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About The advocate. (Portland, Or.) 19??-19?? | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1931)
SATAN’S HENCHMAN TH40 IIJ.DSTHA TWV* KKATMKK HKCTKkW S April 4, 1»S1 Br ART NAYLOR W tgelr-K iM w n Aethor A Fast Stepping, Rom antic Story Depicting the Operations of an Unscrupulous (,rook Theo Secs Murcia, But h ate Turns Against Him and He is Implicat ed In the Bank Shortage If M AI M 4» IA IM I M ilu « » A , I . » m . M ...4 W » a n ti • iA u * * 4 u w lh a i W tia h BM IM «« 141« l i u « r * M * r«*| M < ialli«r • 1 1 1 ,1 * 4 l u !» • » *»» lit* IlM »4a»l 9 1 * * »»•*«1 tit ul th # ***°r th # C .»awM*»*' ( O M lI a n C U rle chMtiired h.M tucticn after hi« Hcunation mul Theo’n retaliu- lion. Tin* «letective «juietly mail«' note« «»f th.* in«-i«lentj«. l-l* am w . ia llll* l Ha ¡ruUait .«»Ul . (H a H im u u l J« W M TO# r . t . ItafMft* 0 Ul t*r |»t # #td«nt »1 * I»« l » « u l t l» * a c° * * (M ill He • »«* h i* MMMlUl t h « l a h * ' Why AahUm. can you verify 11» (art that »hoar bond* arc fata*? If has • *»«•« him •• *••»1» *0i J I t A H l i a U lU M I . * 1« l b # you can. I «ran( to know ... for aonir- • M? * « 4 a a l . U M * lA a p tfU i ul bU ■ .nr Ui tfoiua to >uRc. I made a per - . w|>l»>##4 • «•H I*. f t d l * » U b • Iru aw l •» l b * 1 ton al loan »«ul rco clvcl Uwar «locu- < .1 m , u <I *| *p tt« a I'M * • “ l * « « * * ji I * » tlu *U nirnU a* collalaral I dcatrnl the • • « 4 d u l l - 1 I**»lie 0 • *®r b i * » l l tn4 **14 ««rlu u ifr merely to rllp the cmipoiu. r r «».>(->*»• ( A i m la a i U h t u l a ^ l f •»•* M*»l ..... lu # .. • R x llM »«d b» Ma fr««n the aacuntlra 1 had depoatted puU rt#» I# li# n 4i*«t Ut • t#»#u># | h»l lit# fee ia*H # d lu re a«aUu>t my * toe It liability " • Ud ffio4 IH * r # g * i* r # * •? #r l i t lhdto». wlten tlilUKa dev. 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Mr Oliver the bandit- used your car last night when they kid- naptJrvl Ashton Can you explain how It »a a done 7 T h e car wa» not re ported atolen ' '(le n tle n te n It la bryoud in f. a n swered Oliver, hks lace »».owing the nervous strain uniter which he was laboring Mi Aatituh. you'll come with us lor a lew moment» We won t delatn you long the ofiber requested Then left three sllrn t figure» as he pawed out of hW office with the d e tectives T he turn of affair» wa» more th an he could fathom but «u. the police car drrw up in front of there was a droop about her carriage W hat dura a call at this unearthly hour mean T h r o ? " she greeted pro- trsttngly Mia* Oliver these gentleuwn wuh u> ask you a few queatlona." T h eo In form««! her But you ought to know by thle tim e. If anyone should. T heo. th at I don't grant Interview* at th is tim e ot day We are potter officers lady " one of the detectives told her. and this gentlem an la In no way responsible for th is call." At once there wa» a noticeable change in Clanoe s attitud e and su r prise and fear quickly replaced her impatience "Y ou drove your fath er's car last nighf Ml»* O liver’ '' tile officer a sk ed Can you tell us what tim e you left home w hat tune you returned, and whether or not you «»err in pos session of the car the en tire evening’ ” In rrlm ia a t.a « q m l l t a a Tor a moment C larice pondered It»# b u o l k « « p a i o l tb # lA l# I n M i a iM « C«* i u iu i m * T h M (b u t • » b u rl# * # o f U » » b M •#*Hl 4 o U a i . i b i v a •*• lb # #«■»*•»»* • ba»a»Aa IWiMoi» U r » y a lt * «i»t#r (#(*»#>1 by lb « O liv e r » #1 d in n r i * n * J lb # tb # # ir v W iui# T b # « » m l H a r r y »»• * raw C h # i» i » r tu iliu • ItotofltM t» la*#« 4 »1*4 l# B r *u « r# i U iry oba# rv# T# »»y Hoi io n • Ir t r t t d tu t l i a n 4 a M » » » lb lb # i«t# # *# 4 u # ftd u c a p lu io .t # i lb # a l U « p ( « l l»..ulujr o l It»# c«<m|i<itr MoUoat M il» # » » * t h < t#r»## an d t u n #«4» a t * # « • « « C l» Hr# |»#rU*l!jr ir»tualc*l#<1 T h * lig h t» *«• o # i #»»4 T b # o .• » c u r » C U r » r * #i»al ta b # » b « r hum # Th# lolloM iliig d a r t h * » yl#ita B o llo n » r#»*d*r»## lu l« t» « » i» t» i# la » a p p lu ra lto » » tu r WO ir i..u » a n 4 t ii'll» !a I n iU f lM V anal 1» P ' * . #«!**! b . ir o n y (H im #!». b«l»a*l» • |»«*U»#- k t r p a r # 0 4 K»l#4 l# M 1 l» r o « n i# r * » o 4 n u b i r o n y t h i« # t« i* «»* 4 # » ib lu • b r - u l U n i «»*1 bail Jg u ttv U IU in a a t»»!#«•( fr o n t 4«l»r T b # g ir l |»rt»v#» 1« I. . 