By Peggy Shane
Copyright by Peggy Shane,
WNU Service
SYNOPSIS
A girl finds herself in a taxicab in
New York with a strange man who
speaks of “an awful shock.” He leaves
her for a moment, and she drives on,
for she fears him, She stops at the
Biltmore, wondering who she is. Her
memory is gone. She has a wedding
ring. At the hotel a young woman
vanishes with the girl's $200. An el-
derly woman, Mrs. Oscar Du Val,
cordially greets the nameless girl, ad-
Aressing her as “Doris,” wife of Mrs.
Du Val's son, Rocky. Rocky is abroad,
and Doris is taken to the home of
Mrs. Du Val and her sculptor husband,
Oscar. Doris falls itn love with Rocky's
photograph, but cannot remember hav-
ing married him, Visiting a store, a
saleswoman insists she hide from ob-
servation. Rocky returns. He demands
to know who she Is and why his wife
sent her to his home. She cannot tell
him. They agree, for the sake of his
parents, to pretend they are husband
and wife. Rocky takes Doris to his
New York apartment to confront his
wife. He finds the flat empty. Doris
sees the real wife's photograph and
recognizes her as the girl who stole
her $900. Doris finally tells Rocky she
bas lost her memory.
CHAPTER VI—Continued
cl Bones
She looked up at him smiling
haps they know me!”
“No—they didn't act like that. More
as if they were pointing out a celeb
rity.”
“Where are they?
“Hey wait a minute, here's our cab,
young lady.” he scolded. “Hop in and
don’t jump away like that again. I'm
a nervous fellah”
“But those women"
“Hop in." He lifted her gently off
her feet and set her In the cab. A
minute later he was beside her, having
told the driver to go to a
speakeasy.
“But Rocky—if those people
pointing me out it must hay
some reason.”
Rocky himself beside her
and drew out a cigarette. “Well can
Jaby, I didn’t like their looks
If they were friends of yours, you're
better off without them, and while I
don't want to be melodramatic"
In the gayety of the evening she had
forgotten her old conviction that some-
thing terrible lay in her past from
which memory had mercifully shut
her out.
Rocky laid his hand over hers. “For.
give me.” he said, “I was foolish not
to go up to those people, but I had
a hunch—just a feeling—not to do It."
The cab had stopped at a red light
A small boy was darting between the
lined-up cars holding out papers.
“Oh, Rocky, we forgot about
tabloids, let's in”
"O. K.,"” said Rocky, feeling in his
pockets, “I've been away so long |
don’t know what the scandals
are myself.” The urchin jumped on
the running board and sold his papers,
Doris’ dropped to the head.
lines :
KILLER BRIDE'S GUN FOUND
Diane Merrell’s Father Identifies Gun
Discovered on Ferry Boat.
The papers slid to the floor.
moment she remembered. She knew
everything, then she collapsed. She
crumbled into a heap on the taxieah
floor, moaning and clutching Rocky's
knees,
When she came to her senses she
was lying across the bed In Rocky's
apartment while he leaned over her
with anxious, fear-stricken eves.
“You fainted.”
“Yes—it was, It was something—"
she could not go on. She could not re
member what It was,
She closed her eyes, sighed,
did 1 get here?”
He flushed. “1 carried you.
were unconscious”
“You were kind" She wak too ex.
hausted to say more. Nor could she
bring herself to mention the papers.
Just as she had forgotten the words
over the radio, she bad again forgot.
ten the headlines In the paper. Her
mind seemed to refuse to go back
toward them. She knew that some
thing too horrible for contemplation
had been revealed to her. She didn't
have the strength to think about It
Then she saw that he was very ex-
cited. He walked around the room
picking up things, throwing them
down. He seemed beside himself with
some new strange emotion.
“What's wrong?
He sat down in a chair, biting his
lips. He hardly noticed ber question.
She repeated: “What's the matter?”
He rose and came to the bedside.
Seating himself beside her he took her
hand. ut there was something odd
and unconscious In the gesture. “Tell
me everything again. Every single
thing you remember”
She fixed her dark eyes on his. and
something in his earnest seriousness
made her begin again. She rehearsed
the whole story: the man in the cab,
her hatred, her Insane desire to get
away from him.
“The man in the cab! The man In
the cab!” Rocky was paeing the floor
again. “What did be look like? I'm
sure he's a dark horse”
Wonderingly Doris described him.
“Are you positive you can’t remember
a thing about your real! husband?”
His eyes looked eareworn and anxious,
Her face reflected his troubled state,
“No. Not a thing"
He shook his head.
rible,”
“Tell me!”
“1 don’t know what to de. 1 know
I ought to—" he paused, resumed his
restless pacing.
“Per.
certain
were
e been for
settled
didiy,
the
look
latest
eves
For a
“How
You
“It's very ter.
