Show 1 the RETURN r MARTYN KT ey by BAlUE t s HOP N s WU U CHAPTER VII Continued VII Continued 15 15 Rousing Housing the footman Thorps e esom toed the rooms carefully and found Cound nothing to alarm him At any moment he expiated to come upon the th vigilant Y caiman whose chose ho e euce OS ens probably of ot n a inure ture to he toe ac ne accounted counted for Cor boon Smon the business bu lne of oC the household begin It was I ison i son Grant Gram who had bad the most vivid shock lie awoke auLe at et nine DIDe the better for o a deep ep sleep 1 ho e eIn elate In late Ie hours bours be he till hi I I the deuce with Ith him him lIel elfter he be woul J retire reasonably curly lIe He was as making new now resolutions with willi n I 1 the reckless s Jon of nn Insincere man when he tie perceived a 0 aa a foiled niece flece r of paper Just Inside his door Idly he stooped do down n on and j picked It up lie He new knew In a n moment that angular and unmistakable writ tog 1 lew ew knew v s si sr well as os he the signature whose hose Cor forgeries erles had helped to send rend Sutton Sulton to Sing Ing Sing Gr Grant sank Into B R low lr ch and rend recd the Do not think because tx I 1 have hate so kept out of sight that 1 I am nm out ot of reach I nm om nearer than you jou Imag fee Ine There are bid days e coming for tor you rou F r W IV S I 1 layson ayson Grant was ns OJ of presed with a 0 sense of ot fear feu that thaI overpowered erect ered ony any emotion ie had bd before re erpe tie He had guarded himself with the utmost care and ond yet Sutton roust have hare been within a 0 few feet of him as os he be slept nut Cut for th the bolts ot of fine tine stall securing the door he would have barf been killed F en 1 en now v the convict con might Ie to outside The criminal rould devise be Just Ju such Euch a plan hoping to get bis manas man manos manas os as he tie rushed out to summon help belp The other door In the re n noni om led to a dressing room which was nas nasaU aU aUca cn ca s suite Perhaps even en now Sutton was as crouching lh re ready for yen en vengeance He tie took up the tel telephone nod and spoke Thorpe Send Mr Ur here bere mined ho bo ed lie He had ball been n fool tool not cot to tell the detective e about Sutton Sulton uit was vas the fug of ot t the e jt jewels cis of his guests cum com compared pared with willi lila lib own safety lealman 1 lent lentman eat eatman man s very ery pr presence enee would bring corn com comfort fort Mr Ir Is not In the house sir Ir Thorpe answered him Ills Ills bed lIas 1155 not been occupied The grounds ore being searched now o N hi ha i Grant ked inked lell It sleeted dodd si-enn-dodd odd that before he be had told Thorr e ehe he wanted a search had been begun The two du dots s 3 were ere poisoned lust night eight Thorpe answered and I 1 sus netted bur blase lIa e you vou looked through the boul house e 7 Grant was os distracted ot at althe atthe the news I I went Into loto er e emery cry room where guests were sere rut nt ii I sleeping seemed disturbed I dm t think they got In 1 les eSo they did yoo you d-d d d d tool tool GIs J employer lie hung up the tile Instrument s with bun ban Js Is i that trembled Illint hat folly tor for this smug butler to assume as umi there ha I 1 been DO ao prowlers Inside the house The death deuth of the glue dogs I-ho I e J J malice abl absented bum self telf elt a potential mur lerer had bad stilled s the quiet corridors II did nit n JI recur to Grant tint thit the detective e had teen reel 1 attacked ire Ill Ie was used to regarding reg tie II I e c police pollee and ond tl 11 allies as us re men from from wl wi om um criminals lied 1 1 lie he d to 10 tulle lall to but bUI buy between them was wis Wl the