The Washington times., 1934-10-13

celerator and he sideswiped Q
truck, narrowly avoiding collision
with two cars coming across his
path.
A policeman hurrying around
the corner, sent . couple Of shots
after them.
J0e'S End
The car swerved, and Carmtn0
grabbed the wheel.
"Get the kid back theroI" he
yelled. Hes hit" He jerked ct
Joe's legs to free them from
lever and pedals, steering fran
tically with the other hand until
the men pulled the boy into the
back Of the car. Carmine slid over
into the drivers seat.
He quickly turned into q quiet
street and reduced his speed 30
they would attract little attention.
Carmine lit q cigarette and ask.
ed over his shoulder. Mccarthy
hurt bad?"
Hes bleeding buckets! He's al
choked up. Can't talk nor moth
ing. He musta stopped one Of
them last two balls. We ought to
take him to hospital, maybe"
Carmine stopped the car for 0
moment and felt Joe's pulse.
"He's gone" he said. Guess
we'd better take him home" Car
mine decided.
They now drove directly to the
Mccarthy house. They parked In
front Of it, talking in whispers,
got the boys still lax warm body
from the back seat where it had
been propped, and laid him on the
porch before his own front door
and departed rapidly.
Trained in moving unobtrusively,
they tried to be quiet about it, but
Patrick Mccarthy, wakeful and
strangely apprehenSive, heard
noises and went downstairs to in
vestigate.
He opened the front door and
switched on the porch light. For
q moment he failed to see the
PROSTATE body Of his son, and got
the impression that the porch,
the little front yard beyond, were
empty. Then his eyes fell on the
Slumped bundle Of Joe'S dark
clothes. his upturned face, pite-
ously marred by blood, that stained
the chin and cheeks and open
mouth, while brow and temples
were white about the staring eyes.
Laura Ingram was lying relaxed
on a day-bed with a facial pack
covering her features when she
heard her husband enter his bed
room adjoining hers.
"Oh, Jasper" she called in
q curious voice, produced by in
ability to do more than part her
lips slightly.
She reached for the envelope
blindly.
The brief printed notice from
the bank that had leaped to her
eyes had destroyed all possibility
Of rest.
This notice is sent to you as O
matter of courtesy to serve as .
reminder Of the due date, and
your attention on or before ma.
turity will be appreciated"
The more Laura Ingram pom.
dered the notice, the more I'm
equivocally it seemed to mean
that the bank expected her to pay
half q million dollars, plus what
was surely an Ubiquitous amount
OF interest.
She would have to see Mr.. Hig.
gins again, Of course, and ask him
what was to be done. No DOUBT
she would see him tonight, for he
was a rather gay old bachelor, and
tonight'S ball was one Of the sea-
sons social events.
Sure enough, one Of the first
people Laura saw was the banker.
II wanted to speak to you about
that note of mine," she began.
I'm afraid it must be met"
he said austerely, and excused
himself, leaving Mrs. Ingram now
really disturbed and frightened.
Jasper. come here q minute"
she said family when in the
small hours of the next morn
ing they reached home. There's
something want to speak to YOU
about. ThiS!"
Perfidy
Ingram frowned in stunned IN
comprehension as he read the
notice from the bank regarding
her note. "1s this q joke?" he
asked.
"Oh, no, dear. It's because
Mr.. Higgins lent me this money,
you see. You remember I asked
you about it first, nearly two
months ago, when I had that
wonderful opportunity to buy
those royal Spanish rubies. L"
Laura, are you mad! Are you
telling me that you went to Hig-
gins for this money-my God, q
cool Observation-Disclosures tell.
ing me-involving my credit like
this"
that?" she cried.
She cried q little more, after
saying all she could think Of to
say in her own defense.
what must do about this no.
tice, Jasper?" she asked, gathering
courage. please ten me what I
ought to do"
"You? Nothing!" He laughed
harShly. Except you may have to
give up your precious rubieS, and
all your other gewgaws, too, and
this house and GrangefieldS ana
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