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Show LEHI FREE PRESS. LEHI. UTAH SEWING CIRCLE PATTERNS i 19 UttHllHSiPVL, MP If In CERALD JXhZU McCile, priYite aXccdv, If Ik 4dlBf pcetesu U Ik U wM IkU U Ullo Blcele Hiu AdrUid Bliew U lrid l eerae-tktBar eerleas Cku tfceft. B esccta 4 VerMlca Ik bride aa4 f Vtroaif a't matk-eCmrt Villxlaeoart, ker krotkcr u4 alatcr, Sybil, Stepkea aad Victoria. WkU at a algat dak MrCale ipou Villi'nrokrt la cent paay at tk club stafer, Skarl Ljaa. B aaa, ulk la Jerry Tate, a acwtpapcr b4 learai that VaJLJBeort to I bl was apaader aa gambler. aa4 tkat ka tk heart Interest of Mr. tepka Bla-ioh a short timt, according la rmaaor. A aooa a k met Veronica, k eoecaa-baUaa ker. Dak (uHl( sc room-teva- ui ui r, w d Tor almost nothing, but thanki nyway." He left the Club and trudged through the midnight city, a sullen gloom curtaining his thoughts. lunchThe lights of an room winking through the murk drew Duke inside. It was a dismal enough place, peopled with a few stragglers. The restaurant door banged and tall, wasted figure in a bedraggled coat and hat slouched to the counter. There was something familiar about that back. Instinctively. half rose to his feet to see, but his movement was too late. Joe Leach saw him as he turned, tray In hand. He shuffled over and eat down. ,"Hi, shamus- he said. "Well, all In out tails, I see. Excuse turned me. but you look as though you'd Just been thrown out of the Ritz. What art you disguised as a magician?" McCale grunted noncommlttally. "Won't Ulk, huh? It Just happens I'm a bit of a dick myself, bud, so I'll dig down in my bag of tricks and pull out the fact that you've been hobnobbing with the elite the Bigelow tribe to be exact What have they been having a soiree?" "Good God. Have you had a tail on me?" "Deduction, shamus. No. To be honesty, every agency In town knows you've knocked off the Bigelow Job. Howd you do it? What's it all about?" "Whafd you give to know?" "Oh, Lord. I'm Just curious." "It might be worth your while." "Look. I won't argue with you. Either you tell me or tell it to the marines. I'm indifferent now. What does it matter?" He made a slight movement as if he were about to get up and go. "All right, all right I Just thought I might soak you for a five. I lost my pants in a game tonight The truth is. Stephen Bigelow called our n on you, office to get the late this afternoon." "Called your office? To get dope on me?" Duke gave a raucous, derisive howL "That's too darned funny. What's the connection between your outfit and Stephen Bigelow, I all-nig- ls Mc-Ca- le 1 cmU M N ti MATU8CS 1 heart-to-hea- rt con-sciou- her." 'Thafa all of my little offering. Do I get the fin?" "Oh, sure. . . . Take It" He slid the money over to the big maa He had the exasperating feeling that he'd been cheated. He shrugged it away. McCale had set his alarm for hirty the next morning. It had shrilled in vain. A feeble ray of sunlight flickered across his face as mean?" someone shook him by the shoul"We did some work for him der. Shrugging out from under the once." none too gentle pressure, he blinked, "You did?" yawned, and saw by the clock that "Uh, uh." it was much later. usual?" of the work "What kind McCale began to dress as Rocky "Sure." headed for the inner sanctum. It "Who was the dame?" didn't take him long. His toilet com"His wife." McCale's spine began to prickle. pleted, he went directly to the office He hoped his sudden interest did windows to pull back the curtains not show too much on his face. He on another dreary morning. He took the cup of coffee his assistant handnot show too much on his face. ed him and waited until they sat facing each other across the desk, Five Dollars Worth before beginning conversation. Of Information "Well," he said, between sips of "You may not think it's worth the the hot black liquid, "let's have or keyhole view of five, but here it is. About six your birds-ey- e the goings on of last night." months ago this Stephen Bigelow came in to see Watkins. Wanted a tall put on his wife. He didn't say A Jittery F amily, much, but the boss figured it was the old divorce routine. I got the Thinks Rocky night jobfollowing her around to "Nothing sensational to report the nightclubs. She went out a lot boss, outside of a lot of nervous run alone. I trailed along for a couple ning in and out till about one a. m of weeks. She'd stop in at a lounge I had a look-se- e at about everyone bar now and then, always met peo- but the dame called Victoria. She'd ple she knew, but never seemed to gone out someplace to dinner when gather in anyone particular. Then I got there and must have slipped one night I followed her as far as in without my lamping her, if she a studio building in Copley Square came home at all." A dumb elevator boy couldn't place "No trouble with the servants?' her or tell me where in the building "I only saw the butler. Very su took he her. I'd wait and in a few guy. He kept looking in the perior hours she'd come out alone. This room where I was sitting dining happened two or three times a week with an eye on the door. I don't until one night late, she came out know whether he thought I was gowith a middle-age- d guy. They went to snitch some of the fingerbowls ing to a quiet little restaurant around or sample the family bourbon. Any I tagged along. tha corner. It how, he kept popping up at odd mo looked like the old, old story to me." ments until around Say "You found out who the man what a parade of junk they've ac was?" cumulated.' "Sure. Well, here's where the "Yeah. What do you think of the drama falls apart. Krnm, I tee ? In general, I mean. At where I don't get paid off. He was that kind of thing." mosphere a piano teacher, name of Parecini. be "I may wrong, but outside of Not an old foxy grandpa with a old lady, they're a bunch little the weakness for blondes, after alL We turned the news over to Stevey boy, of screwballs. She's okay. A little tor that matter, the and damned if he didn't seem re- Jumpy, but caboodle whole ain't my idea of lieved. He came in a week or so led to think cf as afterwards to pay his bill. He told what I've been unruffled bluebloods ui his wife had once