The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-12-07
eyes were on Doris. "Hs's gone.

put the receiver In its holder. "Had
q broken shoulder bone, you know,
and fever. They told him to stay
in bed" He drew down the ends
Of his mouth, stared at Doris with
lowered head. IF he got away
there may be trouble for you"
She was bewildered. "You mean
they won't take my word for it7'
II don't know. We must get In
touch with the police. Where was
he goingY
"Toward Canada, think. He
came down here to find me. He saw
the story about the arrest In the
papers,"
He must have been afraid you
were going to give him away. You
say he didn't know you had lost
your memory"
mot until I told him."
Hell feel safer now. Nobody
suspects him, and he's found out
you don't knoW-or 80 he thinks.
All he has to do Ii be cautious"
HE couldn't be cautious. He's
wild and passionate. You don't
know what went through with him.
Hes sort Of crazy, I think"
Rocky tapped nervously on the
telephone desk. "Of course he's
crazy"
She looked frightened. "If I
marry you-you won't be safe. He'll
come at you sometime out Of some
bushes" Her features worked con-
vulsively. "You see, did kill How
ard. ought never to have married
him! !"
Nonsense. That's morbid. He
won't get me-"
Doris went to the door and looked
out on the gay screen porch. Her
eyes were blank. That's the way
Howard talked"
Rocky rose, and put his arm about
her. "But darling, the police are
sure to get him."
Her voice was dry, CONSTRUCTED.
until they do-he mustn't find out
about US. I tell you he's not nor
NAL. He'll do something awful to
you"
Rocky kissed her averted head.
Don't you worry. The police will
have an easy time. He won't know
the alarm Is out for him. And with
his arm in sling" He let go Of
her, and turned back toward the
telephone. Hell be stopped at the
border"
He sat down and put his hand
on the receiver, but did not take
1t up. Nov the great thing is to
get In touch with the right people.
If simply call for the police, they'll
have the news all over the world
in no time George Mortimer will be
warned-and then he may never be
caught. The big thing to avoid is
publicity-and that ought not to be
hard if"
He did not finish his sentence be-
cause three newspaper reporters
walked into the room. They had
come to write up the St. Gardens
wedding, but they knew good story
when they saw it..
There was u dead moment In
which Doris looked at the girl re-
porter expressionless. The two men
reporters stood still, staring. One
was a young blond boy in baggy
gray clothes. The other was short
er and older with very large ears,
and hair that needed cutting.
The girl reporter spoke first:
"My Cdr"
The blond young man rubbed his
chin with grimy hand.
you're drunk !" he said. "Or am
] drunk?"
The man with the big ears spoke
with slow New England drawL
.Do you see what seer"
The girl reporter smiled her
incest smile, showing white teeth
and crinkly blue eyes: "And I
thought / was covering a society
wedding!'''
Rocky left the telephone stand
and went to Doris as II to protect
her. She was no longer afraid. She
knew who she was now. Besides,
she liked the girl reporters looks.
She smiled at her now. courageous
". Eyes. I'm Diane Merrell."
The girl reporter smiled happily
IA prayer Of repletion-as II she
had just eaten the best dinner Of
her life. II just can't believe It."
The man with the big ears
drawled, ut looks like our big
chance"
The blond boy clapped his hands
on the shoulders Of his two col
leagues. big chance! You said 1t !
Fame, glitter. Boy-here's where
you leave the silk! Well get her
away before the other guys wise up.
There's q mean guy here for the
A. P. and he'll have this in every
paper In the country before we can
get through on long distance, If we
aren't careful" He pushed the
otbar mon o,uoy ond n0ynd toward