Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-21
LADYFINGERS
-.,a srARTs THE STORY
By JACKSON GREGORY
opyrtont. Iesi. BY Chories serterer,. sor.

"Leeys;stSSas xxx a sunny, merry dispoi-
acmo... lie object Of q trarne-up. that
fes, ,,on " M fke cracking Of a satc on
wW I.S, I.S ,erd Aim to prison. The
hm wv a pIonned BY q gGngstcr
s~srook wiih the aid Of a snidc de.
ssa @ov, Ind a bribe of $4,000 iron, q
fecnve vko u onrious to get rid OF
ksyHT. .csys. y He attempts o diamond
HcIy"'fr HI." from the person OF rich Brs.
seoouy becovse Polly lie Brun dsks
,o. All Il for her, and ne escapes
NJ. ~.tot shofs ,oith the detective IN
smp The gem had been knocked
fsrsh;, hand and fallen TO the
fcm ne u dftertodrd engaged as
ross,v 10 the tooman he attempted
k7y ,kye,cd business toontdn Difh
bp.i ksart hidden under rough
!ec. Haddor, the ldpyer Dho
sslogt the $4,000 bribe, has charge Of
eQo,us,i Affairs of this toomdn, Mrs.
~ W. and Il Is into ths house
"ppoar;n and Enid Camden enter
Mos o.s,ot,ocs Of its mistress.
0TyyIa. threatens Ashe Bith er-
nuo|h hs refuses to rob the coun-
cTe.t .skiok holds Mrs. Stethorirs
Wy o" Mrs. Stefheril engages Bond,
o''RS,nk cashier, as gardener, otter
M ga" gg'",s;no her money from his
n.d the real gardener seeing
sen"' '.troil;no of pith Evelyn, the
~ " reminds him there con be no
bsfng. ,o>r,~r,us
,,op =, close range a little Of Hux-
,,r,s assurance had left him. Bond 8
w.s neither q kind nor yet a hu-
Sorcus ~ eye just now. ,, al,
'V,y "you 20 TO the devil, HuIter,' said
Scnqq cSnqqsst'Ii sfTi be Mrs. stethcril, sir, :"
run',u "1 wos 10 tell her Il you got obstrep-
..o,,, i'd get my head took of II l
e'ap ip,o !, them" said Bond furiously. But
sooper had the words come than
,Sousht better of the matter. After
Ssd gone this far there was no sense
a.. I'.noilinr everything. "She won't
,ov HuSter," he said more pleas
av' .a,,, Here" He slyly dropped a
I' ia niece to the ground and pushed
~ toward the head gardener with his
eot "Stick that In your pocket and
~. ..n out Of sight for a while" The
J. .rd rIdollsr piece winked up at Huxter
sTurinsiy. tempting the soul Of him.
Rond turned away; Huxter caught up
!. cold and retreated across the
.rounds. muttering to himself as he
went.
pond was an astute young man who
Al formed early In life the excellent
E,bit OF keeping his eyes open nnd his
mouth shut. He learned n great deal
tron a half hour with Evelyn In the
ittl, summer house down by the creek.
Eyelyn did a great deal Of the talk /.
|us, She even did the major part Of
faplsininr Bonds presence here today
= his Disguise" She made It quite
Is,y for Bonds silence to be a silent
[opiession. Bond learned about the
oSs. Then he did some reasoning.
The flowers had come regularly. Ra :
IAL Stetheril had not sent them; Had
5ou had not; Mr.. Steele had not. Then
vho? When the half hour had gone
witty and Evelyn reluctantly, he
bought out HuIter.
II gave you SO, HuIter," he said
trisply, all banker again. =,
"Yes. SIR" said Huxtcr. "Thank
ou, sir" ,,
ksges and easy work.
i'm not complaining" admitted
HuIter with a wink.
II should think not" said Bond
iryly. "You manage to put some
khins by. You've got a couple OF hum
fred in the savings bank, haven't you,
IuIter?" =,
1.-TWO hundred and forty dollars,
laid Huxter with nm mir
"Ah. And Il draws 4 per cent. HIM.
Iou Il never get rich ut that rate, Hux
ku. Come in and see me at the bank
pme time. I can arrange II 80 tina,
you can get s per cent. That's just
louble, Huxter."
Would 1t be safe like sir?' asked
HuIter, impressed.
Absolutely. And maybe Let
pc sec. Maybe l could let you in on @
little private deal which would double
bcur money in six months =,
"!''. l don't like to gamble, SIR,
% I'm a banker; not a poker player J., .
fhing is safe it is just as good as the
bold in your pocket"
Thank you, sir" said Huxter, his
ys eager. "When could get my
honey down on 1t, so to speak?"
80 to speak you can get your money
own on It tomorrow IL you'll come tc
pc at the bank. And = Oh. there's
omething else. l have just been talk
nc with Miss Daily and she tells me
nat some one has been annoying her,
duIter. 1t must stop" =.
Annoying herY' said HuxteI
quickly, his big hand balling up into
Eimy fist. LET me at him, sir !" =,
It's one Of the servants, ! think,
aid Bond. 1--WE mustn't let anything
y said about It. Some one has beer
bothering her by putting a lot of roses
npon the hall table, her name on them
he looked at Huxter quite innocently
ie had been in the head gardener
sbin, and had seen an old Typewriter
there
Just keep your eye out for the fel-
low, he said carelcssly. Miss DAILY
wants to know who he is so that she
an speak to her aunt and have hin
aismissed. I'll give you another SIC
you'll find out and let me know
huIter's answer was unintelligible
Bond went happily for his hoe.
Tonight" he apostrophized no visible
person in the sunlit gardens, you are
gong to find on your table the biggest
punch OF roses you ever saw!"
And he continued to smile as HI
oousht Of how he might square th'
.me with Mrs. Rachel Stetheril, IL fate
we're kind and Evelyn kinder.
CHAPTER XXI
Haddon's Grip Tightens
Justin Haddon. seeking Evelyn DAILY
sw her and Bond talking earnestly ant
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