Show Serial S ii l The Old Tin Box BoxBy By Frank Gruber Read a new mystery serial complete every week in The Telegram K r f fart fan ri Senator JamM Jamef to durW l to 10 W his rt mi r MU duJ le It a ll n n. n t HI Wi file secretary Tom bOase Steal T S rushed In when hen he fM j de U oal il the shot 0 found Ina only U the Ibe Ili love loot tb a till bOX t 5 p start I I lt II I for Ibl beautiful daughter the for or ori o t I i the scene Fors For For- ft r r. r fb route roul HH from bos bo o It s JO bb soar hiner but buto It I o lo and Urn Henry V Freddie i ho t.-o t. In ho hot I fl i room offer off irS Palmer Jo cue arold a ay p w to bribed Hackett k koni bAt n of y Tom off SQ 10 mod oni IS Motor at iO f 1 h and t nil ml ni Fitzgerald f of of their brt break ak with Bas Boss III future features a A p pa It P P fr r foru on sane murde tl II tin boxy eat tAlI In Ia the p pants Dh hen JU yz Interview Con Con- to IU b al about ol 5 min I r. r oa tbt stor story rt p y yI I CHAPTER THREE ALMER was Ras a big biff florid faced d I He e boomed Just th the thee e ran we nc n e were talking about Morgan Co Collins II inS to pow know fLa was Ras a stout cherubic- cherubic g man an of 40 Krag merely t addressed Palmer Have Havet 4 t two two pugs working for you FI Freddie eddie and Henry nS of Palmer sot t that I know 1 e fellows wouldn't be con Cn- on- on tr dion workers Henry flashed h ch of thousand dollar r bil bills s PIm felner r sit sat down in m his swivel If r. r You mean that Krag se J bills interest you 1 fifty ty thousand dollars inter- inter 3 j rat m- Someone left that much SM j him him in an old house in the Pager Parler shook his head Youre ry ou re king up the wrong tree I int been getting an any paving buts from the state been selling them his friends cut in Morgan hs been getting all gra ravy took a fat cigar and anda a d it in his mouth The way 35 have broken Krag the liars liar's death has been theat the nt rt possible thing fo for me II I Ii i i a chance with Collins But Butr Buti r i now they think I h had d dett killed Yeah sure I got implication tion from the papers the haired fair-haired boy 1 I win vin on a write-in write vote That tj ey popping in ruins Mansi Mans- Mans d i as well as myself tog crag II looked thoughtfully at atE atner r ner E er then nodded All right be seeing you jou you He turned ay ar as Hal warned B careful careful crossing the streets n. n Cr i rag g stopped at the desk and x s landed banded an envelope It was aed to him in penciled let let- n i. i It contained a by 5 l a remarkably clear pic- pic i xIt It showed Krag stooping x r the body of Senator Hackett in his right hand his hist t hud rd reaching out toward the box that was open and expos- expos Ike tt packets of currency M Mi Jr Krag said a voice in t l of him He looked up tie and turned the snapshot t e down He saw a heavyset a 3 in front of him and stuffed t and the envelope into oat t pocket as the stranger said 1 e eto to have ha you come along Krag The district attorney to talk to with you fRAG f SAG RAG winced One person he did Rant to talk to right now not was DA D.A. But he was after all the 1 7 known mown witness to the mur- mur ur- ur of oC Senator Hackett Kra Krag g Uneasy e even eren n more uneasy when he hen own n into the district ata at- at a office and discovered lef of at Po Police olice Bailey and Captain Detectives C. C Somerset with the thet t Attorney Fenton g greet greet- reet- reet with We want to ask 1 ul t this affair of I t last Jre got th the e statement I Ie Ionel e Colonel onel Hammer co coun- coun un- un fig g W l ere ete not satisfied with it it wol Would the thc d J 0 Old d place senator g go o out t to ce at midnight 1 don t know he told the D A Y All All I know is that that I i gab d outside b by y the car When the shot ot I dashed into the Jf The senator was already 1 1 flow saw no one And that's hat t about about the pOli 0 n money Chief I Bailey Bliley demanded D Did bring bring ng that with 0 ot of him COurse