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Show THE SAUNA SUN. SAUNA. UTAfl tachnient. "She might have owed him at him and saw him slamling, like a money, gambling or something, or lie man of stone, his glim, tiliinl profile might have been blackmailing tier. toward Hint younger man. The- siieer Funny tilings like that happen. . He beauty of Deck seemed somehow Inmay have forced Ids way in, and she solent and flaunting before that husfelt a sharp didnt want to give him away. She band's haggard eyes. may have hid him In the closet and cleavage of sympathy . . . terror for faked a headache so they could talk Deck and anguish for that bereft while you folks were eating. And then mans pain. lie made a grab at her shiners and the easing of a .physical they got to struggling, and lie stabbed strain when Harriden turned and walked out of the room.-- I her." remember a dull surprise at finda him cursed harriden for foul, "ho two when. you think my wife was ever afraid of ing it was only half-pas- t I was in' my room. a blackmailer?" lie thundered.. "Can't I was so spent you see tills girl is just making this emotionally that 1 was conscious of to herself some' sensational up nothing hut a crushget ing depression. Tliere was no denying limelight " Well, now, she hasn't any' reason the reality of Elkins high - strung words. for making it up, lias she?" And I had my ow n corroboration of Harriden gave me a sudden, strange Decks desperate message, Take no look. "How do T know?" lie said wearily. steps. . For' all my exhaustion I could not "I dont know a damned thing about tier except that she's lying. She cooked sleep; my hto'ughts kept milling about Had Deck up this story to cover up her going in confused conjecturing. been ttie man at the window hail he into m.v wife's room'. followed her up to finish the quarrel "Don't you think, Mr., honahey, ' . came" Mrs. Crane's practical voice from tiiere? It might have hoop Deck, 'I thought. somewhere behind 11s, 'that lids investigation has gone far enough to- He might iia'ye slipped away when lie' night?- It Is well on into, 'the morn-- , heard Harriden coiiie In the next room ' might have promised to meet ing." conceded," Something in him as soon as possible in the galhonahey s it, lady. There's guards around the lery. Then she did not come. "had her husband .too and and stayed inside the long place (pause guards nobody is to' stir olit' till we got in the room. ' . What was their quarrel about, I through with this."' wondered, my temples throbbing .heiivWe had .risen, to .go out wlieq one-o1 i.e policemen entile, in. bringing u fly against the pillow. Was she threatening to leave him was he mad with young- uian in. the. 'livery, of an under-iu-lh-f' ' . . jealousy? The.sorries't woman on Gods earth. . . . Had h? gone" up from dln-ne- r to" carry out his wild .threat? . . O'li, no, no, no! .Only to see "her, to lie "was raily-- "a reedy looking plead withto her. For lie 'had sent me try to get word to her, to young man,- - with. a cadaverous face, up inter, her. to' take no steps'. . urge prominent cheek hones and deep-sq- t ' fool . that.-not 'to Oh,' He. looked excited, and the pobyes. out before! .Then" Speak my story liceman with him was excited, as he' might- have ' carried conviction', but t to he bqonicd along' inspector. now it' Would seem n lamp, invention took Hie affairs lnto liis tiands. . of .mine, to save him. , . know-ing "My nuin says you've admitted .Or had his sending' me. on tlipt'er-rausomething. . Now, what's your been merely a nrse on his' part, name?" . to maker It appear lie still be Elkfns, sitid .the' man in a strained, lieved her in her room, when all the - . nervous voice. . time he knew that roniu was unten.' ' . You work here?" ' . . and her poor- - body shrouded anted Yes, sir, for threo years. And I shrubbery below? mean no disrespect to my' employers I did not know- - what" to believe.M.v in speaking out about a guest. unmind went' round - and round in the " derstand it's my fluty to tell anymazes of its doubt. He had