Evening Star Newspaper, January 5, 1942, Page 33

Tee Bathers Dangheer by Clizabeth Yarsell The story thus far: Johnny Mulvaney degree when his invalid father's company, from him by unexplained stock manipulations former chaufleur, Steve, take over operation Inc, is wrested and he and their of the only property Mike salvages gas station. In love with Sheila Morgan, dealing lawyer, Johnny is crushed when she to his friend, Vic Shawbridge, and when Vic practically announces their engagement before he leave: is brokenhearted. Johnny information that might indicate stock deal, but it isn't conclusive. Eastern lawyer, visi‘s the Morgans, even Shtila seems annoyed by his overbearing maaner. CHAPTER XI. Sheila’s house guest, Patty Grayson, gives lays aside his science Mulvaney Machines, from the financial wreck, & daughter of Mike's double- transfers her aflections s for the Army Air Corps Johnny Owen Morgan’s guilt in the . When Vic's father, a prominent THE EVENING drew out legal-looking rust-colored paper and dropped it on her tty had only had a bare [ of the label on its down side, but she could tell from Sheila’s curious glance at her mother that she had been able to read what 1t sald. * As Clarissa proceeded then to lift out the several small, satin-lined jewel cases Patty struggled to set aside her preoccupation, and she felt that she at least did a better job of it than Sheila. The whole show fell strangely flat, and Sheila's enthu- siasm as one after another of the pendants and diamond brooches and bracelets and earrings and neck- laces were displayed was anything but fervent. She kept glancing at the packet, turned with its label down. on Clarissa’s lap. Patty carried ca effusively over the beauty of the jewels, and not once after that first glance let her British Deny Japanese Ship Capture Claims By the Associated Press. LONDON, Jan. 5—The Admiralty categorically denied todsy Tokio claims that & large number of British warships had been captured by Japanese forces at Hong Kong. “It has been noted,” said an Admiralty press notice, “that state- ments made by the enemy claim that a large number of British war- ships ,were destroyed or fell into Japanese hands at the surrender of Hong Kong. “These enemy claims vary con- siderably and are quite irresponsible. “Our naval losses in Hong Kong were confined to a few small vessels, mostly auxiliaries.” D, J. E. Briggs Dies ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, Jan. § (®—Dr. J. Emmons Briggs, 73, pro- STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1942. Paul C. Phillips Dies AMHERST, Mass., Jan. § (P— Paul C. Phillips, 76, of Amherst and Banta Calif. Patty felt she had something to work on after that first night with Randolph Shawbridge a guest at the Morgan dinner table. She knew beyond doubt that Clarissa Morgan had social lmbflt:‘on; o;l ;l:;m rank, and for that reason more than for any other had wi ly approved of Vic as a husband for Sheila. But Patty !el:‘ tgu;el:n m':nts glfln beep almost as much a shock to Sheila’s mother as it ha eila herself to find that Randolph Straw-<- bridge was such a boor. | o " "igow in the world could such & :‘fig af,fiamflzlefi"zmg:finfic ::: man be the father of a fellow like | followed by a nfimber, but the | Vic?” Sheila had said as she and| sharp sound of the one word was Patty drove out to 'th' CL‘;‘.’, 81ter| 111 that reached her clearly. And dh"“;le;-on'tx sl‘h';n};e tgt::t'e:qt‘;le. word, '; w]n ’gb:; '{w:b she :'fld:g':: s ;| she lay fully an ho 5 Patty said. “Don't you mean ambi-| pecayse with only that little bit to o ld siop belngjao | MO 08 she couldn't get her mind smug, Patty.” Sheila replied irri-| :l:::;x long enough for her to fall| tably. “What has ambition “‘,’;u;fi Next morning she and Sheila lay | do with making a clovn of ¥ n bed awhile talking over what| hey would do during the day. Golf - ed | W8S finally decided upon for the donsy e oy | afternoon, but when they couldn to say. “Sometimes people do fURRY | it upon a good idea for the morning things for the sake of connections™) pyipy gqs inspired to suggest that 2’"“‘“5"“ ‘;";’ l.qmcrkehtl;:lr::";‘ they spend part of it, anyway, hav- eyed. glance, but ADPEIE S ‘ ing breakfast with Clarissa, who nothing to indicate dubious intent| ;1L v "yog yer first meal of the in the remark. “Wel she said. | SIREYS DEC T matll take a good :In:; ;e: ;:xt‘;kyef 'l'ld [Ficlcosentiars wo hours” she said, laughing. oty couldn't think of an answer | WeTl have & 7 reqular gossip session to that one, 5o she opened her Purse | g i iought it was a fine idea and took out a cigarette. She looked | LT tlv! ot et round at the trees and the shrubs | 200 Lt & e artel lining the highway and at the sky | ‘““ ‘;!n' D e e:m Bl etalrsin above them, searching for some- | °® u"‘flt o ‘e O thing less dangerous to talk about. | breakfast trays ixtead of one. But the only thing that caught her| she got bac lto 5 ermmia‘l er's roamd [ the brilliant moon, and it Patty was already inside, wrapped | o e dangerous because |1 & yellow silk Tobe that made her | wak oo gan CANE |red hair look like flame from the eyes wander to the packet. And before they were finally restored to the green box, and the box to the safe, she had identified her favo- rites and assured Clarissa, to the older woman's obvious delight, that if she ever had a collection of jewels herself there would be at least half & dozen duplicates of these. ‘They had breakfast in leisure comfort and it was nearly noon be- fore she and Sheila returned to their room for the solemn rites of bathing and dressing and primping before the mirror. Patty waited hopefully for Sheila to mention, evep ever so that packet of papers, but not a word was The only indication that Sheila still might be troubled casually, something about forthcoming. by what she had seen was an oc- casional frown, an occasional mo- ment of absent-mindedness when she wouldn't seein to hear what Patty was saying:to her. (Copyrisht, 1941, Chicago Daily News, Inc.) (Continued Tomorrow) Randolph Strawbridge receives |Nazis Claim 12 British Warships in December By theAssociated Press. BERLIN, Jan. 5 (Official Broad- cast).