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I<»W»11« day WurkMag o e # r tlm r Ih a « h tg h i • nd a lo flr T lt# o U w a tr h e d a n d r#o#t*#a a r o l l t h # i th # n tB g * t o b# robl»#tl He d h i c r # ! ! tb # w ir # ' h a e e b##n rwt a n d b# I»..* k ata a n «»IBrial lo o k in g fa#eb#t a n d lewe#a A< lb « c u r b in g h# la k id n a p p e d p o t tn a c a r a n d r»h b «d o f tla# p ack e r P u l not n f t h e b a n d it e a r Tta#o »tv.ni b ic u p o n T e r r y an d J r a i t r « n la n a n H o l to n , c o n fe d e r a l# a n d h i* fo r m e r in la lre a a M in n * In th# p a r k a n d o e # r b a a i» t h e ir p lo t a g ain »« M a r c i a H# fo llo w » Ih e n t a n d d ia r o e e r a t h e a# cre t m t r a n c e t o h w f 'h a n g % lv r At t h e o fllc# t h e n e * i m o r n in g T h r u i lit« ■pgdgngg t.r o u * r t r t b t M NM M i MM t-> W h e n H ull o n » r r l . v i h * 1» I n t o , m e t o l III# rutoberv aim « h n M . T h r u t o b l» m r lo r I h r t h r f t u f Ih r hund- T h r u h a n d , h im «lu- Im nda l h » i h r l.» d r r r r l v r d » m l u il o r n u h im t h a t I l u p s r k v t u f s h l c l . h r « » a r u ld .n l i- o n U lilf g -.n lv h la n k f i.v r h .p r a , a n d t h a t B o h a n . b o n d . » M r »«111 III h i . d r» k » n d w ar* f a la r d o r u i n r u l . T » u d r l r a l l . r a n t i r t l i r n ftlrr i INSTAI.MKNT VI For fin«'«* Th«fii A.Hhtnn re»liked hu held th«* trump card. It wan a .situation frauKht with anKlex which were aure to precipitate »er- ioiiH further complication». Harry Hruce liatened with »ludii'd int«*rest, while l*re»i- ilent Oliver plainly .-«hrtwed hi» »gitation. Holton, «nave and crafty 11 « uniiu I, «piichly "I'm .(« ta il- sorry, C larice,” Theo comforted the dejected girt, "but 1 promiar yea IU do rvervthing la my power to h a re throe fa rts vopprrssci " Hr left her s e e pang on the divan, and followed the officers out of the bouse and »round to the garage. Here they found th r family sedan sad C larice ', sport roadster. I'll go Immediately and look Into the m atter." Bolton requeated e«merly “ I'm sorry. Mr R o llo n .' put In oik - •I thr a a i k i a l#i i » m bomu bear dlr«*ctly up«m this rase am i wc wilt be forced to turn them over to the state's attorney as tin exhibit A general police order relative to these bonds has br«-n walling d cvrl- »I.111111! . loi .«uni- lim e W e ll give yon » rweipi mi Botloti, and 1 mr sure tlier'll be relu m ed to you ihnrt - ly.” It. >11 oil realized th at the ca u ls were against him . and very graciously a c quiesced to the officer's demands. Certainly, latitlem an . If there's anything wrong with them . I, for one. want all doubl cleared up I'd b<- very sorry to have my friend «Iraggeil Into any illegal transactions, but at the sam e tim e. I w ant the sltuattun 1-lea red up fully." Oliver's C ar Used I lie other officer spoke. aiklrCHaiug Pres «lent Oliver directly "M r O li ver. wliere wan your car last n ig h *?“ W hat's th at " Oliver asked with ouprtae Where was your car last n ig h t?" "W hy er mv dauithler was u s ing It." "D o you know the time she re turned hom e?" the officer asked, "11 nd vlu re she r e n t ? " the Oliver residence a strange feeling rrrp t over him . and lie regretted the Incrim inating evidence which was b r ing brought out. "W hat do you know about this daughter of O liver's?" asked one of the defectives Clarice Suspected "She's supposedly my fiancee but I haven't seen her for weeks." T heo admitted " I don't want to m ake It appear worse th an It u. Ashton, but this wiling lady has got some explaining to do Sorry to drag you Into this." T heo and th r officers were ad m it ted by th r maid, and subjected to a lengthy wall before the society girl descended to the library wliere her ; early visitors were seated. C larice was attired In a black satin rootle coat under which gleamed the stilrnmerlng folds of a suit of red pajam as Her splendid leg« were bare, and h rr feet were encased In mules to m atch her stilt. Sh e wore a rath er blase and Im patient expraaston as she ^ made her haughty rn tran ce Hrr j carefu l m ake-up could not hide th r dark lines under her eyes, and a l though she was vitally attractive, Her usual sang-froid seemed to desert her. and ahr looked at T heo with a furtive expression " I I think th a t is a very personal q u estion !" she a n swered. attem pting to repress her confusion. "T h a t Is true. Miss Oliver, and yet I believe it would be to your ad van tage to help us clear up th is situ a tion. rath e r than to have It done In c o u