THE NEWS AND THE HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
SERIAL STORY
BLACKOUT
BY RUTH AYERS
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NKA BVICS. INC
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' Carta's flat atak lrl..
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ka Mar aa latararS laa SaralUa
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tnl, trlli aim aaa laraa alia, aat
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- CHAPTER XXIV
TTTHEN Mary reached Boho
Square she wu startled to
And caller.
A ihriveled little old man wai
waiting.
Mary found something familiar
about him although ah could not
place him at lint. But when he
i poke, the remembered the tobac
conlit from the ahop near Vln
cent'i lodgings.
I've a note for you, Mrs.
Lenox." He handed her folded
paper. She recognized Vincent's
writing.
"Darling," ah read, "I must
. see you at once. It's terribly im
. portant Will you pleas com
witn in Dearer i - n wu signcu
with the letter "V."
Mary dashed cold water on her
face. With a quick make-up she
was ready.
"I'm to go with you," sh told
th old man. He nodded.
. When they reached the shop th
shutters were still drawn. Th
. proprietor drew a key from his
pocket and let her In th front
door.
-He's tn th back room," h di
rected Mary. Sh walked through
th shop, rich with th odor of a
hundred mellow blends. In th
dim light of the room behind the
' counters, Mary saw Vincent's
blanched face.
"I'm tn on of my customary
Jams." He wu debonair, but bis
fae was ashen. "Scotland Yard
seems to want me. I was lucky
enough to see two of their men
before they saw me. I ducked In
her to be out of th way. That's
why I asked you to com here. I
had to se you." ,
"I know about your Jam, Vin
cent," ah spoke softly. "I had to
be the on to inform on you. Car la
. Marchatta kidnaped me yesterday.
While X was at her bouse I heard
Diana far tbi sinking of the air-
ftouf' Tata told them? Vin
cent 'straightened. ""Why, Mary.
JVMIlfInt MI - what It WAtllff
meant' ' ,nn nugni Happen so
' me?"
I wasnt fhtnkmg of you," aha
mM art). rm ! Milnlrina
saving the Regency and the lives
of a thousand men!"
He stroked the scar on his tem
ple with indecision.
Mary softened. "But because of
what X did you will get a break.
Vou won't face a firing squad. But
rou will be interned for the dura
tion of the war."
"I suppose this means you're
through with me." Bis manner
thanged.
. "No," she answered. Tm going
to stick by you. I feel it's the least
t can do since I had to involve
rou.".
H reached for her hand.
. "This may be our last tim to
gether. Let's make the best of it
If X had only an hour with you I
could mak everything clear. I
want to tell you about Carta
about what a fool she made of me.
Come," he was commanding. Tve
a car at the side. Let's ride."
JJIS plight was so desperate and
he asked such a little thing.
Mary had not the heart to refuse
him. She allowed herself to be led
out a side door and into a tiny
two-seater Vincent had borrowed.
"You asked about Carta and X
told you th truth," he deftly di
rected the little car through th
throngs of London's work bound.
"But not all of it I was ashamed
to tell it ail, I guess. The night
of the air raid, I did receive a
message from Carta, as you
guessed. Inadvertently, I tpld her
we were sailing on the Moravia at
I o'clock. I had no Idea this piece
sf information was vital to her. X
know we'd been warned to secrecy
but I regarded Carla at a friend.
But what a friend she turned out
to be!"
"You've never told me th true
story of how you missed the Mo
ravia's sailing. Was Carla In that,
too?"
"Yes, of course." His voice was
full of disillusion. "It wu a stall.
Something about a tick unci in
Bristol. I flew her there. I wu
tricked Into it, believing I'd have
plenty of tim to get back and sail
with you. But something went
wrong with th plan and I pan-
casea m a neia, miles from no
where. I know now sh had it all
planned. She thought I'd be use
ful to her and sh didn't want m
to sail or! th Moravia."