not et the other Party brou brought h Ve 1 to o the senator What g hook his Ms head I r I dont don't that t EverYbody's be been en asking 9 nest i at hoa t Interrupted every everYbody body C Cap a p t. t jQ gar ag 1 People Gova Gova Gov Gov- g for or ne t D o ne A. A S a d Winced a trifle Il P ner Porter Mansfield And Andred Fenton tUrn It h turned e d red Look be It blustered e ti youre you're tors r not tle re Just j secre secretary now a Ong l th the e m man an susPected of tt senator The only BUSt BUS sus- t lT 11 B a rr r rt of f ve t the room tl the i e 0 had ad d I Lt the h f picked botel hotel otel cleared UP Krag ag b his throat P ltd came me me f forward and red S orward and nd tl tar methin g into to Somer Somer- Kr Krag to 4 ga aid l th the c detective t detective c capt cap cap- that y mind lel ter letting g us you s got of at the thc hotel e 1 A a ago da 0 fi t i K Kra rag g replied has c nou curti curt- curt nothing i to do with hy et not of 1 let Us be b- b a. a let d d. d the judges i R p I H c pC Coons ns says i il it t t He e a d got a glimpse i r Detective Coons stepped forward forward forward for for- ward suddenly and grabbed grabbe Krag's arm Krag tore away from the detective He whipped both the envelope and snapshot from his pocket ripped the snapshot in pieces and stuffed them into his mouth Somerset sprang for Krag Coons came at him from the other side as Tom began to chew fu fu- I fu-I Coons wrapped his long arms I about Krag and Somerset grabbed him from the front He caught Krag's throat in his hand and snarled Spit it out But Tom made a tremendous swallow and the mess went down his throat The detectives released him as Somerset scooped up the envelope from the floor The D D. 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A glowered Ive a good notion to book you The chief of police caught the district attorneys attorney's eye The latter scowled All AU right Krag rag you youcan youcan youcan can go But Im I'm warning you youre you're oure not in the clear Before Krag left the building he knew that Coons was following following following follow follow- ing him Yell Well rell perhaps it was just as well that he had a bodyguard body body- guard ft HE E RETURNED to the hotel and the clerk handed him another en en- Krag saw the penciled lettering on it He stuck it into his pocket and stepped into the The operator closed thedoor the thedoor thedoor door in Detective Coons Coons' face In his rooms Krag locked thedoor the door Then he went swiftly to the bedroom looked under the bed andin andin and andin in the closet Assured that he had no unwelcome visitors he took the envelope from his pocket He ripped it open The picture was identical to the previous one but on the back of it the sender had lettered in pencil Would you Jou like the negative of this The answer to that was super super- Krag most decidedly would like it He struck a match and put it to both envelope and snapshot then flushed the ashes down the drain in the bathroom As he was coming out of the bathroom bathroom bathroom bath bath- room his phone rang Krag said a harsh voice How would you like to buy a film cheap Who Vho is this 1 The voice laughed you like to know How about the film Would you like to buy it or should I send it to the cops How much Only five grand if you buy to to- day Tomorrow the price goes up to ten All right said Krag promptly prompt prompt- ly Will you bring the film to m my hotel Dont be a fool retorted the phone voice Bring the dough out to the senators senator's house the house the same place where you were last night Same time too And come alone and be he there on time Any funny stuff and the cops get it Understand Yes said Krag and the wire went dead He had more than in the bank for fer Senator Hackett had paid him well He looked at his watch It was 1 pm p.m. Almost 11 hours until he had to be out at the old house But there was nothing to prevent Krag going out there now Nothing except his shadow Coons Copyright Frank Gruber |