Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-29
9:x09eGAMDEN RUBY iURDERm
MA%N9@~A@|A DAM BLISS &MI
BY CENTRAL PRESS ASSOCIATION

library. 1 have discovered that.
Under the brass wood box on the
hearth. l was passing the library
door today when 1 saw Mr.. Van
Every slide back the box and dust
his hands This is the second time
/ have seen him near this particular
box. 1t can only be the safe.
"Mr. Van Every had an important
visitor this afternoon. The doors of
the library were closed. This is I'M
usual because always they are open.
Even when people are in the library.
When the two nuns came q few days
ago, they were closed. 1 saw tho
man leave. Perhaps Mr.. Van Every
was showing him the ruby Tho
visitor was a we'll dressed man, tall
with whitish hair. He did not seem
old, however. have never seen him
before at the house.
October ii. A woman has been
in the library. 1 know because of
what I found in the library. Mr..
Van Every insisted that Miss Joyce
and go to a matinee@ He even pro-
cured the tickets for us. which Is
unusual, as this is more or less my
duty. When we returned, Miss Joyce
went Immediately to her room, and 7
to the library where 1 wished to talk
to Mr.. Van Every about the play.
He was not there, but Soon was. The
room was smoky, and on table Was
a tray full Of cigaret stubs, stained
with lipStick. They were cork tipped
and 1 picked one of them up to take
to my room so that I could examine
it more freely. Expensive brand.
Mrs. Bryce smokes, but I do not
know the brand. 1t must have been
Mrs. Bryce, otherwise Mr.. Van Every
would not have been so anxious 70
have Miss Joyce and me go out for
the afternoon. Miss Joyce smokes,
although do not approve Of it, but
she smokes an entirely different kind
Of cigaret, and she was with me the
whole afternoon. I shall, of course.
say nothing of this. Mr.. Van Every
at least was discreet. -.
October Is. Reporters were here
today-about the ruby, I guess.
went to church this morning and
when I came home / found them
here. Mr.. Van Every seemed greatly
annoyed, but was polite to them.
Miss Joyce seemed to know one of
them, at least she spoke as she went
by the library. She told me later she
had met one of them at a dance.
Miss Joyce was out all afternoon
with Allan Foster, SO I was alone,
and put in my time to advantage
reading. I have been neglecting my
reading latelV with the r11hv in the
house. AS yet I haven't seen it, and
I am more anxious than ever. After
the reporters left Mr.. Van Every in
vited me to have dinner with him, as
he was to be alone, Miss Joyce be-
ing out. The ruby was not men,
toned. We talked over Miss Joyce's
affairs, and Mr.. Van Every was most
kind in his praise of me. I feel that
he highly approves of me, although
he sees the difficulty I have doing
anything for Miss Joyce. He said he
had spoken OF a trip around the
world to Miss Joyce, with me as her
companion. Before her marriage. A
long trip. Miss Joyce refused to go
and leave Allan Foster, he said. He
admits he cannot understand his
niece. Neither can l. At times she
is lovable, darling girl. At other
times. she tries me sorely. She was
in a rage when she came home
something Allan had said. I couldn't
fathom what. She cried herself to
sleep, and would let me do nothing
for her."
ITO BE CONTINUED