The Courier News from Blytheville, Arkansas • Page 18

THURSDAY, JUNE ILT'lUKVILLE (ARK.) OOURIEB HEW! PAST! BETBNTEErf OUT OUR WAY By J. R. Willioms HOW WOMEN CAM FAST EACH OTHER KXJ A WITHOUT A COLLISION IS A (AAEV6L TO I'M AFRAID TO VENTURE H' BORN THRTY YEARS-S3O SOON Our Boarding HOUM with Mo j. Hoople AMO IMC CHO60S AtlOlO TVS SfXTC ftfe of rbe SOAP THAT for Rent Modern caDlJOF 09 oj mcintn carp LflW Boy Couru mi siiu-pi-iiu flaan camenu for all occasions bTUUlU Personal 1 flirty minute pAnfwtettc 1 -KtN 6TULHO Wanted to Buy HLghnt price for BOCiS Ash Street Grocery Ai Market, 417 Ash. ck If For Sole on Weat Ash Ph pk Salesman Wanted Bfl Independent.

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6,0 pk mnm wanin Moll Harrilftjc. Kvt (hat Mollfr like he's FM and AM 7 Rectifier Listen to the Rail Game In Noise-Free Comfort $5DOWN $5 A MONTH EIFI IHglDreilui XXIII rHE night was inky black with a high overcast hiding any stars. Bea Cosgrove skirted the house, guided by fingertips running along the rough stone. Once inside the entrance to the storerooms she lit the single forbidden match. The feeble glow let her move directly to the plnce where she had hidden a flashlight when she was in charge of supplies.

She began a systematic search of the openings on the high-hand side ot the corridor. The third room she visited was empty. Near the center, an irregular, darker patch showed in the light of her flash. She bent over, nibbed her fingers along its edge. The stone was still damp.

She put her hand to her face. There was no stain and no odor except vague which might have been soap. She had no warning. A huge bare arm snaked arounc her from the left, crossed her body and" gripped her right arm. At the same instant a hand, which covered her jaw from ear to ear clamped across her mouth.

The flashlight fell from her hand to stone but did not go out. "Relax," Captain Oak said, do not mean to hurt you." It was hard, one of the mos difficult things she had ever done She achieved a limpness at last She staggered to a wall, leaned against it for support, gasping. "I did not want lo startle you, 1 POLICE OX HONEYMOON newspaper "Espoir de Nice" tells how a honeymoon couple at Saint-Marc, near Brest, were rudely disturbed by police who broke open their door and dashed In with tommyguns. Apologies followed. It seemed that in putting out the light, they had accidentally sounded a burglar alarm conceded with the local police Oak said.

"But I wac afraid you would scream. Not that anyone would have heard, but when a starts screaming it is some- imes difficult lo stop." ITISS COSGROVE shuddered, Her heart thumped, made her ears ring. She tried to control her wreathing. He picked up the flash, handed to her. It was fortunate meet- ng you here.

1 wanted to see you again before I left." leaving?" Tor a few days. few hours. There are certain things I must do jefore a storm comes and holds me on this island. But I'll be back. w.

What are you doing down acre?" "I should ask that," Bea said irritably. "Ajid I might ask how you come and go as you please?" He shrugged. "Are you ready to leave? Would you like to leave Speare Island now?" It's a tempting thought," she admitted. "But no. And I'll tell you what I doing here.

I was looking for a trace of blood, or an empty cartridge case." good enough reason, perhaps. But it would mean you did not believe what I told you. It would mean you believe Mrs. Wa rren killed herself, or was killed, up here and sent down in one of the cars." "And why are you here?" man must eat," Oak said. "All right," she retorted.

"You don't believe my story, and I don 1 believe yours. As few eating, have you finished off the whole sheep already? Or did you just come ui for a few canned vegetables lo go with it?" "''THE sheep? Oh yes. The blood and the wool on the cases whiskey-" He reached out anc tilled her head until the Ugh shone on her face. "I know. You thought I killec Lilly Warren." "There was the automatic," eminded.

must go now. will meet again. "Tf I'm still alive?" "That way in my thoughts." dm sited, "But I will leave my with you since yon have lost -ours." "I've no place lo hide'rt. Kspe- ially one that size." She pointed he to the gun tn his holster. 'I'll hide it in cave near he gold." "The gold?" Oak chuckled, "There .5 hmg you have not yet found out? well then.

I will bury the gun in the sand of the cave near he Bea said. If I should need a gun. do you think I'd have ime to say pardon me while I run lown and dig for an hour or two the sand?" "I'll think of something else. And If I'm fortunate I'll be back before the storm hits." 'You're no fisherman," she said suddenly. He took her hand again and directed the light downward toward his bare feet, splayed to grip i pitching deck.

"Fisherman's 'eet. I am the son of a fisherman. 5ut a fisherman must have many sons. And nowaday? fishing is big Business, so one son must educated. I was chosen and now 1 am a lawyer.

But still a fisherman it heart and in body certainly." "You spoke," Bea said curiously, 'as if you- too had been afraid. What do you fear?" "What do I fear? I am afraid of giving permanent injury to my family through some mistake of my own." The pressure on her hand tightened for a was relaxed. She stood. straining her ears, heard only the soft rattle of a single pebble to tell her she was alone. She took hesitant steps forward, came out from under the overhang of the veranda.

She skirted the wall, made turn, hurried up the veranda Henry Harding sat alone at the head of the huge table. He turned, faced her. She watched a gradual awareness of his surroundings come over his face. "Ah, Miss Cosgrove," he said. "I thought you had retired." (To Be Continued) FRECKLES AND HIg FRIENDS BY MERRILL BLOSSER Line Forma Right "You certainly improved the neighborhood, buying a motorized lawnmower, were just saying we'd like to try it on our BCVTTER oAte Hea.

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