Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-06
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Nv CCs a 8"A ~ INC uOuS0 VINO
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NV Esther get into an automobile q
block and bali from the house. A
man helped her In. I pretended to laugh
and asked her what sort of q looking
nan be was. She said he was a live
one. well.dressed and handsome. me
ear was limousine"
su.," TX Kirby said. VII The w'1s bank 'oSns wns
closed, but l got in the back door by
pounding nt II. The teller at the K. Il
window was still there, working at his
accounts. Esther did not draw any
money today or yesterday"
d"Why do you say good?" Cole
wanted to know. ''Is Il good for our
M friend to be in the power of this
good. .lookin guy with the big car, ail'
bar without bean of her own? don't
'',"Who is the man? How come she
70 20 with him? She sure had no notion
q goin' when we was eotin' together an
hour before"
az don't see who, he could ,be. sh.
never spoke of such man to me-"
Rose murmured. greatly troubled.
."I don't reckon she was very we'll
acquainted with him." Lane said,
shaking out his napkin.
The talk was suspended while he
ladled the soup into the plates and the
waiter served them. Not till the man s
back was turned did Rose fling out her
hot challenge to Kirby.
a'"Why would she go with a man she
didn't know very we'll? Where would
she be going with him?' The flame
IN her cheeks, the stab Of her eyes,
dared him to think lightly Of her sister.
II was In her temperament to face all
slights with high spirit.
didn't know where she was goin'. That
from the beginnin'."
Kirby passed Rose the crackers. She
rejected them with little gesture Of
II don't want to eat. I'm not
hungry"
lanes kind eyes met hers steadily.
but you must eat. You'll be of no
help .p 4 you don't keep up your
Rather than fight it out, she gave up.
I'VE know right off the reel Esther
didn't plan this" he continued. "Bc.
fore we knew the man was in it you
fslt It wasn't like her to run away
alone, Rose. didn't you?'
"She hadn't drawn any money from
her account. So she wasn't maxim any
plans to 90. The man worked it out
az then persuaded Esther. It's no
surprise to me to find a Mr.. Man in this
thing. Id begun to guess It before you
The girls eyes jumped Cd to S'ii his. H"si She
began to see what he was working to.
ward. Cole. entirely in the dark,
stirred uneasily. His mind was still
busy with q possible love tangle.
What man or men would benefit
Most It Esther disappeared for a time?
we know OF. two 1t might help" the
man from Twin Buttes went on.
Your cousins!" she cried, almost in
D whisper.
:, YES, II we've guessed rightly that
Esther was married to Uncle James.
That would make her his heir. With
her in their hands and away from us.
they would be in a position to drive a
peter bargain. They know that we're
not on the trail of the marriage. If
will be-they can get anything thew
want from her in the way Of an agree.
ment as to the property. Looks to me
like the fine italian hand of Cousin
James. We know Jack wasn't the
man.. He was busy at Golden right
light. doesn't it,"
Rose drew long, deep breath. "I'm
30 glad I was afraid-thought maybe
she would do something desperate. But
II she's being looked after it's q lot
better. Wen soon have her back. Until
then they'll be good to her, won't
They'l treat her like a queen. Don't
you see? That's their game. They
cont want lawsuit. They're playin'
for q compromise"
Kirby leaned back and smiled expan.
siVely on his audience of two. He be.
gan to fancy himself tremendously as