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Show LEHI FREE PRESS, LEHI, UTAH ! o) (7 TO E L. HOW' SEW a THREAD '1 THROUGH BETWEEN C Ben Ames Williams. SYNOPSIS Barbara Sentry, aeekir.g to sober up her cort, Johnnie Boyd, on the way home from a party, slap him. and attracts the attention of a policeman, whom the boy knocks down. As he arrests him. Professor Brace of Harvard comes to the rescue and drives Barbara home. On the way they see Barbara's father driving from the direction of his office at 12:45, biit when he gets home he tells bis wife it is 11:15 and that he's been playing bridge at the club. Next morning, while Barbara is telling her mother about her adventure, an urgent phone call comes from Mr. Sentry's office after his departure. Arriving home in the late afternoon. Sentry reports his office has been robbed and a Miss Wines, former temporary employee, killed. CHAPTER II Continued "Not much here!" Mr. Sentry eaid and then: "The police think he was one of the robbers. They're looking for a young Italian who has been paying her some attention; a wild youngster whose father is one of our customers. They found a key in her pocketbook that fits the lock on the back door." He spoke to Ray again. "There are back 6tairs," he said. "Mr. Loran and I use them on Sundays or when the place isn't open for business. This back door admits to the stairs and our offices. She had this key." Mrs. Sentry realized that Arthur somehow found comfort in thus detailing the day's events; and she felt a dry scorn at Neil Ray's ob vious desire to escape. "Afraid of being compromised," she thought; and she thought defiantly that a good many people would be maliciously pleased because the old firm of Sentry and Loran was thus in volved in sudden sensational publicityRay had nodded uneasily, and Mr. Sentry went on: "She must have remembered the combinatibn of the safe. It's just an old iron box, bought in my father's time. We never had enough cash on hand to need a real one ; and a could have opened this easily enough. But it was opened last night by someone who knew the combination. She probably learned it last summer when she worked for safe-crack- er "And father, too!" Barbara shiv- exciting thing? We came out of the your office, of course; but it might as well have happened anywhere. ered uncontrollably. "Golly, Linda, Ritz with Bill Cates and Rod HepIt doesn't concern us at all!" She I'm scared." burn and there were two newsboys was speaking more to herself than "Bless you, there's nothing to be just screaming and pushing papers to him. "We know no more about it afraid of!" into our faces, and Rod saw your fathan anyone else," she declared, Barbara nodded. "Of course not! name in one of the headlines, the paper. I shaping for herself the attitude she I'm not afraid. It's just upsetting. ther. So we bought Did would present like an armor to their I'll have to cheer them exciting. it's think perfectly up at home. as as she Is pretty her? friends. They'll be pretty low! Linda, come vou know I love murders, He nodded, said no more. Doc in with me when we get there. We'll her pictures? of hav- tor Ray moved toward Mrs. Sentry have to put on an act, make them they're so gruesome Think Look! the in in nne family! rieht to say good-bBut before he could laugh somehow, make them see the She opened the paper, read the speak there were voices in the hall, funny side " aloud: " 'Pretty typist and Mrs. bentry recognized Barba"Steady, Barb! You're trem- headlines slain. Police seek missing lover of ra's. bling!" girl. Robbery and murder' "I can't help it. And my teeth dead Then Barbara and Linda Dane Her mother said sharply: "Barin the wide doorway. Bar- keep chattering!" appeared bara! After all, it's not Tight in the "You poor kid!" bara had an afternoon paper in her "For Heaven's sake don't sympa- family'!"know what I mean, moth- hand. "You thize with me or I'll bawl! I've got Barbara protested. "I mean er!" I When the sempstress was done to laugh or I'll scream, Linda. we're well, probably we'll all be with her that morning, Barbara am scared, I guess! Golly, I wish witnesses at the trial. I know I'll went home with Linda Dane for Phil was home." I wonder if he's "He'll come when he sees the be scared to death. luncheon. These two and Phil Sendid you ever Father, try Mary, the older sister, had al- papers. But Barb, it's nothing. A see him? This Italian?" She came now everyone will have ways held herself aloof from their week from sit on the arm of his chair. "You cheerful exuberances had since forgotten it. Of course it's pretty to need to pretend you're all so don't childhood been much together; and tough right now, though." And LinI'll bet you're as excited as calm. now that Phil was at Yale, Barbara da urged: "Throw that paper away, I am, really." and Linda were devoted. They went Barb. Don't look at it any more." No one spoke for a moment. Then after lunch, in Linda's car, to a Barbara began to cry without a Neil Ray said uncomfortably, "I moving picture theater; and later sound, sitting bolt upright, her eyes really must go." He rose; and Linda cried as though relieved: "Heavens, it's aft- er six o'clock! So must I!" Mary went with Doctor Ray into the hall. Barbara looked beseech- ingly at Linda; but Linda