Evening Star Newspaper, September 12, 1935, Page 26

FEATHER INHE JULIE ANNE MOORE SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING INSTALL- MENTS. Ann Rogers and Rita Manley. Elmville #choolmates and then college mates, pass civil service tests for Pederal jobs and go to Washington. They are met there by Bill Hudson, whom Rita had met two years earlier in New York just as his paper had made him its Washington correspondent He stops at the Globe office to pick up Mollie Winslow. who does a column that 1s syndicated and with whom the girls are 0 stay until they find quarters. Just be- fore Bill appears Mollie’s phone rings an a_high-pitched voice tells her Fuhrman Wells, Senator Runbrecker's secretary, is Iying murdered in the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial. As she hangs up she sees Wells at the door. but does not Instead she asks him to her Selma Run- apartment that evening. brecker, the Senator’'s daughter. and Ci ]‘ almr, a Department of Justice mi have preceded them to Mollie'’s home. After a buffet supper they prepare to g0 to the airport for the arrival of Lee Monday, Bill's friend. who is making a blind flight irom the Pacific Coast. Wells not having arrived. Mollle is teiling them of the mysterious murder phone message when Wells appears suddenly and asks. ‘“Could vou swear that voice did not belong to some one now in this room?” A wail comes from Selma as he turns and leaves. Returning from the airport, Bill and Ann find Mollie gone on a hurried trip to New York. During a bantering scuffie Ann falls, Bill lifts her to a couch and seems about 1o kiss her, then suddenly says good ight. INSTALLMENT IIL T WAS a distinguished committee that waited in the small room of the airport terminal to formally congratulate Lee Monday upon his achievement. Senator Runbrecker had been invited because he was al- ways Invited to all affairs related to aviation. There was nothing surpris- ing in this, for the Senator was & large stockholder in one of the coun- try's largest air transport companies and in the Senate he had convincingly demonstrated that he was not only the champion of his own interests, but of aviation in general. Lee Monday's flight had effectively advertised the fact that poor visibility was no longer a hazard in air travel, and the Sen- ator’s company had helped to finance Monday's venture. When the young fiyer, whose fame rested not so much on his accom- plishments In flying as upon his re- puted wealth, entered the room, hel- met and goggles swinging in one hand, wide grins spread on the faces of the dignified, immaculately dressed men who faced him. They saw a young man in leather coat, whipcord breeches and leather puttees who was still in his early twenties, and who, while not as tall as the average, was slim and straight—and eager despite his 15- hour fiight across the continent in a sealed cockpit. But what amused them was the curious effect created by a combina- tion of grease and oil that almost en- tirely covered his boyish face from his not very prominent chin to the border of his definitely red. curly hair. He reminded Senator Runbrecker of a youngster who has just been hit be- tween the eyes with a big, juicy mud pie. “Sorry I haven't had a chance to clean up, gentlemen,” Lee said, smil- ing. He shook hands with all of them and stood back, erect, attentive, but obviously fatigued, to hear them speak WooODWARD & LoTHROP Prone DistricT 5300 RHAT their pleces. He had been through this many times. | A cabinet member spoke, briefly, in a low voice. Senator Runbrecker grew oratorical in his praise of this “inval- uable and revolutionizing contribution to aviation.” A Southern Congress- man named MacMillan restricted him- self to a merited compliment. | Lee Monday's response was one of | the shortest on record. He said, pleas- antly: | “Thank you. gentlemen,” and, shak- | ing hands all around again, he slipped out of the room. On arrival at his charming estate | just on the Virginia side of the Poto- | mac, Senator Runbrecker found his | anemic son slipping a cocktail in the | library. Deane Runbrecker was 23, much too heavy for his height, and as flabby of character as he was of physique. Deane held his glass aloft in a| shaking hand. “Better take a look | at the Princess, guv'nor,” he said with a foolish grin. “Wouldn't be sur- prised if some culprit's taken advan- tage of her so-called innocence.” Disgust written on his heavy fea- | tures, the Senator made his way up | the broad, winding stairs and into his daughter’s room. Selma was lying across the bed, but she looked up smiling as her father entered and held up & drooping hand to be kissed. “Father,” she said, “I want you to | do me a favor—a big one—one that | will make me happier than anything | else youcould do . .. Will you?” Senator Runbrecker patted her hand. | “Anything that adds to your happi- ness adds to mine. You know that. | Of