Show THE THREE STRINGS By NAT NATALINE ALINE SUMNER LINCOLN Author of The liThe Nameless Man ht 1918 1915 by uy D D. Appleton Co Copyright Public Ledger Company Compan I READ nEAD THIS FIRST Evelyn Preston returning to h her r home lom I In Washington unexpectedly finds a man dead In the library An All autopsy develops elop the fact that his death was duo to prussic acid probably admin admin- administered In cherry brandy Evelyns Evelyn's mother and stepfather Peter Bunham arrivo but are arc unable to throw any light lighton on the mystery ster Captain La Montague In love lo with 1 velyn learns arns from Crom Marian tarlan Van Yan New Nell I E velyn's friend that his letters let Id- tern have Bern n Intercepted They suspect I Burnham J Evelyn clyn an and I. I La Montague Montagne meet and the captain Invites her to lunch at Pot the Willard her I r NOW READ THIS CHAPTER 17 The Fifth Man Dr threw the ma magazine maga- maga azin a- a zin zine he hc had be been n reading nl an and making himself more comfortably comfortable on the big lounge loung-e puffed purred contentedly at his cigar cisar as lie ho looted looked ed over oyer to where Jim Palmer and Peter Petel Burnham sat playing chess you ou people lo finished the game gam yet d ho lie a asked ke ra yawning openly Ills question met with no response pon c from the absorbed players anil curling curlin up lip on the lounge e tho the tired il physician burrowed il 1 Ihl his head hea among the sofa cushions wild and nd dropped off to steep sleep An Au hour later Slid lId Palmers Palmer's Japanese servant ant looked Inside th the tho room which served lla di n and Palmer lalmer who shared the bachelor apartment a as hying living liv hy- liv- liv living ing room and dining room loom an and seeing the two men still deep In their 1 game earn he w withdrew rew as noiselessly as ho had lad come lIe He h had l 1 barely i cached the butlers butler's pantry when thc the gong on the front dour door went off with a n resounding re din In Gliding down the hallway hallwa opened the dour door an and admitted Dan Maynard he Mr 11 Palmer is expecting me said sail handing his hat and am cane to the servant ant an and stopped steppe lN across 3 the re rec reception re- re c hall But Dut before he ht reached the living room 11 the ha had gaited gained tho the doorway The Tile Honorable Mr 11 Maynard he announced and Palmer looked up from tho the chess ches table tahle and waved his l hand Sit down tho the game same willbe will willbe willbe be over O In a minute I Bu Burnham nham who ha had had- hadnot not glanced up moved a a root aCIO across S the board Its ovet over now mate In three Jim he an announced announced nn- nn I and threw himself lf back in his chair and pass passed his hand across his hot forehead Want 3 nt your eng re I now now Maynard I can cnn play another game No o lil my revenge enc will pill 11 keep laughed I Maynard Yon lon II look nn 1111 ni I too much I Is bad till Jar I you ou I j Burnham L. L I I Palmer rising lounged over o to where Dr Hay Hayden en la lay comfortably sleeping snoring lustily Wake up he exclaimed and en enforced enforced en- en forced his remark with a 0 vigorous shake e Maynards como coma and Siki has some ome refreshments ready reali for Cor us us Ills His words were wre borne out by the thc entrance of the Japanese e with a 3 tra tray ll laden en with sandwiches and a lle van van- Newburg which he placed on a table I hd to return a n minute later with a chafing dish containing lobster a la set for Cor tour four places Dr Hayden sat up and rubbed his sleepy eyes Catching sight of oC Maynard Maynard May May- nard nord he bowed cor cordially lally as he Joined tho the others about the table Good cook Siki he remarked a little later after ter sampling the hot lobster lob lob- ster ter You arc lucky luck to tu have ha so 80 excellent ex excellent ex- ex a servant ser Palmer Palmer made marlo a wry Ivry face I wont won't have o him long he grumbled He lie gave save notice to today a these