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Show FRIDAY AUGUST 11, 1922 THE PROVO POST ' lengthy scrutiny. Suits me, agreed the other. The door opened far enough to let As Bromfleld was cashing his chips them slide into q scantily furnished Clay came rigidly to attention. Two halL On tlie landing was another men had Just come Into the room. One fellow of them was Slim Jim Collins, the guard, a heavy, brutal-lookin- g who was no doubt the chuck t. other Gorilla Dave. As yet they had He, too, looked them over closely, but not seen him He did not look at them, after a glance at the card drew aside but at his host. There was a question to let theni pass. In his mind he wanted solved.. The Through door near the head of the clubmans gaze passed over both the stairs they moved Into a large room, newcomers without the least sign of evidently made from several smaller recognition. ones with the partitions tom uown and I didnt know what this joint was the ceilings pillared at Intervals. like or Id never have brought you, A friend of Clay ha4 read about the magnifiapologized Clarendon. cence of Canfields in the old days, mine told me about it. Hes got a and he was surprised that one so fas- queer fancy if he likes this frazzled tidious as Bromfleld should patronize dive. a place so dingy and so rough as this. Clay acquitted Bromfleld of conAt the end of one room was a marble spiracy. He must have been tailed Eustrattotu by mantelpiece above which there was a here by Durands men. His host had C'-'le IrwiN mirror. The chan- nothing to do with It. What for? defaced, ' deliers, the chairs, the wallpaper, all They could not openly attack him. Copyright by Willi am MacLeod Rama Slim Jims eyes fell on him. He suggested the same note of one-tim-e CHAPTER Xiy, Beatrice has long Dave. Both of them, standing worq to shabbiness. opulence nudged Blnce repented her treatment of Clay and make the most of the chance. A game of Klondike was going. near the entrance, watched Lindsay As for sends him a note of apology. Their frlend-- : d swells stipulation There were two roulette wheels, a faro steadily. Riding through the pai k, this ship is resumed. runs Beatrice's horse away with her. The against physical Injury, that could be table, and me circle of Some one outside the door raised poker players. beast Is halted by Clay, and in the excitement the girl reveals the fact that she is Ignored If the opportunity offered. The cold eyes of a sleek, slippery the cry, The tullsare cornin'. whom he had saved from the the one Can you bring this Lindsay to a man sliding cards out of a faro-bo- x Instantly the room leaped to frensteer In Arizona. Of course, Lindsay had ? gambling-dumpOut Will he come with looked at the westerner curiously. zied excitement. Men dived for the all he the had not time. known it supshe remembered him. Clarence posed Among the suckers who came to this doors, bets forgotten and chips scatBromfleld is annoyed at the friendship you?" demanded the gang politician. I think so. Tm not sure. But if I den of thieves to be robbed were none tered over the floor. Chairs were between his fiancee and the Arizonan, and plans to discredit him. do that, can you fix the rest? of Clays stamp. Lindsay watched the smashed as they charged over them, Itll cost money' ' white, dexterous hands of the dealer tables overturned. The unwary were CHAPTER XV How much will you need? with an honest distaste. All along trodden underfoot. A coupla thousand to start with. the border from Juarez to Calexico he Bromfleld went Into a panic. Why "No Violence. before Ive finished. Ive got to had seen just' such soft, skilled fingers had he been fool enough to trust The sat back In the thalr More salve the cops." fleecing those who tolled. He knew Durand? No doubt the fellow would chewing an unlighted black cigar, hi? Bromfleld conhad the this for prepared bloodless, Impassive fneo of the ruin him as willlhgly as he would fishy eyes fixed on Bromfleld. Scars He a out counted thousand tingency. Lindsay. The raid was fifteen minstill decorated the colorless facfe, sou-- ) dollars In bills of large denominations. utes ahead of schedule time. The venirs of a battle In which he had "Ill cut that figure In two. Underward politician had betrayed him. He been bested by a man he hated. Durstand. to not sure of It. All the carefully prebe I Hes felt wont hurt. and had a capacity for silence. lie have work. any rough pared plans agreed upon he jettisoned waited now for this