Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-27
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iope Ranger daughter of wealthy
% ing Ranger, disappears after a
luncheon with friends at the Plaza.
a h4hdred thousand dollar reward
offered by the father for the safe
'etufn of his daughter.
hangers two friends, Eustice
Highly, attorney and Juarez Charlie,
edVehturer, assist in the search for
Hope
At DR.. Bristow's sanitarium
George Kelsey is detained. He
meets Verna Copley. patient, who
- supposed to be sister to Anita
Copley, nurse. A parsonage comes
to spend some time at the hospital
and Or. Morton tells Kelsey that he
is called Alderman Higgins.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
l came a last. Kelsey had been
so intent on discovering some under
lying motive in the request, thai he
had not seen the advantage to HIM
self. 1t was a great light, but still
lie could not divest himself of doubt.
what's your game, Doctor?" he
asked bluntly.
II wouldn't pull you out of the
water If I saw you drowning, or
rescue You from a burning house.
But it's foolish for a man to cut off
his nose to spite his face; n I'm
pretty well fed up on loafing. Per-
haps, on the understanding that 1
take over this work solely for my
WI diversion and advantage. and
not in any sense, to aid you, l
might"
Put 1T on any grounds you
please" Bristow interrupted with a
significant movement of the head.
Shall | expect you here tomorrow
raorniDg?'
Yes curtly. "TH draw up a
sort OF schedule tonight of the sub
Jects to be covered, and have it
ready to submit to you"
CHAPTER XIII
Days YER seldom go exactly as
planned. Bristow lowered about
all morning, helping lay out the
work, consulting books. offering sur
gestions, keeping Kelsey so busy
kat he did not have a m to
lip away from his desk and look for
he girl and the afternoon was not
much better. 1t was almost five
n'clock before he felt free to leave
lie Office and seek her.
He dropped his hand over it, and
With diet sleight-of-hand transferred
to his pocket, bringing up in it's
tead a cigaret.
IT'S safe" he assured her.
"Aud now tell me about your work
It'll Bristow." she said.
He did so briefly. explaining the
eatures connected with it that
right inure to their benefit.
ALSO" he went on, 81 have found
At about Higgins as you asked me
"oh. yes?" But the interest she
nd shown the day before in the de-
repit old man seemed TO have
;aned.
Hes hand in glove with Bristow's
id Kelsey. concluding his sketchy
port. And I have no doubt is
ut as big a crook
And Copley too" added the girl
III conviction They're all three
rocks together"
Kelsey himself had much the
anne idea, but he hadn't wanted to
1y it. Strange, that she should
peak so of her sister.
But already her thoughts seemed
. have turned in another direction.
The was gazing again at the gap in
lac wall.
"I)9 you know anything of DIR.
Sristow's engagements?" she asked
oneXpectedly.
He shook his head. "Only, hat I
ieard him tell his secretary he
would be attending a dinner of the
dedical Society in town tomorrow
light"
Tomorrow night" For some rea-
ION this seemed to her extremely inn
)ortant.
And Copley's sick headache will
asst two or three days: they always
do" She spoke musingly as IL the
w facts to her held some connec-
ton.
Most OF the patients he saw, with
their attendant nurses, were clus-
tered over at the side of the lawn,
interestedly watching destruction
Of a wide section of the wall beyond
the encircling hedge.