Show THE GARLAND TIMES GARLAND 8S tJTAII CARIBBEAN CONSPIRACY!! w W BRENDA CONRAD THE STORY SO FAR: Anne Heywood icaiUlful danibter of a wealthy New rork newipaper publisher (oes to Puerto (lew on an aasl(nment lor her father’) Also on the Island are Pete (aper a reporter on her father’) paper tow a U S Army Intelligence officer Valera a Puerto Rican educated Mignel to the United State) who It a secret U 8 Richard Taussig an engineer agent those Identity at a German agent Is suspected but not yet proved and Russell Porter a young American engineer and Us wife Sue who Innocently believes Hr Taussig can help Russell Knowing hat Russell Is working on an Important to show It to Mr she offers plan Taussig is proof of Russell's ability CHAPTER XV looked at his watch again about half an hour Perhaps I could take them to my room snd lay them out on the floor I could get them back before I go to dine with the General at Casa Taussig "I need Blanca" He saw her hands close quickly " —But you wouldn’t be comfortable with them out of the house" he aid sympathetically "I can see that” He rolled them up again and handed them back to her "In fact I don’t really think you’d care to live In South—” "I’d live anywhere for Russell!” Sue cried It doesn’t "Anywhere! matter Just to he’s not slaving I want night and day for nothing him to do things!” "He’d certainly be doing them” Mr Taussig said “And Just the ” little I’ve seen here "Oh then take them with you snd look at all of them” She thrust them back into his hands (Hall an hour won’t hurt and It’ll 'mean everything anything to Russell!) "Oh please do!” Mr Taussig got up still undecided “Well all right then Mrs Porter” he said at last “I’ll have them back in half an hour” Anne lifted herself out of the cool turquoise pool at the Country Club and stretched out on the brown sun mattress beside Barbara French "What time Is it?” she asked “I’ve got to go to Sue’s” "You’ve got lots of time” Barbara said lazily “That’s one of the Malovely things about the tropics which isn’t quite nana land true really It covers up a lot of things like ‘sometime’ at home ‘Do come And see us sometime’ which means never It’s the same here They’re Just so polite” “And you She glanced around don’t have to worry about getting to Sue’s because here Sue is Hi Sue! Order us a drink will you? We’ll be up in a minute” “Okay" Sue Porter called across “Hi Anne!" the pool She danced gaily up the steps Anne stood there watching her a cold dull sensation moving Into her stomach Barbara got up "I wonder what’s happened to our Sue?" she remarked "You wouldn’t suppose she’s Just got Russell made I hope President of Consolidated? It’s all right” "My dears have you heard!” Sue exclaimed abruptly cutting off something she was saying to the girl next to her "About Miguel Valera War DeThe Anne —your friend partment cancelled his orders” "What for?” someone asked casu- ally Sue darling “Three guesses shrugged knows they’re Everybody Anne’s fingers tightened arm of her chair “I’ve often wondered on the the Army wasn’t a lot more careful” "It’s about time we’re Sue said to wake up” beginning "Tell us more” Barbara French “Is Don Alvaro going to urged storm El Morro?” Anne got up Barbara was looking at her with calm expressionless eyes “Going?” she asked “I’ve got a date Anne nodded with Miguel Valera” she said calm"We’re going to steal the plans ly But room shower to the General’s don’t tell a soul” “Wait a minute darling” Sue said "Where’s the check? This is why Bye everybody” my party Anne downstairs She followed “Look” she said when they were to St “Russell’s outside gone Thomas for two or three days Why don’t you come over and stay with me till he comes back? I’ll have a lot of people in and some attractive men — Here’s my car I’ll take you home” "Thanks sweet” Sue — you’re Anne said "I think I’d better stay it'a You know I am such a mess packing things anywhere way” It’s Just so all right table where you are” “Not at all I love it" "Oh Sue was silent for a moment as they started off “You may think it’s funny for me to be giving you advice" she said then "You’re so competent and I'm But I've been down here longnot er than you have It's all right for and all that you to be interested but I don’t think you're being very wise in the people—" “Ybu mean Miguel Valera?" Anne isked a little dangerously "Oh don’t pretend you're naive Vnne They VI love Amer ' ' rr!s blondes especiaUy What do you suppose they’re being to nice to you for? You’d be a swell catch for anywith the body money and position your father’s got” “The Valeras have money— and too” Ahne position remarked “They don’t need either one And look Sue What I hope about you is that you didn’t do anything crazy this afternoon” Sue Porter looked at her sharply "What do you mean?” she deA manded bright pink spot burned in the cheek next to Anne “You know what I mean” Anne said quietly “I told you to be careful of Mr Taussig You don’t know anything about him” "Oh don’t be like that