The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-16
Q SERIAL STORY
 TAM MURDERER
W MORRIS MARKEY

TIE STORY: This b the story
 q elae perfect Crime"-the mVIrs
 aeP oR Colonel Wesley Hope Mer-
 r1wether in the library of his Long
 HaIand estate-and of the events
 leaAing up to it. At the moment
 Ehe .CoIOnel's daughter, Cynthia,
 Ihas 2ugt finished telling the story ee. her fife to Vaughan Dunbar, . earelgn correspondent and new acauaintance - how she was
 taken from . California convent hy the Colonel when she was 10,
 and how little she knew of the .ColoneI's life before then. Mean
 while two attentive friends, Fred
 West and Henry Prentiss, have
 Vaanly sought her company at .
 dance that evening.
 SECRET MISSION
 CHAPTER XII
 VaugMan Dunbar regarded her considerable moment before he replied to her. Then, more quietly than ever, he said, May I, please? You see, Cynthia, I have gone far over the world, into many places. have seen . great many human be- angs. And all of them, of whatever land or breed or station in society, have one thing in common: It is easiee for them to talk to strangers than to friends. The stranger, you see, will be gone tomorrow, and all secrets, all confessions, are gone ! with him. The stranger is the ship that passes in the night, and when the ship drops down behind taae hortzon, the ocean is the same old place"
 She laughed suddenly and very gaily, and said, You make me wank to giggle." But then, in the flight of an instant, she was grave again.
 "That's whats the mAtter with me-" she said firmly. Every thing seems such c huge joke, and at should not be like that. Since you came here, telling us about Bill Stewart and all the important work he is doing, and telling us the things that are really going on in this terrible world, well, I feel 90 worthless and useless. And everybody here, everybody ct Gull Point, seems worthless, too - peo- pie living in co2y dream"
 She stood up and stretched her hands towards the stars. T want to do something" she cried softly. "I want to be of some good in the world. How can I? Tell me, tell me, please, how can I?"
 His voice had a touch of cyn- acisrn when he answered. "Your complaint is not unique, you know. Men and women all over the world, my dear, are asking, What can I do? How can I work to make the earth @ more decent place to uve?'"
 What can they do? What can do? You know. You must know Please. Tell me-"
 He shook his head, and now his voice sounded sad in the dark ness. T have told you" he said, that I am the ship which passes In the night. Soon, shall be gone, and I assure you that I shall be gone forever to return never again. If my passing by leaves anything of value to you, let it be this"
 He took her hand, and held it quietly, and was silent for a while. NO matter what happens, and perhaps things will happen to change your way of life great deal but no matter what hap bent, let nothing on earth disturb your liveliness and your rare. fine honesty. Demand of all the world about you that it meet you with that same honesty and fairness and lack Of guile which you are so ready to give. That is enough, my dear for you to do in this world of men,"
 She seemed moved, and when she spoke at last her words came low ard slowly. You are always talk iig about going away"
 Rather soon, now, am afraid" Where to?"
 T can't say"
 How do you know you will never come back?'
 Tt is so ordained"
 But" she laughed a little, you elk in such riddles. know. You're on secret mission"
 He turned his head away from :cr and looked over the water ,rwGrd the rising moon. Yes" cs said. "I may call 1t that. A .e ret mission And tonight, for I Q very first time doubt a little ;rether 1t Is worth carrying out"
 Oh" she cried. but you will -tr waverl know you will let lcfing stop you"
 fie seemed quite shaken for Q D nent. and walked away from v along the pools edge. She - yed to follow him, and sud
 !" called. Hey lookal We're ne z dnc spell of the glooms, [ drop it and tool off to the
 (. Come onl"
 .i, caught his arm and turned about and started toward Che sss. "sorry." he said. walking z ldt her, T can't make it tU 7 dance. Must get back to the
 70. ms Are friend. I'm show
 eii off Co thofe eats tonight Y. D5l ny fa,crite snob."