The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-24
o SERIAL STORY
MEXICAN
MASQUERADE
o, CECIL CARNES

closer 70 getting those secrets
from rs mythical brother in
Washington. Very clever. but hs
had seen through the scheme
and he certainly hadn't kissed
her
Mss Sargents GOODNESS lasted
for nearly four days. but at dusk
on the fourth she came bursting
into the small patio where he
was restlessly pacing the tiled
walk.
oh. Allan, guess what's hap
pened. I was looking toward
the island from my room window
Just now and I saw a man I met
at Ensenadsi A Colonel Esco-,
bar Of the Rurlesi IN charge
Of this district, ne told me. he
was staring straight at me. and
what do YOU think l did :"
Threw him a kiss suggested
Allan moodily. 49,
Nc" SAID Kay. too excited TO
be indignant y raised and low
cred the window shade several
times in code I sent him SOS!
Father made me learn il once.
The Colonel didn't make any
sign. but ! know ne must have
seen me. He was looking right
at me-
That's odd" muttered Allan.
Here was news indeed and his
thoughts were racing so madly
that he answered almost absent
". You'd think he might have
thrown q kiss at least huh >"
''We-eIl," replied Kay a bit
bleakly. Just al that moment
the Asia creature came up and
they went off srm-in-arm. I
suppose she's got him. too
Allan let that one pass. He
was too busy bordering the fact
of Eseobsr's presence on the
main island and deducing its
obvious implications. So this was
why he'd heard nothing from
Asia since their one-sided en-
brace; she had finally got Esco-
bar where she wanted him. on
terms Of such intimacy she dared
bring him TO the sacred pre-
cincts Of the "csnnery." and
she'd put aside her new victim
until she had bled the old one
dry More envelopes across a
wine-stained table ..
II would have been brutal to
tell KAY what a broken reed
she was leaning upon in the per-
son Of 81 senior Colonel Alfredo
Escobar Y Carsvsjsl. Instead.
he snapped out of his revery and
showered her with praises for
her ingenuity and wit, and made
them sound convincing. Kay
was human. and the shower left
her purring like a cresm-fed
kitten.
Accordingly. at 10 O'Clock that
evening, while the three Of them
were playing rurnmy in the liv-
ing room and listening to the
radio. Allan was startled by the
noise Of spurred boot crossing
the foyer. The cards nc Was
holding fell from his fingers 4
moment after when he saw the
slim figure Of Escobsr. trim and
immaculate as ever. standing n
the doorway. The officer lookea-
at Kay Sargent and saluteds
politely. He was about to adj
dress her when his gaze wander
ed TO Allan. His eyes widened-
The devil, Is this where you
are" 49,
1T is indeed. Where did You
think ! was. COLONEL"
Sun Su told me you had sud-
denly packed your belonging
and driven off 10 Pslo Seco. oa~
the mainland. where you expects-
ed to get better pictures than
here. OF course. I shouldn't have
believed him
WHY. the IDIOT knew perfectly
we'll" -
Allan cut short his remark
lest he get the Chinese in trouble.
Sun So distrusted Escobsr. ne
reminded himself. and naturally
had lied to him. Now Escobsr
was looking inqulsitvely at
Pierre. who had risen to bow
smilingly. Kay FASTENED to per-
form the amenities.
Colonel Escobar. this is NJ oe
Fontanelle. very good friend Of
ours. Like Mr.. steele. my father
and myself. ne Is being held
prisoner BY these - these mys-
FERROUS japanese fish people
not had the pleasure Of meeting
puzzled. but friendly I haze
not had the pleasure Of meeting
NJ. dc Fontanelle before. but ~
ne is being detained here against
his will. he'll be glad. no doubt
10 hear ! am a rescue party q
one"
To Be Continuedl