The times-news., 1938-03-25
BY Gilmore cOWAN STONE
CAST OF CHARACTERS
NrE MAIDWEIL

CONSTANCE MAIDWELL -
heroine: the stand-in.
DEREK MANTHON-an artist
who loved money first:
HILDEGARDE THORNALD-
Derek painted her portrait
DIR. ROGERS he met his most
difficult case.
Yesterday: Arriving in Cahtor'
MIA with DR.. Rogers and thinking
of Derek, Connie is amazed 70
learn they are bound for she
Tboryald ranch: But | cant do
that" she cries.
CHAPTER XIV
DIR. Rogers interrupted WITH
Take the bags to the ear VIM
Then ne turned to Constance,
,.Vnw." he demanded curtIy,
"wiIl you please tell me what. IN
Gods name, you are talking
about" -,
Constance repeated miSrrabIy,
Il said couldn't 20 To the Thor
valid ranch" -,
For = moment nc stood without
speaking. just looking down at
her. For all the world, Con-
stance thought. rs if were some
new and particularly incr"dihI"
kind uf micrOcuSm.
At length he demanded with Il
patirncr me- was obviously forcing
upnn himself, Would you mind
explaining YOURSELF"
"l iuSt-can't go, Constance
repeated piteouSly. 1T is un-
thinkabIc."
IL hadn't even understood that
you knew the ThorvaldS."
II have met them o.. Why
didn't you tell me where you were
taking me- ..
"Principally"-hc spoke as II
he were humOriug an excited and
unreasonable child-'bccauSc 1t
could hardly have occurred to me
that any Of the Thorvald family
had done you 50 grcviouS an III
Jury that YOU would find helping
them mtoler1blc."
They haven't. They've
probably forgotten my existence,
Constance floundcred. tits
nothing care to talk about Dr..
Rogers. Must you stand there
looking at me as if were a--a
biological specimen"
Aren't vOu?" he asked with 4
twinkle OF cxaSpcrated amuSc-
ment. My dear young woman,
please be adult. You can be, |
know. The Thorvalds are
friendly. generous. courteous peo-
pie. You say, yourself, that they
have never injured you. They are
in deep trouble, and | believe you
can help them, or | certainly
shouldn't have put Mr.. ThOrvald
To the expense of bringing you
across the continent-or you TO
the trouble of coming"
He broke off, and stood for a
moment just waiting. But IN his
waiting there was something in
cxorablc and compelling that
seemed to reach out and beat her
dow mike a physical force.
"ALI right" she said in a
Smothered voice. You're not
leaving me much choice, are
YOU"
Without Il word. ne turned and
strobe toward the waiting car,
and Constance followed.
Inside the car, DR.. Rogers said
with a magnimouS air of letting
the dead past bury it's dead, 81
understand that the young artist
who did The Lady in Blue is
painting Miss Thorvald's portrait
Manthon--iSn't that his name "'
Yes" Constance said. trying
To echo his off-hand tone. That's
il" -"
She was thinking, After all, this
isn't my fault. | didn't deliberate
ly follow Dcrck here. But will
Derek realize that, Or-what am /
imagining? Why, Derck loves
me"
Hes damnably clever" Mark
Rogers went on.
Constance frowned faintyl. She
did not like "damnably clever" as
Characterization of the charm
ing SophiStication of Derek'S
work. But Mark Rogers did not
notice her frOwn.
And Hildegarde Thoryald is Il
charming subject"
Shes really lovely" Con-
stances tone was painstakingly
enthusiastic. She was thinking,
Perhaps ! Shan't meet Dcrek here