Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-04-05
Theo Sees Marcia Turns Him and He mpcat ed
In the Bank SHORTAGE


"Who was the ps-N 5ou were with.
Miss Oliver. and Of vssas Deddeis
and the numberf'
Sympathy stirred Thees Esrt d
Oarice turned to him. weeping, de-
1ected figure, Must I answer that
question, Theo7" she pleaded.
Clarice Confesse.
I'm afraid you must, Clar1ce. You
see, T was the one who was hdnap-
ped" Theo enlightened her.
T-I-was NATURALIZATION" she
scbbed. And 1t was with difficulty
that she controlled herself a-'d Ut
tered the .andlady's name I'D the
address or the house
'That's all" the officers remarked.
as they prepared to leave.
I'm awfully sorry, Clariee," 7hec
comforted the detected girl. "but I
promise you I'll do everything IN my
power to have these facts suppressed.
He left her weeping on the d1van, ana
followed the officers out OF the house
am around to the garage. Here they
found the rnmily sedan and Clar1ces
sport roadster.
It was evident to the officers that
Clarice had used the sedan to confnm
her story TO her father and enjoy
the privacy which her own car did
not afford. In the bottom Of the Sc
dan the officers found the DISCARDED
package of envelopes, where the dis
gusted bandits had thrown them.
thus completing the evidence IN tne
case as related by Theo.
You'd better watch pour step, ASH
ton You knoW this IS the second
time you have foiled somebody's
game" remarked enc Of the detec-
tives as they parted.
Eyes, they may get you next time.
But you keep In touch with us. Wen
soon run down the guilty parties. We
know now. Too bad the girl had to
be caught In such q jam. We've raid
ed that place several times"
Keep her out OF Il If you ean,'
Theo urged.
MOI u WpEu I1Vm uAfsICh6
Back at the Alice Theo became
the center Of attraction, but avoided
any reference Re the disclosures which
had been made by the investigation.
Bolton, ignorant II the fact he rad
been so poignantly Ip,-.apsd, observed
a polite Indifference and took an ear
ly departure. Questioned in private
by President Oliver, Theo succeeded
in suppressing the incrimirattng fea-
lures Of Clarice's sordid affair with
Bolton, but to Harry Bruce, his con-
tidant, he unfolded every angle Of the
case. And this, later on, was II he
proved wise course.
Wounded in spirit and trolI1ir: -
mind, Theo moved along in his ex-
iStence, void Of enthusiasm unable
to arouse more than ordinary inter-
est in any Of the current events. HtS
brain had grown weary in its effort
to fathom the cause Of Marcia's de-
lection. The days had heightened
into weeks since her debut, but not
a word, not sign had she vouch-
safed In explanation Of her actions.
and his own pride and vanity pre-
cluded the thought of any overture
on his part.
But Marcia Anson's popularity grew
by leaps and bounds. Her beauty was
exploited far and near, and she was
heralded as a universal favorite. No
social affair was complete without
the names of Marcia Arson and Clar-
ice Oliver, but like magic, both had
vanished from the horizon OF the
young insurance officials life.
Theo studiously avoided a meeting
with Marcia, and abandoned his for
mer social prestige with noticeahS
effect. He dreaded that naughty in
difference with which she scared hsJ
very soul at her coming out reccp-
ton. His engagement to Clarice hsa
dwindled to a state of mutual rsTe-
cation, though technically y stu
endured. But Theo assumed the st
titude that Clarice's own turlsdtg
had released him.
The Charity MasquerSAe
The one event Of the season, Ia
company's annual charity naasgucr-
ade, approached rapidly. Much n ia
heralded popularity was due to Thees
untiring efforts and superb manage
ment Of the several previous afiatrA
and now he found 1t difficult to nod
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