Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-02


hands nervously together and looking
as II she was on the verge Of tears.
Simon had flashed past before he
realized that he knew her.--he had met
her at q dance some weeks before. HIT
distaste for Mr.. Elliot Vascoe did moi
apply TO Vascoe's slim, auburn-ha
daughter, whom Simon would have pre-
pared to put forward In any company
as q triumphant refutatiOn OF the
theories OF heredlty. He TANNED on
his brakes and backed up TO the
aHulio. Meryl," he said. rs there
This is Mr.. Fulton-Afr. Templar. .
The girl made the introduction with
breathless haste. We've been here
three quarters Of an hour"
The Saint started to get out.
Il never was much OF a mechanic, .
he murmured. "But II can unscreW
anything or screw anything up"
That wouldn't be any good-Bnl
knows everything about cars. and he's
girls voice was shaky with dawning
hope. But IL you could take me home
yourself-Ive simply got 10 be back be-
fore sevenl Do you think you could
Her tone was so frantic that she
made it sound like matter OF life and
death.
T can try" he said, and turned to
Fulton. What about your"
Fulton shook his head. BE was few
years older than the girl, and Simon
liked the clean-cut good looks OF him.
Don't worry about me" he said
You try to get Meryl back. I'm going
to make this prehistoric wreck move
under its own steam II stay here all
night"
Meryl Vascoe was already In the
Saints car, and Simon returned to the
wheel with q grin and q shrug.
when we get there, Just put me
down at the corner Of Sutton Place,
she said. IN run the rest Of the way.
You see, If father saw you drive up
to the door he'd be sure to ask ques-
tions"
what are you doing with that
Scoundrel?'" Simon said melodramat-
ically. asDont YOU know that he can't
be trusted with decent womanp"
She laughed.
THAT isn't what I'm worried about"
she said. Though don't suppose he'd
be very enthusiastic about our being
together-I haven't forgotten what a
scene we had about that dance where
you picked ME up and took me off TO
Harlem for the rest of the night. But
he'd be furious If he knew I'd been
out with Bill Fulton, so when went
out this afternoon I told him I was
going shopping with an old school
friend"
II take 1t that Papa doesn't like Bin
Fulton, and you do, so you meet him
on the quiet. That's sensible enough.
But what's your father got against
him? He looked good enough TO me.
Does he wash, or something's"
you don't have to insult my father
when I'm listening" she said stiffly,
land then there's Lord Eastridge-"
Simon SwerVed the car dizzily under
the arm Of 8 policeman who was try
ing to hold them up.
"Who?" he demanded.
1.-THE Earl OF idge-he's staying
with us Just now. He had to go and
see some lawyers this afternoon, but
he'll be back for dinner, and II I'm not
home and dressed when they ring the
gong, fatheru have q fit"
poor little rich girl" said the Saint
pathetically. 80 you have to dash
home to play hostess to another Of
your fathers expensive phonies."
"Oh, no; this ones perfectly gem
glne. He's quite nice, really, only he's
70 wet. But fathers been caught too
often before. He got hold Of this Earl's
and took 1t down to the Brit
sh Consulate, and they said 1t was
quite all right"
1.-THE idea being" Simon commented
that papa doesn't want any