New Britain herald., 1928-03-14
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NtUdIL. N Iit tt hfS lltl 'EpAt'F d4I| remains to win her hand III luar-
 ase.
 Three wonderfully happy years of married life are allotted Jack and J!ll. Al their expiration the young couple find themselves the proud parents ot twin boys and d -Irl Then the Big Event rruuspIres,
 stu;.rt and Tony Justin are paid %Ion.pon for an interest m their uugstcn mine hy Pat sweeney, satner ot Mary. whom hs has nIck- 4ame1 Nike
 Ni,a Eayalla, q guy dlNorrsc and Professor Le Tartc. i dancing man, come 70 town. each with separate identities, They infringe on the do nestle tranquility Of Jack and Jill. a,er reconciliation smooths rCla lions, and for time all is well
 Nita Eayelle in,rigues Jacks pres cnce with her at a gambling and dancing resort Jill follows Nith Nike Sweeney and L. Tarte. and soas Jack and Nlta together,
 Nlta and Jack start back 10 tow il. They are kidnaped and taken to
 ouse in the mountains, where they gre told they mus remain all nishf, , uu. next day would be released II ransom was paid.
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 CHAPTER AL1l
 And now" proceeded the lnseni- ou. 'Ennerv. propitlatingly, If youll kin'ly fix me up wit th' ere dentla}s. each of yuil. fer c'lectin' a grand apiece. then Fete'n I'll be on our uay.'
 lack Stuart stared at the black masked hulk n front of him. Of all the nervy hold ups he had ever heard of, none was anything like this
 Well, I'll be darned.' he an- nounced, finally, in a tone that lnl- piled many things. not the least Of which was a mild adp1iration T certainly will be eNerlastlnGly fiah- bergasted if
 Lay off at stuff, kind sirrah. Cit yer fount'n pens [ Work1n, tn bot Of yuh. Pete'n I ain't got all .h' tolme in tn voild, we ain't. So git busy"
 Jack looked at Nlta EaNelle. That young woman looked back at him. Then she shrugged her perfect shou]ders--under her silver fox fur and permitted herself the luxury of a tiny sniff. Her classical nose puckered ever so slightly, and just the faintest. most lady-like little sni,cl sounded. Then;
 -"1t's perfectly outrageous' she agreed, tearfully. "But- very rapid flutterings of the cysllds at this point denote tears suppressed \ slight facial contortion signifies ;l bad taste in the mouth. This from having to swallow the bitter pill of necessity.
 He nodded. and emitted q dismal e.roak. Then he, too. affected q ges- lure with tho palms Of the hands turned outward. This indicated ap- solute, utter helplessness. Where upon, as there seemed no other re- course, Jack sat himself down at he ornate writing table and wrote the note" by dictation from En- nery. This is the note:
 Mrs. Jack N. Stuart,
 No. o4s Dennison Apts.
 E,lliston. W. Va.
 Please cash check for one thou sand dollars and turn over same 10 | hai,,y held for ransom. and in lieu of cash my abductors threaten death In manner most uI- pleasant, or, to put if plain, by de capitation. So. if you want Tn" back with my head still on, and all my arms and legs intact, you'll lose no tIrne in following out directions as gwen. You know my handwriting,
 Your loving husband,
 tsigned) JACK VI. STUART
 Having perpetrated the above masterpiece of strange diction un- ter disapprovad direction and dlc- ,ation by Ennery. the compiler la1d down the pen Chance had supplied frno With. and spoke as follows:
 suffering humanity and equal suffrage. What crime have ! ever committed that such punishment as thi. must be neted out 10 me My wife can show that note 10 any pro hate 1udre. and he wouldn't hAsitat" ..U instant in grautInc her q commit mont 10 send mo 10 tn bushous" or tn rest Q my natural life, Wow. Wow
 Nita Eavclle. in the meantime, la1tns her fountain pen and hFr cueckhook m her handbag, had Irann cheek for 2 thou~anI dol .ars. payable to bearer, and signed 1t. She laid the check on the desk where Jack sat iu dismal reterie. H. elanced carclessly a' il and straight 's1ed up. Emery picked ur t}l" t. meek and note and placed thSn in | IS , i-book. where they remained .p'il Nita E5voilr--
 "AnlrA chlieod to atc met Fuh. iler stuart an Ioidy.' h. said b'' of hls words In tho nu"k sta"- , rato fashion of sea lions bark, . An now, 4s told tuh before, f | V rv,h,p~ -o"s ohav rot''ll unlock . id' door tmorra 'hout uoon'r litt'" 1'"r- maybe s'loUg
 x he talk j t.nnery lad been n4ckrnc his big body toward tIc Ioor operyn~ into the hai' P@'" , stood vrfh hls hand on tho door fr of. With tho last word rho tHo sscueI itrraIlr 10 ooze out into 'ho darkness. the IJ'idm- door closing 4ol2elsSsle. < faint click tod fin tro irside 'h@v pere prisoners.
 Jack Sfu5rt turned -lo"ly ani cot-d a' his compa nlon in m1st"r- tune She stared a' him with ques- t1crine eyes BQt the question her eyes and lips aSked "as altogether different from tine question sLa had