Evening star., 1940-06-18
CHAPTER III.

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CHAPTER III.
So that was why Laval had urged
them to go into the living room.
He had feared to have Greg hear
the angry words coming from Uncle
Luke's study.
Thank you, Laval" she mur-
INJURED as she passed him. The
sound of the qurreling wasn't so
distinct now, but it was still un-
nerving. She walked quickly down
the hail to the door that led to
Guys basement laboratory. The
queer acid odors of the laboratory
enveloped her as she closed the door
behind her and went down the mar
row dark stairway, feeling her way
along the clammy walls on either
side.
Guy barely looked up. He went
on pouring some sort of a green
liquid into a glass jar The light
from a BunSen burner, shining up
ward through the green liquid, lent
his face peculiar greenish cast.
She moved toward him. as he
finished his task, and stood at his
side.
What's wrong?' he asked sharp
ly. You look as Wobbly as I feel"
Guy, you work too hard. That's
what ails you. There are circles un-
der your eyes and you're getting
pale from being forever stuck in
this horrid dark hole"
"NonSense!" His face twisted into
A bitter version of smile. Then he
saw the ring on her hand. She
lifted her hand to him and he
turned it, as Greg had earlier. to
that the diamond glittered in the
light, while his words fairly tum-
bled over one another.
He asked you then! Tonight?
Have you told Uncle Luke? Did he
say he'd turn your money over to
you?" His eyes burned with fierce
eagerness.
Wants to Hold Greg.
She bit her lip. That's it, Guy
abe explained in a troubled voice.
1--WE were going to tell Uncle Luke,
but he and Elizabeth were having
the most awful row in the study.
Im-I'm afraid it's something really
serious this time, Guy"
"SeriouS?"
"When we came in, Uncle Luke
was shouting-it was dreadful! He's
going to marry that girl. as soon as
he divorces Elizabeth-the Star girl,
you knoW-the one you saw him
with"
And Greg heard all that?"
Lucy nodded mutely, withdrew
her hand from his grasp and fin
gered the diamond.
Good Lord!' Guy rubbed his
forehead YEARLY. Then suddenly
his face frightened. But he's al
ready asked you to marry him,
hasn't he? He can't back out now
or no scandal, he'll have to marry
you now"
"Oh. Guy" she protested. II
couldn't do anything like that"
Uncle Luke can't do this to
Elizabeth or you either He won't
go through with it. There've been
others. There was that Sandra
somebody or other he took fancy
to once. Remember? He was going
to star her in show. It petered
out. He's too tight to ever really
do anything for any one. He's too
stingy!'
Hush, Guy! You-you really
mustn't say such things Lucy
whispered. Hes done lots for U.S."
He won't give us what's right
fully ours We have to wait until
we're 25 to get our money. And it's
ours! Ours!" his voice rose hys-
terically. Il need money for my
work." He waved a thin hand to-
ward his work table.
Thought Are Parallel
I'll get my half when I marry
Greg. Guy. You know I'll loan you
whatever you need"
IF Uncle Luke divorces Elizabeth
and marries that Rita Star, therell
be enough headlines and fireworks
to finish you with Greg and the
Hansons for good and all. You know
that" Guy said.
Their thoughts ran parallel
through the high lights of that old
story. Elizabeth, an actress then,
had been married to Luke's best
friend She and Luke had run away
together one night and the one
whose heart they had broken had
killed himself. 1t had been meat
for the tabloids. If Luke went
through with this thing, that other
story would come to life again in all
It's most hideous aspects. Guy was
right. Lucy thought. 1t would fin
ish her with Greg. The Hansons
would be Mortified.
There was no sound from the
study as they came into the hall.
Lucy breathed faint sigh of relief
Then as they paused there, Eliza
beth's voice rang out clearly, as if
she were perhaps standing very
close to the door, ready to leave the
study. "Ill see you dead, Luke
Granville, before I'll see you marry
Rita Star!"
Lucy gasped, and she and Guy
hurried silently up the long stair
way.
Maybe that's the answer to the
whole thing" Guy murmured.
"Oh. Guy" Lucy whispered, don't
say such horrible things"
Cites Benefits of Death.
Guy drew her into the shadow of