Nogales international., 1932-02-27
Eighth Instalmcnf

i one night. lie Tells nSr lie uSSu TO cali nSI
| 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
when she arrives. One. of them, Jock Ayle-
ward, her father tells her, is like a son to
him, but warns the girl he is triher.
Lynda pays second visit to her father
and Jock takes her home, on the way stop
ping with her at an underworld cabaret.
Jock gets into fight with a gangster who
insists on dancing with Lynda. He then
takes Lynda home. Later she mentions
Felix's name, to Jock and Aylewards face
displays his demoriac hatred of the million
aire.
Jock tells Lynda that Felix caused him to
be sent to Jail unjustly by fixing up his re-
port on a mine. Lynda says she doesn't
believe his story. She pays another visit to
her father and goes to cabaret with him
and dances with Jock, who suddenly stops
and tells her he is going to take her right
home. He had seen Felix dancing with
another woman.
Nick discovers Jock making love to Lynda
when he returns home Immediately after the
others get there and revi1es him for being a
convict Returning home Jocelyn finds her
mother handling some immensely valuable
jewels, hidden behind her prize dieu.
scamp. Later Lynda tells Jock she does not
believe in his innocence but will try and find,
through Felix some letters Jock claims will
4 clear his name.
Marcel1a finds her jewels stolen and hires
private detective, who uncovers the mys-
te-ious 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 a mark of his confidence III her.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
Spiritually? To know the combin-
alton of an office safer"
well, psychologica1ly then. 1t
would give me feeling of know
ing you better, of being in your con-
fdence of being" her voice fell,
really your wife -"
Felix lifted the hair from one of
the delicate close-set ears and bend
ing his mouth to it whispered,
Three eight. -. three turns to the
left. eight-6ve.two J. two turn
to the right. One-one-one-seven :.
six turns right. Turn to the left. Did
you get. that, my sweet foolish
wife?"
( "Say it again. Felix" y.-a-.e
He repeated it and she in her |
rain of schoolgirl conned it over
nd over, sick with her own decep-
ion. To lie SO in a mans arms and
o cajole his secrets from him for /
What might be-. no, she trusted |
i'm. 1T is to prove my con-
idence in him This conscience /
must be silcncedl 1t is only to prove |
us honor in such fashion that he
nay never know it has been. ,ques-
ioned; to rid myself of this-Other
:. this Other Z. forever and for
.ver--and, forever"
Next day she wrote a line to Jock: |
IF succeed in arranging matters
IS I hope, I'll come to you tonight
tbout eleven o'clock. I shall have |
o ask your help"
This she. mailed with her own
land. Pleading WEAKNESS, she asked
Felix to stay away that evening and
% her relief he decided that he would
AXE advantage of this dismissal for
,ne of his flying business trips.
At half past ten Jocelyn got UP
md locked her door. She took her
iisguise from its hiding place and
iressed herself. She ran her fingers |
through her hair. For this one last
ime she must wear the dangerous
lemblance of that Conspicuous
7oung woman"
AS she stepped briskly out along
he street past the awning of the
apartment house she thought that a
nan emerged from the alley she had
ust left and walked, not very rap
dly behind her.
Arrived at Nick's place, she ran
1p the stairs and entered Nicks
'oom.
Jock rose. He was dressed in a |
lark suit of rough tweed and took
ap a cap from the floor.
Speak low," said Lynda. "Is Nick
aere?"
mo. I took him to hospital for
treatment. He'll be able to get out
n few days"
"I'm glad he isn't here. I've been
followed. A mans across this alley
n a doorway. My mother has en-
gagged private detective to find out
who took her jewels. He must have
seen me come out. In fact know
that I've been noticed already in
this get-up. Jock, what shall we do?
If we go out together now we'll
both be arrested"
"Wouldn't it be better for me to
put on some of Nick's clothes?
They'll be looking for a woman"
Good thought. You could wear
them pretty we'll" His eyes i'm
personally measured her.
He took her into the bedroom,
tumbled suit from the closet to
the bed, got a shirt, tie and a
soft hat and left her.
The clothes weren't such a bad
fit The felt hat, because of her
thick hair, was tight squeeze but
she pulled it down. When she came
out Jock smiled at her appearance.
you'll do, l guess, on a foggy
night. Where are we going when we
leave here2"