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MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1984.
The ROMANTIC RUNAWAY
BEGIN HERE TO-DAY FARLITO, handsome youth, become a fuxlive when he fees from Florida to Cabe with BEAU and LOTTIE two thieves, follow.
so many in all my life! They're men. swell, aren't they?"
Pablito had wandered to the A moment Inter she went on, wide doorway leading Into the "And do you notice the way the narrow street. He turned sudden
smells 7"
ink aangerade Party at the home of lich JIM FIELD. Benu has killed TED JEFFRIES,oarth one of wld's guests, and, stolen the Jeffries paaris, Pabille does not know this, or that he himself in accused of the crime. Is be
KATHARINE HAVILAND-TAYLOR
"La Mirasol, Senar," the driver, and n tiled floor. There were repeated. The ear leaned toward toothpicks in a blue ginss near on the yellow onk Pablito na he set one foot on the the register
A vano in which Havana's swent roses were mercilessly stop but righted itself when ha desk. Lottle sniffed] ly and moved to Beau's side. "I'm was inside. Then they were off-owded stood close to a tray of
The car sped through the
aircola deeply and Pablito, following her going out for a while," he said.
"Are you dead
amazes and terrifies newcomers to antly-coloured chromo of the Vir back of the desk with n flamboy- belleves incorrectly) that a blow from ha apirit to be a little quieted. Cuba, Beau asked manure about that?" with that apoed, which always ink-spattering pons. On the wall
example, found the turmoil of his
Bavana, taking sharp corners on two wheels, bearing down menue- gin and Child with an advertising ingly upon other cars and then poster near by. Between these. stopping abruptly just as colilalon fastened to the wall by pins that seemed inevitable. Once stopped, had grown rusty, were unclaimed Some of them had been it seemed to throb Impatiently until letters. the way was again clear.
there 10 years; others only eight, four or two.
Bath killed a man and that this faet exiler
Joves and who loves him.
In Cuba he hope to meet NORRIS NOYES, to a fugitive, wanted for a erini yerA before.
him forever from ESTELLY FIELD whom he
who befrienden Pablito sa archild. Noyes
there.
.
he thought, was a wonderful land. "Yes. You can't stop me and How Estelle would love all this it will go hard with you if you Pablito, thinking this, drew away try.
Lottie. She sat, hurt and Oh, In that so? Say, you
"I don't mean MARCIA TREADWAY knows Fabitte is la-chilled. But with time, she de-needn't get so ogly."
to be ugly, but nocent but feats seandal if she tells the trath.cided, she could win him. She Nhe goes to ilavana, hoping to find Pablito would work for that and nothing I'm going to go where I please."
"Try to give us the slip." Benu
The walls that so often rone Meanwhile SIR AUBREY, tited Phil CRO
Pablito waited. The proprietor She turned to Beau then and threatened, "and you'll wish you man and Pablito's father, begins a search for
lald her head on his shoulder, hadn't. Seo? And we can do it, abruptly from the narrow streets his son.
a look of age and of utter was occupied with the cutting of know had Beau alipped an arm around her, too! Me and Lottlo, we
solidity. Once Pablito saw a girl his finger nails. "Senor, but a he said. Pablito patted her upper arm and yawned, how."
Pablito nodded shortly and turn-leaning over a grilled iron balus-short moment,"
trade and bolow her a man, his waited longer. widely.
Snatches of song Then the man moved toward
CHAPTER XVII
•
The ancient automobile moved
She'd get. Pablito, Lottie vowed ed toward the door. forward in a manner suggesting again, her head on Beau's shoul-
head liftedot in themselves him and Pablito, in a voice that the gait of a startled jack-rabbit.
Outside Havann was breathing came to him, "How long will it take to reach [der. She closed her eyes then to
less quickly than it did by day: A but with Havana?" Pablito asked Pedro,ay an intense prayer.
breeze from the water fluttered the soft blackness of the night, by tentions, described Norris Noyes. the driver.
Bent engaged rooms for the trio those awnings that had not been that marvellous stage setting which The proprietorshook his An unusually severe jolt pre-at La Florida, a hotel in the old raised at nightfall, and groups of is Havana and by the city's per-solemnly and called his daughter. vented on immediate answer. Then Pedro turned, smiling and and crowded section of Havana, young Cubans stood here and there vasive feeling of light-hearted, Marin, who came running from
facing the narrow and famous on the narrow pavement, swinging thrillingly romantic happiness.
"If one were even half happy letting the car take its course. street of small shops that is known canes or leaning on them, staring
adven- it would charm" Pablilo thought as Obispo. Lottie went to her lazily and awaiting "the
hand
Into
room at once and Beau, seemingly ture.
་ ་
Here
heavily.
If nothing happened to the Interior of the vehicle, Pedra anid, if they did not hit anything and God being wholly at ease and only easually Large, handsome motor cars
La Mirasol proved to be a lawdry willing, they should reach Havana interested, settled in deep, followed ramshackle ands.
near the docks where in four hours or less.
leather-covered chair in the lobby and there above heaped stones or hostelry Renu, looking more frightened to look over the situation." molded concrete Pablito, walking, bounes and buildings thinned to thap at any time before, groaned
Two Americans sut near him, saw the foliage of some trople tree present a much less picturesque aloud and petitioned
cleaner or thick-trunked, big-leafed vine. effect and where the salt water heaven for talking of "the vacuum
any erept into the night air, leaving it help. He did
not imagined that not know what
They rolled their thickHe had game. Pedro had said. He only knew this cigars from
one side of their land so close to the states could damp. Pablito told the chauffeur to the other and mouths was "one helluva ride."
their seen so far from it. so entrancing-to wait for him and went into the Lottie, sitting between Beau and voices rose offensively loud. ly foreign and so pulsing, with a place.
He found himself in a big room Pablito, slipped her
Benu wholly Latin gaiety. But the soft- None of Field's frienda, Palto's. He let it rest there: realized as he had before, were neas of the air, the laughter he with a high ceiling, stucco walk The more he saw of the giri the at all likely to
They heard and the inviting glances come here. more he pitled her. Moreover he would choose hotels where the from deep brown eyes only mocked was lonely. Al length her hend poorest food in Havana is eorved him.
He reached the edge of the dropped to his shoulder, bouncing condescendingly and at the largest up again at every jolt in the road. prices. Yes, he and Lottie and Parque Central and here signalled Pablito slipped his arm around her Pablito were anfe! Comfortable the driver of an automobile that shoulders.
and free from anxiety, he let his be judged to be for hire. The "You're one of us now," she mind wander. He Imagined Lot-automobile had ince curtains told him.
tie could in less than 10 minutes its windows, lace on the backs of Vase holding remove from the vacuum cleaner the seats and a salesmen their gold cigar cutters amazingly red paper flowers, "Haney, look at the stars," Lot-and lighters. He smiled a little, "La Mirasol." Pablito ordered, the said suddenly, "I never seen his eyes on the unsuspecting sales- stepping in.
.
"I guess I am." he agreed mis ernbly.
at
hend
the kitchen. She heard the tale and shook her head also. No, they had seen. no such gentleman. And God knew them to be speaking the truth.
American Maria had an never for-
They had had few guests that season. excellent memory and get those whom she saw. No, no! They had seen no such gentleman.
the Pablito forget caution and asked
Again for Noyes by unme heads shook. Maria opened the thick register, displaying ita grimy (Continued on Page 10.)
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