Nogales international., 1932-03-05
Tenth InstalE1ent

Hariowe returns TO New York to her socially
elect mother, a religious, ambitious woman.
The girl is hurried into an engagement with
the wealthy Felix Kent: Her fathHr' NicS
one night. He tells her he used to call her
Lynda Sandal. The girl is torn by her
desire TO see life in the raw and to become
part of her mothers society. Her father
studies her surroundings.
Lynda visits her father in his dingy
quarters She finds four men playing cards
wnen she arrives. One of them, Jock Ayle-
ward. her father tells her, is Ike son to
him, but warns the girl he is triher,.
Lynda lays second visit to her father
and Jock takes her home, on the way, stop
ping with her at an underworld cabaret.
lock tells Lynda that Felix caused him to
be sent to Jail unjrstly by fixing up his re-
port on a mine. -,
Felix tells Jocclyn that Jock is worthless
scamp. Later Lynda tells Jock she does not
believe ia his innocence but will try and Ind,
through Felix, some letters Jock claims Will
clear his name.
Marcella, finds her jewels stolen and hires
a private detective, who uncovers the mys-
ferrous prowlings of Lynda, without know
ing who she ia. 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, SIS mark of his confidence III her.
Armed with the combination and accom-
panied by Jock, Linda enters Felix otlce 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
jcnitor and turned over to the police.
Felix finds Lynda in cell and demands
of her the papers she TOOK from his safe.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY.
He laughed grim1y to cover his
furious establishment, his growing
fright. She seemed to him a
changeling
90 you know what you've done:
Do you even begin to know what
you are up against? You, Jocelyn
Harlowe, have been caught in the
act of house-breaking and theft. You
are in the hands of the law. Do you
know anything about its power?"
more than ! did," quoth Lynda
with Nick's cool irony.
Her masters spirit WINGED and
hardened.
"You know very little as yet. Lis
ten to me, Jocelyn, and don't dare to
defy me. It is my generosity alone
that can get you out of this ugly,
this horrible fix. Do you want to go
to prison? States prison? There are
still prisons, believe me, where in
solent women prisoners are logged.
Tied up and logged"
you've sent other people to
prison." cried Lynda, people very
much less guilty than l am
His narrowed icy eyes probed her
wide ones. Her face was like pale
lamp; his, like blue silver of steel.
They glowed and glittered at each
other for an instant silently.
"Whom have you in your mind?
What secret influence has beer at
work in your life7 What has led
you to deceive me, Jocelyn? To de-
ceive your motherf Do you reme1n-
Der that we are to be married to-
morrow at noon?"
She shook her head and moistened
her lips, trying to say "No."
eyes. Nothing you can possibly
do or say can prevent you now from
becoming my wife. tomorrow. I'll
take you out of this and carry you
home and when you've told me the
truth of your ugly and wicked esca-
pade, you can wash yourelt and
burn these horrible clothes. Where
in heavens name did you get them :?
And get some sleep and then you
will put on your wedding dress and
come to St. Peters and after
you are Mrs. Felix Kent ..
He paused. Her brave wide eyes
had filled.
After you are my wife," he said
and then with cry he gathered her
up into his arms and carried her
about the room, kissing her wildly,
at his will, until she went
limp and her head dropped back.
Then Felix laid her down on the
floor and as soon as her eyelids
futtered he went out, locking the |
door.
He came, hopping his bitten lip
and laughing, to the desk.
"Look here, Cracken," he said. |
"This isn't at all the sort of case it |
looks like. The girl is one of these
silly debutantes. She's been put up
to wild sort of prank by some Of
her friends and she's had her les
son. What name did she give YOU'D"
First Jimmie Grant and then
Lynda May"
"Well, of course neither is her real
name. l want to hush this thing up
and withdraw the charge and take
her home with me now. The poor
kid is all in. She tainted"
about them papers, Mr.. Kent?"
Kent's laughter was difficult but
it still came, a short hard laughter.
That's all right. I'll get them back
The little devil wanted to give me
a scare. When | lay hands on the
boy that helped her"
His fist on the desk top whitened.
The police officer who looked down
at it whistled.
"Well, what do I have to do to
get this child out OF jug and to
keep the whole silly business quiet?"
Cracker. with some unwillingness,
explained what might be done
There was of course no accuser but
Mr.. Kent, the robbed man. himself
If he Withdrew the charge the
young lady might walk out, pro-
vided ;.