Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-03

to Paris. Then she dressed her hair,
carefully accentuating every wave in it..
clasped a string of pearls around her
neck, took in her hand the very latest
thing in shaded ostrich fans-and was
ready to conquer
AS she paused between the portieres
to get her effect, Dapper Bill ceased
from digging his cane into the rug
looked and gasped-and looked again,
hardly believing his eyes.
Some Queen he exclaimed to him
self.
What he said out loud was, You
don't happen to be Mrs. Morgan Spen-
Ger in disguise, do you, Moll2''
She laughed well pleased at the COM
pliment. NO, but | may be in her
set one of these days after I've made
my pile. and l pose as a wealthy
widow in some country like South
America, where no one knows me-
Now under ordinary circumstances
this would have appealed to Bin as
Il rather clever idea. Certainly it
was right in his line-but for some
reason it struck him as all wrong
You forget you have u date with
me" he said. Moll clapped her hands
Yes, for us to be the cleverest ycggS
in the whole upper tondom, she cried.
"Dapper Bill and Silky Moll crooks to
the Four Hundred! How's that for
class
Ballard shrugged his shoulders.
well, if you feel that way about it,
let's see what we can do right here
in little old Frisco" he answered
shortly, as he held the door open for
her in his best society manner.
in the limousine they had hired they
went over the details of their plans
once more.
when I think of how we're going to
put it over on silva l could laugh,
chuckled Dapper Bill, who since the
shooting of the policeman had very
little use for his former associate, and
after listening to Moll had lost even
that little. Mike Is going to turn stool
pigeon and tell the cops that the
Spencer safe viii be jimmicd tonight.
After VIC pinch the necklace, I'm sup
posed to let you out of the side door
which leads onto a little porch. This
door has IA spring lock, so once you're
out, you can't get back in again.
Then, according to Mike, this is what
happens. | give "A whistle for signal
the police rush up from whore they've
been hiding and grab you-Mikc AMI
| heat it as fast as we can to a racing
ear | have hidden back Of the garage,
We hit it up to tho Hong Kong packet
which is being hcld for us in the hHr-
hor by a friend of Mikes. After that
his plan reads the high seas, girls, and
plenty of loot. But since I've mot you,
kid, 1 don't feel that way at all"
And now just what are We going to
do" Mol hastencd to change the con-
vcrsation.
And now" Ballard had to turn his
eyes away from a distracting little
curl which lay on her snowy neck be-
fore he could talk business. now we
go thru with it just the same, only /
snap off that porch light so that Mike
can't see whether I have put any one
out there or not. | open and shut tho
side door. / give the whistle and We
both make n sprint out of the back
way to that car which Is hidden in
tho shadow Of the garage. once in tho
car-oh, .aby,-thcre isn't anything
that can pass US. for that particular
boat took part in the last races at
Santa Barbara
Silky Moll drew "A long breath. And
they get Mike? Get him good?"
Sure they do" laughed Ballard.
The necklace has disappeared and he
gave them false Information In order
to let the real culprits get away. That's
the way the cops win figure It any
how. oh. yes, our dear friend, Mr..
Mike silva, will be put out OF harms
way for a good number OF years in
tho tight little prison of ST. quentin!
And who knows? \ trial is like house
cleaning: lots OF other things may crop
extraordinarily. oh, no. I don't think
you and l will ever be likely to see him
again"
lIc looked toward Mol, to get her
smile AZ reward. but her eyes were
s,light with interest as they APP
preached the Spencer mansion.
And indeed II was one Of the most
gorgeous places imaginable. Situated
far enough from the town to have
wonderful gardens, its fountains
marbles and exquisite decorations were
famous. Just now 1t was ablazc with