Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-13
PITFALLS
LOVE
By ADELE GARRISON

"Nhy an accident? Why not
an illness? ?" my father asked.
"For two reasons" / said with
assurance. MARY is n wonder
full actress, but 20 feign the
symptoms of a serious illness for
DAYS on end would be n terrible
burden. 1 doubt, too, that she
could deceive Noel, or Olga and
DINA, and 1 take IL you do not
wish them to know about It,"
"No, 1 do not. see your
point. IL will have to be an ac-
cident. Have you decided what
kind?"
"a very bad sprain, involving
the leg tendons 1 think" / said.
and my father nodded his APP
proval.
THAT will keep her confined
TO her apartment" he said. "and
Doctor Twitchell will be able to
make an artistic job of a east
and bandages."
But she will need a nurse"
I said, ''if the deception Is to be
kept up"
"What IL the matter with
Katharine 2" my father asked
quietly.
katharine ?" I repeated joy
ously. "You mean"
KATHARINE COMING
THAT she win arrive here to-
night before you are due at the
farewell party to Georges" my
father explained. 81 sent word
for her to return, with the Same
men who took Lillian and Miss
/ Whitlock out to the farm"
"Oh, how wonderful" I ex-
claimed. With Katharine to help
me, l no longer dreaded the task
of manipulating an accident to
Mary.
IL thought she was to stay
out there for q few days." / said.
II thought I could let her.
he said, but as events have
shaped themselves, / feared 1
might need her within reach.
i did not anticipate this paFticu-
lar need, but her coming will At
In very we'll"
cit will be perfect" I said,
then fell silent.
81 told you that you would
have plenty of time for planning
the accident" he said, "but have
you thought yet Of any plausible
scheme
mo, 1 haven't" I answered,
"and i now think I'll wait for
Katharine. She has been so
closely associated with accidents
that she ought TO be able TO
plan one"
mo doubt she will" my
father said rather absently, and
l saw that his mind was already
busy.
"YOu have been most helpful
today, my dear daughter" he
said. when Halloran said he
thought the man planning to
impersonate Georges was an
actor, the thought OF Refield
hazily crossed my mind, but
your intuition was quick and
sure. And you acted on it so
effectively that now have Red
field I'm the hollow Of my hand"
He opened and closed his hant
as he spoke, and the old phras,
brought me relief from terror.
REDFIED IN Tolls
AS yet" he went on, 1--WE
have only one direct proof Of
Redfield's connection with this
gang Of conspirators--his secret
ing the document Miner alb
stracted from his shoe last
night, which they both believe
genuine instead of a substitute
/ planted for them. However,
/ cannot use that against him
until the whole conspiracy In
solved, but when he goes to
that bank, prese forged
signatures and draws out money
by using the name and sem
bIance Of Georges Minot, he will
be playing right into my hand"
ct will be n sort of unholy
blackmail," he added with a
rueful smile. "but you can't
handle rattlesnakes II You play
a fair game with them, and L
hope this hold I have on Red
field win enable me to find the
nest where his fellow reptiles
are coiled."
Before he could explain hi
meaning further, a knock at tn,
door interrupted him.
II imagine that is the bank
Official" he said. HE has made
good time"
Continued Monday