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Show ,1c wx f;i CARIBBEAN i fx i Ml -- oe SO STOK? i't l I Kit V UUi K BRENDA Anne Heywood, ol a wealthy New ces to Puerto Rico where Pete pa-Treporter on her father U- - S. Army station1 as officer. On the boat ihe meets . .. Pnto Kic.n, Miguel Valera, !? P ' a emeri. named im m Richard Taussig, -sustiirintis . " H Intel "vlooks rtom like a ! inite ol the fact that he not know that 5 rnfcil tourist. She does German ,sent ordered S it. ttct I Puerto Rico's water supply. ' tu meets the boat, but does not tell ' inns that be, too, has reason to be I ri,inus of Taussig, although his com- so far refuses to act. pwdini officer If IBB CHAPTER m Room 110 moment, transom. listening under the open a few steps Ihe door of Room 108, been slightly down from hers, had or ajar, and without knowing why how'she had felt that somebody was She iianding behind it, waiting. heard it close quietly, and listened for steps along the waxed floor, but After a moment there were none. she went across the room to the window and looked down into the sunlit patio where she and Pete had been. The windows of 108 opened Anne closed the door of behind her and stood for a the patio too. onto - I v-- ik t AX CONRAD rAR: H.ehter rT..SDaper publisher, T" i v turned and went over to her corner on baggage stacked in the Again the other side of the window. without knowing exactly why, she opened the flat case lying on top of her steamer trunk, and looked inside. It was just as she had packed it, and yet somehow it wasn't. The flat rubber band around" the batch ol letters of introduction lying on top of her dressing gown was twisted as if it had been slipped back hurriedly. She had put it carefully flat so that it wouldn't mar the edges of one of the envelopes that was broader than the rest. She back at the door, then table and took her She compact out of her handbag. opened it and struck the powdered on the polifeather puff sharply shed brass face of her suitcase lock. "Anne the girl detective," she thought as she blew the powder off the way a police inspector had showed her once in New York. On the brass oblong were three clearly defined thumb prints. The most distort was probably her own, the others were larger. She began to unpack her tilings, humming softly to herself. As she was almost through she heard the sharp quick click of high heels out in the hall, and a light double knock on her door. She crossed the room and opened it "Anne! My dear! How simply (N5 drooped. She looked like an unhappy "Yes, he likes it all she admitted half heartedly. right," "it's really me that wants him to get That's why I'm having Mr. away Taussig to dinner tomorrow night So he can talk to Russell. You'U come won't you? And be awfully nice to him? Please, Anne will you?" She looked out the window. "Russell's leaving, so I'll have to go now. Remember eight o'clock. Russell will come for you. Oh, look there's Diego Gongaro." A tall heavy-se- t man of about fifty, with s hair, the on his face visible from where they stood, was sitting at one of the small tables at the corner of the terrace, absorbed in his newspaper and cup of coffee. He had a short clipped mustache and shaggy eyebrows, and an air . . . definitely an air, Anne thought. Who is he?" she asked. "He's your friend Miguel Valera's uncle. But he's not like the Valeras. He mixes with the Americans. Of course he's Spanish, he's not Puerto Rican. And my dear" She lowered her voice to a whisper. "He has a mistress. You know it's quite customary down here. It's perfectly above board, except their wives pretend they don't know it Well, I've got to go. It's perfectly swell having you down. I'll see you tomorrow." y d standing there, in a gingham dress, a blue bow in her fuzzy hair, her baby blue eyes sparkling with joy, held out her hands. "You don't remember me! Why, The girl blue-checke- taffy-colore- Anne! It's Sue d Porter Sue Latti-merl- " sixth foim of Miss Oakley's fashionable school for young ladies flashed back into Anne's mind. The all people! What are all places!" Anne I remember you. You haven't changed a day. Only Where's your uniform? You still look "Sue! Of you doing here of cried. "Of course sixteen." Sue laughed. "Well, I'm not I'm twenty-three- , nd Mrs. Russell Porter, and the mother of two hulking infants, aged four and two and a half." That all flashed back too. Spoiled, wilful, curly-heade- Sue d who got letters from boys when the rest of Miss Oakley's young ladies were Ing!y and and hopeless everywhere except on the hocklank-haire- d ey field. "But what here?" Anne are you down doing demanded. Sue sot on the bed and crossed wr feet under her. "Oh, darling, Russell'firm sent aim down," she said with a groan. "It was more and I thought money, ft would be a wonderful chance for "to to get ahead. I thought it would be romantic. You know the topics? I hadn't heard about and termites. I simply hate We're trying to get transferred." She brightened expectantly. you meet a Mr. Taussig on boat?" Anne nodded. "Why?" "Because I want you to help us ith him. You see, he's awfully Important to Russell. He's one of world's leading sanitary engi-nerand that's what Russell is." She swung her bare brown-legB the bed and went over to the window. "That's Russell down there 'tn him now." She turned back, her blue eyes as a child'!. "You see, 1 have to do everything I can, c"se . . . well. It was my fault Kuell didn't finish M. I. T. He - cock-roach- "-- Did s, s g tad back, but the baby came, . you see?" nodded, looking over Sue's going . Arme houlder. nni,m . . .ui. k. v. nnen suit and e oxfords, his finger tips togeth- contemplative arch, looking ""en more civilized than he had n' curious get-uaboard ship, listening to the young man him. "Doesn't Russell like it here?" brown-and-oit- p be-,,- iskei corners of Sue's red mouth V RUTH WYETH SPEARS pock-mark- Miguel Valera waited for Anne to sit down. It hadn't occurred to her that they wouldn't have dinner alone, or that she could be suddenly dashed as she was when she stepped out of the elevator and saw his un cle Diego Gongaro and his cousin Graciela there in the lobby with him. "I understand you are a newspaper writer, Miss Heywood," Don Diego said. His smile was quick and warm. Anne was Instantly aware of two things. The first was that he thought it amusing that such an attractive young woman should be anything of the sort The second was that it was odd he should have known it She had carefully concealed it from Miguel. Pete Wilcox was the only other person on the Island who knew it. Unless . . . She thought about the letters in her suitcases. There was one to the correspondent of the press syndicate her father's papers used in Puerto Rico. And that meant that Diego Gongaro must have talked to Richard Taussig during the afternoon and that they'd talked about her. It was all very curious. "I've worked on my father's paper, if that's what you mean," she said. "I wasn't much good." "I am pleased to hear that We believe a woman has a higher place in society. She should let her husband take care of her." "But if she hasn't a husband?" Anne said. "That surely wouldn't le difficult for you, Miss Heywood." Graciela put her untasted cocktail on the table. Her cheeks were Anne nodded. She turned back to the window. As she looked down, she saw Diego Gongaro get up and make his way casually through the arcade into the hotel. Almost immediately Richard Taussig got up too. Even more a. 4j If? flushed. At no time would Anne ever have believed that the appearance of Mr. Richard Taussig could effect any- thing but distaste. Just then she was distinctly relieved. She actually found herself smiling and saying "Good evening" with the utmost cordiality to the man she objected to more than any other man she knew. "Good evening, Miss Heywood," Mr. Taussig said. He turned to Miguel. "You must be delighted to be back home again. It's so perfect here." Anne found herself blinking a little. Mr. Taussig, dressed in immaculate white linen, was as courteous as Don Diego himself. "This is my uncle, Mr. Gongaro Mr. Taussig," Miguel said. She lowered her voice to a whisThey shook hands. "This is a per. "He has a mistress." great pleasure, Mr. Gongaro," Mr. said. There was nothing casually he strolled over to the ta- Taussig ble Diego Gongaro had left and to indicate that they had ever seen or heard of each other before. picked up the folded newspaper. It was the same when they all and chair to his back He came together. Only once sat down again. Anne watched him wentsheinto dinner have the quick sense of fear unfold the paper, moving back in- did she'd had the afternoon in the stinctively a little behind the long that That was when Mr. chintz curtains. She could see very ship's library. to put hit green started inTaussig of letter paper the piece clearly book on the floor beside bis guide side it She held out her hand, not Mr. Taussig glanced around him, chair. she wanted to see it but because looked window, her at glanced up was something they could it because a him of down at the paper in front talk about that perhaps Graciela unobtrusiveit and slipped moment, He put the could talk about too. She hadn't ly into his pocket said a word since he came. Anne newspaper down on the table, got tried to analyze what had happened hotel. the into strolled and up Just then. What he said was, "Now, The Officers Club at El Morro was now, Miss Heywood, this is my inside the gate, overlooking the golf book." It was bland and playful, Atbut there had been something else course, the graveyard and the old of the In it was It part lantic Ocean. Mr. Taussig put the book down barracks. Spanish When the waiter had gone Anne on the other side of his chair. "Of you know course when the bases here are fin said, "Look, Pete-- do a man named RichIshed, I imagine your unemployment about anything will be bad," he said. "I the on was He ship." problem ard Taussig? the He understand "Sure," Pete said cheerfully. know "I law will work an additional hard her. at looking from kept ship on your economy. Does it af all about him. He's an internafeet your father, Mr. Valera?" tionally known sanitary engineer. "My father is not a corporation, dinine with the General on fortunately," Miguel Valera said, pnrf the Governor Satur of WashIt was the longest meal Anne ever day. He has the blessing sat through. If her own voice bad Why?" ington. Do you sup been a vlctrola record and her smile I lust wondered. screen across about the on a motion-pictur- e pose he can do anything couldn't have been room Granada?" they the the at water supply if he more detached from her. It seemed 'I wish he'd start here, to worry hours before the coconut sherbet have don't But you can half coconut shells in bout Mr. Taussig. He can't help served polished came and went and they had cof hi. far. He's Okay. his beer fee. At least, she thought as they He poured the rest of finally got up to go, she was sure into bis glass. Public of a number of things she hadn't information? other "Any Job." been sure of before. One was that of ort my is Relations to know Miguel had asked her to dinner Just "Then do you happen because he was Latin and polite to asKea. Anne Porter?" Russell visiting firemen. Another was that iur riear. I know everything, "Russell Porter Graciela was not bright enough to Pete said blandly. of realize thai, or to realize that her representative local is the of Anne was stuHe's in charge of a big open resentment It wasn't Maybe Or maybe pid. lob they've got" - !v.rf at his watch. The of- Latins liked their women to be Jeal the ous. fleers had thinned out, leaving see you But chiefly she knew that she was women sitting around. 