Show S Y S S St t S SS St t M 1 S S S SS h SS t t The 0 Lady By GERALDINE BONNER tarp W SetTles 8 Copyright by The Bobbe Merrill Co I t S t CHAPTER Continued XI-Continued XI 16 16 tot ot ot a thing answered nn Hawon I But we were ere nt lit a not enough light and 11 It a s a good sired place 11 Well e a II 11 comb It of 0 er morning by da daylight light Of Ot course hI ht could hate haie got out on the island all that kitchen wings Ing s kept open lie might hn hate ha e been l I lying ing low loo up ull there nil all yesterday and Irate lia lIa e come do down n last All quite but tell but but ell well ell knot knew tomorrow lie He walked talked to the window and looked out Dark ns as asa asa a pocket 1 He lie turned to Bassett W 11 hen the tide s q full tull out could a per person 1 son get across that channel except by bythe b the causeway lY There are lire places where they might swim the tr stream un In the middle It Its s n deep dej str strong current but a good m stint met mer could do it lIe He might try It lie It he must mut be lIe pretty prett beta about getting oil off here lou iou know Inow thIs tills sl Suppose you ou go godown o odo do don n and take tahe ake up a n station belts bell the the these se Juniper bushes 11 hate a place u n person peron might use n as asa asa a sheltered start for or a n get et U away ay lou ou cnn cant t set sec E but you ou can 1 l ear rake fake Wll 1111 II Mums hums bun tun and Ind If there therl s a a sound bound a I If there theres s no DO uns answer r shoot III con cone coue e down D milk Ith you iou ou I to take a n look at I atrick and round sta round m myself df for or a u while He lle stepped to the sill Ill of the win wind d but Williams feeling tor for his re re ol 01 er stopped him Hold on a n minute I got an on Ide t I that I think II 11 1 t I elp a bit bite e Ise 1 e 1 teen en thinking of It all da day arid and if 1 I in not It 11 II land jour sour nun man or your our woman oman neater and eisler than l I ln In In salt alt for tor them outside where there here the thet thc know know by b this time tee e e got a guard guird u Haw lla son on turned turnell beck ick into time the room Let Lets s hear bear we It-we It we want Cant to clear this up tonight Lut Mr Ir Bassett you go on OD Stop and tell I 1 you re doing and see sec that he lies s on the job I Ill II be bt down with Ith him later latu un on unless onless unless less Illiams W Idea Iden opens up some bome something thin thing new net Bassett took the er oDd and oDdI I stepped out of the window He Ho rescued the boathouse and groped his hb way may ny about It to find I at atrick rick riel Coming round the angle aDlle where t man was stationed he lie pronounced his name and was ab surprised to get et no lr He IlL stretched a feeling hanl which came In contact with Ith a u lar larbe marm arm bulk bull Immo Immovable under his touch and giving forth orth a n bound sound of heats hea rig regular War ular breathing Ills own breathing stilled stifled his mo noiseless us as o D cat s be he struck a n match and shelter helter sheltering shelterIng In ing It will Ith his hI hl cun cursed ed hind hand held II h hout out In its glow he saw aw I atrick hud bud dl d on the bench nth his shoulders braced against the lime wall tall his Ills hi III ad td fort forward fon ird in profound sleep l I r ed 1 time the wall stall all he lie calculated latell tl e a dist dl t traces inces bout him Thu Th OPI to the causeway II was to hl hi right an Incline of ot rocky rock roch steps and andin In the stillness he could hear this th lightest foot descending them them Ot 01 such uch i a night Joe might a again 1111 could would It if hi his none noise e still hr h id IdU U 11 he l did dill It would Could be b th the next out hour and If I slept and It lJ 1 dill did net act II t come comae lie would bo 0 o by A fitful breeze arise are un be carn earning In se odors odor lIe He I curd the murmurings of ni tl e a tide growing I lower lesser er t f tl ey y sunk to silence and ind he knew tilt the bid bEll of ot the channel was ns uncovered CHAPTER XII Williams thought ht highly o t f 1 I Is Idea Idu It hid hlll come to him that morning meriting Chile hll thinking of the ierson I erf on he Iad 1 I ad de Hie lac stairs time he pur n ht hl was ns Mrs Irs Stol tol e cs It was ns a simile simi Ie he and ible Itle plana plan a 8 a watch atch I leit q ci t for tl II He e a rest of ot tit Right on tl tie e a stairs und and certain points point ot of exit In tl II e a face tale of ot e two order Lao t pupil pee pH pie Irad td torn Will coin from rom tit the tippet floor tl ti tie e a nU t t L Miss lIs Tracy Traci om 01 oman nn an errand that Hawon thou thought ht u sup hu r Sirs Mrs Irs Stokes Stoker In opinion opinion to communicate with alth her hu hut t r en r it lb toll loth JIll mien men n were ere strong ron some r 0 erful was n tl tJ em lm take tn such rl risks h and nd Ita It a was nil n u to lo bUll