The Washington times., 1922-07-02

Of the nlght, IL gnded dOWh TIE
drive and out into the high road.
Against the cushions within,
very pale, very sin, and unex-
pectedly small and childish, Terry
lay.
CHAPTER XIV.
TT was close upon the dinner hour
when Toby called attention to
. his mistress's continued abb
senee. In her room the Pom had
long since barked himself hoarse
and had euried himself up. in
chair, repros<hfully resigned to an
unusual neglect. =
Toby, eellarlcss and whining,
had eireied the grounds and house
for nearly two hours before he
finally made his way within. Mrs.
Doriee and Lee came together
down the stairs and the dog precip-
itated himself upon them eagerly.
Lee stopped to pat him, then
glanced shout her quickly.
why, where Is Terry?" she
asked. 'Toby hasn't got his collar
on, Ind she generally takes him
straight to the garage"
There was q faint, puzzled ap-
prehension in her tone. Mrs. Do
rice shrugged.
shes in her room, suppose.
Probably Toby slipped out after
her." Lee, still caressing the
whining dog, accepted the expla-
nation, but the upeasiness deep
ened In her eyes. She was quick
as Terry herself to understand q
dogs moods, and TOby's manner
was unusual. It was not until din
ner was announced, and Terry did
not appear that Teresa, too,
showed surprise.
"Where on earth can she be?"
she exclaimed, adding: "Now l
come to think Of it, she went to
fetch Toby, but l didn't see hen
come back for the other dogs, and
that wretched Chicot was yelping
in her room for hours, it seemed
TO me-"
Lee did not answer, but ran
lightly up the stairs and on to
Terry's room. Chicot yelped with
delight as she entered, and Toby,
still whimpering at her heels
rushed in eagerly. But save for
the animals the room was empty.
Where is she?" Lee heard Te-
resa's voice, querulous and be-
wildered at her elbow. She shook
her head, a grave disquiet in her
eyes.
81 don't know. She can't have
come in since she went to fetch
Toby. III send down to the gar
age. Haines has charge Of Toby,
and since the dog is loose Terry
must have been there"
Something In her voice made
Teresa look at her quickly and
frown. Lees face was little
pale; it wore a startled look, which
the older woman found perplex-
ing. But she made no comment
until an answer came to Lees
message. Zone of the chauffeurs
brought It, standing awkwVrdly be-
fore the two women. He had HIM
self seen Miss Terry on her way to
fetch the dog, but he had not seen
her since. He had been surprised
to find the dog loose about the
yards later, especially as he was
collarless.
There he paused and hesitated.
Lee looked at him searchingly.
"But Haines had charge Of the
dog! she said. "Surely he would
know If Miss Terry took him out
with her as usual, and if SO in
which direction she went?"
The man shifted from one foot
to the other q triflc uneasily.
"Haines IL not in e." garage,
ma'am. We can't find him any
where, and one of the men says
he saw him driving aiss Terry's
car out of the drive gates couple
Of hours or more ago. II. hasn't
come back yet-leastways, Miss
Terry's car isn't garaged."
Lees breath caught suddenly.
A bewildering suspicion was
dswning at the back Of her mind.
She flung q swift glance of dismay
at Teresa, then said quietly:
Thank you. Probably Miss
Terry decided to 60 for spin at
the last moment instead of taking
the dogs out. There may have
been some trouble with the car. In
any case, let me know as soon as
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