Show the I mai IJ y t by MARGARET l TURNBULL I Illustrations by IRWIN MYERS l l' l y t Turnbull CHAPTER X Continued X-Continued Continued 19 19 n De Be was Ras off and soon Sir Ceorge Could we see the lights on the little lithe bridge to the Island to see lIle seeh too In to spite slUe of the fact tl thai aI lie he them h hem n have Kaye to face focI Roberta Mater Mao neth Beths i lo hostile eyes across the dinning table What did the girl want ao any any- anyhow how bO He Ile had done his best for her father and for tor her and If It she thought ked hed told about her friend of ot the other night might the slie was mistaken though she might have hafe to hear henr some u ugly b tales about bout that lad Ind soon If It his recognition reco that Jack Ink this thie afternoon should prove e Navarro Navarre was mixed up ur In 10 the attempt em on the payroll If It It was true trul It w wan as plain why hy Navarro never ner came lime to 10 the house hous He lie had hod probably given In the girl rf some highly romantic rIll reason Inn What dro drove a n girl like Roberta to n sly ly Iy fellow like HUe that sleek haired lad Shen hD there were I men mn like Un Kay and rind Dunham about 1 It 11 did dill not lint occur OlUr to toMm Mm him Roberta noberta being a girl that It was the same Iame thing thIn that had brought him here J re to eth's Island that thaI had bad made Mm him risk his shin today nil day ad adventure venture and the tile desire for things new mew Iud and strange After Art dinner he would go down to Green Tend Bend and see sec Alice or Nell ell 1 and end rest his tired brain Nice Ice girls I Dot cot nearly so disturbing as ns 1 lIe He reached the bridge I clattered across tross It and up to the terrace and Ray nay were already there I They had bad passed ed him when hen the p po po- halted hald him they told him I observing ln them Lady without hits his conic came a me running down the terraCe terrace ter- ter raCe steps and grasped him It was wasI I the tile forst time Ar Aggy y had hug hugged ell him himI I since he was seven se but she fhe had lost I nothing by want of practice Oh my addle laddie I Did they touch you JOU 1 ot a touch Sir Glor George Ceorge e said sail In shut lie he thou thought ht was wa a truly Amerl Amerl- Inn ran can manner Now hands off I must report to the chief MacBeth sat In to Ms lis library telephone tele tell phone hone near at hand lie He was drawing Ion on a piece of ot paper and trying to 10 toI I look hook businesslike but the tile hand that hid the pencil shook a little as he haw saw aw Sir George Geore eorge In the doorway lust Just Iby by to so o little had Ind this shining young oun tend missed death on this wonderful day In this peaceful countryside and lit It was vias he lie who had hadIt It at him on his hs dangerous way way way-to to sate Ia e a few miserable thousands nut Cut that was l not the way vay Sir George COrge looked at nt it It Well Welt we pulled It off sir Chicago Wasn't In It as ns you OU say over r here r e e had had a great day he be concluded bad and then thea hesitated as he saw the cx ex- expression on oa Robert MacBeth's I face I 1 I I did hope you'd oud be tie pleas pleased Im Just terribly pleased but Im I'm Imd d d 1 d glad Its It's t o over r. r Aggy was In Inch ch a stew slew Oh youve youe got to make allowance for or Ay s. her stepson said She he Shirks links that without her supervision nd ad s ii i the have perished Ma Maybe labo be she's fhe's at that he lie added remember remember- Ins 11 the debt of gratitude the family rally leally ally owed Assy Aggy A Rut Hut she has an nn a aggravating wn way of ot acting as bOIl bough h she he were Merc still my nurse bert lbert MacBeth laughed lau nut flat leaving leavin Aggy y out of It en- en dy y sir sr I M liS we mu must t. t Ill I'll ask you OU to I I n of this nod discuss It after din- din F s. s Wh Why did the beggars attack the fit today May and why did lId i they rome come un UI Was as It because the bank o bers abere rs In New er York got gilt word through lit It t I 1 arcs s there art after er the mon money I Or r nd lid Ihl this s I t think I lInk the more likely was t there th ere was US a leak somewhere b berry ere Roberta loberta called cheerfully Sir J eorge 1 Aunt Aggy says aYR not to to dress ut come rome as you ou are None Nune of us are r SK 1 n tonight Oh ii lilA M. e L u. u ejaculated J Sir George Ceorge I she He sprang to his feet teet that means past mast get some of ot the soil soli from my P re ce and end hands He lIe disappeared la In the Ibe cheap Philadelphia Ihl rl nt oaly two men met at their cue cus- table The waitress asked the tho der man who ha hall had 1 come ln to first heres your friends 1 Ab bb- bb the ed Sund was as like