The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-14

last two chapters OF Freddy
Matthews novel herself!
Margery figured that possibly
Miss Belden would not know the
difference. AS for Freddy, he
would willingly agree never to tell
Miss Belden the truth.
Freddy hadn't been far from
right when he told Margery that
she seemed to know the novel bet
ter than he did. She summed up,
mentally. the entire story up to
where Freddy had stopped, ar
rayed the situations in mind, and
started out on Chapter xxx"
The opening paragraphs Of this
chapter became a struggle. Hall
a dozen times she yanked out
what she had written and started
again. Finally she was satisfied
with the manner in which she
opened this chapter.
Margery worked steadily, pains
takingly, and slowly. At times
she had uualms about it. After
all, she was a trained secretary
and stenographer, not a fiction
writer.
But she was blessed with a SEN
Sible confidence in herself, and
knew that there had been many
passages in what Freddy had die
tated that she would have written
otherwise.
After all, this was an emer.
gency, it would save Freddy from
losing fifteen thousand dollars
and facing a serious lawsuit.
Freddy Matthews got tired Of
walking about and came back to
the hotel. He looked in at the
beauty parlor, but no blond girl
had been there. He peered into
the lobby to make sure that Miss
Morrison wasn't lurking around to
grab him, and went up to his
room.
He called Miss Rogers" room,
but got no reply. He learned the
number and went to the room
and knocked, thinking that per-
haps Susie had gone up to take
a nap, but there was no response.
For a half hour he sat about in
his room, modify trying to figure
out why the beautiful "Susie
Rogers" had sneaked away from
him like that.
He called the room clerk and
asked him to let him know the
moment he saw Miss Rogers.
After an hours wait he called
again.
Look here" Freddy said to the
room clerk, haven't you located
Miss Rogers yet?"
Sorry, Mr.. Matthews. but I
have not. We are still ringing her
room, in case she goes up unseen,
and two page boys are trying to
locate her"
Freddy came down and tried to
eat, but his appetite was gone.
Finally he fortified himself at the
bar and hunted up the hotel man
ager.
Cant understand it," he said,
Miss Rogers had a dinner en-
gagement with me. What do you
suppose has happened?"
well. Mr.. Matthews" the man.
ager said, Soothingly, ct may be
that the young lady has met
friends here in town. After all,
she wouldn't, be the first young
lady to forget a dinner engage
ment."
Cant understand it," Freddy
repeated. IF she doesn't show
up soon I'm going to start a real
search"
The manager advised against 1t,
naturally. A pretty girl missing
from a popular hotel is not the
sort Of publicity that such hotel
desires.
Meanwhile, Margery ha d
stopped, donned her wig and
spectacles, and sent down for
light refreshments. Then she
went back to her writing again.
She was not making the speed
she had hoped she could, but
what she had written seemed, in
her judgement, rather good.
I'll finish it by tomorrow" she
muttered. If it's the last thing
I CO."
Once more she tossed aside wig
and SpectacleS and went to work.
The hours sped on. The main
dining room was closed. Freddy
was working himself into a men
tai panic. Once more he went
to the managers office.
Ito &c Continued)
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