The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 1, 1931, Page 6

§ 3 —— 4. NO FOOLIN; POP/ ) %, HIM YER FUTURE SON-IN-LAW/ POLLY AND HER PALS moon CYNOPSIS: rita Flores and refusing reward for a nccklace she ©aid che had found, Juanita Bacara wins soelal acceptance from the cwner, Mrs. Belaisc. “Phereby Jason Divitt, who had siclen the necklace, uses his cigarctte giri for his major thicvery plans. When Kirk Stanard, Mrs. Belaic2's grand- con, takes her to the Comus Ball, she mingles with New Oricans’ clite. How different from Divitt’s gambling hou where Erie Ledbetter, vainly {rying to discover her identity, had torn away her veil and Kis her! Juanita d not know that her chaperone, the csa Cabrera, and Divitt cing her to uncover good for rcbberies, nor do the questicns of Divitt's wife, Mol- ly, give her a hint of the plan. By psoing as ter 18. ERRAND ‘When Gabreau came down stairs Conchita washing the dish- es after a breakfast, having waited on and Divitt her- self. “I tell dem you are not well crooned. “I think they wil send you on errands mebbe day.” That suited Gabreau very He would not eat breakfast, but drank some coffec. Then he went out into Rondeau street, passing along Royal, entering the shop Wwhere he had taken the picture to be framed. Plerre put down a cup of black coffee as Gabreau entered from the narrow street. But the dwarf, so %intent upon his errand, only nodded was late Molly " she not to- well at the cheerful greeting from Plerre. Pierre had many things in his shop beside frames. There were old carved sofas and chairs, vases and lamps and clocks, Bracelels and brooches and rings whose histor- jes went back for centuries—hun- dreds of things that could be bought for a song. Gabreau had paused before a case of old weapons, curious relics, some with corroded _blades and gems in the hilts. Pierre came over 1o him, pointing out the beau of an old scimitar. Its thin steel curve was irides- cent through the rust. Pierre's face reflected his enthusiasm over it—but evidently Gabreau was not interested But Gabreau knew what he had ers of the table, the bureau. But come. to buy—the dirk with the qrayers that opened so easily did gmooth sharp blade and the handle that fitted snugly into the hand.| Pierre nodded, taking it from the case | 11 yo' mistress,” he said. “I} have anudder table like de lll.‘ rosewood one she buy. I be please’ ghe come and see him.” | Gabreau took his parcel, flung; down the price and went out “Now you be keerful, bebby! | Conchita crooned that night. “You| have not cat,’ you have not slip. You have not de streng’ to go with Umberto. You mus' let him do de work. You let him tek de chance.” Gabreau heard. When Con- by Marganel Bell Houslosn of DELIGHT he said. The elevator b ing, and the boy left hi was ring- Gabreau rted up stair, | came down, alked back to Led- better's door. It ope at his |touch. He released the latch again,; went in and closed the door, turned | lon the soft light of a single sconce. He had never scen Richness of walls and lamps and paintings, divans and deep chairs. Gabreau stole across| the rugs, opened the door upon a ich a place. hangi bedroom with canopied bed and mirrored bath beyond. O e the bed hung a painting, Venus reclin- ing amid velvet. Gabreau could see the white body dimly, by the light from the adjoining room. Above it was a shaded globe. Ga- breau pressed a button. The light |came on. Voluptuously beautiful, languor- |ous dark eyes. . Eyes as dark as those of his Madonna. Did this man think Had he bought this as he—Gabreau—had bought the Madonna? Gabreau caught of him- self in one of the mirrors. He twist- ed away from the livid reflection starting sharply at a sound from the hall. Quickly he turned off the picture. He waited in the dark of the bedroom while the big clock on the mantle struck ten He had hoped that he would find Ledbetter at home and alone, that, seeing the satchel and thinking its contents a gift, Ledbetter would admit him and close the door . . . It had been too much to hope for. Things didn't happen that way with him—Gabreau. But he could| wait. He was used to waiting. The sound died down the hall Gabreau brought a chair into the recess behind the door and sat down. Ledbetter had -gone to some | festivity; he would be late now. Perhaps he would not be home till two or three o'clock | The thought made Gabreau ner- vous. At eleven he began to pace the rooms. Once he lay down on the bed, but even in the dark he could see the white outline