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Show THE SM1TI1FIELD SENTIN KL. aMITHHELD. oooc Synthetic Gentleman CHAPTER VII Continued te- ller voire broke. rudder'll be free In a few weeks,? alie pled. "Walt, Ur. Gilbert. Yon don't know how many Innocent people you may dray Into this." Harry hesitated. the lights were still burning In the front room? If you were shinned, why didn't you knock at the door, to make sure your UMSter was sll right? Not so very mui'li stunned, were you? slsmie1 at all In fact, you ueri-ii'- t until you saw shut hud happened. This was the inning of an Inquiry that twisted hImh.'. doubled on Itself, and was likely to cave any Jury on eurth too unrertid'. to convict anyone of a capital offense. "Particularly, anyone with a w'fe and child." I'eter aid. Peggy wits In here Friday," he added. "She looks as though she'd been I wanted dragged through a knot-holher to come to ns fur the week-end- , but we're In town most of the time. I'm going to talk to the llumhldge about having her out there. "That would lie great, Barry kindled. Theyd be company for each other. It wouldn't do Pat a hit of harm to learn how the other half !; Uvea." "Klglit! Peter exclaimed heartily. I'll cell Put today." In spite of himself, ss lie was leavin'. Barry mentioned hla Harlem theory. Peter listened intently. "Well," he said, "you are a Ilawk-aba- He now remembered that he had told I'at he loved her. "It didn't yet You'd be surprised If I landed Mrs. me anywhere, Barry thought. "It wouldn't you?" never will. I'm not even sure that she Kelly, Peter replied, smiling again, "No, heard me, hut I'm glad I spoke, all "but I'd be terribly surprised If. yon the an me." didn't, begin suspecting someone else he wait. Pat said, Til Aloud, ten' afterward." uiluuies She gin need up at him, Kratefnlly. "Not until the trial, though," he CHAPTER VIII warned her. "I won't take that clmni-e- . I wont let this Kiri, Peggy, go on sufThe more thought of If, the fering until then. But now I be- more certain Barry he became that the lieve I know who murdered Kelly. Someone who came Into the jiou.se Judges story, and the revelations In while your father was there. Some- Harlem, removed the only reason for hypothesis. one so full of the thought of It that questioning Harwood's she bungled the new lock on the front When the divorce action was filed. Kelly hud promised not to see Betty door." Burcluy again. That promise had In "You think" llumhldge began. "I think that's why It blew open. duced the withdrawal of the petition. And I think, too, that revealing your And then Betty Barclay had phoned, visit now would be merely 'tipping while Kelly wne out, and Just as Mrs. our hand.' The person I susiiect has al- Kelly was going. In Harwood's own FallMrs. Kelly went wild. ready covered her tracks pretty well. words, ing to get legal counsel, she taxied to "Then," Pat said, almost Increduend there she got "madder lously "Then you're not going to re- Harlem, madder. and Just after midnight, she 1 peat this story "Not even to Winslow. He hasn't drove borne, and fonnd Kelly alone much more faith In my sleuthing' than drunk, and with the accnmnlated InWe'll leave him to work wrath engendered by two trying you have. a were and terviews. There words, vut Kidder's defense. For the present let's agree on an armistice. Mutual handy decanter. The design began being almost too alienee. If the time arrives when I . feel must speak, 111 come to you first Is that ralr Quite." From the very beginning, Barry had suspected Mrs. Kelly. "She sued for divorce recently, and withdrew the case; Peter Winslow had told him. Do you think that might Indicate. that she killed her husband I" Barry did, and one discovery' after another confirmed the Idea. But," as Barry had reminded his city editor, "Urn. Kelly was In Harlem. She went to 1 r dance. Ever hear of faking an alibi I" Ilarwood had asked, sdvlsing a "check up." , That sounded promising until, as the drat 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 activities, and It did. "At the time of the murder, Mrs. Kelly, who sued for divorce recently, and withdrew the case, waa awarding prlxes at a fancy dress ball of the Crosstown Chowder and Outing club In Harlem Gardena. This was at midnight, and the other Judges were . . ." "Kelly wasn't killed at midnight,' realised, "lie wasnt killed until two hours after midnight If Sirs. Kelly got through with her prizes' "Well, Barry exulted, climbing Into the subway. What next? Say noth lug, and saw wood that's what One iiire link In this chain, and I'm going to change a lot of people's minds shout im- - and my sleuthing! Monday morning, Barry dropped In on Peter Winslow. He was still carrying the Kidder check for $2,000. and he wanted Ieter to take part of It os a retainer, and bank the rest for Ii'SCy. Ieter did accept It as a matter of course, though he waved aside the offer of a retainer. "I'm In no hurry, he Insisted. Walt til I do something. 