Show SO ali I 1 J ai Z af a Z MO enow W am continued 18 jim am looked at macpherson atiat at did th e want 11 he h e asked just bluste blustering ing 11 j macpherson lid id 1 I suppose suppose oie it their 1 4 3 1 ands Wt W fd d lots I 1 ts I 1 of company last a macpherson went ow on A gir gin bporter reporter Es as yaa a blue ly y she knew ill about your law lam y and that been to princeton lege allege and had a job this summer around the place she said ie e was writing a feature story for ie e sunday newspaper and asked ie e if shown y any annj tendency ward wildness 1 when you were aunger I 1 faai r of er 11 she concluded in hf a atone tone of rim satisfaction 1 I can belle believe ve that av jim im smiled any other visit visitors ois while I 1 was leeping ee pIng i A young fellow what washes wi is his ame mrs macpherson appealed her husband who shook his bis head oh yes she continued herbert gherbert something om ething or othera a sandy young nan an with an adams adama apple and a ort of solemn expression eidress ion hes the pharmacy clerk at thi the rug rud store jim said 1 I felt sorry for him mrs expression softened ne d its as plain as the nose on your ace that hes dead in love with the irl that was burt hurta shed do better 0 take up with a nl ceste ady look ag g young fellow like that than go around the country ith eb 0 dy steal a car d her i along the side si deot I 1 afa a oad eirls IS hav ena a grain of sense I 1 little dash of excitement goes to heir air heads headd did he want anything especial y jim asked other than botar to tar nd ind feather me me and tide me out of own on abrail al arall rail much cut up about he e gira girl macpherson replied he want to know the truth bout y Who J jim asked crispi crisp y incredible as it may seem id ike eto to kno know w myself it musi have been somebody oft off tie e place mrs macpherson said nu singly knew hat arf mr vaughn was away away and thit that miss iss cecily was going to aparto a 1 party that at night t 1 I thought of tommy jim said early ln in the summer when I 1 first can a lire tommy thought he was teavy affair with dolly he e has gotten over it thoroughly thoro nought enough to ta have transferred his jf at sections to 4 girl chos been visiting at the beaches he was with ler er at tiie the time of the accident he e pierce fierce arrow amm hmm ll 11 macpherson said said when he returned the sedan sean to the garage later ater on did he notice that miss cecilya Cec ilys car there jim irla grinned ned id make a fine detective I 1 it occur to ime me to 6 ask as hini him I 1 L doubt very much whether ather he won would have noticed ailway anyway love jlove deems seems to make tommy absentminded absent minded macpherson cleared his throat illaci Il have laii you any alij idea who mhd took toi M aiss ss ce cecilya Cec ayli ilys cir car that night macpherson iasie asked d directly i jim hesitated tora a moment m 1 I have lave a vigue vague theory 11 he replied but no actual proof i lf if you ou dont mind I 1 Id rather not hot speak of it until I 1 have talked to ag hn dont don th think to t trust r jit you H he glanced ed a MacPherson in n quick apology youve bee been ri jine fine about everything but this theory of mine id rather go into it first with mr vaughn macpherson ons a glance met jims steadily for or a moment and jim fancied tha thai there was comprehension comeri ehen sion as well as ii I 1 sympathy in id the ke ea cray eyes under the sh shaggy g br arc u 7 understand ll 11 macpherson said quietly from his chair bair with simulated briskness wella must see about getting the aroun ground d ready ale forthe or the aulbi bulb thata tame came this morning jim imported tulips they should make a fine showing next spring an tad the riding ridin g academy scade Y lt jims jim s face was grim 1 I suppose the men wor tang there have heard about well L IM id have t to i make an I 1 appearance somo G time ime t might get it 11 i etli it li yi d yo R comel comeback back here for lunch jamte jamie mrs maca MacPherson h erson a asked 1 obviously I 1 oh yes he be said 1 11 I want to eee ee mr M vau V gentas ahe e ay a 1 wu lt E J 1 11 ll I 1 11 r Z IV ams al 21 JH ast talked alke dout oat inep th sunshine the arch andl cje drive jn in the stable yard cecily wag a 6 urta jm jim was a little surprised cecily ridden the thi horse WhIs leir tain knowledge khow ledge since jeremy clyde clia had bad coment 1 l and ud he be had bought that the she would 1 be sleeping 70 late x this 5 morning z SUR still the tha wedding festivities festivities had bad probably been over by ten last night he waved to her she returned the ire greeting eting slipped down from the saddle add 71 f gave gavi the reins to Jaka the bleman Na stable kanand and came to meet him te hello hell 0 shiri abe gald ild when they met in the drive good morning jim was shocked chocked by her hei listlessness the shii shadows dowil un under derher her eyes how was the wedding faau aall right she sha sighed 1 I was so dreadfully tired I 1 pital this morning they think dol lys la ii f more r hopeful 1111 know 11 jim sald macpherson called good go d news I 1 it t I 1 7 splendid nf she s d but butcher her voice lacked vibrancy abia i nc the Viti vitality lity which ordinarily madei it so 50 charming she stood beside mm hi silent