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your friends at one Of the tables
out there"
Tom Payson grinncd amiably.
'T'd like to know how they found
it out. | was hoping to keep it Q
secret"
But his casualnesS failed to I'M
press Julia; and Garland, his face
still crimson, blurted out that he
had to get out on the floor ''to
see how things are going" Wren
the door closed behind him, Pay
son turned to Julia,
81 gather that Garland was
making love to YOU" She did not
answer, and he went on: Are
you in love with him, Julia?"
! mo
! He was silent moment, then
walked over and took her hands,
drew Julia to her feet. "Why so
sad, darling? Why - why, this
ought to be the happiest night in
your life"
1T was" Julia said, until l
walked by that table"
What do you care what people
say"
She shook her head, withdrew
her hands from his. cts not that,
Tom. But | felt l was making
good on my own. Now | discover
/ that it was your money that gave
me my chance-it was your money
! that built me up as Nadine White,
provided even the setting"
at had to be somebody's mon
ey. These things don't just hap
pen. If Garland had been strong
er financially he'd have done the
whole thing himself. And any
how" he added, 1t was you and
Garland who did everything. The
money was the small part, after
ALL" w
He walked to the door. "fll
wait outside until you've charged.
Then | want YOU to join me.
There are some friends OF mine
who want TO meet you"
Julia hesitated. 'lm afraid
can't, Tom. Amy Sanders is out
there with a friend Of hers, and
i"
Then they can join us, too,
IFl1 give you just tive minutes.
There was no argument against
Toms winning smile. AS she
changed from her white gown IN
to a stunningly plain black she
reviewed in her mind what Gar
land and Payson had said. Per
haps, after all, it made no differ
ence that it was Payson's money
which had created an opportun-
Iity for her. And yet -.
Doesn't any success come,
she asked hel self, without com
promises and obligations? She
thought OF the small, dark girl
sitting out there beside Peter
Kemp. What was her ambition!
Perhaps to be the wife Of Peter
Kemp, to keep his home, and
bear his children. That would be
her simple success; and it wound
carry only the obligation of being
a good wife. Nothing more than
that. ''i -.
Nervously Julia took up a Gig,
aret, lighted it, and inhaled deep
Ilv- as if the smoke might some
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how purge her mind Of Disturbing
thoughts. Then, after a final
glance in the mirror, she left the
dressing room and faced Tom
Payson with a brave smile.
/ Three minutes~ she laughed.
When they reached the big
main room of the club Julia was
recognized at once, and wave
Of applause spread quickly. "Hur-
ry," she whispered to Paysen,
Tets sit down. But just then
the operator OF the spotlights, re-
lentless and alert, shot down a
glare which made hiding an i'm
possibility. He followed Payaon
and Julia with the bright beam
until they reached the table which
was Payson's destination.
AS the light switched off, Julia
recognized with a start that it
was the same table from which
she'd head the snatch OF CONVEX
sation. She did not. know which
were the two women who had I'M
Willingly informed her-but she
noticed with sinking heart that
all the women at the table were
regarding her with frank and
open interest. Toms introductions
were swift and easy, but she was
relieved when ne had finished.
"Now," he said. OH find Amy
and her friend if you'll excuse
me-"
In Toms absence Il smooth dark
girl slid into his chair, 'Im
Theresa Davis" she said. "@ c
met each other in that group III
Production Tom Staged-but OMI
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Halfway 10 the lobby she met
Payson.
II don't seem to be able to find
your friend, Julia"
Its quite all right, 81 Tom. I'm
going home"
He held her arm. '"tm going
with, you, them" ':. Sc ..s:.
NO." Julia said. 'I'd rather
you wouldn't please" ''''
Outside she entered taxi and
was soon before the towering
apartment which the White Club
had made possible for her and
Amy. As she entered the elevator
she was startled to see Cintra Lee.
why Cintraw
The Lee girl smiled. 81 got here
just ahead of you, Julia. ! hap
pened to see the little drama 1T
the club. Don't let it worry you"
"You mean"
81 mean Tom Payson's friends.
| I'll tell you something, Julia. 'Wo-
men like that are usually dull
enough to make their men scream
to high Heaven. But when they
see a gil like you getting dam
gerous they have one weapon.
It's snobbcry, and they use it.
Just remember it's all they have
land pity them
"I'm all right Julia said,
fumbling for her key. Its just
that II got awfully mad. But
it's nice Of you to come up here"
"Fm here for a reason" Cintra
Lee said. Il want to know if you
have any idea what happened to
Royal Ncsbitt." Ito be continued)
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can't count those. You were very
good tonight"
"Thank you .... Julia was
conscious of the girls faint ac-
cent, clipped speech learned by
rote in some fashionable school.
