Nogales international., 1930-09-09

while I looked over the European
musical field for new artists. Perhaps
that was another mistake.
"She went all over the lot" Hen
derson weari1y admitted. "She actu-
ally seemed to think l was applying
pressure-trying to take advantage of
the situation. In fact, she accused me
of it and talked about being in my
power because of the loan. That
wasn't a bit like her, but, as I've told
you, she was just about off her head
over those boys. She was hearing
that laugh of trust when she first
reached them, and seeing the look in
their eyes when she swan off with
Mary and left them. If she fell
asleep for a moment she was wax
ened by hearing Herman's good
BY ..
'r stiff thought she'd come round"
he resumed with an unconscious sigh.
$50 did the doctors. We had half a
dozen specialists in before we got
through. They said she'd be all right.
She's strong as pony. She had
never been sick in her life. But in
stead of letting us get her back into
condition, she simply eluded the nurse
one night and lit out.
"We gave out that she had gone
away for a rest-cure and we cancelled
her engagements. Every one accepted
the story without question, because of
what che had heen thrOuoh
Gwen the Heckners think she's in
some sanitarium and that we won't
tell them where. OF course we en-
gagged private detectives after. the first
day or so, and then l came on to New
York, myself"
What made you think she was in
New York;"
1T was the obvious place she'd
head for, and we were afraid her next
step would be to sail for Europe.
We had all the ships watched. We
were honeyconlbing Chicago at the
Same time and following up alleged
detective clues in half a dozen other
cities. When 1 came to New York l
was ready to cut my throat, for we
weren't getting anywhere till we
found you. At first that cheered me
lot, but 1 was beginning to get dis
couraged again. You've been watched
wherever you went, these last days"
"How did you find her at Jake's ?"
pure chance. had dropped in to
talk to a young fellow Jake has in his
band-another genius that suppose
will drive me crazy some day-and
there 1 saw her, sitting at a table
with couple of men she wouldn't
have wiped her shoes on a year ago.
| never was SO upset in my life. l
thought one or the other of US was
crazy, but was careful not to frighten
her. However, she chased right down
here to you, just the same, and my
man spotted her . and the rest was
easy"
He stopped.
"We1l,' he said, rising heavily, II
guess I've found the last page of the
score, all right, but l can't read it even
yet. And [ must say you haven't
helped me- much. Still, this seems to
be one of the swift romances we read
about, 50 suppose it's all right"
Eric wrung his hand. He liked the
man and trusted him, but he must
move warily. When Hcnderson's big
figure disappeared through the hotels
front door he went to the telephone
AMI called up Doctor Carrick's office.
The voice Of the office nurse informed
him that the doctor was at dinner.
Fine" Eric said heartily Tell
him to stop eating and come right
down to see a patient at the Gar
land"
Then the Bridegroom went up to his
brides rooms, feeling rather ex-
hausted
IT'S all right" he reported in an
s~er to the tense unspoken question