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He laughed and said, "Oh, come off your high horse. You'd go down to a beach in a bathing suit with nothing more on than a bandana handkerchief, and :"
 "But I'm not down at tho beach," she said, "and if I were I would exhibit myself in such ap- parel as I chose for public exhibi- tion. I wouldn't invite the public to drop in on me at inopportune mo- ments. Will you please get out of here?"
 The smile faded from his face and he became instantly su-iy. 'I'll get out of here," he said "wh' Il get damn good and ready"
 Then get ready now," she told him.
 I'm going to ask you a few questions first"
 'I'm not going to talk with you"
 Did you know that there's been murder committed here last night?"
 Millicent narrowed her eyes stood very straight, very erect and ] very uiSulleu.
 T am not going to let you get away with such an intrusion," she | said, by making any startling statements. If you told me the whole family had been murdered, I wouldn't let you dodge the ques- tion we were discussing" What questionY' "Your right to come into my room without knocking" Il don't claim it's a right. I did It because it's a matter of an emergency"
 II tell you that I'm not going to allow you to distract my atten- i tion." You're suspected" His eyes were boring steadily into hers. "The police," he said, "are going to suspect you. They're going to suspect everyone. You're going to be questioned by the police. They're going to ask | you who you are, where you've been living, how long you've been living there, and a hundred other things. What are you going to tell them?"
 What I'm going to tell them," she said, lis my business" You don't dare to tell them the truth" "Why not?"
 "Because they'll know that you're the girl wanted for Drim- gold's murder"
 She faced him and said, 1've heard just about enough of that from you. You've apparently been | giving yourself a lot of pleasure doing q little amateur detective work. Personally. think that's gone just about far enough. Now get out of here." | "Listen," he told her. "1'm youl friend-that is, want to be your friend, but you and l need to come to some understanding. You cant be high-hat with me. just wanted to let you know that whether or not the police suspect you of the murder depends a lot on what ] say. You'd better know which side of your bread has the butter
 Meaning. I suppose, that should fall in your arms" | You could do worse.' | What would your mother say?"
 "She wouldn't know"
 T take it then that you're not proposing matrimony." l Don't be silly" l "pm not" she said, land what's more, I have no intention of be- ing"
 | s.Snpoanpa. ba. tola ho, .t,+nIo my car last night" Indeed"
 "They took the ignition keys | from the car.'
 "Then perhaps 1t wasn't the car they were stealing, but the keys" No, they stole the car. It ran out of gas and whoever it was took the car and kept the keys"
 I'm. sorry, MT Caise, but I'm not interested in you or your car" Well" he said, "a moment ago you were pulling something out Of the pocket of your fur coat and
 He took step toward her, reaching out as though to pull her right hand from her side.
 Millicent thought rapidly. There was only one thing to do. She did 1t with bewildering quickness. Her left hand dashed out, striking him across the side of the face with stinging slap. As he recoiled she slapped him again and again. He grabbed at her arm. and as he did so she took advantage of the op- portunity to toss the key container far into the. interior of the closet.
 "Get out" she said, "or I'll scream"
 He had caught her arm now. his face was suffused with emotion. Damn you" he said. HI show