Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-01-07
CHAPTER w

At the door of the next house he
met an idle-looklng youth with a hat
box. who whistled as he watched a
game OF marbles.
"There'll be a lady coming out fair.
" soon. think BLY, he said, don't
lose her."
"No, SIR" said the messenger boy.
still whistllng. Mr.. Wells stopped at
a newsstand and bought an eleven
o'clock special. Sitting in corner
drug store he swan through the sen OF
advertisements 1t offered him, stop.
ping suddenly with "By George!"
"Wednesday, green brooch
with woman's head. Returned to
owner on proper Identification" The
readl.
Mr.. Wells Jumped into a taxi, but
he did not drive to the address given
In the paper. Instead he got out at a
decent II rather second-rate hotel on
the West side and emerged from Its
washr00m without spectacles or mus.
tache, which made a vast difference
in his appearance. When he came
down from room to which he owned
the key, apparently, his hat, stick
and neck scarf were by no means
those Of young man who would carry
q bag In the street.
The address led him to dingy but
norfaotlu paof lttkla nA3oo x,,l, ora n
typewriter sign announced that null
tigraphing of the highest quality would
be executed promptly and with espe-
cial accuracy. A brisk, young-old lady
answered his knock and sent a keen
gray-eyed glance through him.
Can you describe the pin, pleaseY'
she asked.
II can do better than that" said
Mr.. Motherwell pleasantly, "Ill show
It to you," and he took from BILL
fold colored disk cut from some illus
tration.
us that it. by any chance?" he I'm
quired.
The young lady's features relaxed.
well, I'm glad to get that off my
.l'u' she SUD- anu gong 70 placK
dispatch box on her workable desk
she opened 1t and came back with
pin .ne SIZE ol u uoi.ar.
II told mother I'd hear from It," she
said, with some satisfaction, "but she
sun : was crazy l knew 1t WASH I
"or.i' sucn io'' VI COURSE pue IL was
90 UNUSUAL was sure IL was IN tne
ianiiy VI sone.ning.
MI. Mo.her"ei, sazeo calmly Ut the
aeau u Meuusa IN ms pam. he even
tosseu ~ nshiy, ahu 'ne WOMAN
.a,Sen lace 'eereu at us terror as ne
u'u .,,n So.
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80 ~ ' WI. w ussn.eu ~
Whom ala ,on ava 10 che n,,ssad -
wadnosdoy ohont Noon y
"Tbot,s ~ Thot,s =, Tho r,,,+,
rranher cried 81 toId mother that
Inst because whoever took r. pot mad
and threw n awav when she found
what Il was tbat doesn't saw n wasn't
valuable To somehodvi \ snnnose Won
see she Thought II was reaiip
"Reslw be stammered.
"Emerald or something The idea
that sizel That's what I ALWAYS sov
about that imitation stufr--they make
1t too big. don't thew? Not that a lot
of II doesn't get sold all the same Mt
the department stores. There seems
to be n regular craze for it-those
queer. ugly oriental things. espe-
cially.r
"Department stores-oh YES" Mr..
Motherwell repeated and the writhinp.
wopdrous snakes. that were Medusa's
hair. laughed wickedly AT him
urh,nese isn't ,t,n sho asked "r
mean ~ course no meant for TINT
v,,nha on,mar,, az ,,,,... :. :,
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she ,ost -" ~ ~
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I've. way 9; s,e 'ol.es.eu n.n. was si
ling III the wihuoW, Watching oul lor