Show GEO I IQ Q By MEA NEA Service Inc ANNE AUSTIN AUSTIN- I Tills SIJ Jt IW Is sh shot t be be- Handsome Borden la at teen tween one tour four o'clock Satur nuth Ruth Lest Lester r hIs hIs bis bOd body sprawled the wIndow cf 01 hIs pd- pd vat at OffIce ottlo 1 ann delo detective Uve sergeant ergeant questions the following MIp MI Borden Boren Donte I k d IVle mother or of hIs hIli tw hll iren R nta la nl bt club lancer with Borlen was and nd tI H s 's e e pUke is b th Jl elt- elt lr- lr shan shaft from ien's Ice orfice nl's belle belief In rP rPt t guilt I III tr n y MJ that Jac Jacks Jack's a pIstol b bo Jacks Jack's admIssIon admission ad- ad mission that Jie c to tho ho f floor ul 1 a asil 1 bY the lo na testimony oC lick e Morse n Otto boy bOYl Bill Bill Cowan Coan Jacks Jacl's friend unwillingly tells ot of haying heard hearl Jack threaten Bordens Borden's life lIte Sat Sat- morning l fe questIon Denny Smith Tier Dor- dens den's bo bov Ashe tIts his MInnie CR and ad Miller seventh floor Cleo Clee Bordens Borden's ed mIstress an anft 1 Jalo Jako Dallo Dailey hi bodyguard Martha MannIng is 19 brought Into tile the case rase by Ruths clever detectIve work She swears she lat laSt saw laW Borden l FrIday night but admits phonIng hIm three tJi-nS tJi iI Saturday afternoon When Mc Mann accuse her of the mur murder er he ehe defies detles' to 0 bring al' al anyone one who saw hC In the Sat Denny smith 8 bursts In upon and hysterically confeSses to the tho murdo HI I confession iii 15 full of JooP- JooP hole and they realize he be Is Is' Is to nuth Who bo he believes Is to be arrested ar ar- rested SO Ou GO 0 OS ON WITH ITH THC TORY CHAPTER Well darling fluth said after she and J Jack ck Hayward had deposited depos depos- Hed lightly burdened trl trays s 's upon a aLe table Le In a far al Corner orner of or the he cafe cafe- teria this has beena been a busy busy morning morn morn- ing Net result result-n confession What hat flared In the young oung insurance brokers broker's eyes Why Vh didn't you ou t teli ll me me as soon filet as we et Contrition vivid little face or ve me darling darling- Ive I've raised our hop hops hops' s just to dash them It Was vas jus Jenny lying like the darling little little idiot idiot- that liat lie he is because he thought Iann was oin to arrest me Ill I'll read you ou his whole confession I took It down in shorthand at at when request Ive I've transcribed it Of course Benn Benny wis half d t aver but Ill I'll lever have a nobler comPliment lt l paid ald me- me Youre a siren siren- and anel a cradle snatcher Jack tol told her severely Its a good thing thing- Im oin to marry yOU and withdraw w you ou from circulation An Any other developments developments develop develop- ments this Smiling the girl irl told her sweetheart of Cleo Gilmans Gilman's stimulating and itS itS' ludicrous effect upon dour old Ic Iann I really believe concluded that if Cleo hadn't just just- married one of the most uppity of the upper ten that our OUI detective e departments department's shining light would bay lav tried to date herup He He- may do it yet et But ButI I wasn't any any- idle boast last night when I 1 said I was going going- to tak take charge I of the gatlon gation And then hen she told him of her visit to Mrs Borden and to Minnie Cassi resulting resulting- in inthe inthe the discovery of the orchid orchid- tinted letter letter- in t J 3 secret drawer of Bordens Borden's Bordens Borden's Bor- Bor dens den's dEsk Good rk Tack Jack applauded dutifully un b but t Ruth was ivas qui quick to see that a sh settle ill in the C eo es S she loved He acknowledged the the shadow by ad acl hesitatingly But Dut 1 I cant can't ant he help p s veO sC C W t o OM t ha ming Manning liis lii's to o h f d Into Ip Im sure sure- she IdU Borden and and- Well tell theres there's s hing about abou that w man that t J ac a J ke another pt our t puts lt-a. lt a dif dif- fer nU retorted tIIe sa says s 's Miss lis ran jl g got t. t Borden buthe do doesn't sn mn ll ap an e exactly N wat JO you do rm Fm sorry dear I I- I understand understand under under- stand how you ou feel for foy- foy Ie been feeling like a meddlIng J little least beast J 1 ve e fhe he told he her who whole e pitiful tragic trag-Ie stor story Don Dont f feel el toO badly Jack urged tenderly his hand closing oer hers lann fc would have got goton goton on heir hel trail within a few ho anyhow since there thele must be an any ot of people who knew of her herand herand and Borde affair But what did l Ic nn get o out t ot oi the Ule poor with his third thing de- de deree degree co ree gree methods nuth n her ier souP soup and salad to recount every detail of Martha Mannings Manning's s sor In the order older in which rc 1 Mcdann 1 nn hall had It Id like o choke that bully Jack Interrupted Cf w when en Ruth told astonishing vividness viv- viv how how- the d detective tc secured the womans womans fingerprints you ou lear learned ed your our leason lesson lea