Herald and news., June 21, 1943, Page 6, Image 6

WOMEN WONT TALK
' BY RENE RYERSON MART
FISHERMAN
CHAPTER XV
I GOT up and went into Mar
garet's room. She was walk
lng the floor. "I jest can't sleep.
Miss Martha," she mumbled apol
ogetically. "Well, we'll tlx that," I said,
with forced cheerfulness. I went
into the bathroom and returned
with a halt glass of water.
"What's that?" she asked sua
plclously as I reached for the en
velopo on the bedside table.
"Something the doctor left to
make you sleep," I said, taking oul
two of the tablets.
Margaret shrank back. "I can't
take them. I can't swallow them.
They won't go down."
"All right, then," I said, sooth
ingly and dropped the two pills
into the half-filled glass of water.
I shook the glass and tiny bubbles
rose to the top of the water. It
looked as if it was going to take
the medicine a long time to dis
solve. A chill dawn wind began
to blow the curtains at the open
windows. Margaret saw me
shiver.
"Miss Marthe, you'll catch your
death of cold," she said worriedly
with a flash of her old self. "Go
on back to bed. I'll be all right."
"Not unless you get into bed
first and promise to take this
medicine as soon as the tablets
dissolve," I said.
She obeyed. I tucked the quilt
around her, told her to call me if
she didn't go to sleep soon and
went out. Kathy's door opened as
I closed Margaret's and she stuck
her head out.
"What's the matter, Gram? I
heard you talking."
"Margaret's awake," I ex
plained. "I just fixed her some
of that sleeping medicine the doc
tor left"
There was the click of an elec
tric switch and a streak of light
showed beneath the door of Con
nie and Walter's room. It looked
as if I'd awakened everybody in
the house. I went back to bed
Intending to get up in a tew min
utes to go and see it Margaret had
followed my orders about taking
the sedative, but the bed was
warm and comforting and I
lipped to sleep before I knew it.
1TATHY was eating her break
fast when I got down the next
morning. She had on an outrage
ous pair of blue denim overalls
and a red plaid lumberman's
blouse. When she got up and
trossed to the buffet for more toast
. the big wide legs ot the pants
flapped around her slender ankles.
She had on high-heeled pumps.
I gasped and asked her if she
was going fishing in those silly
shoes, and she said, no, that Clint
Mattison was bringing her a pair
of hip boots to wear. She said
' they were going to take our boat
and go up to the end of the lake
and cast for trout in the creek
that comes down from the hills,
She looked very alive and almost
excited and there was a lift to
her voice as she chattered.
I had a bad moment wondering
whether or not to warn her against
Mattison. i was sure my change
, of mind about investigating Derek
Grady's murder had whetted his
curiosity. He might try to find
out things from Kathy.
. But before I could make up my
mind there came a whistle from
' outside and Kathy hopped up to
open the door. From my place at
the table I saw Mattison, his good
arm loaded with fly rods, an extra
pair of boots, and a kit bag, come
into the hall. He piled his gear on,
a chair, and Kathy smiled at him
and herded him into the break
fast room for a cup of coffee.
. He apologized for his appear
ance as he sat down opposite me.
He had on a faded shirt and old
trousers tucked into hip boots,
and he smelled like a fisherman.
His broken arm was still in its
cast and the empty shirt sleeve
was pinned to his shoulder.
I poured him some coffee and
, he and Kathy began to talk about
the possibility of a good catch, or,
rather, Kathy did. I glanced up
unexpectedly and caught Matti
son studying me from under his
lowered brows. There was grim
concentration in his gray eyes.
My hunch had been right I knew
it then. Mattison wasn't present
just for the pleasure of Kathy's
company.
A SUDDEN commotion in the
hall ended what might have
become an awkward situation,
down stairs for breakfast and
Jack spied Mattison's fishing traps.
Miss Lake was bringing the twins
Jack's been crazy about fishing I
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ever since Walter took him out on
the lake 'once and let him pretend
he was fishing with a real rod.
He made an excited dive for Mat
tison's things.
"'Ook, I'm goln' fishin'. I'm
goin' fishin'," he chanted with
shrill delight Miss Lake screamed.
Her cry brought us to our feet
and into the hall. Jack was swing
ing one of the rods around in the
air and the line had come un
reeled. We saw the dangling hook
flash past Judy's dimpled baby
face and bury itself in one ot the
window drapes.
Kathy separated Jack from the
fishing stick and Mattison helped
the trembling governess free the
hook. Kathy sat down on the bot
tom stair step with Jack.
"Those are Mr. Mattison's fish
ing rods," she told him firmly.
"You shouldn't have touched
them."
That meant nothing to Jack.
"Can't I go wit 'im?" he begged
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"This is the worst railroad I
ever rode the rods on!"
"Me want to catch fish."
Kathy laughed in spite of her
self. "Maybe, tlio next time," she
promised.
"Sure," Mattison joined in. "Next
time I'll bring a fishing pole for
you, too."
Clara appeared on the landing
above. In her hands she carried
Margaret's breakfast tray and the
dishes on it rattled. The girl was
shaking with terror.
"I can't wake Margaret up," she
gasped. "I think she's dead."
(To Be Continued)
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(symbol)
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mistakes
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Arts (abbr.)
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