MII rose 01 1 that IlI Incentive I IIII might h hIe le Ie strengthened after t nutty lilt four Cour hours of ot strain timid mid un 1 het he might try It again und and to catch a tl II un at it surf suri rise the them than m In III tl ll e a net act act If the didn het didn dl lI t break k down non on the s1 bl ut-a ut ut a grilling would do the lie Job JobI I esar e n lowed at nt his hi assistant with nn an l etc e H TI Tl c e Id idea Idia u US sus tool J and without taste 1 te of time tl ti ev v arranged the tae distribution of lla tl ll t l a match would w tn take lake ke the front stairs his prey pre was teas us there and lit lie 1 tad ad alread already located tl lit lIl t r of the electric button Lutton Ha e n station rt n himself elt In tl tie e a kitchen with its t two 0 one to tic the ou outside cue ne to the hall ri fl e a 1 In loom boom the they would assign to Shine Ic les s Important than thun either of ot the other othel but the to the sid side win wing wine and the r rath ath to the tut cause causeway causeway way oar i J dock Anyone An one descending the old end stairs to make an lD exit from c tie t e hou house houK would either turn to the or go 10 tt U trough rough the 11 Ing room nod er e er WIl we wui took tool would run rue Into a 11 Un The men were fere baUI katl lied catch Mch one was as detailed to the lie spot pot t where here he might ht expect to apprehend the object of his Ills suspicion TI Tl e a 1 Ing rOOm central and und exposed might safe safely safely ly Iy be he loft left to Shine They found Shine In the butler q a room sleeping soundly on the outside of the time bed bell lie He was made tI tic e a plan and stumbling and nd i hen hene heay e eted eed e cd ed f followed them In the hall hail Rawson left lell them taking h his ht way Jy to his hiding place the tip other two faring on to th the scene cene of Shine s duties Here lIere he ell his instructions s I d emphasis being laid on the door that led to the kitchen wing ting and the back backstairs backstairs stairs Shine Chine looked from the door to with Ith a perplexed fro frown from n Ill dId not like to admit no admit no more titan than he had liked d to display the healthy Igor Igor of his that appetite appetite tint he ho was so 80 It was doubtful wl I ether ha h could keep kep aunt ul e a In thIs tills rasing position when then hen he desired to acquit himself CI creditably and feared the t weakness of his flesh h he too had hild hadan un an Idea They just wanted to know who the per person on was tas ns didn t tI tl ey t e He lIe wouldn t e hate e to catch them which would be nearly Impossible In lit the dark and t as nl as no one could get oil off the Island To see Me them thew be able uLle toi tot tos to I t i s T r ri rt i t lx r In Its Glow He Saw Patrick Huddled on the Bench them bet et onto who auto ho was teal steal n ug round the house was JS the point f that was tas as enough lied m I way tay I of ot do dong dong ng It the surest suret and most m st flay oy It could Ie le l e done llone no tl lie e a furniture no me Ie d set et his Ills small camera for n a hush h hIght fight Ight r II Ii h fie fhe m tsetse til el e at It hand All he lie had hall to do was as to bet et them readi and If 11 an anyone any one enter ti tib b the llie dour door he w sus IS is to atch h ltd d II I 1 ue rte e their number before tl lev iv v knew knet It w t IS s It interested interested it was sas as n a meat lent tilt and led Ild his fanc s sIe me Ie was ns Ignol Ignorant of the tbt process Shine tr I lined It getting his hib hl pi o rom rota tl tI tie e a cat ctt mutt as its In tic sl s oke olt Th The lash light 10 powder der In a tt saucer on ll 11 e table 1 tl en a u doul Ie le wire sire Ire from rom it to a n point e abo e the door door- door the llie pair of ot antlers would r the theIre wire the would be cut one I 1 lIt elf Numbing do down don n from tit llie antlers antler th the er or twisted t round the door handle its end standing out 11 hen lien tit the d or orn U n as O 01 cued tl tI t l c t t O o ered e ces eyed end ends t In III contact and mat mal male e a the sir nit which hl h would H uld set et rf lf the powder Tt II did dill not till tell that the tub tut rag nJ of Ih lit tho- picture e l uld old I Ie e ell nether hether he lie 11 was atts n asleep t I r awake d but Unit that tit the camera curnutt would mike Its rec record record urd ord whatever hutler er his state was us an tin n Jt-n e relief to Its lis 1 Is mind Williams III In Ill left and amid lie Ill quickly corn com comI toted I ted his h he made his Ills u a of tI ll lie e a t tto 0 Ir lie he unto ed the latch of II tie e Lor that It open opell easily an III I 1 leI at tl ll t e I first push puh of ot II a till then Ilien hl Ills his comer In place he hI turned oft off tl tI tic e a 11 J ts is Hi ih 1 h room was suddenly plunged Into I thin blackness he lie hind had to feel fed I for tor the chair he lie had Ind pulled