New Britain herald., 1928-02-24

Jill Justin, ultra-modern and as lambently lovely at 20 as the Saga lilly, starts out on a moon-lit night in August, accompanied by her brother Tony. to attend a harvest festival.
 The two run into an automobile hold-up. Jill is kidnapped by bandits but later rescued by Jack Stuart and returned to her home in Elliston. w. V.
 It is the old story retoid. Jack stops for visit and remains to wed the adorable Jill.
 Life is kind to Jack and his bride, the expiration of three years finding them parents to a pair of two boys and a girl.
 Now comes the Great Event. stuart and Tony Justin purchase a tax title to property in the hills. in- cooperating an old abandoned silver mine.
 This mine proves up valuable in tungsten-bearing ore, and Pat Sweeney, father of Mary, or Mike, :" as she is called, buys . quarter in- terest in the tax title for $1o0.0O0. Jack and Tony engage to carry the ore to Pittsburgh aboard the glass company trucks. On the finish of this job they are to receive the last installment of their money. e50,o0O apiece. Some fear Is entertained that hi-iackers may hold up a truck in the belief that it carries moon- shine. As a protection, Pat Sweeney, accompanied by Big Bill Guernsey, goes over the route in advance of each trip. Previous to the start of the trucking. Pat Sweeney takes a party" to Pittsburgh for a week. end entertainment. The party" in- cludea the Stuarta. Jack and Jill: Peter and Tony Justin, Pat and Mike and Father Ryan. who. as Tony ex- presses it. horns in" at the last mo- ment. Father Ryan's presence, how ever. as it turns out In the finish. is not without very excellent results. NOW GO ON WITH THE sTORY)
 CHAPTER XVI
 Following Pat Sweeney's futile en- deavors. Father Pat took up the task. He, too. failed dismally, as did Peter Justin. Jack Stuart was suc- cessful so long as he acted the part of interlocutor When he stopped they stopped. Tony sulked through most of the journey. except for brief periods during which the Sweeney girl deigned to quarrel with him.
 It was o'clock in the afternoon when the chauffeur stopped the car in front of the hotel to which Pat sweeney had wired for reservations. Arrangements were made for dinner at 6. The chauffeur carried a big suitcase to the apartment assigned 10 Miss Sweeney.
 Had Jill Stuart been given even a hint Of the cruel experience await Ing her that evening-of the misery and heartache in store for her, she would have starved before entering the dining room.
 But not until she was seated at the table did she realize her position. and then it was too late for her to do other than that which she did do go through the ordeal with head ID. gallantly facing the enemy-her own sex
 If her dress had seemed a dowdy out-of-date thing before. 1t was ab 1oiutely awful in the glitter and blaze of the big dining room. where at every table were women in eye ning gowns.
 Bht none compared with the shirn- inery, beautiful creation which sraced the slim body Of Mary Eliza. '3th sweeney Jilfs plain dress seemed all the plainer in contrast.
 One side of the big room was given '''r 10 dancers, with an orchestra cnsconced behind a grove of potted palms. Many of the men. but not all wore evening clothes. Some were dressed in business suits-even among the dancers. Jirs heart lean cd almost into her throat as she heard the Sweeney girl ask Tony if he danced.
 Did Tony dance? Jill wanted to laugh. But Yes, Tony miph, try it-once. Tony, who danced any, 'hing. from foX-trot to Black Bot rom and Charleston Double
 They danced, Tony and the Nika girl. Jill looked sidewise at Jack sitting next to her. He caught the look. flushed. and then eamely took the plunge.
 Do you want to dance. Jill?" be asked
 She wanted to cry-to screarn-to weep. in her agony of eeif-pitv. But she didn't. She also wanted to danca but not there dressed as she was dressed. And she didn't.
 But he did as she knew he would when she saw the Sweeney girl and Tony approach.
 Why. don't your husband and you itanc., Mrs. Stuart ." the girl quer cd. just as if she didn't know quit well the reason Mrs. Stuart was not isncing- Then Jill showed the