\
.
“What ought you to do?
He turned on her grimly. “Well,
something I'm not going to do.”
She could stand no more. “Rocky,
have you found out who [ am?"
“Supposing | have found out?”
She was silent. “It must be some
thing pretty awful,” she sald after a
pause,
“lI don't know what to do.”
She pulled a cushion from behind
her shoulders wearily, “You'd better
tell me”
Still he walked up and down,
“You've got to trust me.”
He had reached that far In his rea
soning; that he could not tell her what
he knew, and that she would have to
do what he thought was best for her.
She sighed. It had been such a long
hard day, taxing mentally and physi.
cally. She eould not rouse herself to
greater effort. She dozed, slept a
little and woke to find him standing
with all her luggage In the middle of
the floor, a paint brush In his hand.
She watched him take a knife and
begin to whittle her bag, on which
were the initials D, V,
She spoke sharply.
dolpg 7"
He kept on working at it. “Better
go back to sleep, Baby. You're going
to need all the rest you can get.”
“Rocky, what are you doing?"
“Wantonly wrecking your
erty.”
“I see that. But why?
“I'm going to paint everything black
Now look here, Baby, there are a lot
of things you don't understand. And
this Iz one of them. Turn over, close
your pretty eyes and go back to sleep.”
Doris swung her feet over the side
of the bed. “You're crazy If you think
I'm going to let you spoll my bags like
that,”
“You spoke just too late, lady.”
He began to annly hinck
over the outside. “Baby !™
“What?
“If you're rested you'd better go In
the next room and the
clothes that Doris left here. Pack up
You'll find it
“What are you
prop
enamel
look over
in my brown suit case.
lying on the bed”
“This Is the
happened to me yet.
ing.” She put her finger
touched the wet black paint.
are you doing this for?
“Just a precaution. [ ought to de
stroy It, but I'm not ingenious enough
to think of a way at the moment. |
want to get started In about an hour
Get well out of New York before
dawn, 1 forgot to mention that I'm
taking you on a motor trip to Canada
So pack up what you need from
Doris’ things. You're not to be a)
lowed anything of your own.”
She looked at him speechlessly
He put down his brush. “You
going to let me take care of yout”
She sald nothing. “Aren't you?
“yon”
"Well, then"
“Can't 1 know anything ?™
He stood close to her looking down
“Only that I'm doing It all for your
welfare”
queerest thing that's
I must be dream.
out and
“What
are
The silence between them was sweet
They did not look at each other, but
It was as if he had offered her some
thing precious and she had accepted
when she said, “All right”
“Good girl. Now listen:
everything youn need with
can find of Doris’ things.
ing of your own."
“Rocky 7°
“What, Nulsance?
“I can’t help feeling you're being
rather sweet ™
He opened her bags and began
smearing paint over the dainty brushes
and mirrors Inside. “Control your
feelings then, darling, and get to
work.”
“But Rocky, why must you-—if
you're going to leave it here anyway?
“Doris might come back. There'd
be h—I to pay if anyone found this
luggage. Look here, how long do you
intend to stand there and argue with
me? You go pack. I've sent for a
basket of food and the minute ft
comes—we beat It”
She was bewildered. Either she
must trust him completely or—and he
was being so nice, doing it all for her
She turned finally and went to look
over Doris’ things,
She sat on the bed for a minute,
her elbows on knees, fists Jabbed inte
her cheeks. What could this mean?
There must have been something more
in the papers. Rocky didn't want her
to know. It was sweet of him. He
thought she was too ll. She got up
suddenly and began to pack. wonder.
ing in a mist of romantic thoughts if
she'd ever be able to stop thinking
about him, now that she had begun to
see what he was really like,
There was a rap on the door, It
was a boy with the lunch basket.
Rocky eame in, ready to start,
“Rocky I" she started, but there was
earnestness and gravity in his face
He held something In his hand.
"Can. you be ready In a few min
utes?’ he asked, his lips white,
She rose rather shakily. “1 guess
80." She would have to go with him.
“But why?" she insisted. “You sald
you'd take care of me and [—"
“Hl, Doris,” he sald, exasperated,
“ean't you trust me? You've got to
trust me. This is all for your good,
I'm no slacker any more than you
are. Let's give each other a break.”
“Did you save those newspapers?”
she asked suddenly,
He shook his head.
“But I'm well enough to read them
now," she sald urgently. “I know
you've been afrald they'd shock me
but I'm all over that silly faintness
now. Won't you get another for me?”
pack up
what you
Take noth
He shook his head again. “Not now.
We ought to be going.”
Doris looked at him ruefully. “Why
won't you let me see a paper?”
