Evening star., 1927-05-01

ANU CONFhONIED HIS WIFE.
now come in. Frazer" he called. From
the hallway entered Frazer
Frazer" CALCULATED the astounded
Bradley.
"So-you are Frazer" cried Airing.
ton. and made rush for him. Clif.
ford blocked the furious husband.
None of that. Arlington. Frazer
ls here 10 corroborate what have
to say. Frequenting the Pipes o. Pan
are number Of Young men and
women. Several are Bradley's hire
lings."
Iies,'
Clifford continued:
For Mrs. Arlington's case Frazer
was considered the hest man. He
played his part we'll. Everything lead
ing to the theft of the pendant was
part of carefully laid plot To put
your wife in a position where She
would have to submit to blackmail."
Mrs. Arlington was gazing in aston
ishment at Clifford. Isis that-alI
true?' she whispered.
Clifford.
Frazer cast a glance Of f,lrtive fear
at Bradley, then faced the others.
ut was the way YOU said. Mr.. Clif.
lord whispered the Broadway gal.
liant.
Frazer. you fnfernal--" began
Bradley.
Shut up. Bradley" Clifford cut in.
We'll come to you in a minute. So
YOU see, Arlington this has been a
frame-up-and a frame-up which. I
insist, would have been impossible
except Tor your neglect OF your wife
ana your insanely jealous nature"
husband and wife were gazing al
each other with pale. strained faces.
Clifford barely noted Mary. at the
time, but afterward it seemed that.
for the moment, Mary's face had been
strangely eager.
And you, Bradley he cried.
Frazer was merely a pawn in the
game. The man behind it all is YOUR
self. You have had that pendant
since your bandits turned It over to
YOU, and you now have il, We've
got YOU for conspiracy. robbery and
attempted blackmail. That will. keep
YOU where you belong for long
while. Now come across with that
pendant
Bradley jerked open the drawer in
the table and, when his right hand
came up. an automatic was trained
on Clifford.
Get out Of here-an of YOU he
'barked. Get out or I'll shoot
NO. you won't shoot" returned
Clifford. And were not going until
we've searched the place
You cent search my pla~e without
n warrant" shouted Bradley Get
out or III shoot. And the law will
Justify mcguire nothing but house
breakers
you're right about the search war.
rant. Bradley" returned Clifford. He
raised his voice. "Oh. Jimmie. This
is where you come i'm
Detective Serct. Kelly entered. be-
hind him two policemen in uniform.
Jimmie. show the man behind the
desk the search warrant" Jimmie
did. Bradley glanced at the docu-
ment.
"All right" he growled. "As Clifford
turned to direct the policemen Brad
ley lunged at Frazer and threw him
to the floor before the officers could
drag him away.
CLIFFORD and the others had
made a thorough search-and
had found no pendant.
Better come through. Bradley" ad-
vised Clifford ard tell us where tn.
ruby is"
IAN right. But set this: I had
nothing to do with any frame-up OF
Mrs. Arlington and the stealing OF
her pendant. and you'll find that you'll
not have one bit of evidence to provs
did I've never seen the pendant.
My only connection with this affair
has been to act as agent between
Mrs. Arlington and the people who
stole her ruby-Rnd such negotiations
are part of my business as a private
detective. Suddenly his voice grated
out acCusingly:
Frazer. Id have kept quiet about
YOU if YOU hadn't lied about me.
Now you're going to get what's com.
ing 10 YOU. Clifford, this man came
TO me as the representative of the
bandits"
"Why-why--" gasped Frazer,
''you outrageous"
II suggest. Clifford" Bradley went
on. that you ask Frazer where the
pendant is. Or search him."
Clifford had sensed danger in those
steady sentences of Bradley's. Was
this to he another of the many cases
in which Bradley had squirmed out
him caught?
Give Frazer the once.over.-
Jimmie" he said TO Kelly.
Jimmie obeyed. The next moment
ne turned to Clifford. saying:
Found this in his coat pocket.
and handed Clifford a chain and a
glorious pear-shaped ruby.
My pendant" cried Mrs Arlington.
Frazer was gasping.
II tell you. / didn't know I had
hat!' he cried wildly. I've not seen
hat pendant since the night those
'andits took 1t from Mrs. Arlington
The trick Of it was now plain to
clifford. He turned on Bradley.
You planted that on him. Bradley
When you fought Frazer. ii was with
he purpose of putting the ruby in
lis clothes"
don't give counterfeit Russian
uble what YOU think YOU know about
ne. Clifford" said Bradley. It's
ROOF that counts. And of proof that
'lii stand up in court YOU haven't
ot one bit, and YOU know it,
Chnord knew this. He had knowl.
dge OF Bradley's guilt. but knowledge
not evidence. Once again Bradley
ad escaped him
Clifford gazed at Mary Fegan. Her
,ok OF suppressed excitement was
one. Clifford felt sick-sick TO his
cry soul.
He turned about.
Jimmie. you might az well he
olng along with Frazer" And as
lmmles group moved out. Clifford
aced the Arlingtons. There's YOUR
Mrs. Arlington" She took
and silently slipped 1t into the hand
her husband. II hone" Clifford
ontinued. you don't object to the
'ay I've handled your case. NV
art In your affair is now over: the
ast IS up to YOU. Good night"
his saze fastened on Mary Regan.
Il don't know exactly what vou~
art has been IN this game. MISC