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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER THE STORY THUS FAR: Adam Bruce, FBI operator. Inspector Tope and Mr. Tops met In the Maine woods. Tope found a man murdered at auto camp operated by Bee Dewaln. Be was believed to be Mr. Ledforge, head of New England utilities. Ledforges friend was found in hospital with bead Injuries. His chauffeur, Kell, was found, admitted that he hit Holdom on head, upon Holdomf orders. Said he did not know where Mrs. Kell was. Joe Dane, assistant D.A., returned with Holdom and learned from handyman Priddy that a woman and man had been there at time of murder and the man was called Rupe, which might have been Ledforge, ai his name wai Rufus. Mr. Eberly came out to meet them, and remembered Adam, and I heard your car. said gravely: He Sorry the gate was locked. smiled in faint mirthless fashion. More trouble, Bruce? Not for you, sir, Adam told him; and he introduced Inspector Tope, leaving it to Tope to explain their presence here. Tope handed Eberly that letter Miss Dewain from Ledforge. thought you'd want it, he said. "As long as its this afternoon Mr. Ledforge wants you to meet him. Eberly read the letter swiftly; he looked at Tope. Miss Dewain TODAYS BAKINGWAYS showed this to you? X CHAPTER textbook a book of ba Yes sir, Tope confessed; and basic baking recipes . . . prepared in Hulman he said briefly: Mr. Eberly, I dont I He of Matter admitted: s fact, & Company's laboratory-kitchenand tested to try to tell you all thats women in want by experts. Use it to bring your favorite thought there was two If I told you the story, happened. there. I thought she said Ruth, baking recipes think more about the quesyoud man a was It me till told Earl here Your name and address on a postcard tions you want to ask than about the will bring you this new baking guide plus a and a woman. Im you. Mind if questions Joe took both men in his car back I dont start asking at all? copy of the Clabber Girl Baking Book . . explaining Madderson. to North in his home both absolutely free. was white and still. What Here were vital witnesses; he meant Is Eberly ADDRESS It you want to know? to their information to himself Why, thats fine," said Tope conHULMAN & COMPANY for keep a while. You know Mr. Ledforge tentedly. Dept. W Terre Haute, Indiana And you stay here, he directed. pretty well, dont you? come I till to talk Dont anybody I'm probably his most intimate The Baking Powder for you, or send for you. See? with the He went back to the courthouse, Balanced where Pringle still held his vigil Double Action u over Holdom. Hes been asleep 'M most of the time, the detective reported. Seems kind of dopey. Dont Guaromeed say a word. Joe nodded. Ive got a hot trail, he reported. Have you heard anything from Mat? 9 MPimpij hj ibij www Pringle told him. Why, yes, They got that car out of the quarry. Telephoned for Will Banions . ambulance here a minute ago. Mrs. Kell was In it. Dead. Joe nodded again, loftily. NatuWell, Til run rally, he agreed. out there, take charge. "He made speed toward the quarry. Beyond De wains Mill, In the front seat of a car stopped at a -station there, he saw Tope Bitting alone, his head bowed, apparently asleep. But Joe did not atop. He had no desire to share with this tSTA25'B0X Interloper his discoveries now. . . . Inspector Tope did not see Joe Dane pass by; but the old man, though his eyes were closed, was not asleep. Yet he might have been WhsnYour'Tnnards" excused for being. He had slept not all for many hours. at Blues Crying When Bee, the night before, took Mrs. Tope away to see her safe abed, Tope led Adam up to the cabin where Whitlock and Beal were housed, and knocked on the doo. Whitlock and Beal were still awake. I talked with your boss, boys," Take my Tope told them directly. word for that? Or do you want to He will be here some time today, get him on the phone? Whitlock consulted Beal with a friend. Eberly glanced at Adam. I know "Mr. Bruce has of course told you glance, and Tope added: who put you on this. Charley told of the banks collapse. Ledforge seWHEN CONSTIPATION make yon feel curities were in large part responme. He said you dont know." punk as the dickens, brings on stomach sible. But Mr. Ledforge had ad. admitted. Whitlock No, upset, sour taste, gassy discomfort, me against carrying so much vised me medicine up famous reports Dr. Caldwells your take Charley gave to quickly pull the trigger on lazy into yesterday morning, the last time of his stuff. He believed in it himnards, and help you feel bright and you called him up. Ill run through self, but preferred that