of the |rccumbent Venus, feel her dark eyes. He went to his chair behind the door. Two o'clock came. Three. Gabreau sat very still until the dawn be- gan to gray the windows, to sift |into the room, till the street nois- es and the noises of the house told him that Ledbetter would not come. Fury greater than the fury that had brought him there possessed him. He began to fling open draw- not interest him, and many of these were empty. Others contain- ed only apparel, belongings so sug- gestive of their owner that Ga- breau’s rage increased at sight of | them. If he might find some locked drawer— There was none. Apparently Led- betier possessed no treasures. No treasures except the things that were on the walls, about the rooms. Gabreau's eyes fell on a Nubian dancing girl in black marble, a slim Tanagra vase. These were precious, he knew, but he could not take them away. He might smash them in little bits to strew chita had gone down stairs he Te-ithe floor. The vase sat on a desk moved the cirk from its place be- in the shadows by the bed—an old hind the framed picture, and thrust |escritoire with drawers. Gabreau # in his belt. From the armorie he| took an old black satchel, placed a; wrapped parcel within and wem’ down the stair. He knew where Ledbetter lived—| in the great bachelor apartments. | In the days before Molly had turn- ed the dive into the Parlors he had carried certain parcels 10 parcel were empty, but they would gerve. The door man who no doubt Femembered him. People alWays carved sandal-wood box that look- him. i arriving at the apart- ments, was told that Mr. Ledbe_t-‘ fer was not in. “He will be in| 'Imu'?" Gabreau said. | _The door man did not dispute He appeared to divine the/ nature of Gabreau's errand, said to the clevator boy. “Take this up and put it in Mr. Ledbetter's apart- nt.” But Gabreau would not ender the satchel. The door| man signaled him to go up wiv.h‘ #’The elevator boy knocked at Led- petter's rooms, and presently un- the door, switched on the Jight, watl while Gabreau went | and set:nz bottle on the table. e got tek one on de nex’ flo')" Gabreau, his hand on the h of the door. He himself turn- d off the light, closed the door. He into the hall “I walk down,” xemembered ... Gabreau, this|in any of the drawers. Gabreau, house, parcels similar to the onein his rage, threw the papers on e carried now. The bottles in this the floor, went over to it. The drawers were locked. Ga- breau laughed, drew a ring of keys from his pocket. There was none that fitted the lock, but Gabreau's hands were strong. A key turned relentlessly in his grip. The lock broke. Papers. Nothing but papers He started. Something among the papers had fallen heavily. A ed like a jewel case. Men did not have jewel cases so far as Ga- breau had observed, but he could believe any discrepance of Led- better. The box also was locked. Gabreau with a smile dropped it into the satchel, put in the bot- tles with which he had come. His eye fell on the painting at the foot of the bed, the painting he seemed to see in the dark. He mounted to a chair, drew the dirk from his beit. He would slash the thing to ribbony. Gabreaw drew back his hand, a sound in his| throat. The flesh was too beauti- ful. The dark eyes looked at ILim. He pulled the chair away, took | his satchel. Quickiy he went through the outer door and down the stair. Conchita was awake and watch- NO BETTER'N TO CHASE- THAT flung the bag in the close ed and got into bed. It was not | until later in the di when she | was alone, that Cc a got out the bag and opened it. It con-| tained empty bottles and a carved | wooden box that had been opened | and snapped together again—jag-| gedly, as if in fury. There were| ivory-colored papers that she couic not read. H “Dat diablo, Umberto,” she| growled. “He treat my Gabreau mo ‘worse every time.” (Copyright, Dodd, Mead and Co.) Wings like the gulls. Will Juanita, too, fly away? Kirk tomorrcw is not sure of her. —_— e Ex-Convict “Vamped” by Lady Bluebeard Is Also Among Missing (Continued from Page One) brother carried a joint life insur, ance policy for $2,000 in her favor As a result of her operations, ] state alleged at her trial, she c lected less than $10,000 in i ance, although she probably cau: the death of six persons. Sentenced to 10 years to Ilif Mrs. Southard had served sligh less than the minimum sen when she made her break. prison she was the picture of femi- nine daintiness. 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