Evening star., 1934-11-22
CHAPTER XIII.
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DISTURBED RENDEZVOUS.
TINE Steele apartment was dark.
l Marian hadn't expected that.
- After moment she called the
a j manager.
80 "Of course, you can go in,
Mss Marian" he said. Il know Mrs.
Sseele would want you to-
. THAT was even better, Marian de-
rfded, and as soon as they had fin
ished gossiping about tenants she had
Known when she lived there she hur-
ried to the telephone and called the
pakmere.
= 1'Mr. Hamlin?" Marian felt a sense
of relief from her nervous tension
1r the calm, easy tone of his voice.
: .s'I'll be right over" he assured her.
sWhile Marian waited for him, she
went into the little mirrored cubicle
and assumed the privileges of an old
iEiend.
- She brushed her hair vigorously
4ken patted it into smooth waves, pow
bsred her nose, dabbed at her lips,
sTaightened the frock she wore,
1opked down in surprise to find it
the lilac angora she had worn the
hight she few to Reno. She had
grabbed at the first warm dress in
her wardrobe, scarcely realizing what
she chose. And then she heard the
buzzer.
She waited at the door for Ham
slin to come up, saw him step from
tue elevator and walk down the hall
toward her and for the first time
srealized what a handsome man he
sWas.
. Some of the wonder of 1t was in
sher eyes as she greeted him. She
had been so blinded by her love OF
Ion, in Reno, that she had scarcely
seen Hamlin.
= ~'It's nice to see you again." he
said in greeting gripping her hand
in a firm clasp, even If you did have
%te wait until you were in trouble to
call on me-"
. S"That wasn't nice of me, was 1t"
"atreed Marian, II really would like
ste have seen you before, but
. s"I know" he said, your husband
asensed the admiration had for you,
,ahd didn't want to put me to a test.
a rMarian's cheeks flushed scarlet. Il
81 really didn't know. l think
you're being kind"
: Don't feel badly about it, I don't.
But you see, Miss Marian, or Mrs.
rCasad, I should say, one rarely meets
"a girl nowadays with such fine sense
of honor
9 That's Just it," Marian interposed
eagerly. i've lost that sense of honor.
7 intend to be thoroughly dishonor-
able. and I want you to help me. I
shave to convince Cliff Hondon that
it was my lie that saved his life, and
not Silver"
And I suppose you're doing that
lust to throw little glory on your
self" he suggested whimsically.
: mo. oh, no." and then, realizing he
swas laughing kindly, she added, 'it's
for some one else. 1t seems to be for
many people, but, to be honest, it Is
for my husband"
Has Silver carried out her threat
to win him away from you?" he
asked, interested.
Did you know about that?" she
asked in surprise.
: "Oh, yes, she confided in me. Told
me he was the only man she could
ever love. I told her that was be-
cause he was probably the only man
shed ever wanted and couldn't have
: But it isn't that" Marian insisted.
."I wouldn't fight to try to hold a
snan's love. It's more serious, oh, SO
much more serious.
"Mr. Hamlin. did you realize there
was one page of the letter that be-
lieve you slipped into my pocket that
we didn't read that EVENING""
mo, didn't, what did 1t contain?"
Evidence that would have put Sill
,ver's father, Mr.. McSwain, in the
penitentiary."
You say, would have Did you
lose the letter."