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Show THE RICH COUNIT REAPER, RANDOLPH, UTAH ss Word for the Fool Who Is Unafraid toihueito Chamsslng j Pollock Copyright, Channlng Pollock WNU Service. CHAPTER VII ish. A dozen questions disposed of all the evidence the butler had given so Continued 14 Her voice broke.' RidderII be free In a few weeks, she pled. Wait, Mr. Gilbert. You dont know how many innocent people you may drag into this. Barry hesitated. He now remembered that he had told Pat he loved her. It didnt get me anywhere, Barry thought. It never will. Im not even sure that she heard me, but Im glad I spoke, all the same. Aloud, he said, Ill wait, Pat." She glanced up at him, gratefully. Not until the trial, though, he warned her. I wont take that chance. I wont let this girl, Peggy, go on suffering until then. But now I believe I know who murdered Kelly. Someone who came into the house while your father was there. Someone so full of the thought of it that she bungled the new lock on the front door . You think Hambidge began. I think thats whj it blew open. And I think, too, that revealing your visit now would be merely tipping our hand. The person I suspect has already covered her tracks pretty well. Then, Pat said, almost incredulously Then youre not going to repeat this story? Not even to Winslow. He hasnt much more faith in my sleuthing than you have. Well leave him to work out Kidder's defense. For the present lets agree on an armistice. Mutual silence. If the time arrives when I feel I must speak, Ill come to yojo first. Is that fair? Quite. From the very beginning, Barry had suspected Mrs. Kelly. She sued for divorce recently, and withdrew the Peter Winslow had told him. case, Do you think that might indicate that she killed her husband? Barry did, and one discovery after another confirmed the idea. But, 'as Barry had reminded his city editor, Mrs. Kelly was in Harlem. She went to a , far, and made it apparent that what he actually knew of young Bidders visit was exactly nothing. You heard a quarrel? A violent quarrel? And you were alarmed? Thats why you came upstairs? Rogers left then? And the lights were still burning in the front room? If you were alarmed, why didnt you knock at the door, to make sure your master was all right? Not so very much alarmed, were you? In fact, you werent alarmed at all until you saw what had happened. This was the beginning of an inquiry that twisted about, doubled on Itself, and was likely to leave any jury on earth too uncertain to convict anyone of a capital offense. Particularly, anyone with a wife and child, Peter said. he Peggy was In here Friday, added. She looks as though shed been I wanted dragged through a knot-holher to come to us for the week-enbut were In town most of the time. Im going to talk to the Hambidges e. , , ) about having her out there. That would be great," Barry kindled. Theyd be company for each other. It wouldnt do Pat a bit of harm to learn how the other half , lives. Right ! Peter exclaimed heartily. Ill call Pat today. In spite of himself, as he was leaving, Barry mentioned his Harlem theory. Peter listened intently. Well, he said, you are a Hawk-sha- Youd be surprised if I landed Mrs. Kelly, wouldnt you? No, Peter replied, smiling again, but Id be terribly surprised if you didnt begin suspecting someone else ten minutes afterward. . CHAPTER VIII The more Barry thought of it, the more .certain he became that the Judges story, and the revelations in the only reason for hypothesis. questioning Harwoods When the divorce action was filed. Kelly had promised not to see Betty Barclay again. That promise had induced the withdrawal of the petition. And then Betty Barclay had phoned, while Kelly was out, and just as Mrs. Kelly was going. In Harwoods own Failwords, Mrs. Kelly went wild. ing to get legal counsel, she taxied to Harlem, and there she got madder and madder." Just after midnight, she drove home, and found Kelly alone drunk, and with the accumulated wrath engendered by two trying interviews. There were words, and a handy decanter. The design began being almost too nearly perfect. He found Peggy doing some mending in her dingy room. She had lost flesh, and seemed to be always starIts Jacky, she coning at nothing. fided in Barry.' Im worried about ' Harlem, dance. Ever hear of faking an alibi? Harwood had asked, advising a check up. removed That sounded promising until, as the first move in his investigation, Barry dug up The Herald Tribune of the morning after the body was found. Mrs. Kelly had told him that paper contained a full record of her social At the time activities, and It did. of the murder, Mrs. Kelly, who sued for divorce recently, and withdrew the case, was awarding prizes at a fancy dress ball of the Crosstown Chowdei and Outing club in Harlem Gardens This was at midnight, and the other judges were Kelly wasnt killed at midnight, He wasnt killed un Barry realized. til two hours after midnight. If Mrs Kelly got through with her prizes 7, Well, Barry exulted, climbing into the subway. What next? Say noth jng, and saw wood thats what. One him. more link in this chain, and Iin going to change a lot of peoples minds' about ' The youngster looked pale and ill. Look here, Peg ; will you have me and my sleuthing " lunch with me tomorrow at the Astor? Monday morning, Barry dropped in I want you to meet somebody. was still carryon Peter Winslow. He Miss Hambidge? ing the Bidder check for $2,000, and Yes. he wanted Peter to take part of it as Shed turn up her nose at me like rest for the a