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Stanley

were visiting relatives here Sun
day.
Mrs. q. A. Galyean and daughters,
Elizabeth and Eula May, were guests
OF relatives in Harrington Monday.
Marshall Bourne was -transactirg
business in Raymondville Wednes-
day.
Misses Monette Bailey. Hazel VIII
son. Charlcnc Jones and Nell Sprouse
visited in Lyford TUESDAY.
Mrs. Bessie Menger and daughter
Billy Jean, returned to their home
N Corpus Christi Tuesday, after a
visit here with Mrs. WenEer's sis
ter. Mrs. ID. ". Oakes.
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PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Edmundson. Of Ameri-
Gus, kans., arrived last Saturday for
4 visit with MI. and Irs. Robert Nc
Nabney. M. E-dmundsou recently
purchased a tract of land near Donna
and expects 70 move 70 the Valley AZ
some future time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel ~ Eldon. a.,
are here as guests 0f Ir. and Mrs.
Perl Hark.
Mrs. 4. Withers recently left for
Albuquerque, y. IT., where she eX-
poets to be with her daughter who ~
spending the winter in New Mexico
for her health.
Mrs. {. p. Brown and Dr. Russell
Tweed, mother and brother W Mrs.
Halpenny came from Winnipeg. Can,
for a visit with relatives here. Jea-
ME. a daughter az Or. Tweed, Is also
~ the party which expects 70 tour
California before returning to Can
AGA.
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SEBASTIAN

Mr.. and Mrs. d. W. Cakes and son,
Carl. and their house guests, Mrs.
Bessie Wenger and daughter, were
visitors wv Harlingen Monday.
Miss Grace Williams. who IL at
tending school IN Harrington. spent
the weekend here with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Il. ". Williams.
Mrs. Gross and daughter had as
their weekend guest Miss Iva
Couch or san Benito.
Mr. and Mrs. Fl. L. Starr and fam
NV 81 Mission were guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. b. u. Stallings Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cakes and
children, Dorothy and Robert. Jr.
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sister. Mrs. Phil II. Moyler OF san
BcnIto Sunday.
iii. and MRS. George 1. Coates and
daughter, Bobby Gene, we're dinner
guests w Rev. and Mrs. Foy Z. Wal
lace ". san EenllO Sunday.
Ms. A.. r. Nelson from South
Orange. y. J.. who Is visiting her
parents, Nr. and Mrs. Peter Wat
iEa. win sing a soprano solo at the
church service next Sunday morning.
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LA FERIA

ENTERTAINMENTS PLANNED
.. y committee meeting Of the
r.-T. a. held Monday afternoon IL
Was decided to have q series Of three
entertainments, TIC purpose being 70
raise money FOR the association. The
I st oi these viii be u concert and
dramatic recital. Miss Dorothy
Phillips VIII give sketches and Mrs.
I,CCy vim give v S-o.ch comedy.
Lrs. n. R. Stevenson win have charge
of tle musical numbers.
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SURPRISE PARTY

Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Golden we're hon
ored on Sunday night when the mem
bers Of the Queen City Sewing club
and their husbands surprised them
with a party at their home ~ Palm
Heights. the occasion being the fiji
teenth anniversary Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Golden's wedding.
Bridge was enjoyed for a time with
Mrs. Max Nextle winning high score
prize. Mr.. and Mrs. Golden were
presented 4 gift B. the visitors.
The following were present.:
Messrs. and Mesdames Henry BROOKS
Of Harrington. J.. u. Kassel. Max
T.vsc Of Edinburg, Max Hesscl. III.
Reuben. Mrs. Roth and Mr.. ana Mrs.
NJ. Sonnefelt.
Mrs. J. r. McCulley Of Houston.
with her grandson, Mack George.
came in Monday to visit here daugh-
ter. Mrs. Jack George. and family.
Mrs. Ray FOLSOM left this week for
Houston where she viii visit he-
cousin, Mrs. Griffith ID. Vance.
Miss Helen Cowgirl and Hiss EXa
Bell Subject o. san Benito were
~-lests OF Miss EenH.e Haynes dur
ing the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Corder Of Hous-
ton GIe in Mercedes. guests - the
home OF Ar. and Mrs. Robert Z. Duo
ley.
Misses Aaron and Imorono Gray
Of Nilsson were gue & Of Miss Nil
dred She1ell OF this city over the
weekend.
Mrs. II. L. Burke left this week for
Yoakum where she viii visit her
mother. Mrs. X. L. Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Brand are
visiting relatives in Houston.
Erwin Uecker is here from North
Texas Tor q visit with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. d. Ucker.
Mrs. Joe Mason was a weekend
visitor in Weslaco. a guest Of her
sister. Mrs. Dizzy S|pradlIn.
Mrs. 3. n. Freeman spent the week
end In Fharr with her sister, Mrs.
:. p. Murry.
I'd Olson. Of the American com
rsny Of this place, left TINS week for
Dallas. Hot Springs, Arkansas, and
Kansas City. No, where ne Will
spend a two weeks vacation with
friends and relatives.
Mrs. Paul RucEcll has returned %
her home i'm San Antonio. after a
visit here With her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrews.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grafton Moody have
gone to hot Springs, Ark, for a week
visit.
Mrs. W. u. Runnels Of Laredo Is in
Mercedes a. n guest Of her sister.
Mrs. Alma Dunn.
Mrs. Paul Barber arrived Monday
for a visit here with Mrs. L. Barbee.
Mrs. Joe Lamoertson and Mrs. q.
n. Clifford were guests Of Mrs. :.
Harvay in Brownsville during the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. =. A. Herring and
II. ". Perkins have returned from a
hunting trip 10 Tuleta. Texas.
Joe Mason Of Mercedes, who recent
~ was married in Alabama, has re-
turned to Mercedes with his bride.
They will make their home here.
Mrs. S. c. Bates and daughter, Nan
Francis. have returned from San
Antonio where they visited Mrs.
Bates daughter. Mrs. G.. Metcalf.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Fred Eiberling have
as their guest. Mrs. Eiberling's mo-
Their, Mrs. II. G. Household, or Vic
toria. Texas.
Mrs. William Friend and Mrs. An
they Walker Of Del Rio were guests
during the past week.
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MERCEDES
HOUSTON GUEST HoNORED

HOUSTON GUEST H0NORED
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack George were
hosts at a bridge Earty on Tues
day evening IN honor OF Mrs.
Georges mother, Mrs. u. n. McCul-
lev, of Houston. who Is visiting IN
the George home. Three tables were
arranged for auction bridge. the sur
rcundings being made attractive
with roses.
In the games Of bridge mrs. Alan
Hvistend7hl and Leon Graham made
the high score. Mrs. CcCulley was
presented a pretty guest score.
Refreshments were servd at q
late hour and enjoyed ny the fol
lowing: Messrs. and Mesdames II. j
Mention. II. Z. Bennett. Alan Hvis,
tendahl, r. r. Kirkpatrick. Mrs. II. +
Shekell. 3. Fannin Of Ia tcri2. Mrs
McCulley. and the host and hostess
HoNoRED AT TEA
Mrs. A. X. Phillips was hostess al
her home north Of Mercedes. when
n few guests were invited in to meet
Miss McClay. a former friend Of Mrs
Phillips in Upton. No. Miss Nc
Clay, who now lives in Cincinnati
Ohio. is spending some time in Mer-
eedes, a guest of her sister, Mrs
Walter Sivarner.
The ONE present to meet Miss
McClay were Mesdames Walter Holk.
stra, r. B. Wilmer. II. T. Stotler. +
Rathrock. Walter ~Swarner. y. z
Tucker, J. Schmitter. r. II. kasey. I'd
Yates, William Lick. Ed Gauch, c.
Echwartz and Miss Helen Lick.
PARTY
On this weeks calendar was the
purprise party at the home Of Mrs
n. +. Bennett for Mrs. Catherine
rhadick. The party was given BY
the members Of the Martha Circle
Of the ladies' auxiliary Of the Pres.
byterian church. Mrs. Chadick as re-
bring president was presented a gift
The afternoon was spent socially
followed BY a refreshment course
Those present besides the honor
yuest and Mrs. Bennett included
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STUART PLACE
UNIQUE CLUE MEETING

