Show II rr FIctIon l g alt Lost L 0 S t and a n d Found F 0 U-n U d By Wayne Piscilla I II Begin egin here today Caught high in the Jemez mountains moun moun- f by a 8 blizzard bUzzard Doris Lee leaves her stalled auto and when near death from freezing after she had sprained her ankle she is rescued I by Patrick a 8 big German shepherd dog and his master The master ta S young and handsome and he bandages her foot expertly Doris is lz interested in him in spite of his surliness and his refusal to talk about himself When she imitatIng imitating I ing log the servants an an Indian man Doctor he and wife calls him hint sternly forbids her to do so and instructs her to call him George The blizzard bUzzard has been severe and Doris must remain in G Georges George's orges orge's luxurious cabin until the highway is opened by snow plows Unknown to Doris George has picked up a a. police broadcast describing describing describing de de- de- de scribing a fugitive gun woman who took part in a bank robbery and murder the day Doris was was was' lost Inthe in inthe inthe the blizzard The broadcast description description de de- de- de fits Doris but the girl wanted is named Polly George scarcely acknowledging it to himself himself himself him him- self is intensely interested in his guest and does not want to believe she Is the fugitive However when he notices that her handkerchief is embroidered with a 8 P he sends his Indian house man and another to search for her abandoned car to see Gee if it also fits the d description Now go on with the tho story CHAPTER SEVEN George could scarcely ely wait walt for tor Teck's leeks stolid slowness of reply I Lt Iny say ny ay you found the car car Just Yes We found the car about where she you told we would find it it itOn On the cutoff to the squatters squatters' Village Tillage Yes George pondered that It was not quieting news to learn that the girls girl's car had been headed to that plateau the natives referred to ta toas as the Squatters' Squatters village Originally Originally Originally nally it derived its name from the fact that squatters in this Instance in instance In- In stance stance- whites of low culture and ambition had merely come coma and appropriated the land without right or title building their crude adobe huts hula and using the place as a hideaway hideaway hideaway hide hide- away a after l r various depredations they committed in the valleys be be- low Incriminating Inck Evidence Once several years before art artof art artof artof of a notorious outlaw g gang ng had been rounded up in these squalid squatters' squatters huts and because of that the place naturally acquired a 8 bad badre re reputation George pondered this fact tact now So the girls girl's car had b been en headed in the direction of the tho Squatters villa village go That In Itself was Incriminating enough evidence No person Iii in his right mind would leave the tho main wain mountain i highway In the teeth of a an f oncoming oncoming oni on on- i coming blizzard bUzzard to turn into a n. mow mora trait trail unless that person happened to be he out of mind or needed to tomake tomake tomake make a quick getaway George forced himself to find out more of the details What did you do about the car I Teck shook his head Do about it Nothing to do about it The drift is almost head high all through that turn The snow had shifted from one corner of the car roof We saw the black against white It took us a long time to shovel out enough to get up to the car Gets License And there was no moving it No moving it Maybe not until spring if this snow keeps up You opened the car Yes We shoveled until we could open it I wanted to get this Teck reached into his coat pocket Produced a 8 car license and handed it to George It was on the steering steering steering steer steer- ing column With interest George examined the telltale card It certified the license of one Cadillac sports coupe I Ito to J. J J. J Donnelly Cook county I Illinois George stood tapping the card gently in his hand The beautiful beautiful beautiful beau beau- girl upon the coach of his livIng living living liv liv- ing room was then the notorious Donnelly woman even then a tive from the police Did you find anything else he queried hoping vaguely that his voice sounded stead steady even ven though ough his thoughts t were in turmoil From of Yes a pile wraps Teck Tech produced a 8 small overnight hag bag It bore the initials P. P D. D His hands trembled a little as he sorted over the contents of ot the bag A lacey silk negligee Then pajamas Of Ot silk and absurdly small A Acomb Acomb Acomb comb brush and mirror A shining shining shin shin- ing assortment of bottles and jars And everywhere that telltale monogram mono mono- gram gram Po P. P D. D Those accusing initials They were on tho the back of the dainty mirror they were spread across the brush and they topped the eliver silver eli sil ver covers of all the sparkling jars and bottles And the girl downstairs had said her name was Doris Lee Accusing Initials The first letter and the last letter of this amazing monogram certainly certainly certainly stood for the Initials of the