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Show fVrtirf,,, -- hlnMffiKrrfi TJ ac -- ii i atmdsn fasti ms a GEORGS THE STORT THUS FAR: Zorie Corey is railroaded into taking a Job she does not want, helping Admiral Duncan write bis memoirs. She is in love with Paul Duncan, the admirals grandson. While aboard the Samoa en route to Hawaii she is thrown overboard, but is rescued. Pearl Harbor is bombed while they are steaming towards Hawaii, and two destroyers escort them to the isle of Oahu. After landing Zorie and Paul overhear Pauls handsome brother, Steve, with whom Zorie is Infatuated, plotting with Wlnthrop Lannlng to deliver some radar equipment to the Axis. Believing Steve is in danger Zorie rushes Into the night to save him and discovers the body of beautiful Amber Lannlng on the ground. CHAPTER XIV Pierre I didnt! Zorie wailed. did it! Just this minute! He must have strangled her! Mr. Lanning held the light not too steadily on her face. Miss Corey, he said, this is tragic. This is very, very tragic. The next thing, his hand was clamped over her mouth and he was holding her tight against his body with, his other hand and arm. She could not move. In the silence, she heard footfalls on the other path, and the sound of mens voices. She identified them as Pierres and Steves. They were going to the garage. She struggled. She tried to free herself, but Mr. Lanning was prepared for it. He held her so tightly that she could not move. He held her until the sound came of a car starting, then the soft low whine of its gears. The crisp sound of its exhaust retreated and faded. Holding her securely, Mr. Lanning shook out a folded handkerchief. It was, she discovered later, a large one. He forced the thick center part into her mouth and tied the ends tight behind her head, so that she could not cry out. He seemed to have recovered his composure. He was, once again, the calm, urbane gentleman she had known on the Samoa. He was meeting an emergency, a serious crisis, as men of his sort always do, with finesse and sureness. Im so sorry, Miss Corey, he said. But this is really necessary. This is a very critical time, I assure you, and you have stumbled upon something that is very embarrassing to me. He carried her along the path to where it joined the other path. He carried her into the garage. With his flashlight, he found some short pieces of rope. He tied Zories feet together, and he tied her hands securely behind her. I am really so sorry about this, j Miss Corey, he said. But I cant leave you here. I assure you, you are most embarrassing to me. I have to keep an appointment, and I dare not leave you here. He found some soft cushions and placed them on the floor of a sedan. He arranged Zorie on these cushions, and he was extremely gentle about it. He closed the door, then got into the drivers seat, backed the car out, and started. Zorie knew when they were climbing the hill out of the cove to the cliff, and she wondered if he intended throwing her off the cliff. The car stopped presently and Mr. Lanning got out and opened the rear door. It was now raining hard. He removed the gag from her mouth, but he did not remove the cord from her wrists or ankles. Zories lips were numb and there was a bitter taste in her mouth. He took off his coat and draped it about her shoulders. He gathered her into his arms and started at a trot through the rain. Mr. Lanning carried her up on a porch, unlocked a door and carried her inside. He directed his light about the room. It was a cozy, nicely furnished room typically a mans idea of what a comfortable living-rooin a mountain cabin should be. He carried her through this room and into the one beyond, a smaller room at the back of the house. Mr. Lanning gently set Zorie in a chair beside a window. He closed door and lighted a the living-rookerosene lamp on the table. He sat down in a chair facing her. He looked her over with anxious solicitude. Then her wavering eyes returned to Mr. Lannings flushed face and steadied. Strength and courage came back in a flood. She told herself she would not revert to her old self! She had won that fight! She wasnt afraid! No matter what happened, she would not let her old meekness return! The precautions he had taken were alarming. If he merely intended to detain her a while, to question her, he would have untied her hands and feet. And something in his manner, m m - ty F. WORTS I W.N.U. RELEASE in his eyes, was alarming, too. For the first time since he had discovered her bending over Ambers body, she felt thoroughly frightened. Her thoughts returned briefly to Paul. She could recall so clearly his vindictive expression as he said those things that he should have known might sentence Steve to death. A man of Pauls type was not to be trusted in a situation calling for honest thinking. At this moment, her feeling for Paul was one of sheer loathing. Because of his vindictiveness and his unpredictable nature, his brother was possibly dead and she was in a position of the utmost gravity. What are you going to do with me? she asked. Winthrop Lanning tilted the bottle to his mouth and drank. His hand was shaking a little. He looked at her. The steadiness of her stare seemed to disconcert him. He glanced away. He made a grimace. he answered. The Nothing, matter is no longer in my hands. Whose cabin is this? Mr. Lannings dark eyes were vague. The gray flesh under them looked more puffy than usual. He bent forward. Miss Corey, you have in your possession an extremely dangerous Where do you suppose surprised. 1 your compact is? Where do you sup-pose your handkerchief is? By her body! Zorie cried. But of course, Miss Corey! Zorie took a deep breath. Mr. Lanning was gazing at her sadly, Men in your profession do thingsshe said. Id forso thoroughly, gotten. As you say, Im not used to this sort of thing. When Amber is found, with those simple proofs that I killed her, the authorities will assume that, in grief or panic, I went off and perhaps threw myself off a, cliff. I suppose thats very obvi- i t , ous. He was nodding. His attitude remained one of mild amazement. It was all so obvious, so logical, to him. Youre sorry, she said quietly. Youre awfully sorry that I must be liquidated. But youve arranged it so that I havent a chance. w w (W (U (V. w A quiz with answers offering ? information on various subjects ? u( Ntu 6. What was the first name The Questions George Washingtons father? 