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Gems of Peril
AKON NERE TODAY
Rich Mrs. Jupiter is rubbed and murdered during the engagement party the gives her] sectelary, Mary Harkness. Mary's
grace histher, Etéla, may have been in the tovar at the murder hour son has dissapeemed The thief falied to get the famous Jupiter rubin.
Padle la run down and killed as he go to meet Mary Inspector Kane drops the cit believing Eddie the roundarar. Mr. Jupiter and Dirk twileys the sumtio,
Blower of the Star discovers a racetrack gambler and crook called the Fly us whom Fide owed money. Bowan wires Mary of the murder. It be her brother's. The ter recognises it as having been worn by
cost he found in the Jupiter house the night
"Entaverneber" he ejected that night.
HAZEL TROSS HAILEY
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TELEGRAP
JANUARY 2
¡ner, a flash"of "displeasure crossed in that room," he asid quietly, “and
nia faco.
Vinodded toward the closed door, Mary had forgotten about, thái. Dirk's expression was interested black dinner dress; she did not but incredulous. "And who s realize how dölectable she looked that?"
in it, or how intimately toro-á tera "A man they call the Fly."
"What makes you think hộ đid and festive. they hppeared to tan
casual eye. Until that minuta it 7" she had not felt herself blamo- FIT go over thọ matter with you, I?" She was slightly worthy in the least, but immediato-ep by step, whenever you have mollified by his praise,
by a cożun reasons for his displease time to give to it," Bowen an- was swored. For the moment, you can "You were.
Now let's get down Birde occurred to her. She to business. Here's what I'd sug-flushed and awkwardly conscious of take my word for it that he is as
having outended him, when he guilty as hell." gest--".
rescued her alde
Shay, returning past their table, gave Mary a long look, and said, "Hello!" He put his hands on the table between them, looked from one to the other searchingly. "I
Dirk forbids Mary to go on with the invece your little shake-up this after- Heation because of the potoriets. They que moon didn't bother your" rel, make up and Mary promises to marry him at pH, Wille shoppian, Mary's taxi
Down there for dinner and they learn The Ply is hiding on the premises.
crashes into a speakeasy. She later meet
Bowen has a plan for Mary to trap The Fly, using the ruby necklace as bait. The Fly in disgrace among emoka for having failed to net the necklace. Bowen beller he will try again. Baddanty the reporter te Mary The Fis is approaching.
CHAPTER XIX.
He spoke brusquely to Bowen, avoiding her eyes.
her
What do you plan to do?! "We're just talking that over." "If you've got anything on this "Ready to go?" he said. without man, the next step is a warrant,
aan't it? Why don't you have him sitting down.
"Oh, not yet. Can't you alt down ariented?" His voice was quiet moment? There's so much to and courteous: only the odd lock In his eyes betrayed the animosity Itell "you--" "Oh, not in the least!" Mary gave
He drew up a chair. "All right, that inexplicably. dared up between him her most winning smile.
"Jack, do you know Miss Hark-let's hear it he said, without the two men.
"“No,”* Lowen said firmly. "I'va changing expression. DU?" Bowen said.
Mary
brow, thought at all out, and it's wrong. puckered Sure, we got nequainted this
I know amething about law, too something. afternoon." Shny was obviously "You're angry about
the kind we, get in police court, turning over in his mind what con-Didn't you get my message? nexion there was. between this
"No, I didn't get your message. anyhow. It's too big a chance to afternoon's accident, this girl, and They told me at the house you'd the. This man has a record of the man she was with. Reluctantly gone, but no one knew where, slipping out of one legal knot after *The Fly " Mary repented, he dragged his eyes away from the Spence happened to find this slin another. He'd have been hang 10 horror-stricken. Terror, ikeagirl, and turned to Bowon. "How of paper beside the telephone, so I years ago, when they sent him up Inox chance and came here. He the river, If he hadn't had a smart creeping paralyals, began to close you imen?" In on her faculties. But she hesi "Never better." Bowen beamed. laid on the table the slip on which lawyer. If we can't make a case, and he goes free, we're through. tated only the fraction of a mintue. "Nothing out of the way about that the address of Shay's was written we'd have to take it and like it.
"But I called up your office andi The footsteps were coming nearer, accident, was there? Misa Hark-
told the bookkeeper to tell you And I couldn't do it. It's it's She began to talk in hushed, con-ness has very kindly been giving where I was! He mid you'd be personal with mal" versational tones;
ine a story about it."
