Evening Star Newspaper, June 29, 1933, Page 24

Lansburghs HO CONNECTION WITH ANY OTHER WASHINGTON STORE ™, 8™ end § Box of Lux With Every Purchase Monday’s Price $1 Pair! THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, W The White Codkatoo by Mignon G. Eberhart’ ” SYNOPSIS: James Sundean cannot si off a feelinf of foreboding that assails upon arrival at his hotel in Arme; uth- ern France. Perhaps it is the howling north wind, which shakes the. house. Perhaps it is Lovscheim, the proprietor. Perhaps 1t is the paucity of guests—taere are only three: Mrs. Felicia Byng of Omaha. Father Robart, a red-haired priest, and an interesting Amer- ican girl named 'Sue Tally. Sundean is nervous but not surprised when Miss Tally bursts into his room at midnight to take refuge from an abductor; he has calmed her when there is a sudden loud crash. CHAPTER V. SUNDEAN'S ERRAND. Y frightened visitor half rose; we were silent a moment. Then the noise recurred, and we relaxed. It was a shutter banging in the increasing wind. “Yes, I've just come from Russia,” I went on. n old friend of mine, and I arranged to meet here for a trip through Southern Spain. I'm a week ahead of time.” ‘The girl nodded, and after a moment “What do you think of the isn't it? The handful of guests must rattle around like so many peanuts.” | “We do rather rattle around. Especial- ly when the Summer staff is dismissed. | Just now there are only the cook, one | porter and one maid, the manager, and | Mme. Lovschiem, his wife. And you | and Mrs. Byng and a priest, And my- | self. of course. It is very quiet and lonely in the Winter.” I must have looked a question, for she added: “I have been here about a year. You see—my mother was il and died here. Mme. Lovschiem and her husband have been very kind to me and to my mother.” As if she wished to change the sub- ject, she told me about the hotel. | It has been, she said, an old and| very elegant family residence before be- ing bought from its noble owners, and | | converted into a tourist hotel scme | , | sword. Her bright head was bent. Her | yearsbefore. f course, Your Choice she said, “it has been Oxford or Rimless changed from time to time, decorations renewed. There is a private salon next door that has the original old satin brocade on the walls. The room is seldors_opened, but you might like to see it. There’s a plano in it, as big as a barn, on which a long-ago Pope is said to have sung a mass. I doubt that— Thowev I made a sound of agreement, and she went on swiftly: “There’s a story about ,these old clocks, too; that they were bought in preparation for a visit from Napoleon. He liked clocks, you know; but I doubt | that one, too. Even the most passion- ate clock lover wouldn't want half a hundred of them. Oh, you have the sword clock. It’s the only one in the | house.” Her pink finger touched the little sword and slid it gently out of the bronze soldier's grasp. I must have looked surprised, for she laughed for the first time and flourished it. idn't | you know it was loose? It's sharp, too.” She ran her finger tips along the edge. “Like a dagger.” She stood there touching the toy velvet coat was buttoned as tight as a| basque to her chin, its skirt fitted her slender waist and hips and then flared | long and full. Something to my aston- | ishment, I heard myself saying: | “I want to help you. Won't you let | me?” She replaced the little sword slowly. | After a time—probably only a few sec- | onds—she went on grave.y: | “Perhaps I'd better tell you what| happened tonight. It must have been around 10 o'cleck when I went out I| was restless and wanted to walk in the | wind & little before trying to go t sleep. I often take walks in the ev : there’s never been any danger at all. “Tonight a car passi~g me stopped. | A man got out. I startcd to walk away, but he caught me. He tied something over my mouth and around my wrists and put me in the back seat of the| car. He was hurried and I think Glasses—Complete D. C, THURSDAY, frightened at what he was doing, and, of course, I struggled. “Then he got into the front seat and drove and drove and drove. I thought|I we were miles from Armene. I was in & panic, naturally, but I worked so frantically that I got my hands loose and the scarf from my face. It must have been more than an hour that he drove. Finally he stopped.” She stopped, too, and took a long breath. “I had planned what I would do. As he got out of thefront seat, I got out of the back seat, on the orponce side, and ran. The wind was blowing, and it was dark, and he didn't hear me open the door, and it was a moment before he found I was not there. JUNE 29, 1933. “Then I saw a light, and it was the light at the entrance of the hotel. I didn’t stop to think how strange it was, just ran. The gate was locked, of course; but I knew the way in. He was after me.” Something must have come from my throat then, for she stopped, gave me look, and then went on. e _could see me under the small light. He was so close, and there was no light in the hotel, and he, too, knew the way into the court. Then I saw your light. I ran intc the shadow and up the stairway. I think he wasted time looking in the courtyard for me. “I don't think he heard me call to the wind was too loud. But I'm “It wasn't Lovschiem?” “Oh, no!” she cried. “It wasn't Lov- schiem. He is so—fat, you know. This man wasn't fat.” I sald that the fellow ought to be killed. T believe I said I would enjoy the job of doing it. 've troubled you enough,” she sajd. thank you. Now I'm going® “pu. wait. Look here. Are you si | | you'll be safe? I can't let this.” you go “I'm quite all right. T walks on the bidgs” auim st 'oigrh anyway. And there’s no need to call madame. Il lock my door.” An ex« me;z‘ ol!( con:}clzmnuon crossed her ace. “My key,” she said. “I lef on Itille‘&oalrtd in the lobbyf'e el “T’ . What number i “Nineteen. But-—" o “Don’t leave until I return.” Sundean stumbles, tomol A terrible object in the hnl.lw:‘y‘;' i Lansburghs 7th, 8th and E The Kiddies Are Safe With Our “Fireworks 120 Golden Sparklers, 29¢ Showers of golden sparks that neither burn nor sting. 12 cartons of 10 sparklers each. 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