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I r t J Begin here today For two years Margo Haynes' Haynes life Ufe fe has been shadowed by the conviction conviction con- con Action of her brother Eric on up trumped evidence as an ler Eric has been a fugitive all this Ills time and Margo has been spied upon pon constantly her constantly her mall mail read her phone hone tapped her rooms searched finally she has lost her job with the Tucker Advertising agency when ther thea hey learn she is Eric Haynes' Haynes sis- sis ter cr It is then that Margo accepts a puzzling offer to do secre secretarial work for Gordon Fenwick who had been Erics Eric's employer She is hopeful hopeful hope hope- ful ul of finding out something that will aid her brother but Bob Craddock Cradock Crad- Crad dock ock who loves Joves her and whom she loves oves is suspicious that Fenwick is Interested only I In ii Margos Margo's fresh beauty She has ha promised Bob not noto notto notto to o retain her job with Fenwick if it he attempts attempt to make love to her but buthe she he has not told Bob how closely Fenwick has come to making her break reak his promise to him Now go on with the story CHAPTER NINETEEN ETEEN The work worle on Elias Fenwick's Fenwick diary lary was proceeding very very slowly much too slowly for Margos Margo's peace of f mind There were some evenings eve- eve Ings when no work at all was d done one ne on it when she and Fenwick only talked before beCore dinner and after dinner talked some more Those ose evenings Elms Ellas did not come com out ut of f his cabinet Those were were the and they were becoming booming be- be coming oming more and more frequent the evenings when Margo wished she had md never never accepted Fenwick's offer of a ajob job when she he wondered why he she continued ming earning and whether she he should quit and give up nil all thought hought that Fenwick knew something some some- thing hing about bout the robbery at Davies Davie and Jer Jerome mek me k Bob Bob Is Right Those were the evenings when she Bob was right and nd she was wrong and she scolded herself f for far r wasting previous time on a theory that was vas false in its premise i 9 Th Those e w were re the evenings when she had To watch Fenwick constantly constantly constantly con con- be beon on gu guard rd all the time and md yet in her er womans woman's way make makelim him lim feel that she wasn't watching him ilm wasn't on her guard Indeed guard Indeed that she tho thought him amusing and entertaining It took all her Ingenuity to manage manage manage man man- man man- age these evenings and she went home lome from disliking him ilm more each time Disliking him ilm and his chauffeur his cook anc and everything about the Fenwick Fenwic men men- age Sometimes Sometimes' when she got to the ho door to ring ting the bell she haco had hac to o force torce herself to push the button Stand there thero and with all her willpower willpower will will- power say to herself Youre going In n Margo Haynes You ring that thai bell Feared In th the end she always rang rangIt It It and and smiled at Kano when he opened the door Smiled later at Fenwick when he ho came caine in at from his off office e. e After a while her feeling of f nervous fear would leave leave leave-it it had to leave because she needed all her wits all her mind ind to cope with F Fen Fen- n- n wick When she was stend steadier er she was all right sure of herself sure that tha sho could manage him Her surene sureness sureness sure- sure ne ness however never became overconfidence overconfidence over over- confidence for she was becoming to too wise for that Fenwick coming over to her chair putting his hands on her shoulders turning her head around and touching her chin Fenwick drawing his chair up very close when they were working so close she could feel teel hi his breath on her check cheek When they weren't work- work when ing-when ng when they were talking- talking bringing an ottoman over to her chair and sitting at her feet teet The Theire lire ire crackling before them and he feeding it lazily Fenwick at her side at the dinI dinner din din- I ner ncr table courteously solicitous about her appetite touching her arm now and nd then to give emphasis sis to one of the stories ho he was telling And him back o of him the door Into the pantry opened a a crack and Nolans Nolan's eyes Behind the crack I M Margo had only noticed the opened door lately and Nolan standing behind it but for all she shenew knew new it might have been that way from the beginning and Nolan might have been watching her at first as he did now N Nolan lan Watches It made her nervous this nervous this constant constant con con- stant slant watching and she found herself herself herself her her- self looking more and nd more at the crack then at Nolans Nolan's brown eyes peering through Even when Kano came back and forth to serve or to take talc 0 the plates away and she knew Nolan must have moved out of the way she couldn't get over her uneasiness Why was he watching watching watch- watch ing ng her Did he watch all aU of Gordon Gordon Gordon Gor Gor- don Fenwick's guests from the pantry At first Nolan had been nothing more to her than Fenwick's few She said good afternoon to him when he picked her up at the Seward every day and good evening evening evening eve eve- ning when he he- dropped her at the thedoor thedoor thedoor door at nt night She sat in the ton- ton neau Beau of the black limousine hardly realizing real his presence in the drivers driver's scat seat For the last week though she was very conscious of Nolan And Am tho consciousness did not begin with the tho first sight of him she ha had had at atthe the door