Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-27
HOW MANY CARDS?
SYNOPSIS
By ISABEL OSTRANDER
Author Of Ihe Island Of Intrigue Suspene Ashs 10 Ashes etc
Copyright bU Robot ~. rde A Wv

r,.reIin1. Nc runs ont dOnIn ~.
y.n,jy cnd into The hands Of Il dc e..
Ha."' ~. He protests he had "HoihiUJ
pjth rhdts IN dcrc.
" IN G the floor Of room lies a man
i. ,rruing cofhcs. nc front ot IS
.,;,i crimson mith blood aud by is
~, n hvgc army rcroircr. TIC table
-; :, laid for iro. rih chdmp"9ac on
-, sin unmelfcd.. The ho"Sc is
'mpiy Of human beihn.S. 'rtrch"g
,sg led a rild itc. Hc dssoria 'cd
,,Vh "h the rcn',hy. dnd a onc time
ra, 'poten Of g. "mc @',i,o"'G, ,!.,i,ao
m.nii m1,oi~ic in her efforts 10 Irinp the
rcss,% ,'sgcrcr 10 ipsiicc. AlcUndr,.
u,rcr mu, in business IN CrCrClirg "W'
PHI, IN Vrs. Crcrcling. OJi'r's 10
IN." @ ,cI;ri,y and desire ~ #CtdrM
w. W, m1sicrp. Ths dead moH is re.
me me.,cJ %J' 10 haze gpurreicd uiit Douy.
po'WTo 'Worrriy. rho had lctt Ne hoHSc
o' roor. There has bpcn q robbery
W ,owc itlcc,s. and lisa. Urs.
.,,Jjv,'a maid. W0s arrested, let
Wv M baH aud disappeared. Ihc
G1s.t,rtirr 1s demands Of Mrs. Crcrc,imy
4 this is true.
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES .
OWES. The set of cmcra'ds and din'
i mords which had taken from
A., r,ult rt the trust company 10 wear
=, Mrs, Falcs Osdcn'S pageant IN
r,hru,rv." Mira. CrcvclinG rrp'icd
,JcLIr, her apathy stirred by surprise
.ho question. 1T was reported to the
-.,,,o aud ono Of the servants arrcir"
.,J bc,d for trial. but she succeeded III
aM,iniuy bail and thcm di"ar1ra'"d.
n,fotins It. YOU remember til" woman.
s,s1a? She wa n Swcdc ana oi quit"
striking apncarancr. ...
shc had turned to her compauiuh ana
.s latter nodded with q cNni'al Sn,r..
10 "ouitc too striking, she murmured.
,u az, alwsys st!p ciru, "i sc. wants
rbo arncar out Of the ni"turc.
wy ""Tbi, lady m Mrs. l"usIns Waiver
,v " Nlr.. Cr,vrlins esp a,n;d as If IT.
:, pf,rrthought. size !" quite In my
''s,sdencr ~ and you may speak un'c.
,wvcIly before her.
NTri 'ar,y bowed. but addressed him
elf ain 10 Mrs. t"cvclng.
about this servant. ma am wlnt
vas her name!
"llsn IIslwiS. 80.
What does she look Ike. ma am
"You can find her DESCRIPTION at your
,.,dousrtcrs. imugiur. icpiicd Mrs.
CrsvCIns colby. she was huSc.
broad shou dercd. deep cheated woman
with large hands and feet and great .
thirk ropes Of tow colorcd hair wound
,hout her head. Her skin was very fair
and hrr cycs blue. believe. Ono would
. call hor handsome. in n crH"sc way.
There was pause aud then McCLrty
| changed thc subject.
Did you recover your emcralds,
MA am
no. The police could tiud no trace
~ them. but the evidence was couclu
Ave.
The very fact that the creature
iuppcd her bail was proof enough Of her
guilt ! should say observed Mrs.
. Waver'y. 1T is astonishing thst the
police have not located her II they are
really making an effort to do SO. Those
things were worth small foltunc.
weren't they. Myra:"
Thirty thousand dol ar.." Mrs.
particularly for them. but an example
'nou,E o.W!L nsW "',, 'ia'us W NV h,,', los
wa! mas Ine evInencc aSaih"' ""r'
ma am hcSarty INQUIRED :,
=, no one c'se had an opportunity
Mrs, Sre'cIlng sctt,ed herse't oNck
nns9dlE on ner coucn, hhd orougn,
ns ,e~es nome mFse,i from tnc trust
,pmpanI N"nI.s III PUN oro"u 'ho
Lo,ro Sate. 'ate one a.erroon' sc''ral
sSn n Or."'u Wv p"svau. ""s " ,.L ~
p'a'e, .vnn'"s 70 ,If .ne'' ~ w.,
~ II Lo'.u',iI. 10 ueliNe'! W.. Ia!eu 49,
Ho "I'Gi".e, ho~eNeI' aug II uIu l'e'
a.. az W"'', ",s ,ew nours "c."'u ~, INV AZ
49, w. ,, n"'u, ;.. "nS ; n" n,
"b nj ~, ~ =" a"e'st nIS w t,!'nS ~
So''i"o M"' taH'"s t"' nv"
~ WV crossed lpC n"I' TO Mr.
,,,, f. ioo"'i op'u'"vu the '"o'o.Eo w
ss,.u w nv" huu hcpt u ~ lnc
'Isl Snlc IN ms pressing room ior m'
,,, II'ns' pIa'eu "n VI! val"
yc,r, w ,'S,s' tns -. ',sa was , % %wn.'ins W my
"m ~, me H"d nad urpackcd inc cos
ioT :, on, H.. ,ne otne' stvnun,s ~ we're W.
,.L 80 hS was hlcTr"ard ProNeu'
"esfor" 'ISsSepnr ~ t "as ou.'
,rus IoIr uau t,'nt 20 t,S on INC COS
..% N"s ca"eo AWAY TOT m"nlcn'
.nI J mn'n l returned l'Sa was not thcre
sma,r mS my ieSe,s were gon" the ease was
III Tnen l opened H. .,
,,, nha you opened " before at the
bom ao. IS',ni,ahE or wnen you reacned
,Sau.L Vm MccartS Tipbed ms chln
rou rIVusnt.u,'y, W men vas the last time
go, r| 'nc Jewels MIS-; Cre'e ing
h,sk' kS lsW moments before; IN N!
,o"I. UI WV dressing room Wh"n nc
'VN Wv ease from MS safe Tor me hc
opened II: remember mentioning that
mmadia,.H mio TO nave the stones reset almost
un" uo"llanlF ana he tried I" prevail
IT, NV not |" do so. they were very
ano tne'r antique settings appealed
=" arlSi" sense. She spoke In
N ctrlously remote tone without a
I@' ot emotion in which sLr had al