Anne!” She was young and pleading again all of a sudden "All I’m trying to do is help Russell! Don’t you see?” She turned the car into the Granada and stopped under the portico “Oh of course I see 'It’s Just that oh well” Anne leaned over and kissed her warmly on the cheek “Thanks I’ll be seeing you’’ As Anne went through the arcade a girl at the desk talking to the clerk turned around quickly Her dark eyes met Anne’s and held them for a moment then she hurried across the lobby She was almost running as she reached the V They’re Just so polite the garden to drive and cut through the street Anne went on to the desk The her key reached clerk up for and handed it to her with a letter She looked dowm at it The handand her was laborious writing It was on the honame misspelled the flap still moist tel stationery and smeared with dark lipstick “Did she leave this?” she asked his The room clerk shrugged shoulders and looked a little unThe telecomfortable she thought was watching her phone operator curiously She went up to her room closed the door and put her bat and bag on the bed She looked at the envelope for an instant tore it in two suddenly and tossed it Into the waste basket She didn't want to read It was also nearly eight o’clock and she knew that Miguel was coming in spite of what Graciela had said— knew it before the operator called t6 tell her he was there He was waiting pacing nervously When be up and down the lobby saw her he dropped his cigarette in the Jar of sand by the newsstand He took and came quickly forward her hand and held it a moment tightly looking at her — "I must go home tomorrow” She smiled Anne thought quickly “It's nice to see you” she said He put her arm in his pressing side and to his they went it close Without sayout onto the terrace ing a single word he had said a great deal "Can’t we have dinner out here?” She turned from the Anne asked balustrade with the cool breeze from the ocean in her hair "Surely ” Anne stood He called the waiter the waves break there watching He came white against the reef back and took her arm again "What happened today?" be asked quietly ' She shook her head After I got “I don’t quite know your message I went to the Central Pete Wilcox came out just in time I got dizzy or something I think I was scared stiff I don't know it - really" He held her arm more tightly He had not sent the message that Should he took her out to the mill tell her? She might be safer if she didn't know too much don’t go anywhere “Hereafter or Wilcox 'or some without me one you know very well” he sid from ai y- "And don't tr' ” bodv "I won’t again” She glanced around alone on the terrace of Mr Taussig’s room dark "Miguel" They were The window was When the Clock Is Running Out upstairs “Do she said slowly you know Russell Porter?” "I low about him He’s doing a good job here” "That’s what I wanted to know about Is there anything in bis work well you that would interest know?” “Very much" Miguel Valera said gravely “Why?” Anne looked up at him “If I tell you something wiU you promiso to try to see it doesn’t hurt Russell?” "What is It Anne?” “You haven’t promised” “I can’t promise anything” he answered quietly personal "Nothing counts You must know that after last night and today” She hesitated and went on ‘‘I'm not sure about this It’s a mixture of fact and guesswork Bui the other night after dinner Su4 Porter and Mr Taussig were talking about Russell’s Taussig job said if Russell could do that— whatever it was— he was a genius it was every engineer’s dream Sue said he had done it and he was a genius and she tried to get Russell to go get his specifications to show him Russell clamped down hard and sent her to see after the kids I have an Idea that Sue showed them to him today Russell’s sway and she’s terribly ambitious for him and thinks because Taussig is a great sanitary engineer he can do something She wouldn’t knowingly—” He interrupted her with impatient never do— What irony “People time today Anne?” "About four or Pd What would he do if be got guess them?” "He’d make a microscopic photostat and return them to Mrs Porter in an hour He’d tell her sha was right about her husband and to keep absolutely quiet snd they’d hear from him Sort of their secret his and hers Nobody would know the plans were out so no changes would be made And Taussig wouldn’t have any large blueout They don’t print to smuggle steal plans any more They just take pictures and enlarge them” "Then there’s nothing—” He shook his head "There are the films I'm glad you told me” The waiter brushed the crumbs from the cloth and brought their coffee He poured it black and fragrant into the cupa and left the terrace Miguel leaned forward looking at her in the pale silver glow of the "Anne" he said lie rising moon hadn’t spoken for several moments “Yes?” "I’m going to ask you to do somewm you?” thing She smiled "Depends” "I'm going to ask you to go home" His voice sounded a little like silk tearing She put her cup down and looked