The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-02-04


% breakfasting with Mrs.
w FraIey and with DIR.
Bertram Darand in the
quaint. Delft-blue tile
breakfas t-room Of the
Fraleys.
a cannel-coal fire was swapping and
burning cozily In black iron basket
In the blue-tile hearth; upon the table,
attractively set with breakfast things.
q coffee percolator was steaming with
pleasant aroma. Mrs. Fraley sat fac
ing the fire; with her back to 1t sat
Kitty Hewitt and between them Doc
tor Darand.
No one was to disturb them. This
was the order given to the servants
by Mrs. Fraley; and certainly 1t was
q necessary order. If the three In the
breakfast-room were to procure any
sort Of peace this morning. For the
telephone bell was ringing almost
ceaselessly.
The reason. Of course, was the pres
ence Of Kitty Hewitt This morning
Enthusiastically millions-of people
wanted to know about her. What was
the truth underlying her amazing stu
alton?
What they already knew was GER
tainly provocative Of interest This
lovely girl. whose delicacy Of feature
and figure and whose natural manner
gave proof of gentle birth and early
upbringing, had been discovered to be
q friend Of gunner. The most notorf-
Gus youth In Chicago handsome
young man of many aliases. best
known as Edward Pellen or by the
sobriquet Of Eddie the Immune
had been her friend She had known
well the members Of an underworld
gang who grouped themselves about
crook known to the police as Crane.
Yet 1t appeared that she had not
been actually member Of the gang,
in the sense that she lived by its ac-
tivities. She had supported herself,
recently at least. by teaching NAH
jongg to fashionable people. Further
and more dramatic proof Of her sep
aratiOn from Cranes gang arose from
the fact that couple Of days ago
when she learned that Crane was
holding DR.. Bertram Darand In his
power she had Immediately called
the police and brought them In time
to save Darand.
This was the spectacular incident
which turned public attention to her;
and Immediately, It was followed by
another-a more unpleasant affair
when Crane sent gunman, one Gerve
J4avvy, to punish her for informing
the police. Last night, as she sat at
supper In cafe. Pellen. protecting
her. had shot down his co-gangster.
For this act Pellen now was In
jail, charged with murder; and Kitty
Hewitt was safe in this big home on
the drive Ostensibly she was here
as q guest of Doctor Darands good
friends. the Fraleys; actually she
was here for protection against the
gang and under sort of informal
parole.
For this, Doctor Darand and his
friends had taken responsibility SO
her physical situation this morning
was comfortable.
"What are they doing with him
now?" she asked suddenly. glancing
from Mrs. Fraley 10 Bertram Him."
of course. referred to the youth who
had put his own life at stake last
night for the sake of defending her;
he was Pellen,s Eddie. the once "im-
mune."
1.-THE grand jury is In session." Ber-
tram replied. Zone Of the Tribune
reporters just told me that the states
attorney takes Pellen before the
grand jury at ten O'clock"
81 must be there with himW And
Kitty Hewitt arose. trembling.
Young Darand caught her hand and
held her. Don't you see" he told her
gently. that you must stay here? Be-
sides. even II you went to the Grim
final courts building, you could do no
good"
"Oh, I know itr' YEARLY she sank
again into her chair. To-day is their
day; they'll indict him-for murder.
There's no use fighting against that
there's no stopping that. suppose"
Mrs Fraiey poured clear brown
coffee from her steaming percolator.
you must eat something now, my
DEAR she urged. .Ek
But Kitty Hewitt had no appetite.
I'm spelling your breakfast" she
said. "Pm sorry. II you'll excuse
me, I'll 60 up to my ROOM"
"Of course I'll excuse you" smiled
Mrs. Fraley. Bertram followed Kitty
Hewitt to the stairs and escorted her
up to her room on the second floor,
where a maid met her and he was
dismissed.
He started downtown almost i'm
medIately afterward, or as soon as he
got past the Gordon of reporters be-
fore the house Being barely twenty.
seven years Of age. he possessed a
most modest list of patients; yet 1t
was long enough to provide. usually
an hour or two Of actual work for
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