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HEGIN HERE TODAY
CARLETON KENDRAKE
MILLIGENT GRAVES employer, GEORGE URIMBOLD, tells her he b confession so dictate and warns her against a 'woman in a
·black ermine cost.
Millent leaves the office and sees such a woman, Later alio'finds her purse has been taken and a similar one aubeilluted. In the ala100 she meets latilatio-locking
an of middle age.
Ieturning to the offfee. Mlicent, finde Drimgald dood. in panic bo runho away and register at hotel under an Aumed name. Next day who meets the stranger gain, He tells her his name is JAILVIS HAPP, Happ wenda her to beauty shop where, in spite of her protestá, sho la tranza; formed into a brunei.
hi
tak her horne, Introducing her na Recretary. ROBERT CALSE, LEADD' alpeon, Accuses Millicent of being the girl rough). In the Delingoli murier.
CHAPTER VII
Millirent knew there was no-use- denying Robert Caise's Recusation that she was the girl the pullee were looking for. In the first place, the
photographic evidence was danning.
In the second pinço, she realised that to question the conclusions he ind reached would simply make him more difficult to handle. So she stared steadily at him and said, "Well, what are you going to do about it 7"
He started to say something, then paused as he heard the rattle of the four knob.
"Nothing," he said. "It tight." He turned and wis, apparently, Just leaving the room as Jarvis Happ and Dick Gentry entered.
"Just getting some stuff," he said, keeping his eyes averted from those of Jarvis Happ. "Hope I'm not in- truding 7"
"Not at all," Jarvis Hopp sald, but Millicent noticed there was something nhout his voice that was not entirely cordial certain harshly strained note af suspicion. When she glanced at his face, however, she was able to see nothing in his eyes. His face was
rfect mask.
He indented a small table,
"I think." he said, "you'd better sit there for the present, Mian Grabes, To-morrow I'll purchase a secretarial desk and have it sent up here. Then you can get at things in a businesslikomų- way."
on
Millicent realized that someone had entered her raoin
knocking.
without
She sented herself and the two men lit cigars, Jarvis Happ went Lalking in his smoothly eloquent voice - ynice which seemed no certain of a relief to have something on Monte Carlu, Europe? How would itself, so soothing to tired eardrums, which I could concentrate. Would you you like to get your gowns in Puris "Dick and 1," he said, "each put in mind very much if I started looking spend your winters In the south? $5,000 capital and started speculnt- things over to-night?" ing in stocks. I may as well confess
How would you like to really live in- to you that we were selling stocks yourself, If you're going to start
"Not at all," Happ soul. "Sult stead of managing to barely exist?" short. I see nothing whatever wrong working you might prefer to
"Are you," she asked with a sneer, with that type of business transaction. them into your own room."
take "proposing marriage to me?" However, of late there Bas been u
Giuntry's eyes ullil over her fenturea certain public sentiment against it.
up the suitense and said, "It would in the swell places of the world, nee
"When one realizes that commodi tles are going down, there is no sane reason why he shouldn't capitalize upon that knowledge. Moreover, were it not for the go called 'short' sales, the market would span pyramid itself up to such a frenzied peak of hysteria that when a crash came, as it would be bound to do sooner or Inter, the entire luvestment structure of the country would be jarred to its foundations.
"However, the fact remains that our speculations were very profitable.j Dick has been handling the business end of the venture, We've taken a great dent of_manes out, and there's. will large amount in undistributed profits, Sume of this we have put into a manufacturing business which has been one of the few manufactur- ing businesses to show a profit du ing the present period. I telephoned Dick this evening and asked him to bring all of the books and data which he has, and turn them over to you."
Jarvis Happ nodded toward a suit- ense in the corner.
"They're all there," Geatry said, ansiling.
"I think," she said, "that I would," ns a woman's singers slide over a pair "Go ahend," he told her,
of silk hose she la contemplating buy-
She started for the door, but Dickins Gentry gained her side in two swift
trifes.
"Permit my," he said, "to carry the suitcase for you. It's heavy."
The suitcase was indeed heavy, and she surrendered it to him with al smile, leading the way down the corridor to her room. She opened the door. Gentry stepped in swiftly after her, dropped the suitense on the flour, and kicked the door. ahut.
"Listen," he said, "how did Jarvis happen to pick you up?",
She faced in defiantly.
might," he said, at that. It's
an iden,
"Are yła Prazy," she asked, "or drunk, or both?"
4
He looked down at the suitcase and laughed.
a," he said, "until you told me that "You didn't have me bathered at you'd worked for certified public accountant. Now I know what's go- ing to happen, and we may as well have an understanding now us later."
Which is 7" he asked, making an- other ineffectual attempt to free her- self from his arms which circled her pressed closely against his, although waist in a light grip, holding her hips he made no effort to pull her face closer to his, but seemed content to inok down at her in contemplative
me after having made an investiga Mr. Hopp," she said, "employed them of my references, if that's what you mean. I assure you there was nothing of the pick-up about it."
