Nogales international., 1935-03-16

drawn. up. A small. slim figure
stepped out, and looked around
quickly. Girl and man vanished into
the dingy portals of the hotel.
Anne looked hastily around the
uninviting lobby.
Don't like it," Kennedy sent an
amused CLINT at her.
"Of course not. And what did
you mean by saying that | was
being watched in Granleigh?"
Gust a bright little deduction OF
mine. Somebody saw US the other
| night. heard it from the little
blonde boss before I'd been back
half an hour"
$50 it was Cleo" Anne said it
under her breath, as though she had
forgotten Kennedy's existence.
That was just little tip-off,"
Kennedy informed her. The rest
you won't like. l think you'd better
go away, Nancy"
That's preposterous' An angry
color famed, but fright was crowd
ing anger aside. What possible ex-
|planation could give to Barry"
"I'm afraid that's up to you. I
don't say it will be easy" He low
cred his voice, significantly cau-
tious. 81 saw Gage the other day.
He may have recognized me"
He doesn't even know that I
am in Granleigh."
But he's likely to find it out
any day, and when he does, things
are going to happen. If he let's
either one of us hang around in
the same county, after what hap
pened last May, it will just be a
present from Santa Claus. You and
are out of the picture, Nancy,
and we may have to take a sudden
Tourney any day. l mean to do il
when I'm ready, and you'd better
get telegram from sick aunt in
Manitoba"
Il won't! I won't go and you
can't make me-"
"Sure of that? Not even if Duane
| should be told--what you told Gage
that night?"
"Jim! You wouldn't be so in-
sanely cruelw
Kennedy flushed slightly, but his
hard gaze did not waver. Anns
reached over and clutched at his
hand, Haven't you any mercy fol
anyone else? thought-when I
told Won about that the other night
that you il. OH?
Her voee died in shaking
breath. She was looking past Ker-
nedy with stricken stare.
"Oh-Barry! won't yea ;.
She stammercd, stifening and try
ing to smile, as he came grimly
toward them. his face set and j
white line of fury around his lips.
Barry looked past Kennedy as
though he had not been there.
"If you have finished" he said,
st will not be necessary for your
companion-to see you home.
Anne arose slowly, but Ken
| nedy's chair had already rasped
back. He was OH his feet, dark
glitter in his eyes.
High handed, aren't you? You
must think you're pretty damned
important, if nobody can have a
business interview with your wife
without your permission
You'd better consider it finished.
Get out!"
The voice was low, but the words
were bitten off and flung. For a
moment longer, they stared at each
other, Barry's face hinty in its tight
restraint. Kenncdy's family jeering.
Then his shoulders moved express
siyely. Kennedy had too much at
stake to risk running everything by
a public row with Nancy's husband.
EIe bowed TO Anne.
Thank you for the interview,
Madame, in case | do not see you
again"
He walked deliberately away.
Anne broke the silence that was
suffocating.
| NCllI SIG uCiIldituGu.
Il think l am the one to ask for
explanations, but the first thing to
do is to get out of this hole. Are
you ready"
Anne nodded silently and went
with him.
"If there is any explanation that
you can make, | am ready to hear
| it."
They were home again.
What is there to say that you'd
be willing to belize" she asked
bitterly. Il went there to meet him.
1t was matter of-business, as he
told you. That is all"
what business could you have
with man like that? And why
couldn't it be transacted decently,
in your own homer"
"He wanted to see me privately"
| she continued. Il knew him-years
Iago--when he was in better circum-
stances. He wanted me to-do
something for him."
What was it,"
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