Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
Continued From Yesterdays Starr
SEVENTEENTH INsTALLMENT.


West. Some one coming I thought
you'd like to see. A man who's rather
taken my fancy in the last day or two"
Annassa made no comment.
Conversation drifted to the happen
ings on the farm at the end of the
Wood road. John Diamond said:
We'll try to see that the last part
of your Summer Is pleasanter than the
first" he assured her. Toby tells me
two murders. I shouldn't wonder II
there'd be an arrest tonight"
Did Mr.. Toby mention the-the
name of the murderer"
mo, I don't think he did Afraid
somebody will beat him to it, suspect.
You know 1 offered a reward. Ten
thousand dollars for the man who did
the killings at Brides House, alive or
dead"
The salad course had been placed
upon the table when Annassa become
aware, by the expression on her hosts
face, that his long-delayed guest had
arrived A we'll remembered voice
greeted her with:
"Ann-do my eyes deceive me, or is
that really you?"
"Why, Gately!" she cried wondering
why her heart did not burst for JOY,
The next moment she was in his arms.
Annassa felt a slight cooling OF her
first enthusiasm. She was surprised to
find how much shorter Gately was than
she had remembered him to be. And
that scrubby little mustache he affected
how ridiculous 1t looked on his long
upper lip! Surely six weeks separation
ought not to make girl notice things
like that, especially about the man she
loved better than any one else IN the
whole wide world.
mo more absences in the future,
said Terhune fatuously. How about 1t,
ANN"
mo more absences!" she echoed in a
voice which sounded nat In her own
ears.
I'm glad to see you two young peo-
pie have come to your senses" Dia-
mond had been watching his opportuni-
ty to put in a word. There's nothing
so disorganizing as a false start The
sooner you and Miss West get the license
and preacher
Here Terhune, who had no taste for
q sermon, no matter what its text might
be, slapped his breast pocket.
That's all been arranged, sir. An
nassa goes back with me tonight and
tomorrow we get married."
But there are things that must be
settled between us first" she fenced
desperately.
Terhune leaned across the table.
"Ann, I know what's on your mind.
You needn't worry. I was wrong about
William Prentice and you were right.
Turning to their host. This little beg
gar who got himself in such mess up
here last year was in my employ.
suppose I should have stood back Of
hin1wafter ali, he couldn't help it if his
wife disappeared-but he made me so
damn mad with his utter lack Of intel
ligence during the investigation that
well, I guess was little hard on
him" Once more addressing himself to
AnnasSa, THE part that really matters
Is that was pig-headed enough to let
our engagement be broken on account
of it. Can you forgive me, cherie? My
puniShment'S been a heavy one. You'll
never know what tortures I've gone
through, thinking Of you up here in
haunted house"
Terhune, thick though the hide of his
conceit undoubtedly was. sensed some
change in the girl who up until few
short weeks ago had been his to mold
as he saw fit. It only made him more
determined to win her back to that
plastic state Of mind.
1--WE reinstated Prentice in his old
position. Raised him $40 week, too"
Annassa said, but without enthusiasm.
"That's mighty fair of you, Gately. Is
he happy about it?"
Terhune twiddled his small mustache.
mother accepted a check for $500 back
pay for him" Turning to Diamond,
when do the magnanimous thing I
Believe in doing it right
The master of Berkshire Towers muir
INJURED something that sounded like "a
wise move"
I'm not so sure it is a wise move"
Teruhne objected. "Still AIMS set her
heart on giving this little shrimp q
square deal and there seems to be moth
ing else to do. But remember" send
ing a level look across the table at the
girl, "this doesn't establish precedent.
No woman can run my business for me.
You've always talked about not starting
with any false ideas. That's why
took the stand I did when the rumpus
first commenced. That's why I told
you If you persisted in coming up here
On this fools errand our engagement
would have to be called off,"
Annassa said quietly, "Gately, Mr..
Diamond knows all this. I was here to
see him weeks ago-when first thought
Of renting Brides House."
Diamond coughed behind his hand.
'We-er-that is, Miss West and I
got off to rather bad start in our ac-
quaintance. She seemed so excited the
day she called on me, so headstrong
when 1 tried to reason with her, that
felt-er-obliged to frown upon the re-
quest she made.
Annassa told him in the same quiet
voice she had used on Terhune. You
said you wouldn't help me clear up the
mystery hanging over Brides House.
Well, you have helped me-helped me
without knowing it. It was who in
serted the advertisement in your news
paper Silberstein, the lawyer. was
hired by me to draw up a faxed lease.
r.
tistic trimming, born of my one super
stitious visit to the old Runnels farm.
saw the inscription on the fireplace
and decided 1t would make the thing
was aiming to do look trifle less cut
and dried. AS long as no one seemed
to know who the owner OF the house
was, and'-with q wicked smile-"the
Daily Free Press persisted in saying,
Come to u.s. felt sure I could get
away with it." The smile faded. But
let's not talk about that part any more,
We both behaved very badly and we're
both sorry. Or at least" she hesitatec,
ct am. And the other day you said
you were"
An awkward pause was broken by
Terhune.
NOW that everything's settled so
amicaloly, we'd best be thinking Of the
trip back to town. I'll take you with
me in the roadster, Ann"
AnnaSsa sat back In her chair.
Thanks q lot, Gately," she said, 'but
I'm not going to New York tonight"
Not going?"
mo. I'm going back to Brides
House"
ITO Brides House! Ann, are you
mad?"
The girl pushed back the chair and
rose.
~.
was saner in my life. There's no use
arguing with me. My mind is quite