Evening star., 1927-05-01


Il believe. when you phoned fol
this appointment. Mrs. Arlington" he
queried. YOU said Mrs. Forsythe OF
Green Manors recommended that yoJ
come TO me? That is how you heard
of me?"
Young Mrs. Arlington moistened
her lips. no, ! was first advised tC
see YOU by an unsigned note
An unsigned note" Clifford gave
a start. 1t was strange the number
Of cases that had been sent to him in
this fashion, Go on. please
THE note suggested that l consult
Mrs Forsythe as TO your ability and
reliability. / did so, without telling
her about my trouble. Both she and
her son spoke of you in the highest
terms. And Dick Forsythe's flancee
Jean Fenton, did the same. Jean and
used to he great friends, though
am two years older; great friends
until jeans father told her 1 was
well bit too gay for her. That's
how ! came to you, Mr. Clifford"
How long have you been married
Mrs. Arlington"
Almost four wears. Our fourth
anniversary is 10 days off
he?" "
"Twenty-eight. Just four years
older than l am"
He's in New York?'
He's been in New Mexico and
Arizona for two or three months, lock.
ing after mining interests. I'm one
of these-these Summer widows. :"
Then. with resentment "And he
might as well have been in New
Mexico the last two years.
Clifford regarded her for several
moments after this fiare-up. Mrs.
Arlington, you must permit some init
mate questions, and you must be frank
In Your answers. Are you and your
husband in love with each other"''
"Of course! Only-onIv Paul is so
wrapped UP in being big success,
though we have money enough,
Don't you see the situation. Mr..
Clifford? We love each other-Paups
been so busy that if / wanted com.
pany it had to be some one else-he's s
terribly jealous-and now he's coming
back for our fourth anniversary, and
he'll be sure to find out about my los.
Ing the ruby pendant he gave me on
our first anniversary, for he'll expect
me to wear it, And he'll be sure to
md out how l lost it. Don't you see?"
Clifford nodded Then he turned to
the bit of newspaper she had handed
him.
LLosT1zFriday, night in taxicsb, between
Theater. pendant consisting Of a large soii-
taire near,shaped ruby on platinum chain.
set with y rubles. Liberal reward for re.
X937 Times.
4 x Y
HTT wasn't lost on Broadway" she
volunteered. And it wasn't lost
at all. 1t was stolen. The only true
part is the description of the pendant
and the reward and no questions
asked. That advertisement was in
tended for the robbers. ] understand
that robbers sell what they steal to
places called fences and that they
are paid perhaps a half or quarter
of the real value of what they had
stolen. l hoped they would get in
touch with me and sell to me. / would
have paid them as high as $4,000,
which is what Paul paid for the pend
ant"
Did you get a response from the
Yobbers?'
Yes, through Mr.. Bradley"
Clifford managed to keep back an
exclamation. Just what did Mr..
Bradley say?"
liz 6flAI NiiC IbitpCIS ltdu seen AIlE
advertisement, but We're afraid of
being caught if they appeared in the
matter. So they had engaged an inter.
mediate person to authorize him TO
negotiate with me. He told me the
robbers would return the pendant if !
kept to my promise of no questions
asked and If the reward were salts
factory"
What reward did they consider
satisfactory"
Mr. Bradley said he had been in.
structed to ask $4,000 in cash.
One hundred thousand dollars. II
was such amounts that Bradley had
played for in the games Clifford had
blocked.
Suppose you let me have the whole
story he said.
She obeyed. Because of loneliness
she had flung herself into some OF. the
wilder gayeties of the rich young set
around Huntington. One night some
one suggested they run into New York
TO one of the smart night clubs, the
Pipes O. Pan. Their group had mixed
with a party in which was a Mr.
Frazer, a goodlooking man of 30. She
and Mr. Frazer had danced together
incidentally. she had seen there the
man she had later met as Mr. Bradley
There had followed more parties al
the Pipes o. Pan. On each occasion
she had danced most of the dances
with Mr.. Frazer. He knew she was
married. Two or three times they haC
lunched together. Two or three times
she had driven into town at night and
she and Mr.. Frazer had dined together
gone to some musical comedy, then
danced at the Pipes o. Pan. after which
-I1 I,D3 slt~fx a1A Hl.1i
had there been in her behavior thai
was wrong-though it may have beer
indiscreet?
Then came the night when the ter
rible thing had happened. She and
Mr.. Frazer had danced until almost 3
and he had accompanied her to the
garage where she had left her roadster
Tts ignition had been giving her trou
bile all day. now the battery was dead
The attendant at the garage at thi.
late hour knew nothing about car!
except the washing of them; she knew
nothing about batteries and wiring ant
Mr.. Frazer knew no more.
OF course. she could have gone to
hotel. but Mr.. Frazer had offered t.
get his car and drive her home. Sh,
had accepted.
They We're 25 miles out of the cit,
when rear tire had gone fat Mr.
Frazer discovered that his jack wal
not in the tool cabinet. Fortunately
so 1t had seemed TO them, tehir Sigh
misfortune had befallen them within
a hundred yards of a roadhouse. 4
light was burning they had rouset
the doing proprietor, who dispatche,
"a man down the road with instruction
to change the wheels.
Mr.. Fraser suggested that the,
have a, bite to eat; she was hungry
for 1t was then around 4 o'clock, an,
she had accepted. The proprietor
with the help Of his sleepy wife, ha,
produced sandwiches which the,
Served in a bright, little room off tn
gloomy, unlighted main dining room
and Mr. Frazer had produced hi
flask and prepared drinks.
Then the thing had happened A
hotor had coma to grinding stor