Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-03
THE MYSTERY GIRL
49,. somaoe. Of Bans Plot and Threbbins Love Interest
se'e'"'''"' BY CAROLYN WILLS
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IsTAsTEFUL though It was, Lock.
,,..od ,ooked at the book with a
,,ns Mvv ~ reverence and opened the
, mms st the page that had last he!d
W.. ..,sst Of It's owners scholarly
~. w. crimson stain completely OBJ,
red rsS the print, but Lockwood saSed
AZ the defaced page. :. ,.
\ wonder" he said to himself. II
,,.si detective could get anything
= this There's that Stone. Mercer
.ivsys raying over---1 suppose he's
s,Si, i expensive--yet this strange case
M nv intrigue him--and yet--there's
its 10 be considered. II It should
y Tho tide against her
Later that afternoon, Trask Went
4 again and Lockwood seized his
Ealing Anita at the Adams house.
aid Listen, dear, you needn't
ANYTHING but yes or no, and then
one will understand
F.AN risht," came the reply.
|"I'ye lust about come to the con.
l.ion I'll get a clever detective and
4 him on the case. ! mean n real
kectiye--in fact, Fleming Stone i.
F'Oh, no." Anlta's voice was one OF
ler dismay.
F'Why not?"
eli can't tell you this way! You
d."
$50 I did. Well. here, Ill ask ques.
ms. Don't you want me to do this:'
"No!" very emphatically.
"You'd rather ! wouldn't?"
every much rather
''Becsuse you fear Ill effects to,your-
W.
Eyes"
"You are sure you're not overcsti.
bting the danger of that!'
II am sure"
'Then there's no more to be said.
bobby"
Lockwood hung up the receiver and
rned around to see Trask frowning at
b. -,
$50 that's the way you and Miss
ustin whip the devil around the
ump"
'"Ihats the way" returned Lock.
ood, coolly.
"Shs promised not to see you alone
this how she keeps the letter of her
omise and breaks it in spirit?'
Leave her out of this. called
r up, she did not call me-
"All the same. Now, gather from
q interesting talk l overheard that
iss Austin does not wish to have
eming Stone take up this case
"You are at liberty to gather any
Ing you choose
"See here, Lockwood, you make u
stake when you try to untagonizG
J. Id be better friend to YOU than
enemy"
I've no reason , to want you for
her" Lockwood was by no Means
pertinent; he merely spoke indif-
fsntly. Trask noted this and went
more suavely:
"Now, my dear Lockwood. what I
'pose to do now is to employ Flem-
Stone myself
lockwood was astoundcd. A; first
was glad, for he felt sure Stone
I'D solve the whole mystery. But,
., suppose II incriminated Anita,
though Lockwood was sure Of her
.ocence, he was just enough so to
lice that his surety was largely be-
&c OF his affection for her. Suppose
re Should prove her TO be the ciim-
I couldn 't--and yet
ie looked up to find Trask smilins
adly.
you've, the reputation Of being Of
impassive countenancc, Lockwood.
70 me your face is as an open
.. However. it's only because you
up against a difficult problem. You
y Stone to come. yet you re afraid
! nnd out that Miss Austin Ia
tty deep in this murder mystery.
I, I've made up my mind, and |
Z you'll see that any attempt on
! part TO change my decision would
Il pad for Miss Austin"
.ou let her name alone. Trask, or
rs I5season with you myself"
i.ae sve you any real right to tell mo
wave her name alone?'
Yes, ] have"
are you and she enparedfr
!. ~ ,at as ! am concerned, we are.
austin prefers to wait un,iI Later
',anouhcc ~ it. but | can answer for
~ ~ you In confidence"
IN; it's in confidence, all ri,b+ l
~af ~ breathe the news, For.
w, I've made up INV mind ~
n H., anita Austin myself; and il !
d.,ss,S ds St1ns proves that She is a
!, Ti,'fess, I'll marry her all the same
do.sn,an.ss s,tsns punishment-what won.
ihhsn, rhs look here" Lockwood, ,no,.
!. snanged. If you're goine 70 .st
y an os,hhyway, why can't we work With I
,ys s,se we we think or feel we both wan,
AR w,'s wa Austin all the trouble or !
~ ~, we can. Let's be friends then
A 'ninss over with stone. d snd /
- s,.9I,. on! Then it we see thing. are
R:Il'. .'H:: ~. her. shut him Oh !'' '' +
II course we can r..
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