1 know you're good for It." Obviously, he was doing a great dcaL "Got the defense all planned, ho declared, showing Barry a thick sheaf of memoranda. leaf memoranda It was, in the most literal sense scrawled on waste puper and the barks of envelopes. Order may be Nature's first law, but It wasn't this lawyer's. "No, I'm not neat" Peter smiled, Intercepting Barry's glance. "Except pee sonally, and that's Julies achievement. Julie's Mrs. Winslow, of course, and she buys all my clothes. I .ays 'em out for me; too even the boutonniere. I often ask her If site wants me to look like a gigolo. Dont worry about this stuff, though," Indicating the sheaf of memoranda. Miss Clark'!! have that straight by night. kllss Clark was his secretary. "Women keep you In order, lie went on smiling; "that's about the only thing 1 have against 'em. "There'a nothing to this case, he It'll come to trial In a continued. few weeka now, and be over In a few hours. Want to hear what I'm going to ask that Filipino? Listening, Barry felt again that bis own activities had been merely fool Ish. A dozen questions disposed of all the evidence the butler had given so far, and made It apparent that what he actually knew of young Kidder's visit was exactly nothing. "You beard a quarrel? A violent quarrel? And you were alarmed? That's why you came upstairs? Rogers left then? And nearly perfect He found Peggy doing some mending In her dingy room. She bad lost flesh, and seemed to be always staring at nothing. "It's Jacky," she confided In Barry. "I'm worried about him. The youngster looked pale and lit "Look here, Peg; will you have lunch with me tomorrow at the Astor? I want you to meet somebody. "Mlsa "Yes." - Iiambldger ' "She'd turn 'up her nose at me like an elephant reaching for peanuts. 1 don't think so. Anyway, I want yon to know each other. The appointment was made, at last one o'clock and Barry called Pat "Well, the trail's hot, all right." "Tell me about IL "I don't dare over the wire. Yon know; operators. Come in and lunch with me?" When?" "Tomorrow at one." Pat was qagerly anxious to hear hla there waa no other way. news, and ' But, If Pat's nose remained static when she learned she waa to encounter Peggy, her. mouth straightened. "Why? What have I In common with this girl?" "Well. flatly, Ihirry answered, "yon're keeping her husbnnd In prison. Pat flashed. "Yon owe her something for that, dont you think? Whnt're yon being so high liat about? This girl's Mrs. John Clarke Kidder, Jr yon know. Peter suggested It," next morning. he told Barry. And, of course, you're right I do owe them something. It wasn't the debt that did It, Barry realised. It was Jacky. Ieg 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 la her life, Iat sniffed fried fish In an entrance hall, and tripped on worn stair carpets, and found her helf stilling In a back room without air or sunshine. She'd known peopli lived like that, of course, but, somehow. she'd never thought much about She found herself thinking now. It. If I had to apend one night In this Thut'i what'i the matter with place the boy. It whs arranged that Evans was to drive them out, and come back for Hurry on Thursday. When Burry left Pat at her hotel, she said, Yon seem to be everybody's rriend, Mr. Gilbert. It's a little hard to Bar. "I mustn't overlook reflected. anything, ho There wasn't much to overlook In the Cocoannt 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 hare been packed In a vanity case, Inside was a square dundng floor with tables about It, like the seats about a prize ring. Above, there waa a balcony with more tables, except at one spot, occupied, by offices. There were three showa a- night, the amateur Hawksliaw discovered from hla menu at seven, eleven, and one. It wasn't hard to get acquainted with any of the girls. One had only to look prosperous, and Incline hla hpad an Inch or two In the direction of a vacant chair. "Wero not supposed to do thla," Violet Fane Informed Barry, "but Luis's got n swell stand-in.- " Barry had bis expense account and his Ingratiating grin, and used both to tho limit It wasn't long before tho blonde was telling the story of her life. I bin with Lnls ever since I waa a He's a swell guy. kid," alio bragged. Yon oughts know him. 111 give yon tumble after tho next show. Luis was most affable. A sentimentalist bat a business man, with keen eye to spenders, and a withering con' tempt for tightwads. A flashy young fellow, Morano waa, who wore sporty clothes, and much Jewelry. Bllm and dapper, hla ahlnlng ebon hair waa slicked back from hla forehead. He had a long, thin nose; and straight thla lips, and a slight but rather curious Impediment In hla speech. Hla voice could be very soft at times; "Duck Pond" in Stitchery BRISBANE embroider, It's iio time every stitch is in, done in wcSTS rope silk, end you're reuiy to w and hang it. , In pattern 5S02 you will fin transfer pattern of a wall han-15 by 20 inches; material ments; illustrations of til stitch needed; color suggestions. 