Show F I I JL of I k C I w C 5 SERVICE 1 ER 1929 9 Cf J INC NC NEA TillS THIS ius HAS ED Nan n I Carroll does toot tt t tIIt t ct that tl the t ca cause use o 0 o. o her ber happiness durIn the past three ears jears a aa 51 secretary to Attorney J John Curtis Morgan lor an I 14 11 h her r love for foe gan gart until Willis Todd an an ardent suitor face tace her herlth with th the a accusation cu Then though thou h h he e despises depies e l her C for or It It sheI she h h his I is forced to admit to herself the truth of ot Ills his accusation atlon Because of oC Nans Nan's brilliant t mind Moran Mor- Mor g san gan an depends on h her r to assist him with hit 1 h cas CUB cases and she ahe entirely ju Justifies hl hii c confidence by bringing bringing- an important w Into his latest latent t cas ca the defenso deene ot o t Graco Graro Cor Cox indicted Indic for blackmail ot t thus hus helping him to TV ala In In a 1 spectacular ular v She does not tell teU him how bow however ever ro ver or of a blackmail note addressed t thim taim to ta h him im and containing a a. nasty Insinuation s bout about his beautiful and haughty witt I sI Irl Iris riS To celebrate his his' court hi-court court victory Morgan invites i Nan II and nd Beit Crawford a a. handsome hand some onic s snobbish h friend of oZ Iris Ids ria and Morao Mor- Mor g gan ao to dinner at his is home During the e evening end and nd dinner Nan has to 10 endure t et the he in nce of or Cia Ja forit i ofris of I Iris ris IT who ho are lUe suspiciously Interested in e each ach other they are dancing a a t terror stricken ilIa Id interrupts interrupt them and b bt behind her ier stand a policeman and and a de- de t teethe who announce they have ha come w with ith a a. warrant for Crawfords Crawford's arre arrest t. t The next nest mornings morning's s 's papers papera recount how C Crawford has instigated a a. whirlwind s selling tock campaign to finance a. a sp p packing plant merger and how v his hi assistant as u- s iett and treasurer young oun Hoy noy Bland h halt hai as disappeared disappeared- with half a I. I million Gla ds d's s rayne rane secretary and alleged fc f fiancee of or Bland Bland Is H inno inno- c cent ent Morgan goes on Crawfords Crawford's bond a and nd plans plan to defend him Morgan organ who h ha s never defended a II person he believed belle g guilty thus stakes hI professional In Integrity In In- t tw on n. n Crawfords Crawford innocence ence Nan w who ho has written out a a. note of ot resignation b because she cannot work for the man s hE she lo lo e tea tears fears rs the note Into bIte bit With Witha a faithless wife Slid and a faith faithless 1 ee friend ay y jou ou are going gol to need a JI faithful seers secre- t tar tarv arv rite rhe wIper tn to hers herself lf OW V GO ON WITH TUB TILE STORY STORT 1 CHAPTER l 1 e Within ten da days s the grand jury jur h had ad met met and returned indictments a against Herbert S Z Cra Crawford andRoy and andRoy Roy floy Bland charging them theta with the e embezzlement of nearl nearly a quarter of ofa ofa a million ri dollars of the funds of the West Mid Packing pompa of ot which the two had been pr president a and nd treasurer respectively Roy Bland was still z a fugitive f from rom justice A A. at the u union nion railroad station revealed that thata a a. man answering lila Ills description tio h had ad bought a a way one ticket to New r ow York on tho the night that Bland was was' supposed to have left for fori ChiC Chicago Chi Chi- e C ago cago go on business ss for fOl his firm But Dut sin since c he had had ten d a days s 's b before the audit of ot the books books' had r revealed re the shortage horta c It as was gen gen generally o rally conceded that Bland had Immediately immediately im im- Im- Im mediately left leCt New York by steamer steam steam- e er r for parts unknown Police Tolice radios radios gaios ra ra- d dios ios to all aU ships at s sea a had resulted i In n exactly nothing but In the tho int intal v val al al Bland had had time to land a and nd disappear Cr Crawfords Crawford's trial was set for December December De De- c cember ember 19 19 a date which d J John ohn Curtis Curtis' Morgan well enough s since ince there ther iv was vas as am he c could do by liy way ay of preparation They can cant can't t have anything on 01 me nie J Jack Jacl ack because I 1 hav haven't n t done anything anything any any- t to thing hing wrong I never never drew a a penny penn o of f that money out of r the bank I never neVel touched 30 a penny of it after Bland drew It I 1 never authorized his drawing it it and did not know Inow t that hat li he had done donG so I I haven't ha a dollar dolln in the bank that I 1 cant can't account account ac ac- ac c count for l legitimately The rhe first time tino lie made this s sweeping statement Morgan Interrupted Inter intel r i How did it it- happen that Bland Blan as treasurer could sign and cash checks for such