| Show I Tele Telegram Fiction all L Lost o OS s t tan and a nd d F Found o 0 U n d By Wayne Priscilla I S BEGIN HERE TODAY Caught high in the Jemez mountains moun moun- thins by a blizzard Doris Lee leaves her stalled auto and when near death from freezing after she had sprained ined her ankle she is rescued by Patrick a big German shepherd shepherd shep shep- shepherd herd dog and Ws master The master master master mas mas- ter is is' is young and handsome and he bandages her foot expertly Doris Dor Dor- is is interested in him in spite of ot his surliness and his refusal to talk about himself When she imitating Teck an Indian servant calls him Doctor he st sternly forbids forbids forbids for for- bids her to do so and instructs her herto herto herto to call him George The blizzard has been severe and Doris must remain re remain remain re- re main in Georges George's luxurious cabin i until the highway is opened by snow plows S Doris Doris Doris' does not know that after he tie has put her to bed in his room the night of her rescue George heard a radio broadcast warning i all police officers to watch for a girl who had taken part in a bank robbery and murder Now go on with the story S CHAPTER 4 Teck served the breakfast on the card table just as his master had served the supper the night before Teck brought a clean linen cloth and shining silver and gave all evidence of being thoroughly accustomed to the work he per per- formed He was especially apologetic about the fireplace I r was afraid you might wake up if it I tried to fl fix the fire Doctor So I waited George laughed with all good nature Id I'd have wrung your neck if you'd me Yes sir that's what I thought Teck grinned seemingly not very much worried over the gravity of the threat Doris wondered how it happened that Teck could address George by bythe bythe the title doctor when that young man seemingly resented having anyone else else take the liberty With the he familiarity of a servant servant ser ser- ser ser- vant long accustomed to a house- house S hold Teck questioned the doctor Why didn't you call me I would have lave opened another bed George evaded the question looking looking look- look ing ng at Doris questioningly I didn't want to disturb you Besides Besides Besides Be Be- I sides I was very comfortable here hereon on the couch Teck went back into the kitchen on one of his many trips and Doris took advantage of the opportunity opportunity opportunity op op- op- op to talk Im sorry that I disturbed you I could have slept here very well myself I needn't i have lave robbed you of your own i room I 1 wanted to sleep here George said pointedly There was a rea rca son I listened to the radio He was watching Doris closely The girls girl's face was expressionless I T noticed your radio I suppose you rou get very fine programs up here How about turning it on now Theres There's a program on about this hour that I always enjoy Wants to Talk Wait Walt Let us have our break break- fast I want to talk to you Oh Doris felt a touch of dis dis- dis- dis i may One minute he was the handsome handsome handsome hand hand- some host making her feel graciously graciously graciously gra gra- at home the very next that mask of indifference that amounted amount amount- I ed almost to rudeness had settled over him It made her uneasy Teck was serving the breakfast It was a good breakfast tastefully tastefully taste taste- tastefully fully prepared and attractively served Ive missed Patrick this morn morn- ing Where is he Doris asked Teck answered I 1 let him out early this morning I was afraid he tie might waken doctor here He likes to prowl around in the storm I And its it's a good thing he does Doris told George after Teck had gone from the room If Patrick hadn't liked to prowl around I wouldn't be here this morning George had been sipping coffee watching the girl closely He set his coffee cup down now Doris Ive I've Ive I've-I've Ive I've been thinking Wading In His gravity puzzled the girl She tried to make light of ot it Thinking Thinking Thinking Think ing George is a good thing for r any of us to do Masculine like George waded into his nis task abruptly Doris how does it happen that a girl a pretty girl like you you got got yourself lost in a mountain snowstorm Maybe the fairi fairies s dropped me George Doris bantered but somehow somehow somehow some some- how she did not feel humorous Be serious How did you happen happen happen hap hap- pen to be lost last night I I suppose I lost my sense of direction S Where did you leave the coupe D Doris ris parried with another ques ques- tion How did you know I drove a coupe Perhaps I just guessed Well then I did