Evening Star Newspaper, October 8, 1926, Page 34

Mysterious Sweetheart ‘1 BY ELLA WIST. E.é 711'.41,\155 (Copyright. 1026 ) L< WHAT RAS GONE BEFORE. Carolita Menendez. a beaytiful Spanish girl” brouzht up in a South Ameri- can convent. 11 ‘traveiing 10 Los Angelta at the command of guardian, whom she has never een " Iournes 3 man ih found m one of the . _apparently murdered. An raordinary ruby. on the floor of and ‘was to be worn hy her guardian to identify him ipon their meeting in Loe Angelex. Paul’ Revnolds, '# young Xew Fork lawyer. whom Carolita met on the train. and who s in love with her. claims the Ting to protect her. believing 1t is hara Then upexpectedls. the murdered 110 Milana: 16 revived and peraiades Ca to’ flee with' him immediatels upon g Tos Angeles by threatening th ki nolds 11 che refuses | Caraliia. e ids. and also the W has hoth’ ringe. was traveling on | Waiter and his niany years before over second wife, Cynthia Revnolds. was also on the train in disguise a_detective. both guarding now o nk Hyatt” pretend 1o o £t € t aroiita is found. Mean. na has taken Carolita to a town Resnolds. following a clue, gors me fown With € the rtetarn Carolita renotne their Toue helieve they arr (Continued from Yesterday's Star. CHAPTER X1 The Codicil. office of Burns & Hyatt one. and on that late packed with people. the room. behind a chn Carr of New York of the late Edmund vigorous man in the early 70s. With him were Burns and his partner, Hyatt: Cynthia, widow of Edmund Revnolds, while across the room sat Walter Reynolds and his wife, and the young girl he had sprung unon the world as the long. | lost Cynthia Reynolds, jr. Nor were these the only persons present. for near the door, s most recently ar- | rivad, was another group. dusty and | worn from a long, hard drive—Gaines and two forelgners, the Milana broth. | The law was not a afternoon Tpon one table, sat brother-in-law Reynolds, Well,” said John swift glance round. “we are all ready to hear vour story. \Walter. Under- | stand. there is no possibility of our 1 as Cynthia Rey- | . ean establish Carr, with a through.” contemptuon nize her! Reynolds ‘vou'll be glad to veec lsten! Sixteen v fard Ramon_ Mila Mario stole little Why they did it can he eastly explained, if vou care to know, but T won't o further unless vou press me. 1 have some regard for the feelinge of a woman. his eves vested significantly upon Mrs. Cynthia Reynolds. “I had known the Milanns for some time.” Walter continued: “in fact Ramon had a hahit of bor money from me. My father to this friendship—1 may sas jected to almost everything I d he had heen more tolerant stinate. | puld have recovered t child immediately.” “I knew that Milana co ®hady transactions in a tow the border. and when the chil stolen I was certain he had taken her | there. 1 found her under the care of | an old woman he calied Madre, pos- | sibly his nrother, but she was so well 4 guarded could he | child v, 1 with every possible speed o fath only” to find my word donbted myself thrown out of the house, dis inherited, all hecs 1 had tried to the child all the unjust, replied ur of @ A damned Ramon ana could no longer in him “it was Walter who areanged to | steal the child, to mzet from | his father! 1 was his tool. God for- give me’ But Mr. Re vnolds knew T John Carr's volee We have heard your tale Now where's the proof?” “The old woman's confession! wrote it and it was witnesse see” he handed Carr a pay i willing to come to Los Augeles any time, It you requr: further.’ “Well, well.” Gaines spoke for first time. 1 have her confession too! Wonder if they are alike!” He also handed Carr a paper. while Wal- liar rang Wal- anything | the ear It when it rains | Pocket It when it shines Thats the ¢ 0, Advantagef S of thisalg { “?g 1 19~Ounce Raincoat less cumbersome. Strong, durable, perfect protection. $10 at your dealer’s Unconditionally guaranteed ¥ be hasn' send hin name; we'll supply um, y N. Y. Mackintosh Clothing Co. 990 Fifth Ave. New York DRI-LITE We Carry the DRI-LITE Coat as Advertised Above Potomac Rubber Company, Inc.! 726 14th St. N.W. Shortly before the end of | | tunately. 