been thing that I might know." . so long away from that table. . . Thats, yofir duty, said Donaliey But that had been beea'use he w:as What do grimly' you know" 'trying to reach- her, m.v defensive Elkins was- - breathing quickly. . heart- instantly declared. He had told 'People often forget that servants me that her room -did .not anphone can hear,1 lie said. "They talk-- out swer of course, .he had gone .to her while were passing tilings its emdoor anil- 'knocked perhaps even 1 was just behind that tried it. barrassing. . . Chinese screen in the lounge when Ii6" Tiiid I if' in and wondered, peeped they were talking. I was taking glasses found darkness, and ghostly curtains off a table. . In the wind.. Or If he had It was the violence of .what was blowing found the door locked locked by an said that being .caught me, Elkins went op. Not like the ordinary run unkngwrrnssassin who was still inside. I determined to try Deck of talk of the cocktail hour." in me". Since I already knew confide . Donaliey only nodded encouragingly. "But if was . savage "sounding, sir. so much, since I had proved stanch, . . . The lady was Mrs. 'Harriden. She surely he would tell me fhq truth-But his me had a been if sending rijse had been drinking with the gentleman, ? My mind wearied from "all tills talking together for some time. .Anil At last I slept. '" wondering. I was when .behind the then, screen, woke very suddenly. '.I woke to I heard him-- , say in quite a terrible the instant impression that some one voice,, though very low, If you 'do, was "in my room. ' I . there W ith" my you'll he the sorriest' w'oinan on Gods 1 By MARY HASTINGS BRADLEY Copyright by D. Appletoh-Centur- y Co., Inc. WNU Service Leila Seton, young and beautiful, and an expert on paintings, is commissioned to go over the collection of paintings in the home of the wealthy Kellers in New York, where a party is in progress; From her window she witnesses a man In another room strike a woman. Shortly after Mrs. Keller sends up word, asking her to join the party at dinner. Leila hastily dresses and goes down. She is seated between Mr. Deck, a crili;, and Monty Mitchell, a noted, lawyer. follow. There are Mr. Introductions HarFiden, Miss Letty Van Alstyp, Mr. Mrs. Crane, Wajkins . and Prince and. Princess. Uancini, guests. Leila find- fche js taking the place of .Nora HamDan Harriden leaves the table, den. and Mitchell explains 'lie has gone up to see how. headache is. lit returns shortly Deck, saying he niusi put in a call, leaves-- . Upon he bogs Leila to secretly take a irtes- sage tri Nora to take no steps until .1 see you. Leila find.--, the Harriden ' rooms empty and so. informs Deck. Coming out' she passes. Letty. Harriden asks Prinhess Raneini to run up and. see his wife. The princess reports the absence af Nora Search is fruitless. Harriden admits that lie had a row, and bclreves Hie is spire fully hiding. Letty tells of seeing Leila n coine froni the room.- Leila accuses of having struck his wife. This Harriden denies. From the Harritlens wiridow. Leila sees what proves to be Nora's lifeless .body. A ghastly head wound caused death. Dah says she w.as lying on her bed. when he went td dinner, and when he ran up latex the room was dark. Thinking she was ntleep, he left without seeifig.her. Mrs. KeHer comes upon a pool of blood in tlje closet. A diamond chain is miss- ing. Honahey, . puliei. inspector, questions the 'guests. Harriden fails to report the row he had with Nora'. He brands Leilas story of seeing a loan Ktrike a woman lie. .Anson, a maid tells of seeing Deck outside the n door.. leek spys he passed in seeking a lost handkerchief. his-wife- s ; Leila-consents- Har-ride- j Har-ride- half-aslee- - TALL TALES FACE MASKS POPULAR Presenting face masks of one's sell to friends Is a new gift craze In Lon don. An artist covers the face wltfc what he calls "magic pulp," which he has discovered. He takes it off almost Immediately and has a pets feet Impression of the sitters fa From the mold Is cast the mak la porcelain or bronze. 