Show e c ram Serial 4 By Dorothy B. B Hughes mystery serial complete Ea Ean a new n eve every wee week in in I The Telegram T Tr I r I S 4 r D rI nos HC drawer open so that he could remove the gun c CHAPTER ONE t gUC had looked up at d i th the dirty windows windows' of Grimski Grims- Grims Wj ki Confidential a age agency g e n c y to In fri the days when Grimsley I a red neon sign titillating the di over oer the street the agency up some of the trade shuf- shuf up and down Randolph street nIght Bight Not after Kip Scott jover over Dyer For one thing he did didT i T with the neon For Far another mother thing Grimsley's mers mere edged into a out fade a m meeting eting with Scott Maybe aught caught on quick that he het t want to waste his time with c dodges and divorce divorcee e Cs they'd been coned coned con- con ed too long to a dirty f finger finger- ke i-ke Grimsley to be at ease rth like Scott Six-foot Six lily tary build lean jowls fowls without s. s dow of blue clean linen every IT tied in iad I a suit that hadn't come comen n any my 2375 2315 take me dean clean nails on long clean That was Kip Scott Grinders ets customers stopped topped comIta com- com sg Ita to It was the way latt wanted Ranted it flit was why his swivel chair chaired looked gamed ed a warning when it titled to the outer doors door's creak a m i a night in February UI thereabouts The door lI l tany business opening Scott rigid his hand against fe a upper hand per right hand desk drawer I. I tit W an WI 11 peaked waiting The Theire IK k Wouldn't have opened but waiting long arid weeks it kr s i moment d Jr tH a 6 T WAITED until until- he heard crossing the floor Under q amt of their sound he slid the ther r open so th that t his fingers e fI lb d remove e the gun with speed Iwed back in the swivel chair to Ie u th the shadow hadow appeared on onI I ft e dirty crinkled glass of the wetting door The door opened Et hilt hilr r under the mink-brown mink W 4 na afire That was the first lith noticed He couldn't tell teU h about her shape The deep paa of cf the best mink hid that the sue he guessed that she was well Ell L JB lEe Hs relaxed and said Come In o pahe She h turned her eyes ayes on him tea be spoke They were the car of oC dark smoke in a gray grayKo brago Ko sky But they were alive w OnY ny the e lake was waa alive chang- chang 6 moving St e repeated raising his voice ome e on in tn t Jk lit stepped in closing the door sad Ind her r. r For a moment her 1 ax narrowed in distaste as she I larded ed the shabby office D she spoke poke her voice was 1 fit alive and rich Mr Grims- Grims r tt Kip said He pulled the I Grimsley chair closer bag A k battered Grimsley Y desk L Ai faint nt hesitancy touched her W This is Grimsley's t u 85 He waited for sg J to fill the blank but she f Ber eyes eyu went l beyond Kips Kip's gild era en Might I se see sec him 1 i ley ey Isn't here Scott said saidY Y I dY firm Im I m 8 forward slowly her coat swinging open to show pensive rust wool molded to I beauty buty the glint of diamonds dow below ow her throat i t-c t 51 I do for tor r you vou Scott 1 will you sit down t e he she 1 Ignored or ed the lead but tt e around Mound the chair and andy wn Carefully y crossing Bossing her i legs She looked a at t the get 1 i tr t tl tip V o ot f her S glove ove She spoke I II Il Was Wall loo looking king for Mr hit Stay iet rYe ve taken over vcr Grimsley's Y s 's told her pushing a a. pack of Cross acres the desk Will Be you She taPPed out outa gave v e her a light When th there drawn on oin it he asked tulha meth thing h g I can do for fal time filth h It the she answered an s w ere d. d Was phony he knew i fat t I is 11 it ft YOU want r ant t to find a J iWho man f. f iJ he O he l dIdn't Kip Ki P asked look at him Her Seti re on a the eyes j r desk who I it ia he 7 he repeated UI a laid ild Don Redhair f I Speak peak for fora a moment lament r Poke his voice ed was well Vell a hi real 1 name flame Her lashes lifted Yes That's That his real name He gestured with Impatience Who is he 1 Where is he from Where was he when you tWIt heard from him 1 He was was was' in the army She seemed uneas uneasy Why dont don't you ou write the C. C O. O of his outfit He Hc was in the army she re re- re He isn't now Where is he now I dont don't know Her shoulders shoulder moved almost with amusement nt That's why I came to The anger came creeping up into his lis voice How do you expect me meo meto meto to o find him if youre you're not going to tell ell me Start at the beginning Is he a deserter He was mustered out She spoke poke calmly He was supposed to o meet me in Chicago two VO weeks ago He Kip pulled a scratch pad from the he center drawer took out a pencil penell encil What outfit was he with He wrote down the information she he gave She took a card from her purse read a serial number Got a photograph of him 1 Not here Can you get me one She bit her lip Yes Maybe Make ako up your mind Til Ill try K KIP IP glanced over the notes My retainer fee Is 50 And expenses She opened the brown suede handbag again She counted out five ive 20 bills He folded the money into his pocket get an itemized