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LOVE or MONEY?
BY H. W. CORLEY
nbeancom Alster, KITTY. and redweil brother, BUD.
Man contribuie largely
worthless, ay handanmely. love wa
- LOTTIE CAR, fation model, Junk Mema, cing engagement. under obligations to BUCK HARKINS, Bight club proprietor and sogater, who shot steal the huge diamond.
P
litare tolle Mons and fantly that the din. month is hidden in his apartment. The four
young people are there when ud, folos Lady Bradford, didn't go on the
in
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FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1933.
would and borrow it out again. I hardly held it in the hand."
"I'll straighten out," inld Mona confidently. He's young."
"Young! He's old enough to be a better lat, surely."
"what
to her
"Mother," Mona began, would you say if I told you that Stove had taken a hand with Bud?" Then, without dwelling too much on the fact of Bud's connexion with
DEGIN HERE TO-DAY
the gang which was after the Em-secrecy concerning Bud's where the gaug, without mentioning the famous diamond, Mons told her Wall press, his return to Stove's apart-abouts.
Ma had finished supper and mother of Steve's interest in the MONA MORAN, receptiontel in a Street law office, surprised when her child-ment, his reception and finally the hood sweetheart, STEVE BACCARELLI, re-
Steve had found him a job, firms to New York after three years mys-drive to Boston were all described. washed the dishes. She said Morno.
"Bud is out of their way by this could And a bite in the ice box. to the support of her mother, invalid father, time," Steve said, eyeing his wrist Mn sat under the light in the ty "down south," she said. Half of watch. "Four hours out at sen." parlour, a darning basket in her Bud's pay would be nent each week lap, listening to the dance orchestra to the family. Steve had promised Ateen has been in South America where,
"But won't they suspect?"
1 don't front the Palm Gardens playing the job would make a man of Bud. largely by chance, be has beenme navociate
rich and o Steve shook his hend.
"Steve gets my hoy a job?. His. with BARRY TOWNSEND,
You see, even if they over the radio. rially prominent, who owns a lamond i think so.
At her feat, in a clothes basket, interest, I'm thinking, is in you, Together they have made the mine, bethink we helped him got away, hura flamand called "The Empress of Fern," which I doubt, they won't think of lay the Donahue baby, Ilis parents BIB, not Bud."
Mona smiled. The task of the Harry and Bleve on severn, dinner and dan. the Canadian boat. We're ship-were attending the Els' Ball and
Mene's brother, Slut, ping our machinery via the Mir had entrusted the infant to Ma. telling had been simpler than sho something. had dared hope. Ma seemed undis- might think we'd "I get myself
Mother," Mona Instated after turbed at the departure of her son. anda. They smuggled Bud aboard."
"He's been such a worry to me, The machinery
his improvised crib. "I'm not very Min, I do declaro," Ma anid pre- look at Sonny, flushed and cosy in Canadian, hungry." "English boats-or
sently, as it in answer Ing Harkin' orders, telephones that hi
American "I thought you might be eating daughter's thoughts. "I never lik motiser is Im curace to take Meme either can't pick
with Steve. You often do when you ed to tell you. Maybe this job will The Kira depart. Atero suspects telchery and he and Bars hide. Presently someone freight."
Fur u moment Mona was silent. lare late this way," her mother re- lid. In S enters the apartment. It
"But," Mona reminded her, "we're forced to eest be has come to ataal the Then this means that beside rescu- marked with oyes carefully watch. be the making of him "
you've ing Mona's ronction to this observa not to tell anyone-anyone, Mother ending Bud from
ition. risked your Ufe-"
The girl sat down and remored where he is. We aren't even to say 'down south. Just say he's out "I have rine of them," Steve in- terrupted. "You have only one her hat. She turned to place it on of town or in the country."
a choir, brother."
to "Steve asked
she said.. mt."
Busy plying her needle through a I'm so tired. So many worsock which Bul would never wear, Mrs. Moran sighed. She was not "PR 6x you LIB, Min. There,
to be diverted from her original "You owe me nothing. The boy
I'll get your supper line of thinking. are la going down there on a job. He's child, sit still!
A cup of ten will do going to make good at it. Just be-in no time. She sat at her desk in the downing free from this crowd will be you good." town law office. Steve's voice cyme In "godsend." Steve put his hand
Drinking the tea a few minutes to her over the telephone.
over Monn's tiny gloved one and
"You mustn't blame later. Mana knew that she, would "I'm talking over long distance," looked at her.
