The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-29
BY oREN ARNOLD

Husband. Father. Lovers. They will come. naturally. There will be more trouble. Luis is crazy But = come and pretend to work anyway. It will do you no good to resist. And don't try to run away. You see the guards-there, and there"
 She turned then, as if not much interested and presently Betty Mary walked over near the tub where the woman worked.
 You can help rinse them, it IS not hard" the woman said, almost kindly. Tt is hard because you are lady. But it is not hard work, as these women know work" That was undoubtedly true Even in her concern for herself Betty Mary felt quick sympathy for the others there Peon women :: little more than slaves, for a master they perhaps didn't even know much less understand.
 She was accomplishing nothing just standing there looking fran tically around, so she began work ing with tn clothes, slowly as the older woman had suggested. At least, it gave her hands some thing to do. And, inevitably, it calmed her presently, to point where she could think much more logically.
 She had made a perfect mess of things!
 She, who had been so confident after a lucky break or two at first, had certainly put her foot into matters this time, she told herself with considerable truth It was just like an American girl, to think every man and every mans affairs must revo1ve around her, to her personal liking. She had thought she had Luis Barro eating out of her hand. Betty Mary gave herself a gen. uine if silent word flashing, squeezing clothes extra hard n the vehemence she felt. Afater a while, though, she halted such thoughts abruptly.
 T am being asinine," she told herself then. Tt does no good to wall and cry. My cue now it to think a way out of the mess I'm in."
 Covertly, she noted every detail of the building, the tubs, the water supply which was a hand-operated well, the ironing boards and fiat irons before mesquite wood fire, the damp, scorchy smell in the air, the thick adobe walls. There were two doors and eight windows. none bar red. But outside she knew were the guards and they doubtless had their orders. It would be amusing to them to capture a pretty senorita if she should just try to slip away. She would have to outwit them some how.
 But how?
 "All right Miss Jordan, how?" she snapped at herself in her thoughts again. You've been so 50 nonchalant about everything; even bawling out two courageous officers who have risked their lives trying to combat Luis Barro. You laughed at them and officially reprimanded them. Now what?"
 The Mexican woman interrupt ed her thoughts:
 "The water will ruin your hands after a while" she said. Do you want to take clothes out and hang to dry? The lines are there, nn the hillside"
 Why - yes, thank you,' Betty Mary smiled at her. The woman was actually being kind. It was a strange imprisonment, she real ized. She might have been sub jected to all manner of indignities, even physical punishment and pain Luis Barro obviously was impressd with his own sense of power, however illegal. Appar- ently Kidnapping an American citi- zen was nothing to disturb him
 Do I just - are there clothes pins?"
 "Seguro si. On the lines"
 She' took two heavy baskets, mainly of sheets and other linens at first. The lines extended 100 feet or more, and after 30 minutes