shook her head, so Barbara and Linda fol- lowed the others. Mrs. Sentry and her husband were left alone. He twirled the cocktail glass in his hand, looking at it fixedly, not meeting Mrs. Sentry's eyes. She at the door; heard the good-by- s heard Mary and Barbara hesitate, and whisper, and start upstairs. Then she heard Mary say in a low, indignant tone: "You're outrageous, Barbara! This isn't a joke!" "I know," Barbara agreed, softly. "But you all looked so glum! I tried to put on an act, cheer you SHELVts FRONT Jndu 9'i Si I I lOrysSMl Ur R LOOP, Fir ber, build: Mart: Davis tic e , y. BOARDS FOR HbLVt: RORF HOLES He hesitated, added then, "The police seem to think she let this fellow in, opened the door for him, and opened the safe, and then for some reason they quarreled and he shot her." Mary said: "It sounds like the sort of ruthless, reasonless things a . m . Paul Station U On( switc V A tered pass j Hanging shelves made of spools. letter received from a reader helpsays, "I have found so many ful things in your Book 1 SEWING for the Home Decorator, I wonder if you have any ideas on fixing up spools? I have in mind the spool book shelves and corner shelves they used long ago." It's the general revival of A ' ; trolyt mo w ink r wr t.iarc cocaine addict might do. Don't you "I Hope They Get the Man. Father, Did She Have a Family?" think so, Neil?" Ray did not answer. Mrs. Sentry they met Bill Cates and Rod Hep- streaming, the paper in her hands. "That's it, go on and cry," Linda said, "Don't be so medical, Mary " burn at the Ritz for tea. She thought: Mary is playing a When they came out on Newbury approved. "Then you'll feel better." part! Pretending! I wonder why. Street afterward, screaming news- And when presently they came withAnd she added: "The office tele- boys pushed extras in their faces. in a block of the Sentry home she phoned, Arthur, just after you left Barbara saw a headline: stopped the car. "Now, powder your this morning. I suppose it was nose," she directed. "You can't go PRETTY TYPIST SLAIN about this?" in looking like a wreck!" One of the boys bawled: "Produce Not till she was satisfied that Bar"Yes," he assented. "Miss Ran- House Murder! Read all about it!" dall found her, when she got there And Bill Cates looked at the paper bara had repaired damages did she at eight o'clock." which the boy held, and said softly, drive on. Outside the door Barbara Mrs. Sentry wondered, shivering in a startled He pleaded: tone, "Hullo!" in spite of herself, whether any of bought a paper, folded it in his hand, "Come in, Linda. Back me up. the women at the Furness luncheon said: "Barbara, Linda, come along. Mother will be just sunk. I'll play had known; wondered whether they Let's get out of this." the idiot, till I either make her had been watching her to see how laugh or maker her so mad at me s Linda They followed him toward she took it. asKea gauy, she'll forget this mess. Ready?" and Barbara car, "Well if you want," Linda said "It must have been just a few "What is Rod? Why the big mys minutes past when they phoned," tery?" it, doubtfully. she said. "Didn't anyone hear the They went in; they came to the But he did not laugh. He opened living-roodoor. But Barbara, shot?" at looked and it, the when she saw her father here, reMr. Sentry shook his head. "No. and paper allagain looked over his shoulthey Or at least they haven't found any- der; and Barbara as she read felt membering last night, was shocked one yet who did," he amended. inside her body contract and still for a moment, stammered l"You see, she was in the hall on something into a crawling, shuddering knot. doubtfully, "Oh, you're home, fathe third floor. The hall has no She thought she was choking, and ther!" She saw the Transcript in windows, and there's a brick wall her eyes ached; and Lindas hand his hands. Mrs. Sentry said stiffly, "Don't between it and the next building, was tight in sympathy and reassurand if the office doors happened to ance on her arm, and Bill said, be obvious, Barbara!" Barbara but then hesitated; be closed" He added, "And of "Gosh, that's rotten!" she became suddenly animated. course there aren't many people when she spoke did not "You've Barbara seen the papers! Darn it, around on the streets down there recognize her own voice. She said, I wanted the fun of telling you!" till early morning." "Give it to me, Bill." She took the She cried: "Isn't it all thrilling? Mary said: "The poor girl! I hope paper, read the unbelievable lines Mother, don't you think it's the most no be c.ostim ed) they get the man. Father, did she again. have any family?" Linda Barb!" whispered. "Steady, "Not in Boston. She came from "It's all right." in a been she'd but living Dennis; Barbara was husky. "I've got to Bunyan's Ry. Discovered room out in Somerville, in a private go home, Linda. Mother will need of home, where the husband was out by Small Boy on His Visit to London me. She'll be wild. Can we, please?" a job so they had to take in board"Of course. Here's the car." ers. She'd had work at odd times, Bill and Rod helped them in. Bill The sort of railway station that are equipped with a day here, a week there, filling in; said lamely: "Don't let it get you, only Paul Bunyan motorcycles to could have built The passengers to lavatories say no police job. steady but the damned tabloids, was described recently by a Bridg- convey Barb. Just she'd been running around with this making a sensation out of nothing!" north small boy who visited London and dining saloons. "Each engine is young Italian; and he was missing Rod said, "Keep smiling, Barb." and wrote about it to his envious and requires in 50 men claims he's up father His it today. "Of course," she told them. brother at home, according It is necessary to haveto stoke lorl Maine buying cider apples, but they "Thanks for a lovely tea. See you smaller motor to a correBridgnorth, England, ries in each cabin to convey the haven't located him. And apparent soon." The car was moving. "Good-by!