during dinners I n It started before that although she sho couldn't t tell lI exactly x cUy when Nolan taking her arm to help her into the car when there was no need for him to do it Nolan finding her arm when sh she got out and settling her fir firmly ly on curb Nolan walking up th the stairs with her to when h he took her r home Let me have your you our key Miss Haynes I don't dont like your you going up these stairs so late at night nigh alone alone- He had started that a few e nights night ago and Margo had no arguments against it because you didn't argue with Nolan Nolah Mr MrS Fenwick would want ant me t to todo todo do It was his usual reply an and when ho Ito went up ahead of you ou o on the ho stairs could do nothing ab bout about 1 t It and when at the door dor you found o nd your key and he ho took it out of f your hand and opened the door politely politely- for lor you re reached hed in snapped napped on the lights light touched his cap and was gone before you could say ay anything more there was not nothing ing you could do about that either Annoys Margo But Margo didn't like It and she didn didn't t like Nolan and yet there was nothing she conscientiously could complain about to Fenwick ck Nolan never did anything out of the way never said anything to which she le could take offense It was only his his ils too obsequious interest in her comfort and safety that annoyed her And now her discovery that he vas was watching her through the door at t dinner That was something tangible tan- tan giblo gible wi with h. h which to tax him Studying my table manners Nolan she asked when she made up p her mind she sho could stand the scrutiny no longer The chauffeur was helping her herrom from rom the car cat at the Seward apart apart- ments What do you mean Miss Haynes Dont they come up to the other guests Mr Fenwick Fen has In Sorry Miss Haynes Then you youaw saw aw saw me at the pantry door door door- H He grinned sheepishly Not only once but three times Nolan olan Why were you watching me No uNo harm meant Miss Mis Haynes No o harm at all lL I was simply see see- see see-I ing well ng well you understand Mr Fenwick Fenwick Fen Fen- wick vick has his faults and I was being sure ure that you you you- That I was being very properly treated II It Miss Miss' iss' iss Haynes They started across across across' the he sidewalk valk together er and Nolan when they reached the he door swung it open for her to enter Displeased d Instead of ot pleasing her his answer answer an an- made her more uneasy So did the assured manner with which he le e preceded herup her the stairs I II I 1 should prefer you no not to Nolan she said as kindly lis as us she could Very well Miss although I didn't mean any harm I mean y youre you're ure different dif dif- dif dif- ferent from the girls Mr Fenwick has las up to see him But you dont don't need to be afraid Im Im I'm watching out for or you And if you you ever need me all you have to todo do is to call out Ill Ml bo ho there 1 I dont don't go out nights now when youre you're coming up If anyone anyone else had said this to Margo she would have havo been grateful grate grate- ful ul But from N Nolan lan although he spoke sincerely she didn't wan want help even If she needed it All she wanted from him was to be le let alone Your key Miss Haynes he said when they were on the third floor She handed it it to him because i iwas it w was easier to hand it to him than have lave him take it from her Want me inc to lo look through and see if everything v is all right he asked after the he door was open and he had snapped on on the lights No No thanks This was a new of Nolan had never bit of politeness suggested before Never can tell teU Miss Haynes Perhaps Id I'd better do it So he brushed past her and while she was standing at the door made a quick tour of the apartment A dozen things she wished to say came cameto cameto cameto to her mind but she uttered none of at them Everything O. O K IC he said wh when n nhe sleep in he came back You can See Seo tomorrow at the peace you usual time Miss Haynes Walt Valt a 0 minute Nolan She was vas the bitter had forced back gl glad d she rebukes a moment ago Youve Youve been with Mr Fenwick Fen for a long longtime tir time haven't you ou Twelve years Miss Remembers Brother I 1 remember you ou now I used to tose se you come up for Mr Fenwick wh when m I 1 went vent to get br my J M Margo wasn't telling the truth fo foshe for forshe until noticed Nolan she had never she had gone gon to Fenwick's to work on the tho diary I II remember your brother too I 1 drove him to Mr Fenwick's Fenwick s a couple of times such good Thanks for taking And Margo put ou out outher outher care care of of me shook quite her ier hand v which Nolan formally When he ho was gone and shut shu and locked shew shew she the the door door w walked thoughtfully Into her dressIng dressing dress dress- m in her v nc plan forming ing ng room a new mInd If Nolan had worked for Cor Fenwick 12 ye years rs it it mi might ht be worth while cultivating the chauffeur Certain Certain- Certainly ly y it could do no harm when Nolan was waiting and ready to be en en- I Ho o might know something something something some some- thing and he might not Again she was was glad she had not snubbed d him as sho she had intended to todo todo todo do alth although ugh she still felt elt the warm moist handclasp From the dressing dressing dress dress- vent went Into the bath- bath ing ng room she L room oom and washed er hands carefully care- care fully ully I Then the phone rang and It was Bob and she him she was home safe safo and sound I Copyright 1935 l f for r i The Salt L Lake ke Telegram To be continued tomorrow orrow |
