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M U I K n ' h i , ' i l o ; ,i 1 4 '', , $ '' y ' yz, fy, IW" III Wm. , ' UTLR at the oxcluno new "Break-aIua on PherUlan HoaJ I s read it and Im buy, so hut up lYnny ctinmtmhd Quite methly, Ponule Dundee ub led n to a slum piruxal of sure could hne .u Hun he "rvcJ I stretihcd out a long an! ruin lin. pair of legs. rtg tiung tli rattcrii of ln- IH N!)I dak K no v tliti h" blue it h ton m lu uI i k li i'i f head wi'h a ', .f f an apa iii't tlu rui up'i l'Hr ernici nr i it at al1 rnUudcd f r his n e Ills in t rful b ip tits turn'll at to last bit net too long a the mi all, tiiritlit (icire seati at a tvp, wmer j k m the cormr ft the i ffi e ('mi nornnm IVnnv ' he ral'i on' hzm, anil wu'tid whIIu nnniuiy for tie stoim tj luiaL to jmu' ' The s Ciam l Ins hi -- ero d.il not iq ,o m-- t but puiui'P not u t fl vn i gbe t' it to" s im link mfi ri. il tv i mo i rig.iHv ami tbit tbire vv-- , a dc v- rc-t- -- li-- n r -- vi i1 ,a jr mm ,i v 4j p i i ' s ;i t ' f n i knows s pin he a i If I s'littaij fine lot a i mi l h v oi v V n t I'irt u tlh miii funny litle voice was a litof a man who misunder gritvii-- h Pint with Mm Dumlvs tle ad the Mue fnidi to him-tl- f "I oi.lv want ton to Pie im. if Mu can, and he a little nice to me, for after all I Tenm Crain Oh, I know je bed tlie fmidicd lettir from liu tvpewriter and spun about on her I know you chair to frma liuu are Mr James F Dundee, Special Investeatir attaiheil to the office of the DiMuct Atlorncv,' and tl it you have a right to time me cruzv if you want to CtnzyT Dundee was genuinely amazed, contrite 'I big your pir don roost humblv. Mi s Chain. Ill go hack to my cell Your office is almost as big and line as this one, Penny retoiled but her sharp, bright brown eyes softened. e (1 A s fy ii m'slerioush Ui li In -- ui t ' h i i t c th!e murdered That's whv I said jUst now that sou v ere dm mg me crazy. Thurs div you took a whole foldtr of out of the letter files and put it back under the wrong mill il I'm awfully sorry I eh i nt tomb your hits atain Mms Crain ' 'Oh go on and call me Penns, What he coniedul impatiently. da you want now? . . . And yon in pet anv thing you need out of the files If you 11 just put the folder In the bottom drawer of mv d k, so that I can file it myself -- correctly' Bonnie Thank vou, renny' Pd like Dundee said gravely to have the complete trail smpt of The State versus Ma Mr. Sanderson is d"tcr-nunpints to get a cons iction.w here our former district attorney most lnMorion Iv failed The new-- trial comes up in two weeks, and he wants me to trv to uncover a mi-- s mg link of evidence " ' I know," she nodded, and stretched Ii short, slender boilv to PktNDEE did not fail to notice pull divvn the two heavy volumes the oftening, nor did the little he ri'iuirtd he irt shaped face, witn its iw hi out a by vour leave. Special widow speak, Its straight, short Ins ticator Pumice nrse, and its pointed little chin, rout anil laid the fiifa,l to please him any more acutely of the volumes open upon hi than on the other days of the one knee- - lint lie d not pi em to t ikt short week he had been prr.ilegcd a m it Uc ,1 rf inkiest in the im at Intervals to gaze upon it in the ci-- c of pant i,z