The Glenwood post., 1924-04-10

And when this man asks you for an
explanation you beat him over the
head and start taking 1t away from
him-to run of with. What's the
ideaf'
The big man looked up at him, with
his little eyes red like a cornered
bulls, and said nothing in answer.
"Now listen" said Mcconnell. the
detective. "You can do one Of two
things. It's up to you. You can show
us-take US around to your wife now.
at home. Or you can come with me.
and have her give her explanation
to headquarters!
And the big fellow gave a groan.
too loud. almost, to be natural.
'T> won't. I can't" he said. ut
might kill her. She don't know any
thing about this. She thinks we're on
the top Of the world yet-instead Of
| just scraping bankruptcy"
There's Others" said the detective.
watching him, "that have had to hear
1t before!"
"N0t the way she is" said the man.
who had introduced himself as Coo
gan, and went on and told them how
It was with her.
II can't have her know" he said. "I
won't. Not till she's-over ftp
"At that" said Mcconnell, giving
Volpe look again, there's other
women have gone through with 1t
without being milllonaires /"
II know" he came back. "bur it's
the sudden bump, coming lust now
when she's been thinking up to date
everything is going wonderful for u.s.
And then all at once fall from the
top Of the world! 1 can't have it
not now. You know yourself how
women are-on luxury, and all that |!
How much more 1t means to them
and all that.
"And then you've got to remember
another thing he said, going on
when nobody answered-arguing, with
the sweat pouring down his face.
you know how 1t is with the first
onei They're scared to death, afraid
they'll diel"
what does the doctor sayr' asked
Mcconnell, the detective.
He don't see it-quite so bad as
she does. But he admits himself
we've got to be careful. Help all we
cant You see-you see how I'm
fxed." he said, arguing. II wouldn't
take chance with that little GIRL
for the world"
And then he stopped for a minute.
"But where do the diamonds come
in7" Mcconnell, the detective, asked
him. "The necklace"
"That's our luck, she claims"
"Your luck?"
"Our lucky stones You know how
women are-about things like that |!
Superstitious-all of them. I never
knew one that wasn't yet. And es-
pecially now-now-at times like this.
And then her father was a sporting
sporting man"
II see." said Mcconnell, keeping his
face still. and so?"
$50 you see don't your You know
how women are-over anniversaries
and all that. Diamonds were her
birthstone. So naturally 1 gave her
diamonds. When I was way upl I
gave her this-this necklace. Just to
show her-and the rest Of the world
how She stood with me- You know
how women are-how they've got to
show the neighbors-the other women
If things are going right-if you're
prosperous. And what their hus-
bands think of them
"And there IL another turn to it
that she worked out in her head, be.
sides-what 1t meant to her-gbod
luck and all thatl"
"And that VAST" said Mcconnell.
"That was that was born In April,
too"
"Aprill"
"You know. Diamonds are the
birthstone for April"
NO" said Mcconnell, the detective
II guess they forgot to tell me about
that"
"And then again." he was going
along. "You know. Next month I
That'll be April, too"
IT get you" said the detective, CIV
ing Volpe another look.
$50 there's three times it's said to
be our lucky stone. You know the
way they ngure-the women-on
things like thati"
And the detective and volpe
snapped looks again.
$50 that's how 1t Is about the neck
lace. It's her mascot She's got to
have 1t with her all the time now.
From now on especiallyi That's why
I've had to come sneaking in here,
when l saw the chance"
"Oh, that's It." said Mcconnell, the
detective giving volpe a comical side
look.
"For she's got to have 1t with her.
And more and more every day now, of
course And then. naturally, she's got
to have 1t on her or she'll Just natural
| ly die"