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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER SEJTIMG CIRCLE NEEDLECRAFT Star Medallion Lovely for Cloth THE STORY THUS FAR: Adam Eruce, FBI operator, on a trip to his old home, ran into his previous boss, Inspector Tope and Mrs. Tope. He sent them oat to an auto camp operated by Bee Dewaln. Later that night Tope phoned Bruce, asking him to come at once and bring State Trooper Quill. The body of a man, who Mrs. Tope thought was Ledforge, bead of New England utilities, had been found. A car believed to have been stolen and used In the murder was found in the quarries. Tope expressed belief that Mrs. Kell was dead In the car, while her husband, former employee of had walked away. Holdom was located in hospital, Ledfotge in New York. Hoi-do- CHAPTER VII 1 Tope exclaimed In a mild exasperation: "Didnt the doctor know who he was? Holdom must have had letters, labels in his clothes, something. A doctor that will keep an unconscious man for three days without trying to find out who he is and let his people know, needs looking into, Mat! Holdom told his office hed had Cumberland voluna smash-up- , teered. Smash-up- ! "Smash-up- ! Tope rea lie, "Thats peated exasperatedly. Mat! He and Ledforge started up here together, with Kell driving. Ledforge came back to his office Monday morning with no word of Kell came home with a smash-up- ! The car no word of a smash-up- ! It showed no signs of a smash-up- ! doesnt make sense, Mat "Holdom told his office hed be there tomorrow, said Cumberland. Tope looked up at him. If he was unconscious in this doctors hospital, he didnt telephone from New York on Saturday, he said. "Telephone? Cumberland echoed. "Some one telephoned! Tope reminded him irritably. "Telephoned the police at Ridgcomb, and said he was Holdom and that his coupe had been stolen! "Holdom must know something! Cumberland said. "Ill send for him, get him up here, as soon as he is able. Tope nodded. Of course. I guess youd better send Dane, he decided. "Dane, as soon as Holdom can travel, bring him up here. Hes a material witness, anyway. Make him come. Dane protested: "No need of my going. Any policeman But Tope urged: "Needs a responsible man with a head on his He hesitated. shoulders, son. "Mat," he apologized, Im speaking out of turn. After all, this is your show. "Thats all right, Cumberland insisted. "Joe, you do what Tope says. Dane insisted stubbornly: "I ought to be here. Keep in touch with things. Tope touched his arm. "We want to know more about this doctor down there, son, he declared. "Maybe hes one of the gang. You look him over, ask him a few questions, size him up, see what you think of him. So Dane was flattered into conhe "Well, thats so, senting. agreed. "Id better do that. Ill check up on him, and bring Holdom back. I'll see what I can get out of Holdom on the way. But Tope objected to this, and Dont you, with some violence. Don't you Dane! he commanded. ask Holdom anything. Just tell him youve got orders to bring him up here. Let him stew in his own Juice till were ready to talk to him. If hes been unconscious since Saturday, theres a lot he doesnt know. By the time you get him back here, maybe well know more than we do now, be able to ask him some questions he cant answer. And he added, remembering: "By the way, Joe, I want you to find out some things for me: Ask Medford about gas from the exhaust, and whether it could get into the rumble-sea- t, and whether this dead man had breathed any of it, and whether he was drugged. And see if you can find out where Mrs. Kell and Ledforge went last week-enJoe and Cumberland turned toward the door; but there they met Bee Dewain. The girls face was white and strained; she would have spoken. Tope, with a sudden violence of words, urged Dane and Cumberland toward the car; and only when they were gone did he turn to Bee. he said "Now, Miss Dewain, got bad "I youve judge gravely, news? "I telephoned Ed She nodded. Priests camps," she said unhappily. "Mr. Eberly's not there. They dont expect him. They haven't beard from him." "Thats Tope whistled softly. . where he planned to go? "Yes, thats where he always goes. Thats where he said he was And she the brook. . . . Did you think to fetch peeped in the window. said with a rueful gesture: "I dont that letter? It was in her hand. "Here it is, know how he knows, but he told Mrs. Priddy the dead man was she said. Tope unfolded the single sheet, he found in Faraway! looked at the letterhead, then read She added, looking at Adam, her the scrawled words. eyes twinkling faintly: "Earl claims Dear Carl he has some important information How about some fishing this that hes going to give Joe Dane! week? Trout ought to take hold. So if you and Inspector Tope don't Shall we try the pond? Ill be hurry, Joe will be the one to read home sometime Wednesday aftthe riddle, after all! ernoon. Come about half-paAdam grinned. Joe couldnt read four. That will let us catch the the alphabet in large type, he told evening rise. Youd better plan her confidently. And Earl wouldnt to stay the night in case we know information if he saw it. keep at it till dark. No need of "Im afraid youve always underif this, because answering rated Joe, she retorted. "But then four-thirtyoure not there by you dont know much about real alone. ahead Ill go criminals. Youve spent your time Heres luck! annoying innocent men! Leddy Mrs. Tope watched them, amused; is Mr. "Carl asked: The old man and Adam protested: "Bee, I never name? Eberlys claimed Eberly had committed any Yes." But Ledforge wrote this, eh? That crime, done anything wrong. the bank had to be closed to protect the way he signs himself? Those Utilities She watched him almost all the depositors. "Yes. He checked himself, bonds fearfully. And he returned the letter to her, looked at Tope in a startled way. touched her hand. "Now, dont you "Inspector, I forgot about that. It was Ledforge stuff that ruined Eberlys bank. Do you suppose st Eberly ' . going. Child, Tope wagged his head. he said gently, I hadn't ought to have asked you to telephone up there. It's just a bad habit of mine, working on a business like this, whenever anyone tells