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Show ssiM&Al j THE PAYSON CHRONICLE, I'.WSON. I suggestion, alien in manner and clothes, which expatriates so often acquire unconsciously, h s deep , dark coloimg, I. is irregular aquil'iuty ; Patnck with his perfect athlete's fguie, so light m pose, so perfect m poise and balt ance, his Irish coloring, his regular Celtic features. Patrick explained, I want to ask distn-gu-shed- sun-sho- you some I Continued V.lHl'KI W 13 Slvia an- now, "Doctor Warden were it v to Ishoe. did went on, cut go anvbociv e u.e night of the mas-- I besides mcjn anybody lEanies and Walter 1 embered rj'.v that Patrick Iked SI i a similar ques- he had ,e before. However, led for the reply and I had ght it important leaned her head back Patricks chest She looked his face, smiling her most she an- Yes, Jt smile. "Doctor Warden. n did you see him go? asked in a friendly way. hat door did he go out of? snuggled close against she went on in You see, I st confidential manner, t into the kitchen. Nobody :e,: aw? ! Patrtk r.a," ft lea- ere. All t! e girls had gone a rs into the cellar to 1 for-at-O- h, I Know, they wanted at the ice cieam. ck made big eyes at her. 'its; he asked in an them? d voice, re-t- h ry one cf theml" Sylvia finality. mean that there wasnt a there? Pat-ip- t me of the it up. "Not Sarah, nor nor Caddie, nor Jessie, nor dice re wasnt anybody but me, asserted. n't that wonderful? Patrick rted. cn and tell me about he sa d. Doctor Warden came out kitchen. he see you? Doc-rde- t did he say? Iidn't say anything. He on his lips just like put-fing- er and Sylvia's tiny forefinger moved upwards to press her but the bps pouted out-a- s they emitted a gentle, tse sh! didnt you say anything? s eyes grew sparkly with f. No, I didnt say a word. d this. She put her fore-her lips and emitted I o -- sh!" then what did Doctor Ma- - te he went out through and into the garage and 1 m open that little door in of the garage. Suddenly I k all of us! re-e- d that little doorl Of Patrick had posted no It was extref lely that any guests woulA would even r er if indeed they :r known of it Mattir her-el- y used it e. r, Duld have thought Dctor would have got all lirty ut that way, Patrick com- - Sylvia his long explained, "he dark cape. It was larage. do you know he put it on? came back to the door of ihen and he said, Sh sh d he putted his finger to his ain- And I said. Sh sh d I putted my finger to my fflSf !w the garment very welL djrk cape that the Pavy V.TI Peasants wear. Doctor thin figure in that Mar-al- l, dark dark blue beret patched it was an accepted YT Secor,d Head roads, you see Doctor Marden ack to the party? Patrick ikM bdtl M 2? J come back soon?1 11 a long time like Pat his hands about this? a yard llU!e time like this? pd.rw, ,his hands towards f B foot een iime 8 Lter the mered; iaw,PaC!d time like this, Wlth the utmost her slim brown (her' etklehen , Came back? j- - was juts -- ? And wfaen were Doc-re- Q there? and lots and lots of tloaor -- a,7ck mmused aloud. Mrs Stow. a Unmasked, SIvia Eaid- Syl- - - heid again Patrick 4u asso.Li un,ngly. Again at me Questions, Doctor Mar-den- . ventured to suggest that you come here as I have been us ing Mrs Averys home as a sort of annex to the police station. It makes the whole business a little less unpleasant and we have no kibitzers. You realize that more evidence in this Blaakie case comes in from time to time. Then we have to go over what everybody else has said and check up. I wanted to ask you a few more questions in regard to Mrs. Stow's Did Doctor Marden have on his masquerade. Doctor Marden assentmask the first time he came into ed. Quite! He sat down. the kitchen? Patrick asked. I arose. I think Ill ask you to "Yes, Sylvia answered. excuse me, I said. "How did you know it was Doctor Both Doctor Marden and Patrick Marden then? raised restraining bands. I would "Oh, when he putted his finger to much prefer to have you stay, his bps and said, Sh sh sh he very Mrs. Avery, Doctor Marden debfted his mask way up and he clared couiteously. winked at me. I looked tovvrrd Patrick. Its Patrick sat motionless for a tiny what the doctor wants, as far as Interval. Suddenly, but with ut- Im concerned, he said with a gesmost gentleness he put Sylvia ture of the shoulders tjp.cally Irish down. "I think Sylvia will want to and bke the French amusingly go out and see Sarah Darbe, he shrug. signaled to me. He took the buckle I must tell you, Doctor Marfrom Sylvia's reluctant fingers and den, Patrick added, thrusting his dropped it into his pocket Then keenest glance across the space he hurried swiftly across the room between them, "that in case of susto the telephone, called up the stabeing turned upon you, anytion. "Get two men over here at picion you say here may be held thing once! he ordered. "Put them on against you and that there is a the Marden house. Dont let Doc- witness present." tor Marden leave the house until Doctor Marden made a