Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-19
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DA1oMN EAMA AODA
Old MRS. JUPITER. wife OF the
millionaire automobile manufac-
turer. gives mn engagement din
ner md dance for her secretary.
MARY HARKAESS. who Is 20
marry DIRK RUYTHER. blue
ioode young lawyer.
Mary receives a telephone \
from her senpegraee brother, Ed
DIE, saying he In I'm trouble md
must see her. The house e. strict
~ guarded against "g~ate-crnsh-
ers" because Mrs. Jupiter IN wear
Ing b lannon's Jupiter rubles.
Mary nrranEes for Eddie 20 be
admitted secretly. when she goes
upstairs ca meet him she inds
Mrs. Jupiter robbed and murdered
In her room. Seeking Dirk. she
nnds him with CORNELIA Ia
HOR, his childhood sweetheart.
Dirk advises her 10 keep silent
about Eddie until he can locate
b boy.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER v
1T was Dirk's voice-tired, rather,
but blessedly his. Mary went
weak with Joy.
I've got word of-the person we
we're speaking Of" he said. "I1I
see you 1T three o'clock. Can you
be ready to go with me them"
"Oh. Dirk. OF counsel Then it's
all right? Everything's all right?"
Il don't know that" he hedged.
Il haven't talked with him. Better
not say anything to anybody yet
Well. I'm going home and get some
sleep now. and Ill be around for
you at a quarter OF three, sharp.
See you then"
Three o'clock. III she could Just
Keep her own counsel until then.
Somehow she could not bear TO face
Mr.. Jupiter with the knowledge of
what she was holding back. $50
far there has been nothing-noth.
ing." There was something-not
much. perhaps. but something. She
would feel better when the strain
OF waiting was over. when Mr.. Ju.
piter knew.
She was almost fatalistic about
1t now. She knew that sooner or
later someone would i~nterrogate
Bessie. IL they had not already
done so. and that In all probability
Bessie would tell frankly about the
side door she had left unlocked al
Mary's request. She ought 10
speak to Bessie.
But something held her back.
Pride. OF q sort. She could lie her.
self but she could not ask Bessie
to lie. Intrigue with q house-maid
would be humiliating at best. Per
haps Inspector Kane was so busy he
would forget about Bessie. But as
she passed the library door she saw
Kane there with Mr.. Jupiter and
the lawyer. talking with a fourth
man who had his back to the door.
She recognized with a start that II
was Tom. the chauffeur.
TOM was shaking his head with
great positiveness.
I'D take my oath on It." he said,
that 1t was the same car. Three
times II came in and went round
the circle. in the space OF half an
hour"
You'd know It again IL you saw
it?"
4 would. A black body with
aluminium trimmings and alumni
mum hood. Mr.. Jupiter called our
attention to II. that's why | noticed
It. A guy was driving II, but |
didn't see his face"
Anybody in it?"
Nobody in 1t that ! could see."
The detective made a rapid note,
"Lorimor. Special body" The
chauffeur nodded.
"All right. Tom. You can 90"
The group OF newspapermen wait.
Ing In the dining-rocm. where
sleepy-eyed servants had laid q
buffet supper at Mr.. Jupiter's or.
der. were ushered into the library
next Mary would have slipped
away but Inspector Kane. spying
her as he greeted the men on their
entrance. summoned her with q nod
Come In. will you please. Miss
Harknessf We need n rosa amonO