88 : As Told to: . FRANK E. HAGAN and ELMO SCOTT WATSON The Trolling Frog Tragedy so desperately fond legs, Albert Mackey of Detroit once owned the biggest bull frog, that ever croaked a love song. BECAUSE hes Albert landed the Goliath near Grass Lake Mich., and it measured 28 Inches and weigtied precisely three pounds," four, ounces. Albert kept the giant alive simply because it spurred his appetite Just to look at' his pet. He named It Froncliy. When Albert owned Frenchy 28 days to the hour lie permitted tlie frog a daily swim In the lake. When he gave a certain peculiar whistle, here the K3T frog would come, plowing tlie water a like destroyer. A Via w of the Great Bridge Nora Harriden's limp, gold-clabody-iAn .adventurously hungry fish folher husband's arms . . . that husAn airplane view oi the San Franband's face, rigid, grief smitten . . . lowed Freiichy home from Ills swim cisco- Oakland Bay Bridge with lull heck's defiant, high-helhead a ini' his one day, nipping at his aft propellers details oi construction will he sent ami spurring Als' pet leviathan to iree to any address upon request. hitter, tormented eyes. I must get to heck", I strenuous efforts. That gave A1 an Also full information covering Engithought and hurried Into a cold show- - idea and it wasnt long until a' little neering courses in Distal, ilacirical. harness was fitted on tlie frog's body. Mechanical, Mining, Aeronautical, Radio, er, Wondering wlmt was done Air Conditioning, Chemical, Civil, ArchitecI plumed the Then A1 littaclied two short ' lengths in that limi.-tural and Structural Engineering. good-sizeof a of line breakand and was Informed that question couple fishing Better Day Are Hera Again . fast would he lip. with 'spinners and sent . hooks end young men tncy confidently look for' ' Coffee was out chief ward to real oppoitumtioi. So far ae we trolling. my need, black Frenchy know every greduete of thin college in and hot, and 1 welcomed it all the Tlie very first trial, a. employed. Address more since tlie maid who brought. the bass struck. A1 whistled and Frenchy, rOLYTECHNIC ENGINEERING COU.ECE tray told me that tlie inspector would, churning the . water 13th at Madison Sts. Oakland. Calif. desperately, Established in 1898 Grants Llegrees like to see me us soon possible. beacHed Ills- prize. It. was easy then. e Perl tries smpfevmsnlor (Aoss wko dssirs it. took. a last look at myself in the glass, likemost to troll' tlie learned Frenchy then went downstairs.-Thly places, edges of "weed beds, around halls were einjily; so, too, was lily pads and windfalls hed even, dive i he big entrance hall, except for a po into deep holes where bass lurked.-Coursr.StELK' BRAND PICKtES' liceman.'at the front' door. lir .the peainanetit. Unnothings drawing-roohonahey was behind known to all, a fierce muskellunge Inids' usual talde. lie nodded In response habited 'Grass Hike. A1 .had. sent to my good morning, then jerked 'ids' wlien lie saw the' foraging head toward a couple 'of young men Froncliy muskie dive at tlie frpg.-gulmightily at a talde at the far end of tlie room, and vanish with him, not to reappear. and sent' me to have my fingerprints him home, said AlI'd .taken. But" wed put some" perbert you suffer burning, scanty or sadly. That- was to be expected, I thought, too frequent urination; backache, them. on ice and simmons testing and certainly I had nothing to worry headache, dizziness, loss of energy, Darn It all, my lips puckered on me." about, except that I was rather inter- leg pains, swellings and puffiness In Detroit that And Its well known under the eyes? Are you tired, nervested in tlie process of print taking, ous feel all unstrung and don't for I knew something about the work, out of respect for his frog, Albert know what is wrong? , so. I fell Into chat with tlie two young Mackey hasnt eaten another persini- Then some dreadful to since uion that day. thought give men. your It was Just a formality, . they kidneys. Be sure they function propersaid; tliere was nothing to be gained ly for functional kidney