Show 31 SHE A S ED B y SYLVIA TAYLOR WW W wu W U S totty SO 0 FAR FAB joan us ln bote ve with karl miller mower employer owner of a night club she secret invitations from erie eric 1 l girls 1 business partner and paul 5 his manager her sister alster syb an I 1 aberm does rot got approve of 0 karl but joa joan 0 am ID defends bi alm even when paul I 1 la manner warns her about karl shoot eric in joans joani presence art 1 i her into her fingerprints finger prints then admits he h Is a nazi nail he be tun gun on with a wife in germany ne he tells spy unless she continues to work and romalo loan silent abo about ut the murder he be will blame it ft on her the terrified girl clr and latr later paul reveals himself agree reel as ani an oMa llcy ot of the FBI working ID 10 trip trap tte the higher ups of the spy ring falls to come home and a suicide yell note later Is thought by them to mean intended lo go hold bold her as a hostage I 1 arl join as agrees rees secretly to help paul and that karl kar I 1 has hired a beautiful reports ports young minis girl to san g and ls is already y nak mak inglove hk love to her its pauls runaway sister joan gets her to share her apart gout paul and 11 joan oan search the beauty abot IOP of mrs murdoch liar dock who had employed at karls suggestion estloa do bow continue with the story CHAPTER XIII the light revealed a desk a short wave radio set and three large filing ca cabinets nets he drew on a pair of g gloves loves dont touch anything he I 1 cau cautioned ti one joan joans heart was in her throat oah ob paul what if karl should find out cut we were here by that time paul replied grimly it will be too late joan looked curiously at the radio set et do you yo suppose karl has a lec receiver eiver too probably though where it would ie be I 1 dont know he opened a drawer of the desk seem to be anything tere here Wai till joan cried this his she seized a gray glove lying pg among pencils and bits of papers this is sybila alovel she said excitedly she always wore these with her suit and she was wearing that suit the day she disappeared paul gazed speculatively at the slender gray glove it could mean that hat sybil discovered this room that she knew what was going on in here bere and why karl put her out cut of the way 0 joan pressed the glove against her cheek oh sybl syb she wept 1 I still think sybil is alive paul said karl is saving her as an ace up his sleeve in that way she is of more use to him living than dead anyway my hunch it will ie be better if y you ou can an believe it too ill try joan gulped controlling herself with an effort half an hour passed while pauls nimble fingers explored the contents of drawer after drawer lie he tapped the walls but they revealed nothing it was joan who cried paul look at this desk theres something odd about it there seemed to be a panel on the tide of the desk youre right paul said and gently forcing the wood he pulled it to one side here we ve arel are he said as they both gazed into a small hidden compartment eagerly paul thrust in his ted hand and a nd drew forth a large enve alope lle he opened it look joan these are the plans for that bom bombing 1 plane we were right joan peered over his shoulder at the unintelligible writing what do they say 11 paul smiled excitedly as he ran his bi Is eyes over the pages plenty Plen tyl theres enough here to convict karl and mrs airs murdock as well as some soine others lets get out of here quick joan begged glancing back at the half open panel which had admitted them while A hile were here im going to take a last look around to see if I 1 can find a copy of that code joan watched his brown head bend over ever the draw drawer er her heart went out to him in gratitude for his kindness this is really the end of our search then she asked it looks like it 1 I wish we were out of here J joan oan repeated 1 I have a feeling something tom loni ething else is about to happen paul laughed you women and your intuition but joan shivered nervously as she e waited for paul to finish in a downtown hotel karl miller as dancing with pat youre a darling nil he murmured her hair 6 oh karl arli I 1 love you bouso so much he smiled you are happy liebchen li eachen eb k chen I 1 1 I still cant believe it pat said turning her radiant face to his just aw think mrs karl miller we e can cant t be married for two or ree months yet karl told her I 1 dont care im so happy P rai a t gazed down at the emerald a jewel which flashed keen ree a fire fire from her hand its such it beautiful be u tul ring joan will be sa s surprised 11 no doubt 11 karl smiled and paul too paul why should paul te be sur raised sed th the 16 music ha had d stopped now and they returned ed to their table what has as paul pa ul got to do with US ica K w rl i demanded pat looked aed embarrassed she had srm lity inked not t to reveal pauls iden under any circumstances oh ohl clothing KS she faltered 1 6 9 tf joan peered over his shoulder do they say but karl was not to be sidetracked what is there between you and paul pat laughed are you jealous jealous of course I 1 am I 1 in insist upon knowing 1 I promised I 1 tell anyone pat hesitated karls voice was smoothly persuasive but lie liebchen behen we are going to be married you must not have any secrets from your husband pats brown eyes were troubled well I 1 dont know karl took her hand you must tell me he insisted 1 I suppose now that we are engaged its different pat admitted anyway its really nothing for you to be jealous about you see paul is my brother hes using an assumed name because some time ago he used to work for the government indeed karl miller said rising quickly 1 I find that information extremely interesting it seemed to joan that paul was taking an unnecessarily long time looking for the code she watched impatiently as he rechecked each drawer wondering at his calm