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Show THE MIDVALE JOURNAJ.~ Friday, February 15, 1929 xw • ~TER THE DOUBL E CROSS T RADIO By A. E. THOMAS Copyrisht. By Dodd. :Mad and Compaay, IDe. W. N. U. Service THE STORY Jim Stanley, New York business man, orders his desk aucll· phone taken to h ts home, IntendIng to ftnlsh his dictation there. Rollo Waterman, hi~ partner, comes ln. Both are In love with D't>rls Cclby. Stanley proposes tossing a coin to determine which Rhall nrst propose to Doris. Waterman. wins. Kina Morgan, Waterman • 8ecretary and mtstref'S, hae overheard his con versa ttnn with Stanley and resent!! Waterman's plan to desert her. Waterman says he Is penniless and must make a rich marriage. He urges Nina to tell Doris that Stanley has wronged her (Nina). Nina tells Doris her story. exactIng a promil'le that Dorll!l will not tell the source ot her Information. Doris Is c:onvlnced of Stanley'" duplicity and I& broken-hearted, rE'alizlng that It II! Stanley Fhe loves. Waterman pr.-.pose!!l and Doris accepts him. Stanley acceptll the situation, and as a wedding present gives his share of the business to Waterman. He Is going to IndIa. Wil- f' ~on, , 1 ~ aware of '/atennan's crook- edness, leave~ his employ. The latter begi!ls to Importune Doris for moneY. Bromfield, the gambler, Is pressing Waterman for payment of gamblitlg debts. At Watermaq s urging Doris wears her magnificent diamond necklace to the opera. That night it disappear!'!. DoriA' father enlists Bromfteld'8 aid In tracing the ~tones Stanley returns to New Yorl< with an Bast Indian friend . Swami Ramanara. Dnrl!l realiz~~ now thnt she loves him, anO alway,. has. .1.1arle desperate by Waterman's conduct she Rllgge~t~ separation or divorce. ~·aterman refuseR to considP.r either Stanley calling on Doris, reels nil hi• old love for the girl awa kened He Invites her and Wa terman to hl• country home tile followIng SaturdaY. To~· irt;; with the audlphone which had been In u~e In Stanley·,. old office, the rna•·h!ne reproduce~ the conver- sation Waterman had with !\'ina Morgan when the conspira"Y waa arran (:" Pd, and Stanley's e~·es are opened. CHAPTER XI -13~r. Alexander t:olby had the gift ot IIUtienl"e. In the last few weeks. howevN. it had lweu sevc>rely triPd In the matter of his daughter's marriage. Fur, thou;,:h she had npt opened her .llws to hi 111 upon the suh.le<'t, he kiH'W perfeetly well thnt the marriage wa~ 11n lrrl'trievuble failure. lie knew where Waterman · .-pent llllllY of his evenin~s. lie also lme\1tJU <' W(•ll the huslnes~ dlftkul ties in wl.ld1 iti!'l son in-lnw wa~ lnvoh·ed. He had 110 oouhl whatever that his dau~h ter"s hu!illltlld was upon the hrlllli of a ~u!'\iuess failure that would not bear lou do,-e exnminat11on. But Duris had not spu!;{'n. Some time, he thought. • !;it<' mn><t !<peak. The point wus, when? And tliou~lt !llr. ('olhy wa!'l a patiPill ruan liP fnund himsr•lf ~;rowing restive. lie ~t:HI learned the day before rrom Doris that ~tanley harl corne back and ufter soute thouglit, at the lunt:lteoo twur that dar. he h:J d steppPd in to the mults of his bank and extrar•ted from ltis personal dt>posit box 11 certnln pm·l>age. Thi~ he hnd tuken to hl.ofli<'e. und locked up lo the little safl' that stund b<'hind his desk. ".1 ust as well to hu \"e It there." be reflected, ·•In ;.2:i~e-" On Monrlny Stanley had returned from ludia. On Tu .. srlay he had vis'itcd his house In the country. Ou \\"edue~day morning he cnlled at Mr. Colh_v's oltiee. The lawyer was just finishing the lu£'1 of the mm·nlng's post when Stanley was announced. "lim." he refiPcted. "HPre come~ my hor~e nguin. Left at the post on his lin;t start- Well, mayhe there'll be a not her ruec." lie supposed Stanley had eume to ":;;Onsull him uhout some l.m;;itu•s>< affnirs, us he had fn:<tllently IH'terl for him in a lP;.::il matter. He welcomer! him with a ~?mile and un outstretehed hand. rising as he did so. "\\'ell, my lad, here you are a;.:aln, h ~ Come OYer here-let me look lit you:· lle ted Stunley to tlte window nnr1 SJillll hiln uround on his llecls. "You lm>k prPitS lit-lt•an, hmwn, bright· yed-ull tilnt ·urt of thing!" "Thnnl• .