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S Substitute U b SItU te t e S Sweetheart we et h eart Priscilla II a aayne Wayne ayne BEGIN HERE TODAY Alth Although her brother JERRY forbade her to do It DAYTON DAYTON DAY TON 38 18 has accepted a a. j jc job posing as JUNE BRADLEY stepsister of of JIM BRADLEY wealthy young Chicagoan who is is' lS' lS Ruths Ruth's age and who Ruth resembles greatly Ruth had lad been persuaded to accept the job ob by JOE and CLARA BRADLEY BRADLEY BRAD- BRAD LEY uncle and aunt of Jim in whose e. e charge June has been placed by her brother Ruth had been persuaded by Joeand Joeand Joe and Clara that their purpose in hiring her was a humane one June they told her was ill illand and could not go with them to the bedside of Jim who had been blinded and apparently apparently apparently fatally injured i in an auto ac ac- ac- ac The deceit deceit- she was told was vaa to soften often the l last t hours of ot a dying lying man f But in Chicago Ruth has found herself in the midst of a j plot lot She 18 s convinced that Joe Joe and and Clara and PASCOE the man nurie nurse nurie they e es- es in charge h rge of Jim are eager to o bring about Jims Jim's death Ruth falls alls in love with Jim and he with her thinking she Is June He has Joe arrange their marriage so June will inherit his Is estate if he dies but buthe the he marriage Joe arranges Is hs a fake one Ruth cannot confide her fears to Jim who is Js too ill She is held prisoner prisoner pris pris- oner by the Bradleys and Pascoe Only Bette Mrs Bradleys Bradley's maid seems j inclined to help her hor When she has almost given up hope Ruth sees her brother Jerry who has obtained w work rk in the household as aI hou houseman eman Jerry obtains the confidence con- con of Bette who tells tella him what Is s going on NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER TWENTY ONE Locked in her cr room late ate afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon Ruth had her first communication cation from J Jerry rry li came came In the shape of a note quickly thrust und under r the door Ruth ran overto the door caught the he note up read it hastily hasUly She decided afterward that the note had saved her sanity The communication was brief briel char characteristically charac- charac c- c Jerry Destroy y this as soon as youve you've i read it IL I have the lowdown here Keep perfectly qu quiet et Talk to no one Will Vill try to get out to summon help late afternoon If It not will make the break at night Be dressed and ready at all times limes The Tho letter had no beginning no end nd No signature Ruth obeyed the he first sentence Tore the note stealthily into the Unest sheds then etore them and a as an added caution caution cau- cau tion ion hid the pieces piece away Soon afterward Pascoe Pascot permitted her ter to leave her room long enough to o go down the corridor and arid make a very brief call on Jim He had taken aken a sudden turn for the worse He Ic lay back on the tho pillows and it seemed to Ruth that he ho fairly gasped for breath Jim I Ii Ia Wor Worl Worse Once she thought that Jim recognized recognized recognized her Again she was waa certain that hat he did not He begged to see ace you That's That why I came for you Now he be doesn't even know that youre you're here ere Pascoe said unfeelingly Ruth caught at at Pascoe's Pascoe arm Tell me when he got this way Tell me This was coming to him three c days ago He was a dying man manthen manthen then Pascoe said You should I worry sweetie you weren't really reay married to him anyway That was I just a bluff blut to make him feel a little better and it didn't do you any harm barm Anyway youre you're provided for Ruth cringed away from him That look in his eyes the satisfied smirk on his face as he grinned at ather ather ather her told the girl more clearly learly than words exactly what he meant Well get away from here tomor tomor- row I dont don't wonder youre you're weak In Inthe Inthe inthe the knees I am myself Its It's got goton goton goton on my nerves too Stand back Dont Don't you touch me Ruth said when he would have come closer to her She seized a medicine bottle from the table at ather ather ather her side Feel that way about me huh Pascoe laughed Well you wont won't in Ina a few days I promise you that that There was a quick step at the doorway They turned Dr McGuire McGuire McGuire Mc- Mc Guire was vas there But he was Vas scarcely seeing the two His quick professional eyes eyes' noted only the theman theman theman man on on- the tho bed The Tho Finish He crossed the room in two strides How long Jong has this been going on to on-to to 1 to Pascoe Pascoe shrugged An hour or so Looks like Jike were we're coming up to the finish he came over nonchalantly nonchalantly nonchalantly non non- stood at the foot of the bed So quickly that Ruth could scarcely believe it had happened McGuires McGuire's fist shot out out struck Pascoe Pascoe Pas Pea coe full in the face sent him spinning spinning spinning spin spin- ning across the room to the floor Pascoe did not get up A thin stream of ot blood trickled from his hist t temple mple i But Ruth was not watching Pas Pas- coe eec Only the swiftly graying face of the man she loved Help Dr McGuire cGuire said saM It was wasa a command He had off olf his coat He Ho had opened his medicine case Swiftly with sure and practiced hands he was fingering a hypo hype Theres one chance chances he muttered One chance Ruth moved as one in a dream obeying the tho swiftly