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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER, RANDOLPH. UTAH AROUND id he Duke McCale, private detective, Is encaged by wealthy old Miss Bigelow, to guard her nieces wedding presents. McCale gnesses there is something sinister In the situation, and so accepts. He meets Mrs. Sybil Bigelow, the brides mother, Victoria and Stephen Bigelow, the brides brother and sister, and Mrs. 6tephen Bigelow, a strikingly beautiful blonde woman. Later he becomes acquainted with Christopher Storm, a noted architect, who is too inquisitive to suit McCale. Then he meets Veronica, the bride-to-ban attractive and intelligent girl, and the bridegroom-to-be- , the extremely handsome Curt Vailain-cour- t, big and masterful. He gives Veronica a strange, meaningful glance. e, CHAPTER IV Just keep your eyes and ears open. I wont even give you my reactions to the Bigelow clan. I want an unbiased opinion from you in the morning. Youre supposed to be guarding those precious No-o-- o. wedding gifts. Miss Bigelow will be expecting you at eight oclock. Ask for her. Youd better run along now and get yourself some grub. Put Ann on the line, will you? The power behind the throne, quipped Rocky, took iher royal departure at the stroke of six. Just like that? Yeah. She had a wicked gleam in her eye when she sealed the note she left for you. Ill lay odds that shes up to some deviltry. No doubt. Well, Ill be seeing you in the morning. Dont let any of em rattle you. Be seeing you. Night, now. The desk light was on in the outer office. In the small round pool of light it threw lay a note from Ann Marriot reminding him that he was taking her to dinner. , She had underlined the final word dress. When Curt began to take tys leave, he doled himself out. Stephen he treated like a brother. Storm as an affectionate friend. It was the women who bit at his heels most Miss Adelaide glowed, avidly. turned coy. Sybil shook herself out of the sulks, simpered. Victoria looked at him hotly, and Karen's eyes kindled with an icy fire. He went over the events of the Veronica waited tolerantly, as if she could well afford to do so. He afternoon, trying to docket his imcrossed to her finally in his negli- pressions in some way, to relate gently graceful stride. He took her them to the dark omen he had car- hands in his big ones and, leaning over, whispered in her ear. She laid her bronze head against the massiveness of his chest for a moment. , N Everyone must have heard her But its all right now, say, darling. All right. Im so glad I was devastated. -- Victorias eyes were i half-close- d, she said with emphasis. She looked older and more haggard in the gloom. He nodded as she followed him to the door. I think I should have one of my operators on duty here tonight. Oh, no it wont be at all necessary. ' The wedding gifts. There was an tinge of sarcasm in his tone. tle . smiled uncomfortably. Theyll be all right. Very well. ' x she wanted. Is that all? Character? I couldnt say. I simply recognize him as a type-o- ne over which Im not enthusiastic. I watched you this afternoon. You are so calm. Dont you ever get excited? . He chuckled. I have a very even temperament." She looked disappointed, but he would make no further comment. Good night. Good night. Dinner Date at The White Abbey As he walked crosstown, he felt strangely' disembodied, like some-a one coming from the theater theater where one had seen a queer-- . ly disturbing drama. On impulse he entered the first drugstore that he saw. He dialed the BigeloW number, waiting impatiently until he heara Miss Adelaides voice. he said, On second thought, Ive decided that it is necessary to have my assistant in your house tonight. A Mr. Bjorkland. He will report to you at eight. Good night again. He hung up before she could acquiesce or demur. Then he called his own number. Rocky answered. Hello, Rocky. I want you to spend the night at the. Bigelows. Okay, boss. 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Shoe- - Eighty-fiv- e Egg Cooler cooler can be made by sinking a large tile in the earth and cover. fitting it with weather-proo- f An egg StorKist is best of our 3 grades Fonc wrong, " Do you want me to watch out for anything in particular? V Walked In? Lights went down suddenly and a girl stepped into the yellow oval of a spot. That was Shari Lynn. McCale raised an eyebrow. The girl had walked out onto the floor again to take a bow. She accepted the acclaim in the same slow, sultry way she had sung. I hope you wont go into a jealous rage if I say I think shes got something there, said McCale slyly. Not at all. Shes got something with her, too, if youll look where shes headed. McCale turned and saw the top of a curly black head, the set of ried away from there. He wished unmistakable shoulders. He whisRocky were with him now to talk pered under his breath. he murit over. Curt Vallaincourt, He called a cab and rode crossmured. So thats the boy Ann sighed. town, deep in the groove of his mood. They drove up to a row of himself. I can certainly see why old brownstone houses which looked the girls drop their handkerchiefs deserted, their flat, unlighted fronts whenever he goes by. a deceptive sepia blank. One of Ill admit hes handsome. door. them had an oyster-whit- e Handsome, darling, is not the made for it. word for it. Ann, Im ashamed of you. I did not dream that girls Ann Sizes Up. the You listen to me instead. AlSituation most any man with a lot of money After a wait of less than five min- is on the hunt for the best deal he utes, Ann came from behind a door can buy. Whats the matter