"You knew sh sent an enam
ored Continental boy on th
boat?" Mary's words rang bitterly.
L VYej, I learned 11 later, Sh
tricked him into sailing to watch
you."
"Me why me?"
"She was afraid you knew
something or suspected something
through me. When sh found you
didn't die after all, she waa fran
tic." Th car was well out of London.'
An industrial suburb gave way to
open fields. In the flat country,
the single hangar of a small air
port loomed like a large barn.
Vincent drew the car to a spot
before a sandy spread of ground.
"But Vincent?" Mary was
aghast "You're not quitting
you're not running away?"
aaa
"VOU said you were going to
stick my me," he replied u
tie snapped back the emergency
brake. "No matter what I've done.
I love you and I've found a way
ut for both of us."
She wu uncomprehending.
Tv mads my plans," he con
Snued decisively. "I knew some
liing wu wrong when I saw those
Scotland Yard men and I acted
last If I stay here and am in
terned it will wreck my whole life,
t wont go to prison. It would bs
hopeless for both of us."
She drew back in horror.
"I've plans for us, a beautiful
honeymoon. Well se the sparkle
5f the sun on the blue Mediter
ranean. We'll swim in its waters
and toast on its warm sands. At
aight th moon will come up out
of Africa. Youll see the palms
silhouetted against it, black and
bending in the wind."
Th picture he painted wu
bright indeed.
"IH get a Job for a commercial
company and maybe you can come
an some of the flights," he went
on. "Youll see the Arabs around
their camp Area at night in the
desert They'll b making their
coffee and the smell is heavenly.
And if a war comes that promises
adventure I'll enlist for the etc
citement." .
A trim little ship was warming
Its motor.
"No! Nol" Mary tried to hang
back. "You can't leave like tills.
You were responsible for the sink
ing of the Moravia ... for the
death of Anna Winters and all the
rest You can't run away. You
can never be happy!"
For answer, he hurried her to
ward the waiting plane.
(To Be Concluded)
On With the New
in Mississippi
s i
Newest Johnson tn Jackson is
Gov. Paul Johnson, above, who
hu lust taken office as governor
in the Mississippi capital. He
succeeds retiring Gov. Hugh
White.
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BY HAROLD GRAY.
"Well, boyg, I guess this isn't g-onna decide who'll take me
to the dance. So let's make it whoever can whip me."
SINGING STAR
HOXIZONTAL
I Pictured
singer.
14 Expert war
flyer.
15 Native of
Normandy.
16 Repute.'
IT Into.
li Toward.
It To hold a
session.
30 Since.
21Snecch
24 Reduces
za Vampires.
28 Energy.
29 Exclamation.
31 Postscript
32 Any group of
eight
34 A saying.
36 Mistake.
37 Wrath.
38 Performer.
40 Roman
emperor.
42Snrf hill
44 Sound of
pleasure.
46 Genus of
frogs.
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. as an opera
star.
52 God of
wisdom.
84 Coin.
56 Right
57 Moisture.
58 Fish.
59 Gorgon with
snaky locks.
611 am.
62 He once sang
in musical
63 He also sang
arias in
talking
pictures.
VERTICAL
1 Musical note.
2 Sour.
3 Proceeds on.
4 Comes in.
5 Hangman's
halter knot
6 Credit
7 Standard type
measures.
8 Coat end.
(Whole
number.
10 Snakes.
11 Brim.
12 Indian
mahogany.
13 Transposed.
21 He is a nativ
opera
star.
22 Mature.
23 Nose noise.
25 Drunkard.
.27 Young cod
fish.
30 Pronoun.
33 Molding.
35 Lair.
36 Thrifty ad
ministration. 38 Constellation.
39 Drink of the
gods.
41 To corrode.
43 Attendant for
sick.
45 Valiant man.
47 1 00 square
meters.
49 To redact
50 Half.
51 Compass
point.
S3 Vagabond.
85 Fuss.
60 Above.
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