The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-10
SYNOPSIS


following a masquerade party, at
the home of rich jim FIELD.
Beau mas killed TED JEFFRIES
one OF Fields guests, and stolen
the Jeffries pearls. PabIIto does
not know this, OF that he HIM
self Is accused OF the crime. He
believes Incorrectly that blow
from his fist has killed man
and that this fact exiles him for
ever from ESTELLE FIELD
whom he loves and who loves
him.
In Havana ne hopes to meet
NORRIS MOVES, who befriend-
ed PabIlfO as a child. Noyes also
is fugitive, wanted for a crime
years before.
MARCIA TRIADWAY knows
Pablito Is innocent but fears
scandal II she tells the truth.
Meanwhile SIR AUBREY, a
titled Englislman and PabIIto's
father, begins a search for his
son.
CHAPTER Xxx
Marcia Treadway read the news
paper account of the Jeffries MUIR
der--the same account Beau was
SO, careful to keep from Pablito' 8
eyes. AS she read 1t she told her
SEW more desperately than before
that she would have to find the
boy. The haunted look fingered in
Marcia's eyes until she glanced to-
ward a heap of Cuban money ly-
Ing on a corner OF the dressing
table. She had won most Of 1t the
night before on Liazarraga. the Jai
alai player, and she chose to re-
gard this as a good omen.
At one o'clock she started out
in the car she had rented for
the afternoon. Already the streets
were crowded with motors filed
with men and women In costume.
At times confetti fell as the thick
est snow and scrpentine stream
ers began to wind about the hubs
of the slowly revolving wheels.
Everyone called gay greetings to
their neighbors. The rich and
poor - all in Havana that day
were as brother and sister!
The sun shone dazzling upon
the blue harbor and grim, gray
Moro Castle. The prettiest girls
in the world tossed roses and
chocolates and kisses to the pass
ing men who won their favor
The motor cars crcpt around and
around the ordained route-down
the superb Prado; up the Malecon
(the water front where the waves
often dash against a thick. gray
wall to leave a mist and rainbows
in the airs into the SNUG and
proud Vcdalo where live those
fortunate ones who have forgot
ten the meaning of hunger If,
indeed, they ever knew It! Then
back again with faces turned from
the sun toward MORO across the
narrow harbor.
Young men kissed the coils of
serpentine steamers before they
flung the arcs of ribbon into the
air. Marcia, watching the smil-
ing, tossed roses in return. It was
really rather amusing, she de-
cided with that mild enthusiasm
that comes from being too much
entortained.
A short, stocky man who spoke
a nasal variety of English leaped
To the running board Of Marcia s
car as the parade was halted tenn
porarily by the congestion ahead.
"How's Times Square," he
asked
she laughed. her eagerness for
novelty making his salutation
amusing.
"Givin' me a rose, amt you?"
he went on
"Why, certainly Marcia an
swered.
The man took the rose with
wide smile that she understood
later. "Give my regards to Broad
wayn he called as nc stepped down
from the running board to disap-
pear among the maze of motors
behind. 1t was some time after
ward that Marcia looked down to
discover that the pearl-studded
PLATINUM chain she had been
wearing had gone with the rose.
Pablito had seen Marcia Tread
way and had shrunk back for
a chill; short second. Then he re-
membercd that he was safe be-
cause he was wearing an insolent,
small black moIstache and
mask.
When he found Noycs, Pablito
decided in the slow way that came
from his bad headache, they would
go to South America. There, per-
haps. in time he might revive a
certain sense of safety and. to
some degree. Il wish to live. In
any event, because of Ncycs he
would have an obligation to live.
The pain in his head was inton-
styling and even the slight motion
OF the car at times pushed him
close to nausea. The bright color
rncIange made of costumes, sun
light, blue water, scarlet flowers
and vivid green tangled for him,
separated and then tangled anew,
Hc supposed this tangle was
like the Kaleidoscope which Noycs
had described and which was
part of Noyes' gentle boyhood.
Pablito. thinking of Noycs de-
cided that he would go again soon
TO La Mirasol
He moved quickly ana then
caught his breath. 1t seemed that
Fstcllc Field was beside him,
Then Beau, opening the door Of
the scarcely moving car, stepped
in to sit back and give into Lot
tics keeping and Il pcarl-studdcd
chain.
OF course it was not Estclle
Field who was beside Pablito. 1t
was Lottic. She looked mp and
flushed under Pablito's steady,
inquiiing gaze.
alike it, honey" she asked
her shrill voice shaking - little.
eve pass tho Casa Blanca
said the driver OF swarthy skin
and French opera Whiskcrs Lot
tie asked quickly, and eagerly
"What the hcIi's he sayin' with
all that iabberinS p
Pablito found it difficult to ex-
plain so simple a thing as the fact
that they were passing the pres
1dents home.
Toward the close of the after
noon a note of WEAKNESS crept