THE EVENING HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
Fobrunry 21, lO.'JO
PAGE TEN
-rVT"-T? A CI-?
UlKiUE, VOC by N.rd Jones
V Julia Craig
IIKCil.N IIKIIB TOIMl
J If MA C'llAin, arcrctarv
to
anilillluua to brroair a alnhf el
alncer. Hrcmiae of thla aha qtiar
trim wllh I'l II I! KKJII'. roans
larvir wao la In lai irllh hrr.
Jtilln ahnrra nn apnrtmrnt wliS
tllV HAMIKIIS.
Wonrtrnrd ajlvra a raraf anrry
and aaha Jnlln to comr aa a alnit
tr. otarra In the party tnclortr
CINTHA i.fic. dnnrrri Mil". JO.
SKI'll, vrtilnivi lll'UO NAHM and
iiiivai. m:iiitt.
Tary an in I'vrrarrcra lalnnd,
vrhrra Woodford ana a littlar.
Tkrrr Jnlln ni-rli TOM PAVSON.
cnmplna nrnroy. Woodford. ,na
and Ncahlfr bo annllOK and Nca
lillt In Injured. Tar nnrtr Icavea
Immrdlalrljr lo crl him to a doc
tor. Jnlla ferfa a lob alntttaa: on
TO. If I.ATTVS Knmbllna ahln.
She arra 1'Rrioit frrqurntly.
Woodrnrd frlrphonra brr nnd
rtnrna hrr to any nothlnn of what
hnitprnrd on tht yacht.
NMITII nam. AMI opcna a irn
ntjtht clnb nnd hlrca Jnlln aa the
fcntnrrd alnarr. On the opening
nlRht abe lenrni Payson la back
log the elub.
Neabltt'a drnd body la dtarov
ered. Police qncatlnn Jnlln and
ahe In held na n mnterlnl irltnraa.
Rest mornlnir Payaon acenrea her
relcnae on hnll,
Peter Kemp offcro to defend
brr.
NOW GO ON WITH TIIK STORY
CHAPTER XXIII
BY morning Julia's head had
cleared and sbe faced the
world with more courage than she
had been able to summon before
Buchen'a barrage of questions.
But what had Buchen meant
by saying that Woodford had sug
gested the prosecuting attorney
' question her? Had Woodford
simply given Buchen the names
of his guests, or bed be somehow
suggested that Julia Craig was
the most likely suspect? The
thought chilled Julia, made her
more than ever afraid tor, ob
Tlously, Woodford bad all along
been trying to shield either him
self or someone else.
Nevertheless, armored by the
knowledge of ber Innocence, ahe
faced the new day with much
more calm than Amy could mus
ter. Wearied Into a stupor, Julia
had been able to sleep bnt poor
. Amy appeared at the breakfast
table pale and heavy-lidded.
"I'm scared. Julia, The mom-;
' Ing paper tells of your being;
questioned, and that the police
say they are putting wait, I'll
read it." Sbe picked np the pa
per, and read, " 'Police told re
porters they were putting consid
erable hope in tbe testimony of
Julia Craig, better known as'
Nadine White, night club elnger.i
who was aboard Woodford's'
yacht.' -
"That doesn't mean anything,
Amjv And there's something I
want you to do for me."
"What's that?"
"Don't mention that yon knew
Nesbitt. I told them that I'd
known Nesbitt for some time be
fore the yacht trip."
"But, Julia! that makes It
Just that much worse tor you!"
o o o
JULIA shook ber bead. "It
won't. And there'B no need of
your being mixed np In this. Re
member you've got to stick to
what I told them now!"
Amy's reply was prevented by
a staccato knock which startled
them both. Nervously Julia went
to the door and opened It. The
early-morning visitor was Smith
Garland.
"Sorry about the hour, Julia.
... Hello," Hiss Sanders." Be
strode into the room in bis dy-.
namic manner,, turned suddenly
to Julia again. "Is there any
thing I can dot"
"That's nice ot you, Smith.
But ..." she smiled weakly,
"everything Is all right now."
Garland looked relieved,
"Yonll be able to go on tonight
at the clubT"
"Of course. I don't think
they'll call me again. And Peter
Kemp is going to watch out for:
me." y;
"Kemp?"
"He's a yonng attorney t
. know."
Garland's forehead deepened
its lines. "It I were you I'd get'
someone like G. Williams Miller.
He bandies Payson's affairs. I'll:
speak to Tom about it. If you
like. You never know what
might turn np, and it pays to
have good connsel, Julia."
Julia shook her head. "I've
already told Peter I wanted him
If I need a lawyer at all."
The night club operator seemed,
still dubious. "All right, Julia.
