The Washington times., 1930-12-11
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Tenth Avenue. Kitty is a friend
of mine-that's all. You see,
a lot Of US down here belong to
the same broad fraternity. Peo-
pie like you call US the under.
world. We are q hard lot. Miss
Calvert, but occasionally we
happen to have justice on our
side. This is one Of those times.
We don't have to be crooked
in this instance: that's why I
cut in to steer Kitty right. Left
to herself, she'd prob9bly COM
nit technical blackmail-which
would be very fooliShr
Increasingly. Connie was be-
coming conscious Of the pervad'
ing flow Of Duke Garson's per-
sonality. Even in the midst Of
this unexpected crisis In her
life, she could sense q. strange
charm about him: but 1t was his
mind, rather than his mascu-
Unity, that affected her. She
could tell that he was on the
border line between her world
and this darkened existence that
surrounded them. She was In
no mood to respond to the gla-
mour Of any man, but even so,
she sensed a mental quality In
the man that stirred her with
odd interest. He was, by several
degrees, brainier than most
men In her set. She wondered
If he was q crook. But crooks,
she had imagined, did not pos
sess his easy fluency Of speech.
who are you, and what are
you?" she asked him, with sud-
dent, frank inpulsiveneSS.
He moved his hand slightly,
q repreSsed gesture that seemed
to dismiss the question.
"Oh. I belong to the avenue
that's all. I happen to know
a few more words than some
of the others because I've read
saveral books, but we're all one
big family around here, so to
speak. Kitty's q pal Of mine,
and the rest doesn't matter"
"I See," Connie murmured.
"All the both Of you want Is
just a lot Of money, isn't it?"
A Mere Trifle
mot a lot" Carson corrected
her, II should think q hundred
thousand dollars would be salts
factory"
The sum was grotesquely i'm
possible. Kitty and Duke Gar
son had, by fair, overestinated
the cash Connie might COM
mand. Whatever sympathy she
had for Kitty was beginning to
be obliterated by these demands.
Abruptly, she turned her gaze
from Carson to the girl.
II should think" she said
coldly, "that you would realize
that this is sheer nonsence to
think you can squeeze that
much moneN out Of me. In
the first place, 7 haven't got it,
in the second place, 7 can, if
like. be as cold blooded as you
are" ,..s.,
"You probably take after
your father" kitty said, her
eyes level.
Perhaps we both do," Con-
ME replied. II want to be fair
with you. Why can't you-why
can't we-Stop all this merce-
nary discussion and face the
facts? I think life has played
an internal joke on both Of us.
We're. not enemies-we're sis
terS. This has all come on ms
so suddenly that I'm upset,
naturally. Don't you think If
possible that we could get to.
gether without being disagree
able? I want to do whatever
I can to help you-"
Carson answered for Kitty.
"The only thing you can give
Kitty Is money, Miss Calvert.
You are sisters by the accident
of having the same father, put
in no other sense. The sum we
was quite reasonable.
If Kitty cared to go to court,
she'd probably get much more.
Why beat around the buSh?"
A stubbornneSs. deep and fun
damental, rose UP In Connie.
II won't pay" she said,
firmly.
Continued Tomorrow.