Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-01-15

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big room seemed fairly dry anC
healthful, and the piano on the fan
side gave it homelike air. There
was just enough daylight to permit
him to rout out an oil lamp, which
rugged against emergencies, hung il
a glass-doored cabinet in a passage.
way. This Struthers lit, and with the
thoroughly subdued Carnforth at his
heels, he carefully reconnoitered the
first passage he encountered.
On testing the third door to the
right, he found it open. From the
profusion and richness of the appoint.
ments he decided he had stumbled or
one of the de luxe suites, designed
for crowned heads, parvenues, and mo-
ton picture actors.
"Gosh" gasped Carnforth in awe
"Ain't it pretty?"
Struthers felt inclined to agree. The
whole suite was beautifully done in
the Directoire Period, from panelled
walls to wide, comfortable bed. 1t
was incredibly eerie to stand there
turning the lantern light around and
around the chamber.
"They sure got out in hurry" OBJ
served the mechanic as he aimlessly
plucked at yellowed sheets that dang
led off the bed. A half opened suit
case filled with a woman's fragile
undertakings lay abandoned in the CEN
ter of the floor, and on the wash stand
in the little bath adjoining were rang
ed set of lovely gold toilet bottles.
Near the door lay a diminutive pair of
bedroom mules with the coquettish os-
trich plume trimmings nearly nodded
away.
A further inspection satisfied
Struthers that this cabin was what
they sought.
Gail right" he decided, "well go
back to the Curtiss and get Miss Lin
coin"
In a short time they retraced their
steps to the Curtiss which lay half
shrouded in thick strata of sour
smelling fog-fog with the odor of
crushed marigolds.
"Well," petulantly remarked the
Lincoln girl, putting out the stub of
her cigaret, you've been gone long
enough hope you found some
thing" Hers was the tone of the
luxury-pampered debutante, querulous
and impatient.
eyes," he said shortly, 1--WE did
Now take few things and come a.
long,"
He opened the baggage compart-
ment and was amazed to find besides
his precious mail bags no less than
eight suitcases and four hat boxes.
Brushing a few loose ashes from
her dark skirt, Liette Lincoln arose.
and with the agile grace of born ath
lete and flash of her 1.-the body, she
swung herself up on the wing. Gail
right" called Mistress Lincoln, "you
can bring my bags and come"
From the cockpit Struthers looked
up at her in strong disapproval. "No,
my dear young woman, there's one
thing" he said in succinct tones
you've got to get into your head
right now. You're not in the Ritz OF
the Bristol or the Berkeley. We're up
against real fight for life and I al
so advise you to remember that am
not porter nor your servant in any
capacity"
"Dear me, so you're not a porter 2"
she tainted. GLOW heated-how dra-
matte, and how-ungallant!"
In the fading light he could see her
shoulders quivering in amusement at
his outburst and the sight filled him
with dull anger. Then abruptly she
turned to the mechanic:
"Mr. Carnforth," she murmured,
"I'm sure that generous gentleman
like you will see that all my bags are
transferred to my-my-er-new quar-
ters?"
Carnforth nodded eagerly, but
Struthers broke in incisively.
"Carnforth," he said, "Miss Lincoln
will select just one bag which you will
take. I don't propose to have you
breaking your neck in the dark try
ing to carry lot of unnecessary bag
gage. I need you for the motors"
1t was a hot and angry trio that
finally arrived on the sloping deck of
the lille de Tarascon. Liette Lincoln
no longer so cool and aloof, shifted in
disgust. Her suit was split across
one shoulder and married with rust,
her orchid had withered, and dangled
Imply from her lapel and one gossa-
mer-like gun metal colored stocking
was badly ripped.