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Show SOUTH CACIHS rOURTFR wrwr ' I -- ' StofrSj-Vf.- WNO Ft AT UlitSCL THE STORY THUS FAR: Adam Bruce, FBI operator, Inspector Tope and Mrs. Tope met in the Maine woods. Tope found man murdered at auto camp operated by Bee Dewain. He was believed to be Mr. Ledforge, head of New England utilities. Ledforges friend was found in hospital with bead injuries. His chauffeur, Kell, was located, admitted that he hit Holdom on head, upon Holdoms orders. Kell claimed he was hunting for his wife. Tope and Bruce went out to lodge where Eberly, another friend of Ledforges, was staying. They knew by now that the murdered man was not Ledforge. They Also knew that a woman and man were present about the time the murder was committed. CHAPTER XI lence at the car; and Adam came to see. And then he felt the inside of himself suddenly slip away like wheat out of a bin from which the bottom is removed. The windows of the coupe were closed, and they were somewhat clouded by a gray deposit of silt accumulated during the days the car had lain here submerged. These windows were, incredibly, not broken; the car must, turning in the air as it fell, have landed on its wheels. The window toward them was that on the cars left side, next to the wheeL And agamst the glass of this window, from within, a hand was pressed! Four slender fingers touched the window, from knuckle to first joint; the backs of four fingers. There was upon one of them a ring, a gold band, a wedding ring. The hand with the fingers pressed against the glass had moved a little. In a short arc that left a smeared quarter-circl- e in the silt on the glass. There was in this mark a terrible suggestion that the hand had moved in signal, in a last pitiful appeal! They could see the rest of this Sure even If I have to put on to keep them amused. He hurried away, and the old man turned to watch the proceedings here. Adam and Cumberland came beside him. The wrecking-cremust have worked late last night to accomplish so much. Two pines of good girth had been cut and trimmed to serve as shears; their butts anchored on the rim of the ledge, against iron bars set in holes drilled in the solid .granite; their tips crossed and lashed with chains from which a steel pulley and cable were suspended. The shears were guyed with wire cables carried back and anchored to trees in the fringe of the wood behind. Men were busy tightening the cables, tending the winch, shouting questions and commands. At the edge of the precipice the foreman, on his hands and knees, watched a man who swam nyde in the quarry pool below The fall from the pulley descended beside this man. He floated on his back, paddling with his hands, and called up More slack, Mike! I must get a bitch around the axle! O.K, said Mike, and waved his hand in signal. The winch creaked; the ropes whirred; the steel fall descended six inches, a foot, two feet deeper into the water. Ill try it now," the swimmer decided. Dont take any strain on it while Im down. He made a neat surface dive; his heels gleamed in the sun. He seemed to be out of sight for a long time; but at length Adam saw a pale blur in the gray water, and then the mans head appeared. He rolled on his back, lay breathing deeply for a moment, shouted: Take up on it now! I think Ive Dont lift just draw it got it! tight! The fall drew taut and stopped; 'Yon promised to tell me if Mrs. and the swimmer once more deKell was found. scended. When this time he broke the surface again, he swam a little away hand dimly, the forearm faintly; but nothing else at all save one Now take it up! from the chain. he called. Till the front end is out thing: about the wrist, something of water, so I can see if the hook like a black cord was knotted; seen even thus dimly, it seemed to have is set all right! The winch revolved, and the fall been knotted tightly, to have cut began to climb laboriously upward, into the soft flesh. And this was, clearly, a womans The man swam away a rod or hand and arm. two and waited. muttered: Cumberland Tope, So out of that gray concealing car. in the someone theres fena water, wheels appeared, and Its Mrs. Kell," Tope nodded. der, a mudguard, the front of a Youll have to he said briefly. Adams heart radiator. streaming leaped, driven by an intense excite- He checked, bis thoughts absorbing Lower the car again, till its ment. This was, after all, no more him. he directed absently. than a car which some one had awash, "Swim out or make a raft or somewished to hide; yet its resurrection from that hiding place, where it thing get her out of there quicks might have lain forever, had in it you can. Send for the ambulance. Take her to the undertakers. Ill something dramatic, almost It was like the emergence of meet you there. a monster, slowly, from its lair; He turned