Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 280, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 April 1924 — Page 8

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BHOIN HERE TODAY Sallie Peck, employe of the Fair Deal Five Sc Ten. quarrels v.itb her policeman sweetheart. Michael Curtis That nirht Saiiie goes into the yard to take down a washing for Ma Brennan. viW whom she lives. A crash shakes the •.•arth and something strikes Sallie a blow on the head. When she regains consciousness, the girl finds herself in strange surroundings. A French maid calls her Alva Copeland and Madame Copeland, a tall, ichly gowned woman claims her as hrr step-daughter. Saiiie meets Cousin Wheeler, who makes love to her. She (-solves to solve the mystery of why 'he- is being substituted for Alva Cope- ' and. Saiiie tells the Copelands she is wise to their game and that, if they nay tier enough, she will play a hand for them. The Copelands accept Sallie s offer. NOW GO ON WITH THE * STORY If I do carry it off and you I K I refuse to keep your part of 1 I the agreement, somebody hat’s interested might get a straight tip not as V> me, but as io' the real Alva.' It looks like we’ve got to : rust each other or call the whole thing off.” Mrs. Copeland had sunk back in her chair at the mention of her stepdaughter’s name, and Sloat started nervously, but Bellows dartecj a warn.ng glance at each and observed: “There are reasons why Miss Alva t ’opeland does not care to appear in this, and if you take her place you must do so blindly, asking no questions. As you say, we must trubt each other: it is a question of good faith on both sides. We will led you know this afternoon as to whether or not we are willing to meet your terms.” Taking this as a dismissal. Sallie glanced at Mrs. Copeland and rose, but paused in the doorway. “I wouldn't have to go around New York very much, would I? It’s onlyfair to warn you I've got friends In this town even if I ain’t ever been here before, and although J suppose the—the crowd back in Shaftstown think I've run away, somebody might recognize me and write back and tell em. Yesterday I thought maybe I'd like to go home, but now I've made up my mind that I don't ever want to hit that burg or meet anybody in it again.” "Why—?” Sloat began, but Sallie interrupted him with a grin. “If I ain’t asking questions, I ain’t answering them. Mr. Sloat”’ She closed the door behind her and

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as in the morning found Fitch loitering at the stajrs' head. Sallie gestured toward the room she had just left. "See if you can listen in and get a line on what they're talkin' abdut in there.”' she whispered. “Then bring a chp of tea or something to my room and give me the dope on it.” “Get you.' He nodded and glided past her while she shut herself* in her bedroom., and going to the window, drew aside the curtains and rested her throbbing forehead against the window pane. Had she been a match for them, after all? She had demanded twice the sum they offered to convince them of her willingness to enter into their scheme and her confidence that they would keep to their agreement. The other conditions which she had made; her desire to meet no one unnecessary' to their plan and to go nowhere about the city- Were just hints which she had thrown out for them to think over later when she succeeded in making them doubt her true identityarid be willing to be rid of her and buy her silence at any price. Sallie knew she would have to bring things

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"YOU MAY GO. FITCH.’ THE LATTER'S TONES WERE COLD. to a crisis without delay for there was hourly danger that the real “Din mond Bess” might be caught but she c^u Id think of no other way to es cape fvorp them. The warm sunshine of that Sunday afternoon had tilled the avenue be neath her window with a stream of cars from curb to curb and the girl gazed idly down upon them for some little time before it was borne in upon her that a certain powerful-looking gray roadster had passed and repassed the house at such brief intervals that it could only have gone around the block, and that its bareheaded driver was staring up at her window and seemed too be making motions to her It was the man on horseebagk of the previous day! With the conviction of this there came the swift intuition that he wasn’t just some guy trying to get fresh: he was waving, signaling to the girl who should have been in that window, the real Alva Copeland! Sal lie drew back hastijy but not before, almost without her own volition, she had made a little esture of denial. Would he drive back again? The westering sun was glaring straight upon her window turning the glass to a blurred, dazzling expanse and dpubting that he could distinguish her features she tried with all her strength to raise the sash but it had evidently been fastened with a pur pose. For all her practicability Sallie's romantic heart had led her straight to the solution of the man's constant reappearance before the house and if he were the real Alva Copeland's sweetheart she meant that he should know of the sulistltutlon. The minutes lengthened with no further sign of the gray car and at last a low, insistent tapping at the door made her turn to admit Fitch.