disorder perfrom' all this print taking unless they mits excess waste to stay in the blood, Saved by a Sonnet . . got tlie print of some Insider, for nil and to poison and upset the whole IIANDIAP MOUGAN was a fron-- . tlie household had been over the roo.iu.' system. vJ tier publisher in Texas, but he Use Doan's Pills. Doan't are for the Except- Deck," sa.id a heavy voice had his most thrilling, adventure bebeside us. kidneys only. They are recommended fore he evey reached the. Lone Star the world over. You can get the genI started, and found Harriden starFrank state, Morgan, .printer d says Doans at any drug uine, ing down at us out of red rimmed and in ninny a shop store. proofreader eyes. The man's fact looked H3 throughout the Middle West . This is Instead of hours laid passed ; his story, of that adventure: tlie deep lines in it were accentuated 'The Grandpap wagon train-whictill they seemed like seaiys, and tlie flesh was sparer and tighter over tlie Morgan had Jofcied with his old Army press, .his cases of type and other hones. "Deck wasn't in the room after, the equipment, got safely through the Jncrossto It came the until dian country murder and dont you forget that," ing of tlie Cimarron river.. Tliere a lie admonished grimly. war party Jumped' them. big I was impatient to see Eeck. .1 For more than three hours the emithought of plioiiing 'to his room, then . I remembered that a policeman might grants kept the redskins at bay. Then a whisper of fear ran among the dehe listening in I thought of getting t in touch with Monty Mitchell and fenders . . - their bullets were almost Face Clear Again with As .their fire slackened exhausted! trusting him with a message. But Jon-alieCuticura Soap and Ointment detained me then with more and died down, tlie savages began . . questions, and I had to go over wliat massing for a final charge. Ilere Is a letter every skin sufferer I had said before and tell him more Just as tlie emigrants were getting should read. Its message is vital about my.self and how I happened ready to throw down- their useless There were blemishes on my face, to he tliere at ail. At tlie end lie. told rifles and draw their Bowie knives, of external origin, and they made me me I must appear at the inquest, on look old and haggard. They were Wait! (irandpap Morgan shouted: Wait! . . . Quick, one of you fellers red, hard and large. They would Sunday morning. hurt, and when I scratched them the I went out in tlie hull and wandered . . . help me get the type. locked up' In skin would become Irritated, and I about a little irresolutely, thinking allthis form . . . it's ready to print would He awake at night and start that if I kept out in sight I migliL.iin-couute- r when 1 get to Texas, hut It wont get digging at my face. Alan either heck or Monty' printed anyway if tlie Injuns kill me But after using two ' "cakes of 'Mitchell without having to phone and now. Here, men, fill your Cuticura Soap and one tin of Cutiguns!. betray my eagerness to tlie ollicials. ' As tljoy rammed home the "pieces cura Ointment my face was cleared-again- . As a pretext for lingering 1 read the" of. lead type, a ringing- (Signed) Mrs. L. M'hetzler, and ' 2nd St, Floreffe, Pa., June 15, 1935." papers, over and over. tlie drumming of 'swift pony hoofs-ocan understand such ' Tlie headlines . Physicians were sensutlonul-r-Societ- y tiie 'hard .prairie told of tlie savage The formulas have letters. Cuticura t Murdered and Beauty charge that was coniihf effectiveness for over their proved pages were filled .with stories of Now ! shouted Grandpap Morgan. half a century. Remember, Cuticura Noras life, 'and "tliere was one account A- - blast of fire from fifty rifles, and Soap and Ointment are also for pimof the famous yellow- diamond chain. tlie racing ponies were jerked .to a ples, rashes, ringworm, burning of The. pendant on it, it was stated, was halt. 