New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 2, 1922, Page 17

©07 ty Louis Joserh Vance (Continued Frpm Our Last Issuc) ; XXXIT Amazing to learn, upon authority as sounds as that of the clack in the hotel lobby, that the age of the eve- ning was stlll somewhat short of nine * * preposterous to credit that lapse of time so little could have wrought the transformation of life's kindly countenance at close of day to its present cast, so bleak, forbid- ding, and implacable * * * Lucinda slipped into her sitting | room, turned the key, found switchbox near theydoor, and in an abrupt blaze of {ilnmination stood, startled beyoni: speech, face to fsce’ withm Nelly Marquis. One of Nelly's hands was planted flat against the wall; the other, a begrimed fist, mouth. Those eyes whose haunted ' beauty had first laid claim to one's| humanity were now black pools of pathos in a face whose chalkiness was runneled by tears. Lucinda started back to the door but the woman plunged down to grovel at her feet. “Oh, Mrs. Druce! I'm now, I am, I swear 1 am! me, and for God's sake me out, donit call the police! hurt him bad?” “Desperately,” Lucinda replied. *“Whether he'll live or not we don't know yet." 3 “You left him that way! God!"” ‘“Are you reproaching me Lu- cinda .retorted in amazement—*"as if it had been I who shot your hus- band!” “My husband!” Nelly shrilled. “It's yours I'm talking about, it's Mr. Druce. It's not knowing how bad I hurt him that's driving me crazy * * * I didn't hardly know who he was while we were fighting ¢ * ** She drove her knuckles against her mouth. ¢ “Lynn got what, was coming to him. Lynn never treated any woman so mean, and I guess it was right his punishment should come from me. I ain't a bit sorry, I hope he dies * * * Do you—do you think he will?" To the implicit hope that gave vaunted impenitence the lie, Lucinda returned, in a low tone and against her wish, the one word, ‘Probably . oan “I don't care,” Nelly wailed. “Tt was Mr. Druce I came here to find out about. Please tell me how bad he's hurt?” “Not much—a flesh wound in the arm—" “Thank God it wasn't never have forgiven myself, .. an “Are you in love with him, then? Lucinda demanded inexorably. “Is Bell in love with you?"” With a hysterical note in the Jaugh that scorned this notion, “No, no,” Nelly cried. *“He isn't that sort. I don't know what the trouble was between you two, but it wasn't another womah, Mr. Druce never as much as held my hand.” Lucinda stood pitiful, contemplat- ing the creature who huddle in the chair, shivering, whimpering a little, gnawing her knuckles, with the dazed eyes of an animal hunted to its last gasp.© A murderess by in- tention, whom the word of any mo- ment might prove a murderess in $ e R i Incomprehensible the alchemy of the human heart! Lucinda was mak- ing up her mind to help a sinner cir- cumvent the justice of the.social order * * ¢ The telephone sounded a peremp- —————ee READ REEVE'S RADIO ROMANCE! all right Forgive don't turn Did 1 0, my worse. I'd Arthur B. Reeve, the great- est American author of de- tectiv> stories and creator of Craig Kennedy, scientific de- tective, has written “ON WINGS OF WIRELESS”’ Especially for The Herald This newspaper, through NEA Service, commissioned Reeve to write this radio story for New Britain radio fans and fiction fans. The result is the greatest fiction scoop of a decade—a great radio romance riding on the crest of the radio wave sweeping the nation. Read the first chapter in THE HERALD MONDAY, JUNE 3 the[ ‘was fumbling at her! never | i tory call. Lucinda, answering, heard the voice of her chauffeur, When Lucinda hung up she found Nelly slowed round in the chair. “That was inspiration. I've ar- ranged to let you steal my car. .You can ledve it wherever you think it safe to get aboard a train, You can drive, of course?'" Nelly nodded. “Are you strong enough to drive the car yourself?” Lucinda mis- doubted for perhaps the hundredth jtime though for the first openly. The woman on the bed gave her had a small jerk of petulance. “Don’'t worry,"’ she insisted. “I'll be {all right. I can drive any make of car there {s.” | “North, by the Coatal Highway, I might go right through to Krisco 1 What time {3 it now? 1 suppose you wouldn't want to call up Lynn's (house and ask * * *" “I'd rather not."” “I guess it's all over with Lynn now, as far as you're concerned, isn't is?" “Yes,” Lucinda said with the slow- ness that spells restraint—'as far as I'm concerned, it's all over."” “I'h awfully sorry,” the girl as- serted, ~ her voice in turn carrying the color of complancency—“I mean sorry for you. You must've been awfully stuck on Lynn."” ! | “SHEZ RAN YOUR CAR OFF THE ROAD AT A TURN AND OVER A LOW CLIFF ROCKY BEACH.” TO A “Yes * ¢ *” To offset a choke in her voice Lucinda added with a hard laugh: “Awfully!” The house telephone came to Lu- cinda's peseue: Mr. Druce was call- promised Nelly to get rid ésoon_as she could, and in d the girl's promise to Lucinda tshut herself out into the sitting-room. Bel's light motor coat hung hfs- shounlders, with empty sleeves, thus disguising that his .right arm was in a sling. His feature were {drawn and gray, but his eyes