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Show PEOVO SUNDAY IIERALb, SUNDAY, NOVEMBEK 20. 1927r mm BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES mms 16&TER MX CAYS CHAPTER LVD! "Well. Chief." rasped Phelps, tfieas jour trouble are about over thoufb I sure did think that felyour man low, Laeock Who jot the dope on this Major n ni to the for a drink. water-coole- r Vaaoa opened at random a law book before him. and perused with deaa amused smile a bribery-cas- e cision by a western Judge. Heath and Phelps, habituated to walUnj , scarcely moved. When Major Benson entered lfarkham greeted him with exaggerated casualness, and busied himself with some papers In a drawer to avoid shaking hands. Heath, however, was almost Jovial. He drew out the Major's chair for him, and uttered a ponderous banality about the weather. Vsnce closed the law book and sat erect with his feet drawn back. Major Benson was cordially dignified. He gave Markham a swift glance; Aut If he suspected anyno outward sign thing, ha showed of it ; ' "Major, I want, vou to answer a care to." few..gueatians--4fyoMarkham's voice, though low, had In It a resonant quality. , Anything at all," returned the ether. easily. "You own an army pistol, do you . u ot?" . "Tea a Colt automaUc." he replied, with a questioning lift of ; " f the eyebrows. "When did you last clean and refill it?" , Not a muscle of the Major's face " " ' moved. ,4 ! don't exactly remember," he said.1 "I've cleaned It several times. But It hasn't been refilled since I returned from overseas." "Have you lent it to anyone re , cently T "Not that I recall." Markham took up Stltt's report, and looked at It a moment ''How did you hope to satisfy your clients If suddenly called upon fo their marginal securities?" The Major's upper Up lifted contemptuously, exposing his teeth. i "Sot 'That was why under the guise of friendship you sent, a man to look over my books!"' I saw a red blotch of color appear on the back of his neck, and swell upward to his ears. "It happens that X didn't send him there for that purpose." The acusatlon had cut Markham. "But I did enter your apartment this morning." 'You're a too, are yonTVTha- - man's face was now crimson; the veins stood out on his forehead. j "And I found Mrs. : Banning! How did they get Jewels there, Major 7 "It's none of your damned 'busi ness how they got there," he said. his voice aa cold and even as ever. "Why did you tell Mies Hoffman not to mention them to me?" "That's none of your damned business either." "Is It any of my business," asked Markham quietly, "that the bullet which killed your brother waa fired , house-breake- r, pnm farm automobilbs am " -AT .. fHILOVANCS MAItKHAMrEHatrict Attorney of New fork uounty' JOHN r.-- JK?K J?P DAKJCL I frvT SJlSL' 'AU.TH .TlU. GCJT "THAT DATE - Bytertln I beat. i a f;5 TrT 13 X XLVTS It BENSON wha vac Wall Street hroker and mysteriously murdered la "bis home. . MAJOR ANTHONT BENSON . ..Brother of the murdered maa MRS. ANNA PIJtTZ. ............ Housekeeper for Alvin Benson MURIEL BT. CLAIR ............................X young singer Misa St Clair's flaaea CAPTAIN. PHTTJP LEACOCK LEANDER PFTFE ................. Intimate of Alvin Benson's MRS. PAULA BANNING ...A friend of Pfyfe'a ,. ELSTK HOFFMAN .Secretary of the firm of Benson and Benson ..A retired army officer COLONEL BIGSBT OSTRANDER WILLIAM H. MORURTT7.vr.7.TT7n7 Well-kno- .... .. GEORGE Q. STXTT Of? from your gun?" The Major looked his mouth a sneer. ....... .............. at him That's the kind of steadily, double-crossin- g me here to ar- you do! invite rest me, and then ask me questions to incriminate myself when I'm unaware of your auspicious. A fine dirty sport you are!" u Vance leaned forward. "You fool!" His voice was very low, but cut like a whip. "Can't you see he's your friend, and is asking you these questions In a last desp'rate hope that you're not h guilty?" The Major swung round on him hotly. damned ''Keep out of thls-yo- u sissy!" "Oh. quite." murmured Vance. ; a "And as for you," quivering finger at Markham "I'll " make you sweat for this' . ? HAV WE WU. 60T I Harvey, Harvey and Mra H. hostess visited la Prove and Mrs. J. ' . Mrs. a U P. Walker SpringvUla Monday. They, were di&aar guesta at tha home of W. D. Alexander . v. ;c : : of Prova. Mmm TW& OLD POUCH 60SVA LETS ? HOPE SO -- - V - !! ' - - T t- V - i - - - if t ; ' ; NEED ... ...........Of the firm of Stltt and McCoy, publlo aocountanu Assistant District Attorney MAURICE DINWIDDIE. ERNEST HEATH .............Sergeant of the Homicide Bureau ' BURKS. SNTTKIN, EMERT. . .DetecUves of the Homicide Bureau , Commanding officer of detectives to district attorney's office BEN HANLON PHELPS, TRACT, SPRINGER, HXGGXNBOTHAM Detectives assigned to District Attorney's office CAPTAIN CARL HAGEDORN ... .... ....... ...Flra-anm- i expert ...... ...... DR. DOREMTTS Medical examiner FRANK SW ACKER .Secretary to District Attorney CURRIE Vance's valet B..S. VAN DINE ....The narrator ........ N .. ' . o, Mrs. Maud Adamaoa was to tha members of . the Religion Class stake board Thursday evening. A general good time waa enjoyed, dainty rafraahments were served. At the cloaa Mr. 8. D. r- Tha Mlssea Amy and Leona CoopMoore treated the members to pea- er spent Saturday . in Bait Lake on nuts in honor of his new daughter business and pleasure, , , . 7 Btate Superintendent C N. J eases visited through tha Alpine school district Thursday, ' Mrs. S. T. Walker of American C. Llne-bauFork vtetted with Mra. Xi?yTW nwn oo. who enjoyed th affair: MeUlaft -Elva. PhUIipa, A. B. Anderson, Goulam, Edna Banks from Leal, N. C. Jorgenaen, Iileth Petereoa American Fork, and 8. V. Moore. Luella CuUimore and Stella Larsea ; from Pleasant Qrova. ed. Monday. ARRNtD FCRTHE 6AKlt VJTrt f iisssysaaMWsawsasaaai HAVE I lASItHETlrAt HAa CHARACTERS OF THE STORY "Sergeant Heath and the homl- eWa bureau will receive entire credit for the work," said Mark-Um- ; and added: "I'm aorrjr Phelpt but the District Attorney'! office, and everyone connected with it, will be kept out of It aHofether -."Oh, well, It's all In a lifetime." ebeerved Phelps philosophically. We sat la (trained ailence until the Major arrived, lfarkham smok-- 4 abetractedly. ; He glanced evert! times over the sheet of notations left by Btitt. and once be weut Ot 1vSE ArJO WORRY YAH DINE -- n aaaw g in America!? mstestFour .... il ' was the embodiment of a terrific, uncontrolled malignity. , "You're next! "The words, guttural and venomous, were like a vs.. .. , ... snarl As he spoka he sprang forward, Vance, who had sat quietly, during the melee, looking on with half, closed eyes and smoking Indolently, now stepped sharply round the end of the table. . His arms shot forward. With one hand he caught the Major's right wrist; with the other Hr grasped the elbow.. Then he seemed to fall back with a swift pivotal motion. The Major's pinioned arm was twisted upward behind his shoulder-bladeThere was a cry of pain, and the man suddenly relaxed In Vance's grip. . ; Bythl time , Heath had recov ered. He scrambled quickly to his feet ant stepped up. There was the click or handcuffs, and the Major dropped heavily into a chair, where he sat moving his shoulder back and forth "fainf ully. '"Itp nothing serious," Vance told him. '"The capsular ligament la torn a little,, It'll be alright In a few days."' Heath came forward and, without a word held out his hand to Vance. The action was at once an apology and a tribute, I liked Heath ' TO IWt ORV A LON6 5HOI?Ti - "SCORE V0WrCM.WT.OCE"iVTjl' ' yATTE'R? (Thursday, June 20; 8 p. m.) That same evening, after a Turk- is bath and'dlnner, Markham, grim and weary, and Vance, bland and debonair, and myself were sitting together in the alcove of the Stuy-vesa- nt Club's lounge-rooWe had smoked in silence for half an hour or more, whan Vance as If giving articulation to his . I Ifx. I as- I f glven yqm for everything." Vance smiled. "The amount of credit and eraul- alficatlon he received in the after noon papers would have. mellowed He should even forgive, anyone. the Major for hitting him. A clev--' er blow, that; based on rotary leverage.' Heath's constitution must be tough, or he wouldn't have recovered so quickly...... And poor He'll have a horror of Phelps! knees the rest of his life". "You certainly guessed the Major's reaction," said Markham. "I'm v JjW TorT?OiTeTNOPwica.wc u : PL. GROVE ..... ' . 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' ,v',?. pour-AVituperation and profanity After a pause he turned and "But even should they have looked frim h man XJim. nntrrllM inquisitively at Vance. The Primary Fall Festival given were expanded, bis eyes ,, biasing. yearnings toward that profession," TTell me exactly why, at the outsaid Vance, "they would be rejected set you were convinced of the by the six wards Thursday evening His wrath seemed to surpass all w.a kiirMmfiil from AVArv stand on their physical measurements. human bounds; he was like a per ..... Major's guilt?"" point The general decorations, son In an apopletlo fit contorted, "As I understand It your police (To Be Continued) costumes, dancing, readings and ., . men are chosen by their height repulsive, lnaenate. Markham sat through it paand weight; they must meet cer- BEMTJS' DAUGHTER APPROVES nuslc were very thoroughly enjoy tiently, his head resting on his tain requirements as to heft as bands, his eyes closed. though the only crimes they had CINCINNATI, O., Nov. 18 (UP) to cope with were riots and gang Romola When, at length, the Major's Remus daughter of Oeorge he looked became feuds. Bulk, the great American, Remus Inarticulate, rage his first marriage, arriv by to was nodded and It Heath, up Ideal, whether in ait, archjitectuse, ed m Cincinnati early today to "con,'i iLtt the signal the detective had been for it table d'ho meals, or detectives. gratulate" him' oh the way he has When he and his prisoner had An entrancin' notion." i watching for. handled his defense at the trial in and been had assisted But before Heath could make a gone, Phelps any rate. 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