New Britain herald., 1930-04-29
by RICHARD STAR R

lIlOlSGllC LOlOltC, llc Sdiu' hiel '' far-away look in his eyes, lis . dancer in the chorus of the Noun tain Queen at the Alamo theater." "
 'Is she prctty?" demanded Jac- quelinc.
 "Bcautiful,' replied Teddy. "She is a dream of lovcliness. She has golden hair-thc most golden hair you ever saw. And she is very fond of Teddy Montrosc."
 Freddy, You don't love her?"
 Not at the moment" confessed Teddy. But she is very beautiful and her hair is very golden. If vol throw mo over, Jacquelinc-- who knows? I may go straight into the white arms of Madcmoisclle Lo- lottc.'
 Are they whitc"?'
 "As the driven snow. It comes off on your coat if you arc not caro- full"
 freddy" It was a cry of pain. What arc you saying? Has It ever come off on your coat?'
 Tn tho past, Jacquclinc. Before I met you"
 "You-you would never be happy with this-this low lot"
 "I should not expect happiness" ." replied Teddy gloomily. T should say good bye 70 happiness if I lost ycu. As I have told you. I should go to the dogs and to Madcmoisellc
 "Tcddy.'
 "Yes, Jacqucline."
 Kiss me"
 Some time aftcrWards-quite q lcng tune aftcrwards-Teddy said:
 And you will, Jacqueline?"
 "Yes. I will, Teddy, if your father ard mother agree
 "Mother agrees right now. She loves you, Jacquelinc. She has taken you 10 her heart already. I know her so well. She sent for me to carry you out of that place be- fore she knew who you were. But the Old Top-l'm not so sure about the Old Top. i've been having a lot of trouble with the Old Top lately. He wants 10 marry mo to lady called Miranda Gosling.'
 "Thc idea. Teddy. It sounds al most as bad as Madcmoisclle To- lctte."
 Ut looks worsc" said Teddy. she's very homcly. Her father has made d fortune out of oil.
 Anyway, the Old Top will want scmc handling, and you will have to handle him, Jacqueline. You just hand him ono of your smiles, and he'll throw the sponge in,'
 'I can't smile to order, Teddy"
 "It doesn't matter how you smile; dear, so long as you smile. You sec, the Old Top is worried lately, over the loss of the matters dia- mond-hclp. Jacqueline, I'd forgot ten all about that, I've got some news for you. You know that dia- mond necklace which you had planted on you the night of the raid at Circo's. and which you lost af- terWards?"
 "I found it again, Teddy"
 You found it?" shouted Teddy. Where is it?"
 i've got it hcrc.'
 Show me-"
 Turn around, Tcddy.'
 While Teddy turned round. Jac- queline produced the necklace iron secret hiding place somewhere un- Ger her skirt.
 There you are, Teddy" she said, dropping the slittcring string in hls palm.
 This settles it." said Teddy. "The game is in our hands now. We've got the Old Top on string. We have here little baublc worth a cool 0,o00 pounds with which We can bargain with him.
 But it's not worth anything" de- Clared Jacquelinc.
 Excuse mo, darling, I'm in a po- sition to know that the Old Top paid coco pounds for this on tho matters fiftieth birthday. To thinl; that you've been carrying 10000 pounds about all this time in your wherever it was you were carry ing it."
 Whcreupon Jacqueline told him the story which Detective McAlli;- ter had told her when he presentc,l her with the string of glass bril-