PAGE TWO

It Happened“; Twice

PEGGY COMPOUNDS A Fuioivy

Mason, who had never not eyea on Peggy and had not the faintest

_ idea of her identity, snatched hi:

chance. pushed hei- violently aside and was away down the stairs. Wearing rubbersoicd shoes. he went silently as a cat.

The force o! the push sent Peggy staggering. She st the door of her own rocm which was ajar. it flow open and she fell. By the ‘tad gained her fee: Mason e hall below, Even so slie ii tlie stairs in pursuit. but . tco late. Mason had al-

qiened the front. door and s‘(‘[i in the fog of a Novemb-

' Pu "v noticed that lie

i}; enough to close ti liini. A cool cus- evitleiitly a. profess-

‘n ', 1on4! But Peggy "was not defeated. she mean: to get that necklace back, and Ml!‘ believed she could do it. ni licr ivristivatcli It Jiast nine. Slic 111111. not .s biioie AiihVJ l":- . bl_ tnne.

a mcmeut No orie m4 had been disturbed ..i u. . quiet. She hurried back ‘to lwr i'l‘L‘lli Dlll- cn st long dark

" ' "i" l‘ ‘iiat, changed her he!‘ bag iii ivhicti ' ran (ill\\'l"l zigtiiii

.=. tuxiiing to rain as ‘ckly in a westerly .0"k:ng for a taxi Luck her. ‘ie found one a‘.-

i l 1 the ninn t0 H1.‘ . out piizd d on to N0 r to tlie dour o1 " behind her ~- With a great

ted from looking There

d tier

- i .e himself in

She iit. ‘ s’ "ped at the 73 and iv.» piitiiiig his ' then came

pass.

_\ up. I iinint to see you, Mr. Mason," slie said calmly.

The man started sharply and turned. The lizht oi’ a st-reét lamp d hi; face and Peggy saw ti its eyes. But in a. flash he hail pulled himself together.

“Who am you? I don't know you."

“You mm me lea than n. tiluarteu‘ (I! an hour ago" Peggy told im,

She saw him stiffen, but he tried. i0 bluff.

“You are mistaken. I have Just conic frcni my club.” “You have Just come 117. iilgravo square," so Peggy arply, “where you stole Jewellery from . and where you lmocked mo clown when I caught You "

Peggy saw him glance round quickly and knew what was in hi: in

1nd.

“u you bolt I (o straight to tho nearest policeman," shy announced. in a voice that, even to hETSOI-f. sounded uimetuxally cairn. "There's one at the corner. I passed him " Ietnard realized he was beaten.

“How do you know my name?" he asked.

"Never mind how. Pvo been vou before."

d gThen what do you want me to

o,”

"To give back vuhat you have stolen Do that (it once and you can go." To Peggy's amazement Lennard laughed.

“Corrie inside and 1'11 slim you m case." His tone changed to one oi’ friendliness. "It's too yigky out, my; in the street." Peggy hesitated. '" f» good goods," Leonard assured her. "I won't try anything, Give youlinytakordl" a id eggy

“ '1 e your wor ." sa P and he opened the door and led her into the dingy passage, The” he stopped and handed her the C£t.~.(‘.

"ii'0ti'vc spoiled the best coup I've worked for months." he Said. "but you're a good plucked ‘un. I hope I didn't. hurt you."

"You didn't hurt me," Peggy said Sh: paused. "Is it any use sugqesting that you try some other nrd more lawful profession?"

“Not. a bit.” replitd Lic-onard "It's too late" He. held the door open for her and she went straight out into the street.

The wlrlr episode was so amaz-

lr Eicz- Rlldfltity hm so s! il’l' nerves ilirit rho felt, (it . tlkllll. and hiirtrily‘ able to v: brie lctkid round fOr a taxi, ‘bu tzix; drivers don't. find many

cit iti St Mark's Tori-ace,

and i'lli‘t".§' uo that ivzty. tlie c" i til? find lo wt-ilk tlie i iiie iiiiti, by the time

int.- got in‘ v: slie was at the ver Q of exhaustion She Went straig to tlie dining-i'o:im, where the lheriy decanter gleaned lnvitingly ls she switched on the light.

Flie filled a glass with sherry but. lwtuiv~ one coukl lift it to her lips t} . lielan to spin round her. A‘: \\'l‘!‘l black and she ttunbled flat on tlie floor.

Wlicii she came back to her muses Althea was on her knees be- sitlv he . tlol-ihing her face with a l~ iCiTii we: with Earl-de- And Althea. looked more

than Piggy had ever

er "Oh. my dear. what has hap- pened?" Althea asked Peggy man- gqorl a smile “Don't be frlizhteried It's noth- lnz. L»? me get into a. chair and I‘ll tell you " wuiu; I must. send for the doc- 1. ..

"Don't dream of it." P6821! 861d- "I mean lt, Althea. I give you my vt-ord Iiii not ill. I was ii little overdone and fainted." She sat up and. with AiiilCffs, help, not into a cliinr. "Now if you'll (rive me that glass of SHOUT I'll tell you Just what happened."

_Slie sat silent for l. few minutes. sipping tlie wine, and soon felt a little lrilcr She pointed to the Jeivcl co=e ivliirh Althea had picked up and put on the table.

‘fl heard a noise upstairs." she sold. "and went up see. Your door W85 locked on the inside so 1 ivas sure it was a burglar and that he must. have climbed 1n over the balrrni" I tlicmzht of the tele-

minim-ad

TKIJI mu

wouldn't get here in t-lmﬁ. S0 I de- cided to go out on to the balcony by the window of the other front room and catch him before he could get away."

"But it was an tiwfiil risk!“ put in Alt-hca, ivide-eyed Peggy smil- ed.

"I was too anxious about your necklace to think of that. I went into my room to get. a torch and Just then the miin unlocked your dcror and came out that way. 1 ran after liiin and (taught liim outside. I gave him his choice to give up the necklace and go frcc. or I'd call the police. You see, if he once got away, I thought very likely the police would never catch liim. Ol‘ at any rate wouldn't 89L back your emerald“.

“He caved iii He. liantlezl over the necklace and went off Then I came back. But I siippasie I got a. bit excited and. like a fool, I fainted. I hope you don't mind about; m lot-ting film g0 f‘

"Mind." My ccar. I tlitiik you were perfectly mFITVPiIOIIS. It makes mo shiver to think of the risk you took. Arid my emeralds I would have iFCUll really sad if I had lost them. Dad gave ttirm to me on my twent-r-flrst. blrtlirlay They are insured for llirce thvusnnrl potmds. Now: Ruth. _\'Ull mus: get to bed. And I really think I should

phone, but feltthat the police an: up the doctor."

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

‘Please don't. A night's sleep will put me all right ”

help you to bed,

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"'1 lien I'll Ru th . " _ 1T0 be Continued)

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