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aspect of the old brick strong
hold. The waves were white
and high and went buffeting re-
morsely against the rocks.
How it blows" she thought
desolately, watching the whipping
gray waters. Always blowing"
And, overborne with a sense of
loneliness, with the impression of
his desperate misery, she touched
his cold, rigid hands, still
clenched at the wheel
Ramon, this is no way for
us to meet--for friends like us"
His Anguish
He shut his eyes. why did
you lie to me, Sandy? Oh, God,
don't flare up! You blame me
for loving you--for not putting
away the thought of you. Put
away the thought Of you after
all we've been to each other? 1
have no right to want you? /
have! You gave it to me-"
She glanced at him coldly.
Yes, I gave it to you, little
thinking you would torture me
the rest of my life!'
He made a harsh. gasping sound
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ordered dish after dish, but hardly
tasted bite Of any Of them.
AS Echard was going out he
saw DIR. Cressy and stopped at
his table.
'I'd like you to drop up after
dinner. Doctor, and have q look
at Mrs. Echard. She has q ner-
vous dependency that alarms
me- He was silent a moment.
This tragic affair has hit us all
pretty hard. Just back from our
wonderful trip on the Sumatra
then this" He sighed
and went on.
When DIR. Cressy went up to
room 803-the Echard suite was
next to SOL, the rooms occupied
by Kathleen and Hazel-he found
Marie Echard stretched out list
lessly among the ornamental cush-
ions Of chaise Tongue. Beside
her on a little table were the
untouched dishes of charmingly
arranged little dinner; a clear
soup, fried chicken, a baked Gus
tard. She was in gold colored
negligee and her brown hair
with golden lights in it was
caught back with jade and gold
ornament. There was something
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Follow the Mystery Of the Blue Scarab
and the Love Affair'Of the
Beautiful Heroine

the second floor, DIR. Greasy be-
gan. to feel the effects OF his lack
Of eIeep OF the night before. Il
was about 1890, and he decided
to turn ~ for d thorough rest
But fate decreed otherwise. lie
had barely fallen into his first
deep sleep when he WAS dragged
slowly and painfully out Of I'M
consciousness by the steady ring
ing Of his telephone:
.Dr. Cressy? He instantly rec
o9nized KathIeen's voice. I've
lust returned. He glanced at his
alarm clock. IL was 90 minutes
past II. And gotten my sisters
note saying they've gone to Santa
Cruz overnight. Hazel and / are
q little nervous sleepinK In our
half Of the eighth floor all alone
and we thought, if il wOuldn't
be too terribIy much trouble, wed
ask you to come up and sleep ia
fathers unoccupied room. sos.
I've telephoned the manager and
ha'u have the room opened and
the key In the door IL YOU can
come. VIII you, please2
DR.. Cressy thrilled Into wake
fulness a. he instantly accepted
She had asked him for q service
shortly thereafter he was In
stalled In bed In sos sos was
large single room which the
senior Crittenden, widowed father
OF the Crittenden girls, always
occupied when he was in San
Francisco. It adjoined 500, the
Echard suite, and was always
kept in readiness Tor him. Sleepy
though he was. the house ply
stefan was kept awake bN the
pIeasurable thought that Kath.
leen had come to him. in q way,
for protection. Just before mid.
night he again fell into q deep
and heavy slumber.
But 1t stiiI remained the decree
Of whatever fate hung like q cloud
over the Crittenden family and al
touching them that the house ply
stefan OF the Fairview should not
enjoy q full nights rest.
It was about 3 o'clock in the
morning that his nerves came jar
ringIy to life. For an instant he
wondered bewilderfngly what had
jerled him out OF heavy sleep.
Then the thing came again
scream in the night
1t cut through the darkness
sharply as q knife. It came from
direction OF SOL. He Ieaped IN,
thrust his feet into slippers and his
arms into 81 dressing gown and
dashed out the door. In the hall he
collided violently with a strange
figure, an elderly wIlite-haired man
in q green dressing gown with
flowing sleeves. A can was gripped
fncongruously in his hand This
man began with elderly queruIoue-
ness:
What's the trouble? What's the
meaning of all this noise and non.
sense at this hour? Screams
Racings up and down
DIR. Greasy showed him aside and
rushed to the door OF S01.t 1t was
locked He could hear a rushing
about and the sound Of voices "a
the bedroom beyond the reception
room-but dimly Evidently the
door between the bed and reception
rooms was closed. He could see no
light over the transom. Apprehen-
sion seized him. What was hap
pening In there where the two girls
were alone He shook the heavy
oak door and leaned against It with
all his strength.
