The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-01-28
CHAPTER XIV

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"a looked at his watch again.
81 "a about half an hour. Per-
hapS could take them to my room
and them out on the floor. i
,oul get them back before ! go
. with the General at Casa
If7 law her hands close quickly.
you wouldn't be comforta-
Ehem out Of the house," he
syn athetically. II can see
rolled them up again and hand
m back to her.
fact, don't really think you'd
q to live in South"
I'D live anywhere for RUSSELL"
Sue crifd. "Anywherel 1t doesn't
matter.e Just SO he's not shaving
night and day for nothing. ! want
him TOT do thingsl"
He'd certainly be doing them"
Mr.. Taussig said. Sand just the
little i've seen here :"
Nh, then take them with you
and look at all Of them"
She thrust them back into his
hands. (EIalf an hour won't hurt
anything, and it'll mean everything
to Russelll) "Oh, please dol"
Mr.. Taussig got up, still undecid-
ed.
'fwell, all right, then, Mrs. Por-
teri" he said at last. "I'll have
them back in half an hour"
Anne lifted herself out Of the cool
turquoise pool at the Country Club
5and stretched out on the brown sun
tmattress beside Barbara French.
what time is it?" she asked.
ssI've got to 60 to Sues"
y you've got lots Of time" Bar
bara said saziIy. That's one OF the
lovely things about the tropics. Ma
mana land /. which isn't quite
true, really. It covers up a lot OF
things, like sometime at home. DO
come and see us sometime which
means never. It's the same here.
They're just so polite"
She glanced around. Sand you
don't have to worry about getting to
Sues, because here Sue is. Hi, Sue!
Order us drink, will you? Wen be
up in a minute"
ssOkay," Sue Porter called across
the pool Eli, Anne!"
She danced gaily up the steps.
Anne stood there watching her, a
cold dull sensation moving into her
stomach. Barbara got up.
81 wonder what's happened to our
Sue?" she remarked. "You wouldn't
suppose she's just got Russell made
President Of Consolidated? ! hope
it's all right"
my dears, have you heard!" Sue
exclaimed, abruptly cutting off
something she was saying to the girl
next to her. "About Miguel Valera
your friend, Anne. The War De-
partment cancelled his orders"
s'What for?" someone asked casu-
ally.
Sue shrugged. "Three guesses,
darling. Everybody knows they're
anti-American."
Anne's fingers frightened on the
arm of her chair.
1--WE often wondered why the
Army wasn't a lot more careful, :"
Sue said. 'It's about time we're
beginning to wake up"
"Tell us more" Barbara French
urged. ''Is Don Aware going to
storm 81 Morro?"
Anne got up. Barbara was look
ing at her with calm expressionless
eyes.
"Going?" she asked.
Anne nodded. ''I've got date
with Miguel Valera" she said calm
~. Were going to steal the plans
to the Generals shower room. But
don't tell SOUL"
'sWait a minute, darling" Sue
said. where's the check? This is
my party Bye, everybody"
She followed Anne downstairs.
Look" she said when they were
outside. ''Russell's gone to St.
Thomas for two or three days. Why
don't you come over and stay with
me till he comes back? I'll have a
lot Of people in, and some attractive
Here's my car. I'll take you
hOme.' =
s'Thanks, Sue = you're sweet, /"
Anne said. II think I'd better stay
where am. You know it's
such mess packing things any
way"
''Oh, all right. It's just SO I'M
comfortable, where you are"
Not at all, ] love it."
Sue was silent for a moment as
hey started of.
"You may think it's funny for me
to be giving you advice" she said
then. "You're so competent and Pm
not. But I've been down here long
er than you have. It's all right for
you to be interested. and all that,
but don't think you're being very
Wise HI the people" y
"You mean Miguel Valera7 +" Anne
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