and strode away, Adam slow, lethargic and ponderous with beside him; they reached the car and started down the road. They consequences! came to where Ned Quill held two Hold it! called the man below. of newspaper men in restraint. cars The winch stopped while he swam toward the car. Adam felt some Adam turned off the road, crashing one beside him. Here was Tope, on through the underbrush to pass hands and knees, peering down; the them; and Tope leaned out and shouted: District Attorney just beyond. OK! shouted the swimmer triLet them go on up, Ned! Theres You can have it! Take a murdered woman in the car, up umphantly. there. Theyve got a right to be on it away! He began to swim toward the the spot! Then as the newspaper cars startfarther side of the quarry, where his fflothes lay on a rock in the sun. ed up the hill, he bade Adam stop, Mike Frame waited till the swimcalled Quill. mer was well clear before he gave Ned, he said, "Ill be in town, the signal. at the undertakers. Come up there And at last it was here just be- when youve seen the Tennant girl. low them. It hung six feet beyond Quill agreed; and he Right, their reach, its bottom toward them. said: Doctor Medfords on his way They all stared at the bottom of down here. I talked to him on the this car, searching it with eyes ab- phone awhile ago. surdly intent, as though it might Tope nodded. Good. Well watch have some secret to reveal. for him, he agreed. And then suddenly Tope stood up; They went on. When they turned he spoke to Mike, in sharp irritated into the main road, Tope pointed to What are you going to do an approaching car, cried sharply: tones. Hold up! Theres Medford." with it? he demanded. Do with it? Eh? said Mike. Doctor Medford alighted to speak Why drag it out of there! Thats to them; and his tone was respect-fuwhat you wanted, wasn't it? You were right, Inspector, Topes temper flared. The old man he said. Found a drug in him, eh? Tope was tired, impatient How? he insisted. "You cant reach out and asked; Gas in his lungs, the medical pick It like an apple, and youve got "And doped. no way to swing these shears ia examiner replied. Youve wasted all this time and its Chloral, I think; but morphine too. as far away now as it ever was! I'm not an expert on such stuff. We dont have much of it to do, up here. Maa you Then abruptly he checked himself. But after youd told me what to His eyes were fixed on the car, hang- look for Theyre getting a Tope nodded. ing now within ten feet of them, six feet out of reach. He moved to woman dead out of the quarries I want one side, approaching the edge of up here, Doctor." he said. the precipice as closely as possible. to know how she was killed. And if The men on the winch continued to she'd been given chloral, or morwind; the car rose higher. And Tope phine, I want to know that too. Ill be at Will Banion's called sharply: And a moment later, as they Stop! Stop it! Mike lifted his hand in signal Mat started on, Tope touched Adams Pull up at that filling station, Cumberland fame to Topes side, arm. There's bound asked: What is it, Tope?" Adam, he directed. The old man was staring in si to be a phone there. Call up New a song and dance oni-nou- s. L i&Mi York. Tell them to find out whethBob Flint, that young pilot, had been given chloral, or some other knockout drops." Adam went to obey, and Tope sat ILs eyes were deep in thought closed, so that he did not see young Joe Dane at the wheel of a car that presently went racing by. Adam returned from the telephone. Theyll get It he said briefly. He put the car in motion, then asked: Why do you want that Tope? Tope said abstractedly: I figure he had Flint fly him up here, and back to New York in the morning. He could give Flint a drink of doped whisky, say. Flint would take off in the plane, pass out after he got into the air, and crash. Then he cduldn't testify Adam uttered an ejaculation: Thats awful! , "I know it, Tope agreed. But who, Tope? Adam insisted. Who is he? Oh, let Tope said impatiently: me alone, son! And he said no further word till they came into the borders of North Madderson. Then at last he spoke. Go to the jail, Adam," he directed. "Well get something out of KeU now enough so well know how to go at Holdom." Adam nodded. Something happened on their trip up here Friday, all right," he agreed. But I dont see what it was! Tope said briefly: It was a plant, a game, a play somebody tried to er I' i R' BOWLING CONQUERED BY WOUNDED VETS . . , For thousands of war wounded, the Red Cross insignia is a badge of mercy. They give their services and provide facilities to aid while away tedious hours of hospitalization. Here, aided by Mis. Lucille Carey, Mrs. Marian Lee and Capt. L. J. Sheaffer, are left to right, Sgt. Paul Jackson, Sgt. Robert Abajian and Pvt. George Rodriguez, who are given a chance