Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-01
Fatal Gift

UDAOUI told me he wanted You 20 take
" this ring his father wore SO you will
say; 'Raoul loves me He is coming back TO
ask me 10 be his wife.
With this message from Raoul de Theirac
a young French aviator, Peter Wayne held
out the ring to lovely Lucy Grange IN the
garden OF the charming suburban Philadelphia
home Of her father. Ralph Grange who had
recently returned from his honeymoon with
his second wife, Linnie Seymour
DO you know what I'm wishing, Peter ?"
asked Lucy I'm wishing il was your ring
and that that
Thereupon he took her in his arms and
kissing her passionately. fled, trying 10 forget
his near understanding with Jackie, Linnies
daughter. who had come 10 live with the
Oranges and who was in love with him.
This scene followed other dramatic epis-
odcs in the Grange home Linnie, meeting
Lucy compared her ravshing beauty with
Jackics palmer looks and could not Danish
her jealousy, soon after her homecoming she
met the Misses Judith and In Grange Ralphs
elderly aunts Judith, domncerng and hand
some hated Lucy while La, timid and homely,
adored her Judith showed her hate when
Lucy, defyinE her, gave a party for Jackie,
by Unexpectedly appearing and presenting
Jackie with the famous Grange pearls. Ralph
on hearing Of it, furious. declaring they
belonged to Lucy. When Jackie. embarrassed,
went TO get them they were gone.
AT this party, Lucy first saw Peter and
at once lost her heart TO him. Soon after, he
brought Raoul TO call and the aviator ardent
ly wooed Lucy only 10 leave her signing for
Peter A little later, Raoul left the country.
entrustng his ring TO Peter TO give to Lucy.
1t was then she navely confessed her love
for Peter After Peter went she told Jackie
they were engaged unaware of the attach
ment between him and her stepsister. Jackie,
unbeleving and shocked, hid her anguish and
wrote Peter for confirmation. Then in panic,
she waited an answer.
Previous TO the party, Lucy had met
young neurologist Or. Henry Treyne. Inn
pressed by her extraordinary beauty he had
written TO her II am very much interested
in you and l would be grateful if you would
let me diagnose and clarity for you a
condition which believe may bring
you unnecessary trouble and unhappi-
ness" Though she humorously refused
his request she learned from him after
the pearls disappeared that Aunt Lu,
patient had confessed to taking them
from Jackie's bureau to save them for
her niece Rebuking Lucy for allowing
her aunt to worship her, he asked IF
anything happened TO spoil your love
illness. ?" She gasped: There would
be nothing left of me at all" He
seized her arm Lucy think what
YOU have said think" But she broke
away in anger.
Recovering the pearls from L.uL who
imposed secrecy, she gave them up
but by refusing TO tell where she got
them she further widened the rift
with Linnie After getting Jackies
letter Peter wrote Lucy asking her to
lunch with him in a n, Y hotel, re-
solved TO tell her he could not marry
her but her tears sent him hurrying
around the table He kissed her eyes
and lips oblivious of onlookers and
forgot Jackie entirely for the moment
Don't tell anyone yet. darling" he
begged, he put the happy girl on
the train
And then he dashed off a letter to
Jackie I'm no good, Jackie. Give
me up. You will think mo yellow
dog and crazy l guess I'm both. !
meant every word ! ever said TO
you. and l stin mean it. But this
with Lucy is something else. -
Something l don't understand. l
know only one thing and it's -.
final truth-my heart is broken
{And Now Gro on With the Story