The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-10-26
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Old MRS. JUPITER, wife Of the
millionaire autOm obile Danu4oe.
turer. gives IN engagement 1in.
neF and dance for her secretaFys
marry DIRK RUYTHER. blue-
bIooded young lawyer.
Mary receives q telephone call
from her scapegrace brother ED
DIE, saying he Il IN trouble and
must see her. The house 70 strict.
ers" because Mrs: Jupiter - wear
1ng the famous Jupiter rubies.
Mary aEranges for Eddie 10 be
admitted secretly. when she goes
upsta1rs to meet him she hnds
MRS. Jupiter robbed and murdered
ands him with CoRNELiA TA-
8OR, his childhood sweetheart.
Dirk advises her to keep silent
nbout Eddie until he can locate
the boy. BOWEN. reporter Tor
the STAR shows unusual interest
In the ace
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER vi
esX7HAT do you know about tele.
w phone calls?" Kane asked.
II don't know a thing. Inspector.
I just asked!" the Star reporter
replied. The reporter, whose name
was Bowen, turned away toward the
stairs. Well. I'll Just run up and
see how Bills 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 ana went over and
sat down beside Mr.. Jupiter in front
Of the fire.
"Mr. Jupiter, there's something I
must tell you"
He looked up vaguely. Is II be-
coming aware Of her for tho first
time. Seeing the suffering in that
lined face. Mary's heart failed her.
"Eh? oh, yes" He smiled and
reused himself. ri know-you're
going to leave US. Well. we ex.
pected that. But we didn't think
It would be 50 soon. You and Dirk
going to get married right OIL"
mo. mol" Mary assured him en-.
p~hatically. much to her own sur.
prise. mot for a long time yet
He looked utterly bereft; what else
could she have said3
He was staring into the fire again.
His face was working, like that OF
q child who Is trying hard not ia
cry. Sick with pity. Mary looked
away.
"It's not the same without her,
Is It. child!" he said sadly.
DR.. Jordan's words flashed into
her mind. Taking Z deep breath,
she plunged ahead.
"Mr. Jupiter. last night MY
had a telephone call from my
brother. I haven't seen him fol
quite q 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 q
time.
I'm afraid he's IN trouble. Mr.
Jupiter. I don't know what, but
I'm afraid it's pretty bad" Gan
amateur-a bungler!" She must moi
think about thatD
WELL the fiat old voice replied
l~ifelessly. nothing that Z few dol
lars won't fix. ! guess. He'll come
out all right. Few things In thu
world that a few dollars won't ax.'
"oh. 1t isn't that! But I asked
him here-and he hasn't come.
don't know where he IL. I've beer
pretty worried" How to tel
him! Here she was going 'rount
and round the subject, and not say
Ing what she meant to say at all.
"Don't do it," he barked at her
Don't do It! It's not q woman,
place to worry about q man. Man,
place to worry about 4 woman. LIE,
him do that"