But I know one thing. This
young Buchen Is out for blood.
He'll hang this thing on some
body or know the reason why.
If you're easiest. . . ." His
voice trailed Into a meaningful'
silence.
Amy got up from tbe table,
her breakfast untouched. "Julia,!
do you think you really ought to
sing tonight?"
"She doesn't have to unless she;
feels perfectly all right," Garland i
said.
"I am perfectly all right,"
Julia assured them. "I'm not go
ing to let them stop me now!"
Garland smiled. "Good girl!"
o
PAYSON called to take Julia to:
the White Club that night.
"Feeling all right after your
ordeal?" he wanted to know when
tbey had settled themselves Into
bis roadster and started through
tbe thickening night traffic.
She nodded. "At any rate, I'm
feeling much better than when
, you found me last night. Tom,
they could have hanged me, and
I don't think I'd have had tbe
strength to object."
"I know. ..." His lips closed
In a thin line. Then: "I'm go
ing to remember this Buchen."
Payson turned to study Julia's
sober profile. 'You're a brick to
stand up under all this. The fact
Is, I should be down there my
self. I was on Evergreen Is
. land."
"Oh, you mustn't tell them
that!"
. "Why not?"
"Woodford told thorn that some
one tried to get Into the radio
room. Buchen asked me If any
thing else unuBual happened on
the island, and I had to tell him
about your attempting to use the
radio 'phone. But I said I didn't
know who you were." .
-"I'm af raid 4k--fs bad,. Julia
You see.' ) tola YooUard that
night my name was i'ayson."
Julia's hand flew to her thiuot.,
"I I'd forgotten that Do you
suppose Woodford remembered?"
Tom -laughed easily. "After
all, Julia, I haven't been exactly
a recluse In this town. And that
night when I stood before Wood
ford I had a sneaking suspicion
he recognlted me then."
"Oh, Tom ... I with I hadn't
told them about It."
"You had to. Buchen knew It
from Woodford and be was lay
ing for you."
"But It looks bad, that I pre
tended not to know who It was.'
Payson was silent a moment.
"We'll have to wait and see,
Julia, and I don't think we'll have
to wait long. With Buchen at
the helm, things will be cracking
fast on the Nesbitt case."
"Let's not talk about it any
more, Tom. ..."
"That's a good Idea." He
cmllcd down at her. "Let's talk
about ns, shall we? I haven't
bad a chance to tell you how
sorry I am about wfcat happened
at the club the other night. You
mustn't mind Theresa Davis, She
has a vicious tongue."
"It wasn't Theresa Davis 1
minded," Julia said quietly. "But
she was speaking or your whole
crowd, Tom. I could tell that."
.
TTE released one hand from the
wheel, seeking her band. "Sbe
wasn't speaking tor me, Julia.
That's what I want yon to be sure
about."
"I know. You've been grand.
Tom. And I I appreciate it."
He was silent a moment,
threading the car carefully Into
a faster traffic lane. "I think 1
get It. Julia." he said at last.
"Yon appreciate It . . . but that's
as far as it goes."
"What do you mean, Tom?"
"I mean I'm in love with yon,"
be said quietly, not turning his
bead. "You haven't an answer
tor that, have you?"
"Not ... not now, Tom."
He nodded. Then, suddenly. In
a wholly different tone, he said,
"Here we are, Julia!"
Julia stared through tbe wind
shield. The doors ot the White
Club were scarcely visible, so
great was the mob outside!
"Looks as If this is going to
be bigger than the opening
night," said Payson In an odd
voice.
"I know . . . why," Julia an
swered. "It's it's because ot
the publicity about Royal Nes
bitt." Sbe turned to Payson
quickly. "Turn the car around,
Tom. I'm not going in there!"
He looked at her in astonish
rnent. "Why, Julia?"
"I won't be stared at as a a
sensational curiosity! Most of
them out there haven't come to
hear me sing. They've come to
see the girl who was qnestioned
about the murder ot Royal Nes
bitt." She was sobbing now. "I
won't be that kind ot a success.
I won't. Torn! I'll come back to
the White Club when they've for
gotten all this."
Payson sped the car past the
milling mob, turned at the next
corner.
"I dont blame you," he said.
(To Be Continued)
Garcia Hero 111
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Lleut.-Col. Andrew 8. Rowan,
whose epic exploit at the out
break of the Spanish-American
War inspired Elbert Hubbard to
write "A Message to Garcia," Is
seriously ill in his San Fran
cisco home. In 1898 Rowan made
a hazardous trip through Cuban
war lines, contacted the Cuban
military leader, and returned with
Information that hastened the end
of the war.
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