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Gems of Peril

BEGIN JIERE TODAY

184 in da bira, Jupiter te Edlibist átak murs, eet surting the eskasenivad party she alwa fur het veretary,

Mark Stary'n, netpryrnca broller, Wide, was to have rent atasitted at the murder hose. No was know

this but Buty.

ribe feather fore

hauts Ele, He arrange a realerson with

Birk Huriher the boy but usertempe. Dower of the Star

HAZEL IROSS HAILEY

to kindle aver the iden.

Mr. Jupiter, however, was slower

coat," he said. "If the man was n "You can't be sure it's the same drivee Mary there into Elle is thief, would be try the front door7" down and kind the roses the street to He anorted labeller.

Hurt Mary.

toyster Kage drops the che boltering

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and that's why they're talking," Mary persisted. "As long as I te, the whispering will go on, Unless this is followed out to the biller end, now, there'll always n question-mark hanging over my έχει head. What was that ohi story about her brother? Didn't he kill woman and rob a house, ut some- thing?" Nobody can prove it, but they'll believe the wa

the_worst. Even if It's husband up. Especia" if it's hushes up, they'If think it's truel

"Rot. People forget. They won't dare,

about You if

if the Ruythera

leave

Eid the murderer. When stary pratesla hefuirmed stubbornly. "I've seen tells her Mr. Jupiter and Dirk hellove the same, Howen tells Mary them in a racetrack thousands of them in London, and ber.

owes motiey..

lie

the Fir to whom her brother

Jupiter hoves the night of the mander. It

"Mare a seat be found i to her brotbec's The Jupiter butler ve Prasher" he acted the night of the murder.

cognizes it 4p kAviok heen worn by

CHAPTER XIV

"What young man, Spence? What are you talking about?"

Mary eyed the old butler, fearful of what he might be about to re- veal. He looked so vindletive as he held Eddie's topcoat aloft and glar ed at it as if he would have liked to shake its owner.

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the same coat," Spence re-re back of you. And I aim to

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nnyhow." along the edges. Struck me odd at And it's ok, sir, and fair in threads

Mary shook her head stubbornly. "Nobody's going to stand spon the time, sir, a man in evening.

least me drens like that sir, wearing a dis-

of all the Ruy thers. And as long graceful cont like that--begging what you do about my brother, 8 you think your pardon, Miss Mary"

can't take a cent from you. You It was Dad's and Eddie came into

"It's old, surely," Mary agreed. see that, don't you?"

"Don't be It when Dad died. It was blg for burst out, "Nobody the old man him, but he needed it-times when You

blanies you. he hadn't

You're not

nut much Harkness, nny- any other."

way. You're more like your Mr. Jupiter remained silent. He mother. But your brother and his was unconvinced, but ho

pn were two of a kind-full of wild thoughtful. Mary continued cager-

schemes to get money without ly. "I shouldn't have thought it! it was that very same night, and hin trying so hard to ket in, and "He had the face, if you'll be being so musty about it. lieve it. Miss, to call himself a doc- Eddie's cunt was gone, somehow

it. And for, and try to force his way in. lost or loaned or something. I'm Yes! And when I told him you'd sure of it. Mr. Bowen, the neither invited him nor sent for er, and both heard to walk past me into the ouse! I ambulance. Make him give me back and except for a new quietness, a him, that impudent he was he tried plainly

in the When Dirk arrived, she had bathe away the traces of tears put my and up and I sald 'None my cont." And when Eddie

that, sir!' I anid-" "When was this, and who was it,

WEB

Under the stress of emotion, his the same coat, myself, only that for it. And they both

usnt West End English left him and the Cockney came out.

Spence?" Mary demanded,

patiently.

up under ground, and no wonder. You ing both checks.

can't tell me Mary jumped up, red anota burn, Before Jupiter could stop her he was instantly sorry for his out- burst-she had rushed from the report room.

when he was by die say

against

They drew the while before

day, she swallowed hard and went to meet me that day when-that new determination, in her manner,

hat Dirk w im-on, "he had do ceat on, just blue

misa. nothing suit, all mussed and wrinkled. And the rain, and eat a it was cold. I remember I wore the my fur jacket and early froze in that reporter's open car-"

"But he didn't get in, you say, Sponce, Mr. Jupiter turned to the butler.

"It was the night of your party, Miss Mary the butler explained "Or all them that came and asked to be let in without tickets, he was the Freshest.' Obviously the man's parting jibe had left an indelible

mark on the old servant's

servant's sensitive "Not by the front donor, sir, that's

certain, Spence he added with

agreed. "But," Mary, "the side door was open."

side-glunce at "And how would he know that?"

for

on his shoulder, wordlessly happy. fire, hand In hand, her head Mary wished that it might always be e like this. She dreaded speaking, for sooner or later what lay be. tween there must be discussed. If only she and Dirk could be mar ried right away and go away from everything and everybody for a while!

