The Pleasantville press., 1926-07-13

w. N. u. SERVICE
Concluded from Friday,


Next day, toward noon, as he sat
Idly in his downtown office, where SO
few patients found their way, the tele-
phone rang sharply 1t was Kitty
Hewttt's voice-and at sound Of it
Doctor Darand's heartbeats quick
ened.
"Do you know the cement roads
northwest of the city?" she began
abruptly. "Do you know the Rand
roadf Well, stop where 1t turns Off
and I'll be there at nine tonight. And
wear evening clothes, doctor; dinner
coat"
"What?" he said In wonderment.
"Evening clothes, or nothing doing.
Ironically he asked: Surgical bag
tooY
She replied lightly: "You might
bring it. No harm to have 1t along
But this is sweet job, told you an
evening clothes job. Dinner and
dance. Well-you're coming?"
81 am
You'll be alone, of course; that's
understood"
She hung up. And in utter amaze
ment Bertram whistled.
Night came on clear and cool.
Thinking Of Kitty Hewitt, thinking OF
riding with her, of an expedition with
her to he did not know where Ber-
trans thought strayed back to wet,
pitch h-dark night, of wild Hight
through slippery. silent city streets.
This night was crisp, there was
touch of frost In the air, and the road,
which made the approach to the meet
ing place-that appointed spot at the
beginning of the Rand road-a wide,
smooth cement highway running past
farmlands.
He wondered with redoubled doubt
now, what could be the "sweet job
which Kitty Hewitt and Eddie Pellen
and Crane had on hand out here to
night Was 1t frameup? Was he
merely being tricked and played with
to be sent out here in evening clothesf
Yet, as he approached the Rand road
he felt his pulses hurrying and his
fingers became more tense upon his
wheel His headlights found the fork
of the cement highway leading to the
north; he slowed down; then headed
Into the Rand road and stopped the
car. From the darkness a voice, Kitty
Hewitt's voice, hailed: "Doctor~
Hello" he answered; and he
a o{JiIGee3 33fedd edd -if1e door on her side.
She said: Don't get out; I'm get
ting in" A second later she was up
beside him.
He asked not quite steadily: ANY
one with your
mot now" she answered. I'm
ready. doctor; go on"
"Where to?"
Fright ahead; when we leave the
road. I'll tell you"
"Watch nowl" she warned him.
after few minutes "Slower! There
II is; the turn to the right"
The watchman. with flashllght in
hand, cautiously approached. Name
sirY" he demanded; and Bertram.
without yet knowing what he exhibit
ed, showed his card.
"AL right, sir" The gate was
opened. and the car proceeded be-
tween trees and thick shrubbery into
an open space across which the road
curved up to large, lighted house.
"This Is no roadhouse," Bertram an
nOunced rather foolishly.
"Well." said Kitty Hewitt. as though
thinking 1t over, hardly"
"Whose Is this placer" demanded
Bertram, as he halted his car on the
lawn where other cars, to the number
of five, were standing parked in a
dark, unattended row. They all
seemed to be roadsters and while he
was noting this and puzzling over 1t,
Kitty Hewitt offered explanation :
'People come here by pairs, doctor
and they do their own driving. No
chauffeurs."
"Oh" he nodded.
"If you had chance to look at the
license numbers of those cars" she
continued in half whisper, you'd
find them all in sequence. One per
son owns them all; they're used only
to come back and forth from here"
1.-THE devil" he muttered; then re-
peated: whose place is this2"
She answered now: "Ours, as much
as anyone else's tonight Come In
and see."
They stepped down upon the lawn
From behind the drawn blinds of the
house came muted measures Of toot
Ing, jangling Jazz orchestra, the thumI
Of drums. the moan of saxophones ant
the wall Of violin. Kitty Hewitt
moved forward and went up the stone
steps. Bertram following. Above th'
door glowed an electric bulb in an iroI
basket, and as they came into tn,
circle of light the door opened softl,
before them,
"Alr Larchmore's guests" Bertran
heard her say to the man at the door
she gave him card, evidently Larch
more's card; and the man stepped
back holding open the door
Kitty Hewitt went in Bertram fol
lowing her, and the door was close'
behind him.
'T'll take your things, sir" Offered
the manservant; and lady's mais
came forward to help Kitty Hewitt
with her wrap.
As Bertram watched this amazing
girl who had Nd him into two ad
ventures-tonight's yet to be known
his eyes lighted with admiration
Ready" she turned to him gaily