1933-09-23

THE HO

TELEGRAPH SATURDAY SEPTEMBER

For the LOVE of EVE by Lucy Walling

CHAPTER XXIX

mous faith In the Issue. Charles, must not; get an inkling of this, nervous. It was just 12 o'clock. the oflen boy, had Instructions situation,

Eve hurried out of the building to | and German newspaper corres- After that first ovoning when from Eve to wait at the corner "I'll be in this noon to cover my keep her appointment with Dick pondents, and an adjournment Miss McElhinney Joined Eve and each day unill the stock edition interest," she promised.

She would have to wait until later was called. Immediately after- Dick on the porch she reappeared nowspapers minde. their appearanco

to talk to Arlore.

warda, to allow Van der Lubbo to every time they ant out of doors.and then to bring her a copy with- No doubt he was curious about store were decorated with apple Herr Stomps, sent by the prison- Barnes looked at her quizzically. The front windows of Bixby's consuit with the Dutch advocato "My name is Dorothy," she con- out delay. Arlene, tense and ner-what had happened, Eve thought blossoms and there was a displayer's family act in his behalf. fided one evening, "but I wish you'd yous, could scarcely wait until but so long as she did her work of house and garden frocks, porch call me Dottio."*

Eve handed the paper to her. Be satisfactorily she did not feel that furniture and picnic equipment. sistance yesterday.

Van der Lubbe refused tognl as- "Nover" Eve told herself say cause of Mona Allen, the two girls she owed him any information con- But Eve felt none of the urge of ugely. "I suppose the next thing had to assure a nonchalance they cerning her personal alfairs. she'll want to call my husband by by no means felt.

Immediately she tried to concen- the spring time. She hurried life given name. I like her nervo!"

Now Atlas Coupler was down 18 trate on Barnes' plan for a Juns across the square, oblivious of all And sure enough, before long points and Eve wondered what campaign featuring sports goods. passers-by. In another minute she Miss McElhinney did assume that would happen next. Each time it He was talking about improvising must face Dick and ask him to give privilege.

dropped Arlene figured her loss in a log cabin on the third floor and her $200. Yet her plans were not But Eve found. Miss Leeds, who-terms of what she would have pur- having Mrs. Penney paint the how to plunge into all the explana- formulated and she scarcely knew shared the third floor apartment chased had she not invested her scenery. "Heavens, thought Eve,

tions that would be necessary. with Miss McElhinney, most agree money.

"where will I get that $2007":

able company. Miss Leeds seemed "There goca that Agnos hat I When the conference was over Sho entered the revolving door

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to have little time and doveted most of her evenings to work she had brought home from school or ulse to study.

"She's exactly the sort of person who should be. Instructing chil- dren," Eve told Dick. "She takes herself and hor work seriously but at the same time sho has a sense of humour. I like her."

For several yours Dick had sub- scribed to a magazine devoted to pictures and stories of foreign landa. He offered to lend Miss Leeds his file of back coples and who was delighted.

"Always the bitter with the sweet, the thorn with the rose!" said Eve ano night when she and Dick had folded their steamer chairs and gone upstairs to their 100ma. "How happy we could be at the office if it were not for Mona Allon. And how happy our ove- nings at home would be if it were not for Dorothy McElhinney."

She was to remember that little apeech a long, long time and to look back on those evenings that had been comparatively free from worry. Atlas Coupler, the stock Eve had bought, was being dia- cussed generally now by those in- terested in the market and was highly recommended as an invest- ment.

"I'm walking on air these days!" sald Arlene. Eve felt similarly cinted..

And then Atlas Coupler began to recede. The first day's slump of two points did not disturb Eve. Why, she thought, Pure Soap, Inc., had done that often in the short tima she had had her holding. Even four days of decline did not frighten her because she had enor-

craved" she said first. Then, "There goes that now three-quarter length. lapin coat I counted on." Lator, "My word, I've lost my trip to Georgian Bay to-day." And finally, "Gracious, I've lost a year's supply of shoes! I'll have to come to the store dressed like a native of Borneo."

Eve was glad Arlone took her losses so good-naturedly. She felt responsible. Atlas Coupler would surely recover within a few days, she felt, and then her fears would prove themselves groundless,

or. Eve was in conference with But Atlas Coupler did not recov

Earle Barnes at 10 o'clock one morning the following week, The advertising manager's telephone rang and, with a frown of annoy ance, he lifted the receiver and elipped a brief "yea?"

"It's for you," he said, handing the instrument to Eve.