bill ill Miss Smith Your address and phone number The tortoise shell mounting on her bag clicked definitely Ill I'll get in n touch with you She went without more words He listened to her heels cross the outer office He Ho sat down again at the desk Don Redhair was his name But Buthe Buthe he wasn't in Chicago Hed He'd been killed in action in the landing at Cherbourg When he was hit hed he'd pushed his rifle into the hands of his ils mate Kip Scott And hed he'd said the words coming out of his mouth with blood and sand and sea water Dont let let any any of them them get get my dog dog dog- Then he had died WHEN v HEN the footsteps were gone Kip moved into the corridor The Thedoor Thedoor Thedoor door locked Itself behind him Kip moved swiftly toward the staircase staircase staircase stair stair- case running down the two flights and pushing out on the street Dokey was on watch at the cpr cpr- ner nero From the doorway Kip saw the Jie shape of his black hat pulled over his black eyes the belted li light ht coat patch pockets hid hiding his hands the nervous black pointed shoes shoeS' Kip went to him Which way did she go Who 7 Dokey's whisper was harsh larsh The girl Which way did she go Dokey whispered No girl Hed He'd been watching Randolph She could have hugged th the building building building build build- ing and rounded Clark Kip went fast around the corner No woman was in sight North shed she'd have had to cross the street Dokey would h have ve noticed her He went back to toman th me the e man i th me the e man Dokey listen She was wearing mink million dollar mink She had red hair bright red hair said No girl Dokey huskily Kip I been watching all night If It she hadn't come out she was somewhere in that building Watch Vatch for her he be said He shivered as he went back T THE HE elevator stood at atthe the ground floor now The dark gray face of the operator turned Why didn didn't t you ring Mr Scott want to disturb your slumbers Adam He He stepped in The cage crawled up the two flights What happened to the woman who went down a little while ago take no one down Mr Scott Adam said He stopped the cage at the floor Not tonight He Just took one up though crackled Business must be picking picking picking pick pick- I ing up Kip stepped out in m the dingy See Page 6 Column 1 I 0 4 ATe 7 Mystery Serial Ser l f Spotted Pup Mystery 1 By Dorothy B. B Hughes j r Continued from Page Pare S 3 SK I IJ K r corridor His h heels clicking along the corridor floor flung up noisy e echoes in the dim stillness He cut cat th the corner sharp to Grimsley's v g. g pHe pHo crossed the outer office slammed the do door r behind him He silt down in the swivel chair pulled of open en th the top drawer The g grin n was was still th there re He lifted it ito o t pushed it into his coat po pocket ket before the knock sounded on the Inner office door Come in he yelled A KA A girl came in a a girl in a red rede e at with a cluster of of red roses on onh her hr h r polished dark hair a girl withe with e dark eyes Mr Grimsley He He knew kne what she Bhe was here for He m started all over again Mr isn't here Im I'm Grimsley's s t down What can I do for you for you 7 S j HE looked down at the rotting cha chair r and slowly came around it She sat do down n on on the edge ge of it Im looking for a aman man man Hed He'd known it would be the same m and d it was the same sam same Who Vho is he Miss Miss He smiled led again And lAnd dont don't say its it's Miss Smith Her small mouth moved at the corners It UIt Isn't Miss Smith Im I'm H Hyacinth Foure Faure I am Kip Scott Miss Foure Faure Mr Grimsley's leys successor or Who Is this man youre you're looking for His name is Don Redhair The smile didn't move on Scotts Scott's s otts ott's Ups lips Yes 1 She moistened her lips He was in the army Private Don Redhair Hes He's in Chicago He pushed away the pad with a pretense of amusement Why U i dont don't yo od Just lust telephone him or drop him a note She spoke hurriedly huskily Because I dont don't know where he is I thought maybe you could find him What makes you think hes he's in Chicago he asked She had control of her hands again of her voice Hes uHe's b been cn seen seen i SCOT S J COTT pulled the scratch pad pad toward him He noticed what he had doodled earlier A spotted potted dog He began shading the spots spot Who saw saw him 1 I I dont don't know Someone told me that it he had been seen It was talk at the club That Dokey had seen him on the street I She knew Dokey His eyebrows eyebrows' met What club 7 The uThe Club Elegante The monstrosity with the blaring sidewalk loudspeaker It Isn't much to go on I Kip lp said Suppose you tell me a littlemore littlemore little littlemore more about him Before he went into the army where was WM his home Her voice was WM unsure He lived in ins in's a a hotel The Bursley On LaSalle La Salle He wrote down the name Did you meet him there 1 No uNo I met him at the club How Who Vho introduced you 1 I 1 dont don't believe ve anyone did She was at sea Sometimes Peppo the manager if it a man wants to mee you you you-I I mean menn if Peppo knows the man man man- Did Peppo