Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-16
The
Substitute
Millionaire
BY
/ HUBERT, FOOTNER

rho little old lady made polite con-
-Sss, rsation for. five minutes and then
having established the propretics.
liise a Thoroughbred mother. she
MADE transparent excuse to dis
~ a.a.ear and was seen nc more.
"shc's a corkcr,s said Jitck
Kitte beamed on him
Thru the open window came the
8 Us annds OF a violent. vulgar falterca :
s,.ssgn from the flat below Kate closed
the window with an oblivious air
expect you've had. an exciting
81 she said. What did the papers
4 sS..s5rn by saying that you were fat,
tt.d that you had a good looking
= tory to whom you turned for
ua.c, gthing? ?" 80
m the oodloolling one said
lack grinning.
Il don't understand"
49, I'll explain in a minute, but first
--f
sssars.'p Pleased" she said with an admon-
fishing. gesture.
Kitty. can't help it!sI can't play
haltip to you. Ii you knew how ~ hurt
to find you living in such a. place
b So s,.sa
3
<Ssaid with quick pride. We're saving
srsspur money SO we can go Abroad,
81 That's not true. l know how much
they pay IN the sort of place where
yoir work. and how much it costs to
~ live. have been thru the milli II
stakes every cent you earn to keep ,lp
this place. And you're always think
ing. what would you do II you got
sick or We're without job. even for a
week. That's what makes that lit
tie line between your dear eyes" ),
Kate laughed deficately. "Mercy,
you're quite a mind-reader."s1 Z! Il,
Jack floundered on. ''And, me with
all this rotten money! Every cent /
spend shames me, thinking Of you
here-and your mother :
you haven't spent any since You
met Mother, have your she suggest
ed maliciously.
Don't tease me! I'm in earnest.
Why will you be so silly?"
Are you proposing that accept a
gift of some of your new riches?.
I'm proposing that you accept
me-.
Il would never marry a man that
pitied me-"
"oh, Kate" he said, gl'aveled and
reproachful. How silly"
Then he got his wind again.
That's only putting me off. What's
pity got to do with It or anything?
just want you!''
why didn't You ask me when you
! were poor 2" she mlrmured.
How could /? could scarcely
Il keep myself" ~
Then I am just a sort of luxury"
!, ooh. Kitty! How unjust! You take
delight in putting me in the
wrong."
Its no use," she said with a firm
shake Of the head. II haven't changed
since yesterday If you insist on
bringing this up every day, it will
only have the effect of spelling my
naturally amiable temper. Let's
change the subject. Tell me all your
adventures since yesterday.
HI He was no match for her.szHe had
:. to obey. -sspss
But if she was cruel in other re-
(. spects, she made rare listener
Her eyes sparkled and her. soft
cheeks glowed with excitement as
s his tale uufolded. When the deyilish
workings of the blackmailing Scheme
u were made clear to her. her indi gna-
NJ ton knew no bounds .ssA
80 THE wretches! The beasts" she
lnGrmured. s"Oh, they must not be al
lowed to go free. That poor. lonely
old man! It is fine of you to pledge
YOURSELF to run them down. It's a
crusade in way isn't it-and, a
dangerous one!" She gave him an
extraordinary look thru her lashes.
Come to me after you have done
your work" she murmured, and per-
haps my answer will be different"
"Oh, Kate!" he said, reaching for
her hand. 80 a.
She neatly evaded him. ,"After-
wards, said Now tell me what
yol, mean to do" . M
He told her. ~
ess 81 wish could help" She said in-
voluntarily. ga
Jack had dazzling inspiration, It
must have been his good fairy that
sent him that lovely idea all complete
and readyIto work. why. YOU can
heln!y he cried.
/ "Howg'
So He made out, of course, that. the
:, idea had been in his head all the
time. Listen. AS Jack Norman's
secretary I'm bound to become a
pretty well-known figure around
town, and 1t stands to reason can't
do much sleuthing in that character.
I've got to have a disguise. I've got
to lead a double life. I'll work while
Bobo sleeps"
''Yes, but what has that got to do
with, met"
listen, I'm coming to that. I've
told you about our suite at the Mad
agascar. and Silas Gyde's two little
house next door. Now, you see, I'll
go to bed In the hotel as Jack Nor
mans secretary, and In the morning
aPll come out of the house next door
prepared for work in another char
acter."
"But what am to do?"
THAT house belongs to me, you
know, tho the deed has never been
transferred.sY You must appear to rent
IT. furnish 1T and open it as first
class boarding house-no, furnished
80 apartments would be easier for YOU"
- But
wait a minute. Then I can rent
the second floor rear from you in my
new character. I can pass back and
forth thru the vault as>I like, and no
one can possibly trace the connection
between Jack Norman's secretary
and the sober little business man
who lives in your house. See?"
ooh, I couldn't"
'fWhy?" II