for ar a moment nil flicking acke g th the e tl tip af pf ot her crop against her boots was it merely fatigue which was responsible for her listlessness or yas was it if a ney new gnawing fear had she too i suspected jeremy y ul its a 9 swell we la 11 morning it jim said aid a cheerfully fully did you have a pleasant ride 1 I dont know I 1 was thinking she ShiOo looked oke up at him jimlee jim she sEe asked do you know who took my car night before last 11 the question I 1 startled I 1 bhim hl i the poignant unhappiness in id the dark golden eyes hurt him unbearably he wanted to meet her candor W with th honesty he ha ant courage enough to alve her even a hint of the suspicion which in id his mind had become certainty he simply could not hurt her as she would be hurt it if he be answered her question frank ly no he said slowly I 1 have told the police if I 1 had known but you have an idea she persisted looking up at him steadily occasionally jim said id the pleas pleasantry drew from her no answering sparkle youre shielding someone she said steadily 41 g jim made an attempt at a mirthful laugh ra r f are you making a hero hera of mer me he h e asked its no not the stuff of which heroes are made cecily darling rj im too fond of creature comforts of sunshine and horses and apple plew pieL with ith cream it must be awfully uncomfortable to bira be abero chifo fy Y he siw saw that he had not convinced her hei again his hai attempted lightness drew no sparkle from cecily Y you on must not try to shield hield s anyone ashe said with low intensity not anyone not for any reason no matter what happens she gripped hi hisari promise me jim she bid suspected jeremy he was almost certain of that when he spoke s his voice was grave that W would auld iiii be absurd it he asked 1 aswell as well asen as entirely useless S dolly can and will tell us who t took ook her driving that night yes if dolly lives she drew a long quivering breath youre to tell father everything though everything ery thing that you know khodor kho vor or suspect youve got to td pr promise ornise jim 1 whom do you suspect jim ai asked ed gently do you ou know 7 have yo you ii found out anything will you can you tin tell me lie he thought she bould I 1 have told him then th it they lied had not been interrupted if jeremy clyde at that moment had not come out from the house a v y good morning he c called alle d alello hello cecily im afra afraid d ive alio missed breakfast alm JG gla glanced cd at jeremy tir tiffi Y ahe he i looked fresh and rested romantically handsome in light corduroy trousers trouse ri a pull on sweater the coil col iiii larot of bis shirt opened at ai the throat A his theory must hu foundation Atlon jim th thought ought the te fellow have bee beenson easily amiable so jaunty in manner and appearance if what hesuse e ec t ted d was tf true aul 02 y and then oien he ic looked aked at cecily her aes atis wr were 6 durni ig from jim wilhugh wil I 1 huch pain lain in their clear depths tt tl at suspicia KEk rpy ing JaArI jims J ms puzzled mind became be camet certa certainty ty agam cecily leej I 1 41 A 1 I dl I 1 jail E HA ER bowar ow A Ar 4 at i 1 I HT 1 and 9 dAhe ahe bermant ser leant li naturally atu rally 0 is assumed aimed that I 1 bid hi d been driving the car 3 jim said concluding along and detailed ai account count of the acal ident 11 how bowa I 1 1 can c ex ix hect you to ito believe belleve 7 me sir the circumstantial evidence eviden ceis as pretty auch against me 6 V V n j vi v cecily bell believes eves you mr vaughn looked from jl jim to cecily in the curious half grave half smil to ait noticed ai intervals durw during the afternoon iati ll Si Ido father 11 9 cecily said tear nestly neatly she sat oi on a low stool near her tather er her her he head a dr resting es i rf ly against the arm of his chair mr i looked tired from his journey troubled confused 01 late after fell aou through gathe the vines ivsich roofed uie side side veranda a A shadow I 1 leaf quivered on cecilya Cec ilys cheek 0 and 1 beleve you too mr ml V vaughn efin said gruffly in the ume time jou you have bao been with ui us ive never known T you Q 11 to I 1 be av other than trust worthy and honorable 31 J belie believe a yau you jam i alia thank you jim relaxed relaxed a div little to in the willow amow chair mr vaughns commendation the shad owlett leit on cecilya Cec ilys cheek beek made his throat feel tight but who could have taken the kat car carer Mr vaughn asked have you any idea jim mr vaughn had asked the qu question S musingly at repeated cintr intervals during the thelong bonig interview with cecily I 1 andew he had bod not how eve ever r questioned jim directly jim caught the swift startled look in cecilya Cec ilys eyes saw her lips tighten sa saw th the rapid rise and fall fail of the soft bow against her breast 1 I ba have an idea 11 he said slowly but no definite proof I 1 may be en entirely ml mistaken staken 11 he felt cecilya Cec ilys eyes ayes upon him and paused H he 8 tell cecilya Cec ilys father in ced ceci lys presence that he stas suspected acted jeremy s emaclyde clyde whom do you suspect mr vaughn a asked encouragingly this lint a court room my mj boy youre yotero in no dinger danger of being sued foell for 11 bel but he was in danger of hurting cecily if he