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By Q Peter Benedict

“Take it easy." said the sunﬂ- intendent. and summoned the sta- tion sergeant to tek down her statement. Also he g ve he: a chair. which vaguely surprised her, though she could think 01 no adequate reason why ‘l should. She collected her thoughts, which were already dazzllngly clear. and begun to put them Together care- fully in words of as few syllables as she could manage to drag out ot‘ the ether. She was takiin; no rhanccs on not llPlllg understood. She did not once hesitate; to he i-oherent once for all avuulcl surely be a point. ln her favour.

She began at the beginning. with hcr unlucky exploit in carly ristiitz. and described, with every llt"t'\ll she cottld remember. thi- man and thc car ln the slictl. told every accurate word she would. summonup of their very hi?“ conversation, and was rarcftil to mention when she had not the actual words, but only the $91150 nit them. She did not lcave out one word or one circumstance which muld embroider her theme. Bl’ make it more irimsparcnti_v r-lzvlnus that _\llt" was lclliiii: flit’. stllllllCl trtitli. N» slur). suroly, t‘ttlllll i‘\'i't' be t‘0ltsllli‘lffl i-iu iincntion, \\ltltll went into surli dctail. anti so strongly stuck tn f‘\'l‘l‘_\' detail af- tm-rvarilg, A: alto nicfttil to iifi.

When she had icartictl the r-tid. which was logically ltFf telephone call to hfrs. Clarke, she could not forbear adding Mrs. Clnrkcis stric‘ tures on the rtollre. Again Peter chuckled. She had nicant it to sting. but she had not meant to he amusing; and her patience wits’ beginning lo criiniplc. She turn-l ed furiously, tind giive him the, most. venomous look he had PH‘? had from so \\'llDll_\' attractive a girl. Slit‘ said hcziledLv: “This is, all very funny, isn't it? I should. think you must simplyr roar when you get. a inurtlcr." t

"I beg your pardon!" said Pcietw astonished into moaning it. wasn't finding the case amusing- or your position, either." She saw a dig in this last, but could ‘not he sure whether it was iti~ derided. On second thoughts she ldid not believe lt was. He did not llook an ill-natured young nizin. lWhai he wits doing there was lmorc than she vnnltl guess. for he livas obviously ll1 no official c:- iparl-tv. He had tint said one word llllilll she had provoked him into]

this answer; but hi? cycs had tier-iii flashing alertly from her face lol the superintendent's throughout her story. as it lie could sense that great man's reactions mercly. by lookitur at him. Perhaps he, could. She, utiforlunntcly, could.

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not. His face had not changed, o: far as she could soc. by the slight- est tlisplnccntc-ht cf its heavily regular features 11am she had lwlilii.

"Does Llils man have to hear ztll libntil it?" shc asltcrl of him ii-uv, fill llll‘ more angry hPCItlls" slic had almost bccn tucltcd out or her courage and coolness by that stitzgestlon nt friendliness.

“He has as good a right to ltcni‘ it as I liavc," said the superin- tcuticnt dl‘ll_\'. "Dn you wish to add anything to your statement?"

"Noﬂ said Peggy. “That's absu- lutely all I can think of. Aiiutit the house in Ohurch Fold vour own men will tell you t_\'tc a lot. I cxpect. No, there's nothing more.“

The statement was rcatl to tier, a process which took some ii-tnc. though she listened jealously to make sure that not even a word

she wonder!!! vesllelislh ll 56* vanco if one couldrecovu- from the government money spent in proving oneself hmocexit of a crime. she grew a little paler and graver. Peter Milne saw her eyes dilate in‘ her vividly alive young face.

"will rpy pugnts be allowed to sec melts And cm I write to them’! l sent a message. but it was s live. I said I'd soon be home."

“They'll be able to see you whenever they find it: convenient to come." said the superintendent not unkindly. “And you can "om- munlcate with them rlxht sway."

“This way." said the station sergeant. and led her out.

“She's Telling the Truth"

Phillips and Hyde were seen and heard and dismissed, and Peter Sherwood Milne made no attempt to leave the office. Iii- deed, he outstayed them. And the moment they were gone. Superin- tendent Barker naked them: "Well? What do you think?"

“It isn't what I think. It's what I know.“ He reached for another oi‘ his friend's cigarettes and lighting it, stated positively: "She": telling the truth, the whole truth. and nothing but the truth."

“I'd like to think so, too. Smart girl, either way. But what. makﬂ you so decided?"

"I've seen some llln in my time." said Peter thoughtfully. "And much nhortcr than yours though my time has hectl, I don't llllllll saying that I've probably sccu morc, and more majestic, liars even than you have. Anti some of them were behind official desks. A dirt-y trade. law. auylttnv! But at least. you can study iypcs and moods of dirt in it. And stieak- ing personally. I never saw any- thing cleaner than that girl. or heard anything cleaner than hcr stony."

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The regular meeting of Success W. I. was held at the home of Mrs.

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scnse might be slightly altered; by the accident. There was noth-l

ing to which shc could take ex- ception. She signed it confidently.

It was made clear to her that for the present Superintendent Barker had finished with her. She stood up; it occurred to her for the first time in its ftill horror lhnt she was hound for ivrison. She saw, in one lightning glimpse, the future tinrolling; innocent shc was. and would be proved in the end; but in the meantime there would be a police-court hearing, and almost inevitably the case would go for trial. She could sec

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For tho present there rotiltl be no hail; lzilct‘ lllCl't" might lit‘. but for so grave a charge she doubted even that. Tlicrc would he busi- ness with lnu'_\'i:r,s: o lot of money spcnt. Looking ahcad further still,

llth. Meeting opened the usual way and thirteen members answer- ed roll call by naming a favorite book. Two visitors were also pres- ent. The minutes of last meeting were read and approved. It was reported that the class room floor of the school was scrubbed and the bill of $3.00 for same, on mo- tion was moved paid. The Secretary reported the following articles need- ed for use in the school viz.. brush. thermometer, water fountain and globe and Secretary was asked to purchase same. It was moved by Mrs. Hugh Campbell seconded by Mrs. John hfacKay that a treat be taken to the school children bv the visiting committee crich ntuiith Mrs. James Williams, Miss Mr- Quald and Mrs. George MacLcod were appointed to co-llect in the district for Rcd Cross campaign and contributions for cancer fund

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