The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-21
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MARY HARKNESs plots 10
catch THE FLY, who she believes ,
''framed" her brother, EDDIE,
with the murder Of old MRS. JU-
PITER, and Inter rnn Eddie down
and killed him to keep him from
she IL aided Sy BOWEN OF the
Star. Mary's Aancc, DIRK RUY-
THEIR, and his family object to
the nOtOricty. They believe Eddie
guilty. M do the police. The case
BRUCE JUPITER. absent many
!, years. returns from Europe with
n woman lriend. His father orders
hisa out md makes Mary his heir.
Bruce svvenrs to rout Mary. who
he thinks II n gO1d-digger.
Dirk fOrbids Mary to continue
the investigation, refusing to be.
lleve in the existence of The Fly.
He tells Mary That people nre re-
peating Bruce's charges md says
II she goes to Miami on the Ju-
piter yacht. NJ she psans,she will
Mary Eoes. seeking The Fly,
whose horse In running mt H1a-
leah soon. Dirk shows attentions
to HIS former sweetheart, COR.
NELiA s.,n Ia, Ai.p hH sH 4 coNrEs: t5y1rE t.
Br1ce's friend, introduces nm old
friend, COUNT DE Iona. De
L0mn II the NAME Of the owner
Of The Fly's horse.
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CHAPTER xxx
MARY tried to speak from a dry
l'A throat but could not. She mere.
ly nodded. She must get hold OF
herself, she thought wildly. or she
would give the whole thing away,
De Iona drew up chair at the
Countess urgent invitation. He
said reprovingly, "All that is past
Louise. There are no titles In
America, remember"
Nonsense" the Countess laughed
'There are more here than in Eu
rope nowadays!"
Mr.. Jupiter ate his dinner, paying
no attention to the conversation
Thank God, thought Mary, hi
doesn't suspect. Now If can only
be sure of'myself. :.
But De Iona was not looking 4,
her. After the first swift glance
did she imagine it or had his eye,
strayed to her throat, involuntaril,
seeking the necklace?-he gave hi!
attention to the Countess, chattini
with her In 4 manner at once re
served and intimate. Mary looket
at Bruce to see how he was takini
1t. He was calm enough. No trace
Of jealousy there, at least, apparen
to the eye.
The music started and with on
accord the two stood up and dance'
away. almost forgetting to excus
themselves in their absorption.
Mary's thoughts were racing
Once she thought Of throwing. tn
whole thing on Bruce's shoulders
There is the man who kille
your mother!" Bruce would b
equal to the emergency: he woul
know what to do. And she coul
run away and hide, where thi
trembling Of the knees would nc
threaten to conquer her at an
minute! II Bruce had been a. trif
more approachable she might act'
ally have done 1t. But this froxe
calm OF his was more than sh
could break through.
There was no doubt in her min
. that it was the same man she hs
seen at Shay's. She would kno
him anywhere. The same smoot
sallow skin, the same jet. blae
hair, the bold, black eyes, so cul
ously unwinking. 1t was disco
certing to meet his stare-thel
was something rapacious. inhums
about it.
Aud this other puzzle, OF his Z
quaintance with the Counties
Where had those two known eat
other? The Countess was makil
her first visit to America, este
sibly, and Mary knew definite
that America had been the scene
operations Of The Fly for sever
years past, at least!
Mary resolutely put the
thoughts aside lest they show !
her face as she and Bruce return'
to the table. The Countess b