Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-12-19

p R0WN. not long out of Yale. was
- in an extremely awkward predic-
ament- A large part OF his lnheriie,i
wealth was threatened by DlAc kinaii
II he did not pay he would t,rse nis
uancee and he was very much IN inve
Three years earlier he had written
three letters OF q riSque nature TO
girl In a different class Of socieiy
He had confessed TO his hancee anf
she had forgiven MIN. but heI father
was an old-faShioned puritan aud ih..
blaekmailer threatened to send the let
tiers 10 the old gentleman II Brown did
not pay.
Aurelius Smith listened to an ac-
count OF Browns troubles and said
that he would see what he could do
for him.
Louelen Lawton was the name of
the girl who demanded the money
Smith telephOned for an appointment
She told him TO come and see her the
following afternoon. lie thanked her
and drove Immediately to her apart
ment house
Al the door of LOuelen's apartment
which Smith reached without having
to give his name he was met by a
maid and real shock in his prufeS
sional career Of unexpectedneSs. The
maid said that Miss Lawton was out
but that Miss worthing was expecting
him. Miss Worthing was Browns
fiancee.
Smith entered without being aske.l
his name by the careless maid He
confronted Miss Worthing In a vulgar
ly ornate room Miss Worthing was
very much surprised to see Smith
She was also drunk. Smith was his
lazy self. The maid had disappeared
Miss Worthing said she had been ex-
pecting the doctor. After that she
sank among some pillows and began
to cry and bite the sleeve of her dress
After smoking half a cigarette in
silence Smith strolled out TO the
kitchen and found the colored mail
just leaving for the day. de mixe,I
tablespoonful Of worcestershire and
tobasco sauces in wine glass and re-
turned with the powerful connection
to the ornate room where Miss Worth
ing had rolled of the lounge and WAS
moaning upon the floor.
WitlI,m the least hesitation. the
cool Investigator sat upon the floor
and, like an experienced veterinarian,
took the girls head on his lap and
opened her mouth. Before she could
attempt TO close 1t he had poured the
liquid fire down her throat.
slow do you like your new doctor?'
1t was the first time that Smith had
spoken. She sat and stared al him
while she still painted. Her mind.
throat and stomach had been SET on
fire Her dependency from several
days of severe drinking had been
rudely thrust aside.
Miss WOrthlng. Browns fiancee had
hidden SORROW IN her life She could
moi take a single drink without con
tinuing to drink until rescued. She
had secretly called upon LOuelen Law
ton, the blackmailer. with the hope ut
obtaining Browns letters and saving
him the payment of a very large sum
of money. She had accepted cock
tail and nnnther and another. Lou
ellen had Ielephoned Mr.. Worthing that
his daughter was visiting friends In
The country.
"'rhe thing for you to do" said
Smith lis to tell your father and your
liance everything. Then marry Brown
and let him take care of you"
The red and gold curtains parted Il;
The entrance TO the ornate room. One
uf those dark tigerike women stepped
into the room. She had been listening
outside the curtains. however. and she
brought more than the allure of her
presence inlu the room. A tiny. pearl.
handled rplnlver WAS held lightly In
her hand
'Whelher you like 1t or not" con
tinued Smith. ignoring the new arriv
al. Il shall make full report to
your father about the letters
I.ouelcn l.awfOn saw that her game
was up and felt vlndictIve. She SAIL
she would mail the letters to 81 |
Worlhing herself just to make sur
From her dress she produced the
three letters and searched smnil
desk for large envelope.
Smith acted swiftly with the ap-
peurance of extreme carelesSness. lie |
Tipped long envelope from his |
snatched il vicionsly. inserted the le'-
Iers, sealed the Hap and wrote the ad- |
dress. From between the leaves of a !
note book Smith. supremacy Indifferent |
to the tiny revolver. extracted stamn |
and allowed II Ia tiutteT down upon
the envelope Hastily l.Ouelen licked |
the stamp and held II pressed ny her |
thumb upon the corner ot The envelnp'
while she backed nui of the apart |
mrnt Smlih followed in the face If |
the pearl hnndletl mrnn,e. and saw her |
drop the letter dawn n mail chute In |
the hall
Brown called IN Smith the following |
aftrrunun AMI thanked him fOI res |
..iIlng Miss N"rihing irnm hpI unfnr
iunnip situation rhr> nnh de.l,l"d To |
tell NJ N"rihng everything hui could |
not nndrtSi whN The nld ruilrnlan !
ind moi received The three letters.
Smith tossed The dangerous letters
across the tnble
Nj return nddress was printed up
on the envelope which I give TO Miss |