if yuro-Put the files are in this office 0 e Kulus M igintv and other things, he told her his blue eyts twinkling happily ATIIPB, his eves fdliwid the once more A' si nil, brisk fi me of Mi-- s Pi 'Pont you dare touch my files nclnpe Ci un, as it nmv d nh i it tin again'' Penny cried, springing to loom nd li , (.ais li '. m d to the h"r feet and almost running toward tappu " of In r kniif l lit k . . . the w ill which was completely Fri in li bn k ' II id it ii concealed by diawers, cabinets and wemng t nh ui In It d pt Mihli shelves, fil'ed with the lerords of Ov'nrik all oiler dm if fh - h ' whirh she was the proud custodian wuk of his alt u Inn n' ' to llic c 1 I 1 d -- l in in vv t t i n i i i I , I) nuke gi i mil I 111 ur infii' U k tl li v ' i she up' ( id ri !' i I l Idler wnh 1. ill 1 r ' li 1,1 - t , .or I ' I ' it i ' i 11' III i I e t I ' t I I 1 l,t I clo-el- in . . t mv w Ii . It ! t ha lnd lie t , . 1 dmetre do-s- . s fo . rehrn to id Hi'nilun diit , i vv ( I I i - nan v 1 i - i i vv I i i I -- I k 'i i I i i i i I 111 i i , ilk w-- i ( lnnt -- , ) 1 ' 11 '' ' 1 1 fit U , 1 to-ii- i i I 'll ! v , -- , (1 , I , I -- I I i l i 1 H VI U -- i I i it i i 1 , v I fi' I 111 i e -- i tli' i i I i , I v i , I e i 1 -- - l' e a 'im' p irtntr It ilng II i' in end l.rm tbit drew ume-poi'M- V yi i i " p d il our ii ll' kv i f Pu m- i i M m - for mv m- im i t r s Pi mi lilitlou house" He limit as a sort of - i tli it i ki mv os is ut tin it could m o i mo r .ull h I ut 1 Id im a r i in ul i f it lie - A e I lioi1 ft i i 1 inuir i t i u - i I'i t vi s ID DT - I)1 E v J e V twe suddenly, as the proud owner grinned at her maneuvered his car through Satur duv noon tiaffic You want to see , mi' pr ct ic ill v all women Mia Stlim Clank' Clank' 1 can 'ii nnvtint nun il fmml themselves hear the padlovks snapping ou the e Mjiiig when he lul thin on slave chains right now i li mt for masons of his own , Meow!" Dundee retorted, then nil lulprd make him the excel-kn- t grinned down at her with as much ekte etive he was, of couise. afTectlon as if thev had Si ill the men 111 vour ciowd comradely been friends for years Instead of !"m f ilk u for Nita Selim, have for a couple of hours Is Nlta 11,1lie added P icticullv nil, lu waiving de veiy small? "Little enough to tuck herbolt i i i i i pt Pettr Dunlap, who li hrnki d at another woman under the arm of a man a lot mu le was luckv enough to get shorter than you, Penny assuied i and Clive Him notid, whos him with curious vehemence. "And Crain Is no mean iid to Polly Beale," Penny If Penelope t' wind rebut mtly, her color prophet, that's exactly what she11 do within five minutes after she ' ' meets you just as she Is wisttully In lullin' voi r young man"" Invent a young man, In the inviting you to join the other men it e of hung engigid" Penny re- for the cocktail party whuli is scheduled to break up the bridge 1 mit tl tn, n adui d honestly. Then, of thirty ni lu cm ding Ralph Hammond gamo at five 11 be C ns CMms brot u r urged to join us you know course, you all . the dinner dance at the CounK" m a ut a good deal . . P il H aid t me lnve plenty of try Club tonight cl Dundee pretended jiioiev, spa mofimpd hrisclf lias-ti- to boWill shePie liitccts, Clive 'Tl1' vastly