“Doris, snap out of it. You are go-
Ing. I've made all arrangements. It's
the only way out. You'll see what I
mean, later, Come on, get your
things!" He stood up with a bright
forced smile,
Doris too rose. She looked up at
him, a steady glow In her eyes
“Rocky, you haven't given me any rea-
son why I should go. You won't even
answer my question about a paper.
see?"
He didn't answer,
“Because {f you think there's some
Just what | need. If I ean be shocked
hard enough, I'll remember everything.
Don't you understand?” She saw that
ly to her temples.
me a paper.”
He looked down at her with a con
viction that was beyond stubbornness.
“It’s no use for you to keep repeating
that request,” he sald. “It's utterly
impossible.” He took out his watch.
“You have five minutes In which te
dress for the street. And oh yes, |
nearly forgot,” he held out a palr of
dark horn-rimmed spectacles. i
found these for you.™
Doris stared at them.
she asked,
“For you to wear—if you ke,” he
sald,
“But 1
definite,
tlocky smiled pleasantly, “Take
them anyway. We might be doing
some fast driving—they'll protect you
from the wind®
Doris tossed them onto a chair. She
was perfectly sure that Rocky would
pick them up again, and fore her to
take them, even wear them, If he
chose. He was getting his way about
a lot of things
“Please Rocky, get
“What for?”
don't like. ™
Doris
CHAPTER VII
got Into the street Doris
noticed that Rocky's manner was very
strange. He pushed her into the door
way, and looked cautiously up and
down the dark street
on" he
As they
“Come whispered
“What Is this? sald Doris pettishly
“Hurry up.”
locky had adjusted the top on his
roadster. Doris climbed into what was
now a glass-enclosed eoupe.
“Aren't we going to be rather hot?
“Can't have the top down. Not un.
til we get away from New York any-
way.”
The engine was purring. Ogee more
Doris fancied that Rox ky looked about
fearft . “You're acting like the girl
What Is all the excite
did
Tange's?™
Doris told the the odd,
frightened girl who pushed her into a
closet
you say about a gir! In
story of
“She recognized you. ™
“Do you think she Jia
“Oh yes, Yes of course
Was a good sport.
And she
I'd ike to meet that
girl and give her a party. She prob-
ably saved your life!™
“Rocky, this is ridiculous. You can't
be mysterious like this. Deo Fou mean
to tell me you know what made that
girl act that war?
“Certainly 1 do.”
“Then don't be so aggravating
me."
They had skirted Central park and
Were going up Lenox avenue, Rocky
pausing at a red light smiled down
on her,
“Warm enough?”
“Oh, yes.”
“Light me a cigarette, will you?
She gave him the Lighted cigarette.
"Quite the little domestic wife,
aren't you?"
Somehow the sting had gone out of
all his jibes, She could no longer feel
any antagonism toward him. His
mockery seemed to contain a secret
tenderness,
Doris sniffed the iridescent mists that
rose from the fields,
“Oh Rocky, look, clams!”
A truck was driving up to a garish
roadside resort, Men were unloading
clams fresh from the sea.
“Can't stop.”
“Oh, Rocky, please, they look so de-
licious”
Rocky slowed the ear. “If you'll
promise to stay in the car and let me
bring you some" he began.
“Why are you such a tyrant? |
think you're Just showing off.”
“Want some clams?”
“Of course | do”
“Under those conditions.”
“Oh | suppose 80.”
“Atta girl 1"
He got out of the car and slammed
the door decisively. “Look here, you
better put on those dark glasses.”
He strode over to the stand. Doris
put on the glasses, She knew they
made her look hideous. But the morn.
ing air, the feel of the fresh new world
all about her, and above all the sense
of companionship with Rocky made
her light-hearted, Whatever there
was to worry about was unknown to
her,
Rocky came back with a large clam
londed down with borse-radish, “It's
still alive”
“Oh, dear, | wish you hadn't sald
that.”
“Nonsense, They like being eaten.”
He went back for another one,
Doris smiled. The hot sauces
burned her throat pleasantly, She felt
ns If she could eat a dozen clams,
A car wns coming toward her—a
pale blue closed Victoria, garishly
trimmed. It seemed crowded. As it
neared her, she heard a snatch of song.
Doubtless a party of all-night revelers
(TO BE CONTINURD.)
‘EEKING the intest news In regard
to smart fall and winter bridal ar
wu? It's hat stead of
wiry fToet
Cap f £ 4
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ray, are yi
the usual
gitra-minded will
coiffed heads with
devised little hints fan
Not that the t
of lace tull
dropped out of the
But the hat fantasies
which are “now she are much
newer, whi you will agree, is some
thing to think about when assembling
&n up-to-the-moment trousean.