a now tso ath that Is u what I should like likey myself y Jark bier ble entered an and 1 approached the The e 11 older mun man nodded and let Jet SIP der Into hIs chair and give an before he spoke Bear it II Lack Jack fJ It his shoulders Well Ill Lk leet my fault It 1 Paul aul bungled it I I is up ap on oa met Every Everything I 1 got t They had the money In 10 e bank nn and 1 lie lle did take It t to works ort The New ew York car was a 1 1 SI al I 1 told pied you ou The man who up le Is Paul fey ey have hare Paul Bati he squeal The lieu older man was sll silent nt t. t Then Jt up and nakEd The 1 tasee girl CIrl lurk 0 Ck Shook hook oath bout hIs head I I told her en g him to keep VeeP her lier from R n. he says aya about me and M older man lOan looked at him grimly t tand come to the office by 7 the 4 W. W v r not dons done since ince the payrolls payroll's lost loat to 11 tw us you mu must t get It the cash I through h the girl e Roberta noberta Int wins feeling a 8 little lonely Here Ihre where she u used ed to tn be first with her Iler father and those w within the house Sir Ceorge lor l'or 1 seemed to have ha taken laken first place n II corny from her tier L fO the servants watched for him tried to anticipate his Ills wishes and as for h her r aunt Bunt and father why quite finite evidently II as Aunt A Aggy had said they both looked to him for ement and ex ex- x nt That this was partly her own fault Roberta knew vaguely but hut resolutely Mie slie insl ted to 10 herself that she lh lu had hall hero been ji j t In 1111 e even now when 11 the demands of ot her newest t friend 1 made her feel and a little tearful fearful taik ns Impatient and In- In IlI Would sit si III agree r or would she he not nn lId And how hail had It come orne about I that Ta lack Iak k held such Importance In her life Slie hf was n II s utterly r I weary of Ihl this and this life she told lold herself and yet JN at ot that Hutt moment 01 II t how hw bright RII cold and sparkling I he the 1 Island looked How Mow lovely ely the tilt round about I And h where I she oP thought would sheget she get t two people like her aunt and her father under on one I ont ready and will will- Inc hug to 10 do anything for each ench other and fur for her I Yes now that It ft came to screw In inn up III her courage e to take the thet t t t h I p in tat sever seer her ner for for- ever c front from them with all their faults and errors In their treatment of ot tier her Roberta hesitated What would It be ba bo bolike like to be hI quite alone In the world with lurk lark Roberta called callett her aunts aunt's voice olee from 11 the hall ball Where here are you rou Here lIerl Roberta answered with n a start Hart Conic Come to my room Auntie She Rhe heard hard her aunts aunt's quick decided foot footsteps then thin door opened and she came me In Your fathers father's bent on ln hn having ha his 1119 youn young engineers els el's out for the weekend week lie He wants willits to talk over o his plans with them t and gave tac them know Sir George Gor better lie He said you would know Just what to do and anti where to send send the Invitations Imitations Ho Ile wants yon on Browne owne and a n man mall called trient another called oy I oy two cousins of or the same Tom Tum and Terry cold and an older man He lie said you ou were to 10 ask Roger Dunham too and JI t for the afternoon and ond to 10 stay slay to supper hed he'd like you ou to ask a few la lassies hassles Is I's to make It It pleasant for the themen men Then she hesitated Roberta It would please your our father something awful If you ou would put yourself out a abit abit abit bit for these young joung men lie takes pride In hi his daughter you know She looked d at nt the girl Irl a little wistfully l lie He le bets i-ets ts a n great store by you my lass Roberta turned abruptly away Somehow J she could rould not tae flee her mint aunt but hut she sold Raid pleasantly enough nouh Why of course Aunt A Aggy r Ill I'll do what I 1 con cnn Rut Iut after tea on Sundo Sunday she I hesitated and then Ihen went event on I ha e an engagement and you'll have ha to manage manae the rest by hy yourself You Yuu couldn't break brenk It It I suppose It may be fanciful of ot me but I ha e haea havea a kind of feeling that he he Rob Rob I 1 mean will wIIl will be bp disappointed If you are not there You see sec the young oung men will be going oln Sunday Runday night Oh hi 1 exclaimed Roberta loberta They generally stay until Monday Jonda morning This time oil nil going they are Sunday Y night and und on Monday theres there's it a jaunt to 10 the construction works with Sir George Glore driving your father It'll IIII be your our fathers father's first tr try at going out In lu a car Roberta