But in the meantime, what of

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spot--bis dignity. "Why ho looked at me as if he'd have liked to do min, that he did! But I thought she might be a friend of yours, 20 1 explained about the jewels and "He might just have tried it, sir, the need to keep out thieves. But and found it open." did he take it like Kentleman woch 2

Or mightn't he have heard Ed-where, eating, drinking, laughing. lieve it, and he called me an old "Eddie knew all sorts of men, gam-

He laughed, it you'll be die telephoning me?" Mary put in making love-she shuddered invol fool, he did, and snid "Mind you blera and so on. Mr. Bowen was in," he said. Leverlike, his tone

untarily

und Dirk's arm tightened, "I called you but you weren't. count the spoons!"

telling me to-day there's a race-

His wrathful mimicry would track gambler they call The Fly, was faintly necusing. Mary stif have been funny if Mary had not and he thinks Eddle meant him red out of his arms. With his been so preoccupied with the iden- when he was out of his head and words, the whole disturbing day

of that mysterious visitor. "But who was it, Spence?

tits m

My

brother?"

your brother, Miss," Spence explained testily. "I told you as 'ow 'e was a stranger, and no gen lean, either. E had that cont ol, as sure as Fra livius, with the collar turned up about his ears. ike this.

"Are you sure?"

"Sure! When you come in like that, with that coat over you, brought it back to me as plain as

if he was standin' there."

mumbling. Only he wasn't out of came to life again. Well, better his hund--he knew what he was get it over. wouldn't saying. But he was weak, and we, "I saw Kane," she said. what I believe

pay attention. That's

"Anything new?" Dirk reached

cigarette. "New-for

Hold

you on." Mr. Jupiter chided.

Why,

for

me." Mary Maid

been rechu thu tortor latex wate, Dirk's book was startled

going pretty fast. You wryly told me the for |

Mary was a trifle "What did be say?" dashed. "I lauched with him

"Why, just that the investigation tion on his own, and I've promise to think Eddie is guilty. to-day.

He's making an investignis being dropped. Everyone seems to help him."

"It's not his business. Kane's the man Mr. Jupiter's stick came "But this is Eddie's cont, my down with a rap on the velvet car- brother's" Mary told him excited-pet. "Oh, Spence, world you know

"I wouldn't say that exactly," Dick said evenly, after a panse.

Then why

·

'The avorried look had come into "But Kuno's given up." Mary his eyes again. Mary could have

"He thinks the same as taken him into her

arms and

the mas again if you saw him? argued. Oh, do you see what this means?" you all do. That Eddie's guilty, or smoothed it away, but she held her- She seized the surprised -old serif he isn't, what difference does itself aloof for his next words. vant by both arus and danced him make? He's dead. But It makes around. "It means somebody else a good deal of difference! To me! asked; evading her eyes, "that" it "Don't you think yourself." he tried to get in, somebody else Dit And to-Eddie, even if he is would be pleasanter to keep your get in, and took the things and did dead and can't sponk for himself. name out of the headlines, just it all just as I said! Not Eddie! Oh, Spence, you old lamb-why

was a foolish kid, but he wasn't now?" didn't you tell me this before?"

bad--not

·

Was he

A nurderer! I won't It was true then. stand by and hear him called one. spaaking for his mother, or him-j Haven't I the right to clear his self? name if I can

"I'm sorry if it annoy's you," she said stimy.

They were still talking it over bours later, Mary and Mr. Jupiter, The old man's eyes, flashed. across the little green baize card- "The right to lose your young, table drawn up before the library man, too, if you're not careful!" fire. Early dusk had fallen be-! "Lone Dirk? Why, what's that to cause of the rain, and tea things do with it?" Mary asked aghast. sat disregarded on the table be tween them.

"Don't be huffy," Dirk pleaded, drawing her back into the elrele of his arm again. "You know whatever you do is all right with me, always. But other people have

Take mother, now." "see," said Mary. "She's old school, you know, and

Mr. Jupiter merely nodded wise-notions. "You'll ace," he said. "No, I

Spence, rendered completely agog ly. by the possibility that he had brushed horns with a thier and won't say any more. It's his affair any unpleasantness reflecting on murderer, was in and out on and yours. variety

self-made errands, ears but you can't prove it, and you'll pride. It's ali of

You might be right, the family name goes right to her open to hear all that was said. He only do yourself harm by stirring course."

foolishness, of hud guarded the

portals better than it

up in the papers again. Better "Then why do you cater to her?" "Because she's my mother, I

he know, and virtue shone as a gar- not let on to Emily Ruyther you've land on his grizzled brow. He was been seeing that reporter again. guess." This should have been a convinced already that he had met She's trying her best to stop the clinching argument, Mary realized, the brute in single-handed combat, talk, and you're keeping it going." but somehow it wasn't. and subdued him by the majesty "People are talking already. of his person, alone.

"I have a duty, too, to the Hark- They don't know anything for sure,

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