, 1935-03-19

HEGNN HINT MODA
MILLICENT GRAVES employ
err. GEORGE DRIMGOLD. tells
her he wants 90 dictate n confess
sion that for years he Inns been
protecting IN murderer. Millt-
cent goes out 60 dinner. Return
Ing, she discovers someone has
taken her purse. substituting enc
exactly like u. She goes back 10
The tearOom, on the way meeting
n MISUNDERSTANDING man Of
middle are.
No one I'm the tearoom knows
anything about Millicent's purse.
she goes bnck 60 the once. hnds
DrImgold dead. I'm panic she
rushes from the building, regis
ters ne n hotel under nm assumed
name.
Next day she learns police are
searching for her. Again she see
the disting uIxhed-lOokinE man she
met the nIEht before. He tells
her ais name O. JARVIS HAPP
and hat he wants 60 help her.
Happ putn Mfiiicenf into N cab.
gives the driver nm address and
then disappears.
MiIIIeent. frightened. Orders h
driver 90 stop.
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CHAPTER Nv
THE cab driver looked back ut
Millicent.
BEG pardon. Miss" he said. but
the gentleman said not to 20 back
under any circumstances. and -"
GO back" she screamed. 60
back at oncel Do you hear met"
She could find no fault with the
speed with which the cab driver
sent the car back on its curse. II
seemed that within less than q
minute OF the time her mysterious
escort had opened the door and
vanished. the cab had once more
pulled up to the curb on the oppo-
site side OF the street
He got out right over there.
Miss" the driver said. Il stopped
on this side OF the street because
I thought you were IN a hurry"
She nodded. and. pressing her
face to the glass window. sur
veyed the opposite side Of the
street
she found no trace OF the man
who had given the name OF Jarvis
G. Happ. But. with q swiftly
frightened intake OF breath. she
recognized n police car parked nj
the opposite curb.
Millicent tapped on the glass par
tition In something OF q panic.
"All right" she said. drive on"
ITO Mills street," the driver
asked.
Yes" she said. -the Acme beauty
parlor."
The driver nodded and grinned
She thought for a moment that he
leered SUCCESSFULLY across the street
at the police a |.
THE cab shot forward. slid
smoothly through the gears. and
turned nc the corner. Millicent
strained her eyes through the back
window OF the car. looking to see
II she was followed.
Too late she realized that the cab
driver was fully aware OF her anx-
ious scrutiny. His eyes were re
0ected In the rear view mirror as
he watched her with cynical NJ
praisal.
Millicent whirled about and hud.
died herself In the seat. her eyes
fixed rigidly straight ahead She
thought Of the money ner strange
friend had given her. She was
holding II clenched tightly in her
hand.
Slowly she counted the money.
There vas $575 In bills OF varying
denominations.
The cab driver swung the car
out Of traflc. slowed cautiously and
crept In close 70 the curb.
The bill." be said. as all paid,
and SOS the tip"
Millicent looked up and saw q
display window setting forth va,
rious transformations Across the
window. in gilt lettering. appeared
the words Acme Beauty Parlor."
The cab driver Jumped back 10
bis position behind the wheel.
slammed the cab into low gear.
drove hurriedly away. Something
In the very nature OF his haste