Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-20
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turer, gives an engagement din
ner nnd dance for her secretary.
MARY HARNESS. who IL 90
marry DIRK RUNTHER. blue
bioodcd young lawyer.
nary receives n telephone cnll
from her scnpegracr brother, ED
DIE, saying he IN In trouble and
must see her. The house IN strict
~ guarded against "Ea~te-craSh-
ers" because Mrs. Jupiter " wear
Ing the famous Jupiter rubies.
Mary for Eddie "a be
admitted secretly. when she goes
upstairs To meet him she ends
Mrs. Jupiter robbed and murdered
In her room. Seeking Dirk. she
finds him with CORNELIA Ia
nor. his childhood sweethrnrt.
Dirk advises her TO keep silent
about Eddie until he lOcaae
the boy. BOWEN. reporter for
the star. shows unusual Interest
In the caSe.
NOW GO on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER vi
6WHAT do you know about tele
phone calls?" Kane asked.
Il don't know a thing. Inspector
/ Just askedi" the Star reporter
replied. The reporter. whose name
was Bowen, turned away toward tn.
stairs. We'll. III Just run up anC
see how Bits making out. I'd like
TO get a look at that necklace my
self. No objection?"
go ahead"
They had all gone and Mary
found herself alone with Mr.. Jupi
ter in the library.
She got up and went over and
sat down beside Mr.. Jupiter in front
Of the fire.
MIR. Jupiter. there's something
must tell you"
He looked up vaguely, as II be.
coming aware Of her for the first
time. Seeing the suffering in that
lined face. Mary's heart failed her.
"Eh? Oh, yes" He smiled and
reused himself. Il know-you're
going TO leave US. Well. We ex-
pected that. But we didn't think
It would be so soon. You and Dirk
going to get married right off?"
mo. no." Mary assured him EN-.
phatically. much to her own sur,
prise. mot for a long time yet"
He looked utterly bereft; what else
could she have said?
He was staring into the fire again,
His face was working, like that OF
a child who is trying hard not 20
cry. Sick with pity. Mary looked
away.
Its not the same without her,
Is II. child?" he said sadly.
DR.. Jordan's words flashed into
her mind. Taking a deep breath.
she plunged ahead.
Mr.. Jupiter. last night MY
had a telephone call from nv
brother. l haven't e e him for
quite a long time. He called me
up during the party. and"
HIS face was turned politely to-
ward her. but she knew he was
not listening.
THAT so? How's he getting on?"
He was making an effort to be in
terested. But to her own ears she
sounded like a fearful fool, chat.
tering OF her own affairs at such a
time.
I'm afraid he's in trouble, Mr..
Jupiter. | don't know what, but
I'm afraid it's pretty bad" can
amateur-a bunglerl" She must not
think about thati)
WELL the fat old voice replIed
lifelessly. nothing that a few dol
lars won't fix. I guess. He'll come
out all right. Few things IN the
world that a few dollars won't fix"
"Oh. It isn't that But I asked
him here-and he hasn't come. 1
don't know where he is. I've been
pretty worried" How to tell
himi Here she was going round
and round the subject. and not say
Ing what she meant TO say at all.
Don't do IT." he barked az her.
Don't do IL! It's not a woman's
place 10 worry about a man. Mans
place TO worry about q woman. Let
him DO thatl"