Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-29
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Rich old MRS. JUPITER ~
robbed and murdered during the
engagement party b gives for
her secretary, MARY HARkNEss.
Mnry's Ecrnpegrnce brother, Ed
DIE, was TO have been admitted mt
the murder hour No N knows
this but Mary.
She tells her nnnce. DIRK RUY-
THEIR. who hunts Eddie. He ar
ranges n r~endeEvous with the boy
but oversleeps. BOWEN of the
Star drives Mary there instead.
Eddie IN run down and Killed m
he crosses the street tO meet Mary.
INSPECTOR KANE drops the
case. believing Eddie the muir
derer. when Mary protests he
tells her MIR. JUPITER md Dirk
beIieve the same. Bowen tells
Mary there IN n rncetrnck gambler
called THE FLY 10 whom her
brother owed money.
He gives Mary n coat ne found
I'm the Jupiter house the night OF
the murder. IL IN her brothers.
The Jupiter butler recognizes Il
ss having been worn by n 'Eate-
~crasher" he elected night Of
the murder.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIV
"WHAT young man. Spence?
" What are you talking about?'
Mary eyed the old butler, fearful
OF what he might be about to re-
veal. He locked so vindictive as
he held Eddie's topcoat aloft and
glared at 1t as II he would have
liked to shake its owner.
Under the stress OF emotion. his
usual West End English left him
and the Cockney came out.
"He had the face, II you'll be-
lieye it. Miss. to call himself a doc
tor. and try to force his way In.
Yesi And when l told him you'd
neither invited him nor sent for
him, that impudent he was he tried
to walk past me into the 'ouseI I
put my and up and / said None O.
that. sirl' | said"
when was this. and who was II.
SpeJce?" Mary demanded. impa-
tiently.
1T was the night OF your party.
Miss Mary" the butler explained.
"0f all them that. came and asked
to be let in without tickets. he was
the freshest" Obviously the mans
parting jibe had left an indelible
mark on the old servants sensitive
spot-his dignity. why he looked
at me as IL he'd have liked to do
me in. tina. he did But / thought
as he might be a friend OF yours,
so | explained about the jewels and
the need TO keep out thieves. But
did no take II like a gentleman
would? He laughed. IL you'll be-
lieve IL. and he called me an old
fool he did. and said Mind you
count the spoons!"
His wrathful mimicry would have
been funny IL Mary had not been so
%preoccupied with the identity OF
that mysterious visitor.
But who was IL. Spence? My
hrcther?"
"Not your brother. Miss" Spence
explained testify. II told you as
'ow e was a stranger. and no
gentleman. either. Il had that
coat on. as sure as I'm living. with
the collar turned up about his ears.
like this"
Are you sure?"
"Surel When you come in like
that, with that coat over you. II
brought II back 70 me as plain as II
be was standin' there"
but this Is Eddie's coat. my
brothers." Mary told him excitedly.
"Oh. Spence. would you know the
man again II you "a him? Oh. do
you see what this means7" She
seized the surprised old servant BY
both arms and danced him around.
1T mean somebody else tried to
get In. somebody else DID get In,
and took the things and did II all.
Just as | saidi Not Eddie! Oh,
Spence, you old ~lamb-why didn't
you tell me this before?"
THEY were still talking II over
hours later. Mary and Mr.. Jupi-
ter. across the little green baize