with a She was woman whos got a few million lymarked Powder Room. slender and smart in a green draped ing around loose buying herself a affair that ended in a lot of gray gorgeous piece of freight like foam. that? They lingered over the exorbitantHe was shocked, even though he ly priced dinner, McCale preoccu- knew she was enjoying his reacpied, bored by( the place. tions. All right, Ann said finally. Its not so hot but I had to see it. Curt Goes to the What do you really think of it? Its fascinatingly dull. Howev- Highest Bidder Thats just it, was his rejoiner, thats what it will be like when Its just the fact that its you marry me. Your week will be der. all mapped out for you. Ill want merchandise that makes it so so to dress up one night and go out cheap. to the place of the moment; a reguWell, its perfect merchandise, lar night for the movies; then well and any woman have to take in all the good plays; Women are supposed to have maybe go dancing and morals. Which leaves Phooey, darling. What a million One night a week for me to sit dollars or a real mink will do to a by the fire at your feet while you gals morals just isnt funny. discuss the intricacies of your latShed stuck her chin out with that est case. Yes, I know. Youre full last observation, and McCale of the blasted Bigelows now. Tell resist the temptation to couldnt me all. of it. take advantage I. hope thats only your way of a Ill get you platinum fox, he telling me that youre burning up with a perfectly serious exsaid with curiosity. pression. And so I am. Youll do nothing of the kind, He lighted a cigarette and startflared up, then suddenly disshe the recount to affair ed carefully into convulsive laughter. solved Bigelow as far as it went. was she he true, however, that Curt It When finally paused, said, No more?! Vallaincourt, that highly salable No more. male, was going to the highest bidMcCale' So far as I can see from where der on Saturday next. were sitting then, there isnt any thought of the clairvoyance that had ' mystery unless its your Irish made him sure only that afternoon that the man was truly in love with hunch. It hardly Veronica Have I ever been wrong? Bigelow. Oh, you must have been, once or seemed credible now that he saw with Shari him here in a twice. But I swear there is something Lynn. But there they were, a table going on there some deep trouble. or two away, deep in conversation. (TO BE CONTINUED) I tell you, the whole family has the Mo-Caf- e He was outside, in the corridor. Mr. McCale. Yes. You saw the bridegroom. What V do you think? handsome. He hesitated. Very He knew that. wasnt the answer . To install glass in a warped window frame, screw the frame tightly against the sill o that it is pulled back to its original shape. Then put in glass and release top-not- ch I shall need you, She I think youre smitten with this Karen wench'. McCale roared. Good Lord, are you jealous? Of me? Now, see here Of course Im jealous, you wretch. She waggled a finger at And here,, if him, then pointed. Im not mistaken, comes another member of our cast. Lights went down suddenly and a girl stepped into the yellow oval of a spot. She was dressed in some silver business so cunningly draped that it turned her into a shimmering pillar. She had a wide raspberry mouth and dark brown hair with strange lights in it. The saxophones wailed and subsided to a moan. The drums were a tom-toaccompaniment. She stood perfectly still, a cigarette hanging from the corner of her mouth while she sang. Her voice was a husky contralto and she wrenched the lyrics from the commonplace into the realm of the boudoir. It was singing. Wow! McCale. exclaimed Thats showmanship. What were you saying, my pet, when Love If soup stock or gravy has too much fat, wrap an ice cube or two in a small piece of cheesecloth and run it through the gravy or stock. The fat will collect and congeal on the cold surface of the cloth and can be removed easily. old-scho- ol course. Of Why Of course, darling. I see them all. But what do you think? house! m mere pencil strokes in her Beardsley face, and Karens only movement was the tapping of a carmine fingernail on the arm of her chair. Curt kissed his- - fiancee. And then McCale knew. There was no acting in that kiss. This was no embrace in the thundering animal way of a Tarzan. This was not the selling power behind perfect merchandise. In spite of the stories, in spite of the mans reputation, he was really in love with Veronica Bigelow. It was in his eyes. It was unmistakable. How could anyone in that room not know it? You wont need me tonight? he asked Miss Bigelow. she faltered. No I think not Will you telephone me in the morning? jumps. Theyre shaky, nervy out of snorts. It sticks out like a sore thumb. Ann selected a, salted nut and bit into it with her strong white teeth. She said, an amused look in her eyes, What Sticks out is that the whole family is crazy about the gorgeous Curt. And he takes the one with the money. He must be quite a boy. I asssure you he Is. Cant you just see them all from my description? The old lady at wits end; Sybil drowning something or other in sherry; Karen cold and lax, taking it out on the piano; Veronica dazzled; Victoria cruel and fighting back; Stephen lost and floundering. Items of Interest to the Housewife tete-a-te- te , Keeps for weeks on your pantry shelf . . . ready for quick action IF YOU BAKE AT HOME-N- ew Fleisch-mann- s Fast Rising Dry Yeast lets you make all the delicious bread your family loves, quickly any time you want to. ... Easy-to-us- . . . fast-actin- e ... 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