The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-16
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The thief who rObs and Kills
rich old MRS. JUPITER during
she engnEement pnr!y she gave
NESS. fails TO set the famous Ju-
piter necklace. Police drop the
cnse, believing AIary's brother,
EDDIE, guilty. Eddie II run
down by cnr m he goes to meet
Mary.
BOWEN. police reporter for the
Star. discovers Eddie owed money
20 racetrnck crook called THE
Fly md, turns up Eddie's cont.
which the butler recognizes ns
one worn by a ''Eate-crasher" he
elected the night Of the murder.
1orbids her to Investigate further.
They plan to marry Mt once. Mary
meets Bowen in q speakeasy where
Bowen says The Fly II hiding.
Dirk, on his way to lock up the
jupiter necklace. comes by to take
not there. Dirk and Mary are
followed by men in the same make
Of chr that killed Eddie. BOweD
stops the thieves by turning bis
car In front Of theirs. Dirk stll
pO0h-pOOhs the existence Of The
sRucEc 5uFfrEE% 'tn'f EHs' return. ;:n DGTes; re.
Europe with n woman friend.
MIR. JUPITER orders hIs son
out. The Fly dlsappears.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIV
TWO utterly miserable people
l. faced each other down the
length Of the great Jacobean din.
ner.table that night that night
which should have held particular
happiness for both of them.
Each was heroically resolved to
keep his troubles from ths other
but their woebegone faces would
have told the tale, even II the 10.
Quacious Della had not.
you're looking little peaked"
Jupiter ventured. "Better come
along to Bermuda with me next
week."
Mary raised stricken eyes at the
word Bermuda"
"I'm all right" she murmured.
politely.
Jupiter cleared his throat explo.
stvely. and set his melon aside un.
tasted.
"Don't know as this is the time
to speak Of It but I talked to Ruy.
ther about that matter this morn.
Ing" His voice was still hoarse
with emotion. "It's all settled
Makes you my heir. Bruce will be
taken care of-enough for a man
that lives the rattle-brained life be
does. But none o. them French
hussies will get my money! I've
got no son. but by God. there NO
law that says I can't have a daugh'
teri"
AS the whole import Of this sud.
den announcement mads itseli
clear to her, Mary threw out hel
hands involuntarily.
"Oh. no." she cried. "You
mustn't do that! You mustn't"
"Eh? Why not?" Apparently he
had never dreamed that his ole,
could be refused. His stare oi
amazement was almost glare. MOI
IN many years had anyone crossed
him in any major respect; he was
utterly taken aback.
THAT isn't fair to Bruce!v Ever
as she va protesting the injustice
OF such an arrangement, Mary,
heart began to pound dizzily. II
be tn Jupiter heiress! She coult
only d'mly apprehend as yet ha
1t would mean to be mistress Of 81
many millions. to have the world t,
play In, to be free forever Of th'
poverty that had put her at th'
mercy Of the Cornelia Tabors Of tn,
world these last few years.
To be free to choose Dirk for ,
husband as he had chosen her, ant
not to feel like a .3eggar.maid VIII,
must always be humbly grateful t.
her King Cop..etua! To receiv,
the unwilling Difference OF Emil,
Ann 1uyther. who. like most snobs
usually found it difficult to be un
civil to a great deal of money. Mar.
felt as II she had been taken up int,
high place and shown the king
doms of the world. Had she reall!
the strength to refuse them?