New Britain herald., 1924-12-15

in a stones throw of her own. It's an i'll wind that blows nobody good, after all, and 1t would be nice to lean out of her windows and stare down on to his shingled roof. know Ing all the while that she had only to give the arranged signal to have it's occupant hurrying to her side, There was something about Eel loves, too, that made her feel snug ly at home. In an odd sort Of way she found herself wishing that something exciting would happen, So that she might have chance of seeing the light Of battle leap into his eyes and the muscles that rip pied the sleeve of his tunic extend their sphere of action. Even in the remotest fringes of Corrigan's do- main there lurked a subtle sense of security and 1t was with an ef- fort that Pamela Vereker rose to her feet and took leave of the man who had sworn to champion her cause.
 "Goodby, Mir. Fellowes. I'm ever so grateful to you --- for every thing. I feel ten thousand times better tkn I did this morning"
 I'm glad of that" replied the men simply. ITO tell you the honest truth, I should rather welcome an opportunity of getting a knock in at our friend Arundill. There was something about the way he ig- nored my greeting the other morn- ing that set my teeth on edge. Goodby, Miss Vereker. When your brother comes back, bring him across. We might manage some cards or something"
 A hunted look crcpt into her eyes.
 If he comes back" she whisA pered, as if to- herself.
 "Of course hell come back. If MT. Vereker's the man I imagine him to be - he's perfectly capable of looking after himself. Solitude's deuce of rotten thing, y'know, and its apt to get on the nerves. Try and muster up some real in- terest in something -- and take q tonic. We all have to come to that sooner or later. Goodby."
 There was a certain amount of conviction in Fellowes' parting shot, but he sat for a long time with his head in his hands when the slim form of Pamela Vereker had dis appeared among the trees. He didn't like the look of things on the other side of the wire. He remem- bnred one other case of a similar nature that had come within the range of his long eXperience-and on that occasion the climax had rbeen distinctly tragic. He rather wondered, moreover, whether Cor rigan would look upon Pamela as a second Diana.
 As time wore on the first assist ant of the Orang-Puteh estate saw a great deal of Pamela. He assumed that she had followed his advice and taken a tonic, for a subtle change seemed to have come over her and there was less worry in her eyes. Jack Vereker returned from Kudat and they spent his first eve ming at Fellowes' bungalow. He was q man after Feuov'es' heart -- broad, keen and gray eyed - who kept his troubles to himself and plunged wholeheartedly into any amusement that offered. It was not until their fourth meeting at his own house that he unburdened him self. Pamela was in her room and the two men strollcd the veranda, smoking.
 q shall be off again in a few Jays" he said suddenly. "Arun- dtls interested in some wildcat scheme at Labuan - and wants me to look into it.
 Fellowes glanced up.
 oh Not likely to be a long job, l imagine"
 \ matter Cl "EFh pi AEll No S' at the most, but it's an internal nuisance" He came 10 halt in the center of the floor. "Pamela's told you something Of our affairs, l be- liave. l was an awful ass to bring her out here at all: but at the time 1t seemed a reasonable sort of economy to make and she had al ways wanted to travel. Neither of us had the ghost of an idea things would turn out like this"
 "Of course not, Why don't you take her with you?"
 T can't very well I'm trekkins across country for a bit. I wanted to send her off to Jessehon. There are one or two married fellers there who'd be glad 10 have her, but Psmelas not keen. I'm won dering if you'd mind keeping an eye on her"
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