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LADYFINGERS
, By JACKSON GREGORY
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h8TART8 THIS STOlW
tt'iilYn wiawMiv of ante on
r 5 ta inttns-up it plonnei ay a
tWltter,. Be ottemptta dfsmonel
f mm
i fk vet ton oi ncn mti.
KuiW, become Poll Le Bnrn otkt
fTTV-ii II -or er. and ft eoapi
teith the detective in
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5I..U Ho k ? rUry
3Ii kiiiM JM a real
KJSi "'" Teh talertor.
fft iX toewWei o i er.
'SI;." revvt him efee
' ftin " Pvl0 .court to
tZton Daly, Pfft "
rJIST hoi been removed from the
Jjft l!k teUri. Btetkeril'ttoie
S7m ntot JJo & AiAe As
2LnMl ' money, oive him
But Polly Lo Brun reveolt to
illnie te eopture oni tteol iron
8m to ii4 m ? ?'? "ftg?'
rrt
i.i. iMiteAod OV iMf. oieine
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of anpthtr than bcneK falltnc htlr to
ut Btotbcrll million. She started at
Haddon'o knock. And when he rapped
Well7 Who rs M"
"Harfilnn ." u.l ik. i..- li.
Immediately, Evelyn."
"JujtlnT What ii It? At this hour
be urged
.ttMki the tofe eni it obout to get
EST AcrieV. JTMoii o4 Ambrote.
tare not token a iMno from your
itfi," he ennouneu.
AND UKRE If CONTINUES
nflE wint to the Mfe and in a little
letked open the door. Ambrose and
HiWen and Asho wcro alandlng close,
vttehlor. Thero !n plain sbjht was a
Mtt, thick pad of bills. By them was
t bit of folded note paper. The old
Mam matched it np with ahaktnf
men. While AmbroM stared blankly
It Baddon and Baddon teemed like a
bio with the around awept suddenly
torn beath him, she read the few Hnea
Mftrlr: Bobbie Ashe's short, simple
letter of farewell to an oia woman wno
ltd been kind to him and whom be
Isrta. And then she had thrown both
rtktr arms about Ashe's neck and was
tar and huninc him conmUlvely.
"Oh, thank Qod, thank God I" sha
ararBUftd over and over.
'Mn. Stetharll," Ashe said softly.
"Tou bad betUr "
Bot aha held him off a little from
isr aad the tears were running down
er wrinkled cheeks as sha admonished
Hni
'Can't you call ms grandma, Bob-
Mi, dear? Can't jtraT"
imeroae. his face red with fury,
nracf about upon Baddon.
What hero you got me into?" ha
sntUred.
Baddon found so immediate answer.
JbebroM, in no stood to bo baffled ut-
tarV, cried out angrily s
lira. BUtharll, I'm sorry, but I're
act to take him In. Just your calling
Urn your grandson doesn't make him
as. And, if he was foxy enough to pass
p this chance -to steal, be'a still got
that diamond charge to answer to."
'!( you want to know anything about
tilt diamond matter," she said bluntly,
"rcu juat aak Haddoa there. Aak him
fo picked it up when Bobble dropped
itl And now, listen (o me. Both of
reut Bobbie here is my grandson and
wiat is more I can prove it Aek Had-
n about that I If you two crooks get
lent of here rigbt this minute and keep
going and neves lei me see nner one
li reu araln there'll be nothing further
laid about that diamond. Tou can keep
lit. K vou try to make trouble I'll
latad Haddon to the penitentiary for that
sadoreotnt other crooked work. If you,
Amocoee, get out and keep your moutn
ifot, you can make Haddon whack
vita yon. Stay here and you'll get
aokMac bot trouble and a lot of itl I
naM you know something about uacnei
IKitheril. don't yon? Now get
NI Oh, Bobert!"
She had forgotten them. Her arms
mt about him, bar tear-atalned fact
. Never mind the hourl'
her. "Tou are dressed?"
"Tea. I "
Put On your hut- nil mil mnA .
out to me In the gardens. Come the
back way and don't let any one aee
f01V1 . A?d h"7, Evelyn, hurry or it
will be too late. I'll bd waiting for
you.
She jerked open the door, but Haddon
had gone toward the dining room, not
..u,,.jw lv u Bnc louowea. hub
.K?dJlown tho hal1 toward the front
ul .fe .?,M- ?e.r wwe 'ol, Rchel
StetherU'a and Mr. Bteele's, both ob
vlously strongly moved. And the house
h,?,,n '"U only a moment ago.