"I didn't mean that," he said. "I appraisal. wanted to know how he happened to Retouch in the asked, "that
"Don't you think,"
it would be better to as Mr. Happ about that?"
"No, I'm asking you."
"Very well, Mr. Gentry. Under those circumstances I will speak to Mr. Happ and ask him to answer your question,
Millicent met his eyes and realized Komething of the mnu's vital force. obstacle-a man who went after what duar nui Gentry grabbed her shoulder, flere was a man who smashed through. She moved as though to open the he wanted, and was never satisfied pustit her back from the door, then realized, watching her strangely, with halfway measures. Ife was, she suddenly shot an arm buat her
waist, held her close to him. "Inst whit," she asked, "do you She pushed at his chest with her wish me to do?"
hands.
"I want you to take all the data: that's in there," Mr. flapp sald, and open a set of books."
When shall I start?" "As soon he you conveniently can," ho said, "You can open a set of books all right?"
"Oh yes," she said, "I'm experi- enced as a bookkeeper. I worked in the office of a certified accountant for more than two years."
Gentry removed the cigar from his Ups, stared thoughtfully at the smoke which curled upward from the end.
"Now wait a minute, sister," he said, "don't get exelted. I'm not trying to pull anything funny."
She realized that she was helpigan, and simply quit struggling, staring up at him with her faeu a cold mask. When you have quite fluished," she said, "with your caveman tactles, per- hape you'll
Oh dama It!" he said. "You're going to find it out within another 24 run
hours, and I don't want you and blah to Jarvis Happ. You won't he looking at those bool very long before you'll realize that you can maks me do anything you want. You see, f'ns.
He was interrupted by a knock at
bin, turned and twisted the knob of the door,
the door.
Abruptly, he pushed her away from
Jarvis Happ was standing on the threshold. His eyes were cold.
"I was just wondering," he said, with suave urbanity, "if you had found, the room all right?
"Oh yes, I found it all right," Gentry said, "and was just giving Miss Grabes some instructions in re gard to opening the books,"
The door closed.
Millicent Graves funsjed toward the Buitense, curiosity Alling her mind, determined that she would find out last what Dick Gentry had meant.
Was it possible that
...7
He turned and flung a meaning lanes over his shoulder as he stepped out into the corridor. "Remember he said, "what I told you. Think it "Forget it," he told her roughly, over carefully when you start to open That's not what I'm after. Use the set of books." your head, you little fool."
She saw that his eyes drifted un easily toward the door.
"Listen," he anid, "there's no ren- "Jarvis," he said slowly, "let's not this thing.
son why you can't be sitting pretty rush into this thing too hastily.
Do you understand?" Frankly, I'm not in favour of opening
"What do you mean?" up a set of books on this thing. if you're a girl who's had a bit of "You're not a fool," he said, "and You've gat commitments and so have
I'd prefer to keep this as a little understand that it's a life that doesn't xperience working for a living you informal partnership."
Jarvis lapp shook his head and living. I grant you that, but that's all. get you any place. You can make a said. "The deal's too big, Dick. You'll put in all of your youth slaving We're going to get in trouble with the over a typewriter somewhere, and as charge of the income tax people and you know it." Gentry sighed. "If it wasn't for the damned income tax," he said, "We'd be sliting pretty on this thing,
Happ's gesture with his cigar was one of impatient dismissal.
I.
"But," he said, "there is an income tax, so why it here and waste time talking about what wo would do it thero wasn't an income tax?"
Gentry nodded slowly,
"When can you start on the books t asked Jarvis Happ.
"Right now," Millicent and, and, pushing back her chair, moved over toward the suitcase.
Gentry made a quick motion as though to stop her, then sat back and laughed.
Well," he said, "that's commend ablo zeal."
"No." Happ said, "not to-night, Miss Grabes, You've had a strend ous day,"
Milllcont shook her head, picked
Her thoughts were interrupted by realized that someone had entered her the click of the door catch, Sho room without knocking.
(To Be Continued.)
The Rov. N. V. Halward, Priest-in- soon as your youth has gone you'll Anglican Church, is proceeding Home Kowloon Tong. find that you're crowded into the back-on leave on Friday, May 10. "During ground by a erop of younger girls in absence, the Rev. L L. Nash with mare pop, more beauty, and more Chaplain of the Diocesan Boya vitality, who can stand the gaff and School, and Mr. George She will look. into a corner zome where, get a lot in connection with Church matters. keep smiling. You'll get shoved back after the welfare of the congregation of gray haire, and wind up by, being
Wind up by being a woman who has lived her own life and been true to herself," she interrupted him, "If you don't like the way I'm living my life, you can kindly let ma
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"You still don't get me," he said. "You're young, you're beautiful: How got the beauty to attract men7 would you like to travel while you've How'd you like to take long ocean trips where you were thrown into con tact with men of money and influence, where they would have to'ribtice your beauty? How would you like to take
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