exquisite from the Leave me. that ,to promptly. His sole thought was to upper world to teH his business. And youve got to arrange It so save himself, not to trap hfs rival. Clarendon discovered that he had an that wrhen the house Is I escape raided Lindsay caught- - him by the arm. unexpected repugnance to doing this. without being known." Lets try the back room. A fastidious sense of the obligations do that, too. Leave your adHe followed Clay, Durands gang-me- n Ill of class served him for a soul and the dress and at his heels. Ill send a man up later to thing he was about to do could not be wise you as to the scheme when I get The lights went out. Justified even In his .loose code of one fixed up. The westerner tried the window. It ethics. He examined the ferule of his On a sheet torn from his memoranwas heavily barred outside. He turned Malacca cane nervously. dum book Bromfleld wrote the name to search for a door. Ive come to you, Mr. Durand, of the club which he most frequented. Brought up by the partition, Rrom-fiel- d about about a fellow called Lindsay. was whimpering with fear as he Dont forget the newspapers. I The bulbous eyes of the other nar- want-theto get the story, said the too groped for a wray of escape. A rowed. He distrusted on principle all clubman, rising. pale moon shone through the window kid gloves. Those he had 'met were Ill see they cover the raid. upon his evening clothes. mostly ambitious reformers. FurtherIn the dim light Clay knew' that Bromfleld, massaging a glove onto more, any stranger who mentioned the his long fingers, added ariother word Slim Jim had tragedy impended. name of the Arizonan became instant- of caution. his automatic out. Dont slip up on this ly an object of suspicion. Tvf got you good, the chauffeur thing. Lindsays a long way from What 'about him? snarled. being a soft mark. I understand that you and he are The gun cracked. Bromfleld bleated Dont I knovsf it? snapped Durand not on friendly terms. Ive gathered viciously. In frenzied terror as Clay dashed forThetell be noslip-u- p this that from whats been told me. Am I time if you do your part. Well get ward. A chair swung round In a correct? and well get him right. him, sweeping arc. As it descended the v Durand thrust out his salient chin. Without any violence, of course." spitting of the gun slashed through the Say! Who the h 1 are you? Whats darkness a second time. Oh, of course." eatln you? Whatta you want? Slim Jim went down, rolled over, Was there a covert hut derisive jeer not i name." tell .rather Id in like a log. my a All smooth Dozen Not that Were assent? There lay concealed, Told, t Some one dived for Lindsay and Respectable-LookihPeople in the Nothin.' doin. No name, no busi- Bromfleld did not know, but he took him drove him disan unease with Room. away that against the wall, pinning ness. That goes. him the turbed his waist. A second figure that by sleep night. Very well. My name; is Bromfied. as as well he gambler professional the first was Before the and caught the cattleclubman out of the joined This fellow Lindsay gets in my way. his mans wrist. hotel, Jerry 'as snapping instructions knew the anxious, reckless ones of him I want to eliminate him. victims. Ills knowledge had told Then the lights flashed on Are you askin me to croak him? at one of his satellites. of parasites Clay saw that the man wrho had again. of this little good preed r Trail fellow. that Find he where flung Good G d, no! I doqt want him who preyed upon a Credulous public. him against the partition was Gorilla hurt physically," cried Bromfield, goes, who he is, what girl hes mashed The traffic of this room was crooked Dave. A s man with a on, all about him. See if hes hooked alarmed. as well as business by day by night. Ills twisted had star wrist and was Whatta you want, then?) The up with Lindsay. And how? Hop to A partition ran across the rear of the to wras nowhere Bromfleld It. clinging tight-lippe- d mouth and the harsh voice it! Did you get a slant at him as he back no which showed opening .an to but parlor be door to the seen, open went out? called for a showdown. two narrow holes small with but he left had showed that found at least did. I Sure meat. Hes my I want him discredited disgraced. shelves at the bottom. Back of that a temporary escape. The vanished. trailer Why? A policeman came forward and paraphernalia of the pool-rooJerry stood at the window, still sul- was the Some friends of mine are infatucusto another device