faced about and anti looked at ather ather ather Does Sir George Gorg her punt aunt Do jou you Does think there II Is any danger for danger for Father Well admitted her aunt I they hey say Fay not I can con se see however howe that Inning having diddled the robbers so cleverly It'll maybe maUie make those hearted black rogues that are left lett so angry that W. W N. N O. O there they're like to pet gel et Into an any mischief they can At least eat that's what I think Sir G George ore I It is anxious a about I For the lad lads anxious no matter what they say ay before me tilt and he III was 81 awful particular particular ular that I should tell tl you Roberta's Robertas heart hart contracted tt fear mid and anger combined Thlu Though h hAunt Aunt Aggy gave gaie her the message In all Innocence Roberta was sure lIure Sir Ir I Georges George's Intention that she ahe should be he toll told was os not hot so Innocent lie He W was 8 I somehow n without any Justification asfar ns liS j I I far as ns she III could see except hi his fear far 1 i of or what Jack might say against him determined to throw some come sort of slur or suspicion on Jack If he possibly could Probably wonted wanted to Influence j I Dad against him and so prevent present his his his' hi anything Jack Jak said Mild Then quite suddenly site she thought of If her hr fathers father's Slinger danger It U was os a new sensation sen cation for Roberta to be he afraid for anyone yet jet t she could not lot dismiss 1 he her hp fears lightly this title time There had ho been dang danger r to Sir George the other day though she laughed nt at the Men idea She he could not bear hear to think of ot her father being In any danger daner when she she- she Oh Aunt IY Aggy cant can't we persuade Dad not to go 0 Aunt Aggy's s sharp blue eyes ejes l soft oft coed This girl did ha e some sonic feeling after oil nil She he did care about her father Well I 1 dont don't know kno m my I dear Ca r I 1 dont don't really think Rob Hob will do lIo an any any- u g for m me JU Just just L now ma Our and unu she due Ine eyed the girl eagerly y and shrewdly theres no telling what he might not do for tor you ou or If It not he be theres there's Sir Sir George will do 10 nothing for till roc Well Id I'd not ho he Quite n as E of ot that ns as you are arl You forget torget my ny dear that ou always ahra's approach him with a n lifted poh poker r as ns you might sa sac sar r Now o If It you jou were lre to drop the poker and remembering that hes he's a poo poor young oung man and that youre you're a rich young oun woman to whom he cannot exactly be hI as up and coming as os some others why others why why theres there's no telling Idling lInt Aunt Ago Aggy said Roberta amused In spite of ot herself and a little exasperated exasperated exas exas- are you ou trying to tell tall me that I 1 dont don't know how Itow to Interpret Sir Georges George's manner to me If It you OU Are Arc you jou ou may slue sa yourself j the pains He's Hes riot not only looked things but hes he's said things s Did he so her aunt questioned her hr eyes Ies screwing up with mirth Well Nell that's hopeful Theres There's never nevera a Q lad would go o to the trouble of Insult Insulting In Inv suiting sult Ing a good looking lass unless he wanted to attract her att attention She rose l briskly I must be oft off to my lilY ord ordering Thank you ou my ray dear It Ita a was not until her aunts aunt's footsteps were fur far distant down the stairs tI that Roberta mo moved mo ll Then she put her modern head down on her desk and crl cried d In n a good old fashioned way 8 Lady Lally Sandison passed pass her stepson coming In with the evening papers 11 I J say Aggy when you e time theres there's no end nd of ot a treat In store for you jou ou You should read the different accounts of ot our little excitement In these odd American papers especially sl I the country ones I mean metro to dip dill some of ot them and send them to Hn I and Uncle Charles nut But In the library he be forgot to read reador or clip dip for on turning over o the pages page of ot one of the papers hl his eye fe caught I Ia a name he knew He lie stared unable to believe bellee his eyes es There It was was I however or under marriage licenses I Roberta Hoh Jean Island Ill Ia nn and John V. V Navarro anuro In Pa Was It Just one of or Nicaragua un Jacks Jack's tricks or did Roberta know and cons consent consent con con- s sent lIe He had been ben unable to trace trae any connection between Nicaragua Jack Jock and the bandits captured or at large and that fact tact had kept him silent Hut But now what now what was he to do dot 1101 Hastily he tore the list from the paper and thrust It In his pocket TO BE CONTINUED CO |