Show ION OF A IR BY Adele Adele G Garrison SI W I ARE ARL ARI T THERE EnE STIRRINGS GS OP OF SHAME SUAI AND nEGI v IN IN DAUnY UNDERWOOD'S UNDER UNDER- WOODS WOOD'S HEART Tf With a swift sudden movement mo I twisted my wrist from Harry Underwood's Underwood's Underwood's Under Under- woods wood's grasp and put my hand behind behind be- be hind rue me Intuition swifter far than reason told me mc that the longer I could keep him from learning that tho the paper he wished wasn't In the trick watch on my wrist tho the bet better er It would be The anger which flamed into my eyes and rushed from my lips was not feigned however How dare dar you youl I stormed stormed like like any h schoolgirl I thought shame shamefacedly the next moment as I s ame caught a glint of or sardonic amusement In his eyes As I spoke I started to rise from my chair chain Mr Underwood with apparent laziness put out one ono sinewy hand and barred my way Dont get excited Lady Fair he hc said cooly coolly Not SNot that I dont don't like to look at you ou when youre you're angry angry youre youre you're a mighty stunning picture picture but but we h vent time to waste And you OU can canet get et rid of mo mc mighty easy simply easy simply hand over ocr tho the paper and Ill I'll Il fly y I 1 ha have vo n paper I returned glad that I could toll tol the truth In letter leter if ir not in spirit gladder still sti that Lillian Lilan had had the forethought to remove tho thc previous paper from my trick watch to the safest hiding place in her carefully carefully care care- cre- cre fully tuly guarded library Youre learning learing fast Mr lIr Under Under- wood said sad reprovingly You ou couldn't as glibly r as that when I first knew you ou Look Lol here more brusquely brusque brusque- ly ly IY the use delaying the tho game like bob urn bob um In the tho back of that wrist watch Pretty slick sUck trick of ot otIIs Lil's Lils hut but tho the trouble is there are arc other clever people besides Lii Ll In the tho world worM And those other clever clevor people want the rice paper thing bob thing ur and and and- Ive I've Ive got sot to get got it it- for them them just them them-jutt Just like liko Iko the tho boy Loy and the woodchuck woodchuck simply got to get It I Tricks Trick Trick That Fall Fail Now ow you ought to know that Tin rm strong enough and quick enough to take tako that watch away ty n from you and keep kep you from yelling while I do it And I could be out oft o door before your precious Betty got got fairly to screeching screeching wouldn't wouldn't do h her r any good If she sho did did- the tho policeman on the boat beat beatis is So dont don't my pal you think oud better beter bo be reasonable As his mocking voice rattled ratted on a aplan aplan plan to throw him off ott the track flashed Into my ray mind I looked d at him stead stead- ily Iy S f Let Lt mo me understand you you ou aright I 1 said I have your promise that I am amnot amnot not to be bo disturbed again and that my father Isn't to be harmed 1 Into his eyes there thoro flashed a look o oj of amazement quickly quick changing to an ox- ox I llo which IC 1 I couldn't fathom You are re eminently correct he an on- SW ere d. d I took my hand from behind my back unfastened tho the watch and held It outto outto out outto to him Please I faltered go now go-now now He took tho the watch with apparent I eagerness balanced It In his hand a I moment moment then thon put it into his pocket watching me carefully tho the while I 1 thought I was concealing my real Ing admirably but ho he must have caught an nn inadvertent look of ot relief 1 in my eyes for ho suddenly said quizzically I It wont won't do Lady Fair Youre You're a 0 clover little trick but I must decline to bite bie I dont don't know what you mean I stammered but Lut Mr r. r Underwood drew tho the watch from from his pocket for reply and opened It i displaying the empty compartment where where the rico rice paper paper paper pa pa- per pa package kage had lain You nearly nearh had mo me buffaloed that time ho went on on undisguised relief in his tones tones and in a flash rash of ot intuition I I realized that the emotion was caused not by hi hH his success in discovering my ruse but because I had not as he at ot first thought ht tame tamely given ghen up th the trust confided in mo me Yet he was waR desperatelY desperately desperately desper desper- anxious to get hold of the tho paper I. I I could have ye had haI n no better t r L key to J y complex I than tho the one ho 10 had Just unwittingly put into my hands hands hands' I I stole a look at him to find him apparently absorbed in studying the rug at his feet His face faco seemed suddenly sud sud- denly old haggard The Thc Uni Uniting Halting In Nw New Sot Of course Lii LI has haa It hidden in n that melodramatic library of ot hers ho said at last asti betraying a knowledge e of Liilian's Lii- Lii LI- LI lians lian's secrets which 1 I had long sus At At- th the look of ot Inadvertent contempt which ho SW In my eyes ho flushed hotly hoty Please please ilease not think that I 1 ever had or give that knowledge to anybody else he said sal hoars hoarsely l andI and andI I could not help but believe belee him But your lifo Ifo and your o r fathers father's depend upon uon my getting that paper and Im Im going after it It I wont won't do you ou or or- Dotty Botty one bit of or good to to try to prevent me Inthe In In Inthe the eyes cos of ot tho the police and the people around here y you ou very well wel know I Iam Iam Iam am supposed d to bo the tho head hend of this Ho o paused bent forward and looked l at nt me ma Dont ge get any Idea Im I'm Im stuck on this devils devil's work ho said but Id I'd Iddo Iddo Id Iddo do dirtier Jobs than this to save you You will wi be bo spar spared d this particular one 1 r returned d coolly Colly for tor tho the I 11 li library Ii- Ii bra is locked an and barred barrod and guarded guarde b by an armed service operative Please dont don't betray my ray confidence to Dot Betty Botty S She Shie e doesn't know a n thing about 11 S. 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