The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-16

makes a carbon copy of every letter
she writes - second nature, you
know. Possibly she destroyed the
carbon copies. But more than like
ly she made duplicates for-well, for
the information of the person for
whom she is working"
WHO is that person." Faith cried,
pressing her fingers into her temples
as if her head ached 'Of course 1
can see no reason why Lola Con
zales should want to blackmail Cher
ry-"
"Wait" Bob Hathaway stretched
out a hand and gripped hers hard.
81 told you that Uncle Ralph had
discharged her, didn't I? That in it.
self might be motive enough for
girl with hot, revengeful Mexican
blood in her veins. but I know one
other, reason-she used to be seen
everywhere with Chris Wiley, and
it was just last week that 1 saw her
and Chris dancing together at 'Ye
Olde Logge Cabin the very place
where last night" He stopped alb
ruptly bit back the words he was
about to say.
Where last night you saw Cherry
and Chris Wiley dancing" Faith fin
ished his sentence for him. "She
told me about it. Chris tried to alb
duct her again, and turned his car
over on that hairpin curve between
the Cabin and Marlboro. Bill War
rem picked her up and brought her
home. They were both .unhurt, but
Cherry ran away and left Chris with
the wreck OF the car"
II didn't want to give her away,
if she hadn't told you" Bob Hatha-
way smiled at her.
"She also told me-" Faiths voice
was suddenly sharp, her eyes bent
piercingly on his, that she was
Swallowed all evening, had been fol-
lowed by the same man for days,
everywhere she went, and" she
raused, searching his blank, guilt
less, unsuspectirg eyes, that Chris
saw the detective who was shadow
ing Cherry speak to you, pass you a
piece of paper - his report, she
thought it NASHVILLE you were I'M
der the veranda with him"
For a moment Rob
lousy at her, then light broke over
his face and he laughed aloud, with
joyous relief. This is getting good!
A regular ten-twent-thirt melodrama-
So that's why you and Cherry were
SO sure that it was Bob Hathaway
who was Matchmaking her! I wonder
what motive she thought I could
possibly have! Why, my dear Faith,
that was no detective! That was
Pete Gonzales
pete Gonzales" Faith echoed.
Your stenographer' father? That
makes it more damning, doesn't it?"
mot her father, her brother" the
laughter went out of Bob's eyes as
suddenly as it had come. by
George!, That does put a new light
on it, doesn't it? SO he's been fol
lowing Cherry about, has he? Re-
porting on all her doings to Lola,
suppose"
But how did you happen to meet
him under the veranda?" Faith per-
sisted, sorely puzzled, but stanch in
her loyalty to the man who sat OPP
posite to her.
Purely by accident Bob told her.
Miss Gonzales had told me about
her brotherfi how much trouble they
had with him, and asked me to give
him some work on one of my Jobs, il
could. I had told him just two
days ago to get busy on that En-
field job your fathers in charge of,
and last night he saw me in the
driveway of the CABIN, in my car.
When he came out to join me, to re-
port on his new work. he found me
under the veranda, looking for
jack the manager keeps there. 1
had fiat and had to fix it before
left the roadhouse. haG just drop.
ped in for a andwich-alone," he
added. with deep smile into her
eyes. pete wrote the name of two
of his friends that can get to work
on the Enfield addition-manua la.
borers, for grading up a terrace.
That was the mysterious paper that
passed between US, dear"
IT see," shy, glad light flooded
her eyes. ''But Bob, why is Pete Con
zales shadowing Cherry and why is
Lola Gonzales writing her blackmail-
ing letters?"
Go Be Continued
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