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Those are the things I know, raised an eyebrow, looked at 5p intensely, and his voice grew S-"But this Is what I surmise. i lis say it Is a hunch I have, so Jeat that it wants only conflrmafrom you." pe woman before him might e been carved of Ice, but McCale QrQB 'Exactly." McCale said. derstand that." "I un- "Then Curt came along." His voice was bitter. "Then it was a gesture? A definite, backhanded slap " '"Not at alL I never would have done a thing like that I'd had it in for Curt, all right, but after I had a talk with him, just the day before his his death, he convinced me he really was in love that he wanted to make Veronica happy. I well, in a great big sentimental glow, I decided to deed them The Nest. That's alL" McCale studied him. He said That's just about finally. "Yes. what I'd expect you to do." The telephone at his elbow rang and he made a motion for Storm to answer it. The young man spoke a few words, then turned to McCale. "For you." "McCale here," he said, wondering who could be calling him there. It was Ann. She sounded frightened, urgent. "Is it all right for me to spill?" she asked. "Go ahead." "Duke. I'm down at the drugstore under Shari Lynn's hotel I went there an hour ago and could not raise her. I thought she was still asleep. I came back just now. Th police are there your friend Donlevy, and the homicide squad. or plan was to bring the Irresistible, the attract Veronica. He ms to marry her and get control the money, or at least salt away large portion of it for himself. Ren, perhaps, a divorce, and back Victoria. It probably was Vic-ia- 's idea. Then everything would soft for the They :ld have their fun, have millions play with, and no Interference im a disapproving brother-in-lafor Instance, Christopher Don-levy- 111. Mr-fat- a over-zealo- . w tS CHEST MEWTHOLATUM fjc! To Have andyto Hold! U. S. Savings Bonds WEED TIRE CHAINS. For treacherous going, there's no better safeguard than weeds. 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He stopped before the collection of snapshots and photographs he had noticed on the wall the night rm." before. He pointed to a space. An amused murmur came from "Someone has removed a picr set lips. I don't think that you necessar-wer- e ture," he exclaimed. a party to the scheme. I Donlevy came right over. "I noticed that. But whose picture that pose you knew about it, but we'll probably never know. You re just too disgusted with your didn't by any chance " in life to care." He scowled. "But "No. I looked them over last rest of them. What a rotten el to put over on a fine old lady night, but didn't recognize anyone. What about the rest of the place?" a sensitive young girl!" His "Oh, the whole joint has been ftugnance to the idea was clearly searched. Bedroom torn apart. wrent in his face. What they were looking for is probHowever." He sat up straight, "A little more of the same mess, ably gone." ting the tips of his fingers to- McCale let his voice drop to a Bher. "Something went wrong eh, my friend?" said Donlevy. murmur. "Then why in God's newhere. I rather suspect it was ri Lynn. Curt probably had to The bellhops won't say a word, but, name are you determined to pin it Duke Duke does that mean?" on that girl over there?" He indimise he would come back with "Hold everything," McCale said. cated Veronica. "Surely" spoils in order tp get her to Ignoring Christopher Storm, he orce him. He also had to make Donlevy shrugged. "The motive, The motive always same promise to Victoria. What made a grab for his hat. my friend. Shari Lynn lay on her back, a comes back to that. The motive (less when someone, Victoria, no In Her death. weird, tragic figure has piled up in the last twenty-fou- r found the scrap of burned head was half under the table, as hours.' feer in the fireplace. That put the she had fallen, but not too far unMcCale sounded sullen. He knew ews in the works. No wonder, der to hide the staring eyes and the only too well how ft had piled up. her rage, she took it to Miss look of surprise and terror on her "You satisfied?" sending her searching all face. The patent artifice of her flaide, town detecfor an honest wrinkled his brow. Donlevy accentuated more than hair dyed ft." "Come now," he said. "You're too and ever her age dissipation. e was silent for a to be conmoment, romantic, Duke. I've McCale's eyes were grim as he vinced. Besides, some got at the disdainful Karen. of our cleverin her est jhese things I surmise," he re- - noted the neat round hole murderers are pretty young chest, the pool of dark blood that women of good American ated. "Now, what can you tell family had spilled down her side, saturat- and background. Then, too, my Inthe her gown, soaking carpet. vestigating staff, the D. A. don't need to tell you any- - ing they're His eyes swiveled around and all satisfied. Everyone except you." You are very acute." Her Wg. ice was away from this horrid grotesquerie He smiled. He was very sure of smooth, flat. Thank you." He bowed as to encounter two calm gray ones himself and confident. which contemplated him from the pigh to the Snow Maiden herself. "Yes. I know. I seem to be extreme opposite corner of the xcept perhaps" You're not arresting her?" unique. Except," she cut it curtly, "it room. ,Ann Marriot, trim and un"We can wait for the inquest, I p Veronica who found the piece ruffled in her gray tweeds, sat think. And you ?" letter." She smiled ironically. astride a small theatrical trunk. She "I want the truth, of course." McfLord," he reeled as from a blow. was holding the hand of Veronica Cale showed his teeth in a dangerwho and white sagged, Bigelow, ous smile. "I'm going on with the Ijw you all gang up on Veronica." in a straight-backe- d looking, me moved toward the door, haggard as you know." He went over to investigation, chair. firistopher, the Galahad, the ir- Beside Veronica Bigelow McCale, a pachable, is upstairs, if you them, feeling rather than seeing lay back against the seat of the cab, Ann. in to anger rising P question him." Her voice silent. She looked drained of all Biped ice. a figure of carved gray vitality, By all means." Somebody Stole stone in the terror of her Inner Bone, he kicked the brass fender A Picture thoughts. There was the distilled the fireplace. He was in a vile essence of tragedy in her young a torrent him She with greeted Per. He had learned a ereat loud enough for face, a face too young to be so words of spoken but all roads led to Rome or She harrassed, so bewildered. 