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door, and Elsie followed in response
to his "entrez." Mrs. Neville is
calling, sir, to inquire after the
health of madame. She says she
would like to see you if possible"
ASK her to wait, Elsie. Tell her
I'll be down in few minutes.
When the maid had gone he
looked at Mary with amazement.
He said, "of Course I had intended
to run into Cannes to see her as
soon as you were better. I must
clear up the whole situation. But
can't understand her coming here
If what you think is true. Are you
sure you didn't imagine it, Mary?"
80 terribly sure, Kit. Every detail
is burned in my brain with fire"
Kit Tells Mary.
Kit went down to the long draw
ing room. He was gone about IS
minutes, and when he returned he
looked shaken, as If he had under
gone terrible experience. His
voice was harsh when he spoke, and
Mary knew tremulous fear for
what his words would be-
'She killed George Neville" he
said. KILLED her husband, threw
him over that railing like a twig."
Kit bit his lip and an expression
of deep horror crossed his paid
face-with one of her ju-jitsu
tricks. You said he was a fine fell
low, Mary" He struck a fist into
the other hand and exclaimed pas
sionately, Good God, what are we
to do? We can't keep quiet and
conceal murder. Why didn't I
listen to you? Mary, why didn't
you make me listen? You were so
right"
Mary tasted the salt of the tears
flowing down her cheeks. Poor
miserable woman" she said, "do we
have to tell about her?"
Kit was pacing the room as If
swift motion would ease the turmoil
in him.
He stopped at her side at last and
said explosively, Il can't make up
my mind what to do-how to do it.
I'll sleep on 1t tonight and see If
my brain works tomorrow. One
moment it seems our absolute duty
to hand her over and let things rip
the next it seems morally right to
let her be and do her suffering
alone. I don't care what happens
to mel had it coming. But why
should you be sullied with it?" He
put his hand to his head as if it
hurt him.
Mary Is Courageous.
Mary smiled at him, courageous
but very sad little smile. Don't
you think about my consequences,
Kit. Don't let my part in 1t in
f1uence your decision. Think only
OF what is ethical. Do what you
think is right"
He stared at her with eyes blank
as a sleep-walker's
But what seems ethical doesn't
seem just-because of the suffering
involved for others. And what
seems sensible isn't legal. OF course.
want to do what I think is right.
But what's right, and what's wrong,
Mary? What do you think? I'm
hanged if know"
Ruby Neville had also been think
ing-or perhaps she acted impul-
sively without thinking. But she
had no intention when she left the
Villa les Mine Pins for the last
time of allowing any one else to
decide her fate.
1t was after midnight when Nancy
Sanford called up to ask If they
knew anything of Ruby's where
abouts, not that they were ever
concerned about her staying out
late, but they thought something
must have happened because she
was due back in Cannes at Z to re-
turn the borrowed car.
Kit said, $50 far as I know she
was on her way back to you when
she left here. I'll come right away,
pick you up, then we'll 60 along
the road and search"
He said to Mary before he left,
'I'm afraid Ruby's run away some
where in the Sanfords car and they
won't hear from her for a day or
two. But I'll have to make a show
Of helping them look Time enough
for the truth when it's unavoid-
able"
Mary Was Right.
Mary's body tingled sharply with
the knowledge of what she would
do in the same circumstances. Il
don't think she's run away, Kit.
There's no place to run to-from
that. think she's done something"
!, He understood her. mo, dear. She