up and the tripod nearly up upset t It it S Susanne under his breath he found time the arm ot of the chair and let himself down upon it carefully to old mold a old The sll silence nce of ot the 1 1 I ouse oue closed aroun 1 him n silence that flint was as like Ilke Ion The darkness slowed sl owed no break as hl his glance tra traveled 0 o cr r It A solid Im Impenetrable penetrable will wall It was uns ns hard to look nt at the cc eye e e required something to ret rest U ulon on After he had hind stared Into Inlo It fit tOI Hunt seemed i a measureless stretch oh 01 time he lie felt he lie must mut shut his hig cye eyes for tor fora fora ft a moment of ot e a lIe He mild did lid so hl his I end eid nodded sunk and i h lay li-lay lay a big crumpled figure lI ure held In the embrace of ot the chair chairA A hang la bang in that silence as ns loud as asa usa a cannon n shot shot n rending burst t of 01 light lIht waked naked hum him Then from e exert een e en side Ide of ot the hI ue noise broke groans screams slamming of ot d 11 diors Jor tors I footfalls voice shouted the first firt intelligible war wor Is 13 ou l ou hot ot them good them work I 1 Where the I h-I h 1 are tip Ire tI lights That shook S tine line lne Into ne ness and he called to the gallert Hence I nce a n r Tatter latter of at bare feet teet and fe female female e emale male cries rose roe It Its s all right D Don n t be be- scared cared It Its s sanI only anI anIa a flashlight ht I Male Iole voices olce followed harsh and loud as the In men came rushing Inna In I na Raw on sons s tn loll from III the left with the crash of the door flung back bick again against the wall tall all allI I 11 hunt hot are you ou doing here What was that a from the entrance hi his body bod colliding with furniture as ht hI ran blindly fOr rd somewhere ome In Inthe Inthe the darkness darkness behind Stokes Stoke hl high h and amI chokEd breaking Into curses cur s And 0 er all Mss Miss S riling rl the tu to tumult mull molt like the war tar nr cry of ot the talky ally rles R Why hy by dt dl d n t some of you vou fools tool fool turn on the electricity The button s a on the thc right side Ide of the door Bassett s hard halll found It and th the room wn was flooded with light The women In straight white night nightgowns nightgowns gowns nl stood on the gallery huddle 1 together The dreadful darkness lift lifted lifted Ed they tIley leaned r over the ra their faces pallid between hanging lucks locks or of hair dror droning drilling In n a shower of ot questions on ti tt e a men 1 I low clow One of ot them was hysterical an I 1 gate e a e forth a sobbing stall nil and Williams shouted hould with angry authority keep heEp quiet up uI there thing s 8 tl tI e a matter milter Didn t you hear henr It was a flashlight ht Someone sir str tr in lcd a scream 1111 cream W II i thought t It was WUl Ilora I Ion but coup coull coul Inot not be sure I hen the they made malIc a n simultaneous retreat to the bedrooms for forI I III negligees and slippers while the men J gill Bred erell r round und Shine listened to lilt hl n no o so o he hed d 0 seen en and I J earl eard nothing but lie ht d got tit picture all whoever er It teas a l he helia ha 1 l them thIn tots w hI bed hed d go an nn 1 I 1 de elop It-he It he could do that In a n few tew min and ales ute and there here was wis the pr projector In Inthe inthe Inthe the corner he lie could use ue throw It out ont 1 there here the thet d 11 all nil set see A sheet 0 o er er that screen creen bv by the desk dek de kw tt 1 uld do 11 ey urged urell him out tits tl d 11 atten I Ito Ito to e een e en ib hurry hurr up with smith Hh the lie Ilc ture Williams wis unable to hide tilde hl elation III Ills His Idea Iden augmented by s wis tas IS a n bull s e eye e lilt hit and his hi oice hi olce shovel ho hoe e I an e exultant e excitement n as I l e called to Miss I 1 to 10 bringa brill bring a 1 sheet Raw Ha Hason son sons s satisfaction Wl was less les or ai r farent but his e eye e Wits was llight with Ith If It It was tea I the to toilie he had II ad run back upstairs for nO nb e had 1 I een en attempted through lIh the I Itel Ind en With tit the whole holL house houw 1 astir I till tillI c d Ie It I afraid to come comm do down don n an nn I 1 the thelia pal ha J 1 him film safe ns as n rat In II a trill Its ItI ItI Ii It I iI I nt at the walt wait for Chine Shines tern leHI ternI ieirI I carance I lo Ie e lift left tl tI tie e a room sat lug i II I n n tati coin to the lie boathouse for n word Ith Pa Patrick 1 he tic 1 nolo Ise he of the set VI men s a to fo aster s I son on tl tI e t stairs came InI In a it III C n ling rush The Thies burst burt In their voices go- go goIng go going ing Inc t 1 let of ef re rt tl tI em n ot of otga ga 1 e 1 I e e i e e e a utterances utterance Cnn Can t ou d-d d d d w women e m men n I 1 cop still Stokes to es ground und out between een his lils hi teeth leUI TO IlL TI CO LD |