Evening star., 1933-11-06
INsTALLMENT XXX.

n limousine hunming toward
4 \ Here's the idea, Sue" Jeffrey
said. You've had a rather
bad accident bing on the head
You're not feeling so we'll Just lean
on my arm and III take care of the
rest"
"But. JEFF, I'm feeling marvellous. ]
could take the Empire Building in one
bound" Sue, leaning on Jeffrey's arm,
despite her protestation.
That's because the bust of Uncle
Grizzly put you out OF bounds" JEFF
pressed the leaning head. You're q
very sick woman. You're bust drunk. "
Mathilda crushed her third cigarette
into a silver gadget at the side of the
car
And what do I do for the good of
the cause?" she asked.
Let me see your pocketbook. Good.
It isn't pocket book. It's handbag.
Great. Make it look useful. Full of
restoratives Sue is about to pass out
at any minute, and in that bag you
have the things that will keep her from
passing out"
Fair enough" Mathilda f1uffed out
her bag as good housewife fluffs q
pillow. "But you've both forgotten one
thing-Sue's wedding ring. You did a
two in one, Jeffrey, plain platinum
band with q diamond on 1t, that looks
as If it had been blasted out of an eX-
cavation. She didn't have that ring
when she came into this house. It's
been noticed. Not even a plain gold
band on her finger. Better hide the
ring
and held it tightly in her hand.
The long. lean limousine swinging
under the porte-cochere of the Randall
1T used to be a home" Jeffrey said
Looks as If it's been turned into a
night club" Lights and music frit-
tered from the windows of the gray
white pile. Here we. go. Member,
Sue, you are invalided back from the
front. Mathilda and I are your
stretcher- bearers"
Through the wrought iron doors.
Persons on deck. Service men like
Persons were always on deck-come
what may. The elevator. Was it run
ming? It was running.
"Jeffl How terrifying!" Beatrice
Randall has beaten the elevator.
Beatrice was confronting Jeffrey and
his charges with righteous indignation.
I've been, distracted. Every one has
been asking for you. I've told them
about the accident to Sue. but after all,
there's no reason why you should not
appear, considering it's an affair for
you, and that your very best and Oldest
friends are gathered here in your
honor"
Il beg your pardon, Miss Randall.
Some other time. Mathilda inserted
herself between Beatrice Randall and
Sue. The elevator door slid open. Sues
head was against Jeffrey's shoulder
Present my apologies, Bea," Jeffrey
said, tersely. "The doctor decided Sue
should have some air We've been
around the park. The blow on the head
from Grizzly's bust stunned her, but it
hasn't stopped her thinking"
Safe behind the doors of the suite
that had been Jeffrey's mothers, the
beleaguered wedding party relaxed.
Fortunes saved" Mathilda pulled
of her hat, pumped herself against
pillows with time to spare
81 think it is, thank to Sue, and to
you" jeffrey helped Sue with her coat.
Her name on his lips fingered
What do you mean, you think 1t
is?" Mathilda demanded, catching a
shade of doubt in his show of relief
jeffrey laughed. Nothing
you see there was a clause in Grizzly's
viii. A codicil. However, it can't effect
us, now that Sue Is my wife The clause
stipulates that Clifford, as executor,
must approve Of the woman marry"
mfr. Clifford must approve Oh,
JEFF Why didn't you tell me?" Sue,
recoiling.
'T didn't know until today. Grizzly
had to have his little joke 1t was his
- - GAL
then be cheered or damned as the
executor sees fit. He named a half
dozen executors, in rotation, In case
Clifford passed out. A likely lot. Gif-
fords the best of them"
''Your uncle was gentle soul, wasn't
hep" Mathilda remarked. ''Many's the
fly he must have dewinged as boy"
Were safe enough now, codicil or
no codicil. Clifford can't possibly turn
thumbs down on Sue
Thanks for the lift" Sue pushed
back her hair from throbbing brow.
''Mr Clifford viii find something. He'll
hunt until he does. Tn q designing
woman, perhaps. A trapper of nice
little millionaire sons. Miss Nobody of
the Great UnwaShed up to the Seats
Of the Mighty" The old bitterness was
back again, curling, cracking. The way
t1lCy ShlGBudEuGu SOILS, THESE
chosen few. And she had thought to
scale such walls.
You're hardly fair" Sarcasm net
tied Jeffrey "Gifford's an old mole,
but he's no bounder''
THAT blow on the head must have
shaken Sue loose from her moorings,"
Mathilds said, rising, gathering her hat
and bag. I'm going up TO my room
It's hours past my bedtime"
'Matty, mol" Sue, swooping down on
Mathilda, dragging her back, pushing
her violently into chair. You're
staying here, with me. You can't 60
Don't you understand-you can't leave
me here-another night-in these rooms
with-him!"
"But-but-" For once Mathilda's
confusion outstripped her glibness.
"Matty, you can't-In follow you-"
Sues fingers vice pressing into Ma
thilda's arm.
Look here, my girl" Mathilda said
actdly. you've got to take a hitch in
your courage. No ones going to toss
marble busts at you tonight. If they do,
Jeffrey will be here to see you aren't
bowled over"
JEFF will not be here" Sues lips.
tight with protest. IF he is, you and
I are leaving. We can go to hotel
Surely there is another room in this
house JEFF can occupy. refuse to pro-