INIVIE NLID NLllt.N
The BlGeb0naet Cl-b was enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. j.. NJ
Mayfield last Thursday with Mrs.
HSlpenny joint hostess. The re-
freshments were served Canadian
teal style and included several arr
%ticles from all parts OF the world.
each article having q hlt of history
told by Mrs. Hclrenuy. The next
meeting win be held att the home of
Mrs. J. j. Garrett with Mrs. John
Mllnr hnstnse-
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HONOR FRIDGE

lac o lr. and Mrs. II. NJ
Niglaas was The scene of a bridge
lcrlGy nI- wacl thes eh-
t-ltsinCd il hyu1r WYE Ms. I.estcr "
brother a-l L wis. ..-. and Is,
Thomas, who are spending the winter
here. F..
Three tables wy bridge were FL pro-
~re>- ard hen thc scores were
counted Miss Jane Thomas held high
-n.c among t-l women and Roy
a--rlrEsc1 auo-- TIE men. Both
we're awarded prizes.
M two course luncheon was served
t0 Cha following guests: Mr.. and
Ers. Thrn-s. Mr. ana Mrs. Carl
Li-stgt. Nr. and Mrs. n. r. Stephen
ror. Ers F-irhct of Olmlt0. Ms.
Eourar. Miss Jane Thomas; Miss
Nlricl kicster and IT.. and Mrs. /.
N. Niuncss.
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LOS FRESNOS
WHIST PARTY

Mrs. and Mrs. Bob Rosenkotter en-
~tertained q number AZ their friends
Saturday evening with a card party.
& m of whist we're enjoyed
throughout the evening. First prizes
were awarded to Mrs. Lon McCulloch
and Frank Kretz. Consolation gifts
were presented 70 Mrs. William
Kretz and Russell Binely. Refresh
ments were served BY the hostess.
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PrRSONFLS

Nr. ana Mrs.. Robert FaEley and
tv0 children lett Sunday night for
their home In Cincinnati, Ohio. after
src1d nE several weeks with the
%lzt.ers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Kies-
ter.
Mrs. q. n. Frazier left Tuesday
night for Kansas City, Mo. in re-
sronse q a message announcing the
serious illness AZ her father.
Mrs. T. u. E0y. Jr.. and two daugh-
tiers VIII arrive Friday morning from
Kentucky To join Rev. Roy here.
mr.. and Mrs. Davis Wade or San
Bcrito and Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan AL
lam and son Of Weslaco were dinner
que Is Sunday Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. r.
Stouhcn-cn.
Mrs. XII. al. Reatle az Munroe. Mrs.
s. a. Bowers and Mrs. Amos Il. Todd
ard son. Bohb.c, were luncheon
guests Wednesday ~ Mrs. Hannah
ana daughter Anna Louise.
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BACH

The life and music Of Johann Bach
was STUDIED at the last meeting Of
the Music club which was held at the
home of Mrs. I'll. I. Stotler. Mrs.
Albert kalkfleisch, president, con-
Quoted the meeting.
Assembly singing was conducted
by Mrs. W. II. Carlisle, with roll cell
bringing responses from the life of
Bach. Mrs. Thomas hing gave a
story OF the life OF Bach. Mrs. L. NJ.
Nigness played a number OF selec-
tions from the Bach Album.
After the program a social hour
was spent with the hostess who
served tea.
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Lesdames +. L. Griffith, L. ". Find
~, Margaret king, L. II. Gsuch. Il l..
Scott, L. B. Wilmer. K. I. Lee, j. =,
Blythe. A. ". Shouse, II. Gee, A. X.
phillips, j. VI. troy, and Margaret
Aing-
DINNER GUESTS
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Rouse, ST., are
entertaining Mr.. and MRS. Freeman
mann and their two sons, Freeman
Jr., and Richard, all OF LaAe Geneva,
MS, VINO are touring the South.
The two families are close friends
having been neIghbors when MIR. and
Irs. Rouse lived IN Lake Geneva.
sunday evening the following
guests were invited to the Rouse
home for dinner in honor OF the
guests: Mr.. and .4rs. Clarence Rouse,
Mr.. and Mrs. harry Rouse and son.
and Ernest Boles, all OF Mercedes.
and Mrs. Nolmer Roberts, daughter
Of the hosts. and her son Of san
Benito.
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NEW MEMBERS

At the regular meeting OF the Al
ternate Wednesday club at the home
Of Mrs. N. A. Borchelt, roll call was
answered with new years resolu-
tions. These were most interesting
and If carried out the year Of 1928
will be full Of many good deed. After
the program an advertising contest
was held with Mrs. q H. Borehelt
winning the prizes.
The names of Mrs. j. H. Etmire
and Mrs. J. II. Damran we're added
To the club roll.
Later in the afternoon a refresh
ment course was served.
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NEW COMMITTEES

The Missionary society met on
Tuesday afternoon At the home ot
Mrs. ". T. E~lmonson. Mrs. s.. j..
Barr. the new president, presided gt
the business session. New COM
mittees were appointed for the COM
ing wear. Mrs. Chatelle had charge
Of the program which was taken
from the Missionary Voice. At the
dose OF the meeting the retiring pre-
sident. Mrs. r. G. Richey, was pre-
scented a gift.
The next meeting will he held nj
the home Of Mrs. 81. r.. Barr.
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GUESTS HONOGED

As an honor 10 Mrs. Elmer Hitch
OF Tacoma. Wash. and her daughter,
Mrs. Martha Simms. who are spend
ing the winter in Brownsville, Mrs.
T. ". Adamson entertained Thurs
day afternoon with a bridge party at
her home.
Those present were Mesdames Le-
roy Morris. Harry Slavitchek. Lee
Adamson. NJ. A. Baird. II. L. Thomas.
V. A. Rehmet. FGusto Yturria, and
B. c. Price. Mrs. Morris scored high
in bridge. Mrs. Yturria second high,
and Mrs. Lee Adamson. low.
Salad. cake, and coffee were served
after the games.
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MISSION
CIVIC LFACUE PLANS

Nv IL
The Civic League held a meeting
AZ the Mission hotel Monday after
noon A large membership was pre-
sent al which an educational program
was given. Mrs. G. u. Eppright was
the first speaking on Arbor Day.
She was followed by Mrs. :. l.. Har-
per who gave two readings in ac-
cord with the subject Of the study.
Mrs. {. +. Bryan, who j. president
Of the City Federation Of Clubs in
Edinburg. was a guest and gave hei
ideas Of city club federation.
Mrs. Hoyle Of Bryan, a guest at the
home Of her sister Mrs T. B. Sam
mons and one Of the oldest and best
known club workers in her home city,
was called upon and responded BY
giving an outline Of the Civic league
work in Bryan.
The next meeting Of the Civic lea
que will be held on the first Monday
in February. The tonic under dis
cussion will be wild Flowers Of the
Valley
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PERSONALS

PERSONALS
m. end Mrs. Z. n Casey and son.
j.. T., Jr., were guests Of Mrs. Caseys
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COMPLETES BnnK RrNIFw

The T. O. Z. chapter u" meeting
took place at Mrs. II. q. Jeffries
home IN North Mission FRIDAY after
noon. with Mrs. A. u. A. Pickles as
hostess.
Ms. Perm Corrdon va. the leader
for the day and gave q book review
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D0-TELL CLUB

Mrs. H. W. Hollowell was hostess
Thursday afternoon to the members
Of the Do-Tell club and three guests.
She had decorated the home in pink
and white roses in honor Of the &C.
casion. Conversation was the pas
time of the afternoon.
Those present were the guests,
Mrs. Ralph Friedman. holland Good
son, and Miss Canning, and Mes
Games Knox Steiner. Gene Richards,
Charles Reil, Arthur Pitt. her moth
or, Mrs. Roper. I'd Morris, Hayden
Hayes. Oscar Taylor, Katherine Abr,
and NJ. W. Ward.
Coffee and tacos and banana short
cake were the refreshments Of the
afternoon.
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Valley Society
MISS BARBARA PAYNE. Editor

HOSTS AT TEA
~ an added hospitality to the
sisitlng polo players here for the
1ao- ineer tournament at Fort
Trown, Judge and Mrs. Volney W.
layior entertained The hoaored
guests, Fort Brown officers and their
wives and a few invited guests from
brownsville Thursday evening with a
tea at their home on Levee street.
ABOUT eighty guests called between
os5u 1880 o'clock In. the evening.
q reception and living rooms
were decorated with a floral scheme
~ req radiance roses n varied con-
tainefs and lighted with red tapers
IN holders. Torcheres stood in the
nan, lighting the way for the guests
as they came in.
heceiving at the door were the
hostess, Mrs. Taylor, and Mesdames
william I. Johnston, Charles McH.
Eby, and A. H. Mueller a guest OF
MRS. Ely. Those assisting the hos
tess to entertain in the living room
were Mrs. James Rentfro and Mrs.
Lena Moore.
In the dining room Mrs. A. j. Nc
Coll and Mrs. u. G.. Richardson were
seated &C the ends of a large tea
table decorated with an imported
fiiet banquet spread on which rested
green bowls filled with red roses
and lighted with green tapers in
green holders. A similar decorative
group Of flowers and candles were
placed on the buffet. Assisting Mes
danes McColl and Richardson, who
poured tea and coffee, were Mrs.
Jesse bennett and Mrs. John Gregg.
At the punch bowl, Mrs. A. H. Fer
nAndez presided in an adjoining sun
room decorated with roses and fur
nished in wicker.
The hostess and her house group
were attired in formal dress for the
OCCASION.
The honored guests will be present
Vim Brownsville until Sunday which IS
the final day of the tournament.
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By Edmund Smell.

