Evening star. [volume], April 07, 1931, Page B-12, Image 28

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Mysterious Waye
By Percival Christopher Wren,
Author of "Beau Geste’*
(Copyright by Frederick A. Stokes Co.)
SYNOPSIS: Dr. Charters has every
reason to regret the presence of John
Waye as a patient in his nursing home.
Solely because he knows criminal facts
about the doctor, the stranger has been
admitted to obtain for himself an alibi
for the murder of ' Spider - ' Schlits. one
of Charters' confederates in a big dia
mond haul in America. Waye repulses
a pistol attack by Charters' right-hand
man. Mr. James, and then causes a rift
between Charters and his associate. Dr.
MacAdoo. whose evil past he knows, by
telling the latter to demand of Char
ters a half a share of the "Lauderdell
£10.000.” This involves an attrac
tive patient. Marjorie Lauderdell. whose
aunt was a companion of Charters'
gangster days. Charters, enraged and
Startled when MacAdoo asks a bigger
“cut" in the Lauderdell business de
mands the source of his information.
CHAPTER XIII.
TEN THOUSANDS REASONS.
DR. CHARTERS, bending over
his seated parner, heavily
pressed Dr. MacAdoo backward
into # the chair with the ruler
and stared into his eyes.
"Who told you about the 10,000 —
reasons?"
Dr. MacAdoo blinked, the pressure of
the end of the ruler increased against
his heart and he tried to withdraw his
eves from the hypnotic gaze that held
them.
“Do I get my share?”
“You do.”
“How much?”
“Er—half.”
“On your word of honor?”
“Half. On my word of honor. Who
teld you the fee was ten thousand?”
“This man Waye.”
"What?"
“This man Wave. And he told me
to tell you I ought to get my
share . .
Dr. Charters sat down in his chair,
passed his hand across his face, and
then rested his brow upon the hand as
he stared in fear and amazement at
Dr. Manoel Machado.
Marjorie Lauderdell. sitting at her
Window, listless, unhappy, resentful,
pondered the implications of the pe
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culiar conduct of this strange person,
Mr. Waye. For his conduct had been
peculiar with regard to herself, quite
apart from the amazing eccentricity
of his general behavior.
On first catching sight of her, he had
looked at her in an ex.raordinary man
ner; had called her "Rosemary.” and
it seemed as though he were going to
come—and kiss her; greet her by her
own name—as if he already knew
her. ... Or was it as though she
reminded him of somebody ?
And that second time, when she had
been sitting on the seat in the garden
and he had eome and spoken to her.
How his burning, deep-set eyes had
seemed to search her thoughts and
mind and soul. There had been noth
ing mad about his conversation then.
Nothing curious whatever, except that
; he had again called her ' Rosemary.”
Why hadn’t she followed her Impulse
I and trusted him?
| What a little fool she had been to
snub him and declare that she was
i perfectly well and happy, and not in
i the least In need of his help and ad
| vice, nor of that of anybody else.
' Os course, she wasn't either well or
happy, and, of course, she wanted help
and advice—more than anything else
in the world.
And yet what else could one say or
do when a perfect stranger, supposed to
be mad. came and uttered mysterious
warnings against taking the medicine
that was prescribed for one in an ex
cellent and famous nursing home?
But then, again, her medicine did
not agree with her. . . . Not even
the medicine she was having now from
Dr. Charters, although it was quite dif
ferent from the stuff she had had from
that beastly Dr. MacAdco.
She did want help and advice.
That horrible James man! . . .
What she wanted, more than any
thing, was to get away from the place,
for there was not a soul in it that she
like or trusted. Not even the head sis
ter, Nurse Weldon, though she liked her
brother. Would Sister Weldon take her
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to see him, and would the doctor let
her go?
Matron was all right, of course, but
one only saw her at meals, and now
that they were keeping one upstairs so
much, one hardly saw her at all.
How foolishly she had behaved when
Mr Waye came and walked up and
down on the lawn beneath her window
and looked up at her from time to
time. Why had she withdrawn in that
childish way?
If he would only come along now—
she would call out to him and have
a chat.
But how could two people “chat” at
the tops of their voices—one standing
I with his head bent back and the other
hanging over a windowsill?
Still it would be nice to see him.