Intrigued, which caused i ' tin ill id of the hi m and tlm remainder of the drive to be a h v i u t In n out of col ) 1, rather siknt one, due to Penny s i i 1 it v I s aw fullv it nil Sin il and ti 'fiank' w ith 4ND just aa fl i ml y Dundee illi min will, she tsiorleel ber out of the almost it lu lit r held so tint her rather dirty old courtdeserted, e vv f ni k ill tm aril enrhantmg- house ii to where his brand new I , gnes thm one wistful smile sports roadster was awaitlug tnem i r ' H ul lug eves that are like in the parking space devoted to the i b k I i'M s and Hip clink of motors of those who offlilaliy n- -' Now go on and served Hamilton couutv 'iv (i i n a lm ealty, which I suppose I know whv you want to drive ' 1 . m me out to the Inn, Penny told him (' m n i v . tu ' is 1 1 ' Ii i o i - M l ill -- -- I ! 11 . e -- I i i i f i' II i with her . . M I) irr it ti lor pi 'Lovelv 'Nita' was ek md to w t i a di i i a fortnitht ago membership ( h ii i ill It a vacancv occurred, die to the resn do's in ( h.u t r i w l h ig ignation of Miss Alice Hump hi - u oh It Ii t it that who has gone abicad fur a n n t It uk t i f c Id n brow n study in the Sorhonue The twm . fluff m m 1m f J ivc and table club now Includes '' n n ci id hi .ll ss P 1'iih e ,p d .lit i o'u ol flip Hugo Marshall Tracev A Miles, H i in Ni v 1 ill lie lal jnkiu up during Peter Dunlap, John C Drake. Jus Mian ns si un as I punlnp, his s,x mm Hi- - wuk 'n Ireland nita Selim, and Mises Iolh llcaie. N ii m "n Ti V l a in fit il ' n ri utmint Janet Raymond, and Pern h pc ih - i i i iu h lrd of Sci lai ' lufie he hd Crain " H !r u tome to Hi in on t i , i e a hum i '"li ' i Dundee lowered the nper a, id le hopin' ii g a a i u!i n port' r ll t (if II ( I stared at the piofile of Dlstrht At hit Of f um i ' In au-- e it s Satur-hav- toruey Sanderson'a i uv s i u i th private sc e t ,e afternoon d'v a"d v u b tarv So she ll k I'll a .oclety gul ff Du h fi i lu d 1, s rf v trie a rorsvte" glu 111 Was that tie ' of the reason, aloud, ft t o as' in ' K ' II h perhaps, whv slie had been srn ,il pi i n ng to ica"h a file so thorny with him, a mere dief di tvir u t a P t o loo high for M I 11 " But there was more, and he ital t.'s J S Hi lit r a I. n i t i t "I n in As is well known, the 'gills k ; ll ni evil! v d how plain j ot nn'i have their hen fight bridge lunei n m, ul lu ul it i ' mz i i t hr rut if ill sour is, and con every Saturday afternoon fi ui t f i g ii l found a rta n f r it ' ll j the hist of October to the first if lul" I' 1 h"m v , i dih n r ir In the Jure, and a bridge dinner tl ' to ll m '' t - c up h - i i ci a mv f ami Pi nnv s down which more men are graciouslv in r si ,,, i fld r eluded, every Wednesday evenr, h' u abiup'lv ii ' .' U il- i a lu d o t I ' t t tie lmmai ulats during the season Mr and M ti 'h'gu ' i mm nu, g raper Tracey A d h ' lul Miles are scheduled in desf, n iti II ip and to- - d it mil'i ut a g nice, in next Wednesday s host and ho t ll III ( LI II II ll W I il n u,i k I( n I. IM d jlnr tm Hint io n m i il rlii teflon ess ' f dull u i go tin wo, first im ,i d tl i ic l n take off my hat to your sv 'I hi i mi r him iti ni r mi c.etv editress,' Dundee comment ' n d indul ' . P in Pu rn. h il v i i ed with