—German naval and air forces sank three British cruisers, one air- craft carrier, three destroyers; three | motor torpedoboats, a gunboat and a submarine during December, the Nazi high command said yesterday. In addition, a communique de- clared, six British cruisers, five de- stroyers, four motor torpedoboats, & minelayer, two guard vessels and & submarine were seriously damaged. British merchant losses due to German sea and air action during December were put at 74 vessels totaling 251,200 tons. | | it made her think of the moon she and Johnny had lived under for those fleeting few minutes when they'd parked along the lake shore that night the week before. She felt her heart skip a beat when she re- ‘membered so vividly the pressure of Tis lips on hers, and then there was a sickness that she had to close her eyes against and bite her lip when she thought of how he'd frozen with his arms around her and then sud- denly let her go and turned to start the car. Patty’s Eyes Smart “That was as close as T eome to having Johnny Jove me/’ ghe thought hollowly. “One Kiss, one pressure of his arms around my shoulders—and & nasty certainty that he was thinking and wishing it was somebody else”” She looked at Sheila and suddenly her eyes stung. “Oh, that smoke!” she ex- claimed, dashing her cigarette over ihe side of the car. But it wasn’t smoke that made her eyes get wa- tery; she just had to say something before she reached for her hanky. There was & considerable crowd at the club and Sheila knew almost all of them. She introduced Pattyy to a score of good-looking young men known by names like Dick and Dave and Tom and Jimmy and Doug and Bill, but Patty didn’t remember any of them because she didn’t even try to. Not one of them, even though they must have known how close’ Sheila had been to him all Ter life, asked about Johnny Mul- waney. Patty saw several of them whisper to one another at various times, casting side glances at Sheila, and she was sure their lips were framing Johnn's name, but not one of them mentioned him in Sheila’s sence. » = pr“"x‘nflk about fair-weather friends; she mumbled once, and when Sheila turned around and said, “What are you saying?” she just shook her head and said, “Nothing.” A phonograph was playing in the principal _lounge and she even danced with several of the boys. taking a rather perverse pleasure the fact that the same one never asked her to dance twice. She knew it was because of her caustic re- marks in reply to their attempts to make conversation, and between dances she rehearsed in her mind what she would say to make the next one squirm. A Hopeful Plan. Some of the things she said ap- parently got back to Sheila because on the way home Sheila commented on her bad humor. “Both Dick and Bill asked me where I picked up the hell-cat,” she said. “What's the matter, Patty? Are vou get- ting homesick or something?” “No, darling, not at all.” Patty replied. “I just had my mind on something else. I'll make apologies next time I meet them and every- thing will be all right.” Randolph and Owen were in the library with the doors pulled almost closed when the girls came in. They 11 ever| top of a match. | . A Slight Opening. | ‘Well, Sheila, darling,” Clarissa | | began, “what do you think of Vic's ather?” | Sheila wrinkled her nose., “A | perfect fool,” she said flatly. | Clarissa's eyes widened and she | | straightened nervously against the | }plle of pillows at her back. My | | dear, really! That is hardly a re- | | spectful way of referring to vm} father.” | Patty giggled. “To put it mildly,” | she said. She reached over impulsively and | patted Clarissa’s soft white hand. | She rather liked Sheila’s mother and | she was confident that Clarissa liked | her. It occurred to her even as she | made the gesture and felt the dia- | mond ring on the third finger of the | | elderly woman's right hand that this | | seemingly harmiess little session | might yet bring results. She with- drew her hand and bent over to| closer scrutinize the ring. | “It is lovely, lsn'v it Patty?” | Clarissa said proudly, lifting her | hand gracefully and admiring the | | stone. “Owen gave it to me when | | Sheila was born.” | " “It's simply gorgeous!” Patty ex- claimed in all sincerity. “If you think that's nice.” Sheila said, “you ought to see’the ones she has salted away in her safe.” She jumped up from her perch on the | bed and lifted her arched brows at | Clarissa. “Let's get them out now, mom! Gosh, we haven't pawed over family jewels in ages.” i urely, my dear,” Clarissa said, | smiling. She winked at Patty as she | added, “They’ll all be yours | day anyway; you might as well | know what you're getting.” Sheila pulled her white robe around her and crossed the room to where a large portrait of her father | hung on the wall. She moved it to | one side and revealed a small steel | door with & combination-lock dial | imbedded flush with its surface. 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