Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-12-28

with ne wrap.
AS Bertram watched this amazing
girl who had ned him into two ad-
ventures-tonight's YET to be known
his eyes lighted with admiration.
"Ready7" she turned to him gaily.
you haven't had dinnerY'
mo"
"Come along, then" She led the
way through to the dining room and
across to a table set for two.
The dance floor beyond the row Of
tables was small and intimate; and
upon 1t, to the mad harmonies OF the
Jazz orchestra, four or five couples
abandon. With a start Bertrafn rec
ognized Hugh Coswell. the eminently
respectable president Of the Midwest
Trust company, the husband of Arista,
and the father of three children and
he was not dancing with Arista-no,
nor with any of her friends. The
partner who chung to him was d
petite, Titian-haired young woman
whom Bertram vaguely recognized;
some one had pointed her out TO him
once. he remembered. and mentioned
her name. Suddenly the name bobbed
into his mind: "Sally Keddlesfon-"
Four other men. with partners. were
dancing they were all older than Hugh
Coswell they were ~gray-haired. all OF
them over fifty. Bertram knew two OF
them; men whom many thousands in
Chicago knew by reputation, at least /.
by good reputation And each man
held In his arms a yellow-haired or a
brunette Sally Keddleston of his own
Bertram's friends smirked when
they recognized him and they waved
and called cordial-too Cordial
greetings
Confused for the moment, he brought
his gaze about to the table as q
waiter placed a cocktail before him.
Dinner. sir7' the man asked
Dinner replied Bertram mechan-
ically. Evidently. serving 50 few peo-
pie. the establishment offered 4 pre-
pared meal.
Suddenly Bertrnm recoilected the
pearls which-so Kitty Hewitt had
said-Hugh had bought In New York.
the dancers, he looked for pearls upon
Sally Keddleston- Jewels she wore,
plenty Of jewels. but no rope of pearls
Once more, as he watched. Kitty
Hewitt seemed to read his thoughts
He's not given them to her yet
guess" she murmured THAT makes
1t a little easier"
"Jovei" he exclaimed with sudden
pleasure as Kitty Hewitt stepped into
his arms and they moved of In the
rhythm Of the dance; for she was
quite the most superb dancer he had
ever encountered As they circled the
little room to the softly played melody
"Marcheta," he thought how lovely
this girl really was
AS the dance music stopped and
they returned to their tables, Kilt,
Hewitt spoke: TITS hot In here. Ok
you mind opening n Of those win
dows7"
There were no walters In the room
and Bertram himself crossed to the
middle window, unfastened the catcf
and opened 1t a few inches As hs
seated himself opposite Kitty Hewitt
again, he saw that she was turning
her vanity case, open. upside down
A pale yellow powder spilled out
and lay In a conical pile OF her plate
Il put In q whole box" she ex
planned, 'and Ii broke"
That's fu~nny-looking powder hs
said.
The music had begun again. and th'
people at the other tables were dane
Ing. Kitty Hewitt rose
"Come along" she smiled
"Shall we dancer Bertram rose an,
came round the table to her
"Oh, Just a minute. first" she inter
rupted. please give me d match"
"A match?' He stared at her Sh'
! did not smoke, he knew. What then
"Oh, here's onel" She had caugh
| up a box OF matches from the tabl'
and glanced quickly round the room
The prominent men and their partner
: danced on merrily. intent upon theil
own affairs. Suddenly Kitty Hewitt
struck a match.
what are you doingY' demanded
b Bertram.
"Stand back |" she warned him, an
d flung the burning match upon the pow
e der on her plate For a second
hickered there. as Bertram watched
q spell-bound, then a binding explosion
filled the room.
e "Flashlight !" Bertram heard him
self gasp. Two women screamed
!: man shouted hoarsely the dance mn
!; sic stopped; and as a dense cloud o
O 1ashlight powder smoke rolled acros
the ceiling. panic paralyzed tn
dancers.
e "Who did thatT' Hugh Coswell'
e frightened voice. Everybody quiet
d What"
r A window was opening Of Itself
y that Is. was being pushed up from tn
outside-the window Bertram ha'
g partly raised. and as the people stand
ing huddled on the floor stared In ten
h ror, a man stepped over the sill an
u into the room.
He was a tall. slender young mar
In a checked suit, with a black velour