3 ’m his will. providing for this situa- | walter | M1 | some of your Resinol i the cost of a new roof. | ter threw him a murderous look. “These will keep.” Mr. Carr re. . putting them into his pocket. sk Ramon Milana to make his clain Milana's whole form trembled as he | arose to speak, his eves widely dilat- | “Mr. Carr. I stole the child, but it {was at Walter Reynolds 1:. d with his help, | 1a [ ¢, a gambling debt uggest im the reward and pay him | “And when th v " he continued. understand the case. Walter has ve turned the child. demanding that she inherft immediately her part of the | estate. He is not satisfied to have her inherit her mother's share, upon her death. and he demands money for her return! Ni im, Walter! For. Mr. s lef o il n it at | my discretion docu- ment, Mr. Burns; will you read? Mr. Burre arose and opened a legal envelope. taking from it two smaller envelopes and a sheet of paper ! | | suggestion | T owed Walter aj i instructed to Carr began to reac Milana next day after sne got Wal is not Re A deep office, hetilder each other. ““That confe this reasen that thi fer. thia’ | o or | wirl as came. girl from Mexico. She ' daughter.” onea re Cyn- Do you want me to hia. or will yeu o this ‘our own without further non- “I must obey | Cynthia spoke the wili, Walter," v qui we are ccept this girl upon Give me the De u! o terms. | flung . then, I'm through™ x k: “this i have a of my fathe; { T can br his will [ { . rl isn't hi she , her fathe | room prove it?” then John ¢ nd giving Cynthia's la 1 d that clause in the wit : . ftain t | sue live o cover any . wiil you let m ““This is it.” he said, and read: “One | dollars’ reward son who re hundred thousand <hall be paid to the pe turns Cynthia | mother alive s six weeks of the date this codici opened. At the time she ix to her mether an_iden vithin | be demanded, the identificat i to be established hv her i Full description of thix identifi il together with full statements from | my wife and myself, will be found in ‘he sealed letters inclosed with this codicdl. In the event that this child’s claim to her mother's share of my estate should he disputed. these m-] ters will clear up any doubts remain- ing. Signed and sealed and witness- ed. ete,” Rurns concluded. “1 guess the old woman's confes- sion will stand.” Walter remurked, sneeringly. “and I'm quite sure that Cynthia will be glad to accept it." “We'll read thoge next.” agreed, taking the papers from pocket. and reading aloud “This girl I8 the Reynolds’ heire he has been with me for 16 yea T did not know who she was at fir Ramon Milana brought her to me and paid me to keep her. 1 have the| clothes she came in. Signed. M “his “That's a damned lieX’ Ramon shouted, “every word of {t!" Waltar produced a package. “Will you identify the Cynthia?" Cynthia clothes who had remained quiet and unmoved throughout, untied the | package, and. with a nod of her| head. identified the baby garments. | There,” said \Walter, triumphant- | Iy, “therer And then Cynthia spoke. “This is et the identification re. quired. however. The child wore a| Jjewel of great value. Is that in your possession. 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The door burst open and | Aus in, leading by t Cynthia!” ven't 1 the right to we have been keeping tine, ordered to re met the steamer during the journey Imost feared th but Paul won ou i | nard | “ yang from bhalf a dozen lips, | “Yes, we had to disguise her to | break izh, but she's safe Cynth is Cynthia Reynolds, | He had not finished speaking before | Care and Cynthin both sprang for- 1\‘»\ rawing the girl behind the tabic while her mother pulled her her knee, her arms grip- { ping her closely. Bewildered, Carolita looked about her, appalled by the size nd solemnity of the gathering. ST et the proofs.” Walter said | hoarsely, “I'm here to fight. rolita feit her hands he beneath the tabl 1into them; it smooth—her cl 4t a voice whispered in her 11 tell you wh “We have the proofs aul replied iy, “Ifave you opencd the codi- dnwn * Carr veplied, “we'll read it wait? Turns complied with his re- f | s if you had won ented. retorted or two is all th in. don’t you, W . I brought her York-—with Mr. Gain r started violently, | Milana rose unsteadily, down azain. “Which--which _one Milana asked faintly. “Adjt. Gabrielle)” Cynthia's arms held the girl more closely; “it was per- missible, wasn't it, under the circum- stances!” Smothered- exclamations the two men. Even Paul then were you?" escaped Pepsin Syrup breathed more rapidly, although the situation little Cynthia_at a convent in the Argen- We learned that she had been | OCTOBER _8, us your story, | Cynthia,” Carr said to Mrs. Reynolds, they will all want to hear what you | ston: is quickly told,” Cynthia re- [lv, nd Isabella, the words Dulce Corazon, E hushed andience she rings ? S0 we | ed her pwe " Y sisters, my sister-inlaw and myself .all have families, and for years we have all given our children Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin. mended it hundreds of times and think it just wonderful, not only to bring up children but for ourselves. 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