I should not chipper again. them if you want, show you I know commit the bank so heavily. It was DR. CALDWELLS is the wonderful senwhat Im talking about. my own decision, my own responsina laxative contained in good old Syrup Whitlock surrendered. Well take bility. Pepsin to make it so easy to take. MANY DOCTORS use pepsin preparaKnow his family, your word for It, he said. Tope nodded. tions in prescriptions to make the mediAll right. But the do you? Tope nodded. cine more palatable and agreeable to "Miss Ledforge, yes. There Is no party that put you on the job in the take. So be sure your laxative is confirst place says you can quit now. one else." tained in Syrup Pepsin. But I need you, and Myers says INSIST ON DR. CALDWELLS the fa"You and he used to go fishing vorite of millions for 50 years, and feel to work with me. O.K.? and so on? youre together that wholesome relief from constipaa beard Whitlock Ive grinned. still do. Fish and hunt. and Yes, love it. children tion. Even finicky lot about you, old man. Glad to Or sometimes just come up here CAUTION: Use only as directed. watch you operate. What la this and rest for days on end. business, anyway? Tope looked around reflectively. r. Mr. Eberly, come And he asked: Tope for a moment did not Then he said heavily, half down to Ledforges place with us, to himself: If its what I think It will you? I want to see Miss LedSENNA LAXATIVE is its about as bad a thing as I forge, and Id like to see that fish CONTAINED IN SYRUP PEPSIN ever ran Into. And he added grim- pond of his. Im a fisherman myly: "Unless Im clear off the track, self. there are three people dead already Certainly, Eberly agreed. Ill and if we dont watch ourselves, get some clothes on. He had come You boys come In more to come. to slippers and dressing-gowalong. them. greet They set out In two cars, WhitAt Topes suggestion, they left lock and his comrade trailing; and car here and walked back Eberlys Tope said to Adam: to the locked gate, roused Whitlock Go to that lodge, son. I want to and Beal, sleeping wearily in their see Mr. Eberly. and so got under way. Eberly car, Adam assented. Hurry?" he told them they need not go through asked. RIdgcomb. Tope shook his head. "Its late Theres a back road, he exout. be "Hell he pointed already, "that comes down past the plained, to wake have Well asleep, anyway. A locked gate, but I have fish pond. him up; and were staying with him a key." doe to fatigue, expo time. so take till your daylight, When their ring was answered, sure, colds or overwork, See if Right, Adam assented. Coatai os methyl salicylate, asked for Mr. Ledforge. effective you can go to sleep. Ill try not to Tope Hes expected this afternoon, agent. ride." a give you bumpy servant replied. the sir, Yet with the best of intentions on "Then Miss Ledforge? Adams part, that drive through the Miss Ledforge received them at night was still an ordeal of narrow breakfast-table- ; and Adam the turns Guarantee missed and woods Back bad roads, Money some was shadow In there thought difficulRobbins Mads by McKisson t consequent doublings and in a friendor Sal by your druggist ties. It was past four oclock In the her eyes; yet she smiled and spoke to Inspector morning, and Adam was grimly ly fashion, his call two remembering cursing Bee Dewaina idea of dis- Tope, tances and of direction before they days before. My brother hasnt come yet, came at last to a gate she had deHe will be here At she explained. scribed and found it locked. sometime today. Whitlock and Beal direction, Topes Why, that Tope said slowly: stayed here with the cars while Tope And I hear. Miss Ledforge. what went on, Adam and trudging along PAZO IN TUBISI from the Were said: he Myers a the gray winding way. Insensibly Million of people suffering from simple Piles, have found prompt light came stealing through the Agency, you see." relief with PAZO ointment. Here wood. Oh, Her cheek colored faintly. why: Flret, PAZO ointment soothes Inflamed areas relieves pain and said Tope. "Well, that absurd proceeding!" she exDaylight, PAZO ointment Itching. Second, I should apologize for weve time enough! And he asked: claimed. lubricates hardened, dried parts cracking and soreAnd she explained: help preventPAZO Adam, got your gun? troubling you. ointment tends ness Third, Yes. Why? It was my ridiculous solicitude. to reduce swelling and check minor bleeding Fourth, It's easy to use. Kell may have brought some one You see, my brother wrote last week PAZO ointment perforated Pila here that he didn't tell us about, that he was ill, was coming home simple, up Pipe makes application can tell thorough Your doctor He never