'Til either stark raving mad or that dinner? about What tonight. din- - Richard Taussig was something proAnne shook her head. 'Im foundly different from what they eise. ing with somebody all thought be was. Valera? ..r-- . p' d. - 1 i.a "WhT not? Don I 1 f Tii to the wonderful!" iisf ii She looked reached rvmmm Y X tell me you're like Sue Porter?" He looked at her soberly. Gundai "Look, Annie. You haven't fallen THE desperate effort of to run a mile around four in love with that guy. have you?" ner gaze wandered out across the minutes flat brings up again the sys rolling green lawn to the ocean. matter of how much the human tem can handle. She had asked herself that all the A r good many way from the Granada. The note years ago the late she'd found in her mail box "You Captain Charley have a caller, so I won't disturb Paddock told me you, but I'll be around at six and an interesting sto-if you aren't engaged may take TS ry along this line. you to dinner?" had set her heart w hart lust run dancing and her eyes sparkling as 100 yards another sne stuffed it into her bag and ran In 9 seconds, out to the taxi. Maybe that was the what it was. She hadn't been in 1 equaling world's record at love often enough to be very sure that time. But he about it But it was somethin- gsomewhat dewas Gundar Hagg something new and different I - iron-gra- I on THE HOMEFRONT t (TO BE CONTINUED) Im iMM r ; I Mb mls 1g C0UCH WITH NEW COVER, PMPrS B5VggiljM BEDDING WT&3i mmmk -- SAME ; nTand MODERN .ends 1 j when pressed saw him a few minutes after the race. In reply to our congratulations Charley shook his head. "I had my biggest chance today," he said. "But found I couldn't use it" It must be remembered that Pad dock had strong, powerful legs, thigh and calf. 'As I passed the 50 yard spot" he explained, "I knew I was flying. I knew I was running faster than I had ever run before. As I came to some place around the 70 yard mark I felt I was moving at an even faster pace, and felt certain I was on my way to a nine second flat performance. I knew it was my best and biggest day. 'Then suddenly I felt the muscles And ligaments in my legs begin to quiver and expand, and got the idea that if I continued any longer at this pace I would face a big blowup or blowout, and might finish a cripple for life. "Maybe I was wrong in this guess. Maybe I could have finished with my legs intact. I had to make my decision in a split second and I couldn't force myself to take the gamble. "The price was too high. So, in stinctively I slowed down and reduced my speed. At the finish the muscles in both legs were still quivering. In spite of this forced slowseconds. down I still finished in 9 I'm not sure any pair of human legs can stand a 9 second fiat pace." Horses Bum Out, Too "Horses are much like humans in this respect," a veteran trainer said, in discussing human and other animal limits. "Take the case of Johnstown. Here was probably the fastest run ning horse that ever lived. He was clocked more than once in mile workouts around 1 minute 33 seconds, or 1:33. That's blinding speed. But the pace was more than his system could carry. He was through in the middle of his three-yea- r career. He burnt himself out through some form of throat ailment. "In the same way, super-spee- d was largely responsible for Count Fleet's summer trouble. He had had several things happen to him in racing, for which extra speed was largely responsible. It might be possible for a horse to run a mile in 1:33, but I doubt that his legs or anatomy could stand it." A mile doesn't call for anything like the speed approaching a fast 100 yard spurt but it means close to the limit in the way of time for a far longer period. A quarter mile in a minute flat is still some 13 seconds over the record for that distance. But a four minute mile is close to a sprint, and that's a long way to go. There is still considerable doubt that Anderson of Sweden was correctly timed in his 4:02 plus mile. He may have been, but the odds are not that way. Hagg will still have to clip a trifle more than four seconds from his fastest time, and four seconds mean a good many yards. It would take some pacing opponent good enough for 4:02 or better te to give Hagg his chance. And there Is no such other mller now In light unless Anderson, another fast Swede, can do the job. It's something like Warmerdam looking for those extra inches in the pole vault to lift his body 15 feet four-minu- SLIDE COUCH UNDER BEDDING COMPARTMENT STUDIO COUCH WITH SMALL TABLES AND NO STORAGE SPACE "THE upper sketch shows a living and bed room brought up to date with every inch pf space used. The cushions (lower left) were replaced with a boxlike compartment for bedding. This was made of plywood as shown at the lower right. It was padded across the front and ends with cotton batting, and covered with the couch material tacked in place com-binati- whilfi through a lath strip. 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