- " spondent in the Philadelphia Inquir- coal from tender to firebox ly there were other men with whom er. Written in all seriousness, the she was intimate, too." pIZhGr? is 3 refreshment "room at On the way home, Linda drove letter, which came into the possesanstation which is seven his head, poured shook He and watched the traffic, and Bar- sion of C. N. of the Asso- times the of Bridgnorth length other cocktail, said, as though think- bara read the story in the paper, ciated British Turner, High and Irish railways, street and four times was hard she as wide "I suppose aloud: to Linda the essentials. ing reciting follows : "The had we'd station If any master is as big as But she was cold with terror at up, and desperate. "The sight of Paddington station St. Leonard's church, Bridgnorth idea, we might have made a toplace her own thoughts. When she and is really beyond description. The the do. b.ggest man in the world One for her, given her something from the roof is practically invisible, Professor Brace cannot fail to hear him That's the tragic thing about living Tunnel last night,emerged her father had 2,500 feet above the platforms,being coming, as air33 big 83 the North in a city. Terrible things happen passed them in his car, coming from planes circling beneath it all TS Stp day. walks over the trains withil around you, perhaps even to the direction of the office. The dead The roof is made of glass and re- out any difficulty onle vou know; and till they hap girl had been found in the office this whatsoever." Peoquires 5,000 men to clean it once pen you never even suspect. Killed when? She could weekly in an airship. morning. They Wild and Domestic ple are all actors, aren'ta they? paper no answer to that "There are so many platforms Turkeys front. find in theand s not It wor a mask, put up good so blurred her eyes question, that it is totally impossible to count to domesticsuch a far cry from Conall right that everything's pretend . , turkeys. Spanish that she could not read. Mil io them the length of them is quite .tkinrt till suaaeniy eveijumm Linda said: "Don't worry, Barb. five miles. There are motor buses querors found the first turkeys related to the wild birds' wrong!" It just happened to happen there! It to take passengers from one end of closely n Mexico. They took "No need to make speeches, Ar might have to back a the anywhere." happened other; each bus to Europe around 1530. turkeys platform In 90 years thur!" Mrs. Sentry commented dri Barbe will "Mother sick!" holds 3,000 people. just 1u by the time the Pilgrims came to "The trains are colossal; each whispered. "She's so proud, "It has disturbed me a lot," he bara Linda! And she hates newspapers!" train consists of 4,000 coaches and England The birds confessed. were probably "They'll forget all about it io a requires 20 engines to pull it. The named for their cry of Mrs. Sentry said: "Nonsense! It "turk, of are the trains corridor or two." in and type day doesn't concern us! It happened I bon-1- NEAR CORNERS V up" Their voices trailed away. Mrs. Sentry thought that was like Barbara, to seek to make a jest out of this. And in very poor taste, she decided. She said to her husband, "Arthur, we must just ignore this!" "I don't know why it should hit me so hard," he confessed. "But she looked so little and pitiful, lying there. And of course there were police, and photographers, and reporters around all day. Gus is in New York, so it all fell on me. It wore me down." "In New York? Mary's going there to dinner tonight." "He went over yesterday. Didn't expect to be back till Sunday." Oscar came to say that dinner was served, and Mrs. Sentry remembered that an afternoon paper was delivered to the kitchen, so the servants already knew; and everyone would know, either tonight or in the morning. All their friends . . . She said quietly: "Will yoa call the girls, Oscar? They're upstairs!" He disappeared, and she asked her husband, "Are you ready, Arthur?" "I'll wash my hands," he decided. She had not, since returning from hearing Sarah Glen, had time to order her hair; and she went to do so, and she thought she and Arthur might go down to their summer home in York Harbor in the morning, and stay till this sensation died. But it would be better not to seem to run away . . Mary sat with them while they dined, waiting for Jimmy Endle to call for her. She proposed making excuses, staying at home; but Mrs. Sentry said: "Of course not, Mary! After all, this doesn't touch us! 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