les- son yet et red redhead head Ruth Ruti chided him gently g I should hould think think you'd oud never utter another threat so long longas as you JIve r suppose se some on e lip J re ding de de- de alTea already y madea a n te of my slip of of- the the- tongue tong and Jf If Mc- Mc Mann tann Is ever of Ill I'll be accused ac- ac of the thc B But t cut sweetheart I 1 promise to be good n th cut along rapidly describIng leg Ing with wr rhU 11 r the varIous tilts between Martha n Manni Manning S' S and Jal Jake e eBalle Balle Bordens Borden's Bailey bodyguard nut But against his will she con con- I eluded Jake did do Miss Manning Manninga I Ia a good turn Ills Ilis professional pride would not let let- him admit that Martha Martha Mar Mar- tha could have been beema close enough to him on street so that she could see the pattern of his shirt and tie seeing her So it all boils boils' down downto to this Bailey himself much as he bates 1 Miss iss Manning hec because use he believes 8 se e killed his boss corroborated her story of oC havIng havIng- been in the Star Star- bridge building Friday night from about halt past S 8 till till- tilla a few tv nin- nin utes past 9 IL A few 9 Jack repeated repeated re- re And thoughtfully she says she aba down the stairs and out of the lob lobby y at that time Sudden comprehension illumined lovely face I see what yo O mean Y h Why didn't I think of that before That's just when hen the little arm army of cleaning women omen and portera porters port port- ers era is pouring out ot of the building lye Ive seen them a dozen times at least They're through work at 9 Ill I'll speak to Mr tann 1 as soon as asI asI I get back to the office office- Jack interrupted grinning g I thought you ou were cOl his investigation in- in young lady d Wh Why not make inquiries yourself Mrs Pel- Pel low 10 the grand old dowager in charge of the clear ing women must be in the buIlding now She cOmes on about 2 o'clock I 1 think and acts as a sort of housekeeper for forthe the building even the cleaning omen conie on Lets Let's have a a. a go goat goat at her her- darling eat ever everY leaf of that salad or papa nuth 1 obeyed obere l but and then thena a puzzled frown knit h hr r brows and her lief brooding brooding- bl blue o e eyes es the heavy about honey 7 Jack Inquired at last Ruth her head to if clear cleu it of mists I d 1 nt know kno That's th the fur funny thing about it it In Intact tact fact Im I'm not so much thinking thinking- as ListenIng SpIrit mess Jack I laughed YOu needn't laugh Ruth nuth protest pro pro- test ca Dad did come to me lU In lUmy m my dream last night and make me remember tile the tinted orchid letter nil And 1 belIeve that letter is more important than it see see-ms now or Dadd Daddy wouldn't haveIt have have- Jt It was your s subconscious getting get get- ting in a chan chance e to remind you of something you'd oud forgotten Jack Jacl explained easU easily But Im I'm glad darling darling- that you ou had bad your our little vIsit with her father fathel even enn it if it was only a dream J-Ie J must have been a wonder wonder-Bolby Lester He was Ruth agre agreed d. d But shut up noW Jack Jacl and let my subconscious sub sub- conscious work In peace That's what Im I'm Im I'm trying to listen to I The Thc girl frowned Those poor thin tortured hands of Martha Manning l What mute mes- mes fag e had had the they been trying tring without with out Martha Mannings Manning's knowledge Or consent to get across to her And surely had been something else s else shed she'd made n a 1 mental men men- tai tal note ot of as Martha Manning i 5 eu talked I bw ll l eu talked I bw ll l lal ial Come alo along darling if you ou want ant to see Mrs l Pellow Jack JacI Interrupted Inter Inter- t just just- justas as Ruth felt that she was on on tho erg e ot of receiving a clear strong message from her subconscious sub sub- conscious mind Now Its It's gone she reproached her future husband ambiguously tut she rose lOSe obediently Heres my check You ma may as well WeIl get used to pa paying ing for it young oung man It was good g to breathe in deep draughts of cold sharp air to feel the winter winter sunshine sunshine on their faces With nth mutual n unspoken consent the two who lived for two da days s 's sunder under a dreadful shadow a shadow shadow shad shad- ow whIch might might- materialize into a aprison aprison prison cell for Ja k Hayward Hayward- stood for two or three minutes on J edge of the sidewalk content not to talk merely to breathe deeply Micky Moran the elevator o operator opera opera- ra- ra tor ot of tile the car Ruth nuth habitually used toM told them where to find Mrs Irs Pellow Pal Pel- lowS low in her office On the second floor Way ay at the back backof of the building I 1 carried her up at 2 o'clock m myself and seen her gO gOdown godown down toward her office The head head- cleaning woman or possibly pos pos- sibl sibly more accurately the house Ie pcr of the building building- was