know Don Redhair 7 She said simply I dont don't know Who did Don Redhair come there with 7 I hII dont don't know she repeated S SCOTT COT COTT shrugged All right You met him Now why do you I want to find this guy mon tele Mystery of the 1st We were were engaged engaged Her voice broke just a little Now hes he's back here and he hasn't come near me 1110 Scott tilted in his chair Hashe Has Hashe Hashe he money 1 Her eyes burned back at him No His sister got everything Howd that happen 7 he asked the way it was left left lett- She broke off What has that tha thatto thatto t to u do with D it 1 u H He s smiled i Tm expensive Dont Don't let et the surroundings fool you you She opened her purse How much 7 Retaining fee fifty dollars That's hats for a week And expenses She took out a smaller purse Will fifty finy dollars do for now 7 five For now He took the tens ens crackling new Ill lOrn keep in touch ouch with you at the Club Elegante Elegante Elegante Ele Ele- gante 1 She hesitated Id better Ill better Ill I'll keep in touch with you 1 K KIP IP didn't wait until her footsteps footsteps foot- foot steps receded before crossing to the he Randolph street windows throwing one wide Dokey was on the he corner watching Scott banged down the window Dokey would see her if she emerged Dokey would know about Hyacinthe Foure oure If she was Hyacinthe Foure Scott left the office He couldn't stand here waiting for the long pull of the ancient cage He clattered clattered clattered clat clat- down the two flights andon andon and andon on the street floor and rushed out to the corner of Clark and Randolph Did she come out yet Dokey Who Vh 7 The watcher blinked bUnked slowly Minks Red hair Dokey shook his head Do you know Hyacinthe Foure Joint Yes Did she come out 7 Yeah Rose in her hair The other one didn't 1 Kip insisted Dokey Dolcey shook his head Kip ip turned back to the build- build ng He pushed the buzz buzzer r. r The cage came from above slowly Adam said I Just took another one up She asked for Grimsley's Grims Grims- n leys ley's Kip got in the cage He didn't say anything He walked silently slowly y to the door of the private office I. I THIs HIS one hadn't waited waited outside She was seated In the old leather chair The IThe door Was Vas unlocked she said The lights light were on He pushed the door shut behind him came over to the swivel chair He said I 1 suppose youre you're lookIng looking look look- Ing for Don Yes I am she admitted quietly Her eyes were blue sea blue and they didn't waver while h he studied her face and speculated speculate about her reasons for seeking Don Dan Redhair Don hadn't mentioned women Don hadn't talked about abou himself Kip Scott hadn't realized that until he had come to Chicago Chicag two months ago to find rind out about abou Don Redhair and to find out what wha had happened to Don Redhairs Redhair's dog Don had shot the breeze about abou the Cubs and the White Sox movies the lake Michigan boulevard boule boule- vard yard the loop things that were outside a man Nothing about himself him him- self except except- Never knew my mom he hed he'd said She died when I was a a. a baby My old mans man's dead A little more one night in a slit slut trench under undo enemy bombardment I UI joined Joine the army because they were trying try try- ing lug to kill kUl me They A fresh b bombardment ha had prevented any more explanation then T THAT 1 HAT little scrap and the words word spilled on an an n invasion n beach they beach the kept coming back over and ag again tn after being mustered out Why would a dying kid hold fast to breath long enough to cry they mustn't get his dog dos The words words' were gadflies stinging Kip ip Scott Impelling him to do something about them No leads No Redhair In the Chicago directory who had a son Don Through the war department through friends of friends a look at nt Dons Don enlistment Next of kin kinas was as given an uncle Jake Grimsley on on Randolph street Chicago Don Redhair was listed as missing in action After that slaughter more than one identification tag was missing But there was always hope of a soldiers soldier's return if it his death was not a corroborated fact There was hope in those who cared in those who would kill Start a whisper drop a pebble inthe in inthe inthe the lake lake Don Don Redhair is back in Chicago Chicago and and not one but three girls had heard the whisper This one didn't look as if she had anything to hide and she wasn't startled because hed he'd known know why she was here He asked Why do you w want nt t to find him Then he noticed the to top page age of his scratch pad was gone A clean sheet faced him Had she taken aken it Why There was nothing on n it but his scribbling And one address He remembered it the it-the the Bursley hotel La Salle Salic street She said Where is Mr Grimsey Grimsley Grims- Grims Icy ley ey He answered by rote He isn't hero any more morp Ive I've taken over Grimsley's Im I'm I Kip ip Scott Miss Miss Miss- Mariel Martel Smith He smiled Very well Miss Smith You too are looking forDon for forDon forDon Don Redhair 7 Yes she said Where is he 1 Continued Tomorrow |