The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-19

Hold the line, please. Long Dis
lance is calling Miss Pennywick
from Cutter"
Gutter? What q queer name.
Where was there q place named
Cutter? Perhaps Mary-Frances was
sorry. Had changed her mind.
Dear. dear God, IL you will please
Here's your party. Go ahead,
please"
Hello. Hello oh, that you Miss
Fenwick? This is Hostetter speak
ing-Chaney Hostetter. I'm out
here at a place named Fenwick-
no, Cutter, / mean. Well. the con-
stable says that couple passed
through here this evening going
lickety-cut in a car as described.
About six O'Clock. Lickety-cut-he
could just see that 1t was fellow
and a girl. OF course, there are lots
of yellow cars and all-still, / don't
know. Heard from joe"
Yes. He says that the man did
have a desk that he said he had to
return to Denver, and that he has
taken it with him"
ugh huh? Well, ] kind of
thought that from the first. Now,
what / was thinking was that 1
might az well come in and get
hold of Joe and-well, kind Of
put this thing up to the police
after all. IL that was them pass
ing through here In the yellow car
they're headed for Denver-but 1t
isn't going to do much good for
me to trail along after them, three
hours behind. in this broken down
old 1f iV,n n Il ~
kilograms going on ahead-India,
Mendel Springs, Topknot Point
! got q road map here-sO on.
What do you think"
"Oh, yes. ] think yes. Perhaps
I'd best get in touch with the po-
lice right away and not wait for
Mr. HILL"
Haven't heard yet from the
folks that went to Bluemount?"
mo. / don't understand 1t. I'm
expecting a call every second now.
There must have been time"
"Well, I'll tell you what. You
wait till you hear from the folks
at Bluemount. There's dogs
chance from that direction. FL
was you, I'd wait and let Joe Or
me 20 to the police. It's mans
job; not o. lady's. II you hear
from Joe you tell him what l said.
III come right on in now"
Ann waited.
The telephone bell.
ISIS Fenwick, 1 was thinking.
Mr. Ecroyd Is a lawyer, isn't he?
If he knows the district attorney,
and we do have to go to the po-
lice. mightn't he be able to keep
it out Of the papers?"
II thought Of that, Mrs Hill.
He's a friend of the district attor-
ncys. But he isn't at home.
can't reach him. But Mr. Hostel
ter just telephoned. and he
"Oh. l don't know. dear" Mrs
Hill disputed, when Ann had fin
ished telling her what Uncle
CLANCY had said. mo, ] don't
know. To me it seems 50 impor-
tant to keep it absolutely quiet"
Not as important as getting
her home again. No. Not nearly"
well. dear-yes. More import
ant. in some ways. 1t isn't as If
she didn't have to go on with her
| life. and her school and SO on,
right here in Portland.
But she doesn't. She wouldn't,
at all. | could take her away
anywhere. I've had an oppor-
tunity lately-Ive decided. posi-
lively, this evening to accept 1t.
can take her some place where it
has never been heard of. We can
live there-alWays Switzerland
anywhere. / can take godo care
of her. Give her things
81 know. But she is 30 young.
And scandals do follow come
up
"Only, you see, Mrs Hill"
AIMS voice was low and formal
scandals don't matter. You-she
Is my sister, Ny baby sister. You
see-that is all that matters. She
Is my baby sister. And | have to
get her back. I have to get her
with me and take care of her. You
take good care of Ermintrude.
Mary Frances Is my baby sister,
and"
Dear. I know. I know Mrs
Hill was crying again. But it is
her life, not yours. You haven't
heard from Bluemount, of
coursc?'
"No. but"
"Walt, at least, until you do.
Wait until Joe comes back, and
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