in her little cubbyhole of an office just as Micky had assured the couple she would be They found her at her small smaIl cheap desk I talking over the telephone She SheI I nodded and went on with her conI conversation con con- I I versa I Yes Tea Mr 11 I under tInder stand stanel Y res s Ill I'll ask Minnie if she be saw W the paper that's missing but all our cl cleaning anin women have strict orders not to move pap pap-eis that are lre left out out- on n desks All right Mr 11 Feldblum Of course Im I'm Yer very sorry but Im I'm sure sure- Oh he cried ver- ver as- as she replaced re re- replaced placed the receiver e on the ho hook kHung k Hung up on I the n as as if if I was as dirt under hIs feet Its It's Miss Lester Lester Les- Les ter isn't It Amid Mr Ir Ha hayward ard Any news yet et about poor Mr Borden Bor- Bor den though a harder man to get along with with- But I 1 shouldn't sa say saya a word seeIng as how hes he's dead dead- Nod Xo nothing nothing- e Ruth nuth inter inter- the voluble voluble- flow of conyer- conyer tn 1 tor 1 a t tor 1 a t anti ana cl at U the e sta tel white haired housekeeper But Mrs MrS Pellow t theres there's something something- Id I'd Id awfully well wel to have you o tell tel me- me meMy My land More questions M Mrs s. s Pelo raised her hands in resigned resign l despal despair That snooping young who sa says s his nane is Carlson and that and that mogul big of ofa detective what's Mc- Mc a what's hIs name flame have lann been deving deviling the life ou ot of me mc so I dont don't get dont g-ct g a minute to do o my work orl Ruths Ruth's smile smie broadened for she knew that Mrs Irs Pelo Pellow had never enjoyed l herself so much i in her he life Ufe It is awfully alno annoying I 1 know Mrs Fellow but I wont won't le keep p you jOU youa a minute minute You check out the lie cleaning women as the they leave every r dont don't about tou Zi o'clock I 1 certainly do Mrs P low And nd just let o ot those ol 01 l 1 girls tr try to lip lp past me with wih an anything thc they haven't got a right to Wh WIly just p before fore Christmas hl clay Christmas before i it was was-l caught one old lady trying t to sn ak out wih with a. a s 1 full CuI of ChrIstmas presents she had swiped from from- frol- frol OIl 01 how Ruth Pt ed with apparently deep s sympathy for I Mrs 1 Pellow's troubles You stand in the lobb lobby and check them out dont don't you Yes miss I do Eer Every single right in the week weel from 9 o'clock till tl they're all al gone and Saturdays froni rom 4 1 the clear You were 01 dut duty Friday night you rs Pellow I 1 was But none ot of my cleaning women stole any an gun un out ot of your your office Mis Lest Lester r Ill I'll Il kf ray my oath on Mrs Pellow Pel- Pel low bridled Oh J 1 didn't th t for a minute Ruth disClaimed But please Mrs Pellow enow if you were were In Inthe in inthe the lobby fronT S 9 o'clock till till- ti- ti Mrs rs P low lowI I I interrupted And the tie time clock cock wi prove words Then pl please Mrs Pellow dl did you a see a woman not on one or bf your our women omen hut a In tile the come ome out ot or of the st stairway leave the door 11 buldin- buldin building 1 Y Evenin Evening between s and 9 Ruh lieI question queston breathlesslY her heart beat fast Mrs Pellow's answer came came promptly No o miss n-miss Id take talie roy m Bible oath oath no visitor or any islo visitor or tenant conic come an out outI I I C 1 i the stairway doo between bet 9 arid and I I 9 2 Friday a ni night ht persisted sc bh I I she aln J received this the same positive tie tie- nial There wasn't any such woman wo- wo man i in our lobb lobby Friday night at atthe atthe the ou sa say What about the stairs beside the elevator Jack thought to ask sk and for a moment nuth Euth felt I ed i But at Mrs 5 answer hope llope i Vowed flowed back full ful and Strong stron No Noa Noway a way for a woman to get g-et in or out Qt of them stairs stairS The The- The Thedoor's doors door's kept locked after when the elevator man man- mangoes goes off dut duty No Ko freight ht accepted accepted ac- ac after 6 6 When hen Ruth and J Jack ck escaped from Mrs Fellows Pellow's own ques tons as to the progress ress of the investigation in- in Ruth said 1 think that proves pretty shel that Martha Manning fannin was lying about Friday Friday- nIght that that- she must have ve been liere Saturday at- at I I or or how could her Ler LuL C h n 51 nn n t Ler LuL C n 51 nn t Ul p un Oil use eo panel pane of the doors But if sh she as here ere Saturday t how could she have managed both her r entrance and exit without being being be- be ing seen by br anyone She's not a ghost even if she is almost as thin thili thinas as oh and she broke off of her her reflections with wih a sharp Shari gasp gap Old 0 sub subconscious working at last Jack teased just as the ale cle- vator door opened for far them To be continued An idea at last Dont Don't miss the exciting 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