Even the tone. she thought, was
studied. .
awe all think it's crand thot
Toms taken a fancy to you," the
Davis girl went on. "Of course,
we're all very fond of him."
"I-T should think YOU would
be-"
Theresa Davis laughed. He's
quite trial, you know. | mean
to his friends. One never knows
what he's going to do next. He's
-" she made a quick gesture. her
scarlet nails flashing, well, Tom
is auixotic and ideaistic. Hes al
ways helping along some girl who
works in a SHOP or IA cigar
counter or something" she laugh
ed indulgently. "We're pleased
hes promoted himself to night
club singer"
"Do you really consider it a
promotion" asked Julia.
"Indeed, yes" The girl seemed
surprised. I'VE can at least accept
night club singer"
Julia showed back her chair
quickly and got to her feet.
"Would you excuse me, Miss Da-
Wis? I think ri save you the
trouble of accepting me-"
With that she was gone, hurry
ing through the crowded room
her eyes filming with angry tears
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CHAPTER Xxx

CHAPTER AA
At Julia's direct question,
Smith Garland's pleased express
zion was replaced with one of
poorly hidden astonishment. Then
he shrugged away his embarrass-
ment.
'What difference does it make
who put ur the money for the
White Club? It's a success now
and you're Il success with it."
"Tom Payson backed you, didn't
/ he?"
Garland nodded sheepishly,
But | don't see what diff"
} at does make a difference. "
Julia told him quickly. at sort
of-spoils it ALL"
But why?"
| She sat down weakly. 81 sup
pose was being a fool. But /
. l felt I'd been helping you put
something over"
| But you have, Nadine. You've
done just that"
. Julia shook her head. "No :"
she answered. "All this was just
a whim of Toms. 1t wasn't what
| thought, at all. l was fool
enough to think that you got the
idea, and saw me, and-and work
ed it all out"
Look here, Julia - He
strobe across the room to hel
chair, kneeled down before her rs
though she were a child. at was
my idea. And it came to me when
| saw you all dressed up in white
out on Latta's gambling ship. OF
coure, Tom steered me to you
so naturally / thought of hin!
when the question Of finances
came up. | couldn't swing it alone
but I'll pay Tom back in time,
He knows that"
Julia smiled slowly, and when
she spoke again it was with a
wholly irrelevant question. Did
you know you called me Julia -
instead of Nadine?'
eyes And you've always
been Julia to me. Ever since the
first day l saw you"
Something in Smith GarlanPS
eyes warned Julia, but there was
no way now to stem the sudden
flow Of his words.
q love you, Julia. II tried e
blind myself to it during these
weeks of work. But all along it,
been there underneath. I've
got to tell you now" His hands
outstretchsd, clutching her knees
"I've-'
The door had opened suddenly
revealing Tom Payson.
Sorry" he said, slowly closing
the door behind him. "Of course
I should have knocked" -.
Garland rose to his feet, red
dening furiously. Its quite al
right, Tom. l was just trying tc
explain things to julia"
$50 | see.'
"She's found out that you back
ed the club"
Payson's jaw dropped and hi:
eyes searched Julia's face. "Whf
told you that?"
II happened to overhear 1t,
she told him quietly. "Some OF
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know what to think" I began, hest.
family.
start at the beginning. I under
stand you were in the fatal taxi with
Laura Randall, and want to know
what happened"
II was standing in front Of the
library, when she came along-she
had come to get Joyce-you remem-
Der l explained to you about Joyce?'
He nodded. Miss Randall was ex.
cited. 1 thought-or perhaps it was
because I was tired, had walked q
couple of miles in the rain. Anyway,
she seemed excited and was chat
tering on about something, when I
called taxi for her. I wasn't going
with her at first, then / thought I
would, so I climbed in beside her.
She seemed to want to tell me some
thing. Now I blame myself because
I wasn't in the mood to listen. She
was nervous, and kept looking at me
strangely. Then she said to tell you
she wanted to see both of us at 10
tomorrow. She emphasized the ap-
pointment. I remember asking her
then it was too late. She knew my
mood, knew I probably didn't mean
what said. SO she told me nothing.
I reached the hotel and got out. The
last words she said had something
to do with the engagement tomorrow.
Something she had to tell us. ]
slammed the door, and stood a frac-
ton of a second looking after the
taxi. Immediately after / entered
the hotel, I went to the desk, and
found that Van Every had been call
ing me. When 1 finally got him on
the phone in my room he told me
that the ruby had been stolen. He
was all upset"
1.-THE ruby!" Keyes exclaimed.