lady killer encountered him on the
stairs with suggestion that they should
stroll together to Santa Margherita. He
! had been summing himself on his bal
Cony. it transpired. and found 1t to be
a wonderful morning-qute like Sum
mer.
The idea of walk appealed to Digit
! ton but he reserved his decision ntil
later in the morning. He wanted to
4 think-and his movements in these days
were more or less regulated by Mafalda
! Quite apart from this, he was more
than little curiou; to discover who us
! fair visitor of the night before might be
Eluding Parsons in the hall. he re-
| paired to a flight of white steps extend
/ ing from the first floor to the garden
/ Sitting barcheadcd in the sunshine, he
ran over list of his feminine acquaint-
ances in his mind.
I 1t was not Mafa,da: the night porter
had been most emphatic about that Il
was highly improbable that any of the
! local residents of his acquaintance
would have called on him alone at 50
late an hour. BY rapid process Of
elimination he reduced it to either Mile
Rollin, in need of loan to assist her
on her trip to Bordighera. or some one
| from Taverner with an important COM
munication. This last appearing the
most probable solution of the mystery.
he decided to await her coming at all
costs.
There being nothing more to eluci-
! date in that quarter. he turned his
thoughts to the Villa Sabine and the
exciting events of the previous night.
The stunt had been bowling success.
a sudden inspiration rather than an AT
tack according to plan. If they had
| planned it. it might easily have ended
in failure. He .chuckled audibly That
bareing-in on Dopmann's preserves
struck him as being distinctly humor-
Gus. The German had done all the
donkey work. timed everything to a
nicety-only to be cheated OF a well
earned victory by rank outsider
Smoking there in the sunshine. with
the dusty road showing between clumps
Of foliage glimpses of the Casino gar en-
and the sea, it was difficult to believe
that less than dozen hours before he
had been fighting single-handed battle
against odds so overwhelming that the
mere memory of them set him shudder-
ing. The unknown defensive resources
of Ahlborg's staff. the pack of hungry
Alsatians that devastating ray that he'd
lit up the garden and overtaken Dop-
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Continued from Yesterdays Starr
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS
Alan Dishton, an sdvensurer, with an
excellent war record. Is summoned by ms
ola cnlef Sir Ian Taverner, hish up IN the
Loaaon sect seryf 5.a G0Tl H. f 65ro Ia
home by a new chemical weapon inc IN
vention OF Ahlborg. q chemist. and when
Dlshton arrives Corltt corpse Is S,,, rap pow
der Sir Ian explains that every country
IN Europe is tryine 10 Get control over INC
get gel" in touch With Emile Daudo; while Alan
Is left alone in the house ne hndS, hst
with The initials e r. IN T. al ana Wh me
truder whom he knocks downstairs and ne
fees from the rooms luSt IN time TO escape
the fumes which caused CorlItt s oeatn
the baronets niece. Grets Haye. While there
he meets Nancy, an American and Sir Ian
risht;hand man Alan lar, p hs ss 6 Srra he ms
leaving the next Gay. Alan goes to th@ home
Of Daudot's sweetheart in Paris While ne
tS gh b he s & soSed fn to
room, few moments later he hears the
sharp hiss of the pocket death. The sirl IS
the house in the wake OF man whom he
loses in the crowd. He takes a tram for
Turin and finds Nancy in his compartment,
has been victim Alan soes to Rapallo,
Italy. and in his hotel elevator he meets AMI
borg and Mafalda Pasouah. woman Mar
parted AS he was converSins with her on
seaside cliff the Lizard. super-,cTlminal
IN control of the pocket death: STALKS them
possession O. the weapon and throws the
man into the sea. Learning that Dop;
mann. the German agent. Is ,stasinf raid
in on the party. Diehtcn boldly enters
the house. while Marney keeps watch out
side The German party Is routed but N
The pocket death gun.
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mann before he could reach the gates
and that final Gordon of carabinieri!
According to every known law. he
ought to be dead by now--shot in the
Villa Sabine. torn to pieces or pulver-
tied by that CHASTITY gun. Yet here he
was, sitting up and taking nourishmcnu,
not whit the worse for what he had
gone through.
If he were tackled concerning his
movements he might certainly have
difficulty in establishing an alibi; but
the police must be convinced by now
that the raid had been in German IN j..
tcrests. and were not likely to offend
their foreign visitors by interrogatins
them all in turn.
Mafalda knew his fondness for those
steps.
He saw her presently in the garden,
neat, rather startling figure in black
and white with collar of whit, fur
fastened at her throat
Il have a bone to pick with you" she
began little pctulantly. You deserted
me last night and l was condemned to
dancing three times with that fat crea
ture!"
He made room for her on the step be-
side him.
"A thousand pardons, signorina," he
said drawing on his imagination. 4
looked in at the ballroom just after DIM
ner. but did not see you. Thinking that
perhaps you were not coming, l wrote
some letters in my room.
She made little grimace.
1T was a disappointing evening alto
gether. A telephone message came for
Karl. just when was planning sending
YOU note. and he insisted on dragging
me back with him. There was trouble
at the villa last night. Thieves broke in
and stole something, and he is like
bear with a sore head just now
She shot a glance at him and burst
out laughing
You should have heard him at
breakfast this morning 1t was really
too ridiculous He threw a roll at poor
Gerardo's head because he coughed
while he was talking The place was
full of spies; he could trust nobody.
From the way he looked at me you
would have supposed that was the adj
ventures who was finding out his So
crets and telling them to his enemies:
Mafalda moved to step higher than
Dighton and began playing with his hair
in q manner that set his nerves on edge
And So" she resumed. 'as punish
m2nt for my perf1dy. l am condemned
to accompany Karl to Genoa this morn
ing in the car. On a beautiful day like
this too! And had counted on spend
ing it with you!"
Lord" calculated Dighton; what a
beastly shame!"
He had to say this: it was the sort Of
thing Mafalda expected him to say. and
there were still many reasons why he
should continue this rather tiresome in
trigue He had succeeded in obtaining
admittance to the villa without her, but
a time might come when a second visit
was imperative. There was always TIC
chance that one or the other of those