dressing room mint roon t whose d nr he lie dared not oot open lie II called up It 11 erpe again tome lome to 10 my mi room at as nee he commanded Look Look here he tie hegan al Ii g no 00 notice of the S al si of u IJ manner you were acre wr sir nb n ah aim ill rat thinking nr io 1 got cot In list Tile The dl fill 1 I Ive IT Vt ve veI e I proof of It I want vani emery e ery plat plat- plate place searched Grant I 1 Intel Inte I to tt It tte e a de k or of rOI rn in f Just Just tale tat e a l Ie ok 01 In there an on I 1 see ile II It Ii e wind w was wj Wl formed for tor cd ed Ills tinkers tin t load td around the t uti of his rf pr r In the lie dressing g VII sn pIlI p mil t el 1 o ac Iman the theroan roan lung flung the lie I il d or Ir seems nil right rIhl sir Thane e rep pled ried rl ell 1 ou l ou are ore sure the d digs were ere poi pol po les 1 es sir Bir Thorpe answered and andI anId I Id d like to gel got my hands on I time llie he nil n who ho did It keep n a el sl arp lo 10 kout and ar aru id m u may get gel the llie I he chance keep cell e emery ery t I thing O as quIll quiet as liS you can cnn till Ye Ve comes and II lien en send him to me S theS Th-rp Th look hi his leave lea ft If f the ic man and mol met the lir hou house housekeeper u e keeper peper In tl U e a passage outs Ie le the rr om 3 It ira It s a runny funny thing she he remarked d but hut Iselle Dupin has hns gone c and t er t led ed d hoen haen hn n t I I t wen en slept In All Allt t I er cr things are gone and ond I f fund und II hits note on e a table tuLle In the time hill hlll It 1 i tIer her h er 7 riling riling riling- I Mica was as surf suri rived al nt her bus hus bands s She ins ns uneasy when she heard of s a absence and ond startled when she learned of ot the death ot of the dogs lad she he he taken the des de- de teethe e too much on trust she won wondered dered deredI I don t I think you yon need nee be alarmed about that Hell lie II come bail bad Tears s the least of mv troubles be said gloomily Jus JUI Just I read that It certainly looks loob like Ike Frank Crank s writIng writ writIng log Ing sl 51 e a exclaimed It h is his ii writing riling he be declared Could lourd I te to mistaken lit II pushed it II under time d dior mor lor while 1 l wis IJ I In there My God l r at nt done don t I you see hr w clo e we e sc e been hen to murder ne Ile must hale haic stood tood there therl In th the dead fI of the nl hl trying to pick time the lie lo I In t have hare stood a 0 chan chance You ou I now how strong the lie brute brule IsI Is I Il ell ellve we ve rc re not nol murdered l she nil sal 1 nl nd he lies s not S c got to be done 11 hat hat bal are ore our precautions pre precautions cautions worth If It lip he in n get In and ond threaten me In my own house She broke off to 10 answer time the telephone tele telephone telephone phone hen hen she put pul It II d he could see she had ed disturbing news hat Nhat Is It II Iu he demanded eagerly I 1 don I t It al at nil all she sold frowning Mademoiselle Dupin has hns gone Miss II en Is sending up OD ODa upa opa a note she thinks Mademoiselle wrote rote and left on n a n hall lolle tai lal lesly Ie le sly ily Ir God Cod I 1 h r ht-r r husband huband erred cried More I l Ir t I on an i inow now the french w unman man Odd si sl e a haul el 4 Between Them Was Wa th- th th Dressing room Whose Door He Dared Oared Not Open to go off oT like that By nv heck at Nat perhaps per perhaps haps she he cleared out with lealman eatmon lIe Ie I American bf burn rn lie saw his hb wife suite turn lurn pale The thought horrified her For If It these two had gore It m mean meant that thai the llie luc hold succeeded In re r s me nee of t t mil s guests So humiliate I 1 did sl e a