Evening star., 1927-10-05

By ISABEL OSTR4NDER.

"You didn't feel quite up 10 tennis
this morning." Mrs. Madison wa
| asking.
Il play wretched game" Jane
| confessed. 1.-THE sisters looked with
more favor on reading and sewing
md. to he truthful. Mrs. Madison,
don't want 10 do anything but lounge
about till daddy returns. DO you
really think he'll catch the boat al
Havre today?"
IF not. we'll hear from him." Mrs
| Madison replied. II shouldn't wonder
| il you received a cable or radio any
way. and after all, we can only wait
, he knows you're safe and YOU are
That's the main thing. isn't it?"
| The girl shook her head slowly.
"It isn't all" she remarked. 1--WE
haven't only ourselves to consider,
and it's terribly important for him to
be here as quickly as possible"
When she went downstairs few
minutes later no one was visible and
going out on the terrace she seated
herself in a shady corner. There was
still one peculiar thing connected with
Burt's return the night before; the
fact OF John Padmore's espionage
upon him and young F'errars. 1t
| must he the latter he distrusted. un.
less he were jealous of Burt's conf
dental position with her father, and
that could scarcely be: somehow she
could attribute nothing mean nor
petty to that self-contained man with
mis- suggestion Of quiet force
A light humming i'm pleasant bari
tone was gradually stealing over her
ears ard she heard steps on the path
through the rose garden below.
Looking over the rail, she saw Mr.
Padmore himself. strolling toward her
with his inevitable cigar, He smiled
ana mounted the steps. and Janet
matted him in the gesture of casting
away his cigar.
please don't I like it, Good morn.
Ing: Mr.. Padmore
III YOU don't mind. then. I'm
not disturbing you?" He seated him.
seif In a reed hasket.chair beside her
You look. Miss Dane, as though II
We're a very good morning for YOU. {"
Ii Is. she laughed. "Ive found
something I valued very highly that
tnought was gone forever
one told the incident of her watch
ana an, Padmore listened very gravely
tlii she had finished. omitting only the
fact that it had been wound for The
first time. ''t'
You were fortunate" he observed
was sorry not to have seen Rurt
When he came to consult you. am
almost as conversant with your
fathers affairs as he, perhaps more
IN some things, and / have learned a
little about the difficulties you have
encountered in the last few days. You
nave my heartiest sympathy; should
not like to see a daughter of mine in
such a horrible predicament."
Janet flashed him a grateful glance
What do you know about the pre.
d:cament in which 1 found myself,
Mr.. Padmore?"
Chiefly the part brought about by
that young scoundrel Marriott" He
puffed refiectively at his cigar for a
moment and then went on: "Alford
phoned me from the dock. YOU see.
before he Joined you in the car and
told me of the interest both Marriott
and Mrs. Carlin had shown in you.
| knew why. Of course. hut we won't
go into that now. / concentrated on
Marriott and had him trailed till Tues.
day afternoon, when my man lost
him in New York.
because he-he KIDNAPPED me in an
airplane from somewhere in the coun.
try that night and took me almost to
indianapolis" Janet forgot wholly
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