'A ; moment later the redskins, eczema and other externally caused skin blemishes. All druggists. Soap a flawless jewel which had been-worscreeching . with j rage, were racing 25c. Ointment 25c. Adv. on tlie turbans of a royal Turkish away In Inad retreat over' the. hills. "I family, for generations; the last heir knew Grandpiip Morgan grinned. 26 34 had given it to Mrs. Harriden instant- 'that would turn the trick, he .said. "A WNU W ly upon her expression of admiration column-and a half of spring-poetra costly gesture which her husiiaffd . . . they Just couldnt stand It! had paid for, later, by persistent losses at cards. Tlie chain, so the paper said, Ever Meet a High-Behind? . had" been, assembled by Mr. Harriden ANY a tenderfoot has "protected to mutch tlie pendant. is caused by on People' Often Forget That Serv, Morning sickness" but . ' the camp from a My eyes raced through tlie accounts acid condition. To avoid it, acid must be ants Can . Hear. seen "this fabnot one of them has of tlie guests; tiiere was no reference such as magnesia. offset by alkalis " " . eyes sliuf, not daring to open them, to Alan heck except ns a favorite in ulous beast.. Why Physicians Recommend as all. Westerners Tlie trying to feign" sleep, feeling in every tlie hong Island. set.'' No reporter,' I Is with nerve that something was tliere--- .. a Milnesia Wafers stiff was .sure, had been able to get In the know, equipped candy-likwafers are These something just within the "door. There house; the papers imd had to take the tail,- - the end of which was "fashioned had been. some sound,- - some indefin- facts that honahey Imd given out, and like a posthole digger. pure milk of magnesia in aolid form the most pleasant way to take it. Each able sound that had '.waked me. The chief delfght of tiie. .' the list of guests and' do wlmt they wafer is approximately equal to a full adult the-tai-l' Its on on balance was instant to'turn more back, the. feeling grew could with thely imagination. Every dose of liquid milk of magnesia. Chewed and spin madly In circles. Of Aftee the inquest, I supposed, heck's terrible; I knew then that fear could then swallowed, they correct thoroughly, he paralyzing, .for'.I lay .tliere literally threats could' no longer be kept se- course" you understand the rotary cidity in the mouth and throughout the unable to move or speak, simply help- cret; the papers, would make wlmt of this Indulgence bored a hole digestive system and insure quick, comless and terriliqd, waiting" for some--thin- they could of that. Luckily he would in" tlie ground Into which fh'e high beplete elimination of the waste matters that cause gas, headaches, bloated feelings and horrible to happen. hind invariably disappeared. Imve his own paper to give a favoraa dozen other discomforts. "frea 'of. Then there was a efeak.jtf the'dpo'r ble version. But he would have to tenderfoot duties Night Milnesia Wafers come in bottles of20 and "and soft, muffled steps- down-.thhall. give an explanation of his words and quently included replenishment of conI knew I was not imagining those 48, at 35c and 60c respectively, and in steps', I hoped fervently that the night had densed milk' cans around the camp! convenient tins for your handbag containI heard them, food of the though my own- thump- brought him counsel, and Inspiration.' This was tlie favorite ing 12 at 20c. Each wafer is approximately 'The beast opened, the can3 one ing heart- - heats Hounded- louder .to' Itestlessly I'.iyondered where he was adult dose of milk of magnesia. Ail me. I suppose It was only a moment keeping himself. . with his metal tall, and after thre. good drug stores sell and recommend them. or two,, really, that I lay In the 'grip lulled into such nbiding began to think that all of the drinks Start using these delicious, effective of that helplessness, then motion and guests were upstairs, gathered peace that the camp was'safe for the anti-acigently laxative wafers today . I reached sense came back uiately in tlie Kellers' private sitting-- " night from li is. attacks. Professional samples sent free to registered' Woslern Newspaper Cnlon.