tho girl bandit sought by tho the police- police Patricia or Polly Donnelly He slowly packed the dainty things back in the tho bag and closed it Stood facing the tho Indians I thought Teck suggested that wo wo we ought to telephone You dont don't mean that you DID telephone anywhere about the young lady Oh no sir Teck explained hastily I didn't I just thought that it might bo be a good idea if it itI I did I thought wh when n tho the storm cleared a n. little I might go to tho the nearest telephone and and and- Well you think again Georgea I voice held a significant command You mean that you don't dont that dont that you don't dont dont don't- exactly what I do mean I dont don't want anyone to know of bt tho the young ladys lady's being here At least I dont don't want them to know right now Ill I'll tell them when I get ready Orders Yes sir Teak Teck said That goes for you too Gus Gus grunted assent Gus was of ot tho the stolid kind who cared little for tor conversation anyway Any se secret see as- cret would bo ho safe sate in Gus Gus' keeping Ill not riot say a word Teck agreed George was stern To anyone Not even oven to Chicquita Tho The young lady is well is-well well sho she isn't very well weH I She's come up here for me to look after her Yes Teck's dark face was noncommittal noncommittal noncommittal non non- I committal as though George spoke plain English instead of undeniable riddles Better still say nothing of her being here to anyone And dont don't even discuss it with Chicquita i Yes sir that sir that is I mean no sir And shall I hide those things away his glances indicated the small bag and the license card which George still held in his hand Ill tend to them Go on now Get to your work Yes sir The Indians gathered up their wraps and left immediate immediate- ly And presently George locked away the license tag and the little overnight bag in the same closet where he ho had hidden the fur coat And just as resolutely he tried to put thoughts of the girl and her possible past into the background of his mind After all she was his guest here They were marooned marooned marooned ma ma- in the mountains Perhaps their isolation would continue continue continue con con- for another day or two even for a week In the tho meantime nothing could be done So why worry Have to Walt When the storm had ceased and the great snow plows from the valley valley val val- ley icy came cutting through the snow to clear the mountain roads would be time enough to decide what they could do next And that could probably be decided decided de de- de- de easily enough There were only one or two things to be done Teck and Gus with the help o of other Indians they might summon might free the girls girl's car and then she could be on her way way way-a a brief brie way at that because along with wit the snow plows would come the officers officers of of- combing the mountain trails Or George could frankly go anc and telephone the auth authorities rilles once th the snow had cleared enough for hinto him hin to make the trip or he could sen send Teck even before the snow had cleared enough to permit white men mento mento mento to find their way through the wilderness wilderness wilderness wil wil- of white That of course was the sensible conclusion to make For a time tim he played with the idea It would be easy enough to rid himself himsel o of what was fast becoming a 8 worry and a 8 responsibility He Ho could ask Teck Tech to go to th the telephone Just as Teck himself busch had suggested A call to the police authorities at Santa Fe or AlbuquerqUe Albuquerque Albuquerque Albu Albu- querque and they would move heaven en and earth to get the girl There Ther would be no waiting for tho the storm storn to clear It would bo be a splendid capture and any officer would thrill to have the chance at it Puzzled George pocketed the tho key to th thc the closet that held the telltale evi evi- dence He Ho went back to the living room stood at the tho door unnoticed Doris Doris he he would always call caU he hoer her Doris sat cross legged on th the hearth rug playing with Patrick She tickled the big dogs dog's nose whispered whispered whis whis- in his ear and playfully rubbed his thick fur the wrong way Patrick do you know youre you're simply the handsomest dog that thai ever breathed Patrick sighed in great contentment contentment content content- ment acknowledging the ment Talk about RIn Tin Tin and al althe aU all the movie dogs Huh Patrick you'd give them a run for their money you would Patricks Patrick's master wondered And he had always considered Patrick Patricka a 8 one-man one dog dog watching Ferocious Ferocious Ferocious Fero Fero- cious lion-hearted lion and resentful even of being patted by a stranger- stranger yet holding himself in hand when disturbed by their familiarity because because because be be- cause of the low commands of his master But here now was Patrick king of his breed acting like a 8 stupid sleepy puppy under the little hands of this girl stranger Unless he had seen it for himself himself himself him him- self George could not have believed It it Continued Tuesday Copyright 1936 for The Telegram |