Where did you leave it Z Inquisition George listen what kind of an L inquisition is this The man got up stood watchIng watchIng watch watch- S Ing her gravely Not any kind of an inquisition Im I'm just asking you for your own good Well then suppose I got almost over the pass pass- and realized the thc S storm was coming very velY quickly Yes And then suppose I guessed accurately too too that I couldn't make it Besides I was afraid to drive on when the road wound around so abruptly and there were no guard rails easy enough to suppose There are places o i the road that are hazardous even in the sunniest weather All right then Suppose that I turned off oft on a trail that I thought I recognized say recognized to to say to go to toa toa toa a cabin I knew v about about- U And then lost the trail Z Whole Story Yes That's the whole story until until un un- un- un til Lii Patrick found me and you came But the car You can find the car somewhere somewhere somewhere some some- where down on the trail from where li z 7 iI y you ou found me If you know where you y ou found me then you can find t he the car not more than a few hundred hundred hun hun- d dred red yards away In what direction 1 I dont don't know If It I had known I would have gone back to it wouldn't wouldn t I I suppose so George walked over to the mantel stood there watching his his guest He realized that he wasn't getting very far with his i interrogations Listen Doris he said at last lasts a as s a brother might speak to a younger sister hiding his t tience Youil believe that I want wanto t to o help you wont won't you Doris laughed and helped herself t to o another crisp strip of bacon I Yes I will believe it Otherwise you wouldn't be letting me eat I i pounds and pounds of bacon when i its it's so high that its it's a luxury that poor rarely have t these hese days Be serious Doris You know that I want to help you Wants the Truth Yes I believe that you do Doris had dropped her bantering tone Then tell me the whole story The whole story I told it to you I was trying to drive across the pass I was afraid that I couldn't make it in time and I turned off on a trail that unfortunately unfortunately unfortunately I didn't know even if I thought I knew Then Patrick found me That's all Not quite all George faced her accusingly It isn't all You haven't told me the whole story I I teacher the girl mocked I Is it possible pos pos- sible ible that Ive I've left out some of the details Do you want to know just where I lost the heel of my shoe and fell and sprained my ankle and why I wish I knew the answers myself especially the why but I dont don't so if I have to live without the information I guess you will too No Smile But George did not smile at her banter lanter You know what I mean Im Tm not a mind reader reader and and I dont don't know Tell me me then why you started up the mountain trail alone in a coupe Tell we what you were running running run run- running ning away from If It George had expected that sort of ot tactics to win his point he was completely mistaken For the first time Doris was angry so angry that her black eyes fairly blazed with rage rage and her cheeks cheeks' flamed lam d flags of ot red If It you wish to bo be be impertinent then two of ot us s can c'an play at the same game Why are you hiding away up here in the m mountains Why do you pretend you arent aren't a physician when you are Why do you object to having me a mere stranger call you doctor when you have that title a title you ought to be proud to acknowledge 1 Perhaps George said cutting cutting- ly Perhaps that is my own busi busi- ness Perhaps It is the girl said and her voice held as much dignity as his had mustered AntI And perhaps ps my life lite before you found me on the trail is my own business too Ever think of that Perhaps your life is is-is is Is open to criticism George ventured Perhaps Perhaps Per haps It perhaps it perhaps it hasn't been lived within within-j-within the law Perhaps Perhaps Per Per- haps It is is- is absurd and you know it it the girl said calmly At least her voice sounded calm although she was raging inwardly And George looked at her Suddenly Suddenly Suddenly Sud Sud- denly It seemed as thoroughly absurd absurd absurd ab ab- ab- ab surd to him as it evidently seemed to her I beg your pardon he said quite humbly Im not absolutely certain that I grant it she said buttering a bitof bit bitof of ot toast Youre a queer person I may be queer too But If were we're going to be obliged to live under the same roof for even 24 hours lets let's be as decent and civil about it to each other as we can Continued Friday Copyrighted 1936 for The Telegram |