retainer,' and bank an elephant reaching for peanuts. Peggy. I dont think so. Anyway, I want peter did accept it, as a matter of you to know each other." course, though he waved aside the The appointment was made, at last Im in no hurry, of a retainer. one oclock and Barry called Pat. do I Wait til something. he insisted. Well, the trails hot, all right. r I know youre good for it." Tell me about it. Obviously, he was doing a great I dont' dare over the wire. You all planned, deal Got the defense know; operators. Come In and lunch he declared, showing Barry a thick with me? ' Loose leaf sheaf of memoranda. When? memoranda It was, ip the most literal at one. Tomorrow sense scrawled on waste paper and Pat was eagerly anxious to hear his Order may the backs of envelopes. news, and there was no other way. be Natures first law, but it wasnt this But, if Pats nose remained static lawyers. when she learned she was to encounNo, Im not neat, Peter smiled, in- ter Peggy, her mouth straightened. tercepting Barrys glance. Except perWhat have I in common with Why? achievement. sonally, and thats Julies ; this girl? Julies Mrs. Winslow, of course, ahd Well, answered, flatly, Barry she buys all my clothes. Lays em her husband in prison. keeping youre boutoneven too the out for me, 1 Pat flushed. she" wants niere, I often ask her If. owe You her something for that, me to look like a gigolo. . Dont worry think? Whatre you being dont you about this .stuff, though, indicating so high hat about? This girls Mrs. the sheaf of memoranda. Miss ClarkU John Clarke Ridder, Jr., you know. ; have that, straight by night Im not being high .hat. Only, nat' Miss Clark was his secretary. urally, just now, I dont feel much like went he in order, Women keep you strangers. Especially stranon smiling ; thats about the only meeting whom I have no community with gers em. thing I have against - t t , of interest. to he this case," Theres nothing It soon however. Itll come to trial in a Lunching together, continued. comwas a there evident that became in a over be few and few weeks now, to warmed interest" Pat of hours. Want to hear what Im going munity fearful for chorus girl, this painted to ask that Filipino? as Pat was fearListening, Barry felt again that his her husband exactly father. her for ful Though fool Peg didnt own activities had been merely ... . ! - pf-,f- er , , ... T ! L , , j ! - , . . know it, their fate hung on the same thread. Both heard Barrys account of his discoveries with regard to Mrs. Kelly. It seems pretty conclusive, Pat said. I never thought of that dame 1 Would mean, woman, Peg added. that get Jack off quick? Barry explained his understanding that, if there were definite proof of another persons having committed a crime, anyone in custody was released The district attorney immediately. moves for a dismissal of the indictment, I believe, he told them. Gee! Peggy said, with the tears in her eyes. Pat was no fool, and she found herself respecting and liking this night She was Mrs. Ridder, club hoofer. Whoever the girl might after all. have been, it was the tears beginning to dissolve the beads that stirred Pat. She had never seen anyone cry that way before cry with her lips twisted into a smile. Youve certainly stuck to your husband, Pat observed. Why not? When you really love anybody, you dont care what they do, or have done, or what they are. Its what they are to you that counts. Youre not thinking what youre going to get, but what youre going to give. That is, the right kind of girl is. Gosh, shes trying to help me with Pat, Barry thought. The upshot was that Pat took Peg and the youngster to Southampton the next morning. Peter suggested It, she told Barry. And, of course, youre right I do owe them something. It wasnt the debt that did it, Barry realized. It was Jacky. Peg wanted Patricia to see him, and the house was so near. There really wasnt any good excuse for not going. So, for the first time in her life, Pat sniffed fried fish in an entrance hall, and tripped on worn stair carpets, and found herself stifling in a back room without air or sunshine. Shed known people lived like that, of course, but, somehow, shed never thought much about it She found herself thinking now. If I had to spend one night in this Thats whats the matter with place the boy. It was arranged that Evans was to drive them out, and come back for Barry on Thursday. When Barry left Pat at her hotel, she said, You seem to be everybodys friend, Mr. Gilbert. Its a little hard to understand, considering Considering that Im an adventurer and an imposter? Yes. but thats Yes, Barry repeated, how you learn what friendship means. That night, Barry went to the Bar. ' r mustnt overlook anything, he , reflected. There, wasnt much to overlook In the Cocoanut Bar. Not in the way of clothing, at all events. The lobby was . full of men, more or less surreptitiously glancing at framed photographs of girls whose costumes might almost have been packed in a vanity case. Inside was a square dancing floor with tables about it, like the seats about a prize ring. Above, there was a balcony with more tables, except at one spot, occupied by offices. There three shows a night, the amateur Hawkshaw discovered from his menu at seven, eleven, and one. It wasnt hard to get acquainted with any of the girls. One had only to look prosperous, and Incline his head an Inch or two in the direction of a vacant chair. Were not supposed to do this, Violet Fane informed Barry, but Luiss got a swell e stand-in- . Barry had his expense account and his ingratiating