keen, steady and (Lucinda made sure, look- 1ng sharply) wholly unsentimental “You look fearfully tired, Bel. Won't you sit down?" Irony tinged his flying smile. “No, thanks. I promised, so here I am.” HWellRess ' “He's got one chance in a thou- sand to pull through. Say what you like about that young woman—she can shoot.” Grim , watchfulness was rewarded by her slight start. “Nothing to say?" Bellamy de- manded in pitiless humor. “Thank you for letting me know." “You didn't know Summerlad was married—7?" “If another man dared ask me that question, I think even you would resent it.” “Perhaps. Fe delayed at the door. “That girl * ¢ * she got away. Not @ trace ¢ ¢ *’7) ‘‘Are they—is ‘nybody looking—?" “The police h.ve got the job in hand. They didp't fancy my story at all at first. They didn't put in be- yond me to shoot myself in the right arm to divert suspicion. Only one thing saved me: Nelly'd thoughttully lost her handbag outside the win- dow, with an extra clip of cartridges in it.” “She must have sure.” “Oh, from meant to make she'd had it in mind for a long time. She let a hint fall the other night. Tonight one of the bellhops told me he’'d seen her board- ing a trolley for Beverly Hills * * * ‘Well: I broke all records getting out to Summerlad’s. Slaugly ¥ b Bel's words mumble. “We've telegraphed people in Terre Haute. The family name is Slade. We thought he ought to have them with him * * *" “But Bel * * *" Bellamy reclosed the door. *“About that poor girl * *" trailed off Symmerlad's into a NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, To weed out employes with crimmu.l records, all workers in the Siow York ‘postoffice are being fingerprinted. Here's Postmaster BE. W .dar §an undergoing the ordeal, He looked startled. like pity.” “What will happen to her?" “Nothing—if I can find her before the police do."” ‘“You don't mean you'd help her get away, Bel?” “If it takes every dollar I've got in the world. Do you realize what it means if she's caught and put on trial? Do you imagine it will be possible then to keep you name out of it? She's bound to tell her story in self-defense; as she's/'good-looking enough to be acquitted. In six months she'll be starring in a film based on a re-hash of this pretty little affair.” “Then you will count on you, Bel?” Bellamy started excitedly. ‘“Mean to say you know where Nelly is?" “She’'s here, Bel. She came to me, half-mad with anxiety on your ac- count.” “In there?” Bellamy nodded to- ward the bedchamber and, receiving a nod in reply, strode quickly to the door and threw it open. The room was empty. XXXIIT Toward morning exhaustion claim- ed Lucinda absolutely, and for some hours her slumbers were unbroken. But she woke up, as it were, against her will, heavy of heart and without sense of having rested. The bedside clock struck nine, and Lucinda started up in a flutter, thought she would be late and so afford fresh reason for dissension with her director * * * then sank back to her pillow, cringing from memories that came trooping in the wake of the reminder that she was to know no more of Barry Nolan in hepilifa et s No more of Nolan, Nelly, no more of Lynn more of love * * * Bel came in abut ten, by that many sleepless, active, anxious hours more jaded than when she had seen him last. “You've found her, Bel? With a weary nod, Bel into a chair. She ran your car off the road at a turn and over a low clif to rocky beach. Must have been killed in- “That sounds help me? I ecan no more of s s s o Where?” dropped stantaneously.” Neither spoke for a time, Bel got up. “T'lly be getting along to the studio first and have a word with Lontaine, And when I need Nolan's address.” “Do you think that wise to see Nolan?" “1 won't permit -him to spread gos- sip about your being with Summer- lad last night.” “Will he admit your right to dic- tate?"” “I don’t imagine it will be news to him that you're my wife. Your friend the actor seems to have been tolerably busy crowing about his conquest of Mrs. Bellamy . Druce—always, of course, in strictest confidence. And Nolan was Summerald’s bosom pal .o The thrust told shrewdly, reward- ing Bell with a fugitive moment of sardonic satisfaction. Then the cour- age with which Lucinda took pun- ishment exacted his admiration. “Bnt I am afraid,” she said quiet- ly, “you won't have much success with Nolan.” g “On account of your quarrel with him, yesterday * * *" “I didn'‘t know you knew. Then I presume you know about my new ar- rangement with Mr. Zinn.” “Yes. But the anrangement's not binding till you've signed.” The tensing of her body betrayed the temper in which Lucinda met his suggastion. “What you really mean is: Have I changed my mind about continuing in pictures, because of this dreadful accident to Lynn?” ( Continued in Our Next Issue) In every 1,000 people in the world there are 595 with dark brown hair, 260 with light brown, 81 with flaxon, 52 with black and 22 with red hair. THE WAVERLY INDIAN NECK, BRANFORD, COX Popular Seashore Resort Terms and reservations on application. MRS. S. A. HIBBEL, Prop. CAPES and WRAPS In All Colors—Silks, Serges, Bolivias and Velours. $10.00 and up. 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