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That night, Barry went to tho TTAH find Pattern Dont Sleep on LeSt Side, Affects Heart 5602 a quiet, The "Duck Pond ducks where nook graceful shady float to and fro, is a charming sub- Gas Pressure May Cause Cisccnhrt the Right Side Best ject Indeed for a tosa In bed and can't ilnn If to you will fascinating, prove detail riant ilde, try Adlerika. Jiut OXEVbS relieve stomach GAS pretsune un brut to you sleep soundly all right. GIRLS for. his guard, probably kept them away from the firing line. In battle they would have been killed first, hit by the bullets that go over the heads of shorter men. wall-hangin- g, BOYS AND The large Post Toasties advertisement in another column of this paper offers all sorts of free prizes and tells you what to do to have Melvin Purvis send you free his official Junior Eadge and his big book. Be sure to see this offer. Adv. The wholesale killers of the old days prepared their killings by marching men up and down, drilling them, encouraging them with to lead them, titles, brass bands ' All that means fancy uniforms. little now. About 100 miles from Berlin there is a station called Leuna. There most useful work is done, in theory and through study of the manufacture of synthetic petroleum; and there most important, learned men with big heads, spectacles' and an amount of education that would make you dizzy if you could imagine it, concentrate their brains on the preparation of better, more efficient poison gases and high explosives. Every country has its similar death laboratory; men perhaps as efficient as those of Germany, though Germany is the kingdom of chemistry, the teacher of other nations. an A mans first Value self-respe- ct value to the man than of money. is of more any. amount V. A. Adlerika acts on BOTH upp-:- r sr.d bnr bowels and bring out i:wl nuuer w would never believe was in your lyitciL Thl old matter may have person i yo for month and caused GAS. four itom. ach, headache or nervousness. Dr. H. L. Shoub, New York. addition to Intestinal cleaning. Adlerika greatly reducer bacter.'a and co.on Lacilli. Mrs. Jos. Filler: "Gas on ir.y r.omuk waa so bad I could rot ert or slega Even my heart hurt. The firr 3 Adlerika brought me relief, row I t sleep fine and never fot gawlsh, Give your stomach end bowels a r.EAL cleansing with Adlerika end see how good you feel. Just OIJE dose rlevts GAS and chronic constipation. Sr'd hr all druggists and drug oopartmrn.s. do-.- e j S& Henry Irving, on the stage of his theater in London, prepared an impressive presentation of the witches in Macbeth, old, toothless hags, with preparing their power to summon spirits from the dead and make them foretell the hell-brot- h, future. Far more efficient are those solemn German chemists, physicists and other professors, preparing the of poison gas, upon real which the future of civilization and the domination of the earth may depend for many centuries. We had our periods of universal barbarism and cannibalism, our ages of flint, bronze and iron, our many interesting forms of ruler-shiplanned to give one or a few control over all the others. We had the age of military feudalism, and many think that we are now seeing the end of industrial' feudalism. There may be in the centuries ahead of us a period of airplane-poiso- n gas rule, which will make the peoples of the world as com-"Alpletely subject to a single dictator-He'- a ship as were the ancient galley-a- ll slaves, swinging their oars under the lash. I There are a good many things we haven't seen and many to which we devote too little thought, includ-- J ing perhaps the fact that it is dangerous to be too rich if you are not prepared to defend yourself against hell-bro- th "Tender hearted, Lnls Is, Miss Fans declared later. Ive aeea him cry when somebody sang abont mother, or the kid, or sumpW. That stuff specially. Ha waa' married onct" Didnt it taker 'Sure, It took. That's why he cries. The Jane died, or sumpln'. Know what Luis did when he got the coin, I mean? Bought the bouse they used to live In, and went on livin there slone. with a couple of servants. "Gee!" that romantic? Ill say Ml still got the servants, too. They moved to a farm, somewhere In Jersey, a couples years ago. Would you believe It he drives out every morning, after the last show. Nuts about horoea. I.ul la. Not to