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Show LEHI FREE PRESS, LEH1. LTAH SPOOOOOOOOOCXK Synthetic Gentleman By CHANNING POLLOCK Ooprrirtt. Chanalcf Pollock WNU 8rrto. XKXXXXXXXXXX SYNOPSIS The Duke. Barry Gilbert, likable youth f twenty-threJobless and broke, enters an unoccupied summer home In Southampton, seeking shelter from a storm. lis makes himself at home.' Dosing at the fireplace, he Is startled by to arrival of a, butler, Wllletta; and a chauffeur, Evans. He learns that the on of the owner of the house. Jack Rldder, whom the servants had never en. expected. He decides to bluff It out. His supposed parents have left lor Germany. Next morning he Is given a letter for his "mother." He opens It and finds a message from the real Jack, saying; h could not come, and returning a hundred-dolla- r bill. The boy's father bad pensioned him Into obscurity. Harry pockets the money. Intending to return It later. He orders Evans to take Btm to Montauk, Intending to disappear there. On the way he meets Judge Hambldge and his daughter, I'atrlela. believing he Is Jack Kidder, she Invites tilm to dinner the following Thursday. Parry returns to Southampton, deciding to stay a bit longer. Mr. Rid.ler. Sr., through his newspaper, the Globe, actus es Judge Hambldge of orders from Tammany Hall In taking a condemnation proceeding. Harry meets I'eter Wlnslow, prominent attorney. Winstow tells Barry that Judge llambldge had sen an accident In which a woman was killed by a taxlcab. A, home Harry Bnda the wife of the real Jack Kidder waiting him. Her husband Is In jail In New Tork, charged with the murder St Mike Kelly, Tammany boss. The girl, tells Barry how she had met f'esy, tack In Florida and married him, as Rogers. Jack lost his Job, and they lay Went to New York, where she got work at the Cocoanut liar. There she was Accused of trying to pick the pocket of and was arrested. Her hus-an- d went to Kelly's to Induce him to Irop the charge. Later Kelly was found lead, his skull crushed by a decanter. Barry suggests he can help as Jack Rldder, and Mrs. Rogers agrees. Judge Bambldge delivers a decision In the had rondemnatlon suit In which Kelly Illd-er Harry cables Mrs. for $2,000. Wlnslow takes Rogers' ease. Barry gets a Job on the Globe nder his true name. The editor, Ernie Harwood, assigns him to cover the Kelly murder. Barry su.spects the Filipino servant of Kelly. When Barry visits the Hambldges, the Judge denies the accident he witnessed occurred near the Scene of the Kelly murder, where such kn accident had occurred. Patricia bids Ira; "Watch your step, Mr. Gilbert." e, 1 CHAPTER V Continued 11 Suppose the Judge had killed Kelly. What did that prove? "I'm assuming that Kelly compelled this decision," barry reminded himself. "Well, If he Bid, why should It have been tiled frfter the compulsion was removed? It was filed the next morning. That rertalnly Indicates that the Judge knew nothing ahout Kelly's death." Once more, Harry heard the hall flock strike three. "I'm arguing in circles," lie thought. And getting nowhere. That's where I've been getting all week. Gumming things up, too. Tipping oft witnesses, nd making a complete nuisance of I said three things were clear, and they weren't, but two are. I've landed myself In a mess, and the sooner I get out of it the better for everybody. "If I clear out, and let things take their course, I might come back, some (lay, when I've really made good" Ills hand still hurt the next morning, but the resolution to "clear out" remained fixed. And he was still dreaming. "Some day, when I've made good" Wilietts Interrupted. Tie was serving breakfast, at the moment. "I was talking to Evans, sir." -Yes?" "Telling him what you told me last flight, sir concerning Mrs. Rogers, ind the Kelly murder. Evans thinks It's very significant, what you said shout Kelly expecting somebody after Itogers left." "He does, oh?" "Yes, sir. And he thinks he can And srho it was." Barry opened his egg. "He'd like to tell you his schema, were bound to make what's happened. good, no matter He paused, and then his own impetus carried bin on, "You said, 'I've len a loaftr m.st of my life.' A loafer might 'drop the whole business." There's no reason he shouldn't Hut It looks to me as if a geDtleman ought to carry on, sir." "You're right. Wilietts. Tell Evans I'll be glad to see hluj In the library." Barry, the "bum." had stepped into a gentleman's shoes, and found that they had to be kept shining. All that Wilietts had said, the former Duke had said to himself, over and over again. "That's all right for guys with an Income," Barry had argued. "In luxury, and papa's oriice sure. I'd run straight. Why not?" Now he had an Income, and was "in luxury and papa's oriice." "I won't be there long," Barry thought, "if I drfy Bat Anyway, I'm a gentleman, for the moment, and a geutiemau cun t 'abandon ladies In distress.' " Bat was a lady In distress, too, he reflected. "In trouble up to her neck." "The way I went on last night," he ruminated, "anybody'd have thought that I thought the Judge killed Mike. What nonsense. That harmless old chap. If there's any chance of his being involved, why then it's up to me to find who did the trick. I've got two men to get out of dillicuities." Kvans found lilin ready for the "scheme." "As I get It from Wilietts." Kvans said, "somebody telephoned Kelly that he was coming right over. What would you do after you'd done that, sir?" "Well, what would 1 do?" "You'd hop in a taxi." 'Trobahly." s "So we want to round up the that were in the neighborhood at that time. I.ticklly, there was an accident, Wilietts tells me. My plan is to advertise like as if we was the relations of the deceased lady. Fifty dollars reward for Information leading to spotting tfie cal) that deceased her." "And then?" "Then we third - degree everybody that answers the ad. 