Hastily the sirl rirtw a,. n Tx
caught up a scarf, and went out. A
gianoe over her shoulder showed her
KI?2 ?i? Btfndln by Iho door of Mrs.
HtctbcrU'a study, a man hOm she had
never seen before. Was this man her
cousin? Was ho going to come between
her and the fortune which she had so
long looked upon both as a right and a
necessity? What did Justin pfan to do?
When abe passed through the great
dining room Evelyn was running. -A
door, flung widely open, gaped after
her. She wae breathless, flushed and
eager when she came upon Haddon out-
t"W J ,tr! 8h cricl "nsioualy.
"Is It that man In there?"
"Evelyn," sold Haddon with quiet
emphasis, "wo haven't much time for
talking. It's too .la to for that nowj tho
time bas come for action. I have al
ready ordered out a car. You oro go
ing with me into Lockworth." (
"Lockworth 1" She stared at him In
amazement. "At this time of night I
Justin, tell me I What has happened?
"hat ore wo going to do In lockworth?"
' "Homing bas hsppened vet," be
iirayiumnuj, a grest deal is going
to happen. In Lockworth, Just as fast
as I can get couple or men out of
bet. you and I are going to get mar-
"Married !" aha gasped. "Married !"
.. l?l,n,trirt' he a her Btead
lly. "Marry mo tonight and I'll save
you your rightful fortune. Hesitate
1n.d yo.u Joso " Oh, I'll explain aa we
ilrlyo Into town. But you've got to
make up your mind."
,'Sf; JuiUn, I don't understand
"I do. I tell you that I am the one
uiKu ju mo woria wno can arrange
matters so that you Inherit your aunt's
money. If I do anything for you I'vo
got to do it now, tonight. And," dog-
gruiy, "i won't turn a band unless you
"uij ran immcaiaieiy.
"But, Justin ifi cattt!
Notthla way
He shrugged his shoulders and turned
as to re-enter the house. She clutched
at nis sieeve.
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SOMEBODY'S STENOGThe Great $10,000 tianiageCase
aa looking up at blm. her aes filled
iu toe aunger ot lova, wina nsppi-
as. with pride I
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plkUdly. "WUd. maybe. AU Bteth
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CHAPTER XXVII
roily he Bran Squares Um Game
JuaUn Haddon, having much at
tU. comported himself like an abls.
central. With forethought and care be
Ma massed his attaek, and now saw it
being swept back. He retreated prompt
Jr. Now be must save himself; later
be could ktWIrA a vain, frtflm fltnhlish. A
Wtak movement. Bo far, nothing had
n lost save honor.
Now, more clearly than ever, he saw
Ma salvation In Evelyn Daly. Ashe
altht or might not escape prosecution
and an ultimate conviction; Ivelyn
olht or might not come to atand fore
joott (n Rachel Btetheril'a wiU. But,
a aoy ease. EveWn tha old worn-
f a kinswoman and so would not be
fltterlr forgotten.
Haddon cursed himself now for his
ueilt blunder. When Ashe upon tho
nifbt of the attempted diamond robbery
aad dropped the atone, it had been Had
fna Initlnetive thought to snatch it
P. to return It to the owner. Then a
oaan had screamed, "Ho haa atolen
r diamond!" and. turning to ahow
i" uimg in hU palm, be bad seen that
"? wer uPn tne dark ngure run-
Ei mrough the shrubbery. He bad
Jung quickly upon Mrs. Btetheril; her
J" vere upon the fugitive. It seemed
. Pm '""edible, then jwfectly nat
' PerhariH Nmiiim h. uranlml It tn
f.m..Btural. He had convinced him-
R. r. u" vuc amn una retrieve
fsllen Jewel. Ho dropped It into
"'"VlCl
m
,st all of the time that InscruUble
K? m.an had known. 8he had known
T.0(iA,,5e 8h d known that
bbVi! !Id4on was a traitor to her In
""su. Now she would make him pay.
EL im ,Jf or nother, no doubt In all
rWe ways, ahe would exact payment
!... " Unless be outwitted her now
"' Pfeaiiy.
IIS Wlthlln. ..-I.!.. 1 -ll.-.l..
njsilrir that 1.1. .n.w.... ...i.i k.
