The Dolores star., 1924-03-14
CHAPTER Vi-Continued,

There were two rather striking sin
Kuarties about this message, and she
paused to make sure she understood
the Implication in it before carrying
out It's explicit instructions. 1t was
queer that Joe, with so little time at
his disposal, should propose wasting
any of It driving clear out to her fiat
when the office, which would be right
in his way. would be the natural place
for a talk with her especially on Sun
day afternoon. when II was always
oulet. 1t was not sure to be complete
ly deserted, of course; there was al
ways the chance of an odd craftsman
cleaning up some job or other And
II, for some reason, Joe didn't want
any one in the organization, outside
herself to know he'd even been in
town She supposed that must be 1t.
1t was also worth remark that he'd
Instructed her to telephone direct to
his chauffeur instead of transmitting
the message through his apartment,
the natural way to do 1t unless he
wanted to take Beatrice by surprise.
This was a familiar form of pleasantly
with him. and she attributed to him no
Interior intention now. He ran the
obvious risk OF missing his daughter
altogcther-just for the pleasure Of
seeing her start and gasp at the sight
Of him-for she might easily be out,
somewhere, and not recoverable at the
last minute.
However. there was nothing to do
but follow out Joe's instructions. Her
telephone to the place where George
Burns lived got him on the wire al-
mostly Instantly. She would have pre-
ferred to find him away from his
boarding house so she could call An
son.
The moment she told him who she
was and what she wanted he said
well, Miss Macarthur, that settles It
I've got to see you at once. Can't
tell you over the telephone. Wait fol
me at your fiat"
few minutes later he came bound
Ing up the stairs
Miss Greer isn't at home" he tolC
her at once. "She was out all last
night. Went out to dinner last nigh
and then to beach swimming party
tently shook his head.
mo, she isn't drowned, or there;
no reason for thinking so. They go
some sort of n message from her lat
last night. Couldn't make anything
OF 1t except that she'd be home tn
nfst thing this morning. / asked An
son why he hadn't got more than tina
IL the party that gave the messaG
was drunk. He seemed to think tina
was disrespectful and none of my busI
ness SO he wouldn't say. l guess tina
was 1t, though.
he told me to keep my hands OF
out your message that Mr.. Greer wa
coming In has put us tight up agains
H. and wanted to ask your advice
Jennie told him there was only on
uing to do, to hunt for her at all tn
paces where she was used to go an
ny and get her home before sl'
reached there with Mr.. Greer. Meal
"e she would delay their own
nvai at the apartment as long us po
able.
'oes train was an hour late an
shen he slipped In alongside Of Jenn
u her own car he upbraided her f'
W. letting George come down and g
a' lie said the long walt served 1t
.snt. Then they swung In to lor
nummy ~ talk about business. Tri
.nry Craven and the other persona
1es IN which she knew Joe to be
ested. while she fought for time.
.ehhie drovesas slowly as she dar'
u' restless movement of Joe's b
sed his suspicion that this was VIII
~ was doing; after that she Dor
.he dense Sunday traffic Ike
sdriver. -Four or i've minutes o
~ or the other weren't likely
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