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Rural‘ Adventure

l! Cameron Booker! ' CHAPTBK. XV

The next. afternoon Lotus had‘ tha aatistaction o! watching Aline} Cartier and her grand-aunt depart; bag and baggage for New Orleans.

Her nerves were as taut as‘ piano wires. and when a figure ap-' peared in the French window lead.- ing from the gallery, she sprang up with an eager, cry, thinking it was Lawrence again.

The cry died in her throat—thel interloper was Curtis Corbin. l

"Stacy, to put it kindly." not said sarcastlcally, "is inclined to be a little too trusting. He ad. mltted to me that he had told S011 of my desire for him tcrmarry Aline Cartier. and m‘. reason tor‘ 1t. it's quite possible that you repeated this to her." I Suddenly, the high, thin scream of a Negress rent the air! I “Mistah Corbin! Mistah Corbin Flair!" ' l

Corbin jerked, as though being‘ awakened roughly from a hyp- notic spell. "What has happened now? Those stupid servants?"

He strode to the door Jlung it open. ’ A trembling Ncgrcss stood there, her fucc almost white with‘ panic.

“Mistalt Corbin. sir, theah's a‘ fiah in the zoo, sir, It growth’. 135'." l i He swore vehemently and jerk-l od a finger at Lotus." Come along. I may need you." Then he plunged donvn the stairs. ‘ One of the Negroes had connect-l ed the garden hose and was play.‘ ing it on the tire through the barsl and meshing of the boat's cage. It seemed to have almost no effect. and Lotus guessed that the saw. dust had been well soaked with kerosene. The smoke coiling from it looked black and oily. - The sight of the stream of water appeared to throw Corbin into a frrnz)’, "Turn that off. you fooll" he shouted.

“You bloody fool!" Corbin swore. "Don't you realize there's a million dollars worth of stuff in there? The fire and water will ruin it if we don't get it out!" Corbin shot him a venomous look then tossed him a revo1ver| he surprisingly drew from a shoulder holster beneath his coat "All right you lily-llvered coward I'll get it myself. You cover the snake." He grabbed Lotus’ arm “Come on girl, you can help."

"Thank God, it's safe. Well I ghess that's all."

"Yes Corbin that Is all." 3

The three of them spun around at the sound of the strange stern‘ voice.

Stu Lawrence stood behind them,‘ a revolver in each hand. He was backed up by three grlmfaced mem- bers of the Federal Narcotic Squad.

Lachcne and Corbin were be hind her so she couldn't read their faves but. Corhiifs voice was cold with undisguisvd fury.

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"You can't. prove I sold any of

it." l “We don't have to and anyway we knew you wouldn't lower your-

sell to peddling the stuff. Your

type always lets someone else do

the dirty work. 1t. never fails.”

“I suppose you have that some. one too?“ It was a sneer. l

“Right. We bagged quite an odd‘ assortment of characters on thatl other island an hour ago. The; German qtficer wouldn't talk I Ito's a cool customer —- but Batch; squealed like a stuck pig, he} spilled everything."

They Its-ere seated in the spsc-i lous old living room at. Belle Fleur_ -—Lotus, Stacy, Lawrence and a’ few of the FBI men. _;

"You see.” Stacy said. "My step-father and I never pretended any real affection for each other. he loved my mother as much as I did. She was the one person I've over seen him trul gentle and kind with, And he kept me around because he could use me."

"Then you knew what was go- ing on. Corbin?"

"Yes. there's no use pretending I didn't. Bulch came to Dad with

this prosposition from the German officer. He'd been one of those who escaped on an unsurrendercd Nazi sub with Millions in German l golri. He wasn't a Nazi but a fanatical German and he had the idea of softening up the American people by making dope fiends of them. It was a plan to demorallze and make them easy marks for German propaganda and the next war." \ I "Like the scheme the Japs und in China." Lawrence said.

A wcck later Lotus Amos sat on tho edge of the pool in Chloe Duvals patio and absentmlndedly stroked the ears of one of Mam. solids numerous feline compan- ions.

"Will you forgive ma tor deceiving you, Mamselle?" I

Chloe nodded understandingly "But of’ rotirse. mon aml, eet eesl your work. non?" l

"Yes. but, we did make use of. you. Even that letter Valette Fon- deau wrote was st the price o! a lightened jail sentence."

A little tinkllng laugh answered her. "I thought eat sounded much too friendly for Valetle. You lee. we quart-ruled last time we met, but she has a tempestuous nature, so I thought. she milht have for- gotten eel, Non, I am not. angry wceth you. rather am I lad at losing you. You should do some. thing with that golden volca at Yours ma Cherie."

“I'm afraid there won't be many opportunities to make use of It ltl.,l.iill sort o! work." |

“Eh. blen. perhaps you weal b0 using eet to seen; lullablu, than. Th8! young Mr. Lawrence has a look een hen eyaa for you."

(To Be Continued)

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