Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-01
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CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

LYNN LIGHTED an oil lamp in
the lodge. He touched a match to
some wood already heaped in the
great fireplace. Sarah Anne OBJ
served that the room was a mas
sive, cold affair. It was a mans
place.
There's a lake outside, and a
chute from bedroom window into
the water. Want to swim? EXcuse
me. I forgot the rain"
What do we do until the gate
is free of interlopers ?" she asked,
tossing the white hat onto a chair
and moving nearer the blaze.
The man went to a cupboard,
took out brown bottle, opened it.
"How about a drink? Some whis-
key will do you good"
Sarah Anne shuddered. mo
thanks. 1 don't drink"
"a thousand pardons" He
grinned amiably as he emptied his
glass and re-filled it. "Wearer of
the white ribbon and all, I gath
er?"
Sarah Anne didn't reply. She was
becoming aware that Lynn Rhodes
had had something to drink during
that interim ct the hotel. He must
have used a powerful mouthwash
to Danish all traces. Or, maybe,
being sort of dumb tonight, she
just hadn't caught it.
But as the evening went on no
one came. Lynn, courteous at first,
became a little insulting, as he
emptied one drink after another.
The storm was growing worse.
The lightning showed the flashing
of the trees and even the little lake
was making more noise than a lake
OF its size had any business to
make
How long do we stay here ?"
Sarah Anne asked, cold, fright
ened, knowing she must open that
door and start back. Funny, she
N:cn't even know where she was,
whether near Berryville or in the
opposite direction.
We stay here until a light
ia shes. Stay here" he gulped.
'Scuse my manners, my sweet
maid. Stay here - maybe - all
sight. His voice broke.
Why will the light fash?" She
must De cool and unworried.
ITO shoW-enemy gone. En-
enemy vamoosed!" He smiled
sleepily.
The next hour was a mad, crazy.
tfeakish merry-go-round when ;
Sarah Anne tried to resurrect it.
The had to fight to keep Lynn {
Rhodes from coming too near. She !
lad to pretend to stall him off.
Ana at last, III sheer desperation, {
she forced the remainder of the al t
5oholic stimulant upon him. If men I
frank too much sometimes. thew t
passed out. Sept for hours. If only l
lynn would do that, she could get
away. S
she felt dull, dirty, sordid. This (
nan with the silly grin and the a
hlck voice that tried to be so cour- u
eous, yet SO subtly sarcastic
wasn't the good-humored roomer t
ne had known. She was glad that h
he, not Corrinne, was with him. b
5ut she wouldn't be here long a
-ynn's head went over on his
rms. G.
"Need-s-sleep. Lots-sleep. Be O
'lth you in ten-twenty-winlzs S
Sarah Anne went to the massive s.
DOR, unbolted it, looked down the @
ath. Dare she reach the car as c
ISL the man into it, and move n
way? '0'0 g,
She felt the rush of rain against d,
er thin pink dress and renem-
cred that she must not leave Cor y,
nne's coat and hat here. a,
Why should she care what ham CO
ened to Lynn Rhodes? She paused
} turn the thought over in her st
llnd. He had brought her here st
ecome drunk, gone to sleep.
But he hadn't planned this sort ri
evening. He couldn't help it that tn
IS enemies-whoever they we're A.