Behind the Green Door

TRES

man demanded, advancing with cat-lik

miles an hour!" Penny replied. "Please, would you mind poi

but the grim lines of his wrink

toe of his heavy boot. "Get out of here! I won

enny pleasantly. "Put up another strand of barbe

rush snow from her jacket. "Did you see me make the jump?" she

ump!" he retorted. "I coul

th genuine interest

was afraid of the old man,

tly. "Now hurry up! Get those skis off

field. An old shed stood not far away. Beside it towered a great stack of wood which reached nearly as high as the roof.

rl who might have been her own age had her face pressed against the pane. Seein

look toward the cabin. Immediately,

e you live?"

d man seized her by the hand

"And don't let me ca

her skis and move

nice snow," she apologized. "

lope to the point on the trail where she had taken the wrong turn. Th

ted as she trudged along. "She looked too young to be Ol

de up her mind she would ask Mrs. Downey the name of

found herself in a long lobby at the end of which was a great stone fireplace with a half burned log on the heart

ve an elevator and come slowly across the lobby. The

Miller. I didn't ex

e was the picture of despair. "I've

d Penny, although she thought she

into the depths of a luxuriously upholstered dave

didn't turn out

refused to allow me to demonstrate how well I could read

enny sympathetically. "What w

"I would stay if I thought I could change Mr

f. Of course, I don't know a

ps if I kept bothering him he w

enny said doubtfully. "But I think

t here as it was. I can't go back. I am inclined to move down to this hotel

hotel," commented Penny. "

earances at all cost," replied Miss Miller

In a small office close by, Ralph Fergus and Harvey Maxwell could be seen in con

e taken a room," she announced. "I can

be able

bill and then let t

he actress with

n you would deliberat

on't use such an ugly word. If I land the part with Mr. Balantine, o

opinion of Miss Miller ha

the actress inquired, qui

the hotel. It's very swanky, but

ng back there now to check out," she d

just stay here and re

ous to see what it was like. Even a casual inspection made it clear that Mrs. Dow

large number of men and women who certainly had never been drawn to Pine Top by the skiing. Penny thought whimsica

ce, if not the skiing?" she puzzled. "T

ing black silk, her hand heavy with

said, "can you tell me ho

uld need a map to get around in thi

er to the clerk and as

d, Madam?" he inqu

The manager presented

" the man instructed. "Room 22. Show your ca

a handful of hotel literature but there was no mention of any Green Room. Pausing by the elevator, she waited u

he Green Ro

floor,

is it? A d

uliar glance and gave an ans

room. I can't tel

ail room

ou I don't know,"

here, do

to keep my job for awhile. If you want to know