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Show A Telegram Mystery Story Vlrs. Pym's Ccsss ' By Nigel Morland .'; Here Is Something New: A Complete , , ; ; ; J Mystery Story Every Day This Week , V TMa k W ftart W MrtM f WWihi f Mn. Pra, Mlj rtlrt Ymrt InHrtor M the Mrt .. Malar mm aetecUv aksrartar M Eadtea nrrtcry ftrtlaa. Vartcrdar. r,. Mrm. Prm Mre4 Tka Cms af lb KlisarklUw mUimm) M lw4. Mates . wtu wita kar Mw aa , j .y IV: THE CASE OF THE - ) CARROW BABT ' ' - Mrs. Pym picked up the newt " paper left for her by her ualsUnt, ' Detective-Inspector Shott It wu lunch edition,- bearing in heavy type the news: f GAKBOW BABT KIDNAPED Heoley-oa-TsMDea, Thmsday Elsie Garrow, the 12-tnootha Id child of aydea Garrow, the famous film director, waa kid- aaped lata hut . aliht ar early thia momlaf. . ' It appears that threatenlnr letters had beea received by Mr. Garrow, who, at the time, coa-: coa-: 4 aidered them to be aw mora thaa r, heartkfa practical joke ... Scotland Yard's 'famous woman k i detective rammed her ugly hat on . her pile of grey hair and tried to survey her square, muscular flg--' ere in the tiny looking glass in her fflce. At that moment Detective-In-; spec tor Shott knocked on the door and she forgot vanity in the importance im-portance of the occasion. "Ready 'at last, are youT Is the car waiting?" Shott rubbed hla bald head with bis handkerchief. Tea, ma'am. It's been a rush." An hour later they arrived at G arrow's home, a small, self-contained building on the Berkshire side of the Thames. Mrs.' Pym was taken into a small, well-furnished study, where - - - i 1 can't . believe It happened," she said miserably. ' "I didn't hear a thing, and I'm usually a very light sleeper. It nearly broke my heart when Mr. arrow woke me and told me what had happened." hap-pened." Mrs. Pym. nodded and dismissed her. Then she went to the night nursery. " " v. The big, light room upstairs that overlooked the river ahowed plain evidence of the intruders. A ladder was resting against the window-sill, and an earthy footprint foot-print lay on the carpet near the cot. The bedclothes were tumbled. Shott and the Berkshire inspector inspec-tor stood by the door while Mrs. Pym prowled round. Her scrutiny was thorough. She examined the bedclothes .minutely, paying particular par-ticular attention to one blanket that had almost fallen off. tT LAST she seemed satisfied and they moved to Miss Paul's room. Here Mrs. Pym's examination exami-nation was swift She looked at the unmade bed and went into the little bathroom adjoining, to return re-turn very shortly. In silence they descended the stairs to find the agitated father walking up and down the study in short, nervous strides. Mrs. Pym's eyes were very bleak. "Mr. Garrow, I'd like to talk to Mias Paul again, please." The nurse was brought back. Her red eyea betrayed that she had been weeping. ., Mrs. Pym's voice was pleasant. Did you leave the window unlocked un-locked last night?" she asked. "Certainly, ma'am. Baby had to have fresh air, and I always left it wide open. Mr. Garrow hadn't told ma about the threats he'd received." "That so, sir?" Tm afraid it la. Tou see. "Garrow "Gar-row explained, turning to Mrs. Pym, "I didn't take the notes seriously." "Exactly. Miss Paul teQ me exactly what you did before you went to bed and how Mr. Garrow called you." "'. The NURSE thought for a moment mo-ment "After Mr. Garrow had been in with his secretary I put baby in a comfortable position and lit the night lamp. Then I went to bed, pushing the door half to." "Did you go to bed in the ordinary ordi-nary way I mean, were all your actions as usual ?" "I think so." For the first time Miss Paul almost smiled. , "Being a nurse, you are,! take It very clean and orthodox In your personal habits?" - "I am, ma'am. We had to pass a -stiff test for' hygiene at the Home before we qualified. Where was I?. Oh, yes. The next thing I knew waa that Mr. Garrow waa shaking me and crying out that baby had gone. I was only half-awake, half-awake, but I snatched up my wrap and followed him at once.", "Tea, so he told me." Mrs. Pym rubbed her chin thoughtfully. "Do you ever kiss baby, or anything like that with lipstick on?" Miss Paul flushed. "Really, I don't think that's fair! I never kiss 4aby and I very seldom use lipstick. But I was so pale this morning" . It was Mrs. Pym's sudden harsh gesture that stopped her. "Inspector!" The grim Woman turned to the Berkshire man. "Carry out my orders, please; put Miss Paul under arrest for