Nogales international., 1932-03-09
KATHARINE
Eleventh Instalment

the wealthy Felix Kent. Her father, Nick
Sandal, surreptiously enters the girls home
one night. He tells her he used to call her
Lynda Sandal.
Lynda visits her father in his dingy
quarters. She. finds four men playing cards
when she arrives. One of them. Jock Ayle-
ward. her father tells her, is like son to
him, but warns the girl he is a triaer.
Lynda pays second visit to her father
and Jock takes her home, on the way stop
ping with her at an underworld cabaret.
Jock tells Lynda that Felix caused him to
port on a mine.
Marcella finds her jewels stolen and hires
a private detective, who uncovers the mys-
terious prowlings of Lynda, without know
ing who she is. Lynda suspects her father.
Jocelyn decides to marry Felix quickly
and preparations are made for the wedding.
She asks him to tell her the combination of
his safe, as mark OF his confidence in her.
Armed with the combination and accom-.
panied by Jock, Linda enters Felix Office at
night, abstracts the wanted papers from the
safe and throws them down to Jock. who is
waiting below. Then she is captured by the
janitor and turned over to the police.
Felix gets her out of Jail but demands the
papers she took and that she tell him where
Jock can be found. She declines to do either.
When they reach her home, Joeellyn
in and fails to recognize Jocelyn, thinking
her the girl who she thinks stole her jewels.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY.
"My GodI' he calculated in stage
voice which, however. Marcella in
her frenzy found convincing. "Not
Jocelyn? This-this woman-she's
been trading on the likeness then.
l found her at the police station.
They sent me word. | must take
her back at once. Telephone for the
police, Mrs. Harlowe. No time to
lose. Dangerous to have her here.
She's stolen my papers and your
jewels. She's been making use of an
accidental resemblance, a remark
able one"
Into Lynda's ear he whispered
fercely, even with grim sort of
amusement, "Now you can get the
drift, can't you? Now you can see
where you've landed? If you can't
persuade your young man to give
you back those papers. or if he uses
then-I'll Jail you both for a theft
of jewels. Think, my girl, stand
still Think hard. This, is the last
chance you may have for clear calm
thought"
She stood there in fact quite still, !
And behind her, in the !
room all filled with her own bridal /
flowers and gifts, her mother, wild
eyed and shaking, sat down as she |
was hidden to ring for the police.
Mary, who had answered another
summons at the front door, came |
in.
Mrs. Harlowe, there's a man"
cts Catring. Bring him in" and
is Mary began to speak again Mar
celia bent down again to the phone
md set her long index finger into
ne dial. Her shoulder was turned
oward the French doors while
Felix, Lynda in his arms, stood
carefully with his back to them; so
10 one, not even Mary who had
at once in some offense,
aw the man who was supposed tol
'e Catring as he came in to the
DOM.
He came slowly, painfully, pro-
crossing from door to sofa and along
t, using its back for his support
Until he came up to Marcella and
ouched her elbow. And as she
ooked up he laid a leather lbox
lpon her knees.
Il have brought a wedding pres
MT for my daughter" announced
T:ck Sandal purringly.
1t was Marcella's terrible low cry
hat procured Jocelyn her release.
The cry had SO little of the human
n it that Felix leaped and wheeled.
everything but some un-
amy instructive fear of beasts.
had bent down close over
he opened box and was looking at
Ter jewels.
They're all here, she touched
hem with her fingers, "bnt they're
vet" She trembled and her teeth
battered. "That's Julian's blood"
Joeelyn knelt before that terrible
lgure. Mother, don't. There's no
blood. Mother, please look up"
Touch them Yourself, dear. Put |
your hand on them. You feel that?
is Julian's blood. Ny husband
,illed him. The police will be COM
ng. We must hide these. Julian
yave them to me. They were a gift.
We were going away. They are my
rust. I'll put them hebind an altar.
They will be an Offering" She got
Up, holding the box against her
breast, and went over to her shrine.
All three of the sacred watchers
ct her 60 They watched her fold
herself in behind the leather doors.
Tt was Felix Kent who took con-
-.ol
"She's out of her WITS" he said,
and must have doctor" He
;urned to Nick whose hollow eyes
lad lost their malice and were dis
:racted with terror and remorse.
81 don't know who you are, but
since you brought about this condi-
ion by rather ill-advised return
IF missing property, you'd better be
he one to go for doctor. Bring
him back here as quickly as you
IAN. This young lady has an impor-'
ant engagement and must go out