grin, and used both to the limit. It wasnt long before the blonde was telling the story of her life. I bin with Luis ever since I was a kid, she bragged. Hes a swell guy, you oughta know him. Ill give you a tumble after the next show, ' Luis was most affable. A sentimentalist, but a business man, with a keen eye to spenders, and a withering contempt for A flashy young fellow, Morano was, who wore sporty clothes, and much jewelry. Slim and dapper, his shining ebon hair was slicked back from his forehead., He had a long, thin nose, and straight,1 thin lips, and a slight but rather curious impediment in his speech. His voice could be very soft at times. Tender hearted, Luis is, Miss Fane declared later. Ive seen him cry when somebody saag about mother, or the kid, or sumpin. .That stuff specially. He was married onct , tight-wad- s. , er Didnt it take? Sure, it took. Thats why he cries. The Jane died, or sumpin. Know what Luis did w he got the coin, 1 mean? Bought the house they used to live in, and went on livin there alone, with a couple of servants. in Gee! Aint that romantic? Ill say so! still got the sen ants, too. They lies hll moved to a farm, somewhere in Jersey, a couplea years ago. Would you believe it he drives out every Nuts morning, after the last show. about horses, Luis is. Not to bet on. Just likes em. Learned about horses in Fauquier county, Luis said, returning at that instant I lived there til I was nineteen, and thats all they know. Go on, Vi; youll be late. I never wTas late for a show yet, Nor out of one. Not she retorted. in all the years Ive worked for you. Thats straight, Morano admitted as she was leaving. Never been out of a show in her life. Shes a swell girl. Vi." There wasnt much to be got at th( Cocoanut Bar ; not that Violet and Morano werent willing to talk. romance had left him a gentle melancholy or, perhaps, he was only worried about business. But, if he There is something to be said for the fool who steps in where angels fear to tread. At least he learns a lesson which will make him leSs of a fool than he was before. The man who never makes a mistake never makes anything worth while. It is far better to appear ridiculous a few times and thereby gain valuable experience, than it is to hide all our lives behind a false modesty, and while maintaining an outward appearance of wisdom, remain fools to our dying day. Probably Blake had this thought In mind when he wrote: If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise. 0. T. Miller. Weeks Supply of Postum Free Read the offer made by the Postum Company In another part of this paper. They will send a full weeks supply of health giving Postum free to anyone who writes for it Adv. Events Move Forward The grand current of events runs not downward or backward. The spirit within the rapid wheels of time turning them this way and that, still moves them forward and to blessed ends. r THE THINGS THATA MAKE HOME CANNING RIGHT ARE U.S. ROYAL JAR RUBBERS. NOTHING ELSE PE: IT CERCAN SEAL FLAVOR TAINLY IS IN SO TIGHT WORTH DO ...AND THEIR ING HOME TWO BIG UTS CANNING MAKE IT CHILD'S RIGHT. PLAY TO MAKE OR BREAK THE SEAL Mo-ran- had anything to conceal, it certainly seemed to have no relation to Kelly. On that subject, everything was open and above board. Just a gorilla, Morano said of the Big Boss, the next night, when Barry returned to the Cocoanut Rar. Oh, Mike was a right, Miss Fane protested. He Sure!" her employer agreed. wouldnt do nothing worse than steal pennies from a dead baby. Pal of Vis though, Luis added, winking at Barry. Yeh, Violet declared, dryly; until that Barclay dame came along. He was in here that evening, wasnt he? Barry asked. Yeh. Just a few hours before they croaked him. He had a girl pinched, or something? Nice kid, Yeh, Morano repeated. too. Took her around to the station In them things. I dont blame the Janes husband for getting sore, Morano continued, though 'bumping a guy off for thats going a little too far. Kelly was soused, Miss Fane said. Yeh. Plenty. And he thought the kid was picking his pocket. Nothin to it KO: AND United states rubber company BuM State Mtar rrafccb, be. tut, H. T, Imu 620 17S0 tnotwq, Hw Edge Pe-K- o JAR. RUBBERS (TO BE CONTINUED) A View Great Armies of Blind Ants Rout All Enemies are they going? No on But tiger, lion, elephant or human being, all fly in terror before their blind advance. For these are the armies of the blind ants and when they meet a resistance they cannot see, they go through it, declares a writer in Pearsons Weekly. Driver ants are only an inch long, but they are the most dreaded of living creatures. They are trained as methodically as any army. Their col jimns of march are perfectly organized with the females packed in the center, flanked each side by a strong line of protecting males. In front of the column march the soldiers and skirmishing parties. Their job is to find suitable camping sites and to give warning of danger. Their method of crossing a river Is The soldiers select a suitingenious. able spot for crossing. The ants then break column, and form themselves onto a compact ball females inside, males next, and outside, the more powerful soldiers. This ball rolls down the bank into the stream and Is whirled across to the other side by the current. When the driver ants come to a vll lage the inhabitants run for their lives To remain would be to be eaten alive. The drivers devour every rat,' spider, dog or chicken that is left, before passing on In their relentless march. They are. 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