feel fee that l I laisun aysun asun Grant fourd himself bun died fn tn in m time the ro run in m mAt AI At breakfast the lie talk tolk sins of 01 p II tics Ai t r r ne no had hud h In aril ard 1 ct t the II deed III Jo lugs Jogs s or were ere Interested lerl lerlIn In tl tI e a ro men lion him him Anili Anth ny Trent Tr nt V wis 18 d wn n lie ed cd to 10 In knus V I T 1 If 4 n had hod beu belu i found hal dint c threat had had ur urn I n und and If M I u i lemur I Iselle selle sell ha hat l mused 1 comment I I ul UI l Ie I e k b l t no nu n nat nat at breakfast There wa a 8 craft I Ir II r I fk k lib aim w ul his hi hunt hint w who ho ho fluid e sie l I I i to 10 betray a lol which hip hiI hi to 10 enact at 51 1 sl st t l I II 1 t In I r ri rc nl mi my f FW V r it I 1 il tl in try were Vere un arid the lite n mu 1111 m 11 l unkind n rt l l fid fad or nr a p II ale Iu I in to irn Ihm Ih III II as ns tl II tie e I lol H II Ink ThE They UI Litre all 1111 HI II 1 nl at rem 1 skits l lt fr tr rim III rimu r u ili ii Oron Irani ii Hinl fr ni m III II e ru i n 1 it II f thu 1111 last IUSI m r I e it t 1111 th se I le Ie w 1111 nu n fir II hili h t i relict l e a hurl in IP II j I I it II II item Hini In nil niland nl and anti n l I a i t Ii Ir re te was ml ln ft fI fIt t- t tel el I e t i Im tl ti f I n r rM M c is 11 i 1 ri l r mist Ii im f e Ins III nits nil all Mr Ir i h nn mn id 1 u suit suitbe be of o 0 th fl n mite h x careless carolos carel In im millers o n tl II lie e a It II was ill ut I I n m m n Ii 11 II u ird r U a ills lis ill o ered lit ire I I leire Iti III TI Tie e a Grunts wire rn 1 fat rId mu t Illi it b Inck The 11 ut eI rs tin lin I t I i to III t 11 lie e nit lit it a oral I n ln i to 10 toh h hi i 1 the III 11 c hunt b II in HI 1 I film lin II 11 hind had nO d fr r m 01 its hit i p and anil hi file t or I 1 cs I n a Ill 1 I li u ti n s r l t IP II e Lase Lasen mi mia U t n a grill hit lil hi u J t Ii his ini m l ur Hr n irni strung string rs ere cue In lit Is li he lie I n a I 1 cre t I al of u II the l t paths my to 10 run Into SlY sev eral es eill e ll men Ills ti l l l I nd mid ric been heen henic In la the end tip hp hn ha II 1 tern rem een butter I by nn rah 1 I I tin inn till wo sin over OTer the tl I waiL wall There was wa one tall man man a giant who had bad been particularly actIve To Payson Gran Gra B a ears ear this could mean bigman only Sutton Sutton was wn a bIg man lie De was doubly certain now begged to bo be allowed to snatch betook n a few tew hours bours of ot sleep before he be took his tasks up again Theta 8 a 8 great relief Natica said when he had bad gone I I dont don t see sec It II Grant said crossly I don t believe belle Frank Crank ever er got In Us InUs house bouse at ot nil Id Id I d know his bis writing anywhere her husband said stubbornly l I tell you Nat I 1 can cnn feel him here This thing Is going to me crazy She Sue looked at ot him Impatiently Man had 01 nJ s seemed to the In sex Don t let 11 ii malo mal o you rou stupid to tonight tonight tonight night when the Dl els come to din dinner dinner toI I oer ner nerI I m mighty glad It Isn t a costume dince he commented III 8 It if enrIt It were hed hod he d m coinage to get gel In some some- how v somehow It Its s no goo r 1 I calling me down I m not built for tor tills Ills sort of life lite I don t mind n fight If I 1 ve ye lot Jot ot to get Into loto one It Its s the he suspense that Ihal gets me That scheme of yours begins to sound pretty good to me I meI think I ought to get away for tor a bitof bit bitof bitof of a fI change You You fou take It too much to heart I Plant letter n was sent to frighten cn you and you re pin placing Ing his game by t being so score scare 1 I He lie can CID