huge amounts I Its It's ts t's usual I I believe I-believe for two signa signatures t tures ures to be required on al all c corporation corporation corpora corpora- tion checks When we first organized d. d that tha was wa the case Crawford acknowledged ed edged ed readily My ly signature at and andis i h his is were required d' d b by th the bylaws s But I had Iad to be Se out of ot town so much that I asked the tho board of di directors directors di- di rectors rector rectors to amend th thE tho bylaws so that Blands signature alone was waa enough He Ho was was' bonded you yota o l know The rhe company wont won't lose the they y whole quarter quartel of a a. million It was a newspaper story that revealed re the fact that the cashier of the bank bank upon Elands Eland's presentation of the last check for had hesitated to to cash eash it and had taken It upon himself to telephone Crawford Crawford Craw Craw- ford for additional authority Woe the tho cashier says says that he spoke to you ou pers personally on the phone dud and n that you ot 0 O. O Kd the check Morgan told Crawford That is one of or tho trump cards cards of course Vh What t ab about ut it it Bert f The blue lIlue eyes looked blank with surprise sur but utterly u unafraid afraid simply not true Jack Ive I've never spoken with Wolfe over oyer the telephone In m my life Ive I've talked at tt t th the bank o ot of course cours course but hut buthe buthe he never got ni me when ho he called called- if he did id c call ll Im I'm afraid we wc e cant can't convince a jury that the cashier ot the First National bank Is' Is Is a liar r The The banks banks bank's records s show that all of the money Was drawn after atter the first of November No- No No No- vember Bland gave ga himself plenty of ot time b before fore the next monthly statement was due Accor According to toYo Wolfe Yo I ff the check about which he lie phoned you ou was presented by Bland BlandIn In m person on onre Wednesday re nes ny November 9 D. A pretty cool customer that Bland nd The check was presented at five minutes of ot 3 3 Wolfe says Get I your our h business engagement ng book or your our desk calendar Bert and antI see If it itou you ou ou have ah n alibi for fOl that time It you ou were were not In your our office be between be- be tween 2 and nd 3 o'clock k a of Or if it someone Someone someone some some- some Some- one was ith you OU who can testify in your wc ll splice spike their b get ge et t gun So far Car Caras as newspaper accounts were wele concerned however there Was tas as one bi big disappointment Gladys d s 's PaynE B Elands Eland's an M secretary and fiancee chatted not nt at all for publication and it t was largely on Miss MIsi Payne's Paynes testimony that the In Indictment in- in dl ha had been secured If it ru rumor ru- ru mor inor wa was waso to o he bo trusted trusted The Tle day after the tho bank cashiers cashier's story appeared in the tilE paper Crawford Crawford Craw Craw- ford Cord admitted to Morgan oro that so liO far as aI his desk calendar showed he lie had had no en engagement aeme between past half-past two and three e o'clock on Wednesday November No 9 9 But nut ot or course that do doesn't mt mean I J was a necessarily in in my office Crawford ford pointed out Good Lord or I I h hI How ow can I remember what I was as I doin doing that particular 1 hour half l our There was as s nothing to fix it it in my mind as al thero there would have hae b been n i If Wolfe had actually talked to me meon meon meon on the he j phone phone lione S S C Nan was wa's present resent at the cone confer confer- ence enee Your Tour switchboard arr operator always asks aski who's hos c calling d doesn't Perhaps ps she will remember whether you OU were In inor or riot Sl She Shew e w would call j your our private office b before fore putting the call can through of ot c course coure urs Morgan shook his he head d. d gloomily will already Ita have got sot gothold gothold hold of or her But we e may lis ii's AS we well ask her to come conic or o over r. r Were rero you you and nd ncI she good friends Bert Bert Crawford flushed Ui then en laughed A dirty cra crack I Jack J cl Al Always Always Al- Al va ways s 's suspecting me mo of ot But seriously little Alico Alice elton Is Isa a ti of mine I l' l believe b lIc e Lets Let's have her over C C Alice Belton Betton a a. lert little napper flapper with witha a boyish black bob arrived at the Ia lawyers lawyer's wyer's office at a quarter quartel past five Ooh Ooh Im I'm Im I'm scared to death she told Nan Wan delightedly Ive ve got to gb g. g to the tho district attorneys attorney's tonight too Isn't it I dreadful Tonight Nan echoed Ha ent you already seen lr Mr Bra Inerd I Good G od girl Bert Crawford had opened the tle tle door of t Morgans Morgan's tor ans an's private pd- pd ate vate office and nd stood toad beaming at the little HUe switchboard Operator C Come me on n in In Alice Alce My ly