THE CHINA, MAIL
TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1951,
CHAPTER THREE OF AN
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HE next morning a number of telephono calls, including one from Hugo just to remind her that ho still lov- ed her, kept Teddy, so oc- cupied that she almost for- got about Charis Winslowe's approaching visit, and be- came suddenly excited when the "woman of mystery** was announced.
This is very kint of you, Miss Raynor," she murmured, in a
low, pleasing voice.
"Not at all," Badd Teddy. "Please sit down."
con-
"I'm afraid i misled you last night," Miss Winslowc inued. "I said it was important, but" She healtated,
tance.
"Yea?" Teddy prompted. "My only reason for calling is simply to make your nequain- That seemed important' to me--though possibly not to you."
"Teddy stiffened slightly. "Why should you want, particularly, to make my acquaintance and-and why couldn't Mr Graham
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preferred to see you ly and informally, and,
Mr Graham said that-er-your escort, Mr Albright, had not seemed to welcome him when he visited your table before I 'ar- rived."
"I new," said Teddy, dushing at the remembrance of Hugo's rudeness. "Bul you still haven't told me why you you wanted to meet nie "
Am going on the Golden Gull cruise," said Misa Winslowe "and I thought it would make this pleasanter if acquainted ahead of
we were time, Mr Graham lold me that you, too. were going."
me in the park. I've
Kot
car outside."
By
MILDRED SNOW GLEASON
"But it's four o'clock, Jack-and Teddy Kanced at her watch. Auntle and I are to leave here
at
"
You
have time." he urged. "Listen-leave word for your aunt that you'll meet her at the boat. Then I'll take you straight there after our drive.”
"Right,
Jake," she decided,
"
on the time. to keep an eye
After
had been driving for some time Teddy said:
"It's getting late, you'd bette: take me to the bont now."
"Still time for a
couple of said
quick beers somewhere," Jake.
"No," Teddy demurred. "Auntie will be worried if I'm late showing up. Besides, I don't
bees." want
It won't take long."
"Then you can have lemonade.
Teddy doubtfully gave in. She wasi thirsty. But when Jake turned the car toward the East Side, she again objected.
As they talked on Teddy "Jake! The yacht is in the
waiting
кері
for her to say Hudson. Let's go somewhere on omething that might reveal the the West Side. I don't like to real point of he: call, but, ap get so far away! Where are you parently, there was no other
going?" one she hnd reason except the given
Finally, she rose. "I mustn't keep
you any longer. It has been
meet you. Thank njee to
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you again.
NOW
"To a little place I know.”
Jake stubbornly refused to turn around and, when he final. ly drew up before a shabby lookding
restaurant, Teddy was angry.
"This is a dive, Jake! I refuse to go in with you! You go on and have your beer--I'm taking
a taxi to the boat!"
little back automatic at Jake.
"Put 'em up!"
Jake obeyed, an amazed ex-
got to take care of you!" They were silently
gazing
circus."
"Solay,"
at the New York skyline, when "I thought a familiar voice apoite behind else." them,
"Well, well, Miss Raynor! You gave us on anixous moment or two. We almost had to call without you."
They turned to face Dr. Smit- found suddenly ting. Teddy
curved out of ico. Hord-boiled and self-centred, thought Taddy. Profesor Turner, who looked about 55 and was apparently slightly deaf, interested her more. He had a modest, rather pleasant, air about him, but, at the same time, he gave an Im- pression of Armness and deter- mination.
Mrs Ruth Marvis, also mid- die-aged, had an angular, some- what masculine face, in which a pair of soft brown eyes seem- ed oddly out of place. Teddy recognised her name as that of a
fore except popular writer of love stories,
nowspaper and mentioned the fact,
Mra Marvia laughed. "We'll
pictures,"
As
an afterthought, forget that, Miss Raynor, if you he added, "My don't mind."
Her volco Wno
name is Parrin high and thin. "I'm on n holl-
Roy Parrin day!"
and I'uned to
be an acrobat
with Wingly's
Teddy
murmured.
you were someone
She went on her way, but sho was positive she had not made a mistakel
Carper asked suddenly, "Wasn't your husband a doctor,
Mrs Marvis?"
the
"A surgóoh, What has that to do with my holiday!"
Toddy's aunt looked shocked woman said sharply.
at this rudeness. Professor
pression crossing his face.
The man turned to Teddy, "Beat It
There's a taxi it, Miss. outside."
As she hesitated, disliking, in spite of everything, to leave Jake in a mess, the man spoke again, in a rasping voice.
