Show r 4 TIMES GARLAND THE GARLAND UTAH x Synthetic Gentleman SYNOPSIS The Duke Barry Gilbert likable youth f jobless and broke enters sn unoccupied summer home in Southampton seeking shelter from a storm He makes himself at home at the fireplace he Is startled by the arrival of a butler Willetts and a chauffeur Evans He learns that the son of the owner of the house Jack Rldder whom the servants had never seen Is expected He decides to bluff It out His supposed parents have Idt for Cermany Next morning he is given a letter for his ‘'mother” He opens It and finds a message from the real Jack saying he could not come and returning a bill The boy's fathei Barbad pensioned him into obseuiily ry pockets the money Intending to turn It later He orders Kvans to lake blm to Montauk intending to disappear there On the way he meets Judge Hambtdge and his daoihter 1‘atrtrla Believing he Is Jatk Hldder she invites blm to dinner kuoT hatred Barry returns to Southampton deciding to stay a bit longer Mr Bidder Sr the Olohe through his newspaper vuses Judge Hambldge of taking orders from Tammany Hall In a condemnation proceeding Harry meets 1‘eter Winslow prominent attorney Winslow tells Barry that Judge llamhidge had seen an accident tn which a woman was killed by a taxicab A home Harry Inds the wife of the real Jack Kidder him Her husband Is in jail awaiting In New Tork charged with the murder sf Mike Kelly Tammany boss The girl tells Barry how eha had met Peggy lack In Florida and married him as lay Rogers Jack lost his Job and they went to New York where she got work at the Cocoanut Bar There she was accused of trying to pick the pocket of Mike Kelly and was arrested Her husband went to Kelly’s to Induce him to Irop the charge Later Kelly was found lead hla skull crushed by a decanter Barry suggests he can help as Jack Bidder and Mrs Rogers agrees Judge Hambldge delivers a decision tn the sondemnatlon suit tn which Kelly had Seen Interested r Harry cables Mrs 2000 for Winslow takes Ungers' ease Barry gets a Job on the Globe snder his true name The editor Krnle Harwood him to cover the assigns Kelly murder Barry suspects the Filipino servant of Kelly When Barry Hambldges the Judge denies the accident he witnessed occurred near the scene of ths Kelly murder where such an accident had occurred Patricia bids him: “Watch your step Mr Gilbert" V— Continued — 11 — Judge littd killed Kelly prove? ‘Tin assuming CHAPTER Suppose the What did that tills decision” that Kelly compelled Barry reminded himself “Well If he Bid why should It have been filed was removed? after the compulsion It was filed the next morning That that the Judge rertainly Indicates knew nothing about Kelly’s death" Once more Harry heard the hall were bound to make good no matter what’s happened" He paused and then hla own petus carried hla on “You aald ’I've been a loafer most of my life A loafer might ‘drop the whole business' There's no reason he shouldn't Hut It looks to me as If s to gentleman on ought sir" carry "You’re right Willetts Tell Evans I'll be glad to see him In the library" Barry the "bum" had stepped Into a gentleman’s shoes and found that they had to be kept shining AH that Willetts had said the former Duke had suld to himself over and over again “That’s all right for guys with an Income" Barry had ar“In luxury and papa's gued I’d run straight Why not?" Now he had an Income and waa “In “I won’t be luxury and papa's office" there long" Barry thought “If I defy Bat Anyway I'm a gentlemab for the moment and a gentleman can't 'abandon ladies In distress'" l’ut was a lady In distress too he reflected “In trouble up to her neck” “The way I went on last night" he ruminated have thought “anvbody'd that I thought the Judge killed Mike What nonsense old That harmless If there's any chance of his chap being Involved why then It’s up to me to find ill Hie wlio trick I’ve got two men to get out of difficulties” Evans him ready found for the ” “scheme “As get it from Willetts” Evans said “Koinelinily telephoned Kelly that lie was coming over What right would von do after vou'tl done that sir?" “Well what would do?” “You'll bop in a taxi" J’tobatdV ’11 "So we want to round up the that were In the neighborhood at that time Luckily there was n accident Willetts tells me My plan Is to advertise— like as If we was the relations of the deceased lady Fifty dollars reward for Information leading to spotting the cah that deceased her" "And then?" “Then we third degree everybody that answers the ad ‘Did you see the accident? How did you happen to It might turn the trick" be there? Evans was full of Barry’s own test And quite as eager for "sleuthing" to “jump at conclusions” Nothing disWhat tf the accident him couraged had occurred two hours after the time of the murder? Who probable knew that time exactly