Evening star., 1933-10-27

your defense Is no more SOUND t0aQ
her scheme. I'm not your wife. Think
ing 1t over, I've decided we're fitting at
windmills. We must abandon the whole
propect. It isn't workable"
Sue, you're not going back on your
word? You're not letting me down after
you've given your promise? You're not
turning Tommy over to Herman Hen
schler!'
Sue shutting her eyes to close out
Tommy aS she had seen him last. A
book under his arm: II found this in
an old trunk, Sis. It's one of fathers
law books he used in school. I'm going
to learn 1t by heart"
Sue said to Jeffrey:
l-dont-know. Your introducing
me that way-your wife-made me real
We how diff1cult 1t will be to make others
believe we are what we are not"
ITS not going to be an easy task
for either of u.s. jeffrey eyes were IA
the sea: He had that oidish look again,
older than his years. I'm afraid ri
have TO ask you to carry on, Sue"
Garry on? You mean posing as
your wife?"
Yes"
Then there's not to be q marriage ?
Just q pose?"
"Therell be q marriage, with your
consent. just As soon after this ship
oocks IS We can get q license and q
preacher
Then why the pose? It seems 50
needless to involve ourselves in q net
OF fasehoods II we are going to sign
a real contract"
Jenrey's eyes pleaded.
How did I know was going to
meet you?" he asked. "Td given up. I
was ready to surrender the Randall
money to hands knew would dissipate,
vtlify 1t. But conceived the idea of
having q last fling. cabled to the exc
cutor OF the estate giving him to under
stand was returning home with my
bride: knew he'd pass the news along
IN . hurry to Bea and to Cyril, and that
I could count on their having the most
miserable week Of their lives while I
was on the high seas. I couldn't resist
giving them this last thrust before they
ran up the flag"
"Jef1," Sue laughed, but the laughter
was strained. you're a game loser.
That Is. you might have been q game
loser. I'm not going to let you lose.
Mr.. and Mrs. jeffrey Randall VIII toddle
down the gangplank and give an ex-
ample Of q couple Of newlyweds re-
turning from An exciting honeymoon. -
You mean you'll see 1t through?"
jeffrey was on his feet doing an excited
little shuf1e. sort of amateur soft
shoe dance left over from his college
days when youth finds outlet for exuber-
ance In action. Sue, you're better than
q partner. You're q regular pal. I
want to see Bea's face, and Sil's, when
you turn up on my arm. There's sit
uation for you. A couple of human
oloodhounds missing the big kill by a
few days"
You think they'll meet us?" Sue.
Il know they'll meet us. They'll want
TO get an eyeful Of you. to find what
Kind OF ogre you are. When they see q
young girl, fresh and beautiful, with q
bean on her shoulders instead Of a
potato-well, I'm thinking old Uncle
Grizzly was not such . dolt after all.
I'm going to like this home coming.
minute Of IT,"
Sue had to smile. She was beginning
to enjoy the discomfture of JefIrey's
'bloodhounds" as much as though they
had been snarling At her heels
II they should suspect It's all a
blum. the laugh would be on the other
SIDE" Sue warned
They won't suspect. And by the
time they begin delving into the par
ticulars we VIII be married and there'll
be nothing they can do about it. Well
due to land about II In the morn
ing-and we'll take the shortest route
to the marriage license bureau. We
can have a civil ceremony rieht on
the spot-or We can page q dominic If
you'd rather"
Sue. hoping jeffrey would not notice
the mist IN her eyes. Weakness. The
fall on deck must have shattered her
nerves as well Is twisted her ankle.
"A civil ceremony will do" she said,
pretending Q cough that would account
for damp eyes. cts not as though we
were being really married"
Il suppose not" jeffrey sat down
In his chair again. His joyousness was
gone: win there be some one to meet
you?"
Tommy. perhaps No one else.
Mother Is not well. That is another
reason for my accepting your offer. She
needs care, re6t, good doctors"
"she shall have them. The best
there are"
Delphine Craeston sauntered up.
reached In her jacket pocket for .
cigarette, Lit 1t from the one she was
Don't bother looking as if you were
pleased to have me-" she said. I'm
about Is welcome Is the plague, what
with loves young dream dripping all
Ridiculous" Sue. stretching forth
. hand in greeting rs jeffrey offered his
chair.
Delphine srinned, impbhly. She said:
Maybe, but you both look guilty. How
ever. had to barge in. Some one Is
Matching plot to do one or both Of
you wrong"
"A plot?" Sue registering disbelief.
But who on this ship could possibly
care what might happen to me?"
Delphine hooded . sage head. you
don't happen to know the moon-faced
Johnny who sits at your table for chow?
The one who gahs q gossip column at
each and every meal"
"You mean Mr.. Agard-I believe
that's his name? never saw him, that
I recall, until I came aboard this ship
I'm sure I never met him"
"Mr. Agard? Wen, anyhow, he knows
you, and well enough to call you by
your first name. Not SO intimate with
jeffrey. Refers to him Is Randall"
what interest could this Agard per-
son possibly have In us?" jeffrey wanted
10 know. II can't stomach the fellow.
Hes the reason I've persuaded Sue TO
eat with me In the grill"
Sue, trying to be calm, but heart
racing. Please 20 on. I'm asog."
Go Be Continued.)