The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-19
CHAPTER 29. SUPPRESSED HATE

SUPPRESSED HATE
 eff you'll excuse us we'll go oil: on the porch" Jerry told Ash wood. We find the room crowd ed"
 He turned to Nancy, who, repres- sing a start of surprise, rose in- stantly and put her arm through his.
 Why not, indeed?" agreed tho cripple. T think it is duly re- corded in the Book of Etiquette that the young couple should in- variably sit for an hour or two gazing starry at the moon light, if any"
 Jerry stood there in hesitation his self control worn to a thin edge by the subtle taunts. If Ashwood had only been of Lucci's build What pleasure he would take ir beating him down! Nancy's slight pressure on his arm brought him back to reason He bowed mock ingly and followed his wife out into the darkness.
 Hamilton swept his seven rows of cards together, placed the deck meticulously in the upper left cor ner of the table and, murmering conventional word of apology, left the room.
 The wide, comfortable porch, in the utter quiet of the tropic night was like haven of peace after the throbbing intensity of the liv- ing room. Nancy stepped to the rail, silently surveying the long sparkling path of moonlight across the black waters.
 What do you think Ashwood will do? Jerry?" she whispered
 q don't know, Nancy" he an- swered honestly. Tt hit him hard That's the only thing I'm sure of I'm getting so I don't know wha- anyone will do. We're all strained to the snapping point. Word has percolated through the crowd that Ashwood is flying away from here tomorrow. There's been a lot of activity at the hangar all after noon. One-shot and Hamilton ask ed me a dozen times whether we're going to be released tomor- row or not Ashwood has said nothing about it and they're all afraid we're going to be left here While he gets away. If we have another hot night tonight, there's no telling what may happen. The whole place vibrates with suppress ed hate"
 "If he takes me away tomorrow, ' I'll jump out of his plane" she burst out passionately And ii I'm tied in, III jump overheard from his yacht tomorrow night
 ''He won't take you away" he declared firmly. ."The first move he makes toward you in the morn ing, I'll grab him with my two hands and break his back before his guards can pull trigger. Il were positive he still had it ir his mind I'd walk right in there and do it now"
 Please, Jerry?" she whispered Aren't things bad enough now without your adding to them before it becomes necessary"
 He made no reply, being afraid that if he spoke at all, it would be to say too much. He dared not even look at her cameo-ikt profile lest he loose the word' which trembled upon his lips. Fol some moments they stood there ir silence, At last:
 "Nancy-you-you aren't worry ing about-tonight, are you?"
 II don't know, Jerry" she con- fessed, hardly above a whisper. T was watching Ashwood's face wher he listened to your announcement He's going to make it as difficul as he can for us, if only out of perverse wish for revenge"
 Well" he ventured, cursin& himself for his fumbling about in { difficult situation, well have t' make pretense of being really married, you know, or all thi business won't do any good"
 Why couldn't he express himse. to girls as he could to men? If h. were talking to a fellow now he't have no trouble. But here he wa floundering like a silly kid, makin' | it more difficult for her instead of less. His cheeks were hot, toc