . . . find it out for yourself I can't." She looked at him sharply. "Jared Devoe." she said, "what did he want of you this morning?" "Nothing." Shi compressed her lips. "Very well," she said. "That's only fair.'' She pulled the bramble off her dress, and started back toward the path, walking very quicklv. Mi chael followed in silence. She did not speak to him until they were almost at his fjato. Then she turned suddenly, as if she had mnde her mind up. and said. "What do you think of Duncan Murchison?" "He seems to be a very nice boy." "Yes He does. Well . ." she turned oil toward her own house, and then rnme back. "There's one thing I will tell you. If vou happen to be interested in hats . . there's a stray one over nt McBjin's. It was left there on the night Dr. Murchison left. You might get somewhere if you slirled follow ing that up instead of fiddling around spying on lonely old maids." Continued tomorrow senting 82.48 per cent of the 3,605.007 total registration. The previous high vote was 2.712,342, cast nt the 1937 gen eral election. Poet-Soldier Diei IViping, Dec. 5. (.!) Marsh all Wu I'cifu, 61, poet-soldier of republican China, died today after nn operation for an iufec ted tooth, the Japanese news agency, Domct, reported. Wu had lived in obscurity since the armies were routed by Chiang Kai-Shek, now general issmo of the national novrrn ment, in 1926. The Jay:.:.. . l-ad tried vainly to euLust hi aid. 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Killed In Action Helsinki, Dec. 5. fP) Lieu tenant Vuurima Gallen-Kallela, son of Finland's great national painter, has been killed on the eastern front while leading a patrol against the crew of a Russian bomber fighting in a forest. The whole bomber crew was killed. Washington, Dec. 5. fP) Resident Commissioner Santiago Iglesias, representing Puerto Rico in congress, died today in Garfield hospital after a brief illness. He was 67 years old. By GLUYAS WILLIAMS 6ET5 SWFWER UP OVER HIS HEAP AWP 6ETS SIDElfiACKEW T&M6 TO SEE THROUGH tr. TRIES TO WALK 'ROllrlD WITH It OVER HIS HEM DOWhi TO 'RE- CWAH6ES AT LAST AMP DOKNf REALLY" SEE HOW ANYONE COULD HAVE DONE IT &0ICKEH BEltfS CAhl GtOYM by Th BpH Syndtent. Inc.! UJIUIftrtS IATUIS tSKTT JOT STAOT WlTH TO STOP AT TRVIMC5 TO DOLLARS TO, A DRESS SUIT . m it nc A DOK1E, .loW-T- EKSUNNY SACK 0 n v-cc-r CROWLEY WILL ACCEPI Washington, Dec 5. lT) Chairman Leo Crowley of the federal deposit insurance cor poration said today he would' STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX Tot farther proof addreu the author, inclosing a tamped envelope (or reply. Res. TJ. S. Pat. OS. N n jl UH2 'Wl r a m r m A 1 z IZ-S THE "HUMAN" ROOT When in 1860 the grave of Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island, was opened noth ing remained of Williams not even a bit of bone. But in place of hia body was found the weird sap root of an apple troe that had forced its way Into the coffin, assuming the exact position in which Williams had been buried 177 years previously. The root now is deposited with the Rhode Island Historical society. MAN-O'-WAR Commander-in-chief of the combined French and British Armies is Maurice Gamelin, a 67-year old soldier. Gamelin was born at 262 Boulevard St. Germain, Paris, across from the war ministry on whose lawn he played war games as a child. Now he holds more mili tary authority than any French officer since Napoleon. Tomorrow: Strange "Cat-astrophe." MUCH' WEEE clUST60N& To USE IT FOR. - .UE CVOCOIMCMTAI MAICfc. 'PURPOSES. .IT DONT HAVH TO BE SO FANCY TO CEGIN WITH .- it, 11 : , , A J accept the position of chairman of the board of the Standard Gas and Electric company but would remain with the FDIC several months to clean up sev eral problems. Crowley discussed his plans with reporters after talking with President Roosevelt about "the whole banking situation." Asked whether he might re main with the FDIC for as much MAURICE AMAeUM-CommanJet4- fo- chief of he French Amy, WA $orh IN A House ACROSS THE STREET eonM tup Popkish I MINISTRY OF WAR mrSfS, ll DRAWUP PLANS AND GIVE YOU AM ESTIMATE - v r m as six months. Crowley said "for a few months, put it that way." Mayor by Coin Flip. Jefferson, O. J. Gilbert H. Myers won the office of mayor of North Kinssville by the flip of a coin. Myers had tied with P. H. Boerngen. Both declined a recount of votes, and agreed to let the coin decide. EVERY 6qofZ IN EN6LM9 WAS REQUIRED To CONTRIBUTE 6 FEtWERS T6THE RoYAL ARCHERS BY ot?nPt? oP By HAL FORREST By SOL HESS r USE A .SHORT f ME A SHORT PRICE , WOLD THE PENCIL TIGHT. DON'T LET U 5UP AT MY S.-V EXPENSE jryi-