Nogales international., 1935-03-23

! can tell you. Ill 1911 At1A-N
r. tell Can't you understand that,
Barry? Why won't you believe r"
He wanted to believe, bat that
DIRK to7ment;ng suspicion was tear
ing both Of them to pieces.
believe that you can't tell? Oh
yes. yor don't leave me in any doubt
OF that"
Barry" Anne quiyered and stiff
,ened. i've told you all that | can
tell" She turned on him III pas
sionate appeal. Don't you trust me
'enough-don't you love me enough
to believe me when / tell you that
no matter what appearances may
be, there was nothing, nothing
wrong in my going to meet jim
Kennedyi"
She knew the second it came out
that the familiar Jim Kennedy
had been mistake. Barry looked
shaken, a man almost persuaded,
but at the last words hot suspicion
famed again.
Trust you! / did trust you. /
trusted you that night when you
came in fresh from keeping cheap
rendezvous with this same man.
And you lied to me"
Il have told you all that / can.
you've answered me-" He turned
abruptly and walked toward the
door. With his hand on the knob
he paused.
Il have this much more to say.
There are some things which can't
be overlooked or forgiven-not' be-
tween man and wife kut ain not
going to have any open break
with my wife over somebody's
chauffeur. nor have my 1aother's
name and mine dragged through
tabloid scandal Wen go on for the
present as we are, and at least
maintain the outward civilit;es. And
then if you still refuse to clear tbs
up satisfactorily, you and are
through"
She made no attempt to answer
him. There was something in her
eyes that hurt him savagely. If he
stayed he'd be sweeping her into
his arms and pleading with her. He
lerked the door open and went. out,
without a backward glance
After the door had closed Anne still
stood there sick at heart. Barry ex-
pected her to stay, but Jim Kennedy
had said that she must go. Just for
little. lying back with closed eyes, she
wondered what would happen if she
dehed Jim's orders-if she stayed, and
let John Gage meet her here. Upheav-
al and ruin. and Shiny hail of dis
grace. She laughed with rising note
of hysteria, choked it back and abrupt
1y pulled herself out OF the chair.
She moved quietly around the room,
opening drawers and closets, choosing
articles here and there and dropping
them on the bed. Indecision was gone.
There was tap cn the door 1t was
Bertha. with message.
Mr.. Barry sent me up to pack for
you. He says he's called back to Mar
ston. and can you be ready to leave
tomorrow morning on the seven-forty-
three! He's just 'phoned for reserva-
tions." 49,.
A hlmy garment dropped from
Anne's fingers. "The seven-forty-
three" she repeated blankly. Then she
remembered the waiting Bertha. "Yes,
Bertha. of course can be ready. Here
are some of my things. I've just been
gathering them together"
'Anne went toward the window and
looked Out to conceal her face from the
maids too-friendly eyes.
I'LL fight for him!" she thought
fercely. Il won't let both of Our lives
be wrecked like this. | love him and
when we're at the Perch again I'll get
bin back"
Ciec's blue roadster swept reckleSsly
up the drive A watchful footman sped
down the steps.
"Send Kennedy to me-" she ordered.
The footman was new man, but he
seemed to be we'll trained.
Cleo waited impatiently. in the
library. Here Kennedy came, an irifuri-
Rting eight minutes late.
"Well, you've bungled your work
nicely, haven't you!"
Think so?" He was defiant in an
instant.
Il dol You undertook to see that
AIRS. Duane LETT here within week.
She was to disappear completely, and