Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
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NINTH INSTALLMENT

Cleo seemed to have a great dea
to show Anne. A dress. Then :
Jewel case. After that there mus
be a brief call on Cleo's mother
There was still something else, :
rare vase of the Ming dynasty.
dad will want to show it t.
you, so you might as we'll be fore
warned. He's crazy about it, but
think it's awful said Cleo frankly
"Now, darling, I'll take you home
Wait here for me just "a minute.
I forget to put those sapphire
away"
She whisked out of sight ane
passed to a house telephone.
"Is Kennedy there? Bring
the car around now Kennedy. Ane
go to the Chinse room and tell Mr.
Duane that I've been detained ane
will be down in ten minutes
Out in front of the garage build
ing, which in itself was a smaller
stone castle, Kennedy scowled .anc
sauntered back to his car.
"Wonder why she didn't give her
message to one of the Aunkeys:
Too damn lazy to ring twice, maybe
49,. Oh, we'll, it's. OK. by me-
"Miss Pendleton wishes me te
say that she will join Mrs. Duane in
ten minutes"
Anne whirled about to see Ken
needy.
$50 we meet again! You're look
ink like a million, Nancy. I sup.
pose you were the last time, but
didn't get much of a look before
passed out. Nice little party, WASH
it,"
1T was CHASTITY! Jim, how car
you talk like that?"
II could talk a lot, if I go,
started"
"You could talk yourself into
PRISON." she flashed angrily
There's a penalty for blackmail.'
cit would never get that far
BABY He twisted a scornful under
lip. "It would take too much ex-
planning. There's that pleasant lit
tie scene at the beach bungalow,
and a sweet mix-up afterward-Oh
yes, I've figured that out. And a
nice ride for Jimmy-only it's just
too bad that l came back"
"Hush!" Sh e looked around
nervously. "Your own part was
nothing to be proud of. What are
you doing here? In Granleigh?"
ANY reason why I shouldn't be
here?" He grinned at. her mock
ingly. "You We done pretty we'll for
yourself, after all. Picked a rich
man and landed soft. Does he hap
pen to KNOW
"Please, Jim!
mo, he doesn't know! How
could I tell him? I left all of the
old life behind me, on that night
last May. I never meant to come
East, either, but I had to risk it
or lose everything. ="
Her voice broke. Kennedy looked
at her curiously. TX ~
YOU'RE a queer kid, Nancy.
What did you do it for? >. Oh, you
know what I mean. l knew there
wa something phoney about that
accident. I went to a library and
hunted up the papers-afterward.
I believed you'd taken the Jump,
until L came here and saw you
through a window one night"
"Why did you Gomez" she cried.
"If it's money you want, there's
little enough that l can do. My
husband isn't rich at all. Can't you
have a little mercy and go away?"
"You let me alone Nancy, and
l won't bother you. Get that?"
Kennedy gave her a brief, tight
smile. And if you should get any
notions about horning in on the
game, don't overlook the fact that
l hold some high cards.
"But Jim"
He bowed stifly from the door,
and strolled jauntily out his car.
Anne stood for a moment staring
bhnkly at the empty doorway.
Back of her a curtain moved, and
a pair of childlike blue eyes peeped
out before it dropped again. A
moment later she heard Cleo's voice
calling her from the hall.
'I tried to see Gage this morning,
but he's just hoped a plane for
Washington"
"Oh l didn't know he lived
here"
"He doesn't, although he will
some day, within a dozen miles.
He's living at the Ritz now, just