Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-01-09
CHAPTER V-Continued

Therefore, a very different Marcia
Howe responded to Stanley Heath's
summons.
She was now all gentleness, friend
illness, and shyly penitent.
Stanley, again master of himself.
welcomed her with amazement. Could
man ever fathom a woman's moods, he
asked himself? Why this c~hastenel
and distfactingly adorable Marcia?
Well, II he could not fathom her, he
at least was grateful for her under
standing.
Nevertheless he did mentally observe
he had not dreamed her to be so many
sided or credited her with a 1.-THE the
destinations he had so Unexpectedly
discovered her to possess.
Here l am, Mr.. Heath. What can
/ do for your" was her greeting.
This time she did not hesitate, bat
went directly to the chair beside his
bed and sat down. He smiled and,
meeting his eyes, she smiled back.
This was better. Heath sighed a sigh
of relief.
ave been thinking, since you went
down stairs, about Currier. He ought
to arrive late tonight or early tomor-
row morning. He will start the mo-
ment he gets my wire. Although he
will not know in which house | am
quartered, he will have the wit to
inquire, for he has more than the ordi-
nary quota Of brains. ! don't know
what l should do without him. / shall
have him leave the car in the village
and after he has delivered over the
clothing he is to bring, he can take
the noon train back to New York, car
rying the jewels with him."
81 see" nodded Marcia.
She did not see. Nevertheless she
heartily welcomed the intelligence
that the Jewels with their damning evil
dence, II evidence 1t was, were to be
removed from the house. The sooner
they were out of The way the better.
If they were not damnlng evidence
they at least were a great RESPONSE
bllity.
Suppose something were to happen
to them? Suppose somebody suspected
they were in the house7
49," continued Stanley Heath, 81
think sometime today when you have
a good opportunity you'd better get
the case and bring it up here. / shall
then have it here in my room and | can
hand 1t over to Currier without any
trouble"
"Ill go fetch 1t now. Sylvia has
gone to the village and this is a splen-
did chance" cried Marcia.
"Fine!"
"Ill be right back"
He heard her speed down the stairs
and listened to her step in the room
below.
Then there was silence.
A few moments later she came rae
ing back, white and breathless.
They're gonel" she cried. "Tho
place is emptyl The jewels are not
there!"
Her terror and the fear lest her
pallor foreshadowed collapse produced
in Heath that artificial calm one some.
times sees when a strong nature reins
itself In and calls upon its reserve
control.
The man thought only Of how tt
quiet her. Reaching out, he touched
her hair.
Hush, Marcia. The jewels will be
found. Don't give way like this.
cannot bear to see you. The whole
lot of them are not worth your tears.
"But you left them In my care. i
was l who suggested where to hide
Them" she moaned.
II know. And 1t was a splendid
idea, too. / could not let that sheriff
Of yours peel off my clothes and fine
the diamonds on me. He isn't a mai
of sufficient imaglnation-or perhaps
he Is one Of far too much. ! am no
blaming y0u-not In the least. We di'
the best we could In the emergency
II things have gone wrong, 1t Is n
fault Of yours"