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i s & R B S R W, @ JACOUELINE . BON HER OWN b5 RICHARD STARR, SYNOPSIS: Jacqueline ig- nores the dictates of her heart and avoids giving Teddy an answer to his marriage pro- posal. She sends him out of her life with a letter confessing her gay adventure among the weal- thy and asked him to forgeét her—a poor girl. A royal suite at the Hotgl Majestic she trades for a veryYhumble lodging. IlI- ness weakens hér and she seeks employment in vain. She decides to repay Detective Mc- Allister’s visit and surrender the stolen necklace, resigned to whatever punishment that might follow. The Scotland Yard detective again surprises her, expressing a conviction she has brought back the necklace. His apparent clairvoyant pow- ers amaze the girl. Chapter 34 MR. McALLISTER IS PSYCHIC “When you called on me at the Majestic,” explained Jacqueline “the diamond ne¢cklace was not in my possession, because I had lost it. She explained how she had hid- den the jewels in the palm pot, and how the pot had been changed by a chamber-maid; and the cor- pulent detective chuckled in quict merriment. Then, at his invitation, she told the whole story of the necklace, and how it had first come into hér pos- session. “I would have brought it back to you long ago,” she told him, “but I have been ill, and—and I was frightened.” “Frightened of what?” asked Mc- Allister. “That I should be arrested.” “Are you still frightened of that?” “Not so frightened as I was when T first came here. But—shall I be arrested, please?” “Not for the theft of this neck- lace at any rate” smiled Mr. Mc- Allister. “Of course, I don’t know whether you have anything else in your private list of misdemean- ors."” “Oh, no, there isn't anything else,” Jacqueline hastened to re- assure him. “Then yout get oft on the neck- lace know you ha dnothing to do with the theft. In fact, I already knew all that you have just told me, with the sole exception of the flower-pot incident.” “Then you never believed I was the thief?” “If 1 had believed it we shouldn't have had to trouble you to come: here to see us. i “Why not?” “Because I should have come and fetched you long ago.”, “Oh, dear!” “We caught the thief the same night and she is now doing a short term of imprisonment, though not for the theft of theé necklace.” “She!” cried Jacqueline. “Who was the thief, then?” “Your friend, Mrs. Porter Mason. ' That is the name she gave you; 11 understand. Her real name |is Paula Stratton. She suffers from the inconvenience of being known to the police. “I was present at the raid,” Mc- Allister went on. “In fact I was in charge of it. Night clubs are my specialty. ‘When I heard that a diamond necklace was missing I immediately connected it with her, because that is her particular line of business. So I took Paula that night, not for the theft of the! necklace, but for something else we | happened to have against her, but | which we probably shouldn't have troubled about if she hadn't thrown hersélf in our was as it were. “When I put her through her paces afterwards, she told me all about you and how sheé had passed’ the jewels to you.” “But I cannot understand” said Jacqueline. “If you knew I had the| diamonds in my possession, even| if you knew I was not the thief, why didn’t you ‘come to me and order me to give them up?” “We did not particularly want them. Where are théy now? Have you got them with you?” “Yes, here ‘they are.” . She produted the glittering string of briliants’ and - handed them to the detective. “I -am very .glad to get rid of thetn. They've been worrying me ever since I had them. And I think when I lost them T was more worried than ever.” The detective held them up to the light, a string of scihtillating drops, full of fire and light. “Rath- er pretty, aren't they?” “Ever so,” returned Jacqueline. “Wouldn't you like them for yourself?” “1 should'love them if they hap- pened to be mine.” “Well, heré you are—catch. A present for a good girl. You can keep them.” She picked them up and he noted new hat, my score, because I happen to| dear, if you can find a buycr. They are bits of glass—nothing more. Imitations, and not the best imi- tations either. I'm rather surprised at Mrs. Porter Mason handling them. I suppose she didn't get a fair look at them.” “Gracious sakes, the meaning of it? tonished Jacque! ' “I'll tell you like, since you'v actors in it. I's an anonymo story—no nam no pack-drill. “Once upon a time thore was - man