The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-04

Ing to decide what Sno COulu uO. Mona and Miller seemed to be gone a long time. Only once had they danced past the booth where Eve sat. She began to fear they had left the place. Reece carried on a one-sided conversation. { "Do you know, I've always ad- mired you 2" he murmured, sliding a hand across the table. Eve in- stinctively drew back into a cor ner. once more he poured liquor from his flask and offered her a drink. Eyes anger mounted. "I like you that way" Reece said. Little girls got a temper. hasn't she ?" He arose and started toward her side of the table. Be- fore her could slide to the bench lNwith her, Eve sprang to her feet and ran blindly from the booth. Out of the building, across the lighted area and toward O clump of trees, she made her way. Reece was following but Eve eluded him. She managed to avoid stumbling and. slipped along parallel to the road through the darkness. She thought he must have turned back. for not long afterward an automo- bile approached slowly and she hid behind the trunk of tree until 1t had passed.
 Before long the machine re- turned and after brief stop at Toby's Tavern slowly went in the opposite direction. Reece. no doubt was looking for her. Eve decided to walk until she came to troll
 ley. Each time an automobile ap- preached she hid until 1t had
 passed. She met no pedestrians on the lonely road. Her ankles were tired from walking on spiked heels and she felt sick with nerv- what seemed miles and miles. Eve had no idea how soon she would arrive at the Lake City limits nor what car line she might approach.
 Finally she came to a farm
 house bearing a sign "Tourists
 Welcome" Eve rang the doorbell and when a motherly looking wo-
 man with graying hair answered she changed her mind about ask l ing for directions but asked in- stead If she could stop for the night. She was shown to Q spic and span room with pink rag rugs and a Jenny Lind bed. Then the farmers wife turned to her and said, I'll just send Pa out after your baggage. Did you want to
 drive your car into the barn for the night?"
 When Eve told her she had no | car and no baggage but offered to pay her immediately. her hostess looked dubious went below evil dently to consult "Pa." She re- turped soon. smiling reassuringly.
 It'lf be all right, miss." she said. | Did you want to come and set with
 us a while in the living room or did you just want to go to bed ?"
 Later as Eve sank with relief into the deep featherbed she thought, "I suppose Pa is lying
 awake with 0 shotgun thinking he's harboring 0 suspicious char acter.
 The next morning she found she
 had walked miles in direction away from Lake City. She hired the farmer to drive her home.
 When she reached there, Mrs
 Brooks apeared. "oh, Mrs Ra- der" she said, T couldn't help
 worrying about you. Your tele. phone was ringing most of the night"
 It rang again shortly. Eve an-
 swered and heard Theron Reece's
 voice.
 "You little fool!" he said. "Do you think I'd let any harm come
 to you? Cant you see that Tn
 mad about you! Why can't we bt
 friends? Your husband isn't above
 Q litie irritation when the occasion
 offers. Why not give him Q taste of his own medicine?"
 Abruptly Eve hung up the re-
 ceiver. She was terrified. Terrified
 at the threat of danger in Reece'!
 persistent attentions and terrified
 at his insinuations about Dick l Were they true-Reece's hints that
 Dick had been philandering? How
 was she to bear 1t if they were
 true!
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