abduction!" abduc-tion!" The NURSE screamed and ran to the door, but .the inspector was too quick for her. A moment later she was seated In an armchair, her face biasing with anger. ' "Tou were responsible for kidnaping kid-naping the baby.11 Mrs. Pym's expression- was like granite as she made the accusation. "Tou took her out of the cot yourself, either before or after you disarranged the room. When you bent down to pick up the child your Bps touched one of the blankets. I saw the marks of lipstick." The nurse stared at the grim faces round her. Suddenly she broke down. Tes, I did It I did it! It was Kendal who -made me do it; he swore he'd marry me if we could get enough, capital to emigrate with . . Baby's not hurt I drugged her . . . She's In a cradle in the disused toolshed . . ." Garrow gave a cry and ran out Mrs. Pym's face was very stern as she picked up her bag. , "Tha inspector will look after you both, . young woman. Tou won't get any sympathy from ma kidnaping'a about the dirtiest of crimes.' Next time you try don't keep your dental plate In your mouth all night . "There was a glass of mouthwash mouth-wash on your bathroom shelf, clean and unused. If that's not enough, there's a smear of Hp-stick Hp-stick on the top of your bedsheet Tou probably lay down with your clothes on, and you weren't going to let your lover see you without make-up. Come along, Shott!" (Copyright by Nigel Morland) j the famous director was waiting for them. He was a big, grey-haired grey-haired man. - Just then he looked distraught "What about those letters?" ahe asked. G ARROW opened a drawer and took out two photographs. .V "The originals are with the police. po-lice. These'll give you an idea of them" When shs had read the letters and studied them for several minutes min-utes Mrs. Pym's lips curled. , "Au educated person trying to ' give the impression of being a T thug. The misspellings are childish. child-ish. Tell me what happened." - ' Garrow sighed " aa he '"leaned against his desk. "As you know, Henley is a good hour's run from London and another an-other half -hour from my studios. I'm usually on the set at nine o'clock, and I leave here, with my secretary, at seven. We always look in and see Elsie before I leave John, my secretary, Is as devoted to her as I am." He paused. ' "When we went in this morning," morn-ing," he resumed, "the baby was ; gone. The night-nursery was -In .hopeless disorder you can see that for yourself, anyway. , "I went straight in to Mias Paul, the nurse, and woke her up. She had no idea that anything was , wrong, and she slipped on a wrap " and joined us almost as soon as I got back to the next room." The Berkshire man broke In. Thia is the note Mr. Garrow found pinned to the pillow. Tou can handle it ma'am we've tested it for prints without any results." The note waa brief: Elsie will be sent back to yew aa plymeat ef 3,000 francs yew . win be told were to put the money yew must advertise fat ' the dally report, Mrs. PTM laughed mirthlessly. "Pity they didn't sign it with the black hand and make the thing complete." Even the Berkshire Inspector seemed to agree with that "It'a transparent but never mind. Can I see your staff now, air?" Garrow nodded, and rang a bell ' on his desk. A few moments later a bright fair-haired young man Introduced as John Sullivan, the secretary, entered the room. "Now, Mr. Sulnvan, - was the baby aA right last night?" Mrs. Pym asked. . " Tes. Mr. Garrow and I looked In when we got home at about eleven. She was fast asleep then, . and Mias Paul was just preparing . to go to bed. She sleeps in the i next room." "This morning, when you found the baby gone. Miss Paul rushed ' In behind Mr. Garrow?" . That's right" The two men who did the housework house-work came in one at a time. The ) first was Cox, a big, black-haired - Clydesider. i K'S story was without Interest ' as was that of Kendal, the house- man. Unlike Cox, he was small. I good-looking, and -painfully well-: well-: mannered. He expressed himself ! as extremely distressed, because i he slept close to the night nursery J and seemed to think it was a lapse-of duty on his part that the kidnaping had occurred. r Miss Paul was the last to be questioned.-. She was older than Mrs. Pym had. expected, though j she had' successfully managed to hide the fact she was past her first youth by the careful use of make-up. - fr . ' When she spoke, however, the detectives noticed her false teeth and the little lines round her face that showed when she smiled. |