Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30

Havana? Expecting to hear Peters voice,
she had heard instead a voice which she
recognized as Junes. But the girl must
have gone demented She had shouted such
extraordinary things Something about some
stunt not having come off and to give Ashley
her love. Then the connection went dead.
Sandra left staring down at the re-
cever in amazement. What stunt was she
talking about? What was she doing with
Peter anyhow, especially in Havana? 1t was
all very puzzling and not little disturbing.
Would another call come through? She
waited shiverng, and then as she on her
way upstairs the second call came through.
This time it was Peter-He told her he had
taken June up for flight they had been
forced down in Cuba by engine trouble but
they were starting back first thing in the
morning. He asked her not to pay any at
tention to what June had said she had
been hysterical But why had she been n.y.
stercal? Sandra asked herself unless she
had been afraid she would be late for her
wedding.
Sandra went back to bed but not to sleep.
Yet it was doubtful if she would have slept
-anyhow-the night before Ashley married
June.
"And Ashley-what on earths got into
him." Sir Hugo grumbling. Dash it
all I'm supposed TO give the bride away. I'll
look a pretty foofsif 1 arrive at the church all
dolled up and there's nothing doing"
Sandra said nothing Her face was very
white now. She was staring straight ahead
of her. Felicite said with alarm: "Sandra
cherie, what you think of Come and ave
4eetle cocktail JUS lcetle one"
NO thank you" Sandra said. She rose
to her feet and left the balcony.
cHORTLY after one, Peter landed his plane
y in the flying field outside Princeville. For
the past three hours June and he had sat side
by side in the small comfortable plane and had
exchanged only few sentences. Neither
knew what the other was thinking on the
face Of things neither appeared to care
Peter controlled the plane mechanically, and
June sat staring down at the sea.
Occasionally her mind would go back over
the events of the past night. Now in the
strong morning sunlight, it all seemed in
credible and most incredible the sense
of pleasure she had had during the early part
of the evening She tried to pretend she had
hated il ALL every minute of it, but she Knew
in her heart that she hadn't-she hadn't really
hated any of it until the moment the page
boy had said that Miss Sandra Redcliffe
on the telephone.
She still went cold at the thought of how
cusations at Sandra That was the second
time and recently. that she had lost control
of herself She couldn't understand it. She
had been in Peters arms and just for a mo-
ment she had felt safe and happy-and then
had come the shatterng belief that it was
all part of scheme between him and San
dra. scheme for setting Ashley free so that
Sandra could marry him.
She hadn't stopped to wonder if il were To-
lengths purely for Sandras sake. That San
dra should have known where to find him had
seemed conclusive evidence And the moment
she had put down the receiver she had gone
TO pieces She had thrown herself down on
couch buried her face in her hands and
started to sob.
Peter had stood over her. his face
strangely expressionless. He didn't tell her
Immediately that it was he who had put the
call in not half an hour previously as it had
suddenly occurred TO him that Sandra might
be worrying on his account Also he had
hoped she might know where to find Ashley.
He had said quietly: Then you would
care if Sandra and | had arranged this to-
gether?"
She raised "A tear-stained face She sob
bed half incoherently care? OF course ID
care You were so nice and II was begin
ming TO like you much!"
June" he bent closer TO her and laid
tentative hand on her head, II only put that
call through half an hour ago when you
couldn't contact Ashley Sandra didn't know
where / was where we were"
There was a pause while her hysterical
sobbing grew quieter Presently she muir
INJURED Il suppose I've made a fool of
myself Peter
No. nothing like that. June. But we are
flying back to karpeti first thing in the morn
ing. -We,ve-got to get 1hfs whole mess
Strengthened out"
II suppose you want to go to your hotel
frst?" Peter asked
She said Yes" She didn't know what