The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-17
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She Painted Her Face
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proach, and the woman to show
him his place as soon as he'd seen
her 60 by. And when Percy had
posted them, he went back to the
house. That's not guesswork. I
saw him. Two minutes after you'd
left me, he whipped through the
fields below me, up to the house and
in by the door at the foot of stair
case-turret. Back to bed, of course
and there's his alibi. Nobody saw
him 60 out, and nobody saw him
come in
my lady must have appeared
just after I'd made up my mind to
return to the Rolls. Anyway, I
didn't see her. But saw the closed
car, as you did: and, as you did, I
crawled up to have a good look.
Before / was through, / heard that
unfortunate dog, and without think
ing what ! was doing, / started
along the track. Then the dog
stopped screaming, and / re-entered
the bracken, just about ten PAGES in
rear of the car.
II was wondering where sou were
and whether to follow the track or
60 back to the Rolls, when / saw
the woman approaching between the
trees. She was bowed and out of
breath and went by at a shambling
run, and when she got to the car,
she swung the door wide open and
then stood biting her nails and star
ing the way she had come.
Presently along comes the chauf-
feur, sweating great drops, with a
coil of rebellious wire, and going as
fast as he knew.
Where is she?' he cries. Have
you got her?'
sThe woman let's out gasp.
"sMe?' she bleats. Max has got
her. He sent me on.
Max hasn't got her. cries the
chauffeur, and the woman goes
white as sheet.
The next moment, up comes
Max, with his eyes bullying out Of
his head.
"When they told him she wasn't
there, he threw the best part of fit
before my eyes. Then they all ran
back in bunch, like so many fran
tic beasts, to where she ought to
have been. Less than two minutes
elapsed before they came stumbling
back, all three disputing hoarsely
and, naturally, blaming each other
for what had occurred. Bang oppo-
site where was lying the woman
fell upon Max and scratched his face
to glory before the chauffeur was
able to pull her off. Then she fell
down in a heap and burst into tears,
and Max did his best to kick her
till the chauffeur landed good one
and knocked him down. But for
him, they'd have been there now,
for he was the only one that wasn't
beside himself.
"'D'you want to be taken?' he
Kissed. THAT cursed horse is back
in the stables by now, and in two
minutes time the hue and cry will
be raised. And if we're to be found,
we're done. That Jew will show us
no mercy-he'll lead the pack: and
he'll hound us into prison for 20
years
'sThat brought the others up to
their feet and into the car, and 30
seconds later the latter was out Of
my sight.
"Well, there you are. We know
the whole truth of the matter from
first to last, and, thanks to your
enterprise, we have in our hands the
remarkably beautiful subject Of
their activities. AS said two days
ago, you're one Of Fortunes pets:
but you know how to use your luck
I'll give you that. It would never
have entered my head to carry the
lady off,"
"Of course it would" said I.
'.No, it wouldn't" said Herrick.
81 might have rescued her: but aft
er that I should have taken her
home"
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