course I promise.” | | Selma blurted out, “I want you to | discharge Fuhrman Wells!” | | Her father's eyes widened. “You | want—— You don't know what you're saying. Discharge Fuhrman? Dis- charge—" He rose suddenly amrd| paced the floor, presently coming back | | to demand, “Whatever made you ask | such a thing?” | Selma’s face was buried in a pillow | now and her muffled voice came out | | sobbingly: “L can’t t-tell you . . . If| | T told you—you—you would want to | k-kill him!” | Ann opened her eyes, stared at the | | ceiling for a time, and sat up. She | had dropped on the couch for a mo- | ! ment after Bill's departure and—well. that was the last she knew until now. She had a feeling that she had been here for hours, but her watch disputed | this. Not 30 minutes ago Bill Hud- son had been kneeling here—by the couch—bending over her. It both amused and puzzied her to remember the abrupt change that had come over | him. One moment the eager lover, | the next—zip!—"T'll be seeing you.” | Her thoughts ran on and her faint smile faded when she recalled Bill's parting gesture, a finger pointing to the metal K on the panel of the door. And then she knew what had roused | her from a sleep which, undisturbed, | would doubtless have continued for 10T 1™ F AND G STREETS Semi-Annual One-Day Values On _Sale Friday Only Stubpio CoOucH 329 Comfortable, well-built Studio Couch with two innerspring mattresses. Attractively covered in rust, blue or green frizette with rope piping in contrasting colors. Makes double bed, or divides to make two single beds. storage space in lower section. BEDDING, SIxTH FLOOR. FINE PERSIAN SAROUK RUGS On _Sale Friday Only Persian Sarouk Rugs are noted for their fine textures, deep pile and extreme beauty. These are fine Persian Sarouk rugs in every detail in a convenient scatter rug size that use in your home. Deep, rch backgrounds of rose, red and wine with f;rs of dark blue, light blue, gold and tan. you will surely complementary top col OnriznraL Rucs, Frrre FLoOR. | over a chair. | at the neck. | triumphant march from the plane to | | the terminal at the airport tonight,! | T was sitting on Bill Hudson's should- | | —and THE EVENING ST many hours. It was a gentle but persistent knocking on the hall door. Quickly she looked around to see if Bill had forgotten something, then remembered that Rita had not come in. But when she opened the door it was not Rita standing in the hall, but a red-headed young man Wearing a topcoat several sizes too large for him. “I'm sorry,” he said, instantly, and bent forward a little to stare at the letter on the door. His boyish face was puzzled as he looked down at Ann again. “That’s funny. Bill Hudson told me—" “This is the right place, Mr. Mon- day,” Ann said, smiling. She tried to rouse herself. “This is the address Bill gave you, but he didn't expect you until tomorrow afternoon.” “Oh, I see.” But she knew that he didn’t see, that he was groping around in a brain as foggy as her own travel- tired one for an explanation that very likely involved a girl's presence in what he believed to be Bill's apart- ment. She remembered what he had been through then, an experience immeas- urably more tiring than her comfort- able ride on the train. She stepped back and pushed the door wide open. “Come on in and sit- down, Mr. Mc ciny." she invited as pleasantly as she “could. “It's quite a long story and we're both fagged out.” Lee Monday stepped into the room, but his hazel eyes did not leave hers. “Say—7I've met you somewhere, haven't I?” “Have you®” Ann smiled a she led the way.to the couch. “It would be much nicer to be told than asked.” Still studying her face, Lee got out of the oversize topcoat and threw it “I can stay only a few minutes,” he said. “I'm about all in.” “You may as well be comfortable while you're here,” Ann replied. She was looking at. the heavy leather coat. Lee nodded agreement and took off the leather coat. Under it he was wearing a khaki shirt, unbuttoned Ann was occupying the exact cen- ter of the couch. Lee had no choice but to sit near her. He shoved his legs out and sighed, comfortably. “This is something like,” he grin- ned. ““Do you know, your face is as fresh in my memory as if I'd seen you yesterday. And yet——" | Ann laughed softly. “Don't try to| use your brain” she said. *“You're| too tired to think and I'm too tired | to let you. When you made your | ers and—" He cut in, grinning, “And T said. “How's tricks?’ or something like that | you said, ‘Congratulations,’ and I said, to myself, ‘There’s the cutest kid east of Frisco and darn it | T'll never see her again.” “You're quick on the pick-up, any-| way,” Ann said, matching his grin.| “You didn't see Bill holding me?” | His head drooped a little and he seemed a long time answering. “No. I recognized his voice, but I never could spot him. Bill's perfect, isn't he?” “I like him,” Ann said. “3ut I just met him tonight.”