cant I possibly be any anywhere anywhere where near us I Under her I ayson aysun grew v more cheerful HP lip 11 led her tier limo Ui courage a she always ah showed At lunch luncheon eon none would could have hare guessed that lint she hid n a care In the world Nation hart decla declared I ed he WIS WI'S out of ot danger Insensible In Insensibly I sensibly he began to 10 Incline to her be belief I lIet lief The r of ot oil or er men heartened him nn on I the rhe cool cod tails lied brought hl him courage lie He boned hor there lucre would be no m of ot crime during the meal Trent brought up lip the sub sull lect I hll hllen en t md fI the dogs today he observed Usually they look through the win In lows s as ne e are ore eat ent entIng eatIng eatIng Ing Mr Ir GImbert could not nol hold back his direful news Some scoundrel poisoned them Inthe In Inthe the night Looks like the work tork of Il a gang of ot crooks to me Im I m glad Its It iI s nothing so o alarming said A 0 careless gardner Is 19 Isto to blame He Ile put poisoned beans la In latie Inthe the tie moles runs InI I Dogs dons don teal t eat beans benns said sold old II I It was wag the ho moles they Uey ate alIca said explaining lire loudly decried the notion ot of citing dead moles This said Brewster conscious that thit he held the table this ids Is just chat hul I t have hn been erecting eXT tf It my worth host and ond I were In the burglary we should mark down just juCI such a 8 hw e as os this Grant crossly We ru l 1 Brewster ster re- re retorted The 1 I ol of Is here Lash I nigh i t nhen I 1 looked round the table I Isaid sold said This plate place Is a 0 magnet that will attract high grade grude crooks hilling the dogs Is the first precaution ery likely mely they thy were ere eared cared away before they could coull gel In Dues DUls that Ihal hat mean mello I tl tI ey eye se e e glien gl us up Mi hot Ol by a 0 long longal al ot rat They Imagine that il we shan t expect them tf bemuse e they alit II last Ladles an gentle genUe- gentle mm mien t s the night 1 lure u re crazy Grant Gram declared rudd rudely I I think It Its Ito II I b jd id d rea An Anth Anth Anth th ny lIy bunt rem Nell dl ell III be there 1 said old Urn I DerL You fou can fount on oa me 11 bile some of these Illy lily lingered experts tore tere cue up at 01 grammar school I 1 was I Geronimo Many an Apache I ve ye killed As for tor tl tI ese I dent d eat em cm up hai lint 1101 tan lath be more reassuring hum that raut sal L lie Ie was wo un tin effort t sleet at ease eu e G 0 sou OU re to 10 patrol the Ihl In main tor lor torrid orrid rid ra Ie t night lou punch the clo clerk k kal ul al l I and In ofT off when the help bellI gets s ts up Sure bure ure suld surd Ill III do It II rath rather r th Ih in III lei tel till lit ladles ladies s fell km lit Ile II turn d to Anili ns IT tut hal ob aim rut UI ui yuu you III catch 1 Ie Je said Trent 1 I e se e a II trudge grudge f nf my 0 own oin n dog dOl dogu u 11 Ie de 1 tiers lIers l line Ine buld ln Tl TI Is IsI i ruru rura ru ra n n bulled suited him turn III I II call coli your luff on thaL II hits ere H turning out very tery tr cell celli II i r r Authe ray ill Trent Treat It would reat n a ni m I mist nest nl l t mutt or u 1 Lion Iou now It Ithe Ithe he erv ere to lu be lie bt 11 prU IIII the th t rounds round lie Ill belle believed td with sl Brewster r ilL he had Ind ule In Int t f mallun mall un xi 11 lime llie other mild did not nol PIS p us s sess secs that t 1 Jerre lie He soul 1 J make 1110 lil rail rull ti U t r 1111 tits hall Is the ladles ludle us us I l If t rrie III HC xe li ah ill ell Ie 1 e reu ly iy fu tutu bu buIt but bUI It 8 s u II n II to 10 m I 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