The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-16
Honeymoon
Mountain
By FRANCES
SHELLEY WEES
Copyright by
Frances Shelley Wees
WNU Service
CHAPTER x-Continued


something after all this talk
about marrying her to me. To
Graham. Where's the catch?" He
fingered his chin. II get it," he said
at last succinctly. Il get it now"
Bryn waited.
$50 that's your game in meeting
me here and trying to scare me off,
is it? That's your game. Yours
and the girls. After all her molly
coddle looks. Pretty cute"
Just exactly what do you mean?"
The icy note in Bryn's voice did
not curb Graham's rising pride in
his own cleverness. You don't want
me to see the old lady," he an
nOunced. And why? Because it
will spoil your game. There's some
reason why it will spoil your game"
Look here" Bryn said coldly,
standing up. "I'm telling you the
truth. Graham, and there's no game
about il. Deborah is married to
me. We were married three days
after she met you there in San
Francisco, as soon as We could get
a license. 1t was her twenty-first
birthday, the day she would have
married you if you'd been decent to
her. Why you come up here now,
I don't know. BY the terms of the
viii, it's too late for you to marry
her and collect the estate, even If
she weren't already married to me.
I suggest that you forget it and go
back to your ship. l will get you
proofs of our marriage; possibly
you are entitled to that much; and
then you must see that there is
nothing at all to be gained here,
and that yoo may as well CO."
Graham was smiling, an evil,
knowing smile. Nothing to be
gained by me-" he said softly.
What do you mean?"
you've filled in the picture pret-
ty well, haven't you? But you know
too much about that will, and the
estate. 1t seems to me the trouble
could make, my cocky young
friend, would be to tell the old lady
who | am, and who you aren't"
Bryn waited.
That's the lay" Graham said.
you've married my girl, and now
you're passing yourself off as me.
You must think I'm a damn fool.
And at the end of the year. if no.
body spikes your plans, you'll get
the million dollars that ought to be
mine. And you have the everlast-
Ing CUTS to tell ME to get out of
mere in peace and let you get away
with it,"
Bryn began to whistle tunelessly
between his teeth.
Tubby stepped suddenly through
the open door. Look here. Bryn,"
he said, whats the use Of trying
TO talk sense to him.?
TUbby was followed closely by 81.
mon. At their sudden appearance,
Graham moved back a step, stealth
lily. Something in his pose caught
Bryn's eye, and without stopping
TO think. he hurled himself forward
on the burly figure and flung 1t
backward. Graham, taken by sur
prise, fell heavily. In a second.
Tubby and Simon were into the me-
lee. Bryn, sitting on the recumbent
mans chest, handed something to
Simon. "He had gun" he explained.
Bryn rose. "Get up," he said TO
Graham. Wen put you in the milk
house and let you think it over.
Maybe you'll begin to come to your
senses"
You can be arrested for this"
Graham threatened, struggling to
his feet.
~ don't think so," Bryn said mild
Iy. This is my lawful residence.
You came here unlimited, threat
ened me, and drew a gum"
When dinner was over, grand
mother rose and patted Tubby's
hand gently. And now," Grand
mother said happily, "let us go out
and sit on the veranda. 1t will be
a beautiful evening"
I'm afraid it will be chilly,
Grandmother" Bryn said quickly.
I'VE can open the drawing room
windows wide. and see the moon
from there, can't we?"
You are much too careful of me,
my boy" Grandmother said with af
fectiOn. ut is not in the least
chilly"
The moon had risen already, and
lay, a great round silver lantern, on
the tops of the rolling black hills to
the west.
Let's play games," Tubby said
cheerfully. 1T isn't late. It's only
about half-past seven. Something
loud and cheerful"
1T doesn't seem just the night
for loud cheerful games," Grand
mother protested. Its a dreamy
sort of night, my boy. Couldn't we
just sit and talk, quietly, and look
at the moon"
DebOrah's eyes met Bryn's as he
sat at her knee. She turned away
from him quickly, conscious of Pillar