New Britain herald., 1928-03-16
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who takes her home and remains to win her hand ln marriage.
 Three years later Jack and Tony Justin are paid sl1o.o@a for an in- tareet ill their tungsten mine by Pat Sweeney father of Mary, whom he has nicknamed Mike"
 Nita Ra. elle, d gay IIvorc"e, and Professor Le Tarte, q dancing man. come o town. each with separate identiti~s. They infringe on the do- lueatic tranquility ot Jack and Jill Later reconciliation smootIs r"la- ions and for a time all is well
 \lta R4Y-lIe i}'rlSucs Jacks pres uce with her at notorious road house. Jill hears of his going. and follows with Mike Swc.n hey and L. Tarte, and sees Jack and Nita to- eather.
 Nlta and Jack start back 70 town. They are Kidnapped and taken to a house in the mountains, -after die tating q letter Jack writes to Jill. di- "ecting hou money should bA paid 70 ranson him. the abductors lock the doors and depart,
 A.soon as they art alone. Nita be gins 10 play her game-that Of steal ing the heart Of another woman's husband When morning comes she mas not won.
 They are released. Jack '7urries home, cverhears the family talking, and learne he has been seen with Hi,a at the Casino. Jill sreets him with loving faith and tenderness, NOW GO ON WITH THE sTORYD
 CHAPTER NLNI
 Was man ever faced asked Jack Stuart Of himself, Tn an agony of desperation. by T situation so dia- bolically arranged as this? What could he do? What turn could he make? He eouldn't-and he wouldn't if he could--le himself out of It. What explanation without lying could h. make in relation to Nita Ravelle? How had he happened 10 be sitting with her. He could. ar least, explain that. But he couldn't tell the whole truth, And yet he must tell some kind of story He couldn't just stand there like q pre- cious fool. dumb, saying nothing.
 And so he told it, the story he had fixed upon, the story with "the woman in the case" left out And then. when he had told if, the crazy. impossible hold-up that wasn't q hold-up but 8 Kidnapping. and the in carceration In the house some where over hill,' the writing os the note 10 Iifl asking for thousand dollars to ransom him-when he had told i' all, and heard what Jill said. he felt his case to he hopeless, indeed.
 But there has been no one 10 eee me with note from you, Jack was the sickening answer she made to that part of his tale And she said 1t in tone that walled of the last forlorn hopes death knell. If they had wanted money" she said why should they take such d round a bout way Of getting it? They could have taken your check. payable 10 bearer. Oh. Jack. Jack. you must have been awful excited when you framed that story. II doesn't hold water any where.
 He looked al the others in tine room in the lingering hope that among the four he might find ono little spark of faith.
 Alas. Jack When the mother ot vour children, the wife who at that moment would have sacrificed her right arm for proof of your inno- cence-vhen she lost faith in you then you had, by rights. but little chance of finding it elsewhere.
 And 20 ] stand convicted by you al.' he said finally, and there was bitterness in his voice. for. knowine himself innocent, he could not SC, 'he -laring inconsistencies of his story, as they did. and he felt, there. fore. that he had been adiudsod toe harshly. You accept the evidence all circumstantlal-as absolute proof Because my story is unusual. you say it is impossible. All right. I'vr told The truth. That's tn best. and all that any man can do.'
 Then up spoke Peter Justin again he little man whom no person had ever heard speak unkindlv of fcl- ow mortal. Peter said:
 Y. Is true that thinks look darl Tor Jack. There's no getting around mat fact, as he. himself. admits. Bur be says he VAS alone last night .nd I want 10 say here and now hat 'I Inc five years and more that I've known Jack Stuart. I've neyor known him to tell deliberate lie ir any matter ot conseau,nce. There. fore. ! m gong 70 accept his word asalnst any and all cirCumstan'ia -iderne n .his affair.""
 With rha' Peter stepped over and arraigned A'ms"'f at Jacks side plainly implying rr r}e action hi, oeliar in the honor rf his son-in-ldw There 1re nothing theatrical uor studied in his raau.r. Trouble had cono upon his taioilv, and he. as tho head. fcit IL iucumb"1t 3pnn himsc1- 10 take he tnitia'I-a n ans possible adjustment
 H dl1 this demons'raIc1 O. fai'n tha he had only moment before heJ seeking atFec- him now Pet.r ns. accepting him iu the fuoo o' al ro.. F'ctinr enidenco. bocauSt h. Ia. Herer been known 70 tsll lie.
 But he had not eait that br -,a a.on 'rrogsGog' the night or fl an-ruc'. Peter had assumed .ht' taken Y for granted. But f aaa or t.a' '"r, assumption that fis fatbrD r-l'w had taken sidos Rtu mr Could h. accept Ps'cr'e faith on tha l.ls'ahrr Irf.~'r~e2 Datlnu-lv f could not IT, lad rot lid B .a. d"srre the temptations. and h. ould ror e'art now
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