5'eronica. to Dut it exactly. There everyone in the room to hear. seemed to have grown up overnight, is she "This Duke," intolerable, only one solution. Shari Lynn, her lip. I can't and the growing had been too sudmust be bribed, or coerced, or exclaimed, biting den, too awful. much it stand longer." fh'ened into talking. She must come back did you here, "Why before this shabby crowd Curt Had Planned then, after you called me?" pght their witch's brew to boil, "Well, I saw two officers escort A Double Cross paen Christopher Storm bounded Miss Bigelow Veronica here into fc'th his virilp strirtp Mc- McCale spoke to her gently. "I the lobby. I thought: 'Good Lord, ' p turned Quick, to shake the hurriedly to help you, Miss Bigelow. want to with that poor man's hand. He looked into what are they upI I do. But first you've got In Really So came on now?' up clean-cu- t girl face and spoke quick- to believe In me. I must probe deepthe same elevator." than the police maybe hurt you McCale smiled his appreciation of er more but your Aunt Adelaide exhis and her character gratitude. fothcr Death in a miracle from me, and so " "Good girl. But how did you pects She opened her eyes. know." "I Strange Cast manage to invade the premises?" few more questions can't mat"A In I too was I'm in a hell of a "That fact, easy. hurry, Storm. ter now. Go ahead." can answer brought in as a prize suspect. just one question, was "I'm taking it for granted that if elevator the didn't Darned boy ?u will." were nowhere near your home you Gladly." He faced McCale with remember he had taken me up an yesterday afternoon at the time of of so, course, hour before, being candid peyes. the murder. Right?" now did you happen to eive The properly awed by the majesty of "I wasn't, Mr. McCale." She was the law, he just couldn't help whisP to the bride and groom?" intense, earnest. "I can't say where of bit information at that r a moment Storm looked rat- - pering I was at the exact moment, but I the door. Whereupon I was rushed as if the question were far in with a firm grip on my elbow." didn't kill Curt. I couldn't have. I what he had expected. Then couldn't kill anybody, least of all She turned to Veronica. "Are you '"Plained. Curt." Miss better. You see, Bigelow? Mr. McCale," he said, "I'm feeling is "Did you love him?" going to get us out of rchitcct. The Nest was a little McCale Her eyes grew big as the question here.V e for newlyweds. I'd built it startled her into a consideration of I he what do and "I'll can," said, contest. It's a modern affair. the fact as it was. fnu know If you've seen the mod- - there was a genuine concern In "I of course I suppose I did." him that came as a real surprise. "l the latest "It was She fumbled for words. a soft behind tread heard him He stuff." P in a round and round like going lno-4oo- l Pes. VP" and turned to face the lieutenant of something some surge great tably. "Johnny-on-the-spas usual, I thing exciting whenever he wasi Jell, Veronica and I had worked see." There was a shadow of a near me, whenever I thought of together. We were nraeticallT smile on Donlevy's lips. "Sorry I him. But It's now now that I know P?ed and we thought when we had to detain Miss Marriot, but she that it's over, that he's gone foit would be Just the rather arranged her own entrance, reverdeadthat I wonder If it was knarry, F? for us " His eves were far so to speak, together with one of love. I'm so empty. squad." my (TO BE CONTINUED) foster-Bigelow- lt CINNAMON BUNS In this room talking with Miss Lynn about two this morning. I'm convinced by what she said that she knew something. When I came In I had the feeling that she expected someone else." 'A little blackmail, what?" eyes showed their intent in- Baaincourt, fcgnet, to Lmi.um.wM ..i ix.na.L .11.1.1 . asiver McCale thought, and said to Ann. "You run along now. Wait for me at the office." He looked at his watch. Then he added pointedly to Don-levthough he faced Ann. "I'll see that Miss Bigelow gets home safely, unless, of course" he turned steely eyes to the lieutenant "unless you are not willing to remand her In my custody." "Oh, quite all right," Donlevy said. A cynical grin masked his thoughts. He turned away, drawing McCale with him. Ann murmured a few cheery words to the girl and went out At the window. Donlevy spoke with an Impatient gesture which took In the whole room. "A little more of the same mess," he said. "Eh. my friend?" McCale sighed. "Looks like it." he said bitterly. "The worst part of it all is that if I'd had my wits about me, it might have been prevented." "What?" "I was here B.it on. Hie design wm HEU EASE ACMKS as a G.I. bride, and on her arrival in New York saw her husROVYN band on the dock, surrounaed by most expensive flowers. Rushing H. M ATURCt down the gangway she kissed him "Surely you're through with her and said: now?" McCale was devastating enthusiastically "It's good of you. Elawfully formal to greet me with such a marmer, "Quite, quite. She could have velous lot of flowers." gone a half hour ago. but when I "Never mind the gush," said Ellearned she had phoned you. I "harry up and get your coat thought that Is Miss Bigelow was mer; a bit under the weather." He dis- off and help me sell 'em!' regarded Veronica studiously, his manner to her hard, restrained. So that's the way the wind blows. She GERALD 'COLD BUG'goihm? on your pantry shelf for Your Safety 1 (Buy. 1L. cSL StwinqjL (BondLi WEST "MRMDr Made from the Whole Wheat kernel and contains nutritious elements found in the grain and in their natural state, Vitamin B, Vitamin A, Phosphorus and Calcium so important to a balanced diet. HA5HUGHT BATTERY 93 A delicious cooked cereal which has "A Flavor All Its Own"and the "Oftener you eat it the better you will like it." Thy cell packs enough ENERGY Order a package from your grocer today to MONTANA CEREAL CO. 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