Evening star., 1951-06-04
CHAPTER TEN

Sherry was now desperate She
was determined to find Trevor and
have it out with him about the
recorder in his Office desk.
She wanted the record Of her
conversation with Marion Wright
destroyed before it could get into
the hands of whoever planted the
microphone in her fathers Office.
Sherry went back into her Office
and looked in the phone book for
a home telephone for Trevor. She
found none. Information told her
the number was unlisted. She also
refused to give Sherry his home
address
"I'll have to tell little white
lie," Sherry said.
She called the Kirktown Build
ers' Exchange, said she was a cli-
ent of Trevor's and was having
trouble with a retaining wall. that
she had to contact him immedi-
ately.
The girl at the exchange told
Sherry they had no home numbers
of architects, but she did give Eer
Trevor's home address.
Sherry didn't wait to go home
for her car. She called a taxi.
Then she picked up the micro
phone she had thrown in the
wastebasket and put 1t in her bag,
along with the mysterious key
which she put on her key ring.
In less than Is minutes she was
leaving the cab, in front Of a
rather small, but very modern new
home.
She asked the cab driver to
wait.
There was no response when she
rang the bell on the front porch.
so she went around to the rear.
In a small garden, she found
Trevor. in work clothes, planting
a tree.
He looked up in surprise.
MY dear young lady" he said,
"are you chasing me, or am !
dreaming?"
You are not dreaming" Sherry
said sharply, "but I'm going to
continue to chase you until we
get some things Strengthened out. F"
Trevor put down his shovel.
wiped his forehead, and asked
Sherry to sit down on a garden
bench He sat beside her.
well, let's have it. What's the
trouble?"
Sherry reached into her bag
: and brought out the microphone
do you know what this is?" she
asked.
Certainly" he replied.
81 found it hidden behind a file
In my Office"
"So?"
THE wire led into your Office,
to a recorder, hidden in the little
desk in the back room. That's
what I was looking for when 1
pretended to be after an eraser. p"
Trevor stood up.
He looked puzzled for a mo-
ment, then laughed.
Surely, you didn't come out
here just to tell me this wild
story"
Il am not telling you a wild
story. I am telling the truth. And
I want you to come with me to
the Office, and get the recorder
out Of the desk, now. That will
be proof enough that 7 am telling
the truth. I have a taxi waiting" :"
Trevor looked at her incredu-
lousy.
Are you in earnest?"
II never was more in earnest In
my life. I want you to go with
me to your Office, before some one
hampers with that recorder"
Trevor still hesitated.
"Is that too much to ask? We
can settle this whole thing In a
few minutes"
"All right" Trevor said. He
started around the house so fast
that Sherry couldn't keep UP with
him.
BY the time she had arrived
at the street, Trevor had paid the
cab driver and dismissed him.
Give me five minutes to
change" he said. "I'll drive you
down."
Il didn't want you to pay for
the taxi" Sherry protested.
Il know that. I was glad to
do it. Come in, will you?"
Sherry followed him into the
entrance hall. He asked her to
wait while he changed.
Sherry was disappointed at the
delay. She wanted to dash back
in the taxi to save time. But she
had no choice.