"I'm not going to hurt your something repellent about his packing, she went to the lounge would be like to be married to boy friend! Now, beat it!"
tanky figure and his bald hear,
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE:
and her childhood Both Teddy (Theodors) Haynor
& Dr chum, Hugo Albright, receive strange letters from Smiting, travel agency operator, sollelting their participa tion in a cruise aboard the yacht Golden Gall, Dr Smit- ting teils them it is being privately sponsored by an ecoen- Graham in- irle who prefers to remain unknown. Denis troduces himself to Teddy nd tries to dissuade her from joining the cruise, He reveals that the Golden Gull was the name of a secret society of which her father was the bead. Old Raynor had suspected a double-cross by a member of the society before his death. Graham points out the simi- larity of names and the queer way of selecting passengers make the scheme look sinister.
NOW READ ON
gleaming with perspiration.
"What are you doing aboard?" she asked ungraciously.
Teddy fairly ran out of the leaped into restaurant. Sho the tax she found waiting out- side, and she gave the driver
"You don't sound very of the pier where pleased," Dr Smitting laughed. the location the yacht was docked.
Then she sank back and drew here as sort of conductor of the cruise-to keep you all a deep breath. What on earth amused, and to receive any sug- was the meaning of that extra gestions or complaints. I hope ordinary occurrence? In the first there won't be too many of the place, why had Joke tiled to latter."
her from sailing? Could slop Denis Graham have put
Teddy abruptly turned away, him up
if I can "I think I go sce to it. And who was the man who
had made her escape possible? Had he been following them? Teddy was completely bewider. ed by it all.
"Thank you for calling," Teddy murmured politely.
When
she had shown her guest out she returned to the living-.oom and sank into a chair, frowning in puzzlement.
what under the sun did want?"
ahe
she wondered,
"Come along," he said. "It's all half aloud. That talk about right inside."
surely getting acquainted was Just trumped-up ex
He took her by the arm and, excuse. Yet,
over her protests, firmly guided why had she come?"
her inside. Teddy's thought went round
It was a dingy place, and and round in confusion, coming there seemed to be no one there cown the dock. back again
to the question of except a rother unpleasant- why
the woman had called fooking barman, half sleep be- she found no satisfactory hind the bar. He brightened n trifle at sight of Jake, and acted
but
answer....
During the next two weeks Teddy was busy making pre- parutions for the cruise. In be- tween times she deal of Hugo.
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great
as though he knew him.
"Two beers," said Jake. Ile led Teddy into a smaller com and Practically forced her
you drunk or crazy!" demanded, her face
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room and KAW a
to sit down.
Teddy flushed.
"Neither."
'Stop being a fool! You'll
"That's what I mean to do,"
The afteenth of June anally arrived. The Golden Gull was
to sall at six in the evening.
That morning Hugo phoned make me miss that boat!" Teddy to say that he couldn't
It was a few minutes past six when the taxi drew up at the pier. Teddy pushed some money into the driver's hand. und ran
She saw Hugo pacing nery ously up and down in front of the yacht's gangplank. He look-
help Auntie unpack. See you later, Hugo."
As she started down the com- panion way a man was coming up-a medium-sized, rather thin man.
He stepped aside to let her piss.
"Thank you."*
Teddy nur- mured, then suddenly stopped.
There
something very familiar about him.
was
"Haven't we met before?" she said hesitantly. "I think not
now."
HIS
answer wts a
mumble,
ed very much relieved, and a but Teddy was a most sure she trife angry, when he caught had, heard that voice before. sight of her.
She smiled bightly. "My "What under the sun-" name is Raynor-Theodora Ray said nor." she "Not my fault," breathlessly. "Is Auntie here?"
little jerk When he nodded, she added, with his hear, but he did not re-
Let's get aboard and I'll tell ply. you what happened."
The yacht was slowly backing
keep a tuncheon engagement said Jake. "At seven o'clock you out into the river. Over the they had made as he was held may
up by some last-minute business-
Teddy
He would, he said, meet her on put
the yacht. He sounded
and hung up after only fomebody put you up to it!" Hugo lighted a
conversation.
was
The man måde a
city lay a sort of golden heat Teddy was about.to move on stared at him. "Who mist.
when; spddenly, she remember- You up to this?"