and anyway the bait of reward might bring peohpen In the vicinity ple who’d long before the disaster It was arranged that the advertisement should Instruct to applicants at the write to box newspaper And that gave Evans another Idea Why did Barry go to town by train? Why not drive In? He could use the car getting around and to give the youngster— Peggy — and perhaps an occasional airing Moreover— Evans was enjoying himself thoroughly sir I ask “Reading the newspapers about this myself a lot of questions The Chink says he got here Kelly home around eleven Willetts says Mrs Rogers aays he left the Cocoanut strike three arguing In circles” lie thought That's where getting nowhere t've been getting all week Gumming things up too Tipping off witnesses and making a complete nuisance of I said three tilings were clear but two are I've and they weren’t landed myself In a mess and the sooner I get out of it the better for everyflock It” My position “I couldn't sir In the permit of my sitting down ence of mjr employer- - - It Isn't sir And your position won't the won't pres done allow f you leaving a woman In the lurch sir If you don't mind my saying so that isn't done either” Harry merely In uiter uiouzenuMit stared ut him "You see” Willetts continued quit” “a got rtlniself gentleman's forgetting That's whai certain rcsponsilnlii makes him a gentleman You said this lady's ‘in trouble up to her neck It looks to me sir as If that was as tlmua J"u pledge It looks to “How “Jack answer It" “Someone” “Jack isn't sure whether It Kelly or the Filipino' They were one in the hall Kelly Anyway hack and said he was expecting was both came some- body” "Did be say whom?" ' “No” “Did be say whether It was a man or a woman?" “I don't think so" Peggy paused “But It might've been a woman" Peter nodded to Barry “Cherche la femme" “I got another Idea" Peggy went on “It might’ve been the platinum blonde" “The what?" "The platinum blonde Violet Fane She's one of the girls at the Cocoanut Bar" “And why do you think It might have been she?" “Well" Peggy aald “she knew Kelly She'd just left him when he accused me of picking his pocket And Mtv rano’d been talking to her Just before that She might’ve phoned Kelly to get me off" Winslow made a note of this "I'll find out" he promised The Interview lasted 'nearly tw hours and gtive both of the vWtoca fresh confidence Winslow Indict Jack" “They'll prophesied as his callers were going "Probably today But don't h'T'Fhat worry you A grand Jury hears only one side We'll do our talking at the trial” “When will “As soon aa that be?” We’re ready possible have no case Just the Filipino’s evidence that Jack was We admit that But we deny there either a motive or a quarrel If the Filipino says he heard ooe — well I suppose Mr Rldder'a given you hla answer to that" now They telephoned mean the “Y'ou "And Do You Think Have Been She?” Why It Might Where did he go bar around nine then? His chauffeur would know wouldn’t he? You’d be surprised how chauffeurs loosen up to each other" “I get you" "Simple ain't It? We find out where Then I drive you In Kelly garages every Sunday and keep the car In And I sugar np to the same place It mightn’t the guy that drove Kelly lead to nothing but then again air It might sir" And I'm tre“It's worth trying 'obliged to you" mendously —"Don't mention It After what you missis As a matter of did for the fact she put the whole thing in my mind She's Just busting to do something for you Mrs Evans Is" were folAll of Evans' suggestions lowed the next afternoon by appointment Barry And Monday Airs I’ogers to Winslow brought Harwood certainly had not overstated- Heter's skill at the attorney I'eggy opposite Sitting from led her gently Into reminiscence which again and again he seized upon or a phrase as leading to posa word for the defense sible material For the first time the thing took on Winslow wasn't running pattern about in a maze but finding a and an end Taking care too no opening for be should that there is opponents of which lie had been unaware Carnally verifying every Jack hud umde to him ivrm-n- didn’t let anyone “No sir" “Did Kelly let her "I don’t know" “But he knew she “I don’t know” “You’re lying!" “You told Conscript the Men A In JMi4west clergyman town just before service was He asked to marry a couple explained that here wasn't time for the ceremony but said he would perform the ceremony if the couple would be seated and wait till the end of the service to which they agreed At the proper moment the cler"Will those who gyman said: wish to be united in the holy bond of matrimony please come forward?” Whereupon 13 women and one man proceeded to the altar li'NlY LAKE'S SALT Oar ceeled lobby Turning Point Squire to Villager— So you're ““ hiaTrried "Torn? 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