SERIAL STORY
'I AM A MURDERER'
BY MORRIS MARKEY
COPVRI8HT. l4.
NEA SERVICE, INC
CHAPTER XV
KT was the way It went for
the next two periods. Captain
Pugh did his best He blew three
fouls against Henry Prentiss, and
the Whirlwinds made good their
three free tries for goal. But that
was virtually all their solace. For
Henry Prentiss matched those
three, and made three more for
good measure.
In the brief pause after the sec
ond period which was given for
the change of horses, he found
Cynthia standing at the end of the
Held frowning at him.
- "Take It easy, Hank," she said.
"Hello, Pretty." And, to the
groom, "Give me Gaylark this
time."
"I aald take it easy, Hank.
Somebody Is going to get hurt
That's not our kind of game, you
know."
His grin was exasperating.
O. K, Pretty."
And he was In the saddle and
off down the field, swinging his
stick In wide circles and yelling,
"Come on, guys. Let's play polo."
At the end of the third period
Which was, too, the beginning ol
the 10-mir.ute rest period Henry
Prentiss received a splendid ova
tion from the stands, most par
ticularly from those delighted
spectators who had bet on the
Clover side to win.
He bounced out of the saddle,
and threw his reins to the groom,
and tumbled down to sit on tht
grass, his legs outstretched, his
arms making a rigid prop for his
body behind him. Mike brought
him Scotch and soda, and he
finished it In a draught
Captain ,Pugh moved toward
him, frowning heavily, but he was
not ahead of Cynthia. She looked
down at him for long Instant,
her hands on her hips and no
mile upon her face. Then she
aid, "Get up and come with me."
He laughed at her. But he got
up and walked with her toward
the station wagon, and both of
them got in the wagon. She looked
sit him. ' .
Tm absolutely ashamed. ' of
you," she said, very quiet and
cold. "And you can get that Idiot's
grin oS of your face for good."
"What's the matter, Prettyi."
"You are supposed to be playing
with decent people. X like most of
them. X never did like cowboys
pr showoSs.
j Tm in there to win, if I can."
"Even by deliberate fouls?"
; "Hold it," he said. "You know
I haven't done that They got in
(he way."
: "Yes. They got in the way of
Somebody that has given up caring
a damn either for his ponies os.
the men he is playing wiuV It
Isn't like you, Henry Prentiss,
when did you decide to quit being
i decent sport?"
"CO you want me to pull my
ru punches. That it?"
j "You know what I mean."
"You want me to say, "Beg par
don, Fred. I didn't mean to try
that hard.' That it? ,
. "What's the matter with you?"
"The matter is I'm on the top
of my game and feel like playing,
and don't believe in babying any
body, even your little pals."
"Oh, Hank."
"If they don't feel able to pro
tect themselves, then this just isn't
their game."
"All right I haven't got any
thing more to say."
She looked down at her hands,
folded in her lap. Across the level
green came the murmuring of the
people in the stands, and, closer
by, the grooms cried to each other
land to the horses, and the horses
fitamned thplr fepfc nnrt Tnarte thplr
bits ring as they champed.
Henry Prentiss' hand fell on her
iarm and she looked up at him.
The most bewildering change had
come over his face. He seemed J
at once asionisnea ana cnagrmea,
and for the first time since she
had known him, he was at a loss
tor words.
"I" he began. Then, "Say"
And he got down out of the car,
muttering, "I guess you're right
Sure. You're right."
Hardly looking back at her at
all, he walked stiffly off to his
string of ponies and took his part
in the bustle as eight men got on
horses, and eight grooms pulled up
girths, checked stirrup leathers.
Captain Pugh came toward him
gain.
"An a iwrmal fim tt tnjk
he -began. But-Henry Prentiss
waved him away. "Okay," he said.
"Okay." He mounted and rode off.
Thereafter, for all the remain
ing three periods, those mortals
in the stands who had so lately
been loud in their approval of
Henry Prentiss were silent Not
altogether silent, of course. For
after a time, in which the Whirl
winds drew the score even and
look all the pace away from a
henry Prentiss suddenly grown
listless, there was whispering.
"What's the matter? Has the
guy lost his guts?" And, "I never
would have thought Hank Pren
tiss had a yellow streak in him."
He kept himself clear of the
scrimmages, and, as if by deliber
ate plan, always managed to be
a length or two late reaching the
pall, when he really seemed to
rUtaHl'
i
i
rpHUS It was that when the final
whistle blew, Fred West and
his Whirlwinds were the people
who moved, weary but exultant,
toward the small table in front
of the stands where the gleaming
trophies stood, and tried their best
to look bored while the photogra
phers went at their work.
Cynthia Merri wether took Hen
ry Prentiss home in her station
wagon. It was not wholly a pleas
ant journey.
"I did all right, didnt I?" he
asked. The old, careless grin was
back again now, and he wanted
her response to it
"Yes. Thanks," she said. But
not as she really" meant it
"Not satisfied, Pretty?"
"To tell the truth, you make
me feel sort of foolish."
"As how?"
"I didn't mean for you to quit
cold. Did you do that just for
spite just to make me feel guilty?
Were you calling me a coward?"
"Last thing I ever would think
of. You know that"
"What happened, then?"
"I lost interest."
"I guess I should have stayed
out of it"
"I'm glad you didnt"
"The people who lost money will
be saying nasty things."
"Not to my face." He laughed
again, with genuine gaiety. And
she could not resist it She slapped
him on the knee.
"You're about 13 years old," she
said.
"But strong and well-developed
for my age."
They drew up in front of his
cottage. They laughed again, and
he got out
"Thank you, Miss Merri wether,"
he said.
"It must be like I always heard,
Bhe said, and shook her head sadly.
"Yeah?"
"Tenors and southpaws crazy
people.".
She let In the clutch. "Come on
over when you get your face
scrubbed," she said.
"Will do." He waved, and aha
was gone.
(To Be Continued)' '
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