White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1935-11-28
THE STORY

Marcia despite her unfortunate ma
trimonial experience, finds pleasure IN
her daily life, but is lonely at times,
and has invited her late husbands
niece, Sylvia Hayden, whom she has
never seen, to visit her. The girl ar
rives and Marcia takes to her at once,
while Sylvia, expecting to see a some
what elderly aunt, finds Marcia more
like sister.
Into the uneventful, happy lives of
the two women comes adventure. A
stranger, on the verge of exhaustion,
finds his way to Marcia's home. Cared
for, he explains that his power boat
ran aground in the fog. His wrist is
injured. Secretly, he asks Marcia to
hide package containing jeWelry.
which she does. The doctor comes, with
Elisha Winslow, town sheriff, bringing
the news of jewel robbery on neigh
boring Long Island estate. The stran-
ger, Hospitality put to bed, gives his
name as Stanley Heath.
Unable to write because of his in
jured wrist, Heath has Marcia "AIrs.
S. G. Heath. He also wires orders to
man named Currier to come at once.
Sylvia, in her room, bedecks herself
with the jewels. At Marcia's approach,
she hides them there. Heath asks Mar
cha to bring him the jewels. They are
gone! Terror stricken, she informs
Heath. Later, Sylvia restores them to
their original hiding place.
Eleazer Croker brings a telegram
for Heath. Sylvia being away, he deems
it an opportune time to "pop the ques-
ton" to Marcia, but her thoughts are
busy with her stranger guest. Elisha
Winslow, arriving with the news of a
fire in the village, sends Eleazer hastily
home. Elisha, by accident, discovers
the jewels and has no doubt they are
the stolen gems, and that Heath is
the thief. Saying nothing to Marcia,
but replacing the jewels, he returns to
the village to make plans, with Eleazer,
for arresting Heath.
The pair first takes the sheriff S
badge and handouts, which are bro
ken, to Sawyer Falls to be fixed, and
while there learn Of telegram sent
by Heath to Mrs. Heath. 1t is not
until the next morning that they are
able to make the trip to the Home
sead. Meanwhile, Currier, Heath's
right-hand man, arrives, and in look
ing for the supposedly lost jewels,
finds them under the brick where they
had been hidden originally. Taking
them, he starts back for New York in
Heath's boat just before the sheriff
and Eleazer arrive.
The officials, having no evidence
against Heath, leave, discounted. To
Sylvia, Marcia admits that she loves
Heath, and still has faith in his in
nocence. While Sylvia is sure of his
guilt, she declares she will help him
escape, which Marcia is unwilling to
do.
Marcia tells Heath she believes him
innocent, but urges him, if he is guilty,
! to confess. He admits nothing, though
almost acknowledged love.
Heath compels Marcia to admit she
loves him. also telling her he is going
to give himself up to the sheriff. She
insists this must be the end of their as
ISOLATION and he, thinking she will not
face the disgrace" reproaches and
leaves her, going into custody" in the
sheriff's house. To Marcias dismay he
leaves check, to pay for her hospi-
tality.
Hortie Fuller arrives, seeking Sylvia
Secretly overjoyed, the girl stimulates
coyness, but he has brought the en-
gagement ring, and she capitulates.
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