Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-28
Lockwood spoke now in n soft drawl
that made Helen flush with anger.

-! fNiuehCe, lsn II! IL proves
that girl was herc--docsn't ~ And
Gordon did rub 1t off--.1to saw him. too.
and ] saw him. lie was rubbing the
chair when ] cnmc to call him TO break.
fnst-- he can't deny i'.''
Do deny it, Lockwood said quiet
". Miss Peyton is excited and doesn't
remember accurately"
Nothing Of the sort :" blazed Helen.
hs hl! true. Gordon won't admit
IL because-----.'
Helen. hush" Gordons look stop.
ped hor at once. Don't say things
you'll regret
But ] don't regret them" put in
ray. AN this is important. Mr..
Lockwood. do you deny pblitcratinr
thesr marks IN question:
OF course ! do" Lock wood smiled
slightly: 'lf ! was moving tho chair
or touching II when Miss P~yton came
TO call mo "a Breakfast don't 70.
member It. 4 any rate. it was with
no intention Of removing evidence.
Gordon Lockwood told these false.
hoods with MS calm m air ns he would
have shown IN making truthful state.
ments. He wns not only deeply in love
with Anita Austin. but he did not and
would not believe her guilty Of crime.
or Of my connection with u crime.
Wherefore. he was ready and willing
to tcll any number of lies 10 save or
shield her.
And from his manner nonc could
guess he was saying other than absolute
truth.
-, But look here" spoke M Maurice
irn'k. This won't do. you know.
Mre ar Non reople, accusing. = girl of Or.
warnings murder? A girl
Not accusation yet" Cray told
NM but We want 70 know moro about
N" young lady in question In fact,
she's been dubbed Hiss Mystery. be-.
cause SO little is known about her.
Miss Mystery, oh? And she came
,liedf'
'She did not :" Lockwood asserted.
calmly. Had she done SO. should
have known IT,"
''Of course. rou would Trnsk
looked at him shrewdly. "Of course.
But the impress of h"r clothing was
loft on the chnirback? Is that it?"
THAT'S it," said Helen. sharply.
And when forty-lcvcn other things
prove her presence here that evening.
I don't know why Mr.. Lockwood SO
positively denies It. lIc must have a
d"rp interest in the young lady -
i'''' SFi'etuiness was uhIlSGllScu.
anu nor mother looked pain"d ard re-
grotfnl. Both these. women had hoped
that Gordon Irockwood's affections
might turn toward Helen. and the older
one realized that such speeches MS this
would in no way further their plaus.
But Helen was thoroughly jealous Of
MISS mystery tor moro reasons than
one and she Jet her unbridcd tongue
expose her feelings.
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