who had made a big for then what i the story been o ful moment he promised hi that he would buy her a strin; didmonds for her néck on h tieth birthday, and he pay less than 10,000 po “I don’t know how when he made thdt promise. N And I don 180 very old, I guess. he ever expected pounds to throw monds. “Bat t i not exactly a mi getting on that wi | Anyway, he doesn't have to worry |about where the next mea away on dl | ,come from. But even mil | are sometimes hard up for a f | thousands ' of ready money; and | it happened when his wife's fiftieth birthday came around, th man ] | found himself very tight indeed for | réady cash, | “So; instead of |truth, he bcught an imit mond necklace and presented it to | her, leaving her under the impres- sion that it was worth 10,000/ pounds. He quite intended as as he could to buy a real hon | to-gbodness string of diamonds, present it to her with and | | planation and confession. ! “But two or threg 'years went {by, and money was 'still tight. He (had a harum-scarim sort of a =on, | land had to clear up his'debts from time to time as most men < ran into thousands. “Fhen one night the old gent took his wile to Circo’s by way of a little excitement. was the night of ‘the raid. “The rest you can guoss. lady wore her diamond and of course early on in t ceedings Mrs. Porter Ma: ted it, and kept it more or lo: view, which she would do i ively as a matter of habit. “Then, when the raid came | the lights went out; Paula or Mrs. Mason couldn’t resist the temptation to steal the diamonds. “After wards she planted them on you. She knew that the police would go over her with a fine- toothed comb, as they did; but she hoped that you might get with it. “Ever since the theft the necklace has been in mottal terror | that the worthlessness of his gift will be discovered by his wife, who would never forgive him. He has implored us to hush up the matter, which we would have done. So you sée that even in Scotland Yard we have our little romances.” “And what about Mrs, Porter still in prison?” “Yes. We convicted her on an- otheér count. She'll be absent for anothér eight months or so. You see shé Has rather a bad record.” “Oh dear. And whdt about the old géntleman? Has he bought his wifé” a' ‘rellf necklacé yet?” “He hasi't dohe o up to the present, to'my knowledge. But I have n6 doubt he will do so, and when he does he will pretend it has cost him another cool 10,000. Of course, his wife will adore him.” “He's- & wicked old man,” mur- mured Jacqueline, “and I should like to give him a plece of my mind.” When she went out of the aus- itere red-brick building, Scotland Yard had no further terrors for her. But when she left the Yard be- hind, she became abruptly serious ‘again. 1t was getting dark and she was very, very hungry and faint. _Bhe had been out all day trudg- ing the streets in search of work, land she had had nothing to eat sinte breakfast. That meal itself had been a very sketchy affair of bread and margarine, with an in- digestiblé cdncoction described ' as | coffee. | That night she was afraid to go home—or to what she called home for want of a better word. In the| morning the landlady would pre- sént her bill, and what would hap- pen when she was told there was not a shilling to pay it with, Jac- queline dreaded to think. (Copyright, 1930, Richard Starr) Lovesick Jacqueline experi- | ences more of the ups and downs of life, tomorrow. D R it TS ! RUMMAGE SALE The Lutheran Ladies Aid Society will hold a RUMMAGE SALE on April 24th at the A. N. B. Hall on 'Willoughby Avenue. Those wishing “[to eontribute articles for this sale —adv. please call 5402 or 579. e e e s NOTICE 1V SEIPPERS The “MARGNITA” will rot ac- cept freight after 1:30 p. m. on safling date. fmtw W ot Gy asked the a's»} | from small things, and in a —} | away jyou think of our cld e gentleman who bought the fake|., Mason?” asked Jacqueline. “Is she|Broadway at —Mv“next decade, POLLY AND HER PALS THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1930. o S s o ST A AR TR V' DERN DUNCE! I GIVE | [FosuT nie, | | HOW WwWAS 1 The 1030-1 of the new mi business cl and belew it ne: NEW YORK, A 24.—"What do nb?” question been put to nent vis The For the ecity now has tv One i3 the'cluster of ers set a'org Wall o fool of Mar island. The other is In m up sinee 1925. In t} skyscrapers, clustered arc: ty-second street in the v the Grand Central ter now eight of New York's towers, . 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