Carbon County news., 1936-12-25
THURSDAY Continued
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''Oh / know now" Sylvia an
nounced. Doctor Marden wore il
on his shoe." ..~. ..:.,..: -
Sylvia" Patrick went on, ''did
you see anybody 60 out Of the
Stow house the night Of the mas
querade-I mean anybody besides
Molly Eames and Walter Tread
way?" Ii. + VI. j..
remembered now that Patrick
had asked Sylvia a similar ques'
ton once before. However, he had
not waited for the reply and I had
not thought it important. ID
Sylvia leaned her head back
against Patrick's chest. She looked
up into his face, smiling her most
sunny smile. 'fYes," I" she an
swered. Doctor Marden."
"When did you see him go?"
Patrick asked in a friendly way.
''And what door did he 60 out off"
Sylvia snuggled close against
him. ''You see," she went on in
the most confidential manner, II
went out into the kitchen. Nobody
was there. ALI the girls had gone
downstairs into the cellar to--I for
get what-oh, ! know, they wanted
to look at the ice cream"
Patrick made big eyes at her.
"All of them?" he asked in an
astounded voice.
Every one Of them!" Sylvia re-
piled with finality.
"You mean that there wasn't a
single one of the girls there?" Pat
rick kept it up. mot Sarah, nor
Bessie, nor Caddie, nor Jessie, nor
Little Alice" . -.
t"There wasn't anybody but me-"
Sylvia asserted.
WASN'T that wonderful" Patrick
commented. T.
go on and tell me about Doc
tor Marden," he said.
well, Doctor Marden came out
into the Kitchen"
Ibid he see you?"
eyes"
'r'What did he say?"
s.EIe didn't say anything. He put
ted his finger on his lipsjust like
this" Sylvia's tiny forefinger and
thumb moved upwards to press her
lips close but the lips pouted out
wards as they emitted gentle,
''Sh-sh--shi" .. :.-.. T..
'tAnd didn't you say anything?"
Sylvia's eyes grew sparkly with
mischief. mo, didn't say word. ]
! just did this" She put her fore
finger to her lips and emitted a
''Sh-sh-sh!" u
"And then what did Doctor Mar
den do?" H.. :.>-,3
"Well, he went out through the
pantry and into the garage and I
heard him open that little door in
the back wall of the garage"
Idiots all of us! Suddenly I re-
membered that little door! OF
course Patrick had posted no po-
lice1nan there. It was extremely
unlikely that any guests would en-
ter that door, would even ren1em-
ber its existence-if indeed they
had ever known of it. Matte her
self rarely used it. =
II should have thought Doctor
Marden would have got all dirty
going out that way" p Patrick cona-
mefted. 5%
"Oh," Sylvia explained, ''he
weared his long dark cape. 1t was
in the garage" 49,. =.l
'How do you know he put it. %on?"
'He came back to- the door of
the kitchen and he said, sSh-sh
sh!' and he putted his finger to his
lips again. And said, 'Sh
sh!' and ! putted my finger to my
lip" .'#.. @@: y !. #:..=.~,: .>~.- ..2s">
/ knew the garment very. well.
The heavy, dark cape that the
French peasants wear. Doctor Mar
den's tall, thin figure in that dark
blue cape and the dark blue beret |
which matched it was an accepted
detail Of the Second Head roads.
'tAnd did you see Doctor Marden
come back to the party?" Patrick |
asked. :. 49, -. .~.>
Yes"
did he come back soon?" n
''Yes.' %,@:@ +. ... s-==:~,:... ...>>. - - n
'''Was il a long time like this?"
Patrick put his hands about a yard
apart. :'or a little time like this?"
Patrick drew his hands towards |
each other until the space Of foot
lay between them. f., xxi. XXX 49,. -. +: Il
b 80 1T was a littler time like this
sylvia answered. With the utmost
.are. she placed her slim, brown
title paws first about nine inches
apart: then about six. J.. =, j. s:%:, Il. II
Patrick kissed her. "And were
you still in the kitchen when Doc
or Marden came back?" ii
ttYes.n ri == H. Ii
"Who was there?" Id
"oh lots and lots and lots Of
,eople!' Il. *s...~... u .s:...s. :.
"I forget = Patrick unused aloud,
was Doctor Marden in Mrs. Slows
rouse when they unrnasked, Syl- ;
'ia? ILL., -. ::
"Oh yes!" Sylvia said. L
Over Sylvia's head again Patrick ]
ooked at me questioningly. Again ]
nodded assent. III