Argosy All-Story Weekly, April 18, 1925 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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ARGOSY-ALLSTORY a VoL. CLXVIII wpe | \ =F \ Yy \ ~ \\ AE NR ars : SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1925 4 i NUMBER 2 By EDGAR FRANKLIN _ Aathor of ** Regular People,’ ‘‘A Noise in Newboro,”’ etc. CHAPTER f. WHERE? . O you say,” Mrs. Ronalds inquired tensely, amazedly, of the tele- phone, “that he has not been there to-day?” The voice at the far end of the wire evi- dently did say that very thing, for the sec- ond time now. Mrs. Ronalds’s pale, nor- mally rather frightened eyes, grew quite terrified. Her left hand trembled, causing the receiver to wabble oddly about her left ear; her right hand pressed emotionally to her sparse bosom. ‘“‘ Not at all to-day?” she cried. 1A The voice, as it seemed, assured her that there was every justification for the “ not at all.” Still, Mrs. Ronalds had recovered herself. “ But he telephoned in, of course, to ex- plain why he couldn’t come to the office,” she said. ‘ Will you connect me with some one who can repeat the message to me? This is Mr. Ronalds’s mother speaking.” The unobliging voice, it is to be suspect- ed, indicated that he had not even tele- phoned in. An instant, terror returned to the lady; then she frowned annoyedly and sighed and shook her head; finally she smiled wearily. ‘“* My dear young woman, you’re absurd,” 161 (E(0) NOOLKS ANIC (E@)