New Britain herald., 1928-03-10
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 Then he slipped his emergency flask into his hip pocket, donnad his cyercoar, and hurried down to the yara g.. Jill had take the sedan, so he rented fast roadster Three minutes later he was on his way to the Casino,
 Tony Justin as being well enter taIned by consenial com panions. The plotters in the little game naturally saw to that. II was costing the Lady of Large Almony tidy sum to fix everything just right, but--the Lady was playing for q stake. for some thing she particularly wanted. That this happened to be another uo- mans husband was all the same to her. All men were fools, and fools were fair game.
 She was that among women. a love thief, a wife robber, No man found any appeal in her eyes unrl he had become the beloved Of some other woman. Then straigftvay he began 10 look good 10 her. T. vas because she had inucdi- ately stnsed JilI Stuarts deep, pas .oonate love for her husband. and Mike SWeeucy's strong aiuira ion for him, that Nlta Eavele had found Jack desirable.
 She didn't want 10 marry hiilt She wouldn't. as she often avoHed, marry any man, even though h." were millionaire Her observations had shown her that not all wives. even of millionaires, had sle 900 a year 10 spend on themselves. And ier annuity was guaranteed by trust company-sie.00o 8 year as long as she remained unmarried. Stealing Of other women's hus- banis-that vas her game, her pastime. Opposition lent piquancy 10 the game, made her all the keen CT for conquest. That Chance had sent such a love-thief 70 Elliston vas Jill Stuart's misfortune. And now hear what the love thief has 10 say 10 her leading ballyhoo man and assistant, Francois I.e Tarte;
 You telephone her at 5 o'clock. she instructed him. Shell be home by that time, Tell her he's gone to the Casino to meet me. She'll want proof. 30 tell her to get her friend, McGuffy, and you'll drive 'em out there, wh.re she can see for herself. C1tt he q plenty. But she must not be al- lowed to talk with him, nor he 10 see her or to know she's there. Then. when he finally decides that Tony isn't coming, I'll ask him 10 let me ride home with him. Home hah."
 It vas tremendously significant, that little in-draWn "hah." Ii con- veyed deeper meaning even than Professor Le Tarte knew. IT is 1ou bfful, however. even if he had known that it signitied murder, that it would have induced him to fo.@5o his chance at the $500 promised { him. For the professor was hard up, as usual. He needed that five hun irad.
 Anger, despair. and doubt-thres Of the disgraces and despoilers Of life, surged up in the heart of Jill Stuart Each fought for control Blind anger gripped her one mo- ment at the thought of Jacks be- trayal of her again. Yes. again. she told herself. for if this story proved true-if hs had gone 10 meet that woman. as l.e Tarte 1aclared--then ie had been guilty on previous counts.
 At this thought. despair would clutch her, for if the father Of her children--- And then once more there would creep in the ever-con- soling doubt which in this case. had reversed it's usual meaning and signified hope
 Le Tarte had telephoned. Jill had been told that Jack vas 10 meet Nita kayelle early that evening in the cabaret of tn" Casino She knew [ that parties from towns within radius Of thirty miles foregathered