Show al 1 by WILLIAMS es wini arns SYNOPSIS try seeking to sober ober up ui annie boyd oyd on the wt way s slaps him and at par party ty tars fan ten i 10 n 0 of a police pa an knocks down at As he ar r assor drace ol of harvard arvard It rescue acue and drives barbara arbara 13 sway way they see barbaras barbara from rom the direction ot of his but when he gets home he it is II 11 1115 IS and that hes bridge at the club next e barbara Is telling her hei her adventure an urgent jes from rom mr Sent rys of 0 of departure arriving home ernson ter noon sentry reports ids his robbed robbe d and a miss wines employee killed II 11 continued I 1 4 jh h herel mr sentry on the police think of the robbers i young italian who has her some attention a ter whose father Is one omers mers they found a pocketbook pocketbook that fits the back door he spoke bin in there are back laid aid mr loran and I 1 n sundays or when the pen open for business this admits to the stairs and she had this key ry realized that arthur und comfort in thus do de days events and she icorn corn at nell rays ob to escape afraid of romi sed she thought ought defiantly that tha a people would be mall sod sed because the old firm nd loran was thus in adden sensational ici nodded uneasily and mr t I 1 on she must have d 1 the combination of the just an old iron box ny my fathers time we enough bough cash on hand to one and a safe cracker e opened this easily ut it it was opened last imeone who know knew the she probably learned ler er when she worked for ted led added then tho the to think she let this the door for him the safe and then for n 1 they quarreled and he d 1 it sounds me like the less ess reasonless things a let ct might do dont you ell II 11 I 1 I 1 ot at answer mrs sentry it be so medical maryl t mary is playing a endings I 1 wonder why dedi added the office tele thur aur just after you left na g I 1 suppose it was he assented miss raner her when she got there clock ock try ry wondered shivering herself ler self whether any of at it the furness luncheon wondered whether they watching itching her to see how t have been just a few ast t when they phoned anyone hear the ry shook his he head ad no t they hey found anyo ho did he amen amended ded she he was in the hall on floor bor the hall has no and d theres a brick wall t and the next nex building office falce doors happened to he added and of ere a arent many people the he streets down there morning arning id the poor garif I 1 hope e man father did she family mily boston oston she came from ut shed been living in a in somerville in a private ere the husband was out of ey f had to take in board d lad had work at odd times e a a week there filling in ady ly job the police say running inning around with this ilan i and he was rals missing sing Is fattier ather claims her he up in ying g cider apples but they cited ed him and apparent ere 2 other men with whom intimate mate too try shook his head poured IP said as though think 1 suppose she was hard es erate if wed had any might have made a place iven n her hee something hing to do e tragic agac tiling thing about living terrible things happen d you perhaps even to u know now and till they haper never e ven even suspect peo 11 actors they ask t put up a good front hat every things all right denly y everything is all ed to make speeches ar rs sentry commena commented art s disturbed me a lot he d entry y said Non it concern ern it 11 happened in your office of course but it might as well have happened anywhere it concern us at allt all she was speaking more to herself than to him we know no more about it than anyone else the she declared s shaping h aan I 1 g tor for herself the attitude she would present like an armor to their friends lie he nodded said no more doctor ray moved toward mrs sentry to say goodby good by but before he could speak there were voices in the hall and mrs sentry recognized barbaras ra a then barbara and linda dane appeared in the wide doorway barbara had an afternoon paper in her hand when the semp stress was done with her that morning barbara went home with linda dane for luncheon these two and phil sentry mory Mary the older sister had always held herself aloof from their cheerful had since childhood been much together and now that phil was at yale barbara and linda were devoted they went after lunch in lindas car to a moving picture theater and later and lather father tool darbara barbara shivered uncontrollably golly linda im seared scared bless you theres nothing to be afraid oil barbara nodded of course hotl im not afraid its lust just upsetting ill have to cheer them up at home be pretty bowl linda come in with me when we get there well have to put on an an act make them laugh somehow make them see tho the tunny funny side steady barbi youre trem klingl 1 I cant help it and my teeth keep chatte you poor eidl for heavens sake dont sympathize with me or ill babil ive got to laugh or ill scream linda I 1 am scared I 1 fuessl guess golly I 1 wish phil was home hell come when he sees the papers but barb its nothing A week from now everyone will have forgotten it of course its pretty tough right now though and linda urged throw that paper away barb dont look at it any more barbara began to cry without a sound sitting bolt upright her eyes eye 1 I hope they get the alan father did she have a family they met bill cates and rod hep burn at the ritz for tea when they came out on newbury street afterward screaming newsboys pushed extras in their faces barbara saw a headline f PRETTY TYPIST SLAIN one of the boys bawled produce house murders read all about