The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-10-25
SYNOPSIS

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"All about the big gang killing"
Fanchon Meredith and a man
named Tony planned their getaway.
Tony gives Fanchon $4,000 and
reserves passage for her under the
name of Miss Smith" on an air
plane chartered by the wealthy Mr..
Eames enroute to New York. A
fellow-passenger, whom she had
previously met on the boat coming
from Hawaii, recognizes Fanchon.
She is Evelyn Howard. Evelyn is
going to live with the wealthy Mrs.
Allison Carstairs, an aunt whom
she has never seen. Fanchon envies
Evelyn flying to happiness, while
she is trying to escape because she
was Tonys girl-Tony, who lied
his way through life and whom she
had innocently accepted on face
value. Fanchon conhdes in Evelyn
about her love for Tony.
CHAPTER w
II suppose" said Evelyn primly,
"he made love to your" her eyes
shone.
YES" answered Fanchon. She
said it dreamily. She forgot every
thing for swift moment of remem-
bering rapture.
"Well?" said Evelyn.
Fanchon looked up. Fanchon
raised her hand swiftly. "Oh, not
that, not that!" cried Fanchon, flush
ing, paling again to that glorious
golden tint.
mo. not that" Antonio Frances
sconi had known good girl" when
he met one. So had Rosie. Rosie,
who had been Tony's girl-and not
so good-before Fanchon with her
golden skin and turquoise eyes and
blue-black hair had smiled across a
library desk into Tony's dark, smoul-
dering, dazzlcd eyes
There isn't much more to tell"
Fanchon went on swiftly, "remem-
Der l had no one to warn me. No
friends. And very little knowledge
of the world, especially of Tony S
world. The world of the racketeer."
"Racketeer ;. i" gasped Evelyn.
yes. He-he is gunman !. -
said Fanchon, slowly. Il only
learned that. little while ago.
And there was a dope ring. Oh, l
don't understand it. l never shalll
But there was IA murder, lately.
He's implicated. l was seen with
him the night it happened. a few
hours before. They :"
YOU" said Evelyn. staring. you
arc the the mystery woman .
in the papers. l read about it."
Eyes. l believe" said Fanchon,
smiling wcarily, that if you wanted
to report me to the police they would
be very grateful to you. They want
to find me and question me. They
80. they haven't much idea who /
am. Tony-gave me money to get
away. He found out somehow
about this small airplanc company
and the plane Mr.. Eames had char
tered and the failure of the booked
passengers to take the trip. He said
the railroads, the air ports and the
boats would be watched. He booked
the passage for me under the name
of Smith, spent the night before
the flight in little hotel in Oak
land. :"
Il heard them call you Smith,"
remembered Evelyn slowly, when
we started. thought it just mis-
take"
Il know. Well, OF course when I
saw you, / was terrified. But I'm
glad now. IL had to tell some
body. Ask for help. l must get
work, in the East. l don't care what
it is. Id 60 into domestic service
if it were safer than anything else.
! want to bury myself somewhere.
l must!"
"And this-Tony?" asked Evelyn,
with distaste.
Il don't know. He says he'll get
away. Hide. Lie low for a time.
And then come East and find me.
l am to watch the personal columns
in the papers. | don't want him to
find me-" said Fanchon.
You don't care for him any
more:" asked Evelyn.
II don't know. | cared for the
man l thought he was. But this is
a different man. When | think of
what his life must have been! There
may be-" said Fanchon, and shud-
dered, there may be blood on his
hands. | don't want to see him
again. Not ever. III pay back the
money lie gave me. some day, son,e-
how. | must. Butt don't want to
see him again. she repeated.