separate stooped over the figure of the prosated by him. I want to unmask him lenly chewing his unliglited cigar, and tomers from their money by playing trate man. in a public way so as to disgust them watched his late visitor and. the trailer the Some ones croaked a guy, he said. ponies. lose themselves in the hurrying with him. . him As looked around struck Dave' spoke up quickly. This Gorilla it Clay1 crowds. .Im hep. Its a girl. gambling-den- s It. With a chair. I seen of did the fellow this that White-livere- d personnel No violence, simp. Well not discuss that," said the was a him. patrons 'singularly depressHmp ! Different here. clubman with a touhh of hauteur. Mr. Durand There was a moment before Lindsay An evil grin broke through on the ing one. All told, there were not a in dozen He shot twice. answered quietly. respeetableookIng people cruel face. the room. Most of (those present were The gun must be lying under him 0 When Bromfleld suggested to Clay derelicts of life, the failures of a great where he felll. Already men had efowded forwrard city washed up bj the tide. Some I to the scene of the irnged.v, moved by with a touch of stiffness that he would wretches were clinging haggard pallid, be glad to show him a side of New In to the vestiges of a prosperity that the morbid curiosity a crowd has York night life probably still unfamilTwo policemen pushed had once been theirs. Others were such sights. iar to him,, the cattleman felt a hard-facethem back and turned the still body d underthe from ruffians surprise he carefully concealed. He world. Not a few bore the marks of over. No revolver was to be seen. guessed that this was a belated atAnybody know' who this Is? one of victim. All of those playing tempt on the part of Miss Whitfords the drug officers asked. the fiance to overcome the palpable dislike had a manner of furtive suspicion. Collins Slim Jim, answered big he had for her friend. If so, the Im- They knew that if they risked their Dave. Yet would rob them. pulse that inspired the offer was a money the house Well, hes got his this time, the they no played. one. desire creditable Lindsay had Skull smashed Bromfleld bought; a small stack of policeman said. to take in any of the plague spots of In that noise of heart sank. Clays the city with Bromfleld. Something chips at the roulette table. men and furniture crashing struggling Wontj you take a whirl at the very likely the sound of the shots had about the society man set his back up, to use his own phrase. But because wheel? he asked Lindsay. been muffled. The revolver gone, false Thanks, no, I believe not, his this was true he did not Intend to be testimony against him, proof that he j outdone in generosity by a successful guest answered. had threatened Collins available, Clay The westerner was a bit disgusted knew rival. Promptly and heartily he acthat he was in desperate straits. If he had (at his hosts lack of discrimination, was another guy here1 with There cepted the invitation. Does he think Im a. soft mark too? known that a note and a card from in him he wondered. If t lis Is what he calls one of them glad rags, volunteered vest in the Durand pocket lay the gamblers captured In the Jerry high life Ive had more than enough of his cynical host while he was holdraid. ing out the olive branch, it is probable already Who was he? asked the plainHis disgust was shared by the clubthe Arizonan would have said, No, man. man of his prisoner. clothes Bromfleld Had never been In thank you, kind sir. was silent. He was thinking Clay The note mentioned no names. It such a dive before.! His gambling had rapidly. His enemies had him trapped been done in gilded luxury. While he said, Wednesday, at Maddocks, 11 touched shoulders the fielp of circumstance. with this motley at last withBromfleld p. m. Show this card. into It? It would Why bring And to Maddocks. on Wednesday, crew his nostrils twitched with fasmean and trouble for Beatrice. Say! Who the H I Are You? What's worry He played, hut" his at an hour something earlier then 11, tidious disdain. . Eatin You? Whatta You Want? Better fellow, me up, young speak the New Yorker led his guest after a Interest was not- in the wheel. DuIt wont the advised detective. lad, rand had promise( that there would As to the price, if you can arrange call at one or two clubs. to Youre be up sulky. help you any women and that, one of them should the thing as I want it done, ill not sure. Even from the outside the place had be chair