\·ou . sir. Yes, I"m verl well lndr>ed. A!} d you?" "Well and lonesome." replied the law~·er, silting down again. ''Lonesome?'' "\\'hal el~e wouid you expect? l've lost Doris. Isn't that enough to mal;e a man lmtPSottte~" 'l~he ~utile died truro £tanlt•y's face. Its tU~a(tp<•arauee was· not lost upon tiH• lawyer. ~udtlenly ~fl his pa!lence <lcpartt•tl. "Jim," he said nbruptly, "wh.v the devil didn't Doris marry )OU?'t Tltls was lite last speech In the !hal Stanlt•y had expected It' henr. it paralyzed his fneulties for tJ,e llH>mPlll, hUI presently he \\"!IS able to say. "i'li tell you the truth. l\lr. ('olhy, as I ~·e 11-1 suppol'e It ls becuu~e she pt·efered Rollin." "Ye ," mutered the other, "1 sup· ('ose that's. so-l r.nppose that mu~r he :-;o. nur ~<u fnr as I am con(•ernect I wish In (;nrl you had kidnuped her tod tni;cn her with you, scr-eaming, 1f t•ece~~ary. to Tilwt, or Tirnbuctoo. or Tlernt del Fuego. or any other d-n ulace err! th~ Wn terwans cea&• ~tnrld •·It shock to Stanl«:>y. Now It produced no Impression on blm whatever. llls mind was busy on another tack. "Mr. Colby,' be asked, "has the person who stole these diamonds any notion us to their pre~nt whereabouts?" "Jiione whatever," replied the lawyer promptly. "Are you sure?" "Absolutely certain." The lnwyer hitched his chair closer to the one in which Stanley wus sitting. "Jim.'' be said, "I'm going to be frank with you. What I say will grieve and shock yon, and perhaps you will be angry with me. Your fr·iendsh!p with my son-In-law ls al· most proverbial among tnose who know you both. And yet you know me well. :rou know that 1 am not a man to take sudden and violent dis· lll•e to any human being, nor a man who form& posltlve conclusions upon lnsutlicleot evidence." Jim n?dded, and Mr. Colby burrled from troubling and the weary are at rest." Stanley took a strong bold upon himself. He was stirred to his depths. but this did not prevent him from see· lug with startling clearness thnt the lawyer was equally moved. But be did not know what to say, and In a moment the elder man controlled him· ~!f. "I'm sorry," he said. "Forget what I've said. It's none of my business yet-maybe lt will be some time. but not now. I shouldn't have spoken as 1 did. 1 know how close the friend· ship Is between you two." A snrdonlc gleam flashed acros~ Stanley's face but still he was sll(!llt. "I suppose," resumed the lawyer after a brief silence, "you heard of our great loss?" "Such ns/" "Such as ancestral jewels of hlgn degree." The lawyer was- agaln his genially Ironic selt "Oh, yes," said Stanley, "1 read al>out it ln a newspaper that somebody sent out, I suppose about three months after the theft occurred. I'm ashamed to say that 1 forgot to sny nnyt!Jing about it to Doris when I' saw her the other night. Wa& the matter el'er explained?" "Not publicly," replled Mr. Colby. Stnnley sensed something peculiar In the Ia wyer's answer, and he asked, "'What do you mean-not publicly?" "I mean, Jim, that 1 have a detinlte Idea upon the subject.'' "I read in the new!>paper that the police had declared lt to be an io side job." "The brnins ot tlte police,'' det:L!red ~tr. Colby., "ai~ for the most pnrt manufaetured by .!.he Portland Cement company. But In this cuse their con clu,·ions huppened to be cotTec•t." "One of the sen·ants?"' on: "Now, 1 am going to say thln~:,'S to you that I have never said to any hu· man being. When my daughter mar· rled J made up my mind never to In · terfere In her marriage In any way. except on her request. I have kept that proml~e to myself. I baye seen "You lnt e re~t "I meant to." The eyes of the two men met for un Instant, and then the lawyer ruse nnd turned to the little safe that li'too<l behind his desli, swung bark the door upon It~ hinges, opened a drawer, carried lt to his d(lsk, anrl totJk from 1t o parcel wrapped In commoo brown paper and tied cnrelesslv with a bit of red twine. lie fumble~ it o hit-to tell the truth, Ills finger~ ghook a little. Rut In a moment the knot yieltled, and the po rer was un· folded. revealing a chamois bag. This al~o the lnwyer opened, thrust his .,aud within, seized the contents, and threw them upon the desk. Tl!ere lay the Colby necklnce 1 Stanley stared with his mouth open. PreN>ntly he found a cigarette and l!t it. He wnlted, but the lawyer said nothing-merely kept on staring at 1he }Pwets. Stanley was the first to speak. "And wlty, may I ask," he said, "did you steal these jewels?'' "Dou"t be an ass," retorted the lawyer. "You know who stole them as well as I do." ":;:\ o, I don "t." "'Yell, if you durn, 1hen you are the a~s. not l." Stnnley reflected a moment betor.he inquired ~uavefy, "Is It possible that you refrain from mentloulng the name of the thief because of my Long frienf<hlp for him?" 1'he lawyer did not answer. He selzeil the jewels. thrust them buck Into the chamois bag, dre«- the run ning cord that closed the bag. ".lim," he snld. "have you seen my son -in·luw since your return?" "By This Time I Understand Thoroughly My Son ln.Law's Character and I Know That He's a Rotter.'' thln;::s g-oing from bad to worse. until now I l>nuw thut the marriage is u wreck and that Doris' happiness Is ruined. By this time 1 understand thoroughly my son-In-law'S' character and I know that be's a rotter. IJe is a libertine, a llnr, and a drunkard. IJe is also a thief. Now," and be glared defiantly at Stnnley, "what have you got to say?" Somewhat to his surprise Stanley murmur·ed only one word, "Nothing." "Very well, then," continued l\1 r. Colby. "Ells public dlsgr·a<.-e I cun and will prevent for my daughter's suke. She cannot possibly know more thnn n part of what I hn ve told you. Any affection that she once had for him must tong ago have died-yet she bu:;done her best to save him. But she knows by now that she has failed . Yet not one s~·llable of complaint ba~ passed her lips. This cannot go on much longer. Some time, and the time will not be long. she must come to me for comfort, as she u~d to do when she was a tiny girl and had fallen down and bumped her little no!i'e. And when she docs-" lie fin · ished with an expres;;ive gesture. This time It was Stanley who hlt<·hed his chair nearer to the lawyer. lle spoke for five minutes 1vith ••once." "And when was tbat?" "On Monday evening when call¥d on Doris." ''See nnythlng nnusunl about hlmT "I !'nw thnt he wu drunk.'' "That. I regret to sny. Is not on usual." Forty eight t1ours earlier this nn nouncPillf'nt would have come as 11 Long Sentence Made· Matter of Complaint to climbing the whl!<perlng gallery In old St. Paul's. 'fhe sentenee, It wns stnterl to Lord Justir·ps Atkin anrl Scrutton, appenrs in the Hnnnee act of l!