Evening star., 1940-04-01

am, but Mother won't let me.
Everyone admits you see that it
was an inside job. There were
only two keys to the safe and If it
wasn't my father as we know r
wasn't, who was it? That's her
argument and of course she is right.
But what she can't understand is
the impossibility Of proving anything
now after all these years"
Lends Hand.
Bill helped her out and held out
his hand for the parking check.
ut has narrowed down to how
many people?" he asked as they
walked away.
Two, Helen Stiles and Hazel
Stone. Buzz says Hazel has been
at the store for seven years but
she says it's only three. Chris told
me once she had been there ever
since he could rememer so 1t looks
as If she doesn't want me o know
the truth.
But If she were guilty wouldn't
she have tried to leave the store
afterward? I've thought about 1T
until my brain Is going around in
circles. Hazel is cheap and common
and talks about nothing but men,
"Of the two prefer Helen with
all her snobbish behavior. I can't
help thinking there must be reason
for the way she treats me which
isn't personal. I mean maybe she
is trying to conceal something and
doesn't dare become intimate with
any one in the store"
Not Both.
1T couldn't be both of them"
Bill admitted sensibly. See here,
Gail why not stop thinking about
it for while? With the holidays
coming on and everything why
not give yourself vacation from
the whole idea? Sometimes things
like this clear up better If you
don't work at 1t too hard"
She was grateful for his advice
but she knew Anna would not per-
NIT her to follow it.
The only peace she had was in
bed and even then her tired mind
continually rehearsed the days
events trying to read the meaning
back of Helen Stiles's mysterious
actions: forcing herself to recall
every word the silly blond Hazel
Stone had said.
Bill was her salvation these days,
but she felt that his devotion had
not been the same since he had
seen her with Chris.
She knew he suspected she was
IN love with the other man al
though they were no longer seeing
each other. Chris. meanwhile had
continued to appear at the store
every morning with his father.
Slight Contact.
Calls contact with him was
slight, but Hazel had confded that
everyone in the organization was
talking about it, wondering what
had happened.
His father is tickled pink about
It," she had added, leaving Gail to
wonder how the stenographer knew
"AAtsp Voo SoAllS oIl III lllSlI SIIl-
ployer's cynical mind
Even now when her own eyes
were fastened on the swiftly moving
graceful bodies of the hockey play
ers her thoughts were far away.
She smiled automatically and
murmured brief responses to Bills
enthusiastic remarks but her at
tention was not really captured
until suddenly in box quite near
to where they were sitting she saw
Christopher Reid with another girl.
He was not looking at her so
Gail had plenty Of opportunity to
watch him as he flashed his golden
smile upon his companion. The
girl was wrapped in mink, wide
collar of it fared about her pretty,
heart shaped face
Her eyes big and blue and trust
full, sparkled as she excitedly seized
his arm. They at least were COM
pletely absorbed in the game until
as If drawn by the intensity of her
gaze, the mans eyes turned to Gail.
The smile faded from his face.
He nodded gravely and across the
space which separated them Calls
rebellious heart telegraphed its own
message. She did not hear Bills
question. Did not know that he
had spoken until his eyes following
hers saw why.
Gail Wonders.
There's Chris" he said, waving
a greeting.
Gail wondered if he would. sug-
gest joining the other couple when
the game was over but Bill did
nothing of the kind. Instead he