the electric against to make a claim upon Clay look that surprised be bribed haggle over terms." a dilapidated The Arlzcnan looked at him with moment. He had an unat the listened sourly to proper The was of brand bell The that the level, unafraid eyes of the hills. Lindsay. Bromflelds proposition. He watched you keep pulling till you discover It happy feeling that the gang politician I reckon Ill not talk till Im had thrown him down In this. If so, narrowly this fashionably dressed but Is out of order. Decayed gentility what he said In his slow drawl. ready, dd that mean? Had Durand His suspicions still stirred, the clicked on his wrists. The the handcuffs marked neighborhood, though not so actively. He was Inclined to blank front of the houses looked Im- some card up his sleeve? Was he using him as a catspaw to rake In his believe In the sincerity of the fellows peccably respectable. CHAPTER XVI own chestnuts? Jealousy hatred of the westerner. of a Its real feeble As camouflage Clarendon Bromfleld began to weakover a girl could easily account forhim-it. reason for being, Maddocks called Bee Makes a Morning Call. en. He and Clay were the only two Involve to Whltford came into the room Jerry did not intend sure. Colin But when men In the room the Omnium club. itself In evening clothes. self until he had made a morning paper. His step doorhow the found carrying Clay particular questing eye fell on tough, scarred was Whatta you want me to do? Come keeper was as to those who entered His his eyes eager. When he hurried, reno faces that offered his fears clean. was wras there once a the lift of excitement It , he guessed at gambling assurance. Any one or all of them spoke Could we get him into a gambling-houseIn his voice. house. , he agents of Durand. arrange some disgraceful mixup man might a Bee, Ive got bad news. behind the From grating shoved He all of his chips out, putraided by with a woman, get the pldce Is the Bird Cage flooded? asked Bromfleld at them doubtfully. peered half of them on number eight and Or have the miners called the police, and have the whole thing showed a card, and after some hesi- ting Beatrice. the rest on seventeen. Ills object was a come out in the papers? strike again? went off into tation on the part of his inquisitor, to lose his stack Immediately and be Worse than that. Lindsays been examination. Toward Jerrys slitted eyes the Clay to To passed the free his go. annoyance For murder. arrested. space. The thing could be arranged. his head Inquirwas the doorkeeper Jerked whirling ball dropped into the pocket fell out of her heart. The bottom The trouble in getting Lindsay not ingly. labeled eight. could She at to draw him into a trap he corner of a desk to the clubman all the caught lies right, deLets get out of this hole, he said herself. Murder! break through. , If Bromfleld could It cant be! , vouched. steady to Lindsay In a low voice. I dont some one Must be name. of liver his enemy into his hands. Durand same the a was and there like It. suspicious Again not to thought he would be a fool er-ou- .OUM by rilliffmMacLeodRaine i,!fl Myi -- git-fram- soft-fingere- - , ex-pugil- ist ' J t -- j ' g J thin-lippe- d, I j st is-ito- r. plain-clothe- I reckon not, honey. Its Clay sure He read the headenough. Listen. lines of a front-page- l story. It cant be Clay ! What would he She be doing in a gambling-dive- ? reached for the paper, but when she had It the lines blurred before her eyes. Read It, please. Whltford read the story to the last line, j Long before he "had finished, his daughter knew the one arrested was Clay. She sat down heavily, all the life stricken from her young body. Its that man Durand. He's done this and fastened" it on Clay. WelT find way to prove Clay didnt do It. Maybe, In self-defens- , self-defens- Well get the best lawyers in York for him, honey, he said. body will slip anything over on say If we can help It. Will they let us see him? Or we have to get permission from e. New No- Lind- shall some one? Well have to get an order. I know the district attorney. Hell do what he can for me, but maybe Itll take time. Beatrice rose, strong again and resilient. Iler voice was vibrant with Then after youve called confidence. up the district attorney, well drive to Clays flat in Harlem and find out from Johpnle what he can tell us. Perhaps he knows what Clay was doing In that place they raided. It was not necessary to go to the Runt. He came to them. As Beatrice and her father stepped