Eyes. and he wanted to get hold
Of you right away. I promised him
I'd do my best to find you, and called
your office. I was just going out,
when this officer" I pointed to my
first guard, "and the taxi driver COL
Jared me and brought me to the
morgue."
"Just what did Van Every say
about the ruby?" e'
told him as best could remem-
Der.
When I had Anls3eA. % took the
ruby once more In his llanAa Looks
like our little Miss Randall sRas tie
thief"
I admitted was surprised when
the morgue attendant had opened
her coat, and had seen the red
stone. II;
jerry Knox continued the story.
What he told Reyes was essentially
what he told me. How Miss Randall
had raped on ths glass and CALLED
out at Sixty ninth street, how few
moments later, he had noticed her
on the floor. how he had come with
the officer to the hotel to get, nae.
thinking ] would know what had
happened. =.
RIO BE CONTINUEDI
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tried to force it out of my mind. 1t
would not leave. Joyce could not be
mixed up in this thing! Could not.
Yet on the night when Margalo had
been murdered Joyce was standing
a moment in the open doorway.
This evening, when Miss Randall had
been murdered Joyce was near by.
Near enough for Laura Randall to
see her, call out to her. Was Joyce
in another taxi? Or was she walk
ing on the sidewalk, hurrying home.
GribbePs store, supposed, closed at
$3.50, like other big city stores.
Joyce would have time to walk to
Fifth avenue by 5:45-that is if the
store closed at $50. But why should
she walk to Fifth avenue, when Crib
bells was on Broadway, and the Van
Every home could be reached much
more quickly from Broadway than
from Fifth? It might be that she
had an engagement for dinner-a
good excuse for coming to Fifth ave-
nue.. When I had seen her in the
afternoon she had been tired, but
still rather happy-deploring the fact
that she had to dance tonight with
young Foster.
Two attendants were bringing in
another body on stretcher, dump
ing it carelessly on one Of the slabs.
I could hear their voices echoing
through the stone morgue. Shudder-
ing I sat there thinking Of poor Miss
Randall, of Van Every waiting for
me to come, of Joyce and her errand
on Fifth avenue. It was senSeless
to think she had been walking, for in
the rain and sleet and cold, Joyce
would surely take a taxi. She would
| not carry the farce of her job into
her everyday life. She had been used
to taking taxis. She would take one
home when she finished work.
Joyce on the scene of Margalo's
murder. Joyce there tonight, when
Miss Randall was killed. Twice.
Was it coincidence?
grew cold all over when /
thought that I, too, had been present
when Margalo died; I, too, had been
near when Laura Randall was killed
the last to speak to either of them.
The guard was glowering at me
because he thought I had murdered
Laura Randall! Even the taxi driver
suspected me!
Reyes came in after I had waited
what seemed hours. In reality it
was only 20 minutes from the time
the first officer had left me. He had
been found in his favorite restaurant.
whats this?" he demanded.
Without a word, my officer guard left
me in company with only the taxi
driver and led the captain to the
slab where Miss Randall lay. When
Reyes came back, he had the ruby
in his hand.
Come up to my Office" he said,
| and all of us followed. When he was
| seated at the desk which was get
ting to be so familiar to me, he laid
the jewel on a bit Of white paper,
and motioned me to talk.
Its q mystery. Keyes. don't
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READ THIS FIRST:

nEAD THIS FlRN1s
Detoctirc Kcycs aud Gary Mdu0-
han are seeking the mysterious
slayer OF Ndr9dlo Younger, an
actress and old friend Of MGUohdE.
She icas murdered trith needle
ike instrument as she aud MGu0-
han sat ~ the home of Doic Van
Erery. collector of rare jeicClS.
listening to his 9rueSome story Of
the famous Camden rHbU'S history
The actress had been tcedrin9 Van
E,Vry'S ruby tchich he described as
. murder stone. Among those
Questioned by the detective icere
AaH0hdn; Van IrerV; his young
niece. Joyce. icho iircS With him; her
rance. Allan Foster; Joyce's com
panion, Laura Randall. and a Mrs.
Bruce, close friend of Van EreryS.
Another suspect is Roy BARRYMORE,
close friend Of the actress, tcho shot
himself shortly after her death.
.Mar0dlo'S maid finds duplicate
Camden ruby among the effects of
her dead mistress tchich, hotCe Ter,
proueS to be fake. Keyes inter
a4e,cs MGnuel Consoles, a friend of
Mar0dlo's. Mau0hdn runs into
Laura Randall on the street tchO
promises to haze some important
ihformation for him the merit morn
mo Van Eperys ruby is found
missing from its hiding place short
IN before Miss Randall is found
murdered in the cab in tchich Mdug-
han had left her a felo moments pre-
piously. The ruby is found among
her clothes. The police question
Mdughdn.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY