The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-15

around nail past elBIlG.
They had long, lazy day on
the beach, swimming, talking and
picnicking.
At quarter of six they babe
adieu to the cottage, and piled
into the car.
Twenty minutes later, the tele-
phone rang again. Kate went to
answer it. She came back and
said it was the same mans voice.
Jasper, it's he! It's Gerald
Bruton!"
II can't" she whispered, GAS
per, I can't talk to him. I'm
afraid"
"Nonsense!" He put his hand
over the receiver. Buck up!
We're here with you. We're right
by you. Find out what he wants"
Luana's blue eyes were swim
ming in tears. "He-he insists
that he needs a thousand dollars
for his getaway, Jasper. I'm ter
rified, and-and yet I think we
should help him out. He asks me
to meet him on the corner of
Washington and Pierce street in a
half hour from now, with the
money"
Swiftly, he hung up the receiver
as the two girls moved away.
Get me Lieutenant-Detective
Tim Murphy. This is his friend,
Jasper Payne speaking. It's very
urgent"
Meantime, Gerald Bruton in his
booth on the corner drug store
heard the siren of a police car and
leaped to his feet in the booth,
so that the tell-tale light went
out, leaving him in the darkness.
1.-THE double-crossing-! I'll
get her yet! I'll make her pay for
this!" the fugitive muttered, as he
slipped from the booth in the
opposite direction.
Jasper said slowly to Luana:
THE best thing for you to do
Is get out of town. Get right
back to New York at once. He
can't find you in New York"
Luana arrived at the Newark
airport at o'clock next after
noon.
Reporters were at the airport.
They recognized Luana and she
was photographed as Lewis. the
chauffeur, held the door of the
limousine open for her.
Pardon me, Madame" said
Lewis, "but Mr.. Vandaveer's par
ticular instructions were to take
you to 66A East Fifty-sixth Street.
He said to tell you he'll be wait
ing you there, Madame"
Luana was mystified, but did
not argue.
Mr.. Vandaveer himself opened
the front door to her, greeting her
kindly.
"How d'you like it. Luana? Our
new business premises"
She breathed: I'm dazzled!"
Gas the bank was foreclosing the
mortgage, I got this property
cheap. For song. really. Later, we
can pull the old house down and
build a really nice store. The loca-
ton is excellent, and some day will
be worth lot of money"
A small stair led upward from
the Workroom. Come this way,
Luana."
He unlocked the door at the top,
and she found herself in the foyer
of charming little roof-apart-
ment.
This is where you'll live. I've
had the penthouse fixed for you"
Two weeks later, Mrs. Vandaveer
and Jimmy returned from Europe.
When the ship got to Quaran
tine, the New York papers came
aboard. Immediately Mrs. Van
daveer turned to the gossip col
umns. In tabloid, among others
she found the following items.
under the intriguing heading OF
do You Know"
That the fair Luana has rich,
mysterious angel from Park Ave
nue., whom she is entertaining in
her new and beautiful penthouse,
and that said angel is much in
terested in THE Arts" including
1.-THE Siren Songs" 80?
With a peculiar smile upon her
face, she took this straight to
Jimmy Randolph.
The ship was due to dock at 10
o'clock that morning but, because
of fog down the channel, there
was delay of four hours.
At one o'clock she TAXED to the
dock but there was no sign of the
vessel. An appointment with Mr.
Vandaveer and his lawyer at two
o'clock necessitated her return to
Ae1 apartment.
Jimmy TAXED to GOA on East
Fifty-sixth Street. He did not go
in by the shop. He went in by the
side entrance, to the elevator,
pressed the button and shot up
to the roof.
Two minutes later. he was in
the Studio-living room.
and who is paying for all this.
may I ask?"
Jimmy, I'm working like sin
for my opening. This is the big
opportunity of my life"
Look here, Luana, what expla-
nation have you to make? I
know everything. I saw Yvonne
Dautrey and she showed me the
climbing about Your-marriage.