San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-15
Deyin Here To-day.

Ccsin fcre lcCay.
Sallie Peck, cmployc of the Fair
Deal Five & Ten, cuarrels with her
policeman sweetheart, Michael Cur
tbs. That night Salle goes into the
yard to take down washing for
Ma Brennan, with whom she lives.
a crash shakes the earth and some
thing strikes Sallie blow on the
head.
When she regains consciousness
the girl finds herself in strange
surroundings. A French maid calls
her Alva Copeland and Madame
Copeland. tall richly gowned wo-
man, claims her as her step-daugh-
ter. Sallie meets Cousin Wheeler,
who makes love to her. She re-
solves to solve the mystery of why
she is being substituted for Alva
Copeland Sallic tells the Copelands
she is wise to their game and that.
if they pay her enough. she will
play a hand for them. The Cope
/ lands accept Sallie's offer. Now 80
on with the story.
"But if ] do carry it off and you
refuse to keep your part of the
agreement somebody that's interest
ed might get straight tip not as to
me but as to the real Ava 1t looks
like we've got to trust each other or
call the whole thing off,
Mrs. Copeland had sunk back in
her chair at the mention of her step
daughters name and Sloet started
nervously but Bellows darted a
warning glance at each and OBJ
served:
There are reasons why Miss Alva
Copeland does rot care to appear
in this and if YOU take her place you
must do so blindly, asking no ques-
tons. As you say, we must trust
each other; it is question of good
faith on both sides. We will let you
know this afternoon as to whether or
not we are willing to meet your
terms"
Taking this as a dismissal, Sallie
glanced at Mrs. Copeland and rose,
but paused in the doorway.
Il wouldn't have to go around
New York very much, would i? It's
only fair to warn you I've got friends
in this town even if / amt ever been
here before and although l suppose
the-the crowd back in Shafstown
think I've run away somebody might
recognize me and write back and tell
'em. Yesterday / thought maybe I'd
like to go home but now I've made
up my mind that / don't ever want
TO hit that burg or meet anybody in
it again"
"Why-?" Sloat began but Sallie
interrupted him with grin.
IF / amt asking questions / amt
fhNr, NJ, SlaatfS
She closed the door behind her and
as in the morning found Fitch loiter-
ing at the stairs head. Sallie ges-
left.
"See if you can listen in and get a
line on what they're talkin' about IL
there :" she whispered. Then bring
cup of tea or something to my
room and give me the dope on it." ,
sect you" He nodded and glided
her bedroom and going to the Win
rested her throbbing forehead against
the window pane. -
Had she been a match for them,
after all? She had demanded twice
the sum they offered to convince
tHelH Ol HtT NlIiiu@HtSS W 'HttE luto
their scheme and her confidence that
they would keep to their agreement.
The other conditions which she had
made; her desire to meet no one I'M
necessary to their plan and to go no.
where about the city were just hints
which she had thrown out for them
to think over later when she sue
ceeded in making them doubt her true
identity and be willing to be rid of
her and buy her silence at any price.
Sallie knew she would have to bring
things to q crisis without delay for
there was hourly danger that the
real Diamond Bess" might be caught
but she could think of no other way
to escape from them.
The warm sunshine of that Sun
day afternoon had filled the Avenue
beneath her window with stream
Of cars from curb to curb and the
girl gazed idly down upon them for
some little time before it was borne
in upon her that a certain powerful