thase rich newcomers newcom newcom- ers are playing hob with the domestic service cr In Washington 1 He lie paused and glanced significantly at Burnham Dont be e so niggardly with the de decanter decanter de- de canter pass it along alons he suggested Burnham was about to comply when Hayden held up a 3 protesting han hand Go Co easy Palmer or you will have ha I another attack he cautioned Palmer grinned sheepishly hl at al alIa May May- Ia Take rake my a advice alce he said Id Dont Don l Invite In your physician to f share haro your apartment if you want to enjoy enJo life liCe Ba Hayden en finds fault lault every time lime 1 forget Corsel I 1 am on the water wa wagon on Some Soma people ha have vc peculiar Ideas re regarding regarding re- re garding their welfare retorted Hayden Hay Ua- Uaen Ha den en Your Tour heart wont won't stand stan man many moro more attacks s so go cas easy O Observing nS er Palmers Palmer's expression lon he ht added Move tove the decanter lIter out of oC Palmers Palmer's Palmers Palmer's Palmers Palmer's Pal Pal- mers mer's wa way Maynard theres there's a n good goodfellow fellow lellow As l Iana Maynard complied with the thc re- re his casual glance at Palmer was arrested by the haggard halard lIn lines N In his face and the puffiness under und his eyes he looked ed what he evidently was an ill man Pooh I ooh Palmer exclaimed airily Sleep will set me right I believe the people in the thc apartment above e aro arc to move mo out once once rid of oC their Infernal parties Ill I'll Ill be able to work on my mr plans An architect heeds needs peace and and- quiet as well as powerful lights This Thin house I Is a sounding board hoard j I Is It An old building asked sake r Ma May May- Ia- Ia nard nand No Xo not very built about ten years rears ago Q Tile The rooms are aIe cr very commodious lous r j I commented Maynard looking around j the room which was arranged with wilh much artistic taste I I it exclaImed Palmer Pal Pal- PalI I Glad Gla you YOI like it It I I mer nier much gratified 1 was the archi- archi I tact B By the way 1 Burnham who do I you rou ou suppose leased ono oC the i sma I 1 I II I apartments apartment this tins summer Marian I Ian Van an Xe's i i iSo tie So she hc tol told me lOa returned Burn Bum hum 1 shortly Maynard l wh h has o glanced d 11 up uJ at lit of Marian i rr h roped d to tu yum jm s ale eAny e- e I All Any Aw apartments vacant Palmer I 1 l' l o Inquired d The architect nodded z af- af f- f ly ly Then I J might rent one ont onea a ac 30 s I Bran 11 to r remain In Washington It J at ut l least t Si rely Iv von Oll will sty sta stay with US us Rl I h ht t. v e e want you to tu to a 1 tn tn ug I nd ld i iAre Are Ar Ar iu u i wont ont oot bo ho Imposing on your our li Ii lii f r ml I la 1 Mr Mrs 1 Hum Hurn- I feel Ceel war 11 end r-id n h ham m rath f t h b bothered with a.- a. a guest lI st Just jUit at this thi time j I to be bc e W we dont don't want alone spoke 0 wIth Ith great v VI v i and his three f com looker at him tn in an nn effort he strove to gain am aln control over I its hIs emotion motion That flirt That n man 11 Is getting on In our n f r rA he Ie nil d lI I I Fond nd the hand holding hol hi hta hlA wino Wine elan hook book Neither l WY tW Wife nor 1 I feel teel I 1 I the same since the tho tragedy Its It's so SO so-so so devilish mysterious Tho police will soon clear It 1 up up p Fal said cheerily Give them time Burnham I would If I 1 had an any faith In their I methods Burnham rejoined What that have ha the they done to date dat at Nothing Apparently not a thing amen amended ell Maynard The rhe police dont don't tell even ever thing they Imo know Burnham they m may have unearthed a whole lot which will wll come out at at the Inquest Then 1 I wish th they would hol hold the trial Burnham lo tossed I down his napkin napkin napkin nap nap- kin There I H is no nn rca reason on in such joI se se- seCrecy secrecy crecy let them arrest the mur murderer cl r rat at once Continued tomorrow i |