His face was so strong and he looked
so forceful and firm and reliable. She
had been a goat not to jump at the
friendship he had tried to offer. A real
; friend was exactly what she needed.
I Suppose he went away, and she was
; left here alone, without a single per
son—whom she liked and trusted —to
! talk to. to tell that she believed that
her “Illness” was actually due to the
; medicine that was being given to her,
I that she believed her letters were with
held from her and that she did not be
lieve that the letters she posted down
j stairs were ever sent out of the house.
I If she did get a chance to speak to
him again, and told him all this, would
jbe laugh at her. refuse to take her
seriously, and say he could not help
her—simply because there was no oc
casion or need for any help?
No. He had been sane enough when
he had said; "Never take any medicine
here. None whatever—no matter what
I it Is—unless Dr. Studley gives it (o you.
i Insist on having him as your doctor.”
He always looked at her so kindly,
so understandingly, so meaningly, as
| though he had something he wished to
say to her.
I Or was she becoming sentimental and
imagining things about the man? Be-
I ing kept here was enough to make the
most sensible person sloppy and un
| strung.
If only he would come along now,
she would signal to him. And then
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what? Ask him to wait while she wrote
a note that she would throw down
to him.
She would write It now and have It
ready.
“Dear Mr. Waye,” wrote Marjorie,
"I am very sorry that I was so rude
when you wished to be helpful; and as
I ridiculed the idea of needing any
help. I want to apologize and to say
exactly the opposite. I do want help,
for I am getting frightened. It seems
too silly to put into words, but I really
believe that I am not really ill at all.
I believe I was deliberately made ‘ill’
at home and am being kept ’ill.’ al
though I refused to have anything more
to do with Dr. MacAdoo and his medi
cine. I believe Dr. Charters’ medicine
is just as bad, for I have felt worse
each time I’ve taken it. ITn going to
take your advice. I shall pretend to
take It. but throw It away instead. But
what shall I do if Nurse Jones or Sis
ter Weldon stands over me?
“I can’t understand why I’ve had no
answers from my uncle. I don’t believe
my letters have been posted—or else
that his letters to me are stopped.
Other letters, too. that I know should
have come in answer to mine. It
sounds absurd and ridiculous, I know,
but I can't help thinking it. I’m per
fectly certain that Uncle Will would
come her at once and kick up a fright
ful row if he knew how I feel.
"He's weak, and he’s under aunt's
thumb, but he is quite kind always.
What is most likely Is that he has had
my letter in which I begged him to
come and fetch me. but has also had
one from Dr. Charters saying that he
mustn't take any notice of my nonsense.
Aunt Maud could easily- persuade him
that it would be very foolish to take
me out of Dr. Charters’ hands.
"Will you please forgive my rude
ness and help me If you can?
"Yours very sincerely.
“MARJORIE LAUDERDELL.”
"Oh. Mr. Waye. I'd give anything to
get away from here. I do so loathe
Nurse Jones—and that man James.”
Marjorie sat at the window, hoping
for sight of John Waye: but it was not
until the following morning that, on
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one of her many excursions from bed
to the window, she saw him strolling
on the turf.
Snatching her letter from its place
of concealment, she waited until Waye
glanced up at her window as he passed.
Beckoning, she dropped the letter to
the grass, some 20 feet below her win- ’
dow. and watched while John Waye
sauntered to the spot.
Poisons! Subtle, killing quickly—
painlessly; others that bring death
agonies. ' In tomorrow’s installment Dr.
MacAdoo is revealed as one at home
among them.
JAPAN ANSWERS SOVIET
Denies Shooting of Russian Coun
selor Has Political Tinge.
TOKIO, April 7 (/P). —Japan’s reply to
the protest of the Russian government
regarding the shooting and wounding
of Paul AnikeieF. Soviet counselor to
Japan, on March 16. was handed today
to the Soviet Ambassador, Alexander
Troyanovsky.
The Japanese again expressed regret
and stated that Nobukatsu Sato, who is
awaiting trial for the attempted murder,
would be dealt with by the courts in
due course. The note insisted the shoot
ing was purely a personal matter, having
nothing to do with the so-called anti-
Soviet movement in Japan, as charged
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Dea Moines Speech Tonight to Be
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The first stop will be at Des Moines,
where he will speak tonight under
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Other addresses will be made at Los
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Seattle.
The date for the Sbn Francisco
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