false cheerfulness, when a H in ufon had laid the i rent h a t mi r pi in d ni Im i bark tipi n paper i Vh! ' M ni u Pi nnv s desk She makes half a 'I lu ii, a j 1 i i Id fi r ' ,n go-- ii Ali it d, the column of this one item In whit ' Be ' m Dr v rv lu t Mv k,' must be a meager Saturday bum li nil' i' m mr us i d i nt' d . - i liu in to read rf 'Sorlilv Notes' then writes It 'i Itle al id all over again, in the past tense, ' ' V, iiighe d J) in i S in n vv and for an equally imager unlay col ' u i , i i u 'i k i ut . . . Dike brldgi. Mm l iri lining uum I t n ' ' A 1,1 af! l.i nk ( ,h ( rain'' i " a 11ns a'k Millie . in i . In In (To Uc ( nlilinued) Vi 111 - 1 Mrs Selim. Mr Dundee . . Aud Mrs. Dunlap, Mr Ptimlie . . . Hew are vou, Low? And Peter and the brnts1 All well, Pi nnv Pitev's off ou a weekend fishing trip, and not one of the brats has measles, scar-le- t fever or hay fever, Dundee heard Mrs Dunlap say the Ip, aifeetionale voho tm't went with her comfortable, pica", ant fuc un body. . . . Nho 111 com-feri- 1 i M-- A 0 1 , i h n 1 i i ' H - I d ii tin h a i v i F !v ( I 1 wo h 'in t n i is limit ' w v i -- I 1 I in UM . uniformed chauffeur from Lois Dunlap's limousine. In a moment the four wero a laughing, exclamatory gioup Oh, what a tall man ouve got ourself, lennv darling" tha tiny, beautiful creature which could only p0 jrs Selim ci led out happily, I meet him M ghouMn t Ut J0;. rcnny 111 . . . frankly, but V 'tli I I w i ami in i Selim, I II s S Hamilton 'ocletv, ii las v hfen kl'ii'ifhd w to tii i t two sfhoid liaviig hr tin V V 4 I vi ars diri cte and sta ,r u s in llic annual p'av whhh Faster vacation Indeed It was Mis Stilus re riarkalde success with tin, yens dummy ut hriJcc. play whkli caused Mrs I'etcr I)u Cnn- u rv s r c Mile lap, long interested m a 11 li Cl or r til u l i Theater for Hamilton to In! re w li n i in, the beautiful and (harming v u ig ii, h y f Aaa I ) u voice was hu-hti ar- ' t i s Dundee iihlv inter ni,v c uim eMtd ves rat id diwn 'Although not an aim n i i! Cut r ink famous and 'eh t si m Furs' te on the Huds in pi di ' ui from vvliiih plans ,r llinilimi girl In the Vi ry I i , r i l" le of t if $F' -t 4 lit fill n out - 'Smt A 1 4 i 'j 9 V m all this Penny,' why tl i III - X? s' ii j ! Good to ho an officii it And I could be izv ilTinnt if ii w i our ici! re f 'rtnn ite o O y . ) I -l slrangcrs dnln t plump themsehes dow t our lit st tors chair and tiy to thft with me I don t flirt t t e 1 i a ij J rrm III L g And Nita Selim." Aa Dundee helped his new friend to alight his eves were upon tb two women being assisted by a v I n stantly. t lame '1 on'v e.l! Mr cmdi"mn Pill I lu.il' i o s .11 err at me (1 s to two v tu'imi Inn s df a " 1 and ill '1 I j ' ! mi v a tot'" Pun ipains ' d I .i' d i of - I d I'i i Is !de uth 1 as-u- I n il I i AItl n if I dim t think it - f s n rctortc d rou.h aj it mv it im mothf r nil d it u Rt i u n uli t wi m into to rn'le a to (f it ml that Mis - tie T' it i N Mutiny up p in funi isn t t i i t J 1 it I AA S&WCEJNC W I mnew'lure . In d o i n ft I t rv at y rich llutto to finish It up fir her It looks hiio addui with a phrujf t dmt i1 in f r hieh stake. ns if Nita will nt what si o wants as usual ri ti hi t a twon-i!m- ( ni t hmikh con