Evening star., 1936-08-09
Continued from poge four

He was conscious of his heart throb-
bing as he went out. slowly, into the
narrow hall. The gas made a blue
point in the darkness. MIR. Sully pulled
the chain and the mantle popped
alight in the white globe. The nocker
changed again.
Mr.. Sully shot the bolts and cau-
tiously opened the door three inches.
Instantly. it was pushed wide He was
conscious of shadowy figure, of the
perfume of freesia. of the side-lights
of a car drawn up at the curb. Then
the woman was in the hall. closing the
door behind her. Turning. she faced
him: Remember me, Professor"
d"
"We're going to have a talk. you
an me!'
She reached out a hand, pushing
him aside, and crossed to the open
door of the drawing-room. She stood
in the centre of the room. looking
about her. She was hatless, her hair
shining, pale cloud about her head.
With one hand. holding a handbag.
she hugged close about her the ermine
wrap which she wore over long eve
ming gown of silver. Come on in, Pro-
fessorr' She pointed to a chair. "Sit
there!'
Mr.. Sully moistened his lips, raised
his eyeglasses. Madame -"
''Sit therew
MIR. Sully sat. The woman leaned
against the edge of the table, hugging
her handbag to her with both hands.
She looked at MIR. Sully with narrowed
eyes, deeply shadowed with mascara.
Her eyes were grey-green with tiny
flecks of brown. Her mouth was bril-
liant. The apricot tinge of her skin
made the pallor of her hair striking.
Know what I've come about, Pro-
fessor? I'll tell you. You saw me with
Dick Kelvin at the La Peha on Friday.
Dick got a scare. He didn't say any
thing to me, but I saw who'd scared
him - you, Professor! Now, Kelvin
never knew that I was wise to who
and what he was. He thought he'd
kept that secret from me. Inever
minded him deceiving himself as long
as things were smooth between us -
but he broke date with me Saturday.
and again on Monday"
MIR. Sully sat stiff1y erect on the
edge of the chair. He held his eye
glasses fixedly to his eyes. His heart
beat violently. but his brain was
singularly clear and alert. The woman
sat directly beneath the light; he
could see the hard lines about her
mouth. She leaned a little towards
him, her eyes narrowed.
Tuesday 1 gave Kelvin ring at
the school -"
'At the school?"
Sure! What is it. anyway "a holy
chapel? 1t was news to him that !
knew his real name and his job
bad news! 1t Jared him. But he had
the gall to tell me he was through
with me. Since then. he won't come
to the phone, and if l wait around
the school for him, he ducks"
Mr.. Sully sat rigid. His cheeks were
pink, his eyes sparkled. He under
stood, now, Kelvin's increasingly
strained and haggard demeanour. His
meeting with MIR. Sully in the La
Pefia had brought him to realization
of the risk he was running. Not, after
all, utterly weak, stubborn. besotted,
he had from that moment tried to free
himself from his ENHANCEMENT. But
the woman was prosecuting him.
She said harshly: ''I'm not fool.
Professorl Before Friday last, I had
him like thatw She held out a hand,
thumb down. II could guess what had
altered him! I made a few inquiries
there and got you placed. know what
your game is! You're threatening to
report him if he don't break with me!
That's it, amt it? If it wasn't for you
holding that threat over him. he'd