Show M anh by DOROTHY DOUGLAS los ion by br As associated sted literary y press lieutenant smathers U S N X was vas looking up art an old schoolmate it anis a is more or less leas of 0 a manin man la N with ith the young t this his lalni ILL IB dif different terent parts or of the globe forthome lor for those companions with whom he ha had played book goolo irom school in the tried mod past NN whether hether in china south bouth america or on the leaning tower of pisa itself ho he seemed eier capable of unearthing some ancient friend ship not that the lieuten lieutenant int was of i gray hair among the red or a line under the steel blue of his eye ese ho he had merely merel seen much of the world in a short time it was nas in london that he learned of biarl saunders who i was as in novi york making a name tor for himself by hindlin ban dlin the bow bov and fiddle lichten ant smithers liers hezs vien ind and terrp derided to luoc up tip saulles les s is soon as he reached america lie ile hid not been in annapolis for two weeks before he found time to run over oer to nev ev york lorl sl sit t eight N et street smithers glineck gl at the on caid id in its land hand and then at the build ine inc before which he topped stopped this seems to be the place ile he wilann the vestibule of the building it v was is dei cited almost entirely to studios ait and d lie looked oer the he brass plate which bore the names of its mccu pints pants K saunders lieutenant ers went up in the delator cleator to the ho thirl noor floor and dropped the heny he ny y enocher liBock cr on the door which lore a email name plato with the name K Si saunders there v is as no response to his knock lie ile knicl od ed again but no one was ling in it x was as riot not often that the cleuen nt ci came me to nonn new I 1 orl ork ind and lie ho ill oil cd to get ga what nhit lie he went vent after then he lid did go ile he stood blood for i moment ing then the b handl bindl of lie he door it opened lieutenant smothers went vent ln illde ide ind and closed cload the door Si must I 1 ane ae stepped out for only i a mo ment ind and there v is as no reason vba he would il oud object to an old acquaintance 1 waiting 1 biting in his room na hn the lieutenant had throb n himself down dorn in the big bl cozy chair by bi the grite grate fire he app shell SIN saunders en v as mir mar aled V dainty basket overflow flow ing with laces lid something with w wante hite embroidery lay lai on ill HIP floor bp be side bide him lieutenant Smil hers grew cold and a dimp damp perspiration beaded his fore forehead licad thought v or orl s rapidly and an it for a second the lieutenant had himself pictured in the startling ling colors or of the he bellow journals first as a bur glar then in a Si saunders dinorsce case cao and last as i i di discharged navy officer As the last helming picture irose bitone him the lie door opened ind he acrel sank a little loner in the chair go 0 o that onh tile the top ot or ills his heid as visible isible to the person who had oh karl I 1 I 1 i e signed a tv 0 i wears ears contact Lct alth the symphony isn I 1 t that aci feitli lovely some one hid ru hed and nith bubbling enghu bould hane hac flugg her arms about his nee had not dot the lieutenant faced the girl gill oli ho he in the world are youa you the girl opened startled eyes vor for the moment lieutenant ers had no notion ot of iho he aas as lie he vas conscious only of i 1 bondel beautiful girl with 1 1 miss of sun burned hair and a pair ot of unafraid uni fraid ew eyes lie stood up and the girl could han hae e guf guessed from the square cart inge or of ills hi shot ahoi iders 11 t it lie ivas of enill lilt tari tan aaril I 1 am lieutenant ind ome come oer from Anna Annn rolls to see your our C husband nirl kirl jhc girls eirl s ces ec him a quick pr collir look joel I 1 I haic hac riot not seen scott saunders dora for some ears ind had not anon lie he is mi aimed mimed rilei otherwise I 1 bould not hao haie like tiffen the liberty albi arty of entering to ax aalt ift hi its and oil u are one ot of karli adar rapids