said no more Then Friday. She hesitated. and said Tope, PAZO ointment. you about of to care and the came low, himself; took sprawllodge proper they SUPPOSITORIIS TOOI ing, built of logs, with an outlook to when he didnt come as he expectSome persons, and many doctor, the west across the tumbled crests ed, I was concerned." She laughed prefer to use suppositories, so PAZO come In handy suppositories also. He was so amused, when of distant wooded hills like tossing softly. relief that The same soothing PAZO always gives. billows A car was parked by the I told him what I had done Told door; and door, and some windows, me to call off my dogsl So I telewere open. phoned Mr. Myers." ... home-baker- 's jj J31 filling- are the Diicmms an-we- n m l cnvmittwsiTjagizg Adam saw Whitlock move as though to speak, knew what the other was about to say. It was early Friday morning, before she could have known that her brother had not come home as he planned, that Miss Ledforge had set these men upon the traiL But Tope touched Whitlocks arm, restraining him; apoke himself Instead. Well, ma'am, thats all right." And he added: I want to leave Mr. Whitlock here. Hes expecting a Mr. from call Myers. Can he phone stay? "Of course, she assured him; and then Tope was saying good-by- . Outside, the old man said crisply: Whitlock, you and Beal stay here till you hear from me." And he added: Your job is to see that nothing happens to that old lady. Happens to her? What "I dont look for anything," Tope "Your being here will admitted. prevent. But you stay. And he turned and with Adam by his side strode toward the car. Whitlock, gaping with bewilderment, swung away to where Beal waited in the other machine. At the Mill, Bee and Mrs. Tope were here to greet them. After the first moment, Bee caught Adams arm, drew him aside. Whats happened? she demandWhere have you been? ed softly. Lost In an impenetrable forest," When he assured her, chuckling. It comes to giving a man directions, youre a total loss. What were you trying to do, get rid of us for good and all? We didnt find the lodge till daylight. "You she protested. Idiot! didn't listen! But its hours since Where have you been daylight. since? And why did he bring Mr. Eberly here? And what did you find out? Well," he said, we called on Miss Ledforge. It was she who put Whitlock and Beal on this thing, because her brother wrote her that he was sick. But that doesnt make sense She had no time to shape Another question. Tope was coming toward them, and he called to Adam: All right, son! Lets go! He climbed into the car. "Where to? Adam asked, and Tope said in a mild impatience: The quarry, man!" So Adam drove down the road toward RIdgcomb, till he came to that byway which led up into the hills where the quarries were; then turned aside and began the steep climb. You feel sure this Adam asked: is the Holdom car? But Tope reported In an Impatient tone: Its bound to be! Go along. When they reached the ledge above the quarry, Mat Cumberland came to meet them; beyond, Adam saw half a dozen men engaged In the task here under way. Cumberland said In slow bewildered tones: Tope, Kell told the truth. Our dead man cant be Ledforge! Theres a story In the New York papers today that Ledforge has made a complaint to the governing committee ef the Stock Exchange about Hol- due to MONTHLY LOSSES? You girls and women who lose so much during monthly periods that out you're pale, weak, dragged this may be due to lack of blood-iroBo try Lydia E. Flnkham's TABLETS one of the best home ways to build up red blood in such cases. 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Now come on. Lets mans arm. see what theyre doing here." They turned along the ledge; and Cumberland said: The newspapers have got the story, Tope. Got reporters on it. I looked for some of them to be up here before now. We Tope stopped In his tracks. dont want that! Quill here? Over yonder," Cumberland assented; and Tope saw the trooper, kneeling on the lip of the ledge to look down Into the quarry pit below, and called to him. Quill came toward them; and Tope said quickly: Son, go down the road and keep the reporters from coming up here if they find out where we are. "Oke, Quill assented. I ran into And he them once already today. reported: "I found the Holdom limNumber plates ousine, Inspector. gone, but Its the one, all right. Hid in the woods. Theres blood on the He floor rug In the rear seat. I sent the reporters up chuckled. there. They couldnt make anything out of that. You looked It Tope nodded. over first? , Nothing in it. Look at the tools? It n. 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