Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-25
PITFALLS
OF LOVE
BY ADELE GARRISON


me long instinctively 10 leave the
print of my palm on his cheek. II
held smugness conscious or un-
conscious, the cause of which
knew, for IL stemmed from his
ridiculous pride in his own bar
sinister" royal ancestry, which he
feels makes him something akin
TO his regal wife.
The next instant his voice
changed TO sternness.
This makes me determined
on one thing" he said. Red
field must not appear on the
stage with Mary again. I shall
give him his dismissal today
no. tomorrow. You think he Ii
safe until them"
II took all my will power to
keep my dismay at Philip VERT
zen's ultimatum from showing ir
my face.
Characteristically the great i'm
presario had taken the bit be-
tween his teeth" and was running
away with the problem of Stephen
Redfield in such fashion as TO en-.
danger my fathers carefully laic
scheme to keep the actor In igno.
rance for a few days that his sub
versive activities had been discov'
cred.
And I had been the cause OF
lVeritZen's decision when / tolc
him of the recent alteration be-
tween Noel and Redfield, yet I fell
| that ! had had no choice. 1t wo0lc
/ have been dynamite for Noel u
discover that Redfield's telephone
call was to Mary. not to me as
had led him to believe to protect
Mary. and I had been compelled
to tell Noels father in confidence
of my deception.
PROMISE TO REDFIELD
ooh, am sure Redfield II
safe until tomorrow" / said. "He
Ii resting on my assurance that
he will have his role back to-
morrow night II he IL able to
appear. Besides, my father has
an operative trailing him who
will effectively prevent his APP
pearing at the theater or getting
near Mary and Noel"
"Goodw he said. "Then you
assured him he would have his
role tomorrow night?"
Eyes" and ! put apology into
my voice. 81 see now 1 was pre-
sumptuous, but ! did not dream
there would be any other ar
rangement."
"You were not at all presump-
tuous,"- he said. "And your as
surance would have held true as
bong as your father wished to
have Redfield kept in the role,
II this unfortunate situation had
not developed. But I cannot risk
having a murderous monoma-
MAC running loose In the the
alter and stirring up Noel, who
Is little better where Mary In
concerned, 20 possible tragedy.
mo, must get rid OF him
right away, although I am sorry
60 have 10 nullify your promise
TO Redfield. But when tell him
he's through tomorrow, will
let him think II Is a sudden de-
cisiOn, and that you know moth
ing about IT,"
THANK you" / said. "and now
really must go along"
/ was delayed by Philip VERT
Zpn'S formal leave taking buf at
last was walking TO the elevator,
mHlling over how best TO tell my
father of this latest threat to his
plans involving Redfield. But first
/ went TO the floor where Stephen
Redfield had been placed in a tenn
porary apartment.
AS I expected, Winters was
standing outside the door. ano
from the bend in the corridor
summoned him softly. He came to
me quickly and silently.
"You will not need to go back
TO Mrs. Veritzen's apartment" 1
told him. "Redfieid is the man OF
whom we were afraid. Please
keep on his trail until one Of
my fathers men relieves you or
brings further instructions. We
do not care what Redfield does,
except that he must not he per-
mitted 10 20 to the theater or
get near MIR. or Mrs. Noel YER
itZen or the elder Veritzens."
Continued tomorrow