out at the reel A lighted ship was moving far out beyond it going home She looked back at him "Do you want me to go?” “I want "No” he said quietly you to atay here always” He put his hand out and took hers on table the lying "1 love you Anne The knowledge that you will go sometima la It will be lonelier than very hard But if you go quickyou know ” ly "Is that why you want me to go?" she asked softly "No I want to keep you aa long But it isn't safe for you as I can If I could only ask you to marry ” me He stopped Anne waited aware of the soft fragrance of the night isolating them for a moment in a small infinitely lovely world all their own as fragile and tender as the silver glow of the moonpath on the ocean It was what she wanted There was what she had lived for no shadow of doubt in her mind She waited for him to go on When he didn’t she raised her eyes slowly to his "Can’t you Miguel?" she asked softly Her heart throbbed with a sudden rich warmth In his face was passion muted saddened even with a she had never seen betenderness fore For a moment they were lost in the electric world that held their eyes together saying more than their lips could say— Suddenly- he He was tremlowered his bead bling Anne could hardly bear him "Oh Anne — I love you whispering 1 can’t let you go!” ” "Then ask me to stay Miguel She got up and moved over to the He came after her belustrade "Anne do you mean It?” He caught her hand and held it She turned and in both- of his hei own looked up into bis eyes radiant as stars "I do mean it Miguel’’ His voice was strong and clear "—Will you marry me Anne?” Yes a mil"Yes darl'ng lion times" "Oh my dear my dear” ' TO BK rnvriM'EDI Yea can leok back te the pages through the ages when the sages Thought In terms of endless time When you reckoned by the second or the centurlee that beckoned In a calendario rhyme “What is time?” the sages asked you Bat the sages never knew The killing thrilling moment that la only known to few battle To the teams In scrappy throngh the gridiron’s reel and root Where seconds tell the story of the glory of the bout Can wheeling spin of doubt — they make it—break or fake It— as the clock is running out? The Condition Pitcher the Yankees star Spud Chandler is strong on the side of conor physical fitness Part of this is due to Chandler’s and part to his football psychology training where one had to keep in shape the schedule with in faced Georgia those years — often 10 hard games Spud is a terrific worker A few years back this conditioning process he when started to get ready weeks ahefad of time by working GrnUand Klce out his legs over a Georgia track He broke an ankle which left him out of action most of the year on condition This concentration has been largely responsible for Chandler's best year at the age of 34 Few pitchers wait that long to have their best season — which also was one of the best pitching seasons in over 20 years pitcher dition One Great Pitch as A bunch of us were arguing usual over the greatest single pitch any World series ever saw My vote went to Christy Mathew-soin the series of 1912 — Giant3 against the Red Sox This was the eighth game of the closest series yet played In the last of the tenth inning the Giants were leading by a run with Boston at bat There were two on base with one out and Tris Speaker up Mathewson piled two fast balls and then with the same through lobbed one over motion pitching Speaker caught off balance lifted a high pop foul that dropped safely In the coaching box near first base It should have been an easy out but the call came for Chief Myers to handle it — and the slow Chief couldn’t quite make it That pitch should have made two out and quite possibly have won the series for the Giants It took headwork and courage to feed Speaker that slow one under the circumstances But Mathewson always had Just about everything a pitcher needs to be tops Back in 1905 a mere matter of 38 years ago your correspondent saw Christy shut out the Athletics three times in compact order in the finest pitching exhibition he has ever seen Christy Mathewson still holds first place In many a fan' memory book The Crop Good are hard to cate Any ball club that ha one top aouthpaw la lucky The Cardinals in a way were lucky to have four hanging around this season— Lanier White Brecheen and Brazle lo- —not Pollet who was to overlook Into the service This is the best crop any team has ever known when you add up both quantity and quality whose team power depends Any n good hitters is up against a heavy handicap facing called pitchers In the old days the Babe had most of his trouble facing aouthpawa with the curve breaking away from his swinging bat Which reminds us that a good part of Connie Mack’s earlier success he was due to the great gathered In along the trail— Rube Eddie Plank Herb Waddell and Bob Grove — to mention four of the best in baseball history About 19 PI What about baseball through 1944? 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