i i m t a Aud Italph In- - aequitod a set of on. n nt slave chains" Jiundm nm in i sur 'ested, w '' t - aM m to the with just the slimite-- t n 'c f sn ru h On patl n ip Fund. n Vtul how'" ihniiv him A w.ulo as n t of d ite filinh ..s in dMhes arc going to bo if I d n t g t tonie new on s noon N t tl at the rowd minds what 1 wear " rt l iv v It rn w s d " ! he Mie ailikii loyally h I I dre, li w It v i lu for .,n In a window drap- end In ju t i charming js ou t is Mi P t r Dunlap a are in that grand ru w pirt dress Dundee tiuished - M'h d (Mi w mi (ii. w ho vu have on now M m u's' ' lea d more tor her gallantlv I nnv snorted and Vw ' m r ut ( f In i d pr 'ih-ki- r Mv nnd i,,riUHl back to hi r d k in a futil ,i ti rt to iind something lift un n N and ' - f ii n (,i ' and I. title dolllPunth o How knur d the muff r M it mill, suikirs-- l nu m h iw m mv e iw n In If ltsf up i nth me n with modi rile n "i ms fling i n lie li mil ims hud ae tu ill v limit Inmiose Mild t I mile ii i hi ai mi - - tie m ti t, fun st, mo t mi don are Inquisitive nrui t v hi e w n m i H million . . . Nuiii ' or rathe r Our hou-- e e! s e a r 11 d vi oi lu is t lm one Nita fullm is kving lu Ii u ill e r Pi m ii ip now Is the oidv house on what I ih CMtt it im i ustd to he a ldg farm Whv'' '1 I k e Hi r fur Ham in a was womb ring nuudee lit uc w o t ni in i go It s, 'I'd softly,justalmost ahsi rn'iidi is wlv si e lot old of Nita why the Tovilv Nitaot chose illy, bo i I will plv put up isul Heil a place In wlihh to live, e f no n i w ho ut n lsstng whin Hami'lon Ins rathe- a large i d job to a t m a m ii number of For Rent' out yust ui i gold dig li r Funny now . . . liv he way,signs know what di lights in u rt ilk ig time It is now . . Twenty to T i s Ini - s im and h is one (.it your hat on, veiling wo i ' id a l lie nance man Im going to drive you out 'id wl it i i you think' Pun to Brrakaw iv Inn ' d ' k ll softll You're not' I in going to take on I siit in s In a rat. but 1 a bus One runs from I he Square Ii n v-h tki r eli Nut light past the Inn," the told him 'in h s ul i Hit sin si,,i lv an In mb . mill I i r r j w i Id t n t i t V .id v s n h it i 1 f r himv lf. in il or prof renin name was uih-- s n i hr w n i i Put Penny - i imnh more t, il, i.mftf lik" you" Oiniil e fi il " nd v if ho ilil I be fi ii i 1 alwavs tv think of inti fs a Inn. leered Mill vliii (v n our nullin' bo-- , fh 'rut 'It.ruv Willnm ? ( ol SaiiihrMi" his tie 1 v cell'nr mu in it v oil m a In igl t -w h n I ami l.nv mi "1 hi nu bamli r on It'll r h i j ii the nns.ui 1 j s nif 'iinl Is i "i tunu'inth, toil tin ii i ii ir, cuitiiiuid the .r ri y "ta i ' o tf I r e vl ' 'homl it of -- of mure a i I1 s sible i ni 1 after which the j IN pii'v f Noun? matrons and mauls snl ad to Mrs Selin s dthuhiGil j ujrn n s me in the rlmnw Mt an i '1 n 1 He chuchl dm n to interrupt the btuh In jn ri ma -t to-- ai in c d -- j titNr -- chi I ii i at -- i' t m N u a or of MURDER BACKSTAIRS O Q.so CII )ONME aa " ', tmz'du.