mi might talk to mr vaughn alone but cecily had not left her fathers side since f he had arrived I 1 iid id rather talk to you in ia jim ilni replied hesitantly looking over cec ilys bright head bead directly at mr vaughn tell father jim cecily sald said H her er v voice ce was low and controlled N nothing in her attitude betrayed the emotion she felt zio nothing thing except the rise and fall of the soft bow against her breast jim sat at silently in the willow chairo chair forming phrases rejecting them uncomfortably aware of ce cec 1 e ilys eyes af of her fathers father alertas alert aler tat attention su susan san came out from th the house ehouse 1 I gus guess jerry clyde is going som somewhere ethere she said casually hes packing his bags jim glanced quickly at ciaci cecily she did not appear to be surprised by susans announcement she might almost have been expecting it she rose at once from the toot stool stok foote j j await wait here intili until I 1 return n 11 she said but what mr vaughn made a motion to rise 4 lilease lP 1 lease father 11 cecilya Cec ilys voice shook she steadied it with an effort to r t dont come come with me let m me e talk to jerry alone ll 11 mr V vaughn ang a protest on his lips sank back in the chair cecily left the veranda in the brief silence which followed jim heard her footsteps st e ps running along the hall up the stairs I 1 tso taits lt it is it 1 jim ina nodded and turned to susan how do yo you know that jerry is packing his bags he asked 1 I know susan said not quite understanding a little proud odthe of the sensation shed made 11 first be e telephoned where where jim asked to whom r to the hosp hospital where thi the girl who wai was hurt ii is susan said he used the phone in your deidad den daddy where were you 1 I just happened to be on the upstairs porch just happened sue jim jm asked susan for a moment appeared to be a trifle disconcerted well cecily told me to go away 6 she said plaintively and I 1 was lust just as interested as anybody in finding out but who took cecilya Cec ilys car and going to happen to jim and from this end of the upper P porch ach its possible to hear what is beina said down here herb jini jim said ac accusingly c musingly gly if you lie flat eat on your S stomach with your ear against the r railing ailing 1 I asucan susan flushed bushed well I 1 was as interested as anybody jini and celly cecily e told me to I 1 go away ne never i vei mind mr vaughn said brusquely tell ush us what you deal heard rd nd ind saw fsr c io hear very will well susan ssan sald with a questioning glance at jim t so I 1 though tId goi gohir ih my room aej an pt get a book to read and when I 1 got to the dodov into the hall I 1 aboard heard somebody can a number in in your study daddy iid and I 1 knew it if v u aint joi bovi br or jim because you were down hereof her eor tommy because hes eity getting things sq soi walked sort 0 of f eastup study saday I 1 because ii i 1 I 1 ou could be and 1 raj k I 1 looked in and it was jerry 3 ask asked edV ho he had his back arn to me and the hall door I 1 aks was closed int t agthe calling the hospital and when hed ha hung up th the e receiver tunny funny that I 1 thought id better 1 see what he was going to do dd be because i casuse he hes sour our guest she finished virtuously ca t y 1 what dodou mean mearby by tunny louin 1 her father demanded 1 well he sort of looked arau around n it although as though bebas somebody eba rd a bh benl OB and he a sort ort of easy iva ilka a cat does so I 1 went to his bis room in IVIS but ho e bad closed the door and t you hole alm suggested 1 I either susans espres sion aion was was offended 1 T I just listened X I 1 biard heard bhim j him pulling wi bureau drawers and no duc sue Hm Sald sfern ern ly lj the truth ri abr S susan usan looked down at her san dais a 1 I yell well I 1 did look just once through chekey holi hole 11 she bhe confessed fess id and 1 was packing his bags where do ado 1 yi you u suppose hes going she asked inan ln an interested voice do you Is suppose UP abse he just got tired of lit it here or do you jou suppose T her eyes j idney Wide Id nedi ned she breathed excitedly to abt acm aup suppose he ivas was the one who took ceci lys car and hurt the girl susans susan questions rec received elied no ho xe replies rd id like to call pe the hospital jim said mr vaughn roie rose paced aced back and forth across the afie bricked veran veranda d a 1 I was about to suggest thit that he said said susan looked from jim to her father heri her eyes feyes round with in ter estand terest and excitement jim jieh called billed the hospital over the tle telephone ta th elower hall when he returned i d 40 to thi the veranda susan had i been banis banished hid mr vaughn was alone well he asked wheeling about as jim int entered ered dolly has rega regained blied flied cons consciousness dous j jim reported 1 I talked to her nurse nursa itis it isa a concussion and not afra ai fracture dure as they feared at first her er condition tion Is greatly improved encouraging this jeremy clyde jim 11 mr vaughns vaughn express expression foit wis was grive grave and con corned are you certain cartain fairly so BO although 1 1 I have no de definite finite proof I 1 betterto bet better go up with cecily I 1 dont like the |