Evening star., 1927-11-04
Continued from Yesterdays Star.)

"shot, I thinkr' Janet's voice
trembled. "There We're stains on his
. shirt and from his mouths"
Through the lungs, then" Sawyer
nodded in a matter-off fact manner
"Wonder who got him?"
"It looks as though there had beer
terrible struggled" Janet described
the appearance of the room, and hei
companion suggested
Maybe a fight with some of his
own gang. Did you get what you
went after?"
NO." Janet replied without hesita
ton. when / saw him lying there
like that IL forgot everything else"
Then must you see Nat tonight?'
SAWYER asked. Wont you let me
take you back to town, to Mrs. KERR?
"Oh, II couldn't!' she exclaimed
"There's a reason / can't explain!
only wanted to find out from Nat who
my-my fathers best friend was-the
one he trusted most. I've got to see
that person nowi'
Her voice had trembled again, this
time with an emotion which she could
no longer control, and her companion
scanned her face sharply in the glow
Of the dash lamp.
"It's-as serious as that" His tone
was oddly hushed.
"Yes. Mr.. Sawyer, you knew my
father, Of course; you must know how
every one has lied to me, kept me in
the dark! Mrs. Kerr the most of all
/ was. told that my father had gone
abroad to search for me, tuat he had
sent messages of his postponed re.
turn-all lies! My father did not go
abroad, none of you have known
where he was! He hasn't been seen
since the. day before l reached
America
Sawyer jammed the brakes.
How do you know that?" he de.
manded.
Mr.. Marriott told me, then Norman.
But Norman told me more! He said
that they had killed him.
The young mans ruddy face went
white and, with a sharp, half.
smothered exclamation he bent to.
ward her.
Miss Dane! You don't believe
that! You know it must have been
some trick to make you tell whatever
you might have learned"'
His tone was protesting, but Janet
OWNED that he was attempting to
convince himself as much as to re.
assure her.
Can YOU, can any of you. deny
that my father has disappeared? Can
, yotk prove that you have heard from
him direct, that he is anywhere on the
lace of the earth?"
There was a little pause and then
he replied frankly:
NO, Miss Dane, we can't. We've
all been wild with anxiety, but we
Eept the truth from you to spare YOU
pain and tried In every way to pro.
:ect you. Your father does things on
his own initiative and we had hoped
.hat he had dropped out Of sight for
some good reason of his own, for the
purpose Of bringing of some masterly
coup against both factions that have
tried to beat us out in this game. He
IS too astute to have been caught.
especially by Norman's gang. 1t was
n cruel attempt to frighten you and
Ereak your spirit, nothing morei"
Janet shook her head.
Il am certain that 1t is the truth!'
There was a world. OF desolation. in
ler tone. Please drive on. Mr..
3awyer. + didn't Ynaan to tell you, q {
first, or any one. but that scene back
there Shook my nerve, and it seemed
as IL ] couldn't carry the burden alone
any longer! want to go to the per.
son In whom my father conf1ded most.
10 learn his wishes in certain mat.
Ter, and then 1 have friends of, my
own to whom can CO."
Evidently realizing the futility of
further argument then. Sawyer drove
On to the hangar. but Nat. had not
returned nor had any word come
from him.
I'm drive you back to the city, of
course, but Ii you will not go to Mrs.
Kerr. don't really know what 1 am
to do with you, Miss Danev the
voung man remarked. ST don't live
there myself and haven't any friends
could take you to without an ex.
planation.'
Il have some money of my own:
perhaps you can arrange for quarters
for me at some hotel. I can get in
touch with my friends tomorrow,
Janet replied wearily, but as deter
mined as ever. You can bring Nat
10 me there when you find him"
With this Sawyer was forced to be
content, but he privately. decided on
certain plans of his own for the NOR.
row, and conversation between them