it it and bill gates cates looked looked at the paper which the boy held field and said softly in a startled tone bullott Hul Hu llott lol he bought a paper folded it in his hand said barbara linda come along lets get out of this they followed him toward lindas car and barbara asked gaily what is it rod why the big mystery but he did not laugh he hd opened the paper again and looked nt at it and they all looked over his shoulder and barbara as she read felt something inside her body contract into a crawling s shuddering hud dering knot she thought she wa was s choking and her eyes ached and lindas hand was tight in sympathy and reassurance on her arm ind and bill said gosh rot botterill terill barbara when she spoke did not recognize her own voice she said give it to me bill 10 she took the paper read the unbelievable lines again steady barb I 1 linda whispered its all right barbara was husky ive got to go home linda mother will need me shell be wild can we please of course heres the car bill and rod helped them in bill said lamely dont let it get you barb just the damned tabloids making a sensation out of not nothings hingl rod said keep smiling barb told them of course she thanks for a lovely tea see you soon the car was moving good byl on the way hol home ne ands drove and watched the traffic and barbara read the story in the paper reciting to linda the essentials but she was cold with terror at when she and thoughts her own professor saor brace emerged from the tunnel last night her father had passed them in his car coming from the direction of the office the dead girl had been found in the office thil morning killed when she cou could ld find in the paper no answer to that alv barred red so question and hr eyes that she could not read linda said dont worry barb it just happened to happen therel there 1 it might have happened anywhere mother will be J just sick I 1 barbara ashes so proud whispered lindal landal bara a and she hates new newspaper spa sl forget all about it in a day or two streaming the paper in her hands it go on and cry linda approved then feel better and an when presently they came within a block of the sentry home she stopped the car now powder your nose she directed you cant go in looking like a breckl not till she was satisfied that bar bara had bad repaired damages did she drive on outside the door barbara pleaded come in linda back me up mother will be just sunk ill play the idiot till I 1 either make her laugh or make her so mad at me shell forget this mess ready well if you want linda said doubtfully they went in they came to the living room door but barbara when she saw her father here remembering mem bering last night was shocked and still for a moment stammered doubtfully oh youre home ta fa therl she saw the transcript in his hands mrs sentry said stiffly dont be obvious barbaral barbara hesitated but then she became suddenly animated youve seen the darn it I 1 wanted the fun of telling youl she cried it au all thrilling mother dont you think its the most exciting thing we came out of the ritz with dill bill cates and rod hepburn and there were two newsboys just screaming and pushing p papers aper into our faces and rod saw your namo name in one of tho the headlines father a so wo we bought tho the paper I 1 think its perfectly exciting did you know her Js s sho she as pretty as her pictures I 1 lovo love murders so grue gruesomely hink hank of having ono one right in the looka sho she opened the paper read the headlines aloud 11 pretty typist slain police seek missing lover of dead girl robbery and murder her mother said sharply dar bar baral after all its not right in the family 1 11 you know what I 1 mean mother erl barbara prot protested estea 1 I mean were well probably well all be witnesses at the trial I 1 know ill be scared to death I 1 wonder it if hes good looking father did you ever see him his italian she camo came to sit on tho the arm of his chair you dont need to pretend youre all so calm ill bet youre as excited as I 1 am really no ono one s spoke p oke for a moment then nell ray said uncomfortably 1 I really must go ile ho rose and linda cried as though relieved heavens its after six oc locki so must III II 11 mary went with doctor ray into the hall half barbara looked beseechingly at linda but linda shook her head so barbara and linda followed 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 Sent rys eyes she heard tho the good bys at the door heard mary and barbara hesitate and whisper and start upstairs then she heard mary say in a low indignant tone youre outrageous barbaral this a jokel 1 I know barbara agreed softly but you all looked so glum I 1 I 1 tried to put on an act cheer you it 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 chist 1 I dont 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 palice and photographers and report ers around all day gus Is in new york so it a al 1 fell on me it wore me down in now new york marys going there to dinner tonight ile he went over yesterday 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 ever everyone y would know either tonight or in the morning all their friends she said quietly will you call the girls oscar sl he disappeared and she asked her husband are you ready arthur 7 ill 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 s 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 tor for jimmy endle to call for her she proposed making excuses staying at home but mrs sentry said of course not maryl after all this touch us I 1 certainly not any more than it does mr and mrs loran and giving the dinner TO BE CONTINUED |