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said, with a generous wave of his
hand. 1--WE all make mistakes"
Count Raedton did radio the sub
marine" Phil said. THE subs COM
mander let it out"
Sure. 1t couldn't have been any,
body else. He was the only one who
wanted the document kept from
being made public. He and what
ever government he was currently
connected with"
Tipped by Nedya.
Phil looked at him sQuarely "You
look pretty SNUG this morning." he
said. Dose that mean you have the
paper?"
Cavanaugh grinned, reached in
his pocket, brought out long thick
white envelope sealed with an Of
ficial-looking stamp.
Phil said, And all that hap
pened was because of that. How did
you get hold of it?"
Il was told not to tell" Cava-
naugh said. But I'm going to-
because I have private reason for
doing so. Remember it was stolen
from Eddie Shane's stateroom?
Well, after you got yourself thrown
in the brig the person Who-shall
we say-recovered it came to me
and bargained I was to clear you
of Gregori's death-and in return
get the envelope. I agreed, of
course. I went to work on Nedya,
and got her to tell the truth about
Raedton. That's how simple it
was"
And who was the person so in
terested in my welfare?"
Cant you guess?" Cavanaugh
asked. Then. Remember 1 once
said that you were lucky to have
women fall for you?"
80 1t was Babs Martin" Phil
said.
'Sure-Martin. She's that way
about you, poor kid"
She's a swell kid" Phil said.
"They don't come any better"
They sat and smoked for a time
in silence. Phil said finally, And
you, Cavanaugh? Are you a big
time crook or merely a spy?"
Bert Cavanaugh met his glance.
Intelligence officer" he said.
Give Benefit Show.
The passengers put on an i'm
promptu benefit show that night
for the members of the crew of the
lost Ventura. The ballroom was
very gay. 1t was surprising how
much amateur talent was aboard
the sip. The master of ceremonies
was a movie comedian, and he kept
the audience amused when it was
not we'll entertained. Phil watched
the show until he became aware
that Nedya was standing beside
him.
"Nedya!" he exclaimed. I'm glad
you came :"
She smiled at him, met his eyes.
Il came merely to Sc you. Philip.
Will you come out on deck with
me?"
"Of course, darling"
The promenade deck was de-
serted.
Philip, Philip :" she whispered.
"Nedya, I love you"
And 1 love you, Philip"
He kissed her and thought of how
beautiful he had thought her that
first night when she had got into
his taxi.
Philip, the envelope?"
"Yes?" he said. The urgency in
her voice surprised him. Cant we
forget that now?"
mo, MOI" Her hands lay on his
arms; her fingers began to bite into
them. Philip, that envelope is
worth a lot of money. I know a
man who will pay s25 900 for it,
Nedya's voice ran on, cold and
hard, Think of the fun you and
could have with that much money,
Philip! So much fun :"
"Nedya, I no longer can get the
envelope"
She stared at him. "No ?"
That was the price that was paid
to clear me of Gregori's murder"
She shrank from him; he could
sense it. Her eyes widened. then
narrowed and turned hard.
She turned and almost ran from
him.
Phil stood there stunned for per-
haps 10 minutes, then he went
in search of her. He found her,
after a long search, with Bert Cava-
naugh-in his arms.
That's the way she plays the
game, Lawrence" he said. Forget
her. She's bad medicine for any
man except me. I know her kind
we'll enough to put the brakes on"
He held out his hand. mo hard
feelings?'
Phil looked at Nedya, then back
at Cavanaugh. He grasped the
hand.
mo hard feelings, Cavanaugh,"
he said. Then he swung about and
saw Babs Martin.
He had to look twice to be sure 1t
was Babs. Then he stared. 1t was
Babs, new Babs. She had under
gone transformation. She wore
a stunning evening gown. A miracle
had been worked with her blond
hair. Her makeup was deft and
flattering instead of glaring. All
her badpoints were gone, all her
good points catered to. She came
smilingly to him and took his arm.
"Babs!" he said. What hap
pened to you?"
Everything Works Out.
"One of the passengers lent me the
Clothes" she said. And she told
me how to get my hair done
How do you like me?"
You've taken my breath away.
Wait until I get it back and I'll tell
you. Come on, let's stroll around
the deck"
Mrs. Blake-she's the passenger
told me could look like lady if
tried. You see, Philip I got to
talking to her and telling her was
tired of being and looking cheap.
She understood. She's such a