The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-10-13
ten me what you know"

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and get busy. Wen get Lindsay out
of this hole all right"
you're dawg-goned whlstlln'. Y'bet-
cha, by jolllesl" agreed the Runt, i'm.
mensely cheered by Whitford's conn.
dence. 1--WE been drug into this an
wen sure hop to it."
"When did you see Clay last? How
did he come TO be in that gambling
house? Did he say anything to you
about going there?" The girls ques-
tons tumbled over each other In her
hurry.
SWELL ma'am, IT must "a been about
nine o'clock that Clay left last night
recollect because"
at doesn't matter why. Where was
he gong?"
ITO meet Mr.. Bromfeld at his club"
said Kitty.
"AIr BromfleldW cried Beatrice, sur
prised Are you sure?"
"That's what Clay said," corroborated
the husband. "Mr. Bromfeld invited
him, We both noticed 1t because It
seemed kinda funny, him and Clay not
| bein'-"
"Johnnle," his wife reprOved, mind
full Of the relationship between THIS
young woman and the clubman.
did he say which clubT
"Seems to me he didn't, not as l re.
member. How about that, KittyW
mo, I'm sure he didn't. He said ne
wouldn't be back early. SO he went
to bed We s'posed after we got up
this mo'nin' he was sleepin' in his
room, till the paper come and looked
| Mt it." Johnnie gave way to lament,
az told him awhile ago he had orto 60
back to Arizona OF they'd git him.
And now they've gone and done 1t sure
enough"
Keen as o hawk on the hunt, Bea-
trice turned to her father quickly.
"Pm going to get Clarendon on the
,phone He'll know all about II"
"Why will he know all about it?"
Because he was with Clay. He's
the man the paper says the police are
looking for--the man with Clay when
It happened"
Her fathers eyes lit. That's good
guessing, Bee"
1t was her fance's man who an
swered the girls call. She learned
that Clarendon was still in his ROOM
Hes quite sick this morning,
miss" the valet added.
Tell him want to talk with him.
It's important"
"I don't think, miss, that he's
able"
"will you please tell him what
say7"
Presently the voice Of Bromfeld
thin aid worried. came to her over
the wire. "rm III. Bee. Absolutely
done up. IL can't talk"
"Tell me about Clay Lindsay
Were you with him when-when II
, happenedf'
Oh There was perceptible pause be
, fore the answer came.
with him2" She could feel his ter
ror throbbIng over the wire. Though
she could not see him, she knew heI
, question had stricken him white
. ) with him whercT"
; AT this gambling-house-Mad
! dOck's?"
, mo I-I-Bee. tell you I'm III"
$ "He went out last night to join yo'
: Mt YOUR club. | know that. When di
!, you see him last?"
: 1--WE ddn't--he didn't come
I Then you didn't see him at alI?"
I There was another pause, signlfican
r and telling, followed by quaverin
] MOO"
!. "CIary, want to see yOu-rIgh
I away"
4 I'm m, I tell you-can't leave m
he'd" lie. gave gr0an too genuin
n to doubt.
n Beatrice hung up the receiver lie
:. eyes sparkled. For all her shines
e she looked both competent and dan
u ger0us.
!. "Whnt does he say?" her fathe
4 asked.
= Says he didn't meet Clay at all
l. that lie didn't show up. Dad, there
e something wrong about II. Clary's
q q panic about something. I'm goin
10 see him, no matter whether he ca
/. leave his room Or not"
Whitford looked dubious. II don
Il Soc"
e well. ! do" his daughter cut hi'
y III decisively. ''We're going to II
e rooms-now. Why not? He says lie
E. III. All right. I'm engaged TO !
married to him and I've right to st
" how Ill he is"
D. WHATS in your noodle, hone,
!. You've got some kind Of suspici0
What is IT,
II a think Clary knows somcthln
Ie NV notion is that lie was a; Ma
4 ,lnck's and that he's In blue funk 4
" scar he'll be found and named as 4
't accessory. I'm geing 10 find out all
&c ran tell me-"
But"
She looked al her father directly.
~ deep meaning In the lovely eyes.
10 little tremor ran through her bod
10 "bad, I'm going TO save Clay. Thu
III lie emily thing that counts"
ps Her words were an appeal, Il -Ch;