He had grown pale and his breath I thought you could call for "Bermuda, I think, though it's "Nah, nah, nah!" Shay's denial back,
narrowed hardly the season, but Europe takes was exaggerately positive. "Just me, and you were going to be cama hard. Savage hate gleamed too long, and beeldes," she shrugged a wild truck driver tryin' to beat late, so I thought I'd come to meet for an instant in his
She stumbled over eyes. lightly. "it's frightful to be bride the lights by sneakin' through on you, sort of."
"That man came within an inch it, surprised how lame It sound- and groom on one of those trans- a one-way street."
ad.
of killing me!" he went on in a low atlantic boats, you couldn't be more "You were very kind. I want to
"I didn't go back. Dropped voice, strained with emotion. "Ho ronspicuous honeymooning at the thank you," Mary told him. "Have Ritz. The orchestra plays at you you heard how the taxi driver is7" feverything and went home. think-did kill Miss Harkness' brother. I and they put you at the captain's "He's all right. Ife was arounding wo might go out somewhere think he killed the woman, too, but that much I Baw. He ran that kidi table and turn spotlights on you here again, drivin' a new rab at-and party around a while."
down, and he did it because he "Oh, I'm so sorry!" and otherwise make you with you'd ready. Must've been insured."
"It's all right." "But he did not damn well meant to. By George, When he had waddled off, Mary | dled before you were hurn
really been I can't let that go" There was she She continued talking as the man whispered. "Was it wite to tell him bend. Had
or was he absurdly a mist of tears in his eyes; he was brushed by their table and was hiding name? Won't he tell themin, thoughtless,
hildish? She was too much in too choked to speak. Mary wax had den from sight by the angle of the there?" nodding toward the private jove to arrive at the right answer
tremendously moved. Bhe wall. Only then did she let herlúining room.
never known a man to cry before. She had not dreamed he felt so deeply about it. By staring at her clasped hands Intently she managed to wink away the tears that sprang into her own eyes.
He's
eyes stray from her companion's, "Maybe. But he'd be mighty Bus- and then they were cool and in-pleious if I held out on him. curious.
not sure about that crack-up yet. I'd have met you somewhere else" if I'd known about that. Oh, well
what the heek-"
Bowen clapped his hands silently. and made her a small bow,
"Swell!" he chuckled. "Go to the head of the class, Glorin Swan-! SAR!"
Mary WAY
dumbfounded. She leaned out and looked after the man who had passed, and saw the large bulk of Jack Shay moving majestically toward the front of the room. She rank back, weak with reaction.
""You fooled, met" she accused furiously. "Why?"
Bowen was instantly grave, "Beenuse this is serious business we're undertaking And I had to know how you'd act in a pinch, You were perfect."
af, once.
That's why I dressed up," she said. Indicating the black dress,
I thought we might, too."
Well," he said, "shall we go?" beyond his curt greeting he had not given Bowen a second glance. She Hfted pleading eyes to Dirk. Just then Mary saw Dirk coming Mary flashed with embarrassment. Surely now, once and for all, he "You're not being quite polite, would see that his auspicions about toward them between the tables. are you?" she said sharply. "Mr. Bowen were unfounded. Whatever 1le was in dinner jacket, a light en hus some information you else he might be, he was incore topcoat over his arm. Her heart ought to hear, if you've time to lis- in this, at least. turned over and began to race
Dirk looked as if he were about madly at sight of him. He was so
to speak. but stopped. He tara- tall, so erect, so distinguished-look-
ile turned a politely attentive ed and looked at the closed door of ing for a young man; there was face toward the newspaperman, the private dining room. something at once gentle and strong who slowly dragged himself up to "It would be suicide to ga in about the dark, lean face she lov- an erect position in his chair, there," Bowen warned him gently. Thoughtfully, Dirk turned and he and Bowen locked glances for a minute. Then he reached into n pocket of his dinner jacket and (Continued on Page 12.)
ten."
ed so well. But he was also ab-jerushed out his civnrotto, and rested surdly, stimy proud. Mary could his folded arms on the table be- see that he was angry, even before fore speaking.
he saw them. And when his oves "The murderer of Mrs. Jupiter found them, in their darkish cor-land of Miss Harkness' brother is
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