Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-05

Marshalt's eyes without finch
s.You are rather partial to our family,
j lsRcy,' she said.
sAuirey had struggled to her feet, and,
+ gathering her wrap. walked unsteadily
. past her sister into the hall and to the
4 Cpld. clean air of the night
mot word was spoken till the thud
a az the front door told them that she
was gone, and then:
S"Im not going to ask you for an ex-
yianation, because it is fairly obvious, ="
a said Dora.
Il sHe poured out glass of wine with a
HIND that shook and gulped 1t down
before he spoke.
*"I asked her to come to dinner and
& she got little fresh-that's all. There
was nothing to it," he said.
sShe smiled.
s"I can't imagine the gentle Audrey
getting little fresh but women are
4 Queer creatures under your magnetic
i iufluence. Lacy" Then she went off at
n tangent. Bunny knew I was here
. the other night--the night I was sup
h posed to be at the concert"
at don't care what he knew" growled
TIE man. IF you get so ratified about
. what Bunny thinks and what Bunny
Knows you'd better give up coming
here"
sAgain she smiled.
%"And you would like the key, Of
course? Bunny would find 1t handy.
1t opens the back gate and the conserv-
4 story door ana this dear little sanctum
i sanctorum. Bunny has rather pas
4 son for pass keys"
l"I don't want you to think there was
ANYTHING between your sister"
s"She is not my sister, but that doesn't
matter And as for there being any
thing between you. Lacy, you beast!"
The air Of amused indifference had
dropped from her. Rage shook her from
Head to foot. hereft her of speech for a
while. though presently it came in full
msad spiteful flood.
s"I've risked everything for you. I've
He'd and deceived. oh, you vie thing!
I've always hated her. God, how I hate
her now! And you want her TO take
my place? I'll kill you first! I'll shoot
YOU like dog Lacy"
You shoot me every day." he inter-
flipted with an angry laugh. Either
YOU or your husband. I'm q human
target for the Eltons. Now be sane,
Dora"
He took her by the shoulders and
drew the head OF the sobbing girl to
his breast.
"If you think I'm in love with that
hid you're mad. I'm going to make a
Confession and you've got to believe me
this time"
: She murmured something that he
could not hear, but he could guess and
he smiled over her shoulder.
well, this is the truth-for once /!
There's one man in the world hate
Eorse than any other, and that man is
Audrey Bedford'S father. That makes
you jumpi"
Her name is not Bedford" she said
With gulp. She was drying her
eyes with little handkerchief
You're right. Her name is Torring-
ton. though yours was not. Dan Tor
fington and are old enemies. I've got
big score to wipe OF and it's not
cleared yet"
Her father is q convict" There was
etill a sob in her voice.
s Lacy nodded.
He's on the breakwater at Cape
Town. serving life sentence" he said.
F1f my gun had thrown straight he'd
Lave been a dead man. He was lucky;
Z got his leg and famed the swine. II
The detectives hadn't claimed him ut
that moment I'd have been dead, ]
guess"
"Then you had him arrested?" she
{ kaid, looking up in surprise.
I Y He nodded.
Eyes, was running the secret serv-
sce for the Streams Diamond Mining
corporation, and discovered that Dan
Torrington was engaged In illicit dia-
rnond buying. trapped him, and that's
about the whole of the story, except
Enat he got his extra time for shooting
Ct me-"
& She pushed herself clear of him, and
Eomanlike. walked to the mirror above
the mantelpiece.
I Look at my eyes," she said in dis.
may. "Oh, what a fool was to come
Z don't know whether to believe you OF
pot, Lacy. How could you revenge
yourself upon Torrington by making
1bye to this girf?"