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certainly had overplayed her hand.
There was no rope for her now
in so far as she could see.
Elanda dried her eyes and muir
INJURED brokenly:
I'm sorry. lit has been q ter
rible highland morning"
Officer OMalley came to the
point Immediately:
I'VE have learned from the maid
that several hundred thousand dol
lars worth Of jewels were stolen n
the night. Do you know anything
about it7"
Elanda wretchedly. and with dry
sobS, told them of Lord Dusenberry'
and the maid in the garden. She
told how she heard them planning
to take them-and Of her night Of
horror.
"Oh. I know" she cried out then.
Il should have done something about
1t. But / was so h~eartbroken that
Carmel would do such a thing-and
500 Inundated, ] thought it would
be revenge TO let them go ahead. !
know ] was wrong"
Officer O'Malley nodded under
s~tandingly:
Don't apologize about that, Miss.
/ think I'D have done the same thing
myself if somebody had played me a
scurvy trick
Carmel sat like stone. Neither of
the men seemed TO pay any attention
to her.
You know" the officer winked at
Elanda. then, where they took the
stuff"
Il heard the man say" Elanda
glanced at Carmel and grudged her
the information. they would go 10
a hotel in Newark and wouldn't try
10 get away for a few days, because
the steamship lines and trains would
be watched. Is there a hotel in New
ark called" and Elanda gave the
name of a leading hotel.
Yes, indeed" the detective
rubbed his hands together, pleased
Here Is where O.Malley makes a
good haul. I'll 60 over and pick
them up myself. What do they
look like?"
The man was tall and lanky and
dark, and / heard the girl call him
Connie She was small and light
and ne called her Dizzy"
Well. I'll be-" Officer O'Malley
stared at her incredulously. Well.
well. well, our old friends Dizzy
Miller and Handsome Connie OAR
rowl I didn't know they were IN
America. This sounds like n OF
their hauls.'
He was all action in a moment.
III 20 and telephone somebody
TO take care OF the hostess here, and
Ill start working on the job"
Carmel snapped at him savagely;
"Oh, no you can't" he smiled at
her sarcastically. do you want to
prefer charges against her. Miss
Lee?"
Elanda studied a moment, then
shook her head:
NO, I just want her TO leave me
alone. I think she has had her
lesson"
You don't need us anymore, do
you. OiMalley?" Greg asked him.
Not now. Ill take the young
lady's address and she can come to.
the hearing in case We need any
more witnesses. I'll try to keep her
out OF 1t II ! can"
I'll make it worth your while If
you do" Greg responded. Come
along, Elanda.'
She got up and Greg stopped TO
glare darkly at the CHASTITY faced
Carmel.
Wei, I hope your satisfied" he
said coldly. Il believe you are con-
WINGED at last that I mean TO marry
Elanda.' He put his arm around
her. You will marry me now,
dear?"
And because he had rescued her.
and because Carmel was looking at
her with her mouth twisted with
jealousy, she put her hand up 70 his
face:
Yes. dear. II you still want me
after I've made such a fool OF my
self"
Out in the hall Mamie waited with
Elanda's bag. Greg pressed q twenty
dollar bill into her hand.
You'll be out Of a job. See my
mother any time tomorrow Ill tell
her to give YOU one"
CTO BE CONTINUED