$A W AISTIN AWE THE BLACK PIGEON" "THE AVENGING PARROT" r.'UiX NINE. PAGE rn. nun tii i1 Nil i il. ,iu tin. of in mi li ( a d I ji h it b cn m ii i y v that un teiilng j t lit ss. hriakavvay Inn was Ituensely Spimsh in archilerture and trans planted phiubbery, but is stucco walls wore of a rather moie violent rasj tx ri v color than Is considered quite esthetic In Spam or Mexico Tnere s Lois Dunlips car just dining up, Penny cried, her face sufti nmg with the adoration she had fretlv piofess"d for her friend But it tloudcd again almost in 1)C'T his evis were of iieics-it- y for that upon Nila Selim, u, i u iu! ui e vitua Imi a. Tin', ll pitdlHed, almost tuiktd under his arm by this time, her hlaikpansv evis wide ami w fill her fic, soft b! u k cmls falling fuiwinl as s' a coaxi d You'll con e to at my house at Mr Dundie tm G . 30, ,, i t iriy p wont THIS CChi PA'CU SELOUSED To wo AH, L.- ui "Afraid I cant make it," Dui smlkd down at I or 'lm u lm-- v T ou Ilian, Mrs Stlim . . ic lm special Investigator al lac mil to t ex,s be attornov district office'' plained veiy deliber.ik ly 1. Oooh'" Nita Stlim b" Then, step by bt"p. she vvltlidiA And as she ruinated, Dumb c a keen eyes noted a tnirdimug of t'.i eves, the Budden thribbirg if a pulse In her very while titak . "No. don t mind about calling for m " Penny protested a momc t later Ralph has al.eadv volunteered . . . Thanks awfully"' As Dundee backed out of the driveway his last glance v as for a very small figure tn a bown rilk summer coat and palest volln. chiffon frock, slowly lejolnlng Penelope Crain and Lois Dunkip. What the devil had frightened her so For she had been almost terrified. Of course she might ha one of those silly women who shudder at the sight of a detective, because theyve smuggled in a diamond ftom Paris or a bottle of Bacardi from Havana . . . But long before bis car nude the distance back to the cily Dundee had shruggod off the riJd'e and was concentrating on all the facts he knew regarding the Magmty case It w 33 his first real assignment from Sanderson and he was determined to make good Four hours later he was In his careful reading of the trial of Bufus Maginty by the ringThat ing of tbo telephone In made four times he had had to snap out the fact that D.tnct Attorney Sanderson was playing some golf at the Co irtry Club, Dundee reflected arvnly. But the call was for him And the voice on the other end ot t' e wiie was Penny Crains, although almost unrecognizable Speak more slowly, renny"" What's Dundee urged. that again . . . Good Lord' You say " that Nita Selim After a minute of listening, and a promise of Instant obe Hence, Dundee hung up the receiver he said slowly, "My Cod'" blankly. Of all things muulcr ut bridge! (To Bo Continued) I IH ... int"r-rupte- d I Suits, Coats, Dresses, Millinery and etc. Pocithcly one of the best and newest assortments of merchandise in tlie state. WASH TUBBS r ?RoP. M JllOfflf fcttlOPtf PRQ??Ej ms 0C6&N. iW By CRANE BLAZES'. AUD JE fAi FO" thought) eaOTlW, EXACTIN'. I ten tears tr A nK Cft-Huc-. was taw m Mt To VRV EOT THAT MACHINE, ha.voudo NOT UlONTfciT CHAT Those I uiumuous Utupoos AGt TRV'HiG f NO1. INDIAS TRIMi 0 WlTt ITS vNPEWNDeMtT. SlAZCS, UUM WTURN NOLP. INVlEMTiOH ULV COULD A SolVTCM AND POINT THE ELECTRICAL GUN forts, AkIO PRESTOl arsenals, and would Blow WTirH bmtie-5hiv- s E ? APTlS . If WO Dtp, LESS, V i TUT H Tv,f O AMM! NISON PP'UrH WULP LOWPf INDIA OVjcP PUN til 10,000 AliN. 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