Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-05
PITFALLS
LOVE
By ADELE GARRISON

BY ADELE GARRISON
MARY MADE a wry face at her
uncles question.
HE isn't going into the nose
dive I expected she said, hut
he's terribly bewildered and
hurt. He's suffering silently,
and I'm getting only crumbs Of
conversation.
She stretched her arms high
above her head with a gesture Of
bored WEAKNESS which frightened
me.
Hell snap out Of II In time,
Of course" she said, land he'll
play up when the accident IL
staged. But II Steve Redfield
comes TO cOndOle with me to-
morrow. you'd better have
bOdyguard for him, I think. Noel
can he pushed just so far. Hush.
Here he comes! Better tell him
you came down To give me the
scheduled time OF the accident"
Her voice had dropped 10 a
whisper, and / was sure Noel.
making a desperate effort 10 APP
pear casual and cordial, had not
heard her as he came toward us.
Hello" he said. aren't you
coming In ."
PLAN FOR THE ACCIDENT
"We'd love 10. Noel" l told
him. "but I'm 10 tired I'd fall
asleep in Ave minutes. We just
came nv 10 warn you both that
I'll he over about 3 this morning
TO stage that accident 10 Mary.
I'll want you here"
It'll do anything YOU wish, NJ
course" he said. "My father
knows about this, doesn't he
Eyes, but your stepmother and
Olina do not" / said $50 keep
up the pretense I'm front of them.
We shan't notify them until DR..
TwiehelI and Aunt Katharine
have made the accident look
plausible.
I'll try not 10 spoil things"
he said, as we left.
III that fellow could get over
his martyr complex" Dicky said
10 me. frowning, he'd be a
Numbering good seout-Fxcept-
for that and his jealousy. he un-
derstands Mary better than any
other man ever can. Butch,
don't know"
He shook his head as II 10 clear
II OF cobwebs, and soon We were
inside my balcony suite, Of which
Katharine opened the door to Us.
BRIEF RESPITE
Fathers not back OF course"
7 said He took Georges down
10 the hideaway."
II haven't heard from him."
she said. land I'm 80 sleepy
hardly can keep my eyes open"
Ms she went back into the bed
room. Dicky sat down and pulled
me into his lap.
I've got to ret over Ia old
Harry's and bolster poor Ron
aids morale" he said. but
think I'm entitled TO a kiss or
hv0! don't yen" 90
You're going to get them
anyway" 7 said. whether you
are entitled to them or not,
couldn't decide"
Then for a few blessed minutes
I snuggled contentedly in Dicky's
arms. drawing strength and re-
freshment OF spirit from his low
ing, tender care of me.
My fathers knock brought us
both 10 our feet. and we went 10
the door One look at my fathers
face told me that everything was
going satisfactorily.
MILNER BEING TRALED
"Milner Is on his way 10 Wash
lngton," he said. where he will
he most efficiently trailed and
his every movement reported To
me. So with luck, shall he able
10 find out 10 whom he sent that
stolen document. And as IL will
he some time before they dis
cover that the alterations I had
made i'm the document render IL
useless 10 the conspirators, we
shall have leeway to work out
this new angle.
II was able to get Georges out
Of the hotel without observa ton
from any one except my own
men," he went on. land he Is
now safe at the hideaway, where
Jack Beckett welcomed him
warmly. They ought To get
along famOuSlS and provide real
c0mpanionship for each other.
But Georges was unusually quiet
on the way down"
Probably dazed from Mary's
super theatrical performance"
Dlcky com m ented with a