me anything, to check up and see if its so. Ive no notion that Mr. Eberly has anyAs far as thing to do with this. He chucis he where wondering Dont ever kled, touched her arm. he wonder about a fisherman, on them cant "You rely urged. trout in any more than .you can on he urged again. Mr. EberAnd he asked: "Earl Priddy has disappeared, has he? Bee answered him In some surprise: "Why, yes. How did you know? Mrs. Priddy wanted him to come and peel potatoes for supper, but hes gone! Just simply vanished Into thin air! Tope nodded, chuckling: "Earl's out spreading the news," he assured her. "I guess the excitement is due to start, he predicted. "Country folks have tongues like a lot of dominoes. . You set one of them wagging and you wag them all. Ill go after him, Bee prom"Find him, make him be ised. She hurried away. still. Tope sat down on the edge of the he conbed. "Im getting old, fessed. Going to catch a nap before supper-timHe lay down, and Mrs. Tope covered him over and made him comfortable. As Tope had guessed, Earl Priddy was busy. When Joe had asked for Inspector Tope, Earl was startled Into a curiosity that would no longer be denied. An hour later, after various investigations which included a secret survey of Amasas farmhouse, he came almost at a run to the store in Madderson village. Ho went directly to the telephone and called the District Attorneys office in North Madderson and asked for Joe Dane. Of Cumberland himself, Earl stood in some awe; but not of Joe Dane. Joe was not there! "Well, you tell him Earl Priddys got some news for him," Earl said "Something mighty vehemently. important about this case out here. Hell know what I mean. You tell him to see me, quicks he can! And only then did he turn to recite his tale to the audience that while he phoned had been quick to gather close behind him. While Earl thus brought the news to Madderson village that there was a dead man in the small back room at Amasa Dewain's, Inspector Tope was still asleep, Mrs. Tope on guard beside him. He did not stir till the roused him; and a little supper-bel- l later he and Mrs. Tope came down to the MilL Bee met them apologetically. I dont know whether well get much supper, or whether it will be Earl she explained. fit to eat, didnt get back till a little while ago, and Mrs. Priddy had to peel her own potatoes. She may take it out worry, lys all right. e. on us! Tope guessed: "Priddy probably went to spread the news. from the When Bee returned kitchen, her eyes were troubled. "Mrs. Priddy says Earl knows all about it, she confessed. "He saw the dead man up at Uncle Amasaa Bee uttered an indignant exclamation: "Adam Bruce, if you try to pretend that Mr. Eberly Adam shook tis head; he grinned at her. "No, Bee, he said. Youre a stubborn young hussy, and no one can beat any sense into you; but Eberlys all right. Tope. He threw all his own money into the bank, made every sacrifice possible to help save the depositors." He looked at the girl in sudden concern. Bee, he asked, you dont think it possible that he would "Hes No, no, she whispered. too The door She was interrupted. burst open, violently. Here was Earl Priddy, his eyes wide and goggling with excitement, his hands shaking. He leaped into the room, and banged the door behind him, and set his shoulders against it, his hands outspread to press hard against the panels. "Sh-h-h- ! he whispered. "Sh-h-Bee said reproachfully: "Earl, youre drunk! Dont be a nuisance! Go out of doors! "Not me, said Earl Priddy hotly. "I dont go out there again tonight! No sir, not me. Some one pushed at the door from without, and he fought to hold it shut. The door bulged, and Adam leaped that way. There was suddenly a weapon in the young mans hand. He thrust Priddy aside, and Earl stumbled and fell, and Adam jerked wide the door, his gun ready, expecting anything. But he saw only Vade, and Isaac Murrell, and Mrs. Murrell and the twins clustering curiously there, pale and alarmed. They recoiled before Adams weapon; and Earl, scrambling to his feet, cried: Come in! Come in, quick, everyShut the door! Lock it! body! Theres a man in Faraway! Half a dozen people had heard Earl's announcement Tope regretted this; but regret did not impose on him inaction. He said briefly: "Adam!" And with young Bruce beside him, he started up the drive toward Faraway. There whs never in Tope any particular capacity for fear; if he knew danger lay ahead, he was not above taking precautions, for there was no arrogance of folly in this man. But tonight he had or seemed to have no feeling that it would be dangerous to surprise the intruder in Faraway. He made haste to come to the cabin; and before Adam could intervene, he had thrown the door open and stepped firmly in. Night had by this time almost fully fallen, and the interior of the cabin was dark. Yet there was light enough for them to see the bed that bed under which a body once had been bestowed all in disorder, with blankets and coverlet and mattress in a heap upon the floor; and a man, with a lighted match in his hand, staring down through the springs at the empty space below. The man, at their entrance, whirled, and the match went out; but Adam snapped on ,the lights. Then Balser Vade came up on the porch behind them, and Tope turned and saw him, said curtly: "Vade, go tell Miss Dewain to call Mat Cumberland. Tell him to come here. He added: And Vade, dont you come back! "Hello, Kell, hfe said. The big man twitched as though some secret agony tormented him, but he made no move nor sound. "What are you doing here? Tope asked. The answer came stammeringly. "I wanted a place to sleep. Im hunting work, walking Tope looked at the others shoes, now wet with dew, though they had Then Adam been faintly dusty. touched the Inspectors arm, whispered in his ear. Tope nodded. Of course," he assented impatiently. "This Is Kell, all right. He faced the mustached man again. "Go on, he said then. "Youre out of work, tramping the country, looking for a job; you thought you might steal a night's sleep here. You have no money. Is that your story? And when the other did not answer, Tope said: "Adam, turn out his pockets!" 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