Nogales international., 1935-02-26

silence.
Cleo seemed to have great deal
to show Anne. A dress. Then a
jewel case. After that there must
be brief call on Cleo's mother.
There was still something else, a
rare vase of the Ming dynasty.
Dad will want to show it to 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 minute.
I forget to put those sapphires
away"
She whisked out of sight, and
passed to a house telephone.
rs Kennedy there? Bring
the car around now, Kennedy. And
go to the Chinese room and tell
Mrs. Duane that I,e been detained
and will be down in ten minutes"
Out in front of the garage build
ing, which in itself was a smaller
stone castle, Kennedy scowled and
sauntered back to his car.
wonder why she didn't give her
message to one of the funkeys?
Too damn lazy to ring twice. maybe
Oh, we'll, it's OK. by me-
Miss Pendleton wishes me tC
say that she will join Mrs. Duane in
ten minutes"
Anne whirled about to see Ken
nedy.
so we meet again! You're look
ing like a million, Nancy. l sup
pose you were the last time, but
didn't get much of look before
passed out. Nice little party, wasn't
it?"
ct was ghastlyl Jim. how car
you talk like that?"
II could talk a lot, if I got
started"
4 "You could talk yourself into
prison" she flashed angrily.
There's a penalty for blackmail."
1T would never get that far,
baby" He twisted scornful under
lip. 1T 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 | came back"
"Hush!" She looked around
nervously. Your own part was
nothing to be proud OF. What are
you doing here? In Granleigh2"
ANY reason why l shouldn't be
here?" He grinned at her mock
ingly. You've done pretty we'll for
yourself, after all. Picked rich
man and landed soft. Does he hap
pen to know"
! "Please, Jim!
! mo, he doesn't know! How could
| tell MIN? left all of the old life
behind me, on that night last May.
| never meant to come East, either,
but I had to risk tor lose every
thing. "
{ Her voice broke. Kennedy looked
at her curiously.
You're queer kid, Nancy What
did you do it for? Oh, you know
what | mean. l knew there was
something phoney about that acci-
dent. | went to library and hunted
up the papers-afterward. l be
lieved you'd taken the jump, until !
came here and saw you through a
window one night"
why did you come" 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 little mercy and go away"
> You let me alone, Nancy. and
l won't bother you. Get that"
Kennedy gave her brief, tight
smile 'I'm after money, big mo-
ney. And if YOU should get any
notions about horning in on the
game, don't overlook the fact that
hold some high cards"
! But JIM"
j He bowed stiffly from the door,
and strolled jauntily out of his car.
Anne stood for a moment staring
blankly at the empty doorway.
Back of her curtain moved, and
a pair of childlilcc blue eyes peeped
out before it dropped again. A
moment later she heard Cleo's voice
calling her from the hall
II tried to see Gage this morning,
but he'd just hoped a plane for
Washington.
"Oh didn't know he lived
here"
"He doesn't, although he will
some day, within dozen miles.
He's living at the Ritz now, just
back from Europe. Probably buy
ing up the insides of a few old
manor houses to put in his new
place, and another rope of pearl.