The Washington times., 1937-10-04

OTueTS IOED1Q me TO leave LLl6
plane" he regretted. Then he
added:
SPECIAL MESSAGE
Your message will arrive by Q
special line attached to your tele.
phone any moment tonight. If
might make the request, sir, you
would do well to be in your house
awaiting it. AS soon as possible
after its receipt VIC shall start"
Within ten minutes after re-
ceiving the message" Matresser
agreed, I'll take my place in the
plane.'
The master of the House had
rather bad time Of it during the
quarter of an hour before dinner.
Even his mother, in whose eyes he
could do no wrong. was a bit Sc
we're.
Il simply do not understand it,
Ronald" she said. Miss Stamier.
of whom we were all very fond,
was a delightful member of this
household. That she should have
left us like this, with only one pa
thetic word of farewell to Ann, is
to me utterly inexplicable. You
seem to have been the only one
favored by her confidence. Surely
you can help us understand what
has happened"
1T must have been some sud-
den trouble" Ann put in. Surely
you could have helped her."
Il did what ( could" Matresser
assured them. II wanted her to
stay as badly as any of you. I
can assure you that any influence
1 might possess was exerted to
keep her here"
"One feels that she must have
been hurt or frightened in some
way" Andrews, who had been in
vited in to dine, declared. She
gave no hope OF returning?"
Not the slightest. don't even
know where she has gone"
She went in her own car" Ann
observed. How did she manage
that?"
We'll, I can explain that" Ma
treSser said. Il took the seal off
myself, had Miss Stamier'S car
wheeled out and started her off.
would not be surprised if the
police reported me to the Home
Office!"
Il am very glad indeed" Lady
MatresSer approved, that you
were able to do something, Rom
aid, to prove our confidence in
her. At the same time, the situa-
ton is most unpleasant. 1 was
very fond of Elisabeth and the
greatest pleasure I had in life,
outside my family, was her music.
I have written about her to the
Austrian Embassy"
so have l." Ann told them.
The doctor coughed. Il have to
be in London in a few days." he
contided. Would it be of any
assistance if I went, say tomor-
row. and tried to locate her?"
1T could do no HARM" Lady
Matresser acquiesced. You and
she were very good friends"
CHAPTER XVI
II do hope" Ann sighed, that
those men who are down here
from Scotland Yard have not been
worrying Elisabeth"
MatreSser looked across at his
sister with a slight frown. please
do not get this matter wrong" he
said coldly There is only one
bona fide Scotland Yard man
down-Inspector Finch-and I am
sure that he has not been near
Mademoiselle Stamier. The other
fellow. NARROW, IS different type
altogether. He had a brief inter-
view with Mademoiselle Stamier
in my presence and I can answer
for it that he remained entirely
civil. He is dining here tonight,
so for heavens sake let everyone
be polite to him!
Il think I hear some cars in the
drive" Matresser went on, listen
ing for a moment Il suggest that
we all avoid the subject Of the
Fergus death during the evening.
and while think of tat half
past nine precisely shall have
to go to the telephone. Yates.
took a message while was out in
the park talking to the pilot"
More mysteries?" his mother
asked. with a slight uplifting Of
the eyebrows
Nothing that approaches a mys-
terry" her son assured her. 1T is
this little EXCURSION that Sir Fran
els wants me to undertake. I was
not so keen on it, till he sent this
plane down. Now l must confess
that I am rather looking forward
to it,"
IF you were anything Of a
brother" Ann said reproachfully,
you would take your little sister =
with you. I would love to fly, if it
were only to Paris"
Next time" MatreSSer prom
ised. Here come our friends"
LONDON CALL
At precisely twenty-five minutes
past nine that evening Burrows ap-
preached his master with: Il beg