-l27, and purports to eXIJinin "relief In rr>spect of io~scs In busine:.;s set up nfler April 6. tn23." \\'hat Is suld to be one of tile long est single sentencrs In J<;nglbh on rec orcl-u statement of f>!l3 words, cover in;.: fiG typewritten lines-was the sub Je<'t of complaint by counsel In the Court of Appeal, suys the London cor· r·ef<pnndenr of the New York Hernld Tl'ibune. Analysis of some of the phra;;es In tl•e average Income tax retum form I~ dltlicult enough. but In the Jlrotestecl Instance of cir·cum· loC'utlon lllld ambiguity It was set forth that a ChinN•e lawyer could not hnve supplied more redundant or round about language to convey hi~ mean In g. The sentenee, stret('hed word to word In one line, would reach approx· imately 35 feet, and to utter It would be a breathing exercise almost equal Newton Admired Crimson Search In the reeor·ds of Somerset llouse bas disclosed the complete In· \·entory of the furniture and pleoh;h· lng of Sir t~aac Newton's bouse ln St. ~lllrtin's In the Fields in 17:!7 The document took the Inconvenient form of about Hfteen feet of ..;trips of vellum. Sir Isaac's favorite color for hangings was crlrn ·on. lie had It In mo!>t of his roorn!l, tlte materlnl being mohair backed with canvns. Ills taste In furniture run toward~ wnlnut. Ue held a lnrge privnte II· brary for that period, and It must have ta~en up mueh space, for more than half of the 1,8fl6 books were folios or qun rtos. The Eyes of Youth The old llistorlun, Pluturch. when ns!•ed whnt boys should lenrn, said: "'fhat wh!cb they will use when men." The trouble ls that men do not use enough what they lenrned and wba! 1hey thought and what they hoped a~ boys. The ldeulis10 of youth too quickly fades. Most men are too practlcal.·-Exebange. Somebody'• Watching I There ls no one so obst·ure but that some one ls modeling bls life oo ba pattern.-Am~rlcnn Ma~azine. out Interruption. When be departed a quarter of an hour later, he carrled with him the little chamois bag. Leaving the lawyer's office Stnnley walked two block~ south on Broarl· way. He turned to the left and 111 the middle of the block turned In anti was carried twenty stories up. Is· suing from the elevator he wnll;ed In· to his old otlice and Inquired for Mr. Waterman. "Name, plense," sald an office boy whom he had never seen before. H~ gnve his name, and was taken dlrertll• into his old private office-now Water. man's. "Here you are," said Waterma11 gnlly, rising and giving him his hand. "Seem like home to you. eh ?'' "Yes-yes." "Always liked your private bffice the best. so after you'd gone 1 mo\'ed in here. Well, how are you? Hope you're going out to lunch with me?" ''Sorry.'' said Stanley. "Can't. l'vl! got to go uptown." "Too bad. Uow about dinner at th~ club?" "Can't make lt. rou see l'\'e got the Swami more or less on my hands. and until I get him launched I've gol to stand by." "How about tomorrow?" Stanley swiftly relleeted. His visit to Wa~erman was the last thing he wished for, ~·et he had mnde the appointment from design. It was lmper· ative to the suecess of the course up on which he had now embarked th.tt Waterman and Doris should spend the week end at his home In th e country. l~verything bung on that. lie there· fore wished to do everything In hh power to mnl;e Waterman feel at ca~~ with him. So he anS\\"ert>d: "Yes. I'm free for I uncb tom01·row. Anywhere you lil;f'." ''Fine,'' said Waterman. "lllal;e It tlte Strollers club. ~ever see nnyborly there you know. We've ~or a lot to talk ahout, and we shan't be Interrupted." "Yes." agt·eed Stanley. ''You're right. We bave a lot to tnlk abo~. And don't forget," he said. as he turned to go. "you're coming down to the country on Saturdny." "Sure,'' agreed Waterman promptly "Wouldn't miS<S it for anything." As he spoke he slapped Stanley on the shoulder in his old hearty, friendly wuy, His hnnd rested for an Instant within six Inches of tl!e Colby diamou<IS I • Tim~ • • • • • ORCHESTRAS . 