Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-28

ss"9 ~" Of # her lore, asks him to take her
~ n cafe and tells him mat she has
a,srreled pth her tdther and rW
Isre. san Francisco. "Im of for the
soUth, but phcn ! 90 trduoiing I don't
.o"nt 10 90 IKE n rdShcriComdn. she
essned ier purse splitting a halt dozen
NY ~ understand" smiled Ashe. "H
xili take NC about an hour: =,
"N0, vou don't ,BobbieL she told g.
3am, little catch for the instant
~ntin1 her yoice uncertain, "YoUd
."I, cren uith me il I'd let Uou;
.pv'd slip me the wh0lc thing y
D,ted you TO-; bat ! ioont, amt
tckipg anything of you but a t'!U
hours Of vow time. 4 20" "o" t do
tke thing my rdU---
She Hfied her shoulders.
taND HERE 1T CONTINUEs)
rHAT night the framc-up against
| Robert Ashe, widely known among
lhose Of his profession Ns Ladylingers,
Css very skillfully engineered the
rsme.up into which even poor little,
Osneratr Polly lie Brup had at last
trtsrcd. Because he wns deeply grateful
d her for her friendship because he felt
hat she had tipped the bal ance beyond
iS mower to restore it to it's normnlcy
bv puttng into the scales that priceless
hing which is womnn's love for Il
ON: because now that he thought her
need Of assistance from situation
nto which she had been led BY her 10y
Iltr to him, she asked him pointb!qnk
do a hazardous thing, he looked
either for the hazard nor for her lack
4 logic in asking it.
II was a part Of his life. very cs-
entnl part. to take chances. Here
Ia, n risk to run greater than he knew,
nj no little risk even ns he looked at
be matter. And yet feeling as he did
bvard the gangstcr's daughter, it did
ot enter his mind to refuse Polly her
(yor.
Polly. seeing herself about to lose
tr young god. feeling, though with
sng. that the strength of her beauty
build not hold him, had had recourse
the last argument. Whether she
eld him by love or by hatred. whether
h fair means or treachery, hold him
he would II it were within the power
Polly lie Brun. While Ashe was
lyug car for her Polly was talking
mestly with Richard Ambrose.
Ambrose didn't believe at first. and
hdn't understand when at last he did
elieve. Here was Polly offering to put
|adyingrrs into the polccman's
|utchCs offering to guarantee that the
tamc.up was without n flaw; offering
hen to help Ambrose bleed Ashc of the
10000 they both knew he had appro-
tiated during the last three days;
mbrosc'S part simply to make the
rrcst at the proper time; to threaten
she with conviction; then turn the
By loose when he had emptied his
bCkpts.
"Oh. ] know you want to land Bob
10 In the pen she said to him sharply.
But you'd rather have ten or twelve
Ousand dollars any day in the week
hpa knows I'm sore on Ladyfngers
We talked with him and the guy in
gglcs.
'The frame ups cold and sure. I'll
e that Ashe falls for it. All you got
do is make the arrest, get Goggles
I'm Oh. don't care what
bu do with it. Keep it all or split
tn Joe lie Brun; it's all the same to
frisk Ashe for all he's got
ID then let him go. That's easy, amt
! wish man would show me an
ser way to corner that much safe
pney
Where do You get OFF," demanded
nOroSc, stabbing at her through the
lrOwcd suspicion of his eyes.
Me- said Polly loftily. Il get
NE same as usual; on both my
he plan to be worked into the
E'me'up was that of the stranger in
Eagles Polly. consumed with curl
" concerning the root of this man y
erest in Robert Ashc. was con
aimed to postpone investigation in
IS quarter nnd reckon with the essen.
fact that the stranger wanted !
'Dert AShe successfully framed"
hVlcted and sentenced to long term !
San tMentin. Ambrose, for his
II, grasped this obvious fact and also ,
at what Polly wanted was the rob
g Of Ash" but guarantee Of his !
Ing allowed 10 go free thereafter.
stranger offered $1,000 for the ar
al the proper moment: Polly !
pWed thc way to another ten thou
Na' Lieutenant Ambrose. covcting
"a rewards, Communed with his own
W and decided that since he must
uGe cross somebody it might as well
Polly. And, incidentally, Lady
gers himself.
III rul him in the pen" had been
,.OroS" conclusion, And I'll put
Whrr" | want her before am
rough
iIs newspaper clipping which Polly
nrhh had put into Ashes hands
one which the stranger had shown
Le hrun and Lieutenant Ambrose
S hrst night of his coming. 1t had
sS cut from society column and had
noW tonight the Sinclair SATELLITES
iii uIeIihont were staging brilliant
m junction at their palutinl man
aet cGtcra. Mrs. Rachel Stethcri
the Rachel Stethcril.
scintillate in the galaxy
ra,ner' through It, her unusual
ITiiinoSl'y being due to her many
Mons ana the famous Stcthcri din
"a winch 1t seemed it was her Gus
70 wear upon the rare occasions of
Srihg at social functions. The din-
SO the society editor made en-.
was not to be bought for $50.
And Polly, little Polly I.r Brun.
n y. hob6ic Ashe if he please would
~ for her. When she insisted,
"S S, IN" matter in the light of
D,J.1 ,%Jt15"'n'y, Robbie AShe had re
@ o",r, pot against Ladyfngcrs ran
,'"'S ~ Ilk" clOckwork to one critical
w. lhe guests were shown through
,sn,irnt" saoornt" gardens where the now
b,osn statues were; Lieutenant
dstI, WIN an assistant was there.
hor& IN the shadows; Rachel
S'trll an amazingly old woman
"" w. amazingly rude way of sn"n.
w people who sought to hn nice
% was there; the Stetheril diuInond
h0.I'TIre' HITre' Also. at Mrs. Rnchei
d ri, wh : sharp elbow was gentle.
"" nn..,p kept almost as jeaIonsly in
ant tPaa,"ReS aReS of shadow as did Ticu-