The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-25
SYNOPSIS

 car up Fifth Avenue. In the rear sat his wife, Ruth. They had been to see Hollands relatives and after a stormy visit were in Q huff. At Forty-second Street while they arc held up by the traffic. Roland sees a man vainly enedayorinS to get on the bus and invites him 10 ride in his car. The man gets into the rear seat. After a while Ruth steps by acci- dent on the strangers foot. Ro- land seeing tho movement thinks 1t was done purposely. The stranger thinking Steegan Is the chauffeur begins a conversation with Ruth He takes out his card case and shows her some pictures and tells her his name, William Wallace.
 As they proceed up the RIver- side Drive, Mrs. Wallace passes in a bus and secs her husband.
 When William Wallace got home after an evening at his brothers, his wife, Helen. gives him stormy greeting. Next morning she calls his brothers apartment but can't get an answer, and then u woman on Nthe telephone asks for her 'hus- band but won't leave any mes sage. Later a friend tells her that her husband had been seen driving with a blonde chorus girl. Thereupon Helen calls William and informs him that he had been seen hanging around the Winter Garden, and had been out with four chorus girls. That evening Wallace ge>s q phone call from Mrs. Steegan who asks him to call for his card case. Wallace calls. Roland is not at home.
 When Wallace was leaving the SteeganS' apartment, Mrs. Catty saw him and decided to tell MT. Steegan. Mrs. Wallace was wait ing for him when ne got home. He tells her the truth but she won't believe it. He starts to bring out the card case as proof. It is gone. He remembers leav- ing it on the table at the Stee- gans'.
 Next day Mrs. Catty waylays Roland Steegan and tells him of the man visitor his wife had. Roland sneal<s in quietly to look for clues. His wife surprises him and he pretends to be prac- Using dance steps. He sees the case. At the same time his wife sees it, too. And she begins to dance toward the table. ''Then he looked at the table. The case was gone"
 CHATTER VII
 What Mrs. Catty Said. "I want that case," Roland said pointing a finger. ''The case tha was on that table,
 "Case?" Ruth as1d tnnocently What case?"
 "The case that was on that table, he repeated. "Don't try to fool me You think you're smart, don't you You picked up that case while danc ing around"
 ''Why Roland SteeganT she ex claimed indignantly. I don't knoy what you're talking about"
 Well, do,' he snapped. "At las I have found you out" And then h received great idea.'' "Yo thought I was in Philadelphia las night, didn't you? Well, I wasn't tYou weren't?" Ruth gasped. An she rose.
 Roland began hour!shing his hand. ''I have been suspicious of you fo a long time," he went on. Last nigh I had this house watched. And Iv discovered enough. A man was her last night and left after g o'clock. M detective was sitting on the stairs an saw him."
 "Oh!" Ruth gasped. "Oh, Roland Give me that casen' he shoute And he looked down into the cha she had been sitting in. The cas was there. He snatched 1t up an ha1E if of
 HNow," he said. opening it, ''pe haps this will tell me more abo1 your lover. My detective shadowe him when he left, and I expect h report this morning."
 But he's innocent" Ruth gaspe "He-''
 Yes, know" Roland growle An these heroes are innocent in u eyes of you women. You're trying cover him up, that's what you're d' ing; trying to cover him up.''
 Ruth stamped her foot.
 "Im not" she cried. Let me e: plain.''
 Roland had opened the case, ar was staring at a handful of care and two snapshots.
 '"Wallace," he mumb1ed. "willia. J. Wallace. Wait. And these pi lures. w ny ne the IelIOW IOC into my machine yesterday. So yc made a date with him and had hi, call, knowing I was going out of tow Now I can see what that whisperIr meant. And nudging his foot. s that was it.''
 Roland shook his head significantI No, no, you don't understand Ruth cried, grabbing hold of h arms. MT. Wallace was here la night, but he came to get his case. found it in the car and thought should return it to him. I phoned him and he suggested calling for it And pray how did you know n phone number?' Roland asked.
 Ruth hurriedly explained.
 "Then, why didn't you tell me yc had found the case?" Roland d. manded.
 Because - because I was afra you wouldn't understand, Rolan You seemed so cross and ugly b, cause you had given the poor man ride that I thought it was best return the case without telling you Roland banged his hands Jogethe Then" he said, eff this man cal aI IrS-