rt* "W hy is It necessary for you to know my action s? 1 am sure I have com m itted no crim e." "W e don't believe you have, lady.” the other officer Intervened, "but your car was used by bandits last night, which necessarily Involves you. We rnu.lt trace th e car's movements and yours.'' L-lkr a deer brought to bay. the haughty society gtrl wilted as she realised her plight P ear shmved in her eyea and she becam e nervous and unstrung. Scand al stared h rr In the face, and her bravado was gone "I 1 called fo r a party a t b is club and we d r e e to an address on the Parkway We pMked th e car there at rig h t-th irty , and rem ained tnatde until about one o'clock." T ears gleamed In her eye* as she made her ronfessiou. "W ho was the p arts you were wills, Msa* Oliver, and a l wtusae resMlence and the num ber? ' Sym pathy stirred T h e o » h e art as C larice turned to him . a weeping, de jected figure. Must I answer th a t question. T h e o ?" she pleaded ( la r ir r ( o af rase» "1 m afraid you must. Clarice You •er I wa* the one who was kidnap ped " T heo enlightened her. " I I wo* with Mr -B o lto n ' she sobbed And It was with difficulty th at she controlled herself and u t tered the landlady's name and th e address of the house "T h a t's a ll." the officer* rem arked, as they prepared to leave "I'm awfully sorry. C la rice .' Theo com forted the dejected girl, "bu t I promise you I'll do everything in my power to have theae fa rts suppressed " He left her weeping on the divan, and lollowed the officer* out of the house a n ? around to the garage Here they found tiie fam ily sedan and C larice's spurt roadster It was evident to tile officers th a t C larice had used the sedan to confirm her story to her fa th e r and enjoy ' m privacy which her own car did not afford In the bottom of the se dan the officers found th e discarded package ol envelopes, where th e d is gusted bandits had thrown them , thus com pleting th e evidence in the case as related by T heo. 'You'd b«'tter watch your step A sh ton You know th is Is the second time you have foiled somebody s gam e." rem arked one of tile d etec tives as they parted Yes. they may gel you next tim e. But you keep In touch with u* We ll soon run down the guilty parties We know now Too bad the girl had to be caught in such a Jam . We ve ra id ed that place several tim es * "K eep her out of It if jrou ca n ." T heo urged Not a \V»rd from M arcia B ack a t the office T h eo becam e the cen ter of a ttra ctio n , but avoided any reference lo the disclosures Which had been made by the Investigation. Bolton. Ignorant of the fact he had been so poignantly involved, observed a polite indifference and took an e a r ly departure Q u estio n ed -in private by President Oliver. T h eo succe»-ded m suppressing the incrim inating fe a tures of C larice's sordid a ffa ir with Bolton but to Harry Bruce, his con- itdant. he unfolded every angle of the case And this, later on. was to be proved a wise course WouiKled In spirit and trouble*! in mind. T heo moved along in his e x istence. void of enthusiasm , unable to arouse more th a n ordinary in te r est In any of the cu rren t events. His brain had grown weary in its effo rt to fathom the cause of M arcia's d e fection Tike days had length' m 4 into weeks since her debut, but not a word, not a sign had she vouch safed in explanation of her actions, and his own pride a««] vanity pre cluded the thought of any overture on his part. But M arcia Anson's popularity grew by leaps and bounds Her beauty was exploited fa r and near, and s)v was heralded as a universal favorite No social affa ir was com plete without the nam es of M arcia Anson and C la r ice Oliver, but like m agic, both had vanished from th e horizon of the young insurance official's life T heo studiously avoided a meeting with M arcia, and abandoned his fo r m er social prestige with noticeable effect. He dreaded th a t haughty in difference with which she seared his very soul at her com ing out recep tion His engagem ent to C larice had dwindled to a sta te of m utual revo cation. though tech n ically tt still endured But T h e o assumed the a t titude th a t C larice's own duplici'v had released him. T h e Charity M oo, or rag r T h e one event o t the season, the com pany's ann ual ch arity m asquer ade. approached rapidly Much of its heralded popularity was due to T h e o , untiring efforts and superb m anage m ent of the several previous affairs, and now he found tt difficult to avoid x ilm a a j « n P ace Kigkt