The trio of charming hat fashions
here pictured are just such as will
be shown you or should be shown you,
Oh dear, no!
wine™
Wing
when you go touring the leading spe
cialty shops and departments In quest
of “last word” bridal headpleces and
veil
First, let's take note of the little
brimmed hat tilted so jauntily on the
bead of the bride posed seated. There
if 8 certain air of elegance about this
costume which is apparent at a glance
The drape about the crown of the ex
quisite this modern
bride wears is elaborately and art
fully worked with silver and pearl
beads The vell which is attached to
& snug-fitting back bandesn is ar.
ranged in a short cape effect, thus
achieving a sithouette of striking orig:
inality. The flower muff In its snowy
whiteness adds a fluttering touch
liar muffs of gay colored posies will
be cargied by the bridesmaids You'll
love the white satin gown which this
bride is wearing, especially the sleeves
which have long flowing panels at
ensembles
chapeau which
Sim.
mt atte ith
val In spirit and very attractive.
In these hig hat fashions
for the » eyebrow line plays
an img Which leads us
to tell you n iquant little visor
veils ough which the bride's spar-
kling eyes shine forth so effectively.
Yoguish
ion in the picture to
htly from
the fol of the close-fitting
ich tiits so fetching-
ght eye of the tall statu.
is wearing it. This
visored snug bat with its long sweep-
le is a graceful and
fon of lines which
the right
beneath
res so sprig
of tulle w
fogque
4
ly over the r
esque bride who
ing vell of fine tu
beautiful interprets
are of classic
and too fascinating
creation
bride
Startlingly new
for words
3
is the Latand-vell
which d lovely
the
posed In the foreground of this
group The ti hat which tops ber
shapely bead is one of the new pill-box
for must know that the
it-box hat” is taking the world of
fashion by storm this season it is
exactly what its name implies—the
shape of a pill box and it Is no-end
chic In its swanky il
stingulshes
3
bh
models, you
new ilnes The
one pictured is created of tulle encir
cled with a wreath of orange blossoms
and lace-bor-
dered veil cascades over the shoulders
and down the back from whence It
trains in sweeping lines. Pe sure that
you see this fascinating pill-box model
¢ at your favorite millinery
you make your final se
buds The handsomely
on display
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lection,
and clogue crepe
©. 1932. Western Newspaper Union,
BLOUSES IMPORTANT
IN FALL FASHIONS
assim
llouses play a leading role In fall
fashions. The stylists are promoting
the idea of warm winter suits, and
with them blouses of jersey, cashmere,
velveteen and heavy silks,
Satin Is outstanding in the blouse
department this fall. Tallored satin
long sleeves and link cuffs, are the
newest thing In sight, With a black
suit you may wear a white one or one
in vivid red or green, and with brown
blouse that matches exactly, or one
that makes a vivid contrast—Chinese
red or pumpkin yellow,
Necktie silk is one pf the newest
fabrics {or blouses, In dark red or
green or brown or navy twill siik with
Blouses of tie
silk are usually tailored, many with the
row neckbands that tle into a small
bow tle, like big brother's. Velveteen
blouses in dark, rich colors with high
necklines are effective with woolen
skirts and suits. They're also nice In
plaids,
Shoes, Purses and Belts
Made of Delicate Woods
The pink-cheeked Holland maid isn't
the only one these days who wears
wooden shoes. The stylists have clad
madame in a fashion to make a dryad
Jealous, Delicate woods are used to
make her slippers, her hats, her belts
and her buttons,
Bags of bird's-eye maple are lined
with brownand.yellow checkered ging.
ham, and clasped sometimes with
wooden blocks, sometimes with earved
wooden spirals, The material is
washable, waterproof, and as light
as a feather. Wooden bracelets are
#0 highly polished that they look as
though they came from the back of
a tortoise Instead of the heart of a
tree. Flexwood hats are draped to Ot
the head; vanity cases with Inlaid cen
ters are appearing.
FUR-BORDERED COAT
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
The short, three-quarter length coat
bordered with fur is a most impor
tant fall type. Not only are ha coats
which belong to suits stressing this
new length but separate coats heavily
furtrimmed carry the same styling.
The coat suit pictured is brown wool
with handsome blue fox.
Elegant Negligees
The new negligees are as elegant
as evening gowns, with heavy crepes
and dull satine cut In long slender
lines prominently featured.
STYLES
An Interpreter and an expert
fashions are needed to understand
the latest style dispatches from Paris,
Bays the New York Times. How to
reconcile “beauty In motion” with
“statuesque mobility 7’ Both at.
tributes are incorporated in one de-
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how can swift Camilla scour the
plain and still be statuesque—and
also mobile? We have heard of and
sometimes seen statue like repose,
and dancing grace has been captured
immovable in marble, Perhaps the
Indy will stand still while her “oval
draperies” and “slight Greek evening
Influence” wave In an artificial
breeze,
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