That excellently trained footman's eyes were fairly bulging from his head and the tea-tray clattered slight ly as he set it down upon the little table. “So that’s the game, ,s it?'’ he whispered hoarsely. “Fifty thousand they're going to give you! They've decided on it! Who’re you doublecrossing, them or the chief^” Sallie grinned. “Neither one, hitch. i gotta lay low for awhile anyhow, ain't 17 —that is. if I’m who you think I am!" “There's no good stalling \v.tfr- me, Bess!” He glanced behind him and then advanced to pour the tea. “You know you can’t get away with this even if you was working under the chief's orders, which you’re not. They're leery o's you already in there, at least, Sloat is; says your lingo is more like a crook's than a shopgirl's and he’s ali for having you looked up more thorough in that town where the wreck happened but the old lady and the solic.tor chap won't hear of it. You're a game one. I’ll say that for you! Call it laying low 0o stick about here with the Delapiere woman herself in the very house yesterday?' "What’s it to you?” Sallie shrugged. "You stick to your job and I'll stick to mine. What are you butting in for?” “Because," he bent suddenly over her chair, “I’m fair gone on you, Bess! The others told me about you, nut strike me pink if 1 thought you was half as pretty as you are. easy berth, tifty thou and a. quick getaway may look good to you, but you'd never be able to put it over on the chief, to say nothing of those four spearklers! I saw Chicago Molly after she’d tried to hold out on him in that little matter of the Morgen - thal bonds and I turned fair sick, 1 did, though I ain't the squeamish kind' I could a-bear to see it come to you—!” Fitch stiffened all at once and his face took on its habitual wooden expression. for the'door at the end of the hall had opened without the single warning sound of a football and silken draperies trailed toward them. "This is very nice, thank you,” Sallie remarked composedly. “Please tell Mrs. —my mother that I've had my tea if she asks “ “Very good, miss ” Fitch turned anil then paused as Mrs. Copeland swepi in ai tV <>;■ o doorway. -■ji. The latteFs

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tones were coldly austere and then as the pseudo-footman obeyed she turned to the girl. "If you wanted your tea, don’t you know that it would have been the proper thing for you to ring for Therese?” Sallie turned wide eyes upon her. “'l v did ring twice, if you mean pushing that button thing there, Mrs. Copeland - I forgot all about the little silver hell. That waiter or whatever you call him was passing along the hall and T asked Km to < > mg me a cup us ;ea 1 C.-ah . y^ni'd

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mind!” she added penitently; “Seems to me I got more to learn about this job every time I turn around!” “Well, we won’t discuss it now.” Mrs. Copeland’s tone had softened and she seated herself on the chaise longue. “My dear, we haVe iTNdded to accept your terms! From now op vou are to be my stepdaughter Alva!” “You’re on!—1 mean, 111 do it Mrs. Copeland!” Sallie amended hastily. “I’ll do my best to get ■way with it and 111 he d.ad oq ttie .evel with you. - That’s ail I can say."

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“It is sufficient —Alva.” Mrs. Copeland beamed graciously and opened a small. Hat leather case which she cariod. "I promised you some jewels suitable for your age and position, and these are the first!” Sallie stifled the quick beating of her heart as she eyed the - single si rand of smul, perfectly matched pearls, hut her eyes shone she raised them once'more to those of the older woman although she endeavored to keep her Voice calnfly practical.

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“They’re pretty, all right, and I s’pose they're the real thing, but fiin’t they kind of dinky and five-and-ten for swell society'? I thought you meant something big—diamonds, mayte.” ' , , She held her breath, reading Mrs. Copeland’s look of disgust* at her seeming avarice, but the other's tone was resigned as she took the pearls fron\ the case and held them out. "Nut for a young girl, and these are very valuable. I am sorry you

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don’t like them, but let me put them about your neck. There! See hoiv becoming they are!” Sallie murmured half - abashed thanks and then added determinedly: "There’s One big diamond I’ll have anyway', ain’t thore? When is Cousin Wheeler coming across?” “ ‘Wheeler?’ ” Mrs. Copeland appeared puzled “Sure!” Sallie nodded. ”1 may not know; much ;il*out society, but I’m wise to engagement lings, ail right, and if I’ve got to kso steady

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company with him I think I ought to have the whole works.” Mrs. • Copeland rose with an air of exasperation. “Come!” she exclaimed. **l will repeat your suggestion to him.” Bellows was still In the sitting room with young Sloat and tht two appeared to have been engaged Is) an argument which had been heated on the youngor man’s psri. but it ceased abruptly on ffcatr on* tranco. tOsutinusd in Our Next lasm)