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Show T SOUTH CACHE COURIER A SEWING CRCLE PATTERNS 1A THE STORY THUS FAR: Adam Bruce, FBI operator. Inspector Tope and Mrs. Tope met In the Maine woods where the; ' were vacationing. Tope found a man murdered at auto camp operated by Bee Dewain. He was believed to be Mr. Ledforge, head of New England utilities. Holdom, friend of Ledforge, was found Holdoms unconscious in a hospital. chauffeur, Kell, had disappeared but was later found In the Faraway cottage. He admitted his identity but said he did not know where his wife was. The ear had been found In quarries and It was believed that her body was In the car. He (aid that the dead man was not Ledforge and that upon Holdoms orders he had bit him over the head. CHAPTER IX Without a word Tope swung sharply Into the Mill, into the dining-rooAdam and Cumberland followed him; and the two men at the table there looked up. Then Whitlock rose. Hello, Tope, he said. I knew Id Tope stared at him. seen you somewhere. Where? Are you on The other hesitated. this thing. Inspector?" Tope suddenly nodded as though Youre from a priremembering. vate agency? he guessed. Well, Whitlock said reluctantly: yes. "What are you after? Whitlock, wary as a dog in strange yard, looked at the others here, doubt and caution in his eyes. The Inspector said insistently: Whitlock, this gentleman is Mat Cumberland, the District Atromey. Youll have to play ball with us." And he added: You were here Monday night, tracing a stolen car or so you said. Why did you come back? We heard that a dead man had been found here. What of it?" Whitlock was siThe lent. Who put you on this? detective said nothing. Whats your outfit? Hutchins? Or Myers? Myers agency, Whitlock admitted. You boys stay here tonight, Tope said curtly. Youre taking a high hand,1 Whitlock protested. Where do you rate, anyway? But Adam Bruce said quietly: Tm from the Department of Jus tlce. I back Tope; and so does Dis trict Attorney Cumberland, if you want to argue! Whitlock grudgOh, all right, I guess you carry ingly agreed. too many guns, Tope. Well playl Bee Dewain said, Til show you a cabin, gentlemen! and they followed her away. Tope, as soon as they were gone, turned in haste toward the telephone, which was in a closet under the stairs. They heard his voice, muffled, as he put in the calL A little later he emerged, his eyes shining; but he only said, speaking to the District Attorney: Well, Mat, thats about all we can do tonight. Youd better take Kell along to town. Then he turned to Ned Quill, and without any apologies to the others, drew Ned aside. Son, he asked the trooper, "do you know Sally Tennant the daughter of Holdoms gardener? He returned. Quill Sure, grinned. Mighty pretty girl. All right. The old man nodded. Quill, go see this Tennant girl tonight or in the morning. Her father said she was in love with Bob Flint, Holdoms pilot. Ask her when she saw him last, anything else shell tell you. "Oke! Ned agreed. Tope turned back toward the others. Mat, he said to Cumberland, "dont forget to have Doctor Medford check on gas in the dead mans lungs, and whether he was drugged. Now good night. Ill meet you at the quarry in the morning. Cumberland assented heavily, and turned toward the car. When they were gone, Tope mopped his brow and sighed and turned to Mrs. Tope. I had to get rid of Mat, he said. "Having him around is like pushing a piano. Hes slow, heavy! Now I can get busy! The phone rang, and Adam went In to answer it. Mrs. Tope asked solicitously: "Must you do anything more tonight? Youre so tired! Ill rest tomorrow night, he promised, and he said with a chuckle: Yes maam, tomorrow night I aim to sleep about twenty-fou- r You go hours without winking. along. But before she could go, Adam returned from the telephone, and Bee came back from showing Whitlock and Beal their cabin. Theyre all tucked in like good little boys, she reported; and her eyes were twinSo meek and mild! I loved kling. the way you squelched them! Tope chuckled; and then he asked: "Miss Dewain, do you know anything about a lodge back in the frills somewhere? Ledforges place? "Oh, yes, she said quickly. "Why? Mr. Eberlys there, Tope exclaimed. She uttered an exclamation at once of relief and of surprise; and Tope asked: "Adam, you know where it is? Adam shook his head. "Miss Dewain, you tell him, I want to see Mr. Tope requested "You And he added: Eberly. might give me that letter to him from Mr. Ledforge. Ill give it to o I! 4 o bim." ll Two-Piec- w 'Mails tits er Standby of Thousands of How Bee did so, readily enough. do you know hes there? she asked; and Tope said: "Kell told us. And he added, Now that his tone all reassurance: youve tucked Whitlock and Beal in bed, do as much for Mrs. Tope, will He looked at Mrs. Tope. you? Unless you want to sleep in the Mill, my dear? No, I prefer my own bed, Mrs. Tope decided. So she and Bee departed, and Tope and Bruce were left alone. Tope mopped his brow, and be asked: Sleepy, Adam? Adam hazarded: Up to see Mr. Eberly? Tope smiled. "Well, yes. But first well get these two detectives, take them along. What for? To introduce me to their client. "Client? Bruce asked sharply: Eberly? And Tope said, his eyes sober: Ho, Adam! Miss Ledforge. Mrs. Tope woke in the first gray of dawn, and looked across the cab- - i ! iSTHLlADOEt Apron From One Yard Youthful, Attractive