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Chapter 42 UNTANGLED TRK remembered. Remembered Madame’s mention of a pale girl—a fair girl. He said, “I remem- ber.” He had never thought of it again. “Torrobin said if you were a lawyer you weren’t a safe prospect. Chow said yes, you were, because you were young. Young enough to be a fool. She gave him your name, said you lived in Westchester, and to look you up. She gave him Freddy Nevin’s name, too. Natalie was cer- tainly a talker. But Torrobin said lawyers were out. Said he’d like to get you, himself. Meaning about his nose. “I went back to the van, and Olga, Pipolo’s wife, was there. She said Pipolo had gone out to phone for an ambulance, that we must get Roddie to a hospital. We took him to Bellevue that night. He was still unconscious, and seriously hurt. “I found your name in the phone- book. More than ever I wanted to see you, since 1 knew you were a lawyer. 1 knew that Roddie had to break away from Torrobin, what- ever happened. | wanted to know about extradition laws; to know if— with only Torrobin’s word as evi- dence—they could take Roddie out of New York and bring him down to Texas. “Looking back now, seeing more clearly, | know Torrobin could have proved nothing without involving himself. He had used the money. But then—then 1 was frightened. I couldn't think. I wondered if they would take Roddie while he was ill. “They said that Roddie would live—with an operation, and the right care. 1 wanted him to have everything. It would take money. Pipolo said he could get the money, would bring it to me. Monday night. “The show was going to Atlantic City, and Pipolo and Olga were go- ing with it in their trapeze act. But Pipolo would come back. Olga gave me some money that night, so that I could go to a hotel. They wouldn't let me stay at the hospital with Roddie. “I didn’t go to the hotel. Instead 1 found out where you lived, and came here to your home—came by subways and surface cars. It was a long trip. 1 thought | would never finish it. But | knew you would help me if I could find you. “It was Rupert I found. | thought Chow had made a mistake. In my wild state 1 never thought there might be more than one Joris who was a lawyer. But he was a lawyer, he assured me of that. And since I had come so far ... I found though I couldn’t tell him everything. It seemed 1 couldn’t trust anybody with Roddie’s secret ... even Pipolo and Olga. 1 believe 1 could have trusted you. But that was before ... “Rupert questioned me about other things. 1 told him the truth in everything except my name. Even that was the truth. Hope is really my name, though I’ve never been called that. My father named me Lasca. You know ‘Lasca?” . Lasca used to ride On a mouse-gray mustang, close to my side. With blue serape, and bright- belled spur. ... “Cowboys like the poem. But my other tucked in the name of Hope. think Hope Devine isa... It’s ubarrassing as a name. But I felt if Rupert knew my name—the name I was known by—he might be able to trace Roddie through it. He ight ... He wagn't himself that ight. He might somehow give Roddie away—for I meant to tell him all I must to get advice. co N’T think clearly, as I say.”! only knew I was sorry Roddie was known as Roddie in the circus. Only there he was known as Roddie Torrobin. Every one as- sumed he was Torrobin’s son. Only Olga and Pipolo knew he was mot. “Rupert wouldn't advise me, but he offered me a refuge. Such a refuge! It was like a door into heaven. Looking back, I see how silly my thoughts wererI thought he wanted me because he liked me. “Of course I realized he hardly knew what he was doing, but even so, 1 thought I could win him, make him love me, and Roddie would be safe. Roddie would have every- thing he needed . . . and with Ru- pert’s influence and knowledge of the law... “Later I realized how wrong it was to bring my trouble into your house, to make it yours and Ru- pert’s. But then I was thinking only of myself and Roddie. “And when you came home, and I saw you agaii—most of all when we sat together on the stair that night— 1 came near telling you everything. Something about you made me want to trust you, confide in you. Only I was too tired to straighten it out in my mind—to make it clear. I thought, ‘Later.’ “Early next morning I went to the hospital, and they let me see Roddie for just a minute. I told Mary I had been to church, and I had. There was a service at the hospital. “I went and got my trunk, too, with the money Olga had lent me, and I telephoned Pipolo in Atlantic City. I told him where I was staying. Nothing more over the phone. He said he would meet me, as he promised, would send for me. “He sent a taxi for me, a taxi owned by a friend of his. That was the night of ‘The Black Swan.’ I told him that night about my mar- riage—not how it had happened, only that I had married, and whom. Pipolo warned me not to let Tor- robin know. “Pipolo had sensed that Torrobin had some deadly hold on Roddie and me, and he feared, since I had mar- ried well, that he would try ex- tortion of some sort. “That was why I hadn’t wanted it in the papers—my marriage, I mean. That was why I was glad I had used the name of Hope. Tor- robin had never heard that name. | “Torrobin did not show up at the hospital while Roddie was there. He was probably nursing his bruised face. Pipolo — knowing 1 had a secret—asked me if I had made a clean breast of everything to Ru- pert, and when, I said no, he was troubled. “I was troubled, too. It began to look as if marriage might not prove a solution. Yet Rupert seemed to want me to be happy, to be trying to please me. I still hoped I might win him. “That night the taxi-driver thought some one was following us, and later he told Pipolo that a man came to his house and questioned him, accused him of wrecking his car. Pipolo supposed it was some scout of Torrobin’s, but the descrip- tion of the questioner sounded as if it might have been you. I coulda’t believe it was you. But I began to to be afraid. Afraid that Torrobin might have been to you with the truth about Roddie, and poisoned your mind against me.” IRK laid an arm about her. “And so you didn’t confide in me?” “I didn’t dare. I didn’t know what you might do, how you might feel. My whole thought was to get Roddie well, and away. I didn’t need Pipolo’s money that night, and I was able to pay back what Olga had given me. I had deposited my check trom Rupert, and I had brought money for Roddie’s operation, and care.” “You had money on you,” Dirk said, “in addition to the jewels? I'd have been more worried still if I had known. It was I following you. I think you know my motives now. I had just got home, when you came to the gate and waved, and went off alone in a taxi, and later picked up aman... “Pipolo,” she said. “He was stay- ing with his brother, Tony Fazzini. But I hadn't the jewels on. I had teken them off and given them to Rupert. All except the coronet, and it wasn’t real. Roddie thought it was. It dazzled him. I knew it would.” She smiled. “So I kept it on, and the dress, too. I wanted Roddie to see them. I wanted him to see-me all prosperous and happy—the last thing before he went under the ether. I was so afraid for him. “That was why I had gone to church the day before, and prayed and prayed. I don’t think I had ever prayed till then.” (Copyright, 1935 Margaret Bell Houston) Hope explains the secret stair, tomorrow. poday’ $ Birthdays| ce rae Pound, professor | English Lterature at the Uni- ska, borr. at Lin-: 2rs ago. Mrs. Evelyn R, Nicholson of. Iowa, president of the Women’s: Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episzopal Chvreh, born at Jackson, Minn., 63 years ago.} Walter Hampden, actor, in New York, 57 years ago. Paul R. Heyl, noted, physic-| ist a the U. S. Burecu of Stand- ‘ds, born in Philadelphia, 64 ears ago. Roy L. McCardell, photoplay thor and writer, bo:n at Hagers- born} Today’s Hor oscope | |ees If this nature is carefully train- ec, there is the making of a wor- SPORTS j BY JOVE | i } H !game yesterday afternoon at the iPark field, in which the Black | Hands went down in defeat to Bayview Park, 12 to 3. ‘ALLSTAR BOXING | | CARD IS SET FOR FIGUEREDO IN MAIN BOUT; FERNANDEZ TO MEET BOB. | BY WAUGH (By OSCAR PITA) Santana, loca feather- weight boxer who can no longer make the pound class because {he is developing into a bigger man now, will try his luck as a lightweight Wean y night, July 1. when he is sch: Young Figueredo, local flash, in the Navy Field Arena. They will head an Al!-S' > Young F . twice ueror of Santana, will trade 1swings with the veteran Bobby Waugh, in the semi-windup. 1 Rogelio Vargas, an old-timer, con- « d i, will be seen in action against Kid Bradley. Bradley i a go.getter and this Vargas is tough as could be, so the match !should prove to bd a thriller from jstart to finish, | In another bout that gives all j indications of being a hot contest | throughout, Young Sharkey, vet- jeran of a good many ring war stacks up against the club pun ing dynamo, Tampa Tiger. The ger lad lives up to his name for he is a wild swinging fool] going @reut guns, since he started his come-back — campaign several months ago. In his lz Shar held Waugh to a draw. io Santana, who’ will fight as a lightweight for the first time in his career, claims to be in good physical condition. Santana told several friends he will be a better and stronger fighter against Fig- jueredo be » he is not forced to weaken elf by making a certain Imiit in weight. “One rea- | which I looked strong against Fernandez was be- cause I had to make the feather- weight limit, a class I can no longer make without weaken. ing myself considerably,” quoted the Spanish battler. Santana has proved to be a bet ter class scrapper than Cuso, yet he fell a victim to Fernandez on two occasions, and in both fights the conte was decided in {last rounds, when Cuso finished ‘ong. In Figueredo, Santana will be: meeting a lightweight who can take it and dish it out, too. Figueredo is fast, and a timely hard puncher. lever, Santana is being favored to be on the