muttered commands commands commands com com- mands of ot the doctor who worked in fast and desperate fury In Instinct Ruth did not ask asic what he planned Instinct told her that the physician at her side was working like a madman to save Jims Jim's life Whatever he had done in the past however he had been Implicated in inthe inthe inthe the Bradleys' Bradleys heinous plot there was no mistaking his eagerness his determination now He breathed just a little deeper himself when it seemed apparent that his patient was breathing more deeply He wiped the great beads of perspiration from his face and sighed in relief as ws a bit of 01 color re returned returned returned re- re turned to the blanched lips Hell make It Hell He'll make it he lie kept muttering to himself Hes got to make it Yes Yes Ruth begged Its ItH like urging a tired horse up ip upa ipa a a. very steep hill the tho physician said thoughtfully almost to himself His eyes had a a. strange triumphant triumphant triumphant light His smile reflected anguish anguish anguish an an- and hope as he bent over Jim listened to his heart knew that the sick sick sick man man struggled bar bark k to life Hes making the grade Pascoe moaned stirred a little Like a madman Dr McGuire rushed across the room to him struck him full in the face blow after blow Made sure that he couldn't get up Arms Around Jim Ruth shuddered at the savageness of ot this attack and yet she gloated In it Her arms were around Jim She was certain that he breathed more easily now Sure now that thai her eyes did not deceive her and that a touch of color flooded into his face McGuire was putting on his coat swiftly He closed the medicine bag set it on the floor Joor at the tho foot loot of the bedIn bed Ill In not need it he muttered more to himself than to Ruth Please dont don't go now Please dont don't Ruth begged If It he gets up Indicating Pascoe if II the Bradleys Bradleys Brad Brad- leys come Brad I They wont won't come They're out walking They left Pascoe here alone I watched them go What do you mean to do Ruth begged Ive got my car out here Im I'm going down to police headquarters and summon help Im I'm going to give myself up 1 Ill I'll send medical help here The doctor will know any know any doctor will know when he s sees es that he that he Indicated the table where kept his medicines when he sees that hell he'll know what's happened happened hap hap- here A Fiend I tried to stave it of off God knows I did but they had me in their power It wasn't any use Any help I gave gave Bradley Bradley when I came Pascoe counteracted when I left Hes He's a fiend Ruth knew that she he faced a ma man ma who was almost wild with fear He must keep that Idea in his head To Togo Togo Togo go at once and Inform the au au- au- au To send help To get getaway getaway getaway away before the Bradleys returned She tried to tell teU him this Please go Please Go quickly I will You'll here stay by him 1 Til stay by him Please go I 1 think hell he'll come along all right now McGuire found coherence enough to comfort Hes got a constitution like Uke Iron Ruth watched McGuire cross the room His face was deathly pale his eyes like smoldering coals of fire in their sockets She heard him go down the stairs stairs and and then her heart sinking heard the voice of at Joseph Bradley on the stairway Trapped She rushed to the door her ber idea If it her frenzied mind had formed an idea to help Dr McGuire get away Where are you going Bradley's Bradleys Bradleys Bradley's Brad- Brad leys ley's voice was very calm From over the railing Ruth could hear Joseph Br Bradley Clara Bradley dleY-C dleY Clara ar Bradley Bradley Brad Brad- ley Icy just behind None of your business McGuire McGuire Mc Mc- Guire Guise answered attempting to brush past the other othet man Some of my ray business Joseph Bradley answered In the dead level fearfully calm voice Ruth had learned to fear happened upstairs V VIve Ive hurt your precious Pascoe I hope to heaven I kicked the life lite out of him Wheres Jim has anything happened happened hap hap- No uNo Get back there Make it happen rm Pm fed up on this stalling around Pascoe said you'd been double crossing him I didn't believe him Now r rIf rIf I do If double crossing P Pascoe coe If double crossing all of you means getting out of this hellish business then Im I'm double crossing the whole world Say listen you fool Joseph Bradley hissed Do you realize what this means Giving poison to a man isn't any little dope ring business You might get a few years for or peddling dope but you'll you hang for poisoning a man I. I A Gun McGuire lunged back to strike Bradley Clara Bradley cringed against the wall Ruth screamed as she saw the flash of a gun in Joe Bradleys Bradley's hand One shot McGuire crumpled crumpled- his body in a heap hesitated for one fearful instant and then plunged down the rest of the stairway arms and legs extended horribly Whipped by a sudden mad determination determination deter deter- Ruth rushed back into Jim Bradleys Bradley's room She c closed the great door an on n its Its' smooth swinging hinges locked and bolted it it rushed then to the adjoining room to cut cutoff cutoff cutoff off by bolts and locks s any other entrance into the room Joseph Bradley was was pounding on I Ithe the door demanding emphatically that she open it But Ruth was not riot listening She was madly dialing a number the number the police call she had memorized days before for just this mad opportunity To be continued Copyright 1936 for The Th Telegram |