The Washington times., 1937-10-26

Your mother said something
about it,"
Then everything will be all
right" Karen lifted her head.
Roll down the window, Ping.
Heavens, just to be in the air
again! I've an errand I want to
do, darling"
Shall be allowed such a priv
ilege?"
I'm only supposed to leave you
to get you something to eat. and
nobody's to come in mere" Lucy
informed her.
Better get the tea"
Karen looked out the high
window with the balcony while
Lucy was gone. 1t was showing.
She must have some kind of coat,
and she hesitated to walk out in
a negligee.
Lucy came back with the tea
tray and while Karen drank it,
she gave in detail the stormy
scene which followed Mallory's
arrival that morning.
PLANS ESCAPE
Karen suddenly felt remorseful.
Like good girl, Lucy, go down
and tell dad I'm really sorry l
didn't realize how things had been
with him today" When Karen
pleaded, people usually did as she
asked.
Standing there in the Pickering
freight of her own room, a lace
negligee almost the shade of her
honey-coiored hair wrapped about
her. she was a lovely sight. AS
she waited for Lucy she tapped her
slim foot in a pale green ostrich
trimmed slipper on the hearth rail.
| after ALL" thought Karen, I'm
/ 81. have my own money. Why
should Father act like this?" The
freight reflected in the star sap
phire on the left hand and it
blaZed suddenly, with startling bril-
lance. Karen suddenly turned in
ward and sighed.
Then Lucy came back, Karen
knew the answer before she spoke.
She shrugged her shoulders. "All
right. better take the tea things
down. And order me something
for dinner on a tray at T."
Hardly was Lucy out of the door
when Karen came trailing through
behind her. She slipped off the
velvet mules on her feet and car
ried them, as she crept down the
front stairway.
AS she reached the main hall
way, she could see Fred in the
drawing room adjusting the cur.
tains. Her father, in his study
bent over a pile of papers. At the
outer door Karen paused only long
enough to take her Fathers flu
lined overcoat which hung in the
clothes closet. She thew it around
her shoulders, slipped on her mules
and stepped out into the snowy
night.
CHAPTER Nv
The front door had hardly
closed on Karen, who had fled
into the stormy night, when Lucy
came back into tthe girls sitting
room.
Miss Karen, cook has some
squad for you specially for din,
ner," Lucy called, assuming Karen
to be in the bathroom or the bed,
room beyond.
There was no answer. Lucy,
terrified at what Mallory would
say, made sure Karen was no
where in the suite, and then ran
down to the butler.
Fred, Miss Karen's gone"
How? I've been here all the
time. She couldn't have got out
this way" he said with assurance,
which comforted Lucy. Then they
both began a systematic search
Of the house.
Certainly. Karen had not left
through the servants entrance.
That could not have been &C.
complished without her being seen.
And the side entrance. brilliantly
lighted, showed no footprints in
the new falling snow.
"She can't be outdoors. She
only had on a lace dressing gown.
There's not a blanket or wrap
gone anyplace!"
Lucy finally had to go to Nal,
Tory in the study. Its Miss Kar.
en-, sir. She's gone!"
Mallory jumped up, you
helped her, Lucy?"
mo. sir. I obeyed orders. She
left within two minutes, sir! She
only had on lace dressing gown,
and there's no coat gone"
Then she's still in the house
Just trying to brighten us. Fred!'
Mallory yelled at the butler
lowering in the hallway. Hunt
Find her. She's still here. She
couldn't go without a coat"
TELLTALE FOOTPRINTS
But Fred had already discov
cred the dainty footprints in the
snow on the front doorstep. He
hoped to keep the others from
doing so until the fresh snow had
obliterated the tracks.
] It was while they were so en-