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? THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1929 PAGE FIVE Miss Hard-Boiled Illustrated by Armstrong Perry What Has Gone Before * Raquel Rojos, a dark, exotle beauty, and Greta Tosak, & stun sing blonde, are madels employed by Alphonse Courbet, & famous Isshion expert, On & trip to Europe, Rahal ® night Ands Greta, 8n mveterate gold-digger, hiding in a iar passageway with a strange muan, In another corridor, the man's wife is waiting to wreak ven- yeance on them, Greta pretends the Is & convent girl, traveling with wer "Uncle Al" HBhe weeps over Aor predicament, as she says her Uncle Al hag promised her an autor moblle=-and now she won't get It, fhe'll he' sent back to the convent, As a matter of fant, Alphonse Conre set has already warned her that he will ship her back to New York if per pehavior {s not above. reproach, Chapter B85 Naquel held her handkerchief a« Jhiut her mouth to still her rising ughter. She could almost belleve it hers self--about Uncle Alphonse and going back to the convent, That funny Greta, Bhd made her fright so real, her grief so poignant, Un» vle All Raguel's mirth was short-lived, Suppose the woman out there should come to the door, demand sntrance, She'd find the man hid« den in this room, She'd ery perhaps, or claw, Make a loud noise, People would bear, They'd come to find put what had happened, , Alphonse would come, He'd he turlous, Bend fireta bapk to New York, as he had threatened to do, "I must help her get the man put," Raquel decided, Bhe did not wint Greta to be sent back, Bhe liked the mischievous boyish gir! with the hlunt speech that so belled her corntiower eyen "Greta," ahe sald, tensely, but In a tone that could not be heard out- side the room, "He must leave this roome=this man, At nance," "Can't do it, lady," came a de- termined volee through the dark. ness, "Not while my wite's out there," "You never told me you had a wita,," Greta sobbed, "Uncle Al will never give me a car,," "If you'll stop that, I'll see you don't lone anything by this, ,mess,"" wheedled the voice, "Hush," Rague! thought she heard a rustling outside the door, No, it must have heen Imanination, "Where are you, Greta?" she asked noftly, "Here," sniffling, Raquel walked in the of the sniffle, "Listen clogely now," she sald, "1 will go to the door, open it and then stop." "No, neo, no," expostualted man in the dark, "Be quiet" Raque! sald, "You act the fool, It you want to get out of the room without having the whole ship know of, ,of, this, you must do as I say," "Uncle Al promised me a can" whimpered Greta, "Stop now," Raquel ordered, She was losing patience, If she could shake that mischievous monkey of a Greta, "1 will atop in the door and say, loud enough for the wom- an to hear, 'Hurry, dear. He sald he would meet us on the top deck, near the front,' Greta, you are to answer, "I'll hurry,' Then I'l] elose the door and go, swiftly, to the top deck, The woman will follow," direction the BY JANE DIXON back, as be said," "Bure, he would, And that's the Inst thing I want to happen, The digging ought to be great in Paris now, but this bimbo was such a niee fat prospect 1 couldn't help giving bim a ring, Honest, I could~ 0 you see, though, you've the chance for nothing, ."" "Wor nothing?" Greta's blue eyes were merry now, "For plenty, Dearie, you don't know the half of it, Walt uptil I check up on that bimbo tomorrow," Rut," "put my eye! He's so glad he got away without any bones hpok- en, he'll want to give me his name signed to a blank check, I tell you, old dear, that little playmate has dough, You didn't think I was erying about my automobile for noe taken I really believe It was you and that stunning green effect with the coral, that converted me," "Phen the gown has served well," said Raquel, delighted that she had obtained what would undoubtedly be a profitable order for Alphonse "And Mademoiselle Raquel," Mrs, Dexter hesitated rnneertalnly, "1 want te esk you about the coral earrings you wore, They were fas: clpating, ¥ have never seen any just Ike them, They gave just the right fillip to the gown, I forgot to speak to Alphonse ahout them, Were they a nart of the ensemble?" No," Raquel raid, suddenly gone cold Inside, "They, I just happen~ ed to have them," Mrs, Dexter waa scaling the mountain again, "Could you, , would you, consid or welling them to me?" she asked not for her eyes, They held another verdict, Btrange eyes, Like black pools with eandles flickering In thelr uoplumbed depths, "I understand," Raquel sald simply, "I had hoped, that fs, 1 wanted very mueh that we should be friends," he went on, encouraged by her kindness, "Wa can be friends' "You mean you'll forgive me en« tively, you'll let me ses you again?" "Yen, it youl wish it," "Phen 1 shall look you up In Paris, There are some places I'd like to show you, some people I knew you'd enjoy, it you'll give ma the name,af your hotel," Her hate]? She didn't have a hotel, Bhe hadn't (he «lightest nes tion where she would stop, He'd think it was queer, "I haven't