'Did you see the How did yon happen to accident? be there?" It might turn the trick." Evans was full of Barry's own zest for "sleuthing." And quite as eager to "Jump at conclusions." Nothing dig conrnged him. What If the accident had occurred two hours after the probable time of the murder? Who knew that time exactly, and, anyway, the bait of reward might bring people who'd been In the vicinity long before the disaster. It was arranged that the advertisement should Instruct applicants to write to box something at the newspaper. And that gave Evans another Idea. Why did Barry go to town by train? Why not drive In? He could use the car getting around, and to give I'eggy and, perhaps, the youngster an occasional' airing. Moreover Evans was enjoying himself thoroughly. "Reading the newspapers, sir, I ask myself a lot of questions about this here Kelly. The Chink says he got home around eleven.- - Wilietts says Mrs. Rogers says he left the Cocoanut taxi-driver- niy-lel- lr." "It's no use," Carry observed, curtly. I've decided to drop the whole bus! fiess." "Yes, sir." Wilietts went on serving, but there as disapproval In his manner. Harry felt It, as lie hud twice before. "Any reason why I shouldn't drop It?" "That's for you to say, sir." "But you think there is a reason. AH right; sit down and tell me about It" "I couldn't, sir. Sly position won't permit of my sitting down in the presence of my employer. It Isn't done, lr. And your position won't allow ef you leaving a woman la the lurch, lr. If you don't mind my saying so, that Isn't done, either.'' In utter amazement, I'.arry merely tared at hi in. "You see," Wilietts continued, quite forgetting himself, "a gentleman's got That's what certain responsibilities. You said makes hint a gentleman. this" lady's 'In troublo up to her neck.' It looks to me, sir, n if that was a pledge. It looks Ut - us though V- ju "Tell the story la your own way, Mr Rogers. . . . Did your husband say any. thiiig about getting even when h left you? No. What time was that? What time did he return? Wasn't gone long, was he? Not really long enough for a violent quarrel?" I've told you," IVggy declared; And "they were drinking together. then the phone rang " "How do you know It rang?" "Jack heard it. And he heard someone ansuer It." "Someone." "Jack isn't sure whether It was Kelly or the Filipino. They were bote In the halL Anyway. Kelly came back, and said he was expecting somebody." "Did he say whom?" "No." "Did he say whether It was a man or a woman V "I don't think so." Peggy paused. "But It might've been a woman." I'eter nodded to Barry. "Cherchei la femme." "I got another Idea," Peggy went on. "It might've the platinum blonde." "The what?" "The platinum blonde. Violet Fane. Slie's one of the girls at the Cocoanut Bar." "And why do you think It might have been she?" "Well," Peggy said, "she knew Kelly. She'd Just left him when lie accused me of picking his pocket. And been talking to her. Just before that. She might've phoned Kelly to get me off." Wlnslow made a note of this. "I'll find out," he promised. The Interview lasted nearly two hours, and gave both of the visitors fresh confidence. Indict Jack," Wlnslow "They'll prophesied, us his callers were going. "Probably today. But don't let that worry you. A grand jury hears only one side. We'll do our talking at the trial." "When will that be?" "As soon as possible. We're ready now. They have no case. Just the Filipino's evidence that Jack was there. We admit that. But we deny either a motive or a quarrel. If the Filipino says he heard one well, I suppose Mr. Bidder's given you his answer to that." "Ves." "He's got brains, all right," Barry told Peggy, in the elevator. "Yes," Peggy returned, a bit throat-H"He's got brains, and a heart." The grand Jury found a true bill against Jay Rogers that afternoon. And Barry was off on a quest of his own. "If that was a woman," he decided, "we needn't bother any more about the Judge. And if I can catch that Filipino napping " Wlnslow had warned him against "tipping our hand." "All right," Barry thought; "I'll be careful this time." The "cagey Oriental" answered his ring. Barry's last visit had been with Tim Laugherty. Charlie and Mrs. Kelly, for that matter had assumed that he was another detective. The Filipino was plainly startled. "Nobody is home," he said, conclusively. "You're home, . aren't you? And you're the fellow I want to ask a few questions." "I don't know nothing," the butler Insisted. "You know who telephoned Kelly the night of the murder." Charlie's putty face turned two shades lighter. "I thought so," Barry said. "And, if you don't want to go straight to jail, you'd better tell me about it." "I don't know nothing." "All right. Come along." Charlie reconsidered. "You mean the lady that telephoned?'' "That's who I mean. Who was she?" "I don't know." "Didn't she give any name? Ol leave any message?" n "No, "And Why Do You Think It Might Have Been She?" liar around nine. Where did he go then? His chauffeur would know, wouldn't he? You'd be surprised how chauffeurs loosen up to each oilier." "I get you." "Simple, ain't It? We find out where Then I drive you in Kelly parages. every Sunday, and keep the car in the same place. And I sugar up to the guy that drove Kelly. It mightn't lead to nothing, but then again, sir, It might, sir." "It's worth trying. And I'm tremendously obliged to you." "Don't mention It. After what you did for the missis. As a matter of fact, she put the whole thing In my mind. She's Just busting to do some tiling for you, Mrs. Evans Is." All of Evans' suggestions were followed the next afternoon. And Monday, by appointment. Barry brought Mrs. Rogers to Wlnslow. Harwood certainly had not overstated Peter's skill at cross examination. 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