The allegation that the prison authorities had retained a letter from Van der Lubbe's family which concerned steps being taken for his defonce, was read by this prosecutor from a Dutch news- it was believed that In conse paper. The newspaper added that

quence of the prison authorities'. action, the Van der Lubbe family had appealed directly to Presi- dent Von Hindenburg, who had questioned the prisoner personal-

Eve departed, hoping she had of the bank. And then she saw missed no details of Barnes' plan. him! Dick's, face lighted with a He sounded the buzzer for Arlene glad smile but Eve's froze in who passed Evo as she was leaving horror. It was not because he was ly the oflice. The two girls exchang-smoking his old briar pipe in a Van der Lubbe, when question- ed stricken glances and Arlene nonchalant manner. Here, in the ed by the Court President, em- raised her eyes upward.

midst of hurrying, well-groomed phatically declared that he had

Eve hurried to her desk tele- men and women, Dick had the received no letter, adding that he phone and called Dick's numbar. temerity to be wearing his old supposed the letter was in the she had no reserve fund; her mon-louch hat, baggy trousers and prison. by was all invested in Atlas Coup-blue flannel shirt. And his cont Question of Sanity. ler. She had even borrowed from bad a streak of paint on one The demeanour of Van dar her mother. There was no time to sleeve. What was more, he seem- Lubbe was so. Inane during the wire to Kate Boyless for more and,ed entirely unconscious of his besides, telegrams frightened the shocking appearance and was com- by solicitous inquiries from kindly family and were always followed ing toward her.

but curious neighbours.

come down town and meet me at "Dick," Eve begged, "ean you the City Bank at noon? It's very important."

I'll be waiting for you in the lobby," he answered briefly.

Dick must be busy, Eve thought. "Sloan and Sanford Company Perhaps there was some one with speaking." boomed a stern, mascu-him or he would have said. more. line velce. "Atlas Coupler has But she know he would not fall reached a new low and to all ap- her. Dear Dick; How had she pearances is going lower. We managed to get along without him? must be in position to know that you will-cover your interest or we shall be obliged to make other dis- position of the stock."

Arlene finally reappeared with her notebook and pencil. "I' never be able to read these hiero- glyphics," she said as she sat down at her typewriter to transcribe the notes. Barnes is in a hurry for these letters and I'm as nervous as

Eve's face blanched to the lips. Barnes must have heard, because the voice over the wire carried saa cat! I'll see you later." clearly.

"Why-why!" she stammered. "What do you advise me to do?"

"If we can rely on you to send your cheque for $200 within the next 24 hours we can keep you on our books. Otherwise we will have to sell your holdings, which will mean a total lose to you."

Eve thought rapidly. Barnes

NEW FALL GOODS FOR GENTS

& LADIES.

"I didn't dream you'd come down "Dick!" Evo reproached him. in those old clothes!"

"Well," he said easily, "there didn't wear my tuxedo to work: was concreto to pour to-day so I Any how I didn't have time to go

home to change.”

(To Be Continued).

LEIPZIG TRIAL

DUTCH PRISONER MAD OR ACTING? LETTER SEIZURE STORY

progress of his examination in the dock vesterday, that a mental

declared that the prisoner appear- specialist was called in to testify as to his sanity. The specialist ed to be 'normal, though he was- not propared to assert whether natural or a consummate plece of Van der Lubbe'a behaviour was acting.

The President of the Supreme Court at the continuation of the hearing to-day, sald that Van der Lubbe's outbursts of laughter yès- terday suggested Insanity.

The specialist revealed that the prisoner bad commenced hun- gor strike while he was in pri Bon in an attempt to expedite the trial, but that he had desisted after a short time.

Proceedings were enlivened Leipzig, Sept. 22. somewhat by a declaration made. Allegations that the Nazi au by the Police President of Breslau, thorities prevented mail reaching which denie atatement contain- Evo gathered up several sheets the Dutch youth, Van der Lubbe, ed in the anti-Nazi "Brown Book" of copy paper and a peach and who is charged with treason in recently published in London and then went to the sports goods de connexion with the burning of the which charged the Nazis them- partment to lay plans for the June Reichstag, were heard in the salves with setting fire to the campaign. When she returned Supreme Court here to-day; and Rolchstag. The "Brown Book" Barnes was standing at Arlene's It was alleged that President Von alleged, he said, that he had head- desk, taking up the letters as rap- Hindenburg himself had questioned the party of incendiarists. idly as she transcribed them ed the prisoner in the matter. He explained that he was at Glel- Poor Arlene! That act in itself The incident caused a sensation witz, during the whole time the was enough to make a stenographer in the court, packed with foreign are was burning.--Router.

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