deprecahe hears from me. Im phoning tory gesture outward of his long, him to come to Mrs. Averys house. slender hands. Ask me anything See that he comes!" I shall you want, Mr. O'Brien. Then he took up the telephone avail myself of your suggestion and again and called a number. "Id answer only the questions I wish like to talk with Doctor Marden, to answer. Oh good morning, Docplease I became conscious of mounting tor Marden. This is Patrick OBri- excitement. Everybody else who en speaking. Im talking from Mrs. had submitted to Patricks interAverys house. Id bke to see you rogatories under my roof Sarah here at once. I have some fur- Dai be, Bessie Williams, Molly ther questions to ask jou in regard Eames, Walter Treadway, Margato the Blaikie case. ret Fairweather had said in effect: Ask me anything you want I It seemed to me that my Lfe shall tell the whole truth. had reduced itself to waiting waitPerhaps Doctor Marden felt thai ing for people to come in cars. he had made a false step; for he Waiting and trying not to trem- immediately added, I have no anble; for I was always poignantly ticipation that you will ask me any troubled about some friend or oth- question that I shall not prefer to er. I remember that while I wait- answer fully." ed for Myron Marden, moods Doctor Marden, Patrick began, chased each other through my at what time did you go to the mind. One was a kind of despair- masquerade? ing impatience. How long was this "Somewhere between half past ghastly suspense to last? Could it nine and ten, Doctor Marden anbe possible that the mystery would swered. never be solved; that we would all "How did you get there? By go down to death never knowing car? who had killed Ace Blaikie? "No. It was such a beautiful The other was more desperate. 1 night and as there is only concrete kept reminding myself, that after road between our house and the all, I really knew of my own knowledgeStow house, my granddaughter -nothing about Myron Marden suggested that we walk. Besides I had ac- she thought that there might be and his granddaughter. cepted them on their face value. some difficulty in parking. I had accepted them on the ac- "What time did you get home? I left earlier than my grandtwelve I should daughter. Half-pas- t 5. say. "Doctor Marden, between the time you arrived and the time you went home, did you leave the Stow house? Doctor Marden answered instantly, "Yes. Why did you leave it? "Well, for no reason or several, just as you choose. I am not much of a dancing man, Mr. O'Brien, and after Id been there about an hour, I began to find it very hot and also I wanted a smoke. He smiled and Patrick met his charming candid amusement with a warm Irish appreciation. "What time was this? "I should say about half-paten certainly not much before and certainly not much later. "By what door did you go out? "Through the kitchen and out the little door in Mrs. Stows garage. "Why did you go out so secretly? "In order to be alone. My head was buzzing a little with the warm air and I didnt want anybody to come with me. "Did you put on your outer clothes? Yes. I retrieved my long cape and beret from the garage where Oh I Know Now, Sylvia I left them when I came in. "Did anybody see you go out? Doctor Marden reNo! Yesl Bruce and Ace Blaikie of ceptance smiled reminiscently; considered; to mynow recalled I Hexson.' But self how easily friendships were smiled with that tender gentleness famade between men who were in the which I might describe as my exof charming his many . . vorite , World war . . . out of nothing "Mrs. Averys bttle out of anything . . . fleeting as a pressions. She had gone out Sylvia. cables iron as niece, . . , strong whisper For some reason, kitchen. evthe into . . . Yet every instinct I had, was there. maids the of of that none ounce intuition, every ery you? she "Did recognize comes from experijudgment which "Yes. I bfted my mask. ence of the world kept telling me, "Did she speak? kept shouting to me that these two "Before she could say anything I were everything I thought they were. That last feeling arose so strong- put my finger to my bps and she ly in me when Myron Marden soon kept perfect silence. Patrick "Wheie did you go? entered the room that again the tears pricked for a salty instant in asked next. "I took a bttle stroll, Doctor my eyes. He came immediately over to my chair, bowed in his court- Marden answered, "through the between ly continental way over my hand, meadow which stretches turned with a "Good morning, Mr. Mrs. Stows and Mrs. Avery's house. OBrien! to Patrick. You were in costume, Doctor I had not seen him since the Did your walk injure it Marden. tired and I noted how pale vines, weeds, etc.? dew, I mean, he was then. This day he looked "There's a very pleasant bttle ravaged. the two places, Doc"Wont you sit down? I asked. path between informed Patrick poMarden Doctor Marden did not sit down. tor litely. He stood his whole graceful easy I had a feeling that I was watchlength subtly emanating question to a duel of ing the preliminaries and looked at Patrick. fencers skilled entwo he Patrick, who had risen as "I went through the epenmg in tered and was still standing, steadithe hedge, across Mrs Averys have ly returned that gaze. Rarely men drive, across the lawn in front of I seen a greater contrast in lead Marden exuded that unanalyzuble her gardens and onto the paih ... TH ing to what Mrs. Avery cal's tv e Spinney." "D.d you see anybody ; ,e p'ace or on the road? "Nobody "Go on! "I walked into the Spinney 1 entered I heard voices. Ht j politely. "Does this mteust yua, Mr. O Brien? "Very much. Whose voices were they?" "There were two voices One 1 did not a.