Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
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might arrive any moment"
She hurried out.
The living-room. bathed in the
fresh early sunlight, was still
empty The others hadn't come
down yet. Nor was there any
sign of Major Clifford. Her
! watch showed her that it wasn't
eight-thirty yet. She ought TO
have plenty Of time TO get TO
the island. open the bags. -.
Open the bags. With sudden
uneasiness she realized that Ivor
had never gone TO the playhouse
the night before. That meant his
bags would still be locked. That
problem seemed insoluble until
there slipped back the memory
of that tense moment after din
ner when Ivor had interrupted
her scene with Don. He had
given Don his keys then, had told
him 10 unpack.
Don would know.
She hurried onto the terrace
and across the lawn to the slave
cottage which cleaned vivid
white in the dark green cedars
above the swimming beach.
Remembering the young boat
mans indignation when she burst
without warning into his cottage
the night before, Kay knocked
cautiously at the half open door.
At his curt "comc-in" she en-
tered the little living
Kay said quickly: Don, you've
got 10 help me. have to get
something that was in Ivor's
baggage over on the island Last
night he told you to unpack.
Did you?"
"Unpack" he snorted. He
hired me as a boatman, not
valet. Certainly l didn't unpack
dumped all the bags in the
bedroom"
And the keys ?"
"On the dressing table A whole
bunch OF them" He watched her
c.uousIy. What's the idea any
way? What are you trying TO
get?
Il can't tell you. I can't tell
anyone" Then. because the curl
osity in his eyes had turned 10
suspicion. she added ITS moth
ing 20 do with with the murder.
But it's very. important"
Important enough for you 10
90 10 the island when the Major
vetoed it,"
CHE nodded. Il thought I'd 60
- round 10 the Morley house and
paddle over from there. With any
luck the man on guard here at
the beach won't see me"
He certainly won't see you,
because he's gone" Don's lips
moved ironically What a break
for you About ten minutes ago
saw him come up from the
swimming beach. dash for his
bike and pedal away. II looked
AS If he'd found something down
there something important"
He added; IF you make it
quickly you could get there and
hack before the cop returns You
better 90 from the Morley place
anyway though It's safer. Can
"ou ride "a bike p"
I could three years ago"
"Okay III get you Elainc's.
1T save time.
He Eripped her elbow and
guided her purposefully out Of
tho cottage. across the lawn 60
a little coral bicycle shed at the
corner Of the carriage drive
They went into its shadowy in
terror and he oased one of the
bicycles out Of the stand.
| Abruptly he looked at her over
; the glistening handlebars. With
a casualncss that rang very false,
he said
BY the way, have you had a
chance 90 talk 20 Elaine ?"
Kay nodded. Il talked TO her
last night She said she was
with you in the cottage"
Sure She was for a while"
And you quarreled ?"
"Quarreled He leaned over
the bicycle. looking very strong
and arrogant What makes you
think we quarreled
Didn't you"
We certainly didn't" An UNI
expected smile lightcned his face.
softening its ruggedness. giving
1t a fleeting, vivid attractiveness.
She told the truth. l told you
she would She admitted the
whole thing with Ivor was a
mistake that she loved me. that
she realized what a fool she'd
been. He paused adding with "A
rather naive pride; Don't tell
tho others. But after this darn
moss is cleared up were going TO
be married"
kAY stared incrcdulously re-