Teddy
drew a long breath, ed where she had beard his "Nobody. "he denied cherr- "Gosh. I'm glad to get away!", voice. She turned back to face
"It's just an idea I had." "I hope we don't regret it.” him.
cigarette and
"Wait a minute," she said Teddy suddenly tried to over- leaned against the rail. There's slowly. "I know where we met. turn the tabio, but again Jake something mighty queer about You are the man who helped me was too quick for her.
it all."
get away from Jake Hatly!" Teddy laughed. "Personally, The man's face remained per I'm ready for a little exclte- fect y blank.
"You've made a mistake, Miss ment."
"Maybe
are-but I've Raynor. I've never seen you be
the afternoon, after the been sent to the boat Juggage had been Aunt Elsie went out to make a
"Listen, Toddy-It's not going farewell call on a friend, and Teddy
left alone. With to do you any good to fight. You nothing much to do. now that can't get out of here until I say
was finished, she 90," hanging heavily on time handa. She was glad when Jake Hally unexpectedly turned up.
the
the packing her
found
He mopped his chubby, per-
"Whew! spiring face.
What a
the
Teddy lapsed into silence, trying to think of some way she could get the better of him.
While she was thinking, n day! You lucky plutocrat, getting man came into the room. In out of town in this weather!" olte of
heat he had his down and I'll get you hat pulled down sa low that she
drink, said could see little of his face. something cold to Teddy.
He sauntered slowly After he had been thus re- the room. As he neared their freshed he said, "I came by to table he suddenly took his hand mk you to take a drive with out of his pocket and pointed a
SIDE GLANCES
across
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you
Changing her mind about un-
rang for the steward. A and small, neat little man with gray hair appeared.
HIS B
Mr Denis
Graham on board?" she asked.
"Yes, miss."
"Ask him
to come here, please if it is con
convenient."
Turner raised an eyebrow. Carper, however, was quită un- perturbed.
"I've often wondered what it
a-er-female writer of fiction," he remarked' smoothly. "Have you been a widow long?"
"My husband died of an in- fection not of me!" Mrs Marvis
answered.
Teddy suppressed
a smile. This was going to be an amus-
Then she sat down to wait. Teddy didn't have to wait long ing table, she thought.
Aunt Elsie thought otherwise, before Denis Graham appeared.A
and
He looked very cool and in-and said so, when the
Teddy and Hugo had gone on maculate in a pongee suit.
deck after dinner.
and
At that moment, Dr Smitting
behind them, came came up answered his question
"Captain Jorkes is not very sociable but he's a first-class sicipper."
feeling that. the Dr Smiling D that evening.
time
"How do you do, Miss Ray- nor?" he said gravely,
The steward says you wish to see my dispensing with tor- malliles, went straight to the point.
Teddy, She said abruptly, "Well, Mr Graham, you weren't successful couldn't bear
your attempt to keep me on second sho e."
slipped away. "So I see." he murmured.
She went up to the boat deck She looked at him intently, and leaned against a leboat, A light "What do you make of it?" she staring out to
breeze blew. It was very scems obvious,"" he pleasant after the heat of the drew a long said, that whoever is behind city, and Teddy this cruise was so determined breath, relaxing. that you should
Suddenly, Hear by come that he
to querulous feminine voice broke assigned this man Parrin shadow you and make sure the silence. there was no slip-up. With things
503.
"I don't like it I want
to
like that happening perhaps you you can understand, now, why I tried to keep you from seiling."
"I still don't see why you know why you insisted that we should interest yourself so par- come on this cruise." ticularly in me," said Teddy tart-
told "I've already
you to ly, “If I choose to have a little leave that to me," A man answered, in a smooth voice, adventure, that's my lookout!"
with a slight English accent.
"But such strange, unattrac- Live
I don't like people! them...." Graham sighed and shrugged. Toddy, hidden from the "If that's your attitude-very speakers
the by
ifcopat, well. At any rate, since you're couldn't realst eavesdropping, here, there seems to be nothing She pricked up her ears. more I can do about it."
For a
moment there "No--nothing." said Teddy silence. Then Teddy heard the She rose, "And now, I and change for dinner....
ne must go
woman speak again.
"You're too tiresome, Cecil! She had changed, and sho and with the Dennams waiting for her aunt were just leaving their us in Venice, you have to drag cabin, when Hugo appeated.
