The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-18
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Finally. when Mildred had bathed
/ her face and powdered it afresh,
tucked an extra handkerchief into
her bag and put on her hat, the
Telephone rang.
Mrs. Lawrence hurried tovanswer
it. She instantly recognized Pa
melas voice Mildred heard her tell
a direct falsehood.
Why NOM" she protested as her
mother banged up the receiver,
how could you say I'm not here?"
ITS that Pamela Judson," her
mother explained. and Ill not have
them bothering you any more to-
day!"
MON! Mr.. Judson has been most
kind TO me. Didn't YOU hear him
say he'd leave his car for me and
take q. taxicab back to the hotel?"
yes. I heard him. but considering
you've done so many favors for his
daughter ! guess that isn't any too
much on his part
Mildred laughed at her little and
kissed her gently.
She found. when she reached her
employers Office. that Mr.. Judson
had been there and explained
enough TO absolYe her from blame
in any way.
She went Immediately to work,
but the thought that Pamela might
have wanted to speak to her about
something important nagged at her
mind until she decided to call her
up.
She glanced at her watch. 1t was
after two. Pamela might be lunch
ing at the hotel. She got up to
go to pay telephone in a booth.
There was another girl in the Of
fee at the time ana Mildred thought
Pamela might want to talk to her
about something private-something
in connection with the police, per-
haps though it was more likely just
some trivial matter. Still. Mildred
thought it best to be careful.
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THERE was slight wait and
i Pamela herself answered when
her room was called.
She had come i'll late from a
shopping tour and was waiting for
her maid to come and help her dress
for lunch.
Mildred explained that she knew
Pamela had telephoned her home
and inquired what she wanted.
Pamela was about to answer that
she had intended to ask Mildred to
recommend a portable typewriter
because she wanted to get one for
Stephen when she heard stealthy
sound at her door.
She thought it was her maid
who was being detained in the
servants dining room by Gus-but
through a crack in the screen be-
hind which she sat at her telephone
desk she saw man enter her sit
ting room.
The f1eeting glimpse she caught Of
him failed to reveal his identity to
her. She remembered that she had
again forgotten to bolt her door
habit she'd been trying to acquire
since Harold's death.
But she had locked it! This man
had entered with key. He could
not be a hotel servant
These thoughts sped so quickly
through Pamela's head that she for
got Mildred and quickly put the re-
ceiver down, off the hook, and
peered out from behind the screen.
An instant later her voice shrilled
a name that brought the intruder
facing her with a snarl.
She saw that he held a gun and
terror froze the shrek that rose to
her throat.
But his name had been heard. At
the other end of the wire Mildred
stood momentarily paralyzed.
Then she began to call, Pamela!
PAMELA" An instant too late she
realized that Huck might hear her,
too, and stopped.
AS Mildred's voice came to the
terrified girl at Huck's mercy Pa
mela opened her mouth to shrek
his name again. but Huck was too
close to her now. He clapped hand
over her lips and held it there with
brutal force
Keep aniet." he ordered. III
env one interferes it's She end-for
both of GUS
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DAMELA stared up at him from
/ horror filled eyes.
Your only chance to live is to
listen and do as I say" Huck went
on and there was death itself in
his voice.
You're going with me-" Huck
told her in that same monotonous
whisper. I'm going to take
my hand away now and if you
scream you'll be dead the next
second
A tremor of nervous agony ran
over Pamela's body as Huck re-
moved his hand from her bruised
lips and pressed the revolver
deeper into her side.
Huck. watching her like hawk,
saw that she was not going to make
an outcry. but he did not lower the
gun until he had told her what she
had to do and she had bent her
head to signify her understanding
and assent.
Then he reached for the tele-
phone and banged up the receiver.
The hat and ensemble coat she
had worn that morning lay on a
nearby chair.
Huck grabbed them up and thrust
them toward her. Under the coat
he found her bag and gave her that,
too.
ITO Be Concluded-)