Unnoticed. And ao voulrt It have hen
th, 1i "''"ntensnt Ambrose's steely
Viiii a "Qan. once tnai
Jo a room A. k. 1. . l 1.1-
Bi?.hB...0W!."MA,Lt.it wJu6.t y
"tone to bed.
BcV.u r' erd her moving about rest-
I. "W 1. MA- Misnt t ia sthJt
Z 1 1-"'?". t0Blnt- There was, Ar
fti,"0"! to think about-and Jiiatln
er f.fn ln the new role of maeter of
"te; yM, tDd the terrible poeslbiUty
'Walt I Walt, Justin
t think 1"
'Won't you let me do the thinking,
Evelyn?" he asked more softly. "You
know how I lova you. Everything I
am doing Is for your sake, dear."
Ambrose, watching them from the
shadows about the porch, waa in no
position to understand what the under
current might be. But he had no inten
tion pf losing sight of Haddon Just now.
Haddon had already ordered a car;
Ambrose had seen one standing In the
road In front of the house.
It had been there when they came In.
Haddon had not said when he bad
ordered It out. Ambrose mado the
natural mistake and. altnnlnr nnlniiv
through tho shrubbery, went around the
nouse, meaning to intercept Haddon
and Evelyn there and to go with them
into Lockworth.
"I'll get more out of him than out of
mac oia woman," be told bimaelf with
a measure of complacency. "I'll make
blm couch ud the whole thine.
But before he had come to tho big
c reacu car uo nna come upon me owner
of It and the French heels. Ho and
Tolly Lo Brun met face to faco as each,
moving quietly, came about a corner of
the house.
"Polly 1" exclaimed Ambrose. "You
here I"
"Yes," returned Polly in her most
impudent manner. "It's lltle Me.
How's tricks, Dickie?"
But Ambrose's face, at first showing
merely the start of his surprise at find
ing here here when she should naturally
be In San Francisco, indicated now a
black and blacker rage.
"Curse you!" ho snarled at her.
"Still atuea on Ladyfingers, are you?
You ve been dead stuck on him all the
time, lying to me And you've come
up nere to tip blm off "
iHe lifted his hand as thouch he would
strike bar down. Polly's eyes, bright
and fearless, told him frankly now of
the scorn of him which had so long lain
hidden in her soul.
"Gee," she laughed at him con
temptuously, "you're the swell guesser,
ain't you?7'
"It's the truth, then?"
"Sure, It's) the truth. I don't have
to lie to you any longer."
"You've seen him nlready tonight?"
"You'ro guessing fine," she sneered
at him. "Go on.'T
Had his eyea not been in tho shadow
then, little Polly Le Brun, fearless as
ehe was, might have drawn back from
him. They wen brimming with anger,
hatred, and the glittering, evil jealousy
which made them deadly, like poison.
The man's volco waa suddenly husky
wben he spoke again.
"I'll get you for this," bo muttered.
"You and blm. If I never do another
thing ln all my llfo, I'll get tho two of
you. If I can't do It any other way
I'll get you with my hands 1"
And, as though no longer could bis
rsge hold Itself in check, his two hands
shot out. gripping ber ehouldera. A
moment he held her thus, so that her
face went white and she flinched from
him. Then brutally he flung her from
him, laughing softly as ber body struck
against the house.
"You "grcst big brute," she snapped
at him. "You'd maul a woman, but
you'd be scared to kill her. Scared of
some other boob ln uniform dragging
you away, scsred of the rope at Ban
Quentln You'd be scared to kill
a chicken if it was against the law I
You coward I You make me sick!"
Under the whip of her contempt Am
brose cried out harshly:
"Scared, am I? Afraid to kill, am I?
Didn't I " ....
And thero he stopped suddenly, and
though there was Juat the moonlight
streaming upon his face, for his nat
had fallen, Polly saw the look which
had come Into the man's eyes.
"My God!" cried the girl, gssplng
out the v.ords. "It wss you?"
"What do you mean?" be challenged,
again standing over her.
"It was you!" she repeated, Jjalf In
wonder, half In horror. "It never was
Tony the Cat. You killed papa!"
"You fool!" cried Ambrose, again
shaking her In bis whitening hsnds.
"You llttlo fool! Keep your mouth
shut. Do you understand; It was
Tony. I've got the evidence, he's been
bound over "
"Take your dirty bands off me!" she
sdreamed at htm. ''You made the evi
dence. Murderer I"
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