shown great calm, quiet talent for the piano, but had lost They're all as Jittery as a hang the use of an arm from nervous over." "Definitely." shock or arthritis or something. ."Well, here's five to your one that She was getting back her old walthere's something cooking that's go lop again, slowly. She'd been going to the old bird for lessons, keeping ing to smeu to neaven." "You've no .aker in me." McCale it from the family for a surprise, or so he said. Now, how do you grinned and lit a cigarette. Like that?" "Smart as usual The old dame acts as though she was walking "I like it" "You think it was the truth? Now. through a bad dream but doesn't ee here, In spite of the fact that It dare wake up." looked 00 the level, I think it was "Very aptly put' low-dow- seven-t- ten-thirt- set-up- WJL What musician was nick- layce-named the "March Kicg"? inn 2. In what state does tradition hiday that the sta'? charter was den in an eld oik tree, which is now called the Charter oak? 3. What is an cneirocntic? 4. What is the average age cf American today? 5. What common mechanical device requires the least energy to operate.? 6. Can valkj;g downstairs be considered strenuous exercise? 1. "She meets me las'; night shows wasn't pulled right off the impersonal-like- . tail, see? It was over a week be- me around, sort of concerned. I fore Stevey came in to pay up. We So far as she was hadn't beard from him to the con- might have been the plumber's a leak. Very trary, so I kept on the Job. But the helper come to repair blonde bombshell never went near cool and calm, but burning up with Parecini's studio again. She must something inside her. Acts all the have backed down somewhere along time as if she's scared stupid but won't admit it if it kills her." the line." Rocky poured himself a second nice a had "They probably talk and cup of coffee and took a deep breath patched it up. My guess would be before he continued. "She went to her room early, that she wanted to continue her studies with the idea of going on about nine. I didn't see her after the stage, or something of the sort, that Veronica, the bride and joy." but Stephen put his foot down. The he looked at McCale to see whether family probably wouldn't stand for he was amused by the play on words, "of the old lady she is that "Yeah. Funny, isn't it? Not that isn't she? it sticks out all overeither of them seem socially stayed home all evening, too. Sne was in the back library most cf the "Your insight is amazing. They time." are both good family, but not quite "Did she look good to you?" as you say." "Oh, yeah, if you like the placid "Well, whether you know It or type. She had two visitors. Guess?" not Stevey was quite a gay dog "I'll buy it Don't play guessing once. Used to do a bit of chasing in games with me so early in the the old days." morning." "I don't doubt that but I think "Well, the present and the past he's in love with his wife." Glamour Boy Number One, and "Umm. Better to have loved, et good old dog like, ever lovln cetera. He sure seems nuts about Chris." her." "Oh. He impressed you that "Decidedly." way? Christopher Storm, I mean?" "Remember, I only got a short gander at the past and present crown princes, as they entered and left He was the second one, by the way. Mr. Big came first" "Go on." "Well, rd Just got settled In the silver and crockery department when Johnny Welsmuller comes swinging from tree to tree calling for his mate. Such a flutter they get into over him, don't they? The butler scuttled around after him as if he'd just brought the fatted call comes down Then the bride-to-b- e the stairs in a flurry. But a flurry. I said. And he Just tells her he's off to dinner with some friends. She looks at him with the trust of a bird fascinated by a python. You know "What enormous eyes you And off they have, Grandmother.' go to the library." "I take it you didn't warm to Romeo." "Not me. Obvious as heck, don't you think?" "I don't know. The boy's got something. Just what is it?" "It's as old as the world, chief. The Valla Incourt can just make his eyelashes go boo." "Take that needle out of your One night late she came out with arm. He's in love with the girL" "All right So he's lc love with a middle-age- d guy. fishy. . A General Quiz BROWN if CHAPTER VI down-at-hee- 9 Br'Jat ANOTHER ASH ME , "What's your impression of the girl? You didn't show a great deal of enthusiasm." "I guess I don't like 'em quite so wide-eyechief. She's nice. You know what I mean nice and when you've said that you've said everything. Right out of a Mignon Eber-ha- rt novel, if you get what I mean. Just beautiful and wispy and too d dumb to take off her glasses." Rocky had already settled for himself the fact that Veronica Bige low was both beautiful and dumb McCale leaned back in bis chair and smiled, for Rocky was a good guy, mostly amusing. Searching for the coffee pot Duke's eyes slanted up quizzically at Rocky as he said, "Well, boy, what's the word on Christopher Storm, now that you've dusted everyone else off?" - I (f a turn, on both sides and in the middle. More than once. That guy was born to the Yankee purple, has gone to the best schools, and never stepped out of line in his life. He may be a little shocked at the Bige-lowbut they are Bigelows, aren't they? So they couldn't be wrong. Veronica has tossed him overboard, but Would he say a word about it? Would he ride up in his Stanley Steamer and rush her off to the nearest Justice of the Peace before she makes a fool of herself? No slrree. It just isn't done by people In our set doncha know?" "He did come to see her." Had a short confab "Oh, yes. with her in the library. I didn't get a chance to eavesdrop, of course, but I did see them when they said goodnight at the door. He had the most miserable expression on his puss when he kissed her good-by.- " "He kissed her?" "Don't let it throw you. It was just the old act. She sort of put her head up and he gave her a solemn brotherly kiss on the forehead before he went into the night like the last act of I could have an old melodrama. spit in his eye, the dope!" "My, my. You are taking this to heart." 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