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-3. 1 Zi: . it er. ic v. SERIAL STORY 1 AM A MURDERER' BY MORRIS MARKEY jSTR'.JS. TUB STOHYl This to too 17 ml turn irrfrct crime1 Ike aiar- or of Colt Wooler Hope Merrl ' wether la tae llnrair of alo Lobb lalnnd eataton4 of the otooib leadlns ap to It Wo hovo met ; the wrnltar Colooel'o attractive ' aaairatrr cratfcla. Wo kaow that Hearr 1'rentlH lajared hand will keep him out of the day's polo Puma, u that another player, red Wrat. la brlaa; nnrrd to . knarry Crntkla and replcalak the family eaancea. , EEVERIES AND POLO CHAPTER III rpHE only report that cama to Mrs. Porter West of her son's proposal to Cynthia Merriwether was In a chance remark that Fred delivered as he drank coftee with her after dinner one night. "By the way," he said. "Cynnie told me to go climb a tree. But," and he smiled a little wryly, "she aid it could be a tree in her own 1 back yard." On the whole, this was not too disturbing to Mrs. Porter West. She had learned, with men and with horses, the inestimable art of patience and persistence she did not have to learn because it was born with her. - "Keep your head," she replied quietly, "and don't do anything young or foolish." Which seemed fertile advice ex cept for one element which grew steadily into the situation. That element was Henry Prentiss. Now it should be said at once that CoL Wesley Hope Merri wether and his daughter Cynthia were not old school. They were not even, in the strict sense, Long Island. Six or seven years ago they had appeared at Gull Point, and the colonel had bought, for certain holy quantities of cash . money, the old and altogether magnificent Stone estate. And horses once more bad filled the barns. And a preternaturally shy Cynthia had taken confidence unto herself and had grown slowly beautiful. Whence had they come? Well, no advices were offered from Stone House, and the times had changed to affect, permanently no doubt, the asking of direct ques tions upon such a matter. The essential fact was, alas, that Colonel Merriwether was a very rich man. At least he behaved like one. Not nouveau riche, not devoted to crude, extravagant dis play. Oh, no. But solid, assured, and in his particularly calm man ner altogether opulent Did the Hunt (a trifle embar rassed for funds) wish the hounds walked for a month? Colonel Merriwether would undertake the burden: daily food for the 26 , dogs and keep for their han dlers. Not too readily. Not too eagerly. He would hear the secretary of the Hunt and the master of fox hounds explain the situation listening most gravely and then,, after some moments of considera tion and In the quietest of tones, he would say, "I think it would be a pleasure, gentlemen. I am always glad to be of such assist ance as I may manage." Did the beagling crowd look about a UrHe"wistfully for some body to serve breakfast after the Sunday morning coursing? Stone House was gracious in its hospi tality, ample with- its food, and positively distinguished with its Fish House punch, within whose aromatic bowls the bouquet of Clicquot '29 was never missing. WHEN Cynthia grew of an age " to undertake the duties of host ess (no Mrs. Merriwether had ever been seen or even mentioned) the entertainments within those broad and enviable rooms, upon the ter race, at the pool and the tennis courts, became more lavish. Ev erybody who was anybody felt at home there, despite the magnifi cence, and in a confused and troubled world Stone House was a haven of quiet merriment and all of its atmosphere was of in effable security. There was only one curious note. The guests at Stone House were, without exception, the peo ple of Gull Point (and their own week-end or summer guests). Nobody ever appeared from the outside world, nobody from that existence which the Merriwether must, perforce, have lived before their arrival in the community. It would not be a precise state ment to say that Mrs. Porter West enjoyed the hospitality of Stone House. Naturally, she was on the guest list prepared and kept care fully to date by Mitchell Grace, the Colonel's secretary. She even forewent her native antipathy to invitations-by-telephone, and in variably accepted them. But the verb "to enjoy" has connotations peculiar to itself. Mrs. Porter West was too shrewd a woman to spend her opportunities in the vain pleasures of the fleeting hour. And she found out, early indeed, enough to convince her that here, despite certain unsatisfactory de tails, was the Main Chance for her Frederick, and not inciden tally by any means, for herself. Then the insufferable Henry Prentiss appeared. Four years ago, wasn't it? Yes, about four years. He, too, seemed to come out of nowhere. Oh, one or two of the boys remembered playing polo with him on the coast, at Midwick and the Uplifters. But what was that? Hollywood! And before Hollywood? Who could know? Probably bom in Flat bushl She had addressed her son upon the subject within a month of Henry Prentiss arrival. "By the way, Frederick " (fluttering of the newspaper and sudden interest in some obscure item). "You were saying something." "Dear me what could it have been Ohl I was just wondering, who Is your friend Henry Pren tiss? Seems a rough and tumble sort of chap." 'Hank?" Fred laughed. "Salt of the earth, Mother. Don't bother. He'll not contaminate your pre cious Gull Point. The man's posi tively morM. By Joe, Mother, the J "I dont care for your language. I asked you a simple question. Very simple." "To wit: Who is my friend Henry Prentiss? Let us reply, then. He is a guy from California who had a six-goal rating there, sood for a three-goal rating in our own high-class backyard. He plays a nice game and he s got top ponies to do it with. He lives in the Brewer cottage, which he rented, and as far as I know he pays his rent along with his other bills. "I never saw him fumble the check at 21 or the Stork Club or the St. Regis. He doesn't gossip and never boasts. He's good com pany, and personally I like him. But, wait a minutel His neckties! I knew something was wrong with the guy. He wears lousy, noisy, viciously expensive neckties. Guess I'll have to drop him after all." pYMTHIA gave a shrill cry, jump ing to her feet and clapping her hands. And Mrs. Porter West swam out of her bitter reveries and lifted her eyes to the soothing green carpet of the playing field to the little clump of horsemen pulling up their mounts at the mouth of the north goal Her son had just scored beauti fully from a wide angle, and the scoreboard told that his Whirl winds were leading the Clovers, 5 to 3. Henry Prentiss was enjoy ing Cynthia's excitement to toe utmost. He looked with delight at her pink cheeks, her eyes glowing with all of her grand vitality, her small fists beating against each other1 and he laughed aloud, slapping his thigh. Mrs. Por.rjr West murmured to herself, "Gauche individual!" and kicked the bench in front of her with her elegant toe, in a manner of such vigor that it would cer THIS CURIOUS VORLD EACTHS FIRST YmffM$? AMPHIBIOUS ANIMALS sl'v LEARNED TO WALK ON LAND W&kmgmSSi&i-ifeSm. BECAUSE THEY WANTBD ' '. : fTTi . Xf EREHISTIC CREATURES ffr ,. SAW THEIR. BELOVED POOLS DRYING HP Sm. up THEY STARTED OUT IN SEARCH CP 3T o-Jfc'V" DEEPER. ONES, AND FOUVD THE . COUU3 LtVE OV LAMDf j T. a. KCO. U. . PAT. Off. I Y V SALT IS ONE OF THE MOST VITAL. WAR MATERIALS, BUT IT WILL NEVER NEED TO BE RATIONED THE U.S. ALONE HAS AN ALMOST INEXHAUSTIBLE SUPPLY, WHICH INCLUDES THE WORLDS LARGEST SALT MINE, AT RETSOF, N.V, 4000 AO?S A AVO IOT3 JT OV Dfm. ANSWER: Webster's dictionary long "A" preferred. 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