The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-10
By MAY CHRISTIE
Disturbing Kiss
XLII-Farrel Galt's Threat
Copyright 1921 by The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

1 ter It will bein my uncfe's hands tonight He knows how to deal with tlackmal. His lawyers are the clevtst and most wideawake men in the whole of New York"
 Her listener smiled unpleasantly. 80 that's your tone, my dear, You're going to brave the matter out, If won't be a pleasant tale for the ears of proud MT. Ducane. h i fact'-his voice took on base drawl!-"11l make a point of getting to him first. Then, perhaps, you Il regret that you didn't act more civilly | towards me. Eh? What?" The girl raised a proud litle head The greatest mistake ever made was in knowing you" she said. often my uncle told me so. I was a fool, and didn't believe him. This | interview alone-apart from other thngs-has proved that he was right"
 She gave Galt a whitening look, filled with contempt. And now" she added. her lips set in determined line. now, it you won't go away and leave me, II call the stable boys and have thetn throw you out by force" "Oh. come, come, Natalie. You're a hot-headed girl, and I'll admit ! provoked you unduly. But don't talk that way. We're not sworn enemies. As a matter of fact"-here he lowered his tones to a fawning note-"I'm still quite fond of you, and the let ter I sent you was more or less bluff, just to get you back again.
 "I refuse to discuss 1t with you
 Natalie"
 Don't talk to me. I've been fool too long, My eyes are open now You can't throw dust in them again"
 q say my dear-''
 "Familiarity won't make you gain your point lit only napseates me-" She spoke with real conviction. If Maurice Danby were but here, he would make short work of suca a rogue as Farrel Galt.
 It was almost as though the lat ter read her thoughts, for he said sharply:
 T know what's happened. You grow sick of me, and transferred your af- factions to that half baked cub of a secretary fellow-the pretty-pret- ty ladylike young man!"
 She wheeled round like a little fury
 Don't dare to speak of him. You aren't fit to black his shoes. He looks on you as a blackguard and a scouni- rel, and he's told you so. I've heard him"
 She broke off breathlessly. The pucane temper sparKled and glinted in her pretty eyes.
 50 that's your tone. is it? Well, the sooner I get busy, the quicker my work will be accomplished. l think I'll talk to Ramsden first"
 He stood for moment, hesitating. Then he said:
 Don't look so surprised. I've known your employers for some time. Quite well enough to guess they wouldn't keep a girl in their employment who'd been mixed up in a dishonorable transaction.'
 Natalie did not reply. But her small face--bearing startled look turned involuntarily towards the high windows of the house which overlooked the garage, and where the "nouveau- -riche" Ramsdens dwelt
 "A bit~early for call, perhaps sneered her companion, though the old boys been up since ' o'clock. know his ways. ] expect he's watch ing us through his study window. wondering why I'm talking to the chauffeur?"
 He produced a paper from his pock- ct, and tapped it significantly.
 This is the ordinary pawnbrokers list and it contains an accurate de- scription of the missing necklace. I've discovered the pawnshop where you pledged your pearls. and I'm go- ing there at once--to give away the gameu'
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