Show SANDS by sara ware BASSETT copyright by the penn pub co service SYNOPSIS ft the tb youth fill and comely marcia howe has h as as her guest euest her late husbands niece sylvia hayden A stranger trang cr exhausted finds hl hll w way y t to 0 marcias Mar cla home secretly he A asks 9 k h her 1 to hide a package containing jewelry she does no 0 o elisha winslow town she rift brings news of a jewel robbery nearby the stranger gives his hie name as als stanley heath sylvia dim discover cover the jewels and naturally believes believe heath Is a robber but for marcias Mar clas make hake decide 9 to say ay nothing marcia teela feels aho dihe has altogether too deep an interest in her guest euest but la Is powerless to overcome it heath wires wre mr S C heath new york saying he Is safe he also order gordert a man named currier to come at once sylvia in her room bedecks bedecki herself herfi elf with the jewels at marcias Mar clai approach she ehe hides them there heath asks marcia to bring them to him they are gonel gone lie he makes tight of the loss sylvia restores the jewels jewel to their original hiding place egisha winslow discovers them and has hai no doubt they are the stolen gems and heath Is a thief leaving the jewels lie he makes plans tor for arresting heath currier arrives arrive marcia overhears overhear heath describe how he acquired the gems and to Is forced to believe him guilty of theft at heaths deaths suggestion currier investigates the hiding place and finds the gernal he returns to new york vork with them but his hi references reference to mrs heath have convinced marcia her tender dream has ha been a foolish one ellsha and eleaser come to arrest heth heath marcia Is indignant and unwittingly reveal to sylvia the secret of her love tho the jewels jewel of course are not to be b found CHAPTER VIII continued 12 oh for heavens beavens buke ake dont do that ellaba pleaded artle artie nickerson would be iagle mad did be find id told you if you must know what the message in braer LU aake I 1 this assistance I 1 aree agree that biating evidence relative boball zenshin zen ship and length of fesij be furnished prior to the g raja I 1 such tid and that jyry I 1 w U i lestig vesti gation abin by a e de county welfare personal resources ces and the pres preg my relatives to aid me as it I 1 r determining my eligibility un as assistance si stance under the tem term and federal laws one the county commission erYOU lowing the welfare meet inglis a 1 that state welfare board of r tives tive to determine to what hec bee county can participate in cju int fra me say so go out loud but its lt gods truth marcia Marc lal I 1 sylvia burst out hush dear well talk of this later ellaba I 1 think I 1 must ask you and eleazer to go now you aint gola to tell me where the jewels are 1 I dont know where they are nor bout bout the telegram nothing except to thank you for your kind intentions and say you quoted it quite correctly I 1 sent it for sir heath myself my lady as you have apparently forgotten Is t the name of mr heaths deaths boat boal my land so faltered ellsha tin im almighty sorry I 1 ask your pardon its all right just leave us now please the door banged behind the discomfited officials CHAPTER IX the torrent of words sylvia bad until now held in check broke from her was it t true what they gald aid about uncle jason I 1 mean was it true im afraid so BO dear but you never told me and you never told mother either of course I 1 see why you want her to know because it would have broken tier her heart I 1 hate bate himl I 1 hate him for making you unhappy and spoiling your life lafel I 1 hush child jason has not spoiled my life contradicted marcia with a rave sad gad smile but he be has scarred it dashed to aecus all the dreams you started out those beautiful dreams a girl IBS aas when she Is young I 1 know you tad lad such fancies once for you are he sort who would and jason came ind trampled on them P ile he made me see life as it was per laps aps it was better I 1 should was jason as bad as an they said barcla lar cla ah you dont have to an there Is no need tor for you to try to reconcile your desire to spare me spare him with the truth tie he was fie as bad probably much worse dear dear marcia arcla ll impulsively sylvia bent her lips alpa to the hands so tightly clasped in n here 1 I cannot imagine site she rushed on why when one of my family had bad made you as wretched as he aid you should have wanted another in the house had I 1 suffered guttered so I 1 should never have wished to lay eyes ill any more howes as long as I 1 lived 1 I have hate tried not only to forgive but to forget I 1 have closed the door on the past and begun a new life and now into it has come this stanley heath the girl said for the traction fraction of a second mar cla did not reply then almost inaudibly she murmured yes sylvia slipped one of her strong young arms about the bowed shoulders it just seems as it if I 1 could not bear it she burst out passionately silvia look at me tell me the th truth do you too love stanley heatha was that the reason you fought against Ell shaB shaa finding the jewels tell me I 1 roust must know no she answered without hesitation at first he be did fascinate me I 1 changed my mind though later on OIL not because on acquaintance he became less charming it that if anything he became more go BO I 1 just changed my mind As tor for the jewels I 1 could not bear to let that little runt of a sheriff win out you see eee I 1 thought the gems were there under the brick and that when you urged him to search you did not know it it 1 I 1 had known all along they were in the house for I 1 stumbled upon theta them by accident one day when I 1 was here alone but I 1 had no idea you had bad I 1 truly believed ilc air heath had hidden bidden them beneath the hearth and I 1 was determined ellsha should not find them you think mr heath took the jewels asked marcia slowly certainly I 1 do dont you no 1 but marcia cant you see how plain it all Is ast 1st I 1 knor it Is terrible for you dear it almost breaks my heart it Is an awful thing to believe of anybody harder still of a person one loves nevertheless we must face the facts people do not carry such things about with them especially men he came by them in no honest way you may be sure of that he la is guilty hill barcla rela gull guilty ty 1 I do not believe it was the stubborn protest 1 I realize dear it la Is hard bard for you yon to 0 o own it soothed sylvia we hate to 0 o admit the faults of those we we care are for still nothing Is to be gained by remaining blind to them perhaps mr heath was horribly tempted to commit this sin gin we do not