7. What is chrysotile? of 1. Who popularized the story 8. What is a protocol? President McKinleys message to The Answers Garcia, the Cuban revolutionary? Sis-in- e 2. Who painted the renown 1. Elbert Hubbard. Madonna? knob-ik- e 2. Raphael. 3. What is the name of the of 3. Pommel. protuberance on the front 4. Your elbow. h saddle? 5. Spain. 4. Which part of your body cant 6. Augustine. the at hands both with touch you 7. Asbestos. same time? 8. A preliminary draft ancient the is 5. In what country treaty. fortress the Alhambra? , West Point Grads 9 NEW PACKAGE Of the 13,000 men who have been begraduated from West Point tween 1802 and 1934, more than 7,000 are living and in the army today. WHITE ) vo n VJ K R YELLOW Mr. Lanning shook his head. No, Miss Corey, I dont say quite that. There may be an alternative. Is there any alternative to my being killed in cold blood? I do not say that there is, he I only say there may answered. be. Where did Steve and Pierre Savoyard go? I dont know, Miss Corey. But dont you assume that Pierre I think that Pierre will try. But Steve is very clever. If he was aware that your fiance said the things he did, he would be better prepared to cope with Pierre. But he wasnt aware. Therefore, Pierre has a slight advantage. But only a slight advantage. It may not be enough. I am speaking very frankly. Pierre is not clever. He is relentless, but his intelligence is not always alert. And in this profession, cleverness counts more than relentlessness. Therefore, Steve has an even chance of coming out of it alive. Zorie believed he was being honest. If Steve had a chance of com- -' ing out of it alive, he might come to this cabin. It would improve Steves chances and her own if she could persuade Mr. Lanning that Paul had been lying maliciously and that Steve had been honest in his dealings with these people. If Steye reached this cabin alive, she was certain he would not let them kill her, provided he was given a voice in the matter. It came down to that very ironical basis: Her only chance to get out of this cabin alive was to convince Mr. Lanning, and anyone else who came in, that Steve was what he actually was a true-blu- e He gathered her in his arms and 5 piece of information. I regret exceedingly that it happens to be in your possession. I am very much afraid that the outlook for you is very serious. I am very much afraid that there is no hope at all for you. You are enHe sighed heavily. I innocent. admire you very tirely much. And I do wish there was some way out of this for you. I will gladly help you in any way. Zories mouth was very dry. Do you mean I wont leave this cabin alive? Mr. Lanning avoided her eyes. He seemed to be genuinely upset. The gentleman to whom this cabin belongs will be here presently. He will have to decide. Meanwhile, since things are so completely hopeless for you is there anything I can do? What is happening to Steve? He lifted his shoulders slowly and let them fall. I do not know, Miss Corey. I havent the faintest idea. I will gladly answer any question you care to ask. I think Im beginning to understand, Zorie said, Its either your life or mine. Isnt that true? Only partly, Miss Corey. It is really a little more comprehensive than that. If you should be set free, you can say so many dangerous things, not only about me but about other people. But if I disappear, how will that be explained? Many people disappear and it is never explained. How will Ambers death be explained? His eyebrows went up. But my dear Miss Corey, I thought that was quite obvious to you. You are such a clever young lady I sometimes forget youve had no experience with this sort of thing. ,Are you saying, Zorie gasped, that her death will be blamed on me? it is already blamed on you! he said, as if he were greatly 'ot Nazi! And if she could somehow save her own life, she would have a chance of trapping them all. She suspected that Mr. Lanning, in his present frame of mind, would be an awfully hard man to convince. First, she must secure all the information he would part with. Who owns this cabin? One of your dinner guests Basil Stromberg. You are surprised? And Mr. Stromberg will have the final say, whether Im to live or not? Yes, Miss Corey. When will he be here? Mr. Lanning looked at his watch. I told him It is now twelve-fortHe is usually very punctual, but he had certain arrangements to make and he may be two-thirt- y. y. a little late. Zorie supposed that these arrangements had to do with getting the 9 precious cabinet containing off this island. ,Mr, Stromberg was doubtless contacting a Japanese agent who would arrange to have 9 delivered to a Japanese submarine. Are we in Kokee? Yes. On the edge of Waimea Canyon the most beautiful canyon in the world. More beautiful, in my opinion, than the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. I sincerely hope you will live to see a Waimea sunrise if this rain will only stop. You will see it from this window. The edge of the canyon is only a hundred feet away. From this window, the view is superb. He went around the table and opened the window. We dont have to blackout here Mr. Lanning said. There is nothing across the canyon but swampy wilderness. Of all the dreary restrictions of modem warfare, the one I detest the most is the blackout. He returned to his chair. He had another drink. The level in the bottle had already gone down amazingly. Zorie recalled the seven or eight cocktails he had had before dinner His eyes were as clear, his hands and his voice and evidently his brain were as steady as if he hadnt a drop. JY-41- JY-41- (TO BS CONTINUED) Dont risl$ driving on snowy, slippery roads without the protection of Weed Chains its too hard to get a new car. If you need new tire chains buy Weed Chains now for the supply is limited. If you own old Weed Chains have them repaired and reconditioned at once. For best buy in tire chains, ask for Weed American Made by American Chain Division of American Chain & Cable. In Business for Bar-Reinforce- a guaranteed (look for the handsome of will kiU him? started at a trot. of , d. WEED AMERICAN Your Safety. Best Value In Tire Chains GET WEED CHAjNS EARLY Keep Your Car and Truck Moving |