(To Be Continued Monday
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highly professional way you felt
my pulse. was sure you were
physician and the first
officer Of the 'Sumatra' told me
that the ships doctor was last
seen coming toward the pier in
a launch with a mummy prQpped
up in the bow. made the
deduction from these facts Mum
mics aren't especially common
hereahouts"
The young man gave a light.
sarcastic laugh.
Yes, did sever my connec-
ton with that floating ark of
millionaires trifIe suddenly. /
had my reasons. =
DR.. Cressy took one last look
at Amon-Ka before leaving. Little
did he dream the part that this
lady, dead some three thousand
years, was to play in the drama
Of his life.
A Puzzled Man
When DR.. Cressy found himself
again in the taxi, that had waited
for him around the corner, he
tried to sift what he had learned.
In the midst OF all the gravel of
his puzzled conjecture, there were
one or two nuggets Of fact. The
murdered Glendenning and DIR.
Sterrit had some secret together.
Whatever caused GIendenning's
death held, perhaps, the same men
ace for DIR. Sterrit. A blue scarab
had been taken from the side of
the mummy, Amon-Ka, where, he
presumed, it had been concealed.
Amon-Ka must be the same Anon
Ka that had been mentioned in
the torn-up telegram he found in
the room of the young Egyptian
hallboy, Suke:
"Amon-Ka swallowed bug. Bug
swallowed SUM-"
The scarab, which was an
Egyptian beetle, and. he remem-
bered, was so represented in
Egyptian hieroglyphics, was per-
haps the bug that Amon-Ka swal-
lowed. 1t, at least, was in Anon.
Ka. What that other part OF the
telegram, addressed to Leverne
Lecay. who had talked so earnest.
~ to Kathleen over the teacups q
few hours earlier. meant he could
not guess. Bug swallowed SUM-"
No. the: part was completely lost
in the shadow of mystery.
But, he asked himself as5he ar
rived at the F'airview, whssf good
did all these queer bits OF xnowl.
edge do him? They were atray
chips of mosaic from some dsans
which he did not know. Well, ne
would work on as best he COULD
no one could do more.
When he reached the lobby ~
didn't call UP Kathleen, as he i'd
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; stone-cold, brown stone. he
reached down and took her hand,
turned it slowly. wonderingly. in
his. 1--WE thought or you as
married, to me, Sandy. l belong
to you and you to me. You want
me to give you up to another!
/ don't think can. can't live
and give you up"
Her heart stormed and cringed
and protested. He had no right
to hold her here-drown her in
this forbidding desolation-force
her to bend to his Will.
She thought of Douglas. Was
he waiting? What would be
think-but she wouldn't see him
again-she might never see him
again. She had q frightened
intuition that Ramon wouldn't
bring her back
why are you talking so.
Ramon? Is thers any sense In
this? I've not lied to you. ~~ You
come back after more than
wears absence and you go wild
because a friend comes on
Sunday to take me for ride. In
all this time do you think I had
no right 10 SIfIII0 Ut iNIAS
soul? No right to make a
friend?"
us he only a friend, sandy?"
i've told you. You have sure
ly no right to act as you do"
mo. I have no right. He
turned humble, appealing eyes TO
hers. DO YOU care for me at
all. Sandy? Do you care at alp"
"Of course. / do. It breaks
my heart to have you looking so.
I'd like to see you happy as you
were"
His lips moved TREMENDOUSLY:
do you mean that. Sandy? You
care somewhat Let me kiss you.
Will you not kiss me?"
She wanted to sink down and
cover her face quickly. She was
ashamed for him in this appalling
weakness.
He saw only that she smiled
that she let her hand rest in his,
He kissed her. He put his arms
about her. hiding his face against
her shoulder.
Clouds and Wind
A throng OF dark, blue clouds
went swirling past the hills. And
two white gulls with broad. shin
i've 'iNions flew CREAMY to the
sky
1.-THE world goes on" Sandy
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at first intended The fact of
tea with Lecay and the lie she
had told still ranked unpleasantIy
in his mind. II he were going. to
work even against her-save her
from herself, as it were-he
mustn't show her his hand any
more than he would an enemy.