- out and managed to tlasi on the night room .talking tilings over by them-- . physicians or dentists if request is made light with fingers flint fumbled selves; I felt so alone in that house on professional letterhead. Suluct Products, for the tiny chain as "if each that It was a comfort to see tlie Prince Forest Air-PurInc.. 4402 23rd St., Long Island City, N. Y, Instant of darkness was a' danger. ltanclnl coming out 'from the Forest, air is pure 'because tlie leaves Then I jumped up und run for the just behind this entrance hall. of tlie trees act as a filter, catching door. He looked at me with the Latin's quick most of the dust and bacteria that I for&ed k rr si nr ' wofiTiT olfiofwTse pollute it, Moreover, mysc4f fftrrflow'ir tnriTPST TirAiTJ.TiT'Tir.'-irn-TjTthe blackness of that hull. I saw nothwart, handsome fellmv, witli white a forest 1ms a definite hygienic Influence on tlie land around It. a fact that' ing. I heard nothing. I did not go out teeth flashing in his brown face us lo and look down the stairs; I dodged smiled at me. I smiled hack at hint has been confirmed by a number of hack and shut and locked my door. and he came up to me. villages In India which have never Should I call some ony pn jhe hou-- e' ,p sa'u; "A terrible husim rn!' been at tucked during cholera epidemics in their district due to their being "phone?. I moved toward it but hesiing out Ids r's. fervwuiy tated, caught back by tlie fear. of sonie-ibinsurrounded by dense, protecting woods. . ..greed. hysterical. and panicky. It was (TO lib CO Vi iM lb Collier's.. ... . SYNOPSIS easy for overwrought nerves to play tricks and In my condition I might have imagined those sounds within my door. The steps, though. Imd been real. But the steps could easily he accounted for. Donahey had said the house was guarded and very likely one of the policemen was patrolling the hall and, finding my door ajar, had paused to make sure my' room- was. occupied. I persuaded myself that tills was so. What else could- it he? Confidence had revived with t lie lighted room and I told myself the rustling had been only the night wind playing with the folds r of m.v satin frock left lying on by the door. My very excess of past terror and my ashamed reaction against it swept me now- - too far in the oilier direction, for 1 did not phone. It was not easy to get to sleep again but I did, hltimately. and it was height day when I'wnked, with the sun 'streaming across the dark, polished floor, over. the white fur rug, to glow-o' tlie rose-reof thechair. But no sun could lift the depression of that past night or banish tlie pictures moving before my eyes - FREE d Ier-.liap- . about-breakfast- e. - .. d . chapter v r two-poun- d 1 "had-been- Do.n-aliey . d , -- p0 ... - ,,p - CHAPTER IV Continued 'I 5 . know liat time I came tip but I was loafing downstairs till I. had to bustle to .dress," Mitchell reported, and Keller stated that lie had gone up before the time in question and hud- been' talking through (lie open doors with, his wife." . Duo alley fumed toward Alan Deck. . You, "Mr. Dock?" heck ausw.ereil,- "I went" up. fairly early to my room though I haven't any. wife to Vouch, for 'it.'; .Ilis .tone w'as" lightly mocking. "After I changed I went to. the pictuee gallery on the .third floor by the south stairs," lie mentioned. "My presence there Miss Seton. can certify to. Vt encountered each there.' .. . The inspector's gaze mo'ved back, to me. "Appointment?" I "told .him. Wt? had "Accident, never met each other before." "Wlia-t-weryou doing there?" I reminded him that the pictures-wermy business in the house. Alan heck said merely, "Time on my bands tilings to think out. Like a big plaee to tramp about in. honahey made more of his little notes. Then, as usual, he asked for the exact time of this encounter atvl listened wearily to our uncertainties that finally decided it had been a little before eight. That's w;lien 1 los"t said heck. my handkerchief," "Now let .me get this straight," said .honahey. . "Your rooms ' are in the south wing, second floor. Before din-- . ner you went up to the gallery on the second floor, using the stairs on your side. of the house.