Buil is with me Bud too much. There are a dozen have to broach the subject of Bud. he reassured her.
in these "I was saving it for Bud," she and he's okay. I explain it allways kids get caught
of big money, announced. "Est it. Min. I made when I see you. Let nie meel you things. Promise tonight, will you?"
Assurance they won't be asked to it with nuts the way you like it." "Where are you?" Mona asked. break the law, bluffs, and then, too Then, "Yes, I'll meet you at five," late, the realization that things She put down the telephone in have gone so far there's no road bowilderment. Steve in Boston and back. I found one. Barry gave it Bud with him! What could it to me. It was up to me to find a mean. She had left Steve last way out for Hud."
"The gang will shout you if they night about to gu to his club with Barry. Bud had taken Lottie home find it out. Steve?" and had not returned. Bud and
lamand. Steve, knowing the gangstate may kill the boy for his fallare, decides in him to South America. They dries
tah to pat lud on boat.
CHAPTER XV
Mona's voice trembled. "But I <don't know what you mean. Steve!" she said. "Why did you won't see Bud for a long while? What's happened? You"
Any
Where
the gang.
"And you paid Bud's fore South America. We owe you all "Oh, that!"
.
+
•
•
"I'd like to see you married to ahe Al- some good man, Min," nounced. "Though how we'd got
"Where is Bud?" Kitty asked presently. "I've got a trade Inst for him. Not exactly a trade fast oither."
Mona and her mother exchanged glances. Mr. Moran deelded that there was no time like the present for a rehearsal. "Working in Con- necticut," she said. "Bud won't be home even on Sundays for a while." Ma's look of triumph in Mona's di- rection was lost on Kitty who was busy applying herself to her food.
"Him" Kitty Everybody says Bud's a perfect terror. Mrs. Callahan says it's a mystery how he keeps out of jail. She says that you would do well to look into this Fordum business. She says"
. remarked.
"And I say Mrs. Callahan would do well to look to her own busi- ness!" retorted Mrs. Moran, heat- edly. "Bud's a good boy! He's sending home half his antary every week now,"
"Go to bed, Kitty," said Mona quietly.
"Can I have Bud's room if he isn't going to be here?" Kitty paused to inquire.
That will be fine, Ki," said her mother warmly. "I'll make new curtains for you. Good night now, child."
the tiny Humming, Mona set kitchen to rights. Presently, Bay- ing good night to her mother, she followed Kitty after a glance at the sleeping Donahue baby.
Things were not so bad even with this worry about Bud. She would have a room to herself away from the disdainful Kitty. Barry and Steve could do so much for Bud. Somehow this made Barry Town- send seem a little nearer.
It was not Steve Monn was think- along without you, God knowal"ing of as she prepared slowly for "That's what you said about the night. What would her mother say if sometime-later, of course-- Alice," remarked Mona. "She's no
like better off. She's not as well off as
she were to marry someone she was when she was single."
Barry?
Dreaming sweet dreams, at last she fell asleep.
"Jim Halliday's a good man," Ma replied conscientiously. Never would she allow anyone to criticize Alice's husband. He's good, but the luck isn't with him," she repeat-
yet,
"I must tell her," Mona thought, watching her mother settle in her chair again and thrust her hand into a heavy gray sock.
"Sure Bud's in some scrape. I'lled. be bound," Ma confided surprising- "I don't want to marry
ringing Mother. Not for years." ly. "The telephone was half the day asking was he around."
"And then it will be too late," She sighed. "I worry my heart out Mrs. Moran mused over her darn- over him and that's the truth. ing. wish he was good like you, Minnie." "He he brought in money rega- Empress will give them such a painterly, didn't he?" asked Mona cau- ever lived. tiously. If he had not done that At five o'clock Mona found Steve they'll forget Bud
this plan of Steve's would pave the on the curb in his roadster. She You'll see!"
Mona left him and climbed the way, perhaps, to lessen motherly listened carefully while, he ex- plained. Without paring her stairs to the apartment in a mix-anxiety at Bud's departure.
Steve had made her) "He did not!"."Ma answered
Steve could hardly be called close He nodded in nonchalant agree friends, "Wise guy." was Bud's ment. "Yes, but the newspapers withering comment when Steve's with the story about the sale of the name was mentioned.
Steve sketched the previous night'sture of moods. the importance of promptly. "Oh sure, bring it in ho
happenings. Bud'a aliliation with understand
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They were joined soon by Kitty, who trafled out to the kitchen, to forage for a sandwich and cup of milk.
(To Be Continued).
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