"I've just come from the dining
off on this ghastly cruise!" The Dennams can walt," said saloon," he said. They've put the man, "and it will do you us at a table with John Carper, good to lead a quiet life for a a Professor Turner, and a
Mro Ruth Marvia
me
change."
was
"Cecil, you're hiding some- thing from me-I know it! You have some secret reason"
"Don't be on idiot, Helen-
Aunt Elsie ghéd, "Ta pre- ter to have a table to ourselves" "Not I-I'm feeling sociable, sald Teddy, "Come on let's seo and don't shout," the man cut what
that they're
They
ey found their table paniaus already
in.
com-
"The idea of the cruise ap- seated. During pealed to mo-that's all, Cone dinner. Teddy studied them. on-let's go down and see if
John Carper, the millionaire, was a middle-aged man with a face that might have been
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the lives of the individuals
a leader of the Covenant Stone of Destiny is in Scotland, who form a nation than movement, here gives his t
custodiers should, some materialistic party-machine-
personal views.
dark night, deposit it on controlled politicians will
doorstep of Mr Hector McNell concede until the hard reall- tional feeling, Convenant spon- with a declaration that on his sors have been powerless, partly shoulders as Minister in charge ties of emotion, sentiment it must be conceded because of of Scottish affairs les the Smitting. and national pride break their praiseworthy but essen- immediate responsibility for its through to their conscious- tially vain attempt to keep the future resting place.
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Appeals
"Going to be a dull trip," Stoddard aighed.
He and his wife strolled away, leaving Teddy alone with Dr What's our course?" Toddy Let it not be forgotten that asked, for something to say.
"I don't know." the Socialist Party, till it UIT to Socialists
mean, where The life of a nation is not Tories have borna no truft be obtained office, waxed
not on going?” economics. formulae. cause both parties
know that the subject of legislative de- still don't know.” slogans, catchwords and patter,
the feeling is there so Volution for Sooiland, and since
"What?" and deep down in the heart of while
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"Oh....I sec," said Teddy will close at 11.00 pm, and the Secretary's Office at 11.45 am. eceing Hugo turn into the The Treasurers Compradore Office and the Secretary's Office asa bread of political there
ttle
inconsistency danger of blatant economic clap Scottish national sentiment up- longer matters
In public lite. Smitting." to this heated declars. She burrled to string fi very comfortable
HTT applecart for party politicians, flon by Mr McNeil in 1948: "If catching Huge just as he was these one party của DEN
Tory opponent (Lord leaving it Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton) is If it were attempted to take rentiment upsetting
"I was looking for you." he the 'tamb of Napoleon from party's applecart,
it unwilling to pledge himself to a said. "Been up on the bridge,
to measure of self-government to talking Captain Jorkes. Weeping Wall becomes a different story. Paris, or the
Scotland, he should take
devil!". off Grumpy old
Hugo from Jerusalem, or the Declara-
those who live only on the fused with the cure). Thus Politicians Imagine
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It might have been different the kilt he wears, and not al- looked around. "Let's go where Washington,
Covenant Committee temp to mislead people into wo can talk." natiun concern had the ed. would
rise to a man, no elected to throw the weight of
They went back on dock, to Scottish Labour
M. P.
the stern of the ship, and leaned matter what benefits
up every Home offered
ngalist the rail. in exchange or what to the Right in the Scotstoun have backed
thus make Rule Bill presented
to Parlia
What have you to tell me?" promlees were made of peace by-election and
victory a triumph. and plenty for evermere,
asked. Tory ment this century." policy on salf-government
The Scottisht people either The Scottish Covenant has in Scotland is consistent LI some- Want
ant à measure of acid-govern-
Hugo said grimly. “Ap-
SERVANTS' PASSES -- months given what obtuse and reluctant toa mest or they do not: 1,100,000 parently nobody, not pycn the Servants passes. Will be used to private box holders only, arounds for believing that in such issues as Tosies are gen- have mald that they do on the captalis, knows where we're who are requested to distribute them with discrimination and to the cart of the Scottish pe orally reluctant but usually basis of the Scottish Covenant going Every morning he is endorse theld names on the passos. Holders of such pawes aro plo there remains the, Veniles,-"aco tho daylight eventually); Mr. Mclell can easily test the to get an envelope containing not permitted in the Members Encioare except for presing tion that Scotlandt ang nation the Socialist record is deploe- market by proposing to return the course, for the day."
through on their duties atit must remain in their employer allli dives The great pity has “obing
the Stone to. Westminster.
Hugo heard a noise and atands, been that: against two chat The infuntion today could (be Goodluck to him if hot swung around to Οικογέν
BY ORDER. Will Denis Graham." hertoned poutical machine changed dramaticauy The right; an outraged nation.
BA BLEAP Working wito prevent opportunity has at last action, destroyhle party. It ha la furtate=expremtoni of that și-fim- to test once and for all the real-wyong
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