Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-28

at hcme--or you can come with me and
have her give her explanation to head
| And the big fellow gave n groan-
too loud, almost, to be natural.
might kill her."
Kill her?'
1.-The wife,"
"Ahah.' said Mcconnell. looking
over at Volpe. "How's that"
She don't know anything about this.
She thinks we're on the top Of the
world yet--,.iinstead Of just scraping
There's Others" said the detective.
watching him. that have had to hear
II before"
who had introduced himself as Coogan,
and went on and told them how 1t was
with her.
II can't hsve her know" he said.
II won't. Not till she's over It,"
at that said Mcconnell. glving
Eolpe n look again. there's other
women have gone through with it with
ou, being millionaires.
II know" he came back. "But It's
the sudden bump, coming just now
when she's been thinking up to date
everything Is going wonderful for us.
And then all at once fall from the
top of the world. can't have it--not
now. You know yourself how women are
ON luxury and all that. How much
more 1t means to them-and all that
And then you've got to remember
another thing he said. going on wher
nobody answered--arguing. with thu
sweat pouring down his face. "Yo,
know how it is with the first one
They're scared to death, afraid they'l
die :"
There's got to be a first at that"
said Mcconnell, the detective.
Il know" he said. "But this is dit.
ferent. she's not strong; not n bit
And she thinks she's going to die. And
she might, at that. You know how
women arc--how they see things aheat
We don't at all"
What does the doctor say" nskec
Mcconnell. the detective.
He don't see it--Iuite So bad rs sh'
does. But he admits himself we've yn
TO be careful. Help all we can. Hol
s"e--you see how I'm fixed" he said
arguing. Il wouldn't take a chanc,
with that little girl--for the world" !"
And then he stopped for n minute
But where do the diamonds com,
in?" Mcdonnell. the detective. asket
him. "rhe nccklace?"
That's our luck. she claims
Our luck:"
Our lucky stones"
con-"
lyon know how womc" are--abou
things like that. Superstitious--al u
them. never knew one that WASH
Yet. And "snocially now--now--n
tines like this. And then her father
was sporting man--too. a kind of ,
high class sporting man.
Il see," said Mcconnell, keeping hi
face still. And so?"
$50 you see. don't you? You know
how women are--over anniversaries an,
all that. Diamonds were her birth
stone. So naturally / gave her dia'
monGs. When was wav up. gave
her th!a-this necklace. Just to show
her-nnd - rest OF the wOrld-hov
Size stood with me. You know how th'
women are---low they've got 70 show
no ncighbors-the other wom.n--i
tiir.s are going r!cht--if you're pros
"f Them
Il know" said the detective
$50 naturally shr 'hou"'!t the w0-l,
Of it-anl what It stood forever,
Sure. She would" said Nc
Cornell.
WOLFE sat all the time and watched
' them.
"They hitch up more to things !Ik'
thar than we do
Sure"
"Anl there is another turn to it
that she worked out IN ner head, bcsid"
what II meant to her--good luck nn'
MI that.
THAT was that was born IN Apr'
too"
april"
you know. Diamonds are the brit
stone for April
NO" said Mcconnell. the detective
II guess they forgot to tell me abou
that
"Anl ther again." he was goi,n
along, "Yor know, Next month
That'Il be- April too
II get you, said the detective, givin
volpc another look. :,
so there's three times it's said to b
ovr lucky stone. You know the wa
they Gi.Sure--the women--on things hN
that ~
And the detective and Volpe swappe
looks again.
80 that's how it is about the neck
lace. It's her mascot. She's got t
l.l oil hn M