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* Ull __J__ SYNOPSIS THE CHARACTERS: BENJAMIN MERRIFIELD, agec capitalist, hires GAYLE DIXON to make love tc his grandson, JEREMY TUCKER, a shy studen' of archeology, while BILL BAILEY and six pretty girls are employed to help bring life and youth to the Merrified man sion. YESTERDAY: At the height of the big Merrifield party the butlei announces a jewel robbery. CHAPTER SIXTEEN “Something was bound to hap pen! Gayle murmered that more to herself than to the others as they hurried back to the house “It was all too perfect.” Bill squeezed her elbow, com fortingly. “Take it easy,” he counseled. Graham took them to distracted guests named Tway, young mar rieds who had been invited by Bill himself. “Dick!” Bill exclaimed in guard ed tone. “What is it?” “Margie’s bracelet—some body lifted it! Match bracelet.” “The one daddy gave me for a wedding present Bill!” Mrs. Tways face was a tsudy in mis ery. “We’ll find it if—tell us every thing!” Gayle demanded that. The four, plus Graham, were alone in the entryway of the mansion. “I left it in the bathroom,” Mar gie Tway said. “I remember tak ing it off to wash my hands—they got smudged on our car door— and all at once a moment ago I looked to see the time. I didn’t have it on, and—” Her young husband picked up the conversation, nervously. “She ran to look for it, but it was gone. She asked the maid, but the maid hadn’t seen it. And the butler here.” mat east uawm. ivuss crayie, ma’am, was reserved for the young ladies as you ordered, miss,” Gra ham put in. "It is all most distress ing!” "Yes, Graham. Oh, dear!” Nobody had entered the • large blue-tiled bath in the east wing, second floor, save the women. The new maid Maudie had been told by Graham to keep tactful watch on it, guiding feminine guests there seeing that pins and lipsticks and rouge and powder and any other little necessities were supplied. If Mrs. Tway had left her bracelet watch there at 9 p.m. and remem bered it after 11, any one of 50 or more girls might have picked it up. "Mr. Merrifield has retired,” Graham stated to the group now in conference, “but if you think best, Mis Gayle—” “No, Oh, no, don’t disturb him with it until we have to, Graham!” "It was insured,” Mrs. Tway said. "But naturally I hate to—” "Of course, dear,” Gayle turned to her. "And it spoils your enjoy ment of the party, too, as well as cur own, to think that a thief—I am all confused by it.” Bill Bailey spoke then. “Goyle, lets interview that maid. She’s new. The Maudie per son.” Maudie was brought quietly into the conference. Dance music was playing in the big rooms and gaiety reigned there still, but these few heard none of it. Maudie sur prised them by speaking first. "It is best that I introduce my *elf again, Miss Dixon,” she said. “I knew you would call me. My name is not Maudie, really. I am not a professional maid.” “But—but—” "I know. I’m sorry about it all, but the truth is I’m a police-wom an. My name is Holmquist, and the city detective bureau put me here.” ‘I SAY!” Graham exclaimed that. The others were just staring, “Naturally you won’t understand Miss Dixon, and Mr. Bailey, but well, the department knew you had a criminal in The Oaks. This is a millionaire’s home. The portable silver alone is worth a fortune And there is jewelry, and excellent possibilities of money theft. W e quietly arranged for your maid Celeste, to get a better job some where else and I took over. We hoped to avoid disturbing you. The thief moved quicker than we anti cipant! though.” “Christopher!” breathed Bill Bailey. “I suggest now that you tele pc ie headquarters,” the maid went on. "Captain Bayne and another will come out to verify what I say It might be as well to ask them to come to the service entrance— if you want to avoid disturbing your other guests. A hullabaloo would not help us at all.” “That’s true. That's very true!” Bill put in. Bill did the telephoning, and within 20 minutes everything the maid-detective had said was prov ed true. That is, the men from headquarters identified her. “But whoever did you see here in the mansion?” Gayle demand ed, still appalled at that thought. ’Who would be a thief?” “Matter of fact, we know noth ing, Miss,” the detective captain explained. “It’s a protective move. We’d rather not mention taoaoi until we are sure. What happen ed tonight bears out the hunch, all right, but we still don’t know who took the bracelet.” “For Pete’s sake, couldn’t you walk up to the thief and accuse him? If he has a criminal record and the bracelet in his posses sion—” The captain smiled. “Not without some sort of proof, mister. He wouldn’t have any bracelet in his possession now. Too smart for that. Anyway—he's not a he. It's a female.” “Oh, dear!” Gayle was distress ed anew. "Now, miss, you're in charge here. We know the setup here at Merrifield’s home—Mrs. Holmquist knows her business, you under stand—and we know all about you and Bailey. So don’t be alarmed. And you people who lost the brace let just sit tight and say nothing. You, too, butler. All of you go right ahead for help or until we re port. Don’t be too upset.” “It’s most irregular!” Graham lamented. “Most!” “Isn’t it!” the captain grinned at him. “But you’re in the clear, my friend. You’re practically a mem ber of the Merrifield family. Stay right on the job here, and wait.” And there the matter stood. They talked for a quarter-hour more, mostly apologizing to the guests who suffered the loss, and who went home now; but in the end everybody was pledged to se crecy and Gayle and Bill went back to the ballrooms. “Wipe off the gloom,” Bill coun seled. “People will see.” “Whew!” Gayle breathed. “Me, too. This job gets more in teresting every day.” “I expected to be a secretary or something when I answered Mr. Merrifield’s wnat ad.” “I surely didn’t expect all this!” Bill grinned. “A lot has happened . . . let’s dance . . . more than I expected ... in just 10 days or so. Jeremy’s shell has been pried open. Society has been revived at The Oaks. You dance beautifully, Gayle. A play is ready for the stage. People have fallen in love. And now a robbery!” Gayle, dancing with him and smiling at guests and friends, an swered only one part of his ram bling conversation. “What people have fallen in love, Bill?” “Oh—me.” “You?” “Sure.” “Well, tell me! Or I shall tsamp on your toe, Bill Bailey!” "Don’t. Not with that sharp heel. Anyway, it’s none of your busi (Continued on Page Eleven) THIS CURIOUS WORLD Ve£lT ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ — EARTH'S CRUST MEED AAOVE BUT >S,AWSS£v'V' /-/CSS^ZV2^£>77-/ OF AN INCH TO BE f=el.t/ _T. M. REG, u. S. PAT. OFF. 7) MfAME THE SEASONS BY GIVING FOUR. ^ SONS TITLES. 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