Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-17
FORSYTHE'S FOLLY
Rr Ior0r ScOH
Clifford That Mary Must Break With Bradley
and Then There Were Incidents Which Cast Doubt Upon
Her Good Faith
By Leroy Scott

I You guessed it the first time.' he
/ sneered at her.
Il believe you were formerly en-.
gagged to Mr.. Bantry?' inquired Cliff
ford
But, thank Heaven. not now she
| breathed.
And in those days" continued
| Clifford, you and Mr.. Bantry we're
ah-shall we say companions?-part
uers?-in several dubious enterprises
| Mr.. Bantry, having been Tilted by YOU
doesn't feel exactly cordial toward you
any more, and has told us about those
Harrison pearls"
J Lolette turned upon Clifford. Hes
! living" she cried furiously.
There's no use saying that. MISS
| Morgan. Better save all your energy
| for the consideration of your situation.
| There are just two possible PROPOSE
! tons"
| "What-what are they"
| THE first is that you are facing
| long term in the penitentiary for that
| Harrison jewel theft.
| She considered moment. And
and the other proposition"
THAT you join with me against
Bradley: help me in everything L ask.
If YOU do this, you escape the penlteh'
tiary.' Ia.
she shrugged her shoulders. Cliff
ford turned to Jimmie Kelly.
II guess that'll be all Wen need OF
YOU and Bantry. Jimmie. 80.
The next moment Lolette ana CliL-
ford We're alone.
"Forsythe gave you this morning
$40 900 in cash. You still have II
Yes. 1t is in my Wallsafe
"In what form is it?
Ten 81 900 bills"
cor course. you were to report ana
turn over this money TO bfaoie!'
WHY haven't you done So?
II tried to, but Mr.. Bradley WASH
in the city today
Good. And you have young
Forsythe's letters here
"They are also in my safe.
Clifford exclaimed with suppressed
excitement Here's what Wen 90
First. you'll telephone Bradley that
YOU have something of immediate I'M
portance to deliver to him ~ person
and that you'u be out in the train
which reaches Green Manors at 9
this evening, but he needn't bother 10
meet YOU. Ill mark each of those
81 600 bills. At Green Manors III
get the local chief of police and one
of his men to help me out. You II
time YOUR arrival at Bradley's home
to suit my schedule. You then get
Bradley into his study and you pass
him the money, making certain lead
ing remarks which / shall outline TO
YOU later and which will necessitate
definite replies from him. The police
and I will see and overhear all, and
the second the marked money is on
Bradley, Wen jump him and have
him for fair.
'1f YOU should try to double-cross
me-" Clifford reminded her, 1.-The peni-
Tertiary will be waiting for you just
the same"
A 7 $50, Clifford, with the two Green
: Manors officers, crouched on the
balcony with the French windows.
outside Bradley's study. The windows
were iinperceptibly ajar.
After a wait which seemed an hour,
Lolette Morgan entered the study, fol-
lowed by Bradley, whose low voice
came out to Clifford. The two sat
down. Everything going according
to our plane
"Of course. MIR. Bradley. but are
you sure he'll pay?'
He'll pay" Bradley returned con-
tcmptuously. He's been fool, hasn't
he? Fools have always got to pay
for their foIly--and pay the limit! But
you telephoned that you had some
thing of Importance to tell me. Amy
money!"
Lolette Morgan handed him a folded
packet of bills.
Count them" she said. There
should be 10 of them"
1t was at that moment that Clifford.
followed by the two officers, burst
through the French windows. auto
MATES in hand.
Stick EN- up. Bradley
Bradley had come to his feet.
Whats this mean?'
ut means that I've got you. Brad
ley
Got me, have YOU Well, what
for?"
"BIackmail - eXtortion conspiracy
against your own CLIENT
And then Clifford became aware
that Mary Regain was in the room.
i've blocked your partners game,
Miss Regain" he cried. I've got
Bradley-got him with marked money
on him.