Into the car Johnnie and Kitty appeared round the corner. Both of them had the news of a catastrophe written on their faces. A very little encouragement and they would be in tears. Aint It turble, Miss Beatrice? They done got Clay at Last. After he made em all look like plugged nickels they done fixed it so fftll mebbe go to the electric chair and Stop lhat nonsense, Johnnie, ordered Miss Whitfbrd sharply, a pain stabbing her heart at his words. Dont begin whining already. Weve got to see him through. Buck up and tell, me what you know. Thats right, Johnnie, added the mining fiian. You and Kitty quit looking like the Atlantic ocean In distress. Weve got to endure the grief and get busy. Well get Lindsay out of this hole all right. whistlin'. Y'bet-chYoure dawg-gone- d by jollies! agreed the Runt, Immensely gheered by Whitfords confiWe been drug Into this an dence. we'll sure hop to It. When did you see Clay last? How a, did he come to be in that gambling-house- ? Did he say anything to you The girls quesabout going there? tions tumbled over each other in her hurry. Well, maam, It must a been about nine oclock that Clay left last night. I recollect because It doesnt matter why. Where was he going? To meet Mr. Bromfleld at his dub, said Kitty. Mr. Bromfleld ! cried Beatrice, surprised. Are you sure? Clfiy said, corroborated Mr. Bromfleld invited husband. the him. We both noticed It because It seemed klnda funny, him and Clay not That's what bein Johnnie, his wife reproved, mindful of the relationship between this young woman and the clubman. Did he say which club? Seems to me he didnt, not as I remember. How about that, Kitty? No, Im sure he didnt. He said he wouldnt be hack early. So he went to bed. We sposed after we got up this monin he was sleepin In his room, till the paper come and I looked at it. Johnnie gave way to lament. I told him awhile ago he had orto go lfck to Arizona or theyd git him. Add now theyve gone and done It sure enough BeaKgen as a hawk on the hunt, to father her quickly. trice turned Tm going to get Clarendon on the phone. Hell know all about it. Why will he know all about It? Because he was with Clay. Hes the man the paper says the police are looking for the man with Clay when happened. Her fathers eyes lit. Thats It was her fiances man who oer ror throbbing she did It a wave of dread swepf over her. The dead man was the same criminal Slim .Tim 'Collins whom the cattleman had threatened In order to The facts protect th Millikan girl. hoen had the struck down by mpn that, a chair and that her friepd claimed, according to the paper, that the gunman; had fired turn shots, buttressed the solution offered by Whltford. But the horrorj of it was too strong for her. Against reason her soul protested that Clay could not have killed a man. It was too horrible too ghastly, that through the faults of others he should he put in such a situation. And why should her friend be in such a place unless he had been trapped by the enemies who were determined to ruin him? She knew' he had a contempt for men who wasted their energies in futile dissipations, lie was too clean, too much a son of the wlnd-wep- t desert, to care anything about the low pleasures of indecent and furtive vice. He was the last man she knew likely to be found enjoying a den of this sort. Dad, Im going to him, she announced with crisp decision. offered no protest. His IIr father was to stand by the too, Impulse, friend in need. lie had no doubt Clay had killed the man, but he had a sure conviction it had been (one in good i and be cool at VIVIAN i the wire. Though she could not ,see him, she knew her question had' stricken him white. With him where? gambling-hous- e this At Mad-doek- PARK ? I Bee, I tell you Im ill." He went out last night to join you at jour club. I know that. When did you sec him last? I we didn't he didnt come. Then you didnt see him at all? There was another pause, significant and telling, followed by a quavering No. I . No-o- t With . I Clary, want to see you ; SHERWOODS JAZZ : BANDITS right away. TUESDAY AND 1 Im ill, I tell you cant leave my He gave a groan too genuine bed. to doubt. Beatrice hung up the receiver. Her eyes sparkled. For all her slimness, she looked both competent and dangerous. SATURDAY t Chicken and Trout Dinners, Boating, Fishing, Bathing. What does he say? her . father ' asked. meet Clay at all he didnt Says that he didnt show up. Dad, theres something wrong about It. Clarjs in a panic about something. I'm