attorney Isn't here a nice whiTe while we ve w wait lt for liin him You wont won't let them be nasty to tome tome tonie me nie If I I have to to go on the witness winess stand will you ou Mr 11 Crawford You just bet I wont won't wont Alice Allce Ill I'll Ill I'll- 11 The do door r closed on the and Nan Nar without a moments moment's hes lies Haton reached into the deep lower drawer of her typewriter desk I pushed a a button buton pa 9 a black metal box box which was l fastened to the drawer and id i'd lifted a Que queer sort of receiving instrument to her ear ar Morgan lorg lorZ n had had tb the listening in device installed m more re than two years c rs before It I had been blEn invaluable invaluable invaluable able as a means moans of obtaining erba verba tim reports from th the lips Ups of ot skit skit- tish tiu witnesses who had bad no idea that their words wera were being heard iea by anyone except X ept Morgan himself himsel Drawing her her notebook forward haty hastily Na Nan n began to to jot down ir In iT shorthand the conversation that tha t Was as taking place place in the private office Alice Alce Belton Belon Quit Bert Im I'm Im Imm m mad niad d' d dat at you your you Oh-h Oh Oh Youre You're so str strong ng But But Ii honestly nestly I am ma maat mad maj madat s at you you you- Cr Crawford What about Peter Petel Pan ran Lord joure youre cu cuter ter than ever Alice Aw AWi you ou ou cant can't cant kid me Quit Bert ert Crawford Crawfprd Listen Alice Alce You and lv had Iome some pretty good times haven't we Well Wel Wen honey hone you ou can do a whole lot for me nie a ami mi mighty bi big favor if f you jou will will will- Alice Alce Is Its about this awful tri tria 1 isn't isn't ty Ip Honestly Bert ert you jou ou coul a knocked me over with wih a a- a Crawford I know honey Listen Listen Lis Lit ten term and nd listen hard ha Wolfe Wole the c cashier shier of the First Na National ional says he lie called nie me and and talked to me on the tIle phone Wednesday afternoon November 9 I never nevel r received any such c get call call l-et l get m me Alice Alce But Bert I remember p putting the call I through through- honest onest I Ido Ido do I 1 a asked k d you vou If you jou wanted to 1 s1 speak peak ak to Mr 11 Wolfe and you said said said- cra Crawford Listen Alice ar claring dar clar- ling ing youre you're m all wet we A girl girt as pretty as s R you rou cant can't be ex exp expected ex- ex p to have her mind on n bus busi- busi ness ever every blessed minute This his is ie what you remember Mr fr fl Wolfe called up you ou asked him his name you jou thought rny my secretary was in il m mj my office and you 01 p put t the call can through without listening to see seeh who h answered it Two other lines were ere buzzing and and andou ou had bad to hurry to answer them Dont Don't you re remember remember re- re member Wait Wal baby baby Then just justa justas justas as a you pulled out the the plus plug on Wolfes Wolfe's call cl call you'd you'd sot got ot th the signal that the call can wa was waa finished you finished You saw raw me t coming ming in f from om the el elevators I hadn't been in 1 n iy office ottic after all all al alAnd And you Jou ou were were so us busy ih with your our board hord that you didn't tell toll me ne Mr fr Wolfe Vole had called cancel find and you thought my secretary would tell me me s-ne any any- way Isn't that exa fv what jou OU rem remember em ber sweetheart thear Alice Alce We if Ir vou u say a PO to but hut Im I'm Im scared of or th district attorney Bert Bert Bert- I Isn't Jt it cold l here rc Its It's IR going to be a har hard harti wint r. r isn't int it ur Crawford Craword lau laughing What do dolIttle little with ur fur coats carp care earp for Ol winters Alien But Rut r I haven't any any fur rut CO cot cont t Bert Bert Bert- Gra Crawford You will wi have when this trials trial's ov over t. t as as' as asa a a proof i Im I'm crazy about y you you you- u r rAHce r Aiice Me Te and Ind who ole elre l c Youve You've got ot such suCh a rood memory t tot for r. r what I remember Bert maybe you vou youcan can remember w hat vou tou promised me about that red headed red dame clame you vou had up at your arme t tint night when h T I dropped In fo et mv rd before vanity Id I'd left the night rem Remember Crawford Jealous baby I told you OI Alice Alce You Thu told told me me joud oud not riot two time me rue aTt rw morl more and anti you onha on ha have hae t e Mv My t girl Irl friend fa saw w you and nd that red headed damo danic ama with the green blue yes yes ooh nuit Bert when onre Honest i I cant can't think me like that You Youre You're re not not 11 me nic mt about thi the fur coal cos' O whole a Rrt Brt And love me tot lot lot Nan Xan d the rocc- rocc er of the ln ln d device hc Into tIme the WI drawer shadow was a ns as s Morgan's Morgans Hor taP tal th thIn n glass of ot the outlined on th the frosted outer door To be continued |