to continue their bowling in Los Angeles alley. Reports indicate that many of the wounded have be- come expert bowlers, which also aided in their rapid recovery. stage." How do you figure that? Because Holdom told Kell to hit him over the head. Adam nodded. "Thats right." He asked eagerly: That was to make Holdom look like a victim too? Then you think he I think some Tope said grimly: one made a sucker out of Holdom. Used him. Holdoms a crook, Adam. Always has been, in little ways. You heard Mat, at the quarry; heard what he said about Ledforge filing charges against Holdom, with the Stock Exchange authorities. "You figure Holdom was doublecrossing Ledforge, and knew he would be found out, and killed the old man. Ledforge Tope said quizzically; filed those charges himself yesterday, Adam. How could he do that if Holdom killed him Friday?" They reached the Jail behind the courthouse; and when barriers had been removed they came to KelL They found the big man sitting on the cot in his cell, his head between his hands. He did not look up at the sound of their steps, nor when they paused before his cell door. The guard who had led them thus far knew Adam of old, and at the young mans word left them here; and Tope spoke, gently. KeU? he said. KeU roused, and he came slowly to his feet, the bars between them. He stared; and then ie seemed to remember them. I know you, sir, he muttered. You promised to teU me if Mrs. KeU was found. Yes, KeU, Tope assented; and he added harshly: She is found! "Where is she, sir? The coupe Tope said pitilessly: was in the quarry, KelL We got it out today. She had been murdered, and tied in it, tied to the wheel, before it was run over the precipice into the quarry. Dead? KeU whispered, holding his breath. Yes, dead, said Tope; and the breath came out of KeU in a long sigh, and the big man shivered like a stricken animal. He backed away, his hands up before his face; he slumped down on the cot again. I think you Tope added harshly: kUled her, just as you tried to klU ... The famous fighting family of Mr. and Mrs. Leon FIGHTING FAMILY REUNITED Ostler, Chelsea, Mass., are together for the first time since Pearl Harbor, with the exception of the oldest son, Pfc. Charles, 32, who was killed in action in Italy. The group around their father and mother includes twins, Roland and Robert, twins Richard and Lawrence, George, Donald, Arthur, Howard, Leon and sister Marylin at piano. FAMOUS jmwco ASffil I I imm A it .) tr r j. r C; Ti Holdom! I didnt, sir! didnt! I he protested. "Mr. Holdom says you did! Tope You tried to kiU him! declared. Because he was chasing your wife, KeU! No KeU sir, I didnt, sir! Dead? She' mumbled: dead? "Of course," Tope insisted. You kUled her. No sir. No! Then did Holdom? Was that why you tried to No, it wasnt Mr. Holdom, KeU I took him back, left answered. him by the road. But when I came home, she was gone. And the big man cried suddenly, starting to his feet: I meant to hit him easy, the way he told me to; but when the wrench started down, I thought about the way he had bothered her; and I hit harder than Id meant to. He caught she, sir? t himself. Where "Theyre bringing her to Tope told him. Mr. Ledforge, EGYPTIAN STUDENTS RIOT IN CAIRO . . . With demands that the British leave Egypt, students and sympathizers take possession of part of the city of Cairo without opposition from police. The rioters terrorized the capital, many fires were started and considerable damage resulted. Similar riots later broke out in Alexandria, site of a great British naval base. While the riots did not have government backing, little effort was made to prevent or control the demonstrations against the British government. PARIS OBJECTS . . . Against s Franco executions of 10 cists. This mass demonstration was held in Paris demanding an immediate break with Franco. anti-Fa- n s St . R tv, V '4f v It v 1 k 4 v , ,V U -- . U J A J YY i town, What did you do to KeU? Or did Hoi-do- m And KeU cried piteously: Let me alone, slrl Wait Let me see her first I can't believe it. Let me see her Then I'U teU you anything He collapsed, sobbing tike a child, his head in his hands. Tope hesitated; but in the end he said: "Well, aU right. KeU. IU wait IU come for you later TO BE CONTINUED) ) if f i & TIIRTY MILLIONS IN GOLD THEIR GOAL . . . Irwin A. Williamson, famed explorer, is shown, left, with Capt. Edward Eriksen, as they planned expedition to recover a reputed $30,000,000 In gold from the cursed Spanish galleon Santa Rosa, which has been on the seas bottom since 17G8. Williamson discovered location in 1911 and brought up the ships bell. Location is somewhere off the coast of Cuba. HIGH - PRICED SPARKPI Harold Newhouser, left, cr, and Hank Greenberg slugger of the Detroit shown together during trr Lakeland, Fla. Their salaries are said to excer ... |