Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-29
-,,e STARTS THE STORY

u,c,aa ,Difh sunny, WorIp otepvs
n."'J, I, tke object of q fra,ne.ap. that
r!T r to,ien the crackin0 ct scfc on
~ TIE trdme-sp " ptanned ey q
s,,ter and crook soith the od Of
a..;ds detective and a bv'be OF $4,000
a Id,oper anxious TO get Tid OF
.I,fnoeys. He dttempfs. a diamond
Ljs Llsss,rv from the person. OF rich Mrs.
s,%hs,iI, because Polly Le Bran asks
"" IA act II for her, and no escapes
w Va o;stot shots pith the detective IN
..s,y;t. He is engaged az seoretory
Ns yoron no attempted TO rob, q
g,ssd business tooman srith o real
.,t A;dden under q ~osoh ssfer|ov.
T.aSoo, the lo,oyer soho offered the
sscco bribe, has ohdrge Of tho iegdl
i !ssiss OF tkS ,oomdn,. and she hod
T make inquiries OF the tchers-
.r.is Of O grandson. He fnds the
sssso mon in the person of Lady
sscy,." He reported hsm deod.
rsSdos had been paying court to
peslvr Dolly, the sspposed hc'ress.
w 4 fokle and aroertdtn,. He tries
~ !. tercs a oIrrop by relating TO- her
ga hs grandson sooptd inherit
s.i.od Of hersolt. A large sun, OF
ssssv Nod been yemoocd from the
s.rfy bank to Mrs. Stetherits sufc
s" ~ ss"onsSp;oht--Hdddon tells Ashe he
.,t' stoaf this money, .gioe him
fo.o00 and then get out OF the coun-
~ Bat Polly lie Brun reveals to
w, a plon concooted bv Hdddon and
imS,ose to capturc and steal from
IN tSo loot ne steals from tho safe;
nsr % 10 land him at the penitcn tidrg.
"I,is. pdtched BY Mrs. Stetheri,
.saeks tic safe and 70 about to oct
.ssv pher he 10 confronted BY the
lsdy kerseb.
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
hrs right hand was no longer upon
ii her shoulder. In fash 1t had fas-
,o.d to her soft throat, the fingers
n, claws. His face was close to hers,
\, breath beating against her wide
,.red eyes. But that coolness Of rea-
N which had for so many years car
i,d tho man along in safety upon the
am. borderlines Of crime had not en-
|relv forsaken him now. Again he
nor her from him, brutally and In
[sinr anger, but with no intent to kill.
where she fell Polly lay a moment.
rb,u she got UP dissily, her hands at
len discolored throat.
ait'll be me who gets you" she whis-
D,red. each word born OF pain in her
Srost, me and Bobbie'll celebrate
I'M feed with all the trimmings the
nv you stretch a rope for doing for
+ nrun ~
"its a lie," said Ambrose. "A lie,
md you know IL. You little fooll'
'YM. I'm a fool" painted Polly, "or
h'd have known all along! But l never
bought Of you doing It. Not even
Eh.n Id heard you talking with papa
tot ten minutes before 1t happened.
Not even when I'd known you and him
bad Quarreled more than once. oh,
lou played II foxy, all right, coming
(,ht back and grabbing Tony the Cat
Ind framing him for 1t It's the nerviest
Ming you ever did. Ambrose, but God
(noSs you had to do 1t. And -
Ind II amt going to save your neck for
Cu, for now ] know! And can prove
t. can prove itl'
What with the treatment she had
lad at his hands, her natural loathing
him, the excitement of the evening
md the shock Of tho suspicion that It
bad been Ambrose who had killed Joe
.e Brun, the girl was In the grip Of
eryousness which was little short Of
ysteria. Her eyes blazed into his like
he eyes Of mad woman; her whole
ody was shaking. She kept saying
Vr and over, II can prove It'll l
an prove 1t !"
you'd better explain just what you
mean, said Ambrose sharply, "or keep
our mouth shut"
Keep my mouth shut?" She
lughed at him wildly. ''If you'd just
illed Joe lie Brun, ! might. But after
Ou'ye bounded Bobbie Ashe the way
ou have. After you've made life
linking hell for me! I mean that papa
nust have a ways thought you might
oube cross him one way or another.
mean that be must have known It was
lou or him that night before you got
fiml For he told me something that
light, Just before you came, Lieu
|enant Ambrose, that ] didn't quite
Understand then and that clean forgot
owl
He told me and jim. the barkeep,
nd the two of us can hang you"
What vas it?" demanded Ambrose.
10 manner yisibly altered, a new look
bis straining eyes.
Again she laughed at him.
II amt telling you," she jeered.
lin going right inside and get the
hief Of police on tho long distance
ne. I'll tell him something that'll
aka him get his clothes on. H." she
[an on, her excitement growing by
s,s, ,Ss, ,olf if Mibey Nil, tho Dope hasn't al
Ambrose's set face went absolutely
hite. Before he spoke he ran his
Pngue back and forth between his lips.
M,key!' he asked. "What about
Tie saw III" she screamed at
m' He tried TO tell me, but l was
ray about this new frame-up on poor
u Bobbie and / thought he meant
EGny' the cat, and I didn't care! I
|uh care about anything but Bobbic
never did. Mikey was afraid to talk,
lat he's getting worse scared to keep
rs mouth shut. And now Wen put
lou where you wont ever bother Bob
Pc ashe again"
- be still" cried Ambrose fiercely.
ION I scream out your words like
But will" cried Polly, intoxi-
|alsd with her hatred and knowledge
|ad sudden power. And then, looking
~ the first time away from Ambrose's
n.'e face she saw two figures stand
US o'. close together at the rear of the
IOuse. This man Is a murderer !"
Ae called loudly, her voice now ring
" clear. He killed Joe lie Brun
pinEsSy the. Dope saw It. ."
III get you and Ladyfngers both
- with my hands !" snarled
~ ,c%Vroso. prose. I'm spite of hell III get
ne TWO of you soon or late!''
ne leaped toward her and, leaping,
EruGk y out viciously. Polly lodged, but
~ u plS hst struck her in the breast
'au nurled her back so that she fell
|'one and lay writhing. There was
scream from Evelyn, a gasping shout
@ |Vn heddon, and Ambrose, who had