The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-10-19

were BILL buspiSious. hOChy huu AuA
ahead up the steps of the house, and
was ringing the bell Doris with q
policeman on either side of her fol
lowed more slowly.
Her heart was beating wildly. The
door opened slowly. A blond impas-
sive face looked out.
Hello. swenson. IL Mr.. st. Gar
| dens in7"
The butler swung the door OPEN
'sYes. Mr.. Du Val. Come In"
Rocky motioned to Doris. She went
Into square hallway. The policemen
| came too.
On landing above short, square
| set figure appeared. He had on a
dressing gown. and held a book In
his hand. He stared at the group for
| minute In amazed silence.
Rocky Is 1t Rocky. for heavens
sake?"
TITS Rocky. I've brought my wife.
Rocky WAS bounding up the stairs to
| the landing. Doris saw him take the
| short square man by the shoulder and
say something. Then st. Gardens
| turned and came down the stairs with
outstretched hands.
Doris! It's so nice to see you
again. / was wondering when you
would turn up. You must be tired
from your journey. Been travelling
| all day7"
Doris was confused. She took st.
Gardens hands gladly, smiled at him
! without speaking. but 1T WAS the
vague act of a bewildered and er-
| hausted child
She sat down In the nearest chair
The room was going round and round
She hardly heard the policemen.
She knew that everything was being
! arranged. Everything was all right.
Rocky had fixed things.
The policemen went away. The
] door was closed.
Beatrice isn't In. Someone's giving
| her dinner and dance at the country
wv uian Juas sos -
saiu y. uaIuehs' LUCKY ! aiu. 700
Wasn't that a rdmmy thing--those
dumb cops picking you up like that?r
Terrible" said Rocky. "They were
so suspicious | thought y Mouiu save
. ~ - ',oup'o !, sou piesenueu Wv
nau aiieaus ines Doiio may in1ao y,
uus1 nei ~"
LUIS .ouseu ne1sen q 'aa o'na
WIS noiuins oul poan niS Aahus
ITO = s1eu1 p1sAsa. = ny u'ai
noshy nas arrays peen iiA0 ny WV
soll - ihe.
Dofis put hef hahds hastily across
her own eyes, she knew she was act
| ing badiy. Out II was oil 30 phzzhhg GO
her tred nina.
She's exhausted said Rocky apollo.
/ getfcaiiy.
st. Gardens apparently didn't know
her. He had pretended to recognize
her In order to save her from the
| police. He thought she was tho real
| Doris. She was to fool him as she had
| fooled the Du Walls. She rose trem-
| bling, hand pressed against her
cheek.
mo. mol"
whats the matter7'
| They could not follow her thoughts.
She was being stupid. She could not
pretend to be the real Doris any more
She was really that girl-that Grim
lnal the policemen were seeking. She
looked at Rocky with widened eyes.
Il can't stand It. I'm
st. Gardens took her elbow. His
voice, rich and caressing, spoke to her
softly: You are very tired. You
have been through dreadful ordeal
can see that. And now you want to
80 10 your room.
LEI me take her upstairs salo
ROCKY. Lou are riehL que neeus
20 go 10 peu. one . hnocAeu Out
| - enouhai W Ai'oeA aiis ous.
Doing ii's'ahei' W 'iu.ueieSs' oa'u
o.. oaiueho ssihpaaneaieaiS.
| i,oiis auoAeu o. ILL.,
nuAu.i esa 60
| nas wat one nav aun1' 80 -
o ~, Au. - 80.
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