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On the air-every Sunday night- Atwater Kent Jl.adio llour-listen in! far, Waterman reflected, the week end pnrty at Stanley·~ country house hnd been entirely successful \\'11terman had not come upon the vis it without some trepld:nlon. So far a~ Stanley wns concerned. II i!l true. he felt no uneasinesR. He had seen nothing In his olrl friend's manner to alarm him In thP least. There were. to be sure, moment~ when he ~ens«:>rl a difference. hut after nil, he rPOt>t'IPII they had nor S!'en each other for 0\•er a year and. say whnt you would nh sr>nre rlld chnn~e people. The \Vatermnns hat! arrlvNt lntP ttw previou" aftPrnoon hy motor frnn New York. They were wei l'nrned nor only by Jim himself. hut ulso hy lllr< Hutchinson, .lim's only sister. whn lt:Hl motored over from her own countt·;r hou!'e a dozen mile;; nwny. to com· plete th_e party. at her brother'!! re- #.TW ATER KEl'iT MA*IFACTURI'H: CO -4 -ftwaW l.:<n<, Prcident, "How d" 1 Wluah'··l<o~ ~ ., n• "• delphia, Pa. When Wifey Calla toany :;tenograJJIIers have H'f\VO." "I'v«:> St'Pn only one of them.'' "Well. I've got n worse-looldng one 1" show Illy wirt>."' t 'ovetou~l e"s MiJi<a,·y aulhoritiPs of En g l.tnrlh:lv!• •·ecommerHIPr! to :;'1 soldll'l""l and their rami If ps ~~ st·pm nli c In rwnlu t i ou a ~a 1n" t ' Phlemic colrl('. ;.!lutton_r. Is a sort of mcntnl ( 'ha mfort. lnju,..tke in the Pnd produces lndr•peH!lPnce. - ,. oltai re. Always fora que~t. There hlld bePn no opJH>rtnults fnr Intimate talk_ Stnnley harl 1.1ken rare of thnt. His mind was so fiiiPd wlth the thing hP had to tin that vPry nl~ht that he had no wish for 11 IPte-n·t!'tP either \'o.·lth Hollin or with Onrls. Hi~ main concern wa!l to kwp Wntprman In blisl'"ful nnc·on~<clnnsnP!'S of thP hlow thnt wns ahnnt to fail upnn him WutPrman reOl'l'if'tl that. nfler 1111 It was a goort thing for him that lir't had cnme hack. Jim h11tl ntn·uys ltf'PTl his good falr.l"-no 1lnuh1 he would rontlnur to he so. fn another room. jm·t tt<:ro!<s lilt· 1 wide hall, reflection~ of u quite lliffPr ent character wf're at that ~am t> mn · ment ot"eupylng the minrl of Pnri!< She, too, was rlre~sing for rllr nPr not with her usual rlellhenttion llut with urgent hnste. ~he fdt that !'liP must. In some way, manage to gf't a few moments nlone with .Jim ThPt"(• were certain things 1hnt must he said l:>etween thPm. ~he had in no wa~ altered her rwlnt ot \·iew n·:.:ardim: her hm~hanrl, ~!nee the rta~· :;he had a>-ked him to ('Oill'l'nt to A rlh·oree. Uer eyes now full.v orx•nerl to • hi>~ charneter. shP hll<l fell nul.v eontempt for the transparent ciTnrts be had since then he«:>n mnkin;: to re~<tore himself to h<>r favor. She renrl hi!' mind all too clearly. Anrl when . upon their return from the country clu'> thnt afternoon. Waterman had ;:;ettled himJO:clf In ber dres~ing room a!' If for a frientli.V rhat. she had ppremptorily I'Ut him short and dismlsN>cl hlto. And now she was fev«:>rl;:;hly dressing. Tiler«:> come a tnp on her rhumller door, nncl Mr!>. Flutchlnson came ln "Sorry to Interrupt you," she sa!d. "hut I've got to go hume at onee, and I don't wont to go 1vithout !'aylng good-b~- Genrge hn;:; Ju:;-t telephoned that Lnngdon-that's my elrlest bnf, you know-J;; slek In h«:>t1." "Oh." said Doris. "l hope It's nnrh Inc serlou~" I HEADACHE !'• t I f( • '' "'• T HE nurse never hesitates to give her patient the quick comfort of Bayer Aspirin. She has heard doctors declare it safe. She has seen it relieve so many kinds of suffering, and knows it to be dependable. These perfectly harf!ll~ss tabl~ts ease an aching head without penalty. Their mcreasmg use year after year is proof that they do help and can't harm. T:tk.! them for any headache; to avoid the pain peculiar to women; many have found them a marvelous aid at such times. 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