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 now "in work"; and he decided not to take the chance. A garageman who had cared for Ket's car, consulted Joan Daisy, when she passed his establishment, and asked her to tell Ketlar he must pay several months in advance or send his car elsewhere for storage. The proprietor appeared to be uncertain as to his right of Hen on the property of a man who might be put to death by the State.

Above the Echo Garden stood in shining letters, "Henny's World-Famous Echo Dance Orchestra!"

Henny's! Henny's name in the lights and Ket's name nowhere! "Henny's" said the radio announcer, when the Echo orchestra was broadcast. Ket no longer was mentioned; Weigal was taking no chances on his receipts by keeping Ket's name above his doors through which, only on last Saturday night, Ket's name had drawn the crowds.

How the men fell away from Ket, if faith in him endangered their dollars! But the girls did not desert him. A dozen of them applied at the jail on the first visitors' day, and some of them saw him. Lola Nesson did, and she talked to him and afterwards told the newspaper reporters about her visit.

Joan Daisy did not even apply at the jail during these days; for Elmen had forbidden her, very impressively, stating that it was essential that she wait before visiting Ket. It was essential, indeed, that she did not even write to Ket, for the present, as also it was essential that she refrain from discussing any feature of the case with any one and most particularly must she avoid discussing or explaining to any one what had been her personal relations with Ketlar, whatever they had been.

"But why?" Joan Daisy had asked, puzzled and frightened. "I've done nothing with him to be ashamed of."

"You must not say even that—for the present," Elmen