New Britain herald., 1924-12-03
" - THE FASCINATING MISS
 PATERSON
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son CpUlts lu tug pluH'd'l"i 'p 'Shl' porurily replace Donald White, one of Corrigan's overseers, Paterson brings with him a sister, who im- mediatcly captivates the attention Of Fellowcs, Corrgan's first assist ant.
 Fcllowcs has Enid Paterson in his arms on the ycranda one eve ming when he turns to see Pater- son staggering toward them with native cpiuQ pipe In one had. Eel loves slings the drug hend uncere- monlously into bed. Then he is chagrincd 10 overhear Enid Pater- son say to her brother, You fool! Why couldn't you have kept away from it another week? l had that poor idiot (meaning Fellowes) be- tween my finger and thumb" Now Felowes collapscs in a chair be- side Corrigan to tell him of Enid raterson's treachery,
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 You won't need any addition he assured him. q know more about cases of this sort than you think. If Mrs. Corrigan weren't in England, she'd tell you how l felt certain day in Labuan - but that's neither here nor there" He shook his head sadlys T tried 10 tell you several times, but you wouldn't listen 10 me" How long have you been here?" asked the assistant without looking up,
 Roughly an hour and quarter. After set that young blackguard on his feet at the foot of the slope"
 Feuowes head came up with a jerk.
 "You?" he gasped incredulously.
 T! Corrigan! l needn't add that I've had Paterson watched very carefully since the moment he ar rived l didn't like his face in the first place and l liked his Sis ter's still less. Also, my bonny boy, the goods weren't up to sample You must remember that l vas eX- pecting a bronzed, hardened plant CT; not a dopcy youth who carted an unusually pretty sister about with him into the backwoods! l didn't tell you. did ], that thtre isn't a Davis who's chartered &C., countant and is now resident in Singapore
 Fellowes flushed deeply. He reached out for Corrigan's hand and grirped it tight.
 i've been an abject sss." he groancd,
 FelIowes emptied his glass.
 Good evening, Miss Paterson said Corrigan rather boisterously' 'Is Mir. Paterson about"
 She came iu with slow hesitant steps,
 Not tonight, I'm afraid she y.ntured smoothly. Hes got 6 slight touch of fever - and I've sent him to bed, Did you want him?'
 Corrigan rose and placed ohail for her.
 Let's have tune on the gramo' phone" he suggested, He was be- ginning to find the strain too much for him.
 As he crossed the verands to ward the pile of wax discs, h' heard Paterson's voice, calling , Isn't that your brother?" h. asked her, listening intertly.
 She swept past him into the pas ssgeway and Tellowes felt the way of tmpotent fury that consume' her. X record between his finger he approached the bamboo table Corrigan wrote something rapldl on a scrap of paper and handed to him He concealed 1t hAwee his fingers and went back 10 tn sramophone. AS the plaintive screec T of popular waltz broke upon fh . stiffness, he opened the paper an c read:
 "Thcy must strike soon. If any 2 one leaves the nouse Cci'IbHt M |; low at all costs" Q He thrust the ,crumpled scra $ into his pocket and looked towar l Corrigan, hut the planter was help ing himself from the square bo ' l whis,ling in tune with the mac" l' l as if nothing unusual were afooL
 Enid Paterson came back fror c tho bedroom.
 "He wanted some water" she an , rounccd. Hes much better. HI t.mprroturc s almost normal"
 "Splrndld." said Corrlgan, emr C. t>tng his glass and reaching ou $ for his topee. 'Il wish you goo n night, Miss Paterson, Fcvcr's n deuce Of thing. you know. l won n der you haven't succumbcd lon q ago. l always thought you were wonderful woman, ever since m V day you arrived. You must have a l. amazing constitution. Good night e He was gone before Fello"f e could get to the door. F. Good night, Corrigan, ! = shouted after him.
 "Checry-oh.' came the merry II sponse from the darkness.
 He turned slowly, prepared i' most things. He did not let her S' that he had noticed her drop som' thng into his half-fled glass, b'
 dropped casually into a conIeniel
 chair and closed his eyes.
 Presently he rose and took n
 glass with him to the rail. At tn
 moment tho 'Ine ceased and me
 cns,icd q bideoUs sCraping sound
 pin on wax.
 "Quick," he cried at the top
 his voice. Take it off, Itll scrat'
 1t 10 pieces
 She turned 10 obey and he car
 fully emptied the whiskey into Il
 night. She noted with satisfactio
 as she came back to him. that | lips rested on an empty glass.
 Ten minutes later he eNcus