The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-21
lost her strained look and was gay,
even coQuettish again.

lost her strained look and was gay,
even coQuettish again.
',:' ...e -"
ENARY stabbed at the frozen fruits
I'A in her ice unseeingly. She was
so absorbed that it disconnected her
when she glanced up and saw her
table companions all looking at her.
She looked around at them rather
wildly, frightened at having been
caught OF guard.
What is it?" she asked.
The Countess lowered her eyes.
Enrique was merely saying that
you look exquisite" she murmured
throatily. mot at all the jeune
file. 1t is perhaps the dress? Re-
markable, the fair for dress the
young American working woman
possesses. BY day. the grub. slAv-
ing away at the typewriting ma
chine at night. VOLTA! She Is
a butterfly, dressed like q queen!
Amazing!"
The scratch was in that, - usual,
but Mary was saved from replying
when De Iona. suddenly leaning
forward on his arms, asked bluntly:
Haven't we met -before!''
1t was challenge. but its swift
ness found Mary ready to meet It,
"You were at Shay's, weren't
your" She laughed, as at an TIRE.
sistible memory. IT I'd known
then"
known? Known what!"
Mary looked straight at him with
just the right degree Of wide.eyed
innocence.
"Why, that you were 4 count, Of
course!" She held her lower lip
with her teeth, as IL to control her
amusement. I'VE thought you were
a-you know racketeer! We
practically ran from the place
Didn't you notice IT,"
! The beady black eyes did not
change expression. AS. they bored
: into hers, seeming to probe hel
very soul for guile, Mary met them
steadily, unwaveringly. (If he were
scared of now If. he didn'l
believe her =! Her heart al
most stopped for a moment Of ter
rible suspense.)
The. innocent confusion tha
!. showedin her face apparently salts
q fled him, fer he broke into q grin
and turned to the Countess Il
: speak Of something else. The musi,
l began again, a dreamy tango thi
. time and to Mary's surprise D.
Iona abruptly turned back to he
again Ind asked her to dance.
. Her heart plunged once, then BE-
!. gan to thump madly. She felt quit
1 cold and numb but somehow sh
9 got to her feet. lifted her arms t
1 him. Then, Incredibly. she wa
4 moving of with him, his arm abou
8 her, her, hand in his. It was !.
i horrible. She. Mary Harkness, i
' the arms Of this murderer, thi
e thief! For one awful instant sh
|. felt her knees give way under he
a. Then she was dancing. she felt tn
q beat Of the music. she wrenched he
mind away and kept it away frol
d the man beside her. Gradually th
d black, dizzy whirlpool before he
" eyes cleared.
X A QUICK spatter OF applau.
+ "A broke out as they finishe
.. Looking about in surprise, Ma,
q saw that they were almost the on
n couple on the floor. The othel
had moved away to make room t,
G. them. It was impossible not to
8. pleased. AS she walked hack
b their table. she felt sure Of hersel
q Those treacherous feelings we
a. we'll under control now: the admir-
y tion Of all those people. ev,
of though she knew It was not due
II her directly, but rather to De I
mas extraordinary skill as Z pal
se ner. had infected her with just Il
In feeling Of confidence she neede
ID She was sure now that she cou
ID play the game out to the finish, U