The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-19

don't hear from me-the Hilltop
inn. Bring United States marines
and hurry to the rescued"
Unconsciously she had begun to
adopt Bowen's kidding attitude
somehow it made things easier.
Bolstered up her courage, in fact, to
be facetious in the face of almost
certain danger.
For she had made up her mind
that if the man who had sent for
her did in fact turn out to be De
Iona, she would rot run, but bluff
it through somehow.
1t really would be a relief if
things came to climax at once.
CHE got got into the front seat Of
- a dusty, nondescript little car
beside the tall young man, and
thought Of nothing but keeping her
seat and holding to her hoppy sun
hat while they tore at a breakneck
speed out the coast road and along
the shore.
in fact, it was nothing more
than a glorified quick-lunch stand,
surrounded on all sides by a broad
screened veranda on which were
bare wooden tables and chairs.
At one of these, before she climbed
out of the car, Mary caught sight
of the stout, whitehead but slightly
wilted figure of old Mr.. Jupiter, in
patiently hopping his brow. What
joyful relief that it was hel
The young man fooled his car
into the side-yard and helped her
aIght. Even as he greeted her,
Mr.. Jupiter raped on the screen
and called out, Don't go way there,
SOM I got another errand for you
in little while!"
The young man nodded, got out
and went over to the soda stand,
and climbed indolently upon stool,
prepared to wait. He was we'll out
Of hearing.
tits ALFRED hot to bring you all
the way out here, Mary" the old
man apologized but I got some
things on my mind that I've just
naturally got to talk over with you.
Don't seem as if we get much
chance lately"
This was putting it mildly, Mary
thought. Where are the others?"
II told EN- to let me out and go
on" He mopped his damp brow.
I've had about enough this Florida
climate for one day.
But that wasn't it. I wanted to
get back to town and have word
with you. We stopped this here
teller going in the opposite direc-
ton, and he said he'd take me back
to the hotel, so they went on-Bruce
and Bates, and-her.
However, I changed my mind
soon as I got out of their hearing,
and made him stop here, instead.
BE just like Bruce to turn around
and go back to the hotel to make
certain nobody was taking the gold
filling out of my teeth while he
wasn't looking. 1 didn't want to be
interrupted.
ATOW, here's the first thing:
~ You know anything about
that De Iona chap that we met last
night?"
"Plenty," Mary said grimly.
"Why?"
you don't have to tell me he's
bad one" the old man growled.
II amt lived to be nearly 70 with
out knowing rotten egg when 1
smell one. You know what 1 think?
It wouldn't surprise me none if De
Iona wasn't the guy we're looking
fol"
A cold chill crept down the girls
spine at this uncanny perception.
It was almost supernatural! Her
eyes snarted with quick tears for a
second.
They thought he was a back
number. did they? Well, either it
was a miraculous sort of prescience
that had warned the old man of the
presence of his enemy or a simple
canniness that was more awesome
still
And with this suspicion in his
mind, he still had acted the senile
innocent, and fooled everybody! She
wanted to hug him for very adj
miration.
He is The Fly" she said. Were
as sure of it as we can possibly be.
I've been waiting to tell you-and
afraid to.
Its awful, when you think about
it-that there he Sits-he has the
audacity to eat-and drink-and-
and breathe-oh!"
She must not think of it-that
was perilous! And to go on in that