Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-11-23

to arrange for my passage to New
York on the Florida last Sunday. The
only other thing did before that was
to mail from the FentOn on March
fifth a letter she mailed out to me.
with an inner envelope addressed to
Mr.. Stuart Jordan in Philadelphia"
That was the last communication.
Rankin reflected. the student received
from his wife, presumably from St.
Louis.
''Do you still have your instruc.
tions?" he asked. "Pll want to see
them"
The. girl shook her head. "No, de-
stroyed them after memorizing them.
That was a part of her orders"
"Well. let's have the rest Of your
story-after you checked out of the
hotel"
The directions in question. Myra
Prentiss proceeded. arrived on Thurs.
day. March fourth. allowing her ample
time to be on the boat Sunday. Dur.
ing the voyage. as the detective al.
ready knew. she was to feign seasick-
ness to escape observation. Unfortun.
ately. however. she actually became
Ill; 1t was this neglected and trivial
possibility. Rankin realized. which en-.
gendered the carelessness that dis
closed the entire fraud. After the
Florida locked at noon on Friday, the
girl went to Philadelphia directly.
where she met Laura Jordan at four
o'clock. In two hours. in the woman's
room of the Pennsylvania terminal, the
actress secured all the details and evil
dences Of the trip; at seven o'clock,
she left to appear at headquarters.
She had not. however. taken Myra's
baggage. At the outset Of the scheme.
she had purchased duplicate sets Of
suitcases, one for the show-girl and
her own set she brought with her
weeks before.
Myra Prentiss returned Immediately
to st. Louis because Of an attachment
she formed there Of her own. during
her stay. Ordinarily. she might have
remained in New York and sought an
other engagement hut this new friend
had clearly indicated his devotion and
Interest in her. Except inasmuch AS
1t had lightened his problem of tracing
her. Rankin did not long concern him.
self with this purely personal matter
But his interest in Doctor Prince
was intense. Thus far. all he knew of
him was that, as a student at Haw-
thorne university in Fort Wayne he
belonged to the Omicron chapter of
Mu Beta Sigma. And, as a loyal
alumnus, he notified the Philadelphia
chapter Of Jordan's naturalization, rec
ommending him. Mr.. Merrick, in his
single business meeting with the physi-
clan. had divulged Stuart's presence at
the eastern university, when they dis
cussed schools during their converse.
ton. Apparently. Arnold Prince had
had no other connection with the boy.
Now. however, 1t was obvious that he
must have known all about him before
that through the actress. His practice
and residence, the detective recalled,
were in St Louis.
'Now about Doctor Prince. Miss
Prentiss," he said, when the girl fin.
ished her narrative. "What else did
Laura Du Monte tell you? Where does
he live, for instance?"
81 suppose right here in st. Louis"
Myra replied. "hecause she spoke Of
leaving with him from here. But 7
don't know the address. She was very
cautious about letting fall anything
more than needed in case had to
get in touch with her quickly"
"Then you never met the doctor or
tried to learn what sort of chap he
WASP"
The girl looked her surprise. sNo
! didn't Mr. Rankin. Why should
ne curious. when I believed Laura's
story that he was out Of town with
her?"
ut shouldn't he difficult to locate
him, at any rate" Rankin confided to
Captain Chambers; then to the girl:
"Have you any idea how long they've
been acquainted?"
swell. only incidentally, figure
their affair must he going on over a
year-at least. since last January. At
first. was afraid to agree to the
proposition: and to reassure me.
Laura said she had been cheating her
first lover with him even last winter
and he was none the wiser"
"And who is he? Can you tell me
that or where he might he foundY"
Rankin queried.
But as he expected. Myra Prentiss
was ignorant of any facts concerning
the man she supposedly helped to out.
wit. Not once did the actress reveal
his name or discuss her establishment
with him. As with most of her OK
PLANTATION, Rankin was convinced his
very existence was hctitious-part Of
her alibi to cloak her nefarious iour
ney to Philadelphia. She had not
dared supply the show-girl with her
correct address In the East hence tbe
Lake Geneva address, probably an ac
commodation. from which Myra's LEI
tiers lin the unlikely event there weri
| any) would be forwarded back to Doc.