deliberation please hurry paull paul lets get out of here queer I 1 cant find it they must have it here somewhere what does it matter now we have the other evidence you said these papers incriminate karl that enough 1 I always like to do a thorough job while im at it oh paul I 1 hear something someone is coming down the hall she ran to the open panel and gazed through the office to the hallway leading to the street but she could see nothing youre just nervous paul said ill be through in a minute sit down and relax im sure I 1 heard someone what mat if karl has found out joan said sitting down at the desk where syb ils glove remained among the pile of papers hes too clever to let us get away with this karls not as clever as you may imagine paul told her or he leave these papers for me to find it all seems too easy joan insisted there must be a catch to it 1 weve waited long enough to get karl he reminded her 1 I knew that eventually wed catch up with him you ever heard that crime does not pay he actually seemed amused 1 I dont see anything funny about it VIP youre a sweet kid paul said and youve been a big help to I 1 me please lets get out of here I 1 she was on the verge of tears paul glanced around the small room papers were strewn on the floor even carelessly over the radio equipment this untidy mess will be quite a surprise to our friends he commented are we going to the authorities now paul picked up the envelope right and in here we have enough t to keep karl miller out of circulation for good joan took sybila glove and put it in in her purse but before she could fasten the clasp karl millers miller s voice came to them from the open panel 1 I thought id find you here his powerful figure filled the small doorway he held a gun paul reached for his coat but karl was too quick for him no use trying that mr OMa Uey joan backed against the wall her eyes fastened as though hypnotized upon karls face you need not be frightened karl told her 1 I am principally interested in paul too bad he has such a talkative sister so pat told you 91 joan marveled at pauls indifference yes ves yi it might interest you to know aw that she thinks I 1 am about to become your brother inlaw in law at last pauls anger was aroused you dirty rail karl smiled 1 I assure you I 1 have no intention of going through it at the unintelligible writing 1 I what with it As you no doubt know I 1 already have one wife what have you done with her paul demanded shut up give me that envelope were getting out of here come on joan ill keep you with me paul walked ahead and karl followed with joan his grasp on her arm was painful but she did not wince she was too proud to let karl miller see that he had hurt her there was a long ride down the embarcadero neither karl nor paul spoke As they went through the warehouse and up the swaying steps of the gangplank joan was surprised at her own calmness she was no longer afraid of karl miller she followed pauls example of superb indifference on deck paul and joan were led to a small shabby cabin and the door locked behind them cozy paul grinned paull paul you act as though you actually enjoy this his face grew serious 1 I dont like it for your sake joan but so far as im concerned it have worked out better what do you mean 6 1 I 1 counted on karls finding us at the beauty shop I 1 wanted him to I 1 think heu hell lead us to the rest of the gang this way joan sat down gingerly on a dirty faded chintz chair but you s said aid those papers were enough paul lit a cigarette they were but I 1 still have a few ends to tie were not in any actual danger yet trust me for that paul watched joan as she explored their tiny prison you have more nerve than any other girl I 1 ever saw he said admiringly repeating what he had said the night karl killed strom and joan had promised to help trap karl after paul revealed he was an FBI man my knees are shaking joan admitted smiling but I 1 let karl know how I 1 felt it would give him too much satisfaction good girl paul approved and joan continued this may be your idea of no actual danger but it seem that way to me the gentle throb of the ships engines warned them the freighter was moving here we go paul said try to trust me joan that this is the best way I 1 took you with me tonight deliberately because I 1 was afraid that it would be worse for you if you were left behind what about pat pat know anything they wont be apt to harm her in the dim light of a small electric bulb they waited As the ship rolled more paul said were going through the gate now well soon be on the open sea where is karl taking us C cant ant you tell me that id rather not the first thing to find out is how he intends to get rid of those plans he added might ship them to a submarine A sub submarine marinel 1 joan cried in dismay its not a pretty picture is it paul said grimly why I 1 dont want you to know too much karl did not reappear but a sailor unlocked the door and mumbled something to paul in german he says hell show you to your cabin paul explained id rather stay herel here I 1 but paul advised her to go without objection so joan followed follow edthe the sailor out on deck he opened a door and motioned for her to go inside hesitatingly ita tingly she obeyed there was a bunk with a quilt folded neatly upon it a washstand and one porthole through which joan could see the deck fog enveloped the sea and it was impossible to tell how far away from shore they were in a few minutes she heard the sound of footsteps and sitting up she saw that paul was being shown into the cabin next to hers even though the door was locked behind behin d him and a sailor remained on guard outside joan was comforted to know that he was near joan had not expected to have any rest that night but she found herself overcome with fatigue she wak ened to feel the warmth of the sw sup upon her face TO BE CONTINUED |