all 1 I im from a little getting of afi about fh e milc from there marlon marion prom marlon clarion I 1 ou are not lot by an chance one rufus drufua ot of whom I 1 hac heird heard kirl sp akl she cast 1 x more or les lini glance it the hair on lieutenant cr had I 1 aftel quite iou ou pre ere ahl sail inith lah eyes ees betrayed a spirit ot of mischief ind noi no that I 1 ini im ica fombly certion that you ou are not a bur glar will aou ou bf be my mi I 1 evarl art hlll ill not b bo long AS aa fa 11 as the he was tins con cernea karl could altay annin indefinitely ills illi wife meantime shot dirt after dart near tile the region or of lieu tenant heart hail had she bho been 1 k single woman lie he voiad lne hine floan loan to lot liti 1114 life nath alth all his the lieutenant hid ought fought agil rist tho the fear fam anine nader gniader because he knew anci hit surrender with him would bo be dional he be took look greater pleasure in the society of women to whom somo some other min mill had sui surrendered rendered thereby making his onn position ii a safe refuge ran ten so BO a for few more glanc glances 13 from those gny arly eles a tev more ol of those tones which sounded like music or an other shork shock such as ho he had eald md for a second her hand touched his and the lieutenant would surrender regardless ot of belv arks hello kitty kat oh pardon mo me I 1 dian didn t ano lou iou had callers the of 0 carl saunders dera brola in upon a silence that bit wag nas beginning to hurt well wed bless me if it isn sri t rufus sm ailers I 1 bould v hive bano knoon n that carrot top anywhere the girl feirl bit her lips but a ripply laugh escaped rahe two men v ere soon roon deep in the memories of if boyhood day da s ahe girl put in a word occa sio slon nill alb but tor for the most part listened kith ees nov wide now soft and al diya NN tys T v ith that smile lurking in their depths or about the corners ot of her lips site arose after ft a alle while and I 1 lieutenant leftenant leu tenant watched her 0 co movement and with a mingling ot of happiness ind misery in his bis heart for bp be ailed and the more mora lie aw ot of I 1 im the better he be liked him lut but Sn saunders wife kill dear couldn coulden I 1 we have hae lust just i I 1 tile itle supper here tonight instead ot 01 going it if lieuten int Smil there bera docsa I 1 I 1 mind I 1 v would ION oc c to fix fi up a cold chicken and mushrooms now ow sis sic noss knain I 1 don I 1 like ilka i 3 0 01 I 1 to bother oh ob I 1 say catsup hat sup bet between veen you lou tv 07 I 1 ahe lie had bad turned so swiftly tov ard the girl ind the girl N as aa try ing so hard not to laugh that the at rno sphere of 0 the studio seemed charged with batteries bit on all sides tho the mockery mocker died from katiena saunders s eyes ces when nhen she met the en e pres slon of the steel blue ones her color arose hiarm ind rich be tray trai il slie turned quickly toward her brother nothing dear except that lieu tempt sma smothers ins his been under the impression that that the girl stumble ls ld oer her nords you tell him N int hit iou ou thought while I 1 get the supper she cast a confused cont used bince it each of the men and fled to the tiny tins kitchenette kitchen tte I 1 ran can cisily see how honn you mistook kitrina tomy wife but how did you ou get into her studio instead ot of mine minea piltrina Il trina s brother questioned laugh ainaly oh IN lie e got it mv number is G ga and nou ion thought the three was vas an I 1 sis s all day da on the piano and I 1 am at the nicklin most ot of tl e time so T v e arranged tor for two stu dlos lieutenant was strangely quiet he was val waiting ting at each sound for the return ot of kabrins Ka trini well ban baio 0 3 lou ou satisfied boursell To ursell es that hat I 1 am nobody 9 wlter she sh was vas standing in tho the doorway holding aside the curtain thit that they might enter the dining room for the present yes there v as li tighter in the lieutenants lieuten ints noice loice but is he be based passed into the dining room their eyes met and katrina knew |