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Show Page It THE DESERET NEWS Saturday, July 10, 1943 her. She tells Sally her mother hei , seat Chapter Eight . .There was the stale odor of cooking In the six story walk-utenement where theTrubecs occupied a small flat on 4he top p floor. - JUUr W Ptmoyaa at 4ha d k .. when be returns beea a from Europe wbre be ha to the dock Her pa correspondrtt. bad been arranged by Toor Hilliard who At the dock ecms Interested in her. he seee George Varr, her bos, who disappears in the crowd. She talks with Mm. Trubec and her daughter, Vesta, who are there to meet Mr. Trubec wbQ ha been a prisoner. Bruce's bag can i be located and hi cabin mate on the to trip over, Alec Bussell, urges himtells trying to locate it, Bruce a box It had in dating jewel Silty he back tb Louis XV which he had bought in a Lisbon pawn shop for her. At horns Sally admits to Bruce that she no longer is sure she loves him. He ak her to keep the ring since no prom But inside their rooms, Sally found everything as neat and clean-- ttr though it were not in -semi-si unr-distri- ee is sure she Joyed Mrs. Trubec greeted her rather Veff-t-a him, she will begin wearing the ring. apologetically, and then-sen- t Meanwhile, off to bed. George Varr begins making inquiries about Sally Wade from her "Im . very sorry to get you department manager, Frank Smith. He finds why she had been oft work that out at night like this. Miss Wade," I didn't think mopung and warns Smith to Tet no one thef woman said. off without consulting him. Varr keeps it would be so late, or I would a complete record of each employe s private life.' Bruces bag is found and not have -- sent the girl to your he takes Sally with Jum to piok-i- L f was worried and did They return to hi apartment where not know-- what- - to do. First I Alex Russell shows up, exhibiting much interest in the bar. It is he want you to know my husband. who discovers the lining has been cut. Jan, this s Miss Wade." - -to Bruce that they ask Sally suggests The small, pale man arose Tom Hilliard, FBI agent, to look into Alex's interest in the bag. After get from the couch where he had ting information he need. Tom offers to drive Sally home. At her apartment been sitting. I am very happy, he 'said, of Vesta Trubec waiting for Sally lmd iseAjhat if she POLLY PIPPEN -Mr. Donovan fering his ,hand. talked a lot about you on the boat. It is nice really to meet ' you. The furniture In the small room was shabby and worn, but The floor scrupulously clean. bore the marks of frequent scrubbings. Mrs. Trubec settled down to talk. "I know you must have been surprised to see Vesta," she said, T tried to reach you on IhS tele-- f phone, but wouldnt get any answer. I thought maybe it was not working. I dont use telephones very good, any way." bothered "She shouldnt have . I told you, her liusband-satdher that, but you know how He smiled fondly women are. is wife. Its about Mr. Donovan and his suitcase, the woman went on. Sally started tip from her chair, and then sank back again. at-h- By Hugh Chenoweth surge of excitecontrolling her ' ment ; -- What about his suitcase? How did you know it had been stol- en? We didnt Stolen? Trubec exclaimed, thats peculiar. Then what about it?, Sally tried to restrain her impatience. Just this Jan shared the Now, Donovan same cabin - with-M- r. and Mr. Russell. He wall sick most of the time on the way over. been weakened, you know, by the terr- ' ible food he got in the prison campi- I had the top bunk over Mr. Mr. Don- Russell, Trubec said. one on the ovanbad other side of the cabin. 1 scarceall the ly got out of my-butime I was on the boat. Sally wondered what this had to do with Bruces bag, but forced herself to be silent as Mrs. , Trubec went on. Jan wanted me to tell Mr. Donovan he had seeit a girl come into the cabin quite late the night before the boat reached New York. She opened Mr. DoncivanS fooled and suitcase around with it for some time, and then left I was half asleep, and didnt realize there might be anything wrong until 1 talked it over with Anna this evening, Trubec put in. Then I thought that maybe , something had been stolen from the bag, something that Mrv Donovan valued very highly. It worried me. - We didnt know how to reach him.! I remembered my meeting with you at the boat, his wile took up the story, and that you said you were engaged to marry ihe-singl- e- nk -- Mr. Donovan. I- - went down to the corner and found your name in the telephone book and your address, and when I couldn't get hold of you I sent Vesta to your place. Shes so smart, that girl. Only 10, and she knows her wav around Brooklyn and New York like shes lived here forever What did the girl look like? Sallv asked Trubec. - I didnt 5t her. SO 8T A WERD FREAK Of FATE. DOES BRUNO MAKE HIS GREATEST AND LAST-MISTA- KE By WALLY MUGGS AND SKEETER yon KMovf what? BISHOP y get-- a look I was halt pay much attenvery-goo- As I said. asleep and didnt tion. Stie was rattier tall, and about medium size. I mean she fas neither fat nor thin. . J'Slie probably didnt know that I even ip the room. I wras very quiet, of course He should have called out and frightened her away. Mrs. Ti said, positively. Thats what I would have done. I tell you I was half asleep," her husband protested. "I did net realize anything might be on. Inever thought about it again until tonight when we. started to talk. "I can understand that, Sally said, soothingly. It didnt seem important enough anyway for the Trubecs to get into an argument s be-go- ing about. "Did BRICK BRADFORD AS THE. MASSIVE, CRUEL CLAWS CLA1H NEARER AND NEARER TO SANDY By BRICK SUMMONS HIS LAST BIT Of STRENGTH FOR ONE FINAL LUNGE ON THE LEVER WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY you say Mr. Donovan's suitcase had been stolen?" the woman asked. Yes. We waited on the dock quite awhile and It didnt show-up- , and then when they searched the dock and even the boat, it couldnt be found. . I'm glad now I remembered that girl coming into the cabin, Trubec said. "Mat be it will give Mr. Donovan a due to his suitcase. Yes, if you can locate the girl, maybe Mr. Donovan can recover the bag. his wife suggested. Oh, its been found." Sally told them about a policeman picking it up in a doorway and turning it in at the dock." Was there anything gone? Trubec asked, eagerly. "Not a thing. Everything Bruce had in it was there, including the manuscript of his novel. For some reason Sally couldnt understand, she decided to say nothing about the lining of the bag having been ripped with a knife. Thats good. the man said. 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