New Britain herald., 1928-03-17

REAL TEIIs FIRST

aI . b1 kllts. fLt {F-NI t-'t'4 ftE J 4+A sruart. H. takes ter hoIAe. and re- mains to "sin her hand jn marriage.
 Three years later Jack an' Tony Justin ar paid S14e,eu" for aG ill., terest in their tungsten ralne bE Pat Sweeney, father o5 NaH, "l-om tr has nickHaGu-l "Miha."
 Nita Eav@lle a gay &!Forene. tu4 Professor l." Tart : aaucas n,al'. con- to toa-n. .4nn Hitl s+n.rat@ Identities.
 Nua f,.eo-.l. .s rt-u-s Jasa- prs efce with A=r -t a notorious road houSe. Jill hears g. lis gong and folIoas witL Mlky Sweeney aud l. Tart, and se~s Jack and Nifa 'o- sethet.
 Nlta and Jack start back to town. Tn, ar kIduaped aui t1thCa 70 q house in the mountains, The ab- ouctors lock inc doors and depart.
 As soon as they are aione, Njta begins to play her gama-tlat of stealing the heart of auotaer wo- mans husband, When morning comes she has not "on.
 Next day they are released. Jack hurrles home ahl tells he's beeH hidnaped, but refuses 10 uauo his companion. With the affair at th@ Casino in mind. Jitl refuses hls story of abduction. Then domestic rela- tons again become q rangl@.
 Jack comes 10 rcallze th. abduc- ton was a conspiracy. H. takes his troubles 10 Father Ryan.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER NLNlII
 "!li have l talk with your Ritt, Father Pat tolI rhe married martyr 10 circumsta evidence. And he did-qu.te some time later
 Peter Justin lifted credulous and svrnpathetic ear 10 his son n-in-law' grievances, after hearing the con- plete story Of the mysterious con spiracy. IT he drew any private conclusions of his own--and 1t isn't written that he didn't-he, too, kept them well 10 himself,
 "lu sec Jill and andeayor 10 nlahe her sec tn light" he told Jack. And he did--but, that's another story,
 Ni'a Eavelle, seated in Jacks prl yate office. heard his report on the outcome of his attempt to put his story across without implicatln her, At its conclusion she sadly shook her pretty head and sighed deeply
 Y am already the social outcast,' she told him in mournful numbers. "I an the victim of malicious slan- der and .he butt of gossip's cruel tongue. Nh0 I accidentally met Mike Sweeney in the Central and spoke to her as usual, she cut me cold Halt q dozen women saw Y and giggled almost in my face. l left ,he store a.s quickly 8 possible, my heart nearly broken. To think that Mike would be the one to cast the first stone"
 Its q rotten shaue.' exclaimed Jack. with angry rehsmeneo, and he actually believed. himself. his synnpatl1ies for 'he ''pcrsocuf"d" Nl,a being greatly exaggerated by reason Of the part he, himself. had pla, ed in making her the subject of gossip Although knoH in. hsnself to be hlameless so far as intent, yet he kept telling himself It was his fault,
 "1n ha,, to leave l.lisfou. I sup pose sighed the "broken- hearted" Ni,a. q sob almost breaking m her throat. T could never endure the torture of sn@er. and iunueudo,'
 Well. by tn gods, you're not eoin' to. either,' said Jack. letting his synrathies run away with his better judgment, no; If l can help 1t, and I think I can,'
 But V hat, she asked hlrd could he don Even her fertile ina glnation could not have erasped the crazy purpose he had in mind. His reply struck her dumb with a.stonishment for d. moment Would he have the nerve to do such q thing. she asked herself. Honderinsly. On the result she was exceedingly sk eptlcal She knew her fellow ~onaus makeup too well 10 believe for q moment that Jill Stuart would ever agree 10 receive her. Nita Ravel.. the wo- man who had caused ail her trou- ble, in her home for tho purpose of giving that woman q clean bill of responsibility. Jack didn't know wo- men very well. sh" feared.
 But tha. was not only II hat Jack Stuart was foolish enough to be con ttnploting, but it pas jus' what he vas insane enough 10 do. Even h. realized tue ahsuriity of his pro- posal Or request when Il @aa too late.
 Jill looacd ii him ln blank aston ishmen' ineF@1uiity and aruazs- mert
 "N-wi1y -- Jack st-tsagf'' sna raspcd, stutterIrgIy "hop she had caught her breath. You c-cort'nly must b. c-crazyt No-no man ln tue world --" Sha stopped short for . moment, a't taeu vent On with q Jassinuaf. calA}, As that ronrealod the teru psi that vas hr, &irg H4th- i, her heart and nratn TO sau.. man would have tho -Horrlnje aere" that's just Hhat # ts-'uorrIfla ner,e'-,o asl. lis wife 10 rnc1iv- tha, woman ln r,r haua so that her recognition EGar remove the stigma |" has pat areu tie wo- mans name T. tha' i~n't horrible rerte' II isn't anytHtag"
 "Gut, Jili. you Ioa't u0Jt r-ttni" he persisted with 3ueErd 1o1-r- rination worthy of a better raus". 'don't you sro It "aS hnta1se ehe had asked tp rid homa HtN me Has with he"
 "ah." Tn, i0rorrrH'ion cut through 'fe air ~ttH 4 slrlisucy that Has afarfiinr go sou dn admit at ias' that she r,as with tou that night7 And now you want me 10 give usr cogute9arc-t"