He admitted to himself that he
wanted to see her. Still, he would
not ring.
sHe went down to dinner a. little
later. AS he passed the desk, the
manager called to him.
We'll" he said in a tone that
meant he would be grateful for
any information the DOCTOR might
Ngive him on the subject. II gdess
the excitement's about over, Doc
tor. It looks as IL the Glenden-
ming murder would remain a mys-
terry, Ell? The Crittenden family
have settled down to their loss
II believe So said DR.. Greasy,
although he believed no such
thing. He didn't want to discuss
the matter so close to, his con-
seriousness. Did the coroner get
the body" he asked on an after
thought.
First thing this morning. The
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deputy apologized for leaving it
overnight. The powder mill ex-
plosion and the death Of SO many
workmen kept them going all
night. suppose we'll all be sub
poenaed on the coroner's jury"
In the Cafe
DIR. Greasy passed on to his
usual chair in the dining room.
BY turning a little he could see
the four seats Of the Crittenden
table. which he had located with
the help of a waiter. The table
had remained vacant. its occu-
pants taking their meals in. their
rooms since the tragedy, until
now. This evening Loren Echard
sat there alone Around him were
the three empty seats Of Marie,
his wife; of Kathleen and Of little
Hazel. DIR. Cressy, physician
though he was, was shocked to
see how devastated the mans
face had become in a short "a
hours. Echard's hand trembled
as he held his fork, and the
house doctor noted that his taste
in foods was the capricious one
of a man without appetite. lie
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not squirrels drink water very
easily"
If Bunny were home he could
tell u.s." said Bobby. But he's
off to that rabbit convention and
won't be home for a week How
could we prove 1t, Foxy Grand
pa?"
Very easily" I replied. by
just putting out a pan of water
under their tree. Then if they do
drink water they will surely
drink the water that is handiest
instead of hunting up some other
supply"
That's a good idea" said
Bobby.
Bring me a painful Of water
Bobby" l said, land we'll see
what happens"
Bobby was Off and back again
in a jiffy, carrying the pan care
fully 80 that he would not spill
it all over our new porch rug.
Now" said l. take out that
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Foxy Grandpa, do you know
something?"
II know a few things, Bobby,
! laughed, but what particular
something do you want to know
II ] know"
"Do squirrels drink water?'
81 hadn't thought about II
Bobby" | laughed. But now that
I come TO think of it. really be-
lieve that ! have never seen these
little friends of ours drink water.
But l think they must; there are
few animals that don't drink
water, but then they get the mois.
ture from the trees and plants,
which satisfies them"
Perhaps squirrels are like praf-
rie-dogs. Lots Of people think
they don't drink water" sug-
gested Bobby.
That's question in many
minds," I explained. But be
ueVe we could prove whether or
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THERE is no animal on earth
IL which is as quick to recog-
nize mans friendship for ii as
a squirrel. OF course, you have
seen this in city parks and coun-
try woods, but Bobby, Bunny
and / had great chance to
study these little fellows when a
pretty little gray squirrel and
his young wife came to live in
an oak tree In our side yard.
1t was not long before they
were whisking. around the rail
ing Of our porch and then on
to the porch to eat the nuts
which we gave them.
Soon they We're on my knee
and when they grew holder what
would they do but stick their
little noses right into my pocket
and take out the nuts which by
now they knew were put in
there for their particular bene-
fit And the squirrels made no
mistake In that either.
One day Bobby said to me:
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Bu EIenOre Mehe1in

friend waiting. I've kept him
waiting
With a suddenness that Gsick-
ened her he stepped on the gas.
He went dashing past the house.
CHAPTER 80
TITS hands grew rigid on the
I'LL wheel; a flame lit his set
face: The car flew under the
burning impetus.
Sandy fought against furious,
desperate tears, ordering sharply:
Take me home: 1 wish to go
home"
His eyes blaZed.
"You have no right to do this,
Ramon
They swerved, shot on stupidity.
"God-don't you see that man?
You almost got him-that old
man"
II saw him"
"Oh. Lord, you'll kill someone!
