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one crowd. Spread out! 1t is safer
that way if a bomb should fall"
Tension Relaxes.
Gradually he was able to bring
some order from the chaos and be-
fore long Claire could feel the ten
sion of the crowd relax. People be-
gan chatting with their neighbors.
Short staccato sentences at first,
then as time went on and nothing
happened, an even hum of CONVEX
sation filled the station.
An hour later when the officer
shouted that the "all clear signal
had been given the crowd moved
quietly out of the station up to the
street and went about its business.
Her driver had stayed close at
hand and she soon was in the cab
again, headed for the Surete Cen
erale. Bornet was not there and
no information could be given about
his whereabouts, she was told. so
she returned to her taxi and gave
the driver Maria's address. Perhaps
~. Y" might be there. Even talk
ing with Maria would be better than
being so alone. But again she was
destined to disappointment. Her
ring was unanswered.
Back at her hotel, there were
notations that both Danny and Rene
Martin had phoned, but neither had
left a message. She spent a fruit
less half hour trying to get them
on the phone and then went to bed
utterly discouraged with her efforts to
find any trace of Bill Cameron two
days after he had dropped so sud-
denly from sight. To cling to she
had only the assurance ~. Y" had
given her that Cameron was still
alive and well. That was all that
kept her from Mysteries, she was
certain.
Maria Calls.
Maria phoned her the next after
noon and asked if she had made a
decision yet about moving into her
fiat with her. Claire said she had
been too busy to think about it, but
when the Russian girl urged her, she
promised to drop by that night.
Claire spent the afternoon walk
ing about the downtown streets and
wound up at the embassy. Welles
Sanford still was without informa-
ton about Cameron's whereabouts
and had sent word through all their
agents to be on the lookout for the
American. They should turn up
something soon, now. He had heard
nothing more from Bornet, either.
AS she was leaving, she ran into
Danny who had been closeted with
the Ambassador and eagerly ac-
cepted his invitation to dinner.
"I've been alone too much the last
few days." she told him. you've
saved the life of a lonely woman,
Danny"
"Sorry I can't take you some place
later" he said, "but I've got to go
back to the Office after dinner and
work until daylight. I've found a
way to get some yarns past the CEN
sor through man who's leaving in
the morning and I'll be busy at the
typewriter all night
1--WE a date, anyway" Claire told
him, and explained about her prom
Use to call on Maria.
Finds Maria at Work.
Danny dropped her there after
dinner, and she found Maria sketch
ing and refused to let her interrupt
her work.
"Ill just sit here and watch, "
Claire said, until you get through" z"
"It's rush order. must have the
drawings ready the first thing in the
morning. Have you thought any
more about my proposition-moving
in with me? You'll find it lot
cheaper than the hotel and, I hope,
much more congenial. Your share OF
the rent will be only about $50,
which includes the light and gas,
too. Five more will pay for the
woman I have come in to do the
cleaning and cooking. What do you
say?"
Claire answered that it surely
sounded like a bargain but was
spared making a definite commit
ment by the arrival at that mo-
ment of Noel Yorkc with a friend
of his from England. He introduced
the stranger as Wyndham Trevor
and explained that he was in Paris
on business.
Maria put aside her work, and
the four of them talked on general
subjects for about half an hour.
Noel suddenly glanced at his wrist
watch and announced that he had
to leave.
"I'll run along with you then,' -
Trevor said and arose.
Acts on Warning
I'm still trying to persuade
Claire to move in with me-" Maria
told Noel, laughingly. "She hasn't
answered yet whether she'll come
or not" She turned to Claire
"Why not stay here tonight in
stead of going all the way back
to that stufy hotel? can lend
| you some things for tonight, and Il