The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-06

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cident. Homer lowered his wife to
the chesterfield and looked at her
doubtfully. She let one white arm
drop to the floor, taking o smart
rap on the knuckles and not
wincing.
After o minute or two she
thought she might open her eyes
and did 50 just in time to save
herself from o dash Of cold water,
for Homer was Fastening toward
her with o trimming glass. She
took it from him and drank,
with a smile Of gratitude. "You
see!" she said pathetically.
"Oh. yes, see." His response
was sour. for he was still not
sure that she wasn't fooling him.
you're all right as long as I let
you alone, Is that it?"
eyes, dear, 7 think so. I feel
much better now. even think T
might 60 on over to the club after
I've rested q little. You'll come,
won't you. even II you won't play
bridge?"
mo. I WON'T" he exploded. It'll
drive you over, but somebody else
will have to bring you home. I'll
go right back into town and see a
show or something. I've got to get
my mind off the market and j.
E. and his damned loan."
Go ahead and have q good
time" she urged generously.
Half hour later, at the Club,
Marian went to o booth and
called o New York number.
"He's coming into town on the
8:02," she said. Twill you see
that one of your men follows
him?"
Homer walked out Of the Penn.
sylvania Station q prey to such q
tangled complex Of emotions that
the shadowing skill Of the man
who trailed him was quite wasted.
He took q little book out Of his
breast pocket and turned to .
list Of telephone numbers, with
initials appended, ct the back.
He drew blanks on the first
three numbers he called. But the
next girl-Dot Whiting-was in.
"Oh, boy! Am glad to hear
your voice?" she cried. "Of
course you can come over, but
how about something to eat
first? Where shall I meet your"
Whenever Laura Ingram closed
her eyes she saw the Infanta'S
rubies glowing In the darkness.
The possibility Of owning those
royal and historic jewels had
taken possession Of her. She
must have them.
Her career as the wife Of an
immensely wealthy man had
given her o surprising number
Of false ideas about money, about
her own claims, about the rela-
tive values of things. She was
still, at 40, a handsome woman.
Presidents Of national banks, OF.
ficials Of the Treasury, and prom
inent financierS whom she often
entertained, deferred to her and
sedately flirted with her.
She decided to consult one Of
these men-patrick Higgins-as
soon as her husband was safely
off to Chicago.
The carefully-groomed, bald
headed bank president listened
with respectful interest to Mrs.
Migrants description Of the In.
fanta'S rubies, her passionate as
Servation that she simply had to
have them, and her admission
that Jasper did not want to buy
them for her.
He thinks we might be criti.
cized for spending 80 much on
jewels at this time" she ex.
planned, it having been impressed
on her by Ingram that. for the
sake Of his prestige. no money
shortage must ever be admitted.
''But what say Is, we should
look on these jewels 90 an in
veStme11t.
80 I wondered, II you couldn't
suggest something, Mr.. Higgins
:. Some way by which I could
secure these jewels without in.
volving my husband. Halt 0
million dollarSl It isn't very
much, really. T DON'T consider