Ramon, go slow" Sick with
alarm, she slid down, gritting her
teeth. Once she glanced at his
emaciated features. A wave Of
pity swept her. us it he? Is
1t really he?" and she wanted
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exotically beautiful about Marie
Echard, in her expression, he
movements. her voice. But now
she, like her husband, looked
worn, as IL by the erosion Of some
inner stream OF terror. She held
out a langnid hand to DIR. Cressy:
Friendly Overtures
Doctor She made, an ef-
fort and smiled a wan smile. II
know Loren brought you here as
a physician but I refuse to re-
ceive you as anything but q
friend ] won't recognize your
professional existence. There's
nothing the matter with me
more than there's to be
expected from the shock to all Of
us. Loren himself is really worse
than I am. He has a depth Of
sensitiveness underneath that is
torn to pieces by a thing like
this. I'm harder"
Speaking both as a physician
and a friend, / don't think either
OF you are standing up any too
well under shock. I remember
that the first thing you did was
to faint. Mrs. Echard. You'll
have to be a bit careful OF your
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pan of water and put it right
under the oak tree
wish 1 could make a noise
like a nut" murmured Bobby.
They'll be out" 1 predicted.
Just walt"
1t was only Il little while until
the handsome young squirrel and
his wife came scurrying out of
the tree-for they had heard our
voices-and up on the porch.
They scampered around and
switched their tails and nibbled
on nuts which we had for them.
And then after while. they hur-
ried toward their tree.
We waited eagerly until they
reached the tree to see what
would happen. And what do you
think did happen? These two
squirrels stopped right in front
of the pan of water and began
tapping it like two kittens would.
"They drink water" declared
Bobby. Now We know it,
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self. Get some sleep. Get out
into the air a little"
That's what / tell her." her
husband interrupted eagerly. It
seemed to DR.. CresEy, watching
him, that he had seldom seen
man so concentrated on woman
as Loren Echard on his wife,
Marie EchaEd made 81 sudden
gesture OF utter futfiity:
why do anything? What Is
life anyway? Why should one
want to liver Struggle to do
something that ct best is
nothing. she seemed to slip
down as they watched her IN
der the surface Of the dark
waters Of her own soul. She Geu
into trance Of silence, staring
ont In front OF her with eyes
that saw nothing.
Come, Mrs. Echardr' DR. Greasy
( knew that what she needed more
than anything else was arousing.
In these queer Ha1aises Of the
mind medicine was important.
There. must be- something you
want to do. There's always some
thing
Marie gave ! queer. high, sud
Eyes there Is something. /
would like to 20 out IN to the
darkness and drive. and drive,
and driveat top speedon and
on and on never stopping.
Uncanny Watching
DR.. Cressy turned to the hus-
band. He wished he would stop
watching his wife that way.
There was something uncanny
In It.
Get q car at once, Mr.. Ech-
ard he ordered, land drive out
with your wifeOn and on ana
The other man looked at him
In establishment and coming
yes reiterated the doctor.
He nuf his arm through Echard's
and walked him to the other end
Of the room. It's the only tning
To do IN q case like this. 1t
breaks what might be called the
spell OF the nerves. sometimes
these conditions drop down into
4 settled melancholia or worse.
AOI0n zLlCDkAEus H1G&~AC%A essASAs
phoned for q limousine and
driver.
s.I'Il take her. az far as Santa
Cruz he said. We. can spend
the night at Casa del Mar and
drive back tomorrow afternoon.
I don't like to leave Kathleen
and Hazel alone any longer at q
time like this. Their maid, who
was almost like a relative to
them, has gone, you know, and
they're entirely by themselves.
but DIR. Cressy got the impress
sion subconsciously that there
was a deeper reason than his
young sisters-in-law why Loren
Echard wished to return quickly.
"Shall / drop into SOL on my
way and tell the girls you're
going?'' asked the young doctor,
ignoring the fact that at Marie's
elbow was room phone, He
was eager for a sight of Kath-
leen and anxious to seize any
excuse.
Mrs. Echard reused herself:
,"Kathleen's out. Somebody
phoned to her late this afternoon,
Just before dinner, and she's been
gone since. Well leave a note in
her box downstairs telling her
that we've gone"
Once again in his own room on
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and clapped his hand over his
mouth. He sat there with his
eyes closed, his gaunt hand
pressed against his lips.
Finally, with his head lowered,
he began speaking. Twice his
voice broke.
II don't want to torture you.
Sandy. You have no idea what
this absence has been to me.