Cover-A- S he asked in a dazed SsSf- What for? tone. in, expecting to see the Inspector But the bed was untouched; and she thought how weary he would be after a sleepless night, and lay awhile wakeful, waiting for the sound of the car. But it did not come; and at length the sun had not yet risen she rose and dressed quietly, and went out of doors. Now a car did come along the road, with three or four men in it; a moment later it turned in at the drive, stopped beside the Mill and its passengers tumbled out. They had not yet seen Mrs. Tope when Earl Priddy came out of the kitchen door, and they swarmed about him instantly. Mrs. Tope, watching with amusement, saw Priddy suddenly the hero of the hour, important, erect, facing their questions and then their cameras with a high head and steady eye. She came near enough to overhear understood that these were reporters, that the tragedy was public property now. Then Bee appeared; and later1 Ned Quill on his motorcycle roared into the drive outside. Before his engine died, the newcomers were out to meet him. Mrs. Tope and Bee watched them from the Mill door, till suddenly, at some word from Quill, they went racing away. Quill grinned and came toward the What Mill, and Mrs. Tope asked: did you tell them? I found the limousine, the young Hid up in the trooper explained. woods. The number plates are gone, so they cant make anything out of it, but theres blood on the floor. I told em about it to get them out of the way, so I could see Tope." At a little past ten, Tope did return, with Adam, and a quiet, elderly man whom Bee greeted warmly. she cried; Why, Mr. Eberly! ard she said in affectionate reYou gave me an awful proach: scare, when I telephoned to Ed Priest and you werent there! But Mrs. Tope was attentive only to the Inspector. His eyes were red and tired. He asked: "Anything new? Trooper Quill says theyll raise the car out of the quarry about noon, she explained. Topes eyes quickened, and he turned to the other man. "Mr. Eberwill you? he rely, you stay here, quested. When Joe Dane set out to fetch Holdom back to North Madderson, he took with him Ed Pringle, a detective attached to Mat Cumberlands office. They came at length to the private hospital to which Holdom had been taken, and presented their credentials to the physician in The doctor insisted that charge. Holdom could not safely travel till morning. So it was a little past eight that Joe and Pringle and the doctor went in to see him. ( Dane, big with the dignity of a there abed. small man, spoke. Mr. Holdom, he said, my name is Dane. Im Assistant District Attorney of Highland County. Mr. Cumberland, my chief, sent me to bring you up there. Holdom his head swathed In bandages, his eyes swollen and weary looked at Joe slowly. What for? he asked in a dazed tone. Dane glanced at Pringle as though calling the other mans atMr. Cumtention to his discretion. berland will tell you himself, he said, but could not resist adding, if you dont already know! I dont know anything, Holdom said. But Im due at my office. Tm afraid that isnt possible, said Joe Dane importantly. "But if you wish. Ill let them know that you will be away for a few days. A few days? Dane smiled grimly. "A euphemism! he murmured; and felt Pringles amused eye upon him, and colored hotly. But thereafter he held his tongue, and Holdom made no new objection, and presently they were on the road, Pringle driving, Dane and the hurt man in the seat behind. Holdom for a while sat staring straight ahead with dull eyes; but presently he went stupidly to sleep, his head back, his mouth open. Sometimes when the car struck a bump, his face twisted as though he winced with pain. When toward noon they reached the courthouse in North Madderson. Dane and Pringle, supporting Holdom, who was weak and unsteady on his feet, went up the worn old stairs; and Dane flung open the door of Cumberlands private office, with some notion of making an entrance in style. But Cumberland was not here to be impressed, and the office was in charge of Janet Cumberland, Mats niece; a meek, colorless young woman in whose eyes Uncle Mat was an old and rather stodgy man, while Joe Dane was young and handsome. She looked up at him with shy delight, and Joe tweaked her ear and said loftily: Hello, Jan! Office get along all right without me? "Weve missed you, Mr. Dane, she told him. "Theres been so much going on. They caught Kell, you know. Hes the chauffeur. And they found the car in the quarry. Oh, and Mr. Dane, I have a telephone message for you from Earl Priddy. You know, down at Dewains MilL He says he has some important evidence! Dane chuckled. Earls the big gest liar In the county. But I might run down to the Mill, see if hes got anything. Be back soon, Ed, he You keep Holdom told Pringle. here. Dane found Priddy peeling onions in the kitchen under Mrs. Priddy s watchful eye. At sight of Dane, Earl came starting to his feet. "Joe! he cried. High time you come! I got something to tell Asthma, R. SCHIFFMANNS ASTHMADOR is s de- - DR is. ITsthm o DOR'S rich, aromatic fumes help reduce the agony of bronchial asthma, aid in relieving distressed breathing ASTHMADOR powder more convenient for home use and for children, ASTHMADOR cigaretres and pipe mixture for pocket or purse Sold by druggist everywhere under our money-bacguarantee. 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