going to see him, nd matter whether he can leave his worn or not. I dont Whltford looked dubious. CABINS FOR RENT j his daughter cut him "Were going to his rooms nowT. Why not? He says hes 111. All right. Im engaged to be married to him and Ive a right to see hew ill he is. Whats in, your noodle, honey? Youve got some kind of a suspicion. What Is It? I think Clary knows something. My notion Is. that he was at Maddocks and that hes In a blue funk for fear hell be found and named as an Well. I do off decisively, Honest Weight Thats what youll get when you order Ice from this con- accessory. Im going to find out all he can tell me. ' But She looked at her father directly, a deep meaning In the lovely eyes. A little tremor ran through her body. Dad, Im going to save Clay. Thats the only thing that counts. Iler words were an appeal, a challenge. They told him that her heart belonged to the friend in prison, ami they carried him hack somehow to tin horn- when the nurse first laid tier, a tiny baby, in, his arms. His heart was very tender to her. Whatever you say, sweetheart." Their chauffeur broke the speed laws getting them to the apartment house for bachelors where Bromfleld I - . cern. We are painstaking in giving you your moneys worth. You are also assured pure ice and prompt service. Get in lino with the others who are planning wisely to have us deliver their ice during the hot regularly w at her. PROVO ICE & c6ld storage CO. PHONE 508 - lived. His valet for once was caught off guard when he opened the door to thejn. Beatrice was inside before he could quite make up his mind how best to meet this frontal attack. We came to see Mr. Bromfleld, she said. ( Sorry, miss. He Is really quite I1J. The doctor says Im Miss Whltford. Were enbe to married. Its very Imgaged I see him that portant Yes, miss, I know. The man was perfectly well aware that his master wanted of all things to avoid a meeting with her. For some reason or other, Bromfleld was in a state of collapse this morning the valet could not understand. The mans business was to protect him until he had recovered. But he could not flatly turn his masters fiancee out of the apartment. His eyes turned to Whit-for- d and found no help there. He fell back on the usual device of servants. I dont really think he can see you, miss. The doctor has specially told me to guard against any excitement. But Ill ask Mr. Bromfleld If If he feels up to it. The valet passed into what was evidently a bedroom and closed the door behind him. There was a faint murmur of voices. Im going in now, Beatrice announced abruptly to her father. She moved forward quickly, before Whltford could stop her, whipped open the door and stepped into the room. Her father followed her reluctantly. Clarendon, in a frogged dressing-gowlay propped up by pillows. Beside the bed was a tray, upon which was a decanter of whisky and a siphon of soda. His figure seemed to have fallen together and his seamed face was that of an old man. But It was the eyes that held her. They were full of stark terror. The look la them took the girls breath. They told her that he had undergone some great 48 Now is the time to have your House Painted ' and your rooms Papered by the man that knows How. All Work Is Guaranteed. W. R. Scott Phone 683-369 West 2nd North W. PIaybe.it needs n, shock. He shivered at sight of her. What is it. Clary? she cried, moving toward him. Tell me tell me all about it. Im 111. He quaked It from a burning throat. You were all right yesterday. Why are you ill now? IF SO Get my price before you let the contract. I ,C. He groaned unhappily. v "Youre going to tell me everything ' rerything. (Continued Next Issue.) an- swered the girls call. She learned that Clarendon was still in his room. MNCE ; She could feel his ter- With him? Beatrice pushed back her fathers guessing, Bee." quite sick this . morning, valet added. the miss, I want to talk with him. him Tell Its Important. I dont think, miss, that hes able Will you please tell hjrn what I say? Presently the voice of Bromfleld, thin and worried, came to her over Im 111, Bee. Absolutely the wire. I cant talk." I done up. Tell me about Clay Lindsay. Were you with him when when it happened? There was a perceptible pause before the answer came. e hesitant suggestion. ' and even yihile It Hes The population of France is dwindling at the rate of 200,000 yearly. V. lamsem House and Sign Painting PAPERHANGING &' CALCf MININ G Shop, 323 West Center Phone 812-- W 850 |