Nogales international., 1935-03-09

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1T was because she had something
that we didn't"
Its easy to talk" said Tess sui
lenly. Maybe she had and maybe
she hadn't. You might have been
further up the line yourself, Con-
ME, if you'd had John Gage to
back you. Money talks, all right,
and what's more, it can make folks
listen"
Halliday had sent servants ahead
to open the house. Welcoming
smoke was curling from two CHM
neys.
"Oh. I love it! It's like the Perch,
isn't it:' Anne gave Barry's arm a
squeeze, and they looked at each
other with the bright, secret glance
of understanding.
ooh, that's your Western place,
isn't it? Didn't Gwenda say that
that was where Romance began?"
Ward Riddell smiled pleasantly, but
| he looked at Anne in the curious,
reflective way that she had noticed
before. cts not safe to toss me
careless invitations. I might come"
,"Me too!' Tom Halliday called
over his shoulder.
Make it next summer and you
can all come. It's party
Anne felt as though she had es-
capped from prison into glorious
freedom.
She made a quick change and
slipped into a coat. She went on
out to the veranda which ran the
full length of the house and faced
the lake. Barry was there already,
pacing up and down with pipe in
his mouth.
"Great, isn't it,"
Heavenly"
She nodded happily and fell in
step with him.
II like this" Barry said content
ed1y There's motor boat down in
the boathouse, and two sailboats,
and you and l are going out in one
of them, first thing tomorrow morn
ing"
1t was the beginning of three
zestful days crisp mountain MORN
ings, sun-warmed days and evenings
with nip in them.
They came back late one after
noon. Something had gone wrong
J with the engine, and the Wild Duck
f1uttered in slowly. Riddle and hal
hday and Dick WestbrooAe were
waiting for them at the dock.
Hello, Water Babies, thought
we'd have to come out and tow you
in" Halliday caught their line and
made them fast. you must be
frozen"
There was a big ulster over West
brooke's arm. He had snatched it on
the way down, and now he spread
it over Anne's shoulders as she
stepped out.
That's nice Of you, but l think
Barry needs something more than
| | do. He's going 10 stay and work
on the engine"
She made a movement to slip it
| off, but he checked it with firm
hands.
you keep it on" he said Aatly.
I'll get Toms sweater for your
man"
He turned an impish grin On Bar
Try, already absorbed with the per-
verse engine.
81 don't know why | should be
so darned careful of your health,
Barry, because I've picked myself
out for Nancy's second husband.
Catch a bad cold any time you
like"
Halliday laughed, but Barry, jerk
ing his eyes toward Westbrooke
for a brief second, did not even
smile.
mo thanks" he snapped irritably.
Sorry to disappoint you, but I've
lived too much out of doors to
wrap myself up like an old woman"
Hallday's portly chuckle subsidized
rather suddenly. Dick was blankly
silent.
Il think I'll locate the trouble in
a minute" he added, a triAe more
graciously. mo need for the rest of
you to shiver around here"
They went on and left him, Anne
walking with Halliday and Dick
trailing along with Riddle. Duane
went back to his work wanting to
| kick himself for his senseless irrita-
ton. Since the night when his
mother had brought those damnable
stories to him there had been a raw
spot in him which had smarted at
the lightest touch.
| Anne went directly to her room,
and the three men returned to the
| billiard-room to take up the game
which the Wild Ducks futtering
approach had interrupted. Riddle,
chalking his cue, proffered a word
of advice. t,
Better go easy with your little
jokes, Dick. Duane seems to be
something of a Turk about his
wife"
How was I to know that he'd.
go early-Victorian on me?' i