You don't know how the emo.
tons play on one in an illness
the dreams of you, the hopes
of you. 1t seems you don't care
But how I pictured you; how 1
walked the deck lost in visions
of you. Once you and I stood
on a ship in the moonlight. You
turned to ine-your hands went
to my neck. You kissed me. +
remember that.
Every night was that night.
Every night your pale, wonderous
face was lifted to nine-gladly,
luringly. couldn't wait to get
here-see you-hear you-takc
you in my arms, And how
it ISL
His profile seemed etched in
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BY Stella Wynne
Love Are Causing Wide
spread Comment

spread Comment
The young man nodded in dec
laration of an armistice. DIR.
Greasy rapidly explained that he
was trying to trace down for
friend-he didn't mention Kath-
leen's name-all the places Glen
denning had gone the day of his
death. The millinery store was
one Of the places mentioned by
the taxi driver. He admitted
order to get in and look around.
The young man turned swiftly
to the little milliner:
Kent came here. Anita? How
long did he stay?"
He minded the store for me
about 10 minutes, while / ran
over to an apartment house on
Sacramento Street and delivered
q hat to a woman who wanted
TO wear it that night"
Antta's friend showed an ex-
traordinary agitation at this news.
He rushed up to the mummy,
thrust his hand in among the
unraveled bindings until his en-
tire fist seemed to disappear in
the side.
Abe Accusation
The Blue Scarab's gomez he
cried, in tragic tones. .GIenden-
ming got it, A moment later he
added in a flat tone, But he.
too. is gone. They got it from
him. guess. .
what Blue Scarab? who?
What do you mean?" DIR. Cressy
fired the questions with uncon-
trloledseagerness.
But Suddenly the other, with a
startled look, seemed TO realize
what he was doing. He said,
coldly and shortly:
That / can't tell you. It's
private matter. I can't discuss
it."
And, do what he would there
after, DIR. Cressy could get nothing
more whatever out Of him.
He finally gave it up as a bad
job and started to take his de-
parture. But. just as he was
going, he fired a parting shot.
He turned to the young man:
You're DR.. Gregory Sterrit,
formerly Of the 'Sumatra.' aren't
you?"
The young mans eyes leaped
open in a startled fashion. He
opened his mouth as If to deny
it, then changed his mind.
IF you know It, why do you
II only surmise it. BY the
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By ElenOre Meherin,
Author of "Chickie," Ann,
"Ann and PhiP and
"NOra Lee"
CONTINUED from Yesterday

Continued from Yesterday
'.You could think of it, Sandy,
and wish me married to another?
She felt all at once as hard as
q stone She said, flashing: 'Yesi
wish you married to another.
Do you think like this weight OF
pain? Like running your life.
Why should you think of me?
Everything is hopeless for me.
You come! You don't stop to
consider all that may have hap
pened since you left. You think
we can go back to that moment?
Oh, Ramon, we can't!'
A peculiar tightness went over
his lips and brows: "All that has
happened since left, Sandy?
There is another, is there2 Some
one else? And you care for
hiIn?'
NO! No one! There can't be-"
And he that you were with
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A Story of Swift Adventure, Tingling Romance,
And the Youthful Pulsating Thrill of True Love

thought. Clouds and wind and.
endless. mighty waves.
Majesty Of hill and sky; eternal
majesty quiet in the din Of little
sobS.
I'VE don't count" she brooded.
I'VE care so much for ourselves
the world goes on
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Only Her Friend


And there is one in your
life, Sandy?" He turned eyes.
glowing and joyous, to hers. "Ah,
darling, you've kept your faith
with me? ] see it! You have"
She turned crimson with re-
sentiment and shame. Don't force
me, Ramon. Don't ask me for
promises. For love. Things are
worse with me than when you
let. If. had to send you away
then I must doubly send you now.
I've tried to get divorce and
failed. l can never get it. OH
Leave me alone"
II ask nothing, Sandy, but to
look at you--to hear YOU
She thought her heart leaping
furiously: Buried in him! Oh,
God"'
But he became happy. He re-
counted strange, interesting ex-
periences. He laughed. An hour
later he repeated: Just to look
at you-just to hear you-you
won't deny this?"
They were rounding the corner
at Octavia and Vallejo, coming
into the block where Sandy was
now living.
Abruptly the car veered.
oh. Ramon, CAREFUL
With smile and quiet that
smOte on her with panic he
murmured: why! There IL
Judith's friend. There - your