-iwas a woman's mze it. The other was a n...n s Doctor Blaikie's. "Did you hear what they sa.d "I heard nothing! " "But as you got nearer "When I realized that there was a going on in the Spinney, I stopped, started to turn back but the voices stopped and I heard I v a .ted a footsteps retreating. minute and kept on until I came across Doctor Blaikie. "You did not see the ladv at a.r Foreign Words i and Phrases O rioupmu. (F ) A private soldier; tiie French "Tommy Atkins. Rus in urbe. (L.) The country in town. Sub judite. (L ) Under consideration. 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Send your order to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept., 149 New Montgomery Ave., San Francisco, Calif. Patterns 15 cents (in coins) each. ut your "Its one of those talks that you cant reproduce because really nothing was said. I knew that a lady had just left the Spinney. I think he knew I knew that. I dont know whether he was embarrassed or not. I was a bttle conscious of the situation. I think I told him that Id come out because the house was so warm and that I wanted to smoke "Had you lighted a cigar yet? "No. But I told Doctor Blaikie that I was going back to the house and I asked him to join me in a smoke. "What did he say to that? "He said no; that he was returning at orce to the dance. "Did you go after that? As I remember, that was my last remark. You left Doctor Blaikie in the Spinney? "Yes. "Had he turned had he started to leave the Spinney? "No. C Bell Syndicate. WNU Service. 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The feature of this one is (30 to 40). Size 14 requires definitely new, and does wonders yards of 39 Inch material. 0 Pattern 1282 is for sizes for the figure a bit past the slim 16 44 Size to The (32 bust). stage. continuing collar, requires which in soft pastels is always 51b yards of 39 inch material. It flattering, gives the break re- requires 24 yards of ribbon for waist and tie belt. quired by the Pattern 1983 is for sizes 30 to 50. skirt. The fitted top and flaring bottom make for style plus com Size 38 requires 5 yards of 39 g; ITS NO EFFORT TO KEEP FURNITURE BEAUTIFUL WITH 4-- II 12-2- O-CED- POLISH IT'S SO QUICK AND EASY TO USE no-be- lt "By what path did you go out from the Spinney? I continued along the path that runs beside Mrs. Avery's Little House; then up onto the road and then back to the Stows. "Did you smoke on the way back? "Yes one cigarette. "Did you meet anybody else on the way back? "No. How did you enter the house? By the garage door as I left it." "Did you leave your cape and cap there? "Yes. "Did anybody see you come in? "I think nobody noticed it; for the reason that the kitchgn was full of masks. They had come out, I think, for water. You were there then at the unmasking? "Yes. And what time did you say you went home? twelve. "About half-pas- t You walked home? 14-2- all-in-o- lomMi Yes. "Did you go straight up the Head? "Yes exactly the way I came. "When you were in the Spinney, did you hear any noise In the bushes, let us say, or among the trees? "I heard nthing. "Dont yc ) yourself think. Doctor Marden, that it's a little strange that you did not volunteer this information the first tune I talked with you. I think Doctor Marden smiled. it might seem so. But what would you have done, Mr. OBrien? There was a woman involved. I didnt know what sort of trouble I might get her into. "Well, of course you realize, Patrick advanced, "that some peo-p-b might say that you invented the woman to save yourself. Doctor Marden bowed in a polite comacquiescence. He made no ment "What to your best knowledge and belief was Doctor Blaikie's frame of mind while you talked with him? Did you git any impression? "He gave me the m ; re sion that he was extremely h.i; py triumphant, definitely triumphant. Imight trisay, he breathed, he emanated umph. Patricks thick - lasl ed eyelid dropped. He seemed to reflect deep"Well, I guess that will be ly. he said. "Wait a moment all, In though. Im the poorest hand the world at remembering figure. , He reached into his waistcoat pock-eleathred bttle the out brought er notebook. "I'd like to take down the hours as you remember them of your arrival and departure from the Stow house. 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