bet on. Just likes 'em.' learned about horses In Fauquier county, Luis said, returning st that Instant "I lived there Til I wee nine- burglars. teen. end that's all they know. Go on, Those thousands of millions in VI; youll be late." gold that we are hiding away in a "Im not being high hat Only, nat"I never was late for 1 show yet" hole in the ground, as ingenuously urally. Just now, I don't feel much like she retorted. Nor out of one. Not as any squirrel hiding his hickory meeting strangers. Especially stran- In' nil the years I've worked for you.' nuts, may bring us trouble some gers with whom I have no community That's straight Morano admitted, ! day. of Interest.' as ahe was leaving. "Never been out The thought of those ten thouLunching together, however, It soon of a show In her life. She's a swell sand millions worth of gold bars became evident that there waa a "comand dollars, hidden not very far begirl. VI." There waanT much to be got st the low the surface, might cause some munity of Interest" Pat warmed to tills painted chorua girl, fearful for Cucounut Bar; not that Violet and ingenious Asiatic or European to her husband exactly as Pat waa fear- Morano weren't willing to talk. Mo- say to himself: ful for her father. Though Peg didn't ra no' romance had left him a gentle For one or two billions I could know It, their fate bung on the same melancholy or, perhaps, he waa only prepare the necessary machinery, thread. Roth heard Barry's account worried shout business. But, If he flying ships and poison gas includof hla discoveries with regard to Mrs bad anything to conceal. It certainty ed, to conquer the necessary areas seemed to have no relation to Kelly. of the United States and frighten Kelly. It seems pretty conclusive Iat On that aubject, everything was open the others into submission. Having said. and above hoard. laid down my layer of gas, I would "I never thought of thnt dame 1 "Just a gorilla, Morano said of tho descend and take the tea thousand mean, woman. Peg added. "Would Big .Bose, the next night, when Barry millions and go home with a clean that get Jack off quick? returned to tlie Cocoanut Bar. profit of eight billions in gold. "Oh. Mike was a right," Mlsa Fane Barry explained hla understanding that. If there were definite proof of protested. Mussolini races his big Italian another peraon'a having committed a Sure!" her employer agreed. "He built automobile, the engine burnIn crime, anyone custody was released wouldn't do nothing worse than ateal made of Italian farm alcohol, ing "The district attorney pennies from a dead baby. Pal of Immediately. no gasoline. Some lawmovea for a dismissal of the IndictVi's though, Lula added, winking at products in America suggest commakers ment, I believe." he told them. Barry. use of 10 per cent alcothe pelling "Gee!" Peggy sold, with the tears !n "Yeh," Violet declared, dryly; "unhol in all fuel for American autoher eyes. til that Rarclny dame came along." mobiles. Fuel alcohol can be In waa Pat was no fool, and ahe found her"He here that evening, wasn't from corn, and the law, it is made said, self respecting and liking tills "night he?" Barry asked. would give work to 2,000,000 men on She was Mrs. Rlilder. "Yeh. Just a few hours before they dub hoofer. 30,000,000 acres of farm land. after alL "Whoever the girl might croaked him. waa have been. It the tear beginning "He had a girl pinched, or " It seems impossible to believe the to dissolve the bends thnt stirred Pat. hideous accounts of the maltreatShe Imd never seen anyone cry that "Yeh." Morano repeated. Nice kid, way before cry with her lips twisted too. Took her around to the nation ment and cruel deaths inflicted upon women in the civil war now raging In them thlnzs." Into a smile. "You've certainly stuck to your "I dont blame the Jane's husband in Spain. l, That men should fight and murPat observed. for getting sore," Morano continued, "Why not? When you really love though bumping a guy off for that's der each other is to be expected, since they are at best half tiger, anybody, you don't cure what they do, going s little too far. or have done, or whnt they are. It's Kelly was soused, Miss Fane said. half monkey," and often the mon"Yeh. Plenty. And he thought the key gives way to the tiger. But what they are to you that counts. that they stiould inflict shameful ill You're not thinking what you're going kid waa picking hie pocket. Nothin treatment and hideous death on deto get. but what yon're going to give. to It." fenseless women seems utterly unThnt Is, the right kind of girl la (TO BE CONTINUED) believable, even when you know "Gosh, she's trying to help me with men are, in a mob. what Pat, Barry thought. JurUpradsaco Kins PMtom Syndic!, Im. 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