- Her own voice was lagging. “This isn't his apartment, | you know.” “No?” he said. He was looking at $3 9.75 AR, her, but his eyes were glazed. “No, 1 guess not.” He slumped down a little and let his head fall back against the couch. “Don’t mind if I close my eyes a minute? Just a minute— then I'll—have to run.” Ann's own lids were leaden. Well— she'd close her eyes, too—until he spoke again. ‘The group of young men in the lobby of the Pilgrim had about reached the end of their patience. For more than two hours they had been there, arguing smong themselves, storming at the cowed clerks behind the desk. And all to no effect. They came out of another huddle now and one of their number, short, stocky, belligerent, approached the desk. The head clerk saw him coming and waited, nervously fingering a pencil. “Now, see here” said the stocky young man, “we've cooled our heels around this dump as long as we mean to. You admit Lee Monday is regis- tered here and you admit his bags were brought here from the airport. No man could fly here from the coast in a grocery box and go out on a party without getting some sleep.” The clerk lifted his hands, palms up, in a gesture of despair. “Mr. Mon- day,” he said, uneasily, “is not in his room. I've told you gentlemen that many times. It is true.” Late dancers coming down from the roof recognized the group in the middle of the lobby as reporters and newspaper photographers and at least one of them guessed the reason for ‘their presence there. The stocky youth glared at the clerk, said, abruptly, “All right. We're not looking for trouble, but if we find Lee Monday spent the night at the Pilgrim, it's going to be just too bad | if anything ever happens at this hotel.” With that he turned on his heel and started off. “Hello, Charlie. Giving you the run-around?” The speaker was a tall, well built young man in a tuxedo. A strikingly pretty girl was standing beside him. The stocky one stopped. “Charlie Biggs, Rita. He's on the staff with Mollie. Miss Manley, Charlie.” | Charlie Biggs punched the brim of his hat with a blunt finger. “It’s either | the run-around or Lee Monday’s dis- appeared into thin air.” | “Well, if I were looking for him, I'd look for Bill Hudson. They're probably we understand he’s here,” Charlle Biggs said. “Here?” Bill shook his head. *“I haven't seen him since he landed.” “Sure, Bill?" “Hells bells!” Bill snapped. “Come on in and search the place!” He backed inside, half angry. Charlie Biggs said, “I'll try to live that down, Bill. We've been getting a fine tossing all night. Sorry we bothered you.” Bill came back to the door, grinning. WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1935. dressed and go along.” He pointed across the room. “You'll find the stuff in the cabinet. Help yourselves. “Well—:2" They all went in, eagerly. Without compunction, without a thought of Selma Runbrecker, Rita let Carl kiss her rood night. Then she watched his stride down the corridor and not until he had stepped into the elevator did she open the door and enter Mollie’s apartment. Just inside she stopped, stared, sud- Charlie Biggs said.|flaming Ann and Lee Monday were sitting on the couch, motionless. Lee slumped over toward Ann and his head was on her shoulder. Ann's cheek was resting comfortably in the midst of the flame. They were both sleeping, soundly. (To Be Continued.) Long War on Mosquitoes Won. + Lasting three years and costing $92,- )ln the Lower Zambesi, Central Africa, | has been completed, and has made possible the buflding of the 2-mile Lower Zambesi Bridge, one of the largest in the world. Four years ago malaria was so rampant at the bridge site that work was almost impossible. C. R. Harrison, an expert, was called in. He cleared the ground around the camp, drained the stagnant pools built mosquito-proof houses, and | routed practically all malaria mos- “Come on in, you palookas. together. Know where Bill lives?” Charlie Biggs was on his way. “Sure. Iowa Circle. Thanks.” | ‘Walking out to the street, Rita said, “Bill may not thank you for that, Carl.” | “Oh, yes he will,” Carl assured her. | “Bill Hudson’s not the sort to dodge | his own crowd.” | Bill Hudson, in pajamas and robe. | looked out at the silent, sullen group | in the dim hall. “Hello, boys. What's up?” “We're lodking for Lee Monday, and | FOR LOVELY FLOORS NO RUBBING NO POLISHING On Sale At WOODWARD & LOTHROP Roomy* 3%3x5 size T'll get ! denly clapped a hand to her mouth. | 500, war against malaria mosquitoes | quitoes. WoopwAaRrD & LoTHROP DOWN STAIRS STORE Friday—Remnant Day Savings for Everyone Remnant Day Merchandise is not returnable or exchangeable; not sent C. 0. D. or on approval; telephone or mail orders not accepted. Boys’ Model Shirts s.a 58¢ 500 Boys' Shirts in broadcloth, plain colors, white, and prints. Button-on, junior, and youths’ styles and sizes. 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