know we are not his judges the thing for us to do Is to help him out of the mess he Is in aid him to escape believing him guilty you would do that surely I 1 would you mean you would help him to evade the law the punishment such wrongdoing merits yes to give him a sporting chance the start of those who are after him you love stanley heath dont you want to see him go free areef not if he Is guilty well nobody Is going to round up mr heath if I 1 can prevent it asserted sylvia throwing back her head it if you wont help him get away I 1 will he must go in ane boat now today the boat has gone mr currier arrived this morning after you had gone and took the boat back to new york with him and the jewels yes yea the jewels too humph 1 so where they are ye yes pretty cute of him to make so go neat aget a getaway get away I 1 what sort of man was wag he A gentleman like mr heath the older woman colored well no at least lie be he be oh he was polite and had bad a nice manner a quiet volee but he was different from mr heath an Infer inferior lor one who took orders dersa interrupted sylvia in other words he Is the hands and mr heath the brains of the team how can you sylvia because I 1 must barcla be because cause we must both look this affair la in the face confess the circumstances are suspicious they seem to be she owned with reluctance have you considered then them sylvia inquired marda drew her hand across her forehead 1 I 1 I yes I 1 have thought them over I 1 dont understand them at all ail nevertheless I 1 do not believe stanley heath la Is guilty was the proud retort you are malting making a great mistake it if you will pardon me for saying so go sylvia responded gently you are deliberately libera tely closing your eyes and mind to facts that later are bound to cause you bitter unhappiness let alone the mans guilt he has a wife you seem to co forget that As elisha winslow remarked you have hare already been miserable once why be so a second time help stanley heath to get beet out of wll wil ton and forget him 1 I cannot do either of those things in the first place I 1 have given my word to hand ur mr heath over to the authorities As for forgetting him why ask the impossible sylvias patience gave way go your own way then she snapped go your own way and if by and by you regret it as you surely will do not blame me dout dont blame me either if I 1 do not agree with you stanley heath shall never remain here and be betrayed to the law stick to your grim old puritanism if you must ill help him get away she started toward the stairway sylvia come back herel beret marcia cried 1 I shall ana 11 not come back 00 marcia rushed after her but it was too late sylvia was waa gone 0 0 0 0 stanley heath was waa lying with expectant face turned toward the door when sylvia entered the rumpus he demanded 1 I guess you know there is I 1 no use me mincing matters or beating about 04 ati bush the jewels jewel have gone got and you jou must go too the man looked dumfounded dum founded dont misunderstand me please sylvia rushed on rna im not blaming you nor judging you I 1 dont know why you took them you may hare bare been tempted beyond your strength that Is none of my business you believe I 1 stole them certainly I 1 do suppose I 1 1 I expected say that was the calm retort let it go eo that way it if you prefer I 1 dont mind what I 1 want to do is to help you to get away even it I 1 am guilty yes I 1 just cant bear to have that mean little sheriff chos after you catch you that that wretched klisha ellsha winslow who came here this morning with eleazer crocker tagging at his bis heels in some way they had found out about the jewels and where you had hidden them they wanted to come upstairs and arrest you post haste but marda marcia allow it barcla il arcla heard the story too of course poor marceal Marc lal you may well say poor marcia sylvia echoed sarcastically you have ba e made her most unhappy oh ob mr heath barcla has bag not had the sort of lite life that I 1 told you she had she has been wretch wretched ed m miserable iseral ae go do away before you heap more su suffering frering upon her ill help you get out of town I 1 am sure we can devise a plan walt wait just a moment what does marcia say I 1 think id better talk with her first dont it will only be a waste of A the th jewett jewel have gone and you mutt must go too time marcia Is hard merd less her conscience drives her to extremes extreme even should you get her opinion you would not follow it but ill send her ber to you if I 1 must but ra t member I 1 warned you 1 I shall not soon goon forget that sylvia nor the splendid loyalty youve shown today I 1 shall always remember it whatever happens please realize that 1 am grateful heath said earnestly run along now and fetch marcia Sl arcla it was some moments before marcia answered the summons and when at last she came it was with downcast eyes and evident reluctance tell me please exactly what happened down stairs heath smiled she related the incident tersely without comment stanley heath scrutinizing her with keen appraising eyes could oot not but note the pallor of her cheeks the unsteadiness of her up lips the nervous clasping and unclasping of her hands and that is all he inquired when convinced she he had no intention of speaking further that Is all thank you now what do you yon think it best for me to do I 1 should like your opinion but how bow can I 1 give a just opinion toul I 1 cannot judge she burst bunt out as a if goaded beyond her patience 1 I know none of the facts A radiance swift as the passage of a meteor flashed across stanley heaths deaths face and was gone suppose you yourself had taken these jewels and were placed in this dilemma pressed he be the case would not be similar at RIL all why not because because I 1 should be guilty you mean you think 1 I do not believe you took the th jewels was the quiet answer marcia I 1 marceal why dont you believe I 1 took them hare I 1 ever told you I 1 did not take them ever led you to suppose me innocent you have never told me anything about it the roan man restrained an impulse to imprison her hands in hla suppose I 1 did take them he be went on to in an even coolly modulated voice suppose the case stands exactly as this shrewd eyed wilton herlof suspects it doest does what am I 1 to do ile he uw saw the color drain from her face 1 I only know what I 1 should do were I 1 in your place I 1 should go through with it clear my soul goal of guilt and afterward start over again that would be very difficult the stigma of crime clings to a matl man my MT ufa life would be ruined mined were I 1 to carsus such a course TO BE CONTINUED CONTINUE DJ |