-Yomet Miss Seton You . lost your there accidentally. handkerchief, During, dinner you went up to call your paper,, then you remembered that ' you had .lost your' handkerchief, probably .in the gallery, and .you. started out to find it. .You went along t le hall tlia.t goes across the length, of the- - bouse,. 'passing the door- - of Mrs. Ilarritfens room.. .Among' others, interpolated Deck. Was that when the maid saw you?" heck reflected. "No when I was 'coming back filial the gallery: She . was coming from the south, along the hall toward me. O.K. Tl;e maid, saw you and you might, have Been coming thought, ' out of the room. Thats'-it- , Isnt it?" ' Thats it." said Deck Tn- ids nonI fnight, just have chalant voice. stopped, wondering if It was worth while to try that call again. I didnt .get it, the first time. Donaliey . finished his notes without .comment, then' concentrated again upd.'itl t e - . me.' .'Now" then on ' . about this filing at the window now "Can't ydu forget that? Harriden demanded. Why do you want to waste your time Now, now, Mr.. Harriden, it maylead to something: It may have been some outside fellow, somebody who .'came here, to .see her on the Q.T. He llurrideli made a surge forward and 1 thought the veins on his- congested face would burst. lie looked almost at the limit of his self control. Are you suggesting that my wife had a clandestine visitor. "Not the way you think at all, R'tu'riiod w.iili Ins unmoved u - - time-teste- h lmrd-uugle- Blemishes Made Her Old Looking J- - 1 Ja-y- earth. ; . . . y "And what did she say? I didn't cntcli that. I got-- the tone of her voice it was like she was laughing sort of sassy,, said Elkins with a slip, into the colloquial. ".And-thman said to . what she said, T warn you. And then he said some-- , thing about "lying, lie s'aid, 'Id say you lied, in yoiir teeth,: apd she said something again, that I .didn't hear. . . . Her words were all. run together .like.' And then he said, Cod-- , if you do! I warn you. And then somebody was asking for another shaker, and I had to hurry across the ro'opi. .' And when I heard she was ly. ing dead downstair well, I couldnt say jliis had anything to do with It, hut when the ollicer began asking me had I heard anything of their goings on and was there any bad blood about, why I'd have done less than my duty,, sir, if I had covered the facts. "Sure. Youhad to tell it,- Dona-hey- . Now about this said evenly. fellow: Who was he? You haven't told us that, yet." ' There, sir. That gentlepian there. Mr. Deck." '. . . Deck. stood tliere, and his white face, with his dark, bitter! defiant eyes, sent .He was 'terror through-m- . like a man in a pillory 'for all 'the world to gape at. And then my eyes went '.on, and found ther figure of Hnrpiden, He' had .stood there, back by the door, during that time, listening. . . . And now he looked at Deck.. honahey8 head was thrusting oul iin Ins thick neck like a turtle's. ' ' Well, Mr. Deck?" silence me. Ilis 'And then agonized he said, "I dont remember," and His lips twitched In a mockery of a smile. "You dont remember?'-Not a word. I was quite tight be . Tore dinner. . , . I havent the faintest recollection of anything said down- e ... stairs." Donaliey ground out, "Yet you remember t hat you went up early to your room, you said?" Oh, 1 remember that," Deck said jauntily. I got to my room all right," he went on. "and the cold water revived me. But everything that went on downstairs is just a total loss. Do you happen to remember," said the inspector with terrible sarcasm, any reason why you could have, said the words you have no recollection of saying to Mrs. Harriden?" heck was silent. ''What was between you?" honahey shot out. . Friendship," said Deck. . know that I felt I could not hear .. .look at Harriden, and yet I looked 1 war-whoo- p ' the-tirs- - n y No Need to Suffer ftlomingSickness" M hlgh-beliin- hlgh-beliin- - e high-beiiin- d - n - - e high-behln- I- - d, f'ran-lieall- y e long-lounge - He-loo- ? . Yj-r.- ... |