Nogales international., 1933-04-22


There were also several letters lying
zsbout iii this litter, Joyce, picking one
sIp glanced around at the door feeling
zan almost irresistible impulse to lock
ut before she read the letter. Then she
-forced herself to remain seated.
You've perfect right to read these
aetters," she said to herself cut loud,
don't be a fool! Even if any one did
,ecoerie, guess +. guess f. I'm Mrs
Neil Packard!" Yet the uneasy feeling
persisted that the girl named Frills
Packard might at any moment come in
itfro4n the other room and scornfully
a4acgaand an explanation of her actions.
@etDh, what's the matter with me? There
il1;aptt be anotfler Friils. Frills Packard
"a as dead now as !. +. as Joyce Ashton
was yesterday. She can't come in"
Joyce opened the first letter resolute-
by, A newspaper clipping fell out. On
the heavy. pale lavender paper with
4deCs6be edges was short note in a
apfawling feminine hand. 1t began with
out ANY prelitninaries Looks as if you
had some partyi Wish I'd been there.
You might hand this clipping OH to
Laurine. hear she's been trying to
f7sd osat where Matt was while you were
at Nita's Watch your step, Frilly! G."
Not trying to digest the meaning of
this note, Joyce hastily read the news
paper clipping "A great deal of right
~Gous indignation is being telt among
4fsc c3tizens Of the Valley Road district
at the actions of certain prominent
society woman and her weekend
guests. When all other amusements
faited to provide the necessary thrills,
a new game was instituted and carried
aut between two and three o'clock
.zsssanday morning. This game was spe-
Eics OF follow-your- leader, played in
zaaotors with no headlights, and only the
aasaGal rear lights on The bright mccn- I
light was presumably responsible for
afae fact that there were no casualties |
among the players, for the driving was
alndoubtedly Of the most reckless char /
<1cter. and the leader led the party |
H1aerry chase over banks and sidewalks,
across fields and lawns with utter dis
regard for the property of other people.
~It is understood that the hosts of |
this party paid literally for the damage
sustained and that the matter was sat
isfactoriiy adjusted so that it will not
4be taken into the courts. The young
woman who originated the sport and
drove the leading car is the wife OF a |
well-knoWn Manzanita citizen. Her |
partner in the game was a man from
kt1e same place whose name is said to
be frequently mentioned in the same
bFeath with hers. :.
AS Joyce finished reading, a wave of
Lnorriied shame flooded her. How per-
fectly disgusting suppose they were
all drunk as lords, Frills worse than
fthe rest. No wonder Neil is worried
about reckless stunts | should |
think he might bel I'd like to know
who C. is and who's Matt? This"
she thought, is pleasant revelation
An the signs have pointed to Frills
hting bit lively, but this is little too
much"
Just then the telephone rang. There
was an instrument on the desk. gray
qenameled like the furniture, and Joyce
sl,1irtly lifted eff the receiver and list
aeneu in. After 4 moments silence, She
heard the maid answering on the in
yzstxunaent downstairs. A mans voice
zueuirei, MAY speak to Mrs. Pack
ard, pieasee"
MRS. Packard gave instructions that
asze Didn't feel Up to seeing or speaking
to anyone today"
Oha Well, listen, Roxie, tell
her it's Mr.. Maitland. will you, and
ask her if | can't speak to her just a
zs,i1,ute."
'-Ail right, sir"
= Joyce hastily but cautiously replaced
Che receiver and getting up. went cut
esntc the sunny sleeping porch. In mo-
zsaent she hear1 the woman's voice at
the bedroGm DOR, an! going in, listened
to- her message.
"Just :. just tell him /" she hes
5sated.
"'rell him I'm asleep" she said fl
naal;y, looking down at the carpet and
feeling a guilty reluctance to meet the
r1iad's eye Then, when the woman had
left, she returned to the tesk telephone
and listened again.
Mrs. Packard is asleep, sir"
''Oh, she is? Well, when she wakes,
fell her [ called. AMI ask her to call
me, please
yves, sir" Click click And then
Joyce hung up her own receiver,
breathing sigh 3f relief at her escape.
Hardly had she leaned back in the
char, when the bell rang again Size
s;sterr... anxiously. A rather coarse
<saezaininc voice replied to the maids