The Washington times., 1930-10-27
CHAPTER XIV.

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o'clock in the afternoon Of the
day she had been snatched
form the detention cell at Po-
lice Headquarters aWoke in Q
gilded cage. She slowly open
ed her eyes, conscious Tor q
moment that she was In
strange surroundings. and she
stared upward. She seemed 70
be in a little tent, the top OF
which was draped in aureated
silk that ran in regular pleatS
from a large, round button,
after the manner Of ceilings
in night clubs.
Hardly turning her head she
looked through a pair Of drapeo
curtains on her right and the
sunlight Illuminated a large
room the like of which Polack
Annie had never before seen.
Her mind began to clear now
and tumbled back over the
events Of the early day-her
rescue, the wild ride, the night
club vododoe from the sedan
radio and then-oblivion. She
had passed out in the car,
softly weeping as she thought
Of the Kid. No vivid memory
Of how she had come here, or
how or when she had gotten
to bed. p
She was wide awake now.
She threw back the covers and
sat over the edge, rubbing her
eyes, swollen from the first
good sleep in days.
She threw back her head,
yaWned audibly, and stretched
her willowy arms. The vi
tality of her youthful body
surged back to her. She stood
up, and then for the first time
noticed that she was clad in
purple pajamas-trimmed with
gold!
"Gawd!" she exclaimed.
On the Lawn
The U-shaped bed on which
she had slept and which was
canopied in silk, stood on a
dais. She stepped down and
walked to the window. Out.
side she saw a spacious lawn.
The trees had been nipped by
= the first frost Of Autumn and
the leaves were tinted like a
Thousand little palettes. The
window was half open and a
refreshing breeze stole into the
room. Annie inhaled deeply.
She began a tour Of inspec-
tion Of the room. In soft
golden tones was depicted on
the ceiling the legend Of Jason
on his quest of the Golden
Fleece. To Annie is was merely
q pretty picture.
Her bare feet sank deep into
the soft Chinese carpet. The
chairs were fragile and gilded.
A vase sat in the middle Of
gilt spider-legged table. In it
were fresh yellow roses. Annie
gathered them into her arms
and inhaled their fragrance.
AS she was moving about the
room, adSiring this bit of brio
a-brac and that picture, the
door opened softly and a yellow
skinned maid, a small white
apron over her. dress, stood
smiling in the doorway. Across
her arm were two large Turk
ish towels and in her hands
she held several bottles and q
huge sponge.
.Is Madam ready for her
bath?" politely asked the maid.
Polack Annie for a moment
could not speak. Then she
said:
I'm hungrier'n hell"
Madam will feel better after
she has had her bath,'' spoke
the inscrutable maid, advanc-
ing. "But what would you
like for breakfast?"
Orange juice, buckwheat
cakes, ham and eggs, toast and
coffee" unhesitatingly answered
Annie.
The phlegmatic> servant
bowed and walked to a little
doll, which was standing on q
small table. She lifted 1t up
and disclosed gold-plated tele-
phone.
The Command
Send Madam orange Juice,
buckwheat cakes, ham and eggs,
toast and coffee" she ordered.
Then she turned and walkeed to
q door which she opened at the
turn Of golden knob. She went
In and. Annie heard the water
running in the tub. The maid
appeared at the door and mo-
toned to her.
Annie hesitated on the thresh.
old and peered inside. It was
the largest bathroom she had
ever seen. 1t was half as big as
the bedroom. The floors. and
walls we're teSsellated in small
yellow and black cubes. The
tub was sunken-on the level
with the floor. It was already
half filled and the water looked
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