quite decided," she sald, "Then 3 Jo tell me where you are renelving your mall," Mall? She wasn't receiving any mall, There was no one to write to her, Bhe was alone, Suspended In a vold, "Just address me cars of Mon. sleur Alphonse," she sald, hastens ing to cover her embarrassment with the glibness of her answer, "I've arranged to vecelva all my n yrespondence through his office," fhe had almost saldr "through him," Bhe had heen stopped by the reanllention of something Greta had sold, "Alphonse 1p eragy about you! Had others notieed wha! Greta thought she detected? Greta was a suspiefous Mittle monkey, Full of plots and motives, Bill, she was glad ehe had suhstitnted Alnhaons The womun was close behind her, Lurking In the shadows, thing, dig you?" Raquel gave it up, There was no use trying to reason with this naughty Greta, "Just the same," she sald, help. ing herself to one of the plumpest of the hothouse grapes from the gondola basket and holding It hes tween her gleaming blue-white teoth, "I helleve you are playing for very small stakes." Greta plopped Into a ehalr ne If she had been pushed Into it, "Look who's talking," she gasped, *Bmall stakes? Automohilea? What wonld you advise me to dig for, dearvle, , tha Woolworth Building?" Raquel laughed, "T don't know your Woolworth Dujlding," 'she said, "Put 1f it is very nice, and permanent, it should be worth having," "T geo," Greta was thoughtful, "You want to get yours in a lump sum, Selze the ship, anchor and all, Well, maybe you're right, On- Ivy loak at the fun you're missing." Maquel west on nibbling granes, "Hea-v, dearie, you'ra pot pulling any of this love stuff on me, are you? All for honey, and get a sock in the eye? Honest, I couldn't bear that," Raaue! pushed away the fruit, *'7 don't belleve In fove," &hq sald shortly, "Yes, but suppose ashe doesn't AoNvw ?" wrnaned tha wales "She will follow, Greta, In a few minutes, after I have gone, yu tiv to hurry out of the door, If the woman fs still there, go right on and meet me on the top deck, If #he is gone, come back and tell your friend so that he may go quickly, You understand?" "Oh, Cousin Raquel, how can I ever thank yout" "Never mind thanking me now Walt untiiit ia safely finished, You are sure you understand?!" "Yee-n," Snir, Sniff, Raquel! found the doar, opened it wide, fhe had hit upon an oppor tune moment, The woman was passing, She called back mally, the line she had promised, Greta an. awered, Rague! closed the door and scuddled up the corridor, As she turned a corner, ahe could see that the woman was following, Raquel continued until she reach- od the upper deck, The woman was close banind her, Lurking in the shadows, Over there by the rail, 'Minutes passed, Or were they hours? Here waa Greta at last, "Ham't Nom, shown up yet?" she ined ghrilly, hy Hor could have ataked her life on cne thing, The name of the man {0 the dark was not Tom," *No, he hasn't," she sald peaviah. ty. "He's always late." "Maybe he sald the swimming: pool" : "He might have' "Let's go down and see" him, Let's 10 pid oe and lot Wim come not mave out of When they were safe again In the reom, Greta gald ruefully; "I'll bet you're mad as a hatter," Raquel ahook her head, Pustered a smile, "No," she sald, "but {t was skirt. tug the edge of the fire, wasn't #4? "Gosh, I'l! w it was, When you suggested that trick, I didn't think it woulq go so well." "Rut Greta. .if the woman had come In have,.if Monsieur Ab 0 wil She . whonse heard. .he would send you "Now vau're talking, Somahady sure played a joke when they fn» vented the ald lovey-dovey, Love!" Greta emitted a"peal of raucous laughter, "I'll bet that loving mama Ix still walting up there on the top deck for her hot papa,' "Yes," sald Raquel, Her volee was like cracked foe, Men! Wandits, Plunderers, She honeq Greta would get her autos mobile, Chapter 80 The day the Gloire de France was to land at Havre, Raquel had an other talk with Mrs, Dexter, The woman seemed torn her tween desperation and determinas tion, 8he blew cold, than hot, One moment she was sinking Inte an abysa of despair, The next moment she was scaling the 'mountain of high hope, You look different somehow," Ranuel told her, "More alive" "You noticed 1%" Mrs, Dexter was all eagerness, "Frieda has taks en me in hand, She ia really quite devoted to you, 'Mademoiselle Ras quel does this' 'Mademoiselle Ra. quel says that,' You are a sort of a goddess to her, A goddess of peauty,' «= "Tt 1a nice of her to lke me" "Yes, The eyea of our servants are worth looking through, They 460 us at our beat, .and our worst, Frieda has always wanted me to take better care of myself, Now dhe'y in her glory, Ahe's ke a little with a dell, Look at my hain 's capled yourd, exactly," 'What a change the dressing of hair could wark in & woman! Mrs, Dexter's hair no lon strangled, Even the color was better, Rrush- ing had brought out glinte of bronse, Touches of rouge on her ohdeks teak away something of the unhappiness in her eyes, made them brighter, leas like those of a hurt or:ature, With another drass, ,ohle ' Joungish, RY) I know," Mra, Dexter sald, "My olothes are impossible, I see it now, Monsieur Alphonse has cabled to Parla, There will be lots of them walting for me there, Among them A jade arean evening mown, lke the one you wore the night I met you, Ee... Raquel's black eyes widened, a! { thro % the woman at somes thing she was seeing out there in spaee, YT ghall never part with the coral earrings,' she suid softly, Then add od Jn a more casual tone "Ther really have no value, except ta me Yan see, they helonged: to my mother," "Oh, I'm so sorry have asked," "Oh yes, you I shouldn't should," Raquel hastenad to insist, "I'm glad von Iked them, I'm sure you van find some similar, Or perhans you eou'd have others made, with mine as a modal," "You're a dear," sald Mrs, Der ter, "If you'll leave them with Al phonse when we get to Parts, 1" sea that nothing happens to them My Jeweler can copy them And when I return them, I'll inelnde an other pair, one of the new designe for your trouble" Luey's earrings, Wer mother's one defiance of the dust of the des ert that was her life, It Mra, Dexter sent her anothe) paler of earvings as a gift, she'd re turn the coral ones to Lucy aerost the ocean, No, she'd send Lucy the new ones, Luey would like the new ones better, It was so rarely tha anything new came inte the life « Panehn Rains! Imp "Yes," Raquel qeclded, "I'll keen the coral earrings, I'll never part with them, They are a lucky tals man, They bring me good foRtune." Late that evening, 'when Raquel was going to the suite. "to freshen up a bit," she came face to face with Hertie Adams on the stalrs, He was about to pasg her by with a quick nod and the merest sug: gestion of a shamed smile, Sudden ly he ehanged his mind and called her mame, "Er, Miss Rojos," Raquel stopped and greeted him cordially, "1 want to tell you again," he sald, a flush staining his bronged cheeks, "how genuinely sorry Iam about, making such an ass of my. self the other night," Raquel's black eyes met his gray ones, There was neither animosity nor blame in their sable depths Rather there was admiration , for this tall young man with the body of a Greek god, hia fale hair bruah, od back from a clean hrew, his well-modeled chin square-out and strong, Admiration and pity , Why did men lke him sodden thelr fine hodies, befag thelr keen hrains with drink? Why had Paneho, her father, done it? Panchogmnust have heen very mueh like Partie Adams once, fine and clean and square-out, Before he took to meseal and ter auila, Before he out himself off from his prong Spanish family, from his high-placed friends, from the soslety of decent men, 'It Pancha had taken a hold on himself, it Be had slain the devils within him, her whole life mizht have been different, Luey's lite would have been different, They would be persons of consequences, Somebodies, Well, Pancho had failed them, As Bertie Adams would fall some wo» man, Unless, Rha wished Berta Adams could see Pancha now, Balls ing tortillas wolfishly, Ripping out vile oaths, Using h'* great flats on helpless women ang ehildren; hin) awn woman, his awn ohlldrem fhe was allent so lang tha Adams mistook the silence for re- sentment, He would have murmur od an apology and gone om were it t [twentystwo days. se's olfiea for Alnhense himself, (Continued tomorrow) GENEROUS GIFT T0 GILL LIBRARY Collection of Songs and Pic. tures Presented by Niece of Library Donor -- Montreal, Que, Nov, #6, Red path Library, MoGIl University, Montreal, has been the recipient of gift, The Codex Ma- nesge, from Miss Allee HN, Red ath, of Harbledown, Canterbury, Ungland, niece of Peter Redpath, the donor of MeGill's famous I+ brary, The Gasette has the follow: ing about the gift |e "The Codex Maneasa, recently las sued by the Insel Verlag In Leip slg, 18 a veritable pleture gallery of the Middle Ages and containe a calleotion of the songs of about 140 German poets representing the Minnesanger poetry at ts best The original 1s one of the treas- ures of the Heldelburg University Library, a 'wreat portfolio dating from the heginning of the 14th een. tury, long a secret Joy to the stu dents of poetry and pageantry of the Middle Ames, but not until now avallable to the world us large Kven now It 18 not free ly avallable, for the facsimile costs $876 and only 800 coples are for sale, but It marks a stage In the development of the art of color re production, The Codex has an interesting history, It seems to have originat ed at Zurich at the court of the patrician family of Manesse, who were the great patrons of song and poetry towards the close of the Lith century, The poets Hadlaub and Konrad van Mure may have had a hand in the production of the work, and Its very magnifi- cence, the spaces left for later edi: tions, and the heauty of the il luminations all point to the faot that the volume was intended vo be an outstanding monument of the Minnesanger's art, From the me of (ts completion The Codex was completely lost until 181, when It reappeared in the catas logue of the Palatine Libaty. 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