Rip Kirby #36

At a society function Rip Kirby is attending he catches the eye of Constance Royce, a young, spoiled, wealthy heiress. Meanwhile Stuart Brandt, her former love interest, is unhappy about their breakup. Brandt is in deep debt and was hoping to attach himself to Royce and her money in order to resolve that debt. Miss Royce concocts a scheme to attract Kirby's attention using an extortion note, but Kirby soon deduces that it was she who sent the note, and confronts her about it.