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Larrimore pressed his advantage home. "Besides, Saunders is on the elderly aide ior a trip like this. If he stays I can be sure that between him and Mrs. ll/flinsﬂ young Kerr will be properly 1011b ed after. and the water fairfY shared out."

“You're a little late with the but- ter. Mr. Larrimore." said Janet

grimly. w

"But better late than never. added Antony Sothern. “Yﬂll haven't told us yet. who is to B" with you. Iiarrimore. Well?"

"On purely physical wounds." said Larrimoré slowly, "I illpPﬂSP ll. ought to be you. But-I'm bell; perfectly frame-you've proved than you're not. to be trusted. 1‘m tilt- lng Carol." f

There was a startled gasp frorij the girl. followed by the silenc: o! general stupefaction.

“Will you come, Carol?" added Lsrrlmore gently.

“Will I come! If you only knew how hard I've been crossing my thumbs-mm, Rupert. are you sure it's the right thine?"

"Yea," said Larrimore curtly. "I lrn."

“You really think that a girl, even a girl as fit u Carol. can tackle it?" asked Janet Manson uneasily.

This tzme Larrimore merely nod- ded. He and the gzrl seemed to have eyes only for each other.

Hubert Manson stretched his long thin legs. "Then we can only wish you both luck." he said at last.

“We shall need itr—e\'ery' ounre o! it," agreed Larrirnore, still star- inl at Carol.

SOTHERYS SUSPICIONS

And then Antony Sothern flung his bomb. He stepped hack against the door of the cabin, his legs straddled, breathing hard through

his nose, a hand in each of the ,

pockets of is drill Jacket. “And you mean to say you'll let

I go at that?" he snarled out, in ,

a voice that shook so that it would hardly have been recognized for his own. -

Gradually. as if unwillingly, Carol shifted her eyes from harri- more to Sothern.

"What are you trying to do, Tony?"

Sothern laughed. It was not a pretty sound.

"I'm just stopping his little game. if you must know. my dear Carol. Have you all gone raving mad? Can't you see it even now when it's staring you in the face? Mr. Larrimoro goes off into tho blue on a herozc forlorn hope in save his mnronncd companion.»- in dlstressl Mr. Larriniorc arrivcs in due course at El Fayouni, too late

for rescue to be cifcctiveain spite , of his hcroismi Mr. Larrimoi-e gets 1

through, razrzcd. ihirst-maddencd. alone. brinslng with him the tra- gic story of the even more heroic girl whom he had had to leave hc- hind in the d2scrt, so that with breaking hourt. ho could staiiiler through to his goal!"

He sinppcd. Hubert Alanson look- ed merely bewildered. Janet was frowning. Only Larrlmore remained quite impaaslve.

"You're mad. Tony!" Carol burst out. “Mad—and rather disgust~ ing!"

"No," said Sothcrn quietly, evcn with a certain dignity, "but. I'm ll‘. love with you. as 1‘ve always been in love with you. I'm not like your aunt and uncle, who appar- ently are quite happy for you to g0 off with this fellow. though they know hc's an adventurer \\'l'll- out a scruple to his name."

“Thatll do, Sothern."

"I think not, Larrimore. You killed poor Farquaharson to save your own skin-everyone knew ll. and the court-martial confirmed ii. I believe you lot. us come i0 grief quits deliberately, and got. young Kerr smashed up. $0 that you? leave us with enough water u. 14999 us alive till you're safely out of reach. and you'll turn Carol adrift out there quite cheerfully, it your own water rims short. Bill. you shunt lake Carol into the de- sert. unless l go with you to mako w’? that aw play the game by her!"

The airman moved impatiently.

"If I were not responsible for you. Sothorn,“ he said coldly, "I'd teach ycri to keep a civil tongue in your hcnd in the only ‘way a, man “k6 You can tindrrstand. As it is, I'll only ask Mrs. Manson to keep you out o! my was". ﬂllfl out of mt- sun."

"I see," snirl Sothorn hnarsoly. "You don't rake mo soriouslv?"

"In the circumstances.“ said Hu- bert Manson. "that is probably inst, u well."

"“Vcry' ivell." unarmed Sothern, then Ill make you!" And he. whip- pod an autonwitir pfgjg] 1mm pact‘ pocket, Mud levellcd the weapons, hi: fingers crooked round the trig_

ken.

"Don‘t be a fool!" said Larrl- more. "Put those things down,"

"O you neodn‘t get scared any of you-not evon the gallant MI. Larrlmorel" sneered Sothern. "l only mean you to listen to me im- l change without interrupting me."

"I don't think You're cut out to.» melodrama, Tony," said Carol quei. llnlly.

"I think I'm learning, Carol, thunk you very much. I've loam- ed a good deal from your Mr. Lrr- ﬂmﬂ"; how to play for my oim band and nover mind the 0d?! I've learned how to be most l‘! fully practical."

(To be continued)

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