winning end because of Figueredo’s long lay-off. son for never be the bout will be a sweet long as it lasts. Both of the boy: going in for the kill and chances are that one of the two will take a trip to the mat ; before the end of the contest. TODAY'S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit at Chicago. Cleveland at St. Louis. Washington at Philadelphia, Boston at New York. ma one as NATIONAL LEAGUE New York at Boston. Philadelphia at Brooklyn. St. Louis at Pittsburgh. COLUMBIA, Mb. from her home in this city nine hours, Jean Tromle: found hanging by her hi a railroad bridge, and was when found. for was from TOMORROW NIGHT MARIO SANTANA ATID YOUNG: uled to meet! o has beet making his home in § bout § the} 4 t aggressive How-| Regardless of who the winner | | FOUND HANGING BY HEAD | Missing’ alive; Doings Around The Golf Links (By GRAVY) The rainfall of the las days has caused the drowning of! this column, much to the relief | |ci many people. However, a! ‘couple of golfers are under the; | impression that the weather h: j been very pleasant—a little bit; {damp which is quite true, but !very good golfing weather just! the Be not deceived, gen- Those remarks were a guy wi i just beppen) less of any water eae on the course, Last week one day, Willie Pious got another gre: ‘uy for a partner. In addition, three 1 round was added to make things nice for Pious and friend, Otto Kirchheiner. The cedar birds on the opposite side were Timotheus Pittman and muella Goldsmith. Well, after many experiences, many more re {marks and much splashing about, | :the team of Pious and Otto beat ‘the stuffing out of Tim and s This naturally cau {to Willie and Otto and so when, slight shower came up on Sun- day, those two gentlemen wanted to play am‘dst the raindrops un- til each lost a ball in the middle of the fairway and then they wanted to quit on account of the high gr: But the opposition would not allow any such e3 strokes a Bob Spottswood almost had a It was on this wise: he parred every hole except 3 and 6 and anyone will tell you they are the two easiest on the course to make in par. He shanked the iron shot to the green in both s and took and therefore lost the chance to make the covet ced prize of all golfers. ca General Coxey last Saturday. A sevensome com-} ‘posed of Spot, two Woods, Kemp, | Curly-locks ,Josie, Slim Par and Texas Sensation Milligan was} tramping the fairways under the guise of playing golf. After the :erowd had passed, the grass was mashed down until it looked like a three-ring circus had just gone by. | . Eddie Strunk is getting to be “some pumpkins.” Last week iEddie got Tim as a partner and {made a 40 on the first round and! | Proceeded to duplicate the feat of a few weeks ago and made 39 on ‘k stretch which put him in} class and all his children| | profited therefrom by being in-; vited to the picture show in the! | evening. j Mr. Charlie Ketchym Sunday school manner has_ been neglecting his putting lately. In a match he took about 50 putts) and still made a score of around} the century mark. Some of these ; ‘days he will go out and take 18} ; putts for the same amount of | | play and surprise the boys with | |a score in the 70 of the: s The semi-annual meeting of the; club will be held next week but} jdue course ‘of the day and time} will be given later. A good at-| {tendance is desired because of! 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OF CHAMP SERIES "2", j and Collins hit doubles, } Score by innings: | Bayview Park— OPPOSING PITCHERS WERE 120 306 000— | Black Hands— GOOD UNTIL SEVENTH IN- 300 000 000— NING WHEN BOTH WEAK-| Batteries: Jack Saw: {so n and Jack; Fabal, ENED Jom and Lewin. ree | The first game of the cham- CHAMP SERIES T0 | This afternoon the second game {of the Social League champion- ship series will be played. J. Walker will again try to de- feat the Sanitary Department, he | while Oscar Ward will attempt to make it two straight victories for the Health players each, were the outstanding hitters: Gabriel will be Kerr, s collected two each for the losers, Albury and Hopkins connected j ! for doubles. Griffin knocked out; ee ee ee a home run. These were the only; j extra base hits of the game. Higgs, Albury, and Villareal tr the Park t nd Molina, Ca: AMERICAN LEAGUE ,LEAGUE STANDINGS ballo and Griffin for the Sanitary! Club I Department played a great game| New York 2 in the field. j Boston Time of the contest was 1 hour! Cleveland and 10 minutes. J. Villareal and} Detroit y were the umpires., 1 Washi The Health players took the! Chi lead in the second frame but lost! Philadelphia it in the seventh inning. How-; St. Louis ever, they shoved over three run in the eighth canto to regain th lead, which was never relinquish in. pre by innings: artment 001 031—7 NATIONAL LI oe Club— w. {Chicago 41 .) St. Louis 41 Pittsburgh : New York Cincinnati Boston Philadelphia i Brooklyn 2 Stowers Park 000 O11 201—5 TO 1 C. Gates and Gabriel: and. Hopkins. Batterie: Walke JOHN C. 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