The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-09
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why 40 you come" said Hen
rietta, IF you hate it SO much?'
Gerda hurried into speech.
On, l don't l mean. I don't
know why you should think"
n paused, then went on:
1T is really delightful to get
out OF London, ane Lady Angka-
tell is so very kind"
Lucy? She's not a bit kind"
Gerda looked family shocked.
oh, but she is. She's 50 very
nice to me always"
Lucy has good manners and
she can be gracious. But she is
rather a cruel person. 1 think
really because she isn't quite hui
man-she doesn't know what it,
Nike to feel and think like ordi.
nary people. And you are hating
oelng here, Gerda! You know YOU
are. And why should you come if
you feel like that?"
We'll, you see John likes it"
"Oh, John likes it all right. But
you could let him come by him
self"
He wouldn't like that. He
wouldn't enjoy it without me
John is so unselfish. He thinks it
IS good for me to get out into the
country"
The country is all right" said
henrietta, but there's no need to
throw in the AngRatells."
IL don't want you to feel that
I'm ungrateful."
my dear Garda, why should
YOU like us? 1 always have
thought the Angkatells were an
cdious family. We all like getting
together and talking an extraor-
binary language of our own. l
cont wondor outside people wanf
% murder u.s.
Then she added:
Il expect it's about teatime.
Let's go back"
She WAS watching Gerda's face
as the latter got up and started to
walk toward the house.
It's interesting, thought Henri
eta, one portion of whose mind
was always detached, to see ex.
actly what a female Christian
martyrs face looked like before
she went into the Arena.
AS they left the walled kitchen
garden, they heard shots and
Henrietta remarked:
Sounds as though the mass
acre of the Angkatells had be-
gCn!"
1t turned out to be Sir Henry
and Edward discussing firearms
and illustrating their discussion
by firing revolvers. Henry Angka-
tells hobby was firearms and he
mad quite a collection of them.
He had brought out several re-
volvers and some target cards
and he and Edward were firing
at them.
'Hullo, Henrietta. Want to try
il you could kill a burglar?"
Henrietta took the revolver
from him.
That's right-yes, So, aim like
this"
Bang!
missed him, said Sir Henry.
"You try, Gerda."
"Oh, 1 don't think /"
Come on, Mrs. Christow. It's
quite simple"
Gerda fired the revolver, finch
ing, and shutting her eyes. The
bullet went even wider than Hen
r4etta's had done.
100, I want to do it," said
Nudge, strolling up.
cts more difficult than you'd
think" she remarked after a cou-
PIE of shots. But it's rather eun.'
Lucy came out from the house.
Behind her came a tall. sulky
man with an Adams apple.
"Here's David" she announced.
She took the revolver from
Nudge as her husband greeted
David Angkatell, reloaded it. and
without a word put three holes
close to the center of the target.
well done. Lucy" exclaimed
Nudge. Il didn't know shooting
was n Of your accomplish
ments."
Lucy" said Sir Henry grave
ly. Railways kills her mani"
Then he added reminiscently,
Game in useful once. Do yon re-
member, my dear, those thugs
that set upon us that day On the
Asian side of the Bosporus? 1 was
rolling about With two of them on
top of me, feeling for my throat"
And what did Lucy do7" ask
ed Nudge.
Fired two shots into the melee.
I didn't even know she had the
pistol with her. Got n bad man
through the leg and the other in
the shoulder. Nearest escape in
the world I've ever had. I can't
think how she oiGn't hit me-"
Lady Angkatell smiled at him
IT think one always has to take
some risk" she said gently. "And
one should do it quickly and not
think too much about it."
IAN admirable sentiment. my
DEAR" said Sir Henry. But I
have always felt slightly ~aggrieved
that I was the risk you took!"
Ito Be C~ontfnued)