Show what evha V V t the gay raly house jaous oe hid nit oa r CHAPTER X continued 18 64 you fool I 1 said appleton colda coldly venomous eno 1 I do not object to your lalling him bim it to Is the manner of dis als posing of the body that stamps you a as an imbecile why you yon bury it where nobody could find it madness made you yoo put it in the il treaist tre ainT it la is beyond recovery by us tie but the othera other will find it ond they will bold it alk a club not over you vou or jim hut but per me you will nol it if hurts burts you tool too well its done now and we know that it will te be doncov ered also we know that the roen men ye we are dealing with wilt will make capital out of it App leons icy rage grew with aith the thought of the disaster 1 I shall be the sufferer 1 who thought that after tonight I 1 should have no wor worries riet in the world I 1 ue he pointed ut of and this masa of clay from underworld who hup has had junry here and food and drink when he should be in an italian lall jail has twice imperiled us I 1 that fair fred the woman protested alone of them she seemed to be in no fear of him kerr or chapin or whatever his real camp was got that job because he knew there was some mystery here rind h hf hoped to blackmail us some one must have given US either luigi had find to get him or we might all have been discovered stupid Stu ploll 1 he commented crossly crosly cros ly why do you oil all persist in standing me you seem to think I 1 am aca worrying about the death of an es convict when I 1 am only rebern bering that luigi instead of co conceal toveal ing the body kere here must throw it in the lake under the fin impression that there was an all ond end of it he waved his hand to the sicilian gol go I 1 re he member we need aced all your strength today sleep if you want to jim will call you when we are ready luigi great carcass bowed anu animated itself itsek with relief ills his was a childs mentality mant allty ue he bowed to them thell all jim liked his cooking 1 11 I getta you your breakfast break fas beem be said smiling 1 I make a the toma to garlic and potato you like ile he took his way to the storeroom gayly after the men meal tie he would sleep after that there would be work for him that no other man here could perform jim delaney was stronger than most men but he be not like luigi who had carried a grand piano on nn his bis back you see jim said appleton when the sicilian had gone that we arp are now in the position of dealing with wl th people who hold something against us ua in as deep as aa we are said eald jim nothing of the kind kandl I 1 we ma suspect them of a dozen murders but whereas we have only suspicion thea the have a corpus delicti actually the body of the crime they cant heir bell finding it IL it has cost me a great deal of money and time to make it certain that they must lind find it one odthe exasperating things thing sIll I 1 forget it fred the woman said patting his head bead two weeks from now well be in europe living like lords sure ahlet jim declared dectar ed the they wont want to give you away anyhow theres risk in the whole affair appleton retorted it if the deal goes through safely they will use theli knowledge to cut my price it I 1 re fuse they will pay perhaps hui but k get roe me for ludgis foolishness i it if they are discovered they will have to accuse me to save themselves luck keep on it t wits sheea j luck inch that the pollee police dropped the reaf lle chapin cabe when they found the g mangled body of an old cell mate who lind had threatened to kill him this tiling thing worries me of course you might get the he body at the culvert but you would most likely be seen safer perhaps to let things go see that luigi its 1 ready ahen we need him jim walked to 0 o the storeroom stor erom culling calling the sicilian by nume name tills this cellar had been so const jaded us to be sound proof it was juniors Jun loru lors quick ear that fiat beard kieru him first as tie he passed the door of leslie barrons cell eipl that man and know were he here re lie ie whispered well get min hlin as hes bes him hanby were four our now who crept toward the storeroom they entered it just as aliu kneeling fly by ludgis side bide untying his bunds bonds it mas lealie leaile who made the first spring tit of him jim boo bai rot a chance lu itce outnumbered taken by pur surprise prise unnie to t rise to tn ills his feet ills struggle was futile side by and lulal nibbled viciously against gags now for toni tom burton Burlo nl I 1 said liun lian by when they left the storeroom when the joor door opened d burt huron an stood up and clenched his tafts he knew that sum som day inherent love of tort torture tire would lapse into antle ant soi le ie such exhibition of violence ns its would kill him burton had great ideas lilt As of dt nordic raceal cirp arp eminence 6 he would flow i at even in their ts of yang dying lie file nordic strain was iho thoroughbred one aali ah I 1 he be sald satirically the gentle centle luigi lulah I 1 good morrow call ban I 1 not ot until that moment had hanba really burton it was us ns he sand bla standing braced or r punishment find unafraid that there came cam e a change of heart 7 tom or old murr man he be sold said junior and I 1 are here weve trussed P two gallowa birds how clovi ra many any are theres cherer the mystery 0 of a Hav antea marsio mansion by wyndham marcyn W N V service copyright by wyndham martyn martra when the light was turned tin on it 11 was even that tom billit nu had suf ferd fer d nt at ills warders hands ills enee was thin tind lined his body bruised and selling aching there were vere teora in nta his eyes as hr he shook his rescuers escue rs ednis burton lini had little to to tell lell tie he knew only that hint the Appleton wilo tind t hill into 1100 file fill il aulm nere here buratin hud find seen seea only luigi jim and summer there alight tie be others tit of lhnn lie he hud find not heard tie he hild no lilen iden for what pur pose App lettin haid jimile hlo hist chome here oy 01 lie ile find been imprisoned beneath his cow cowin voul in ns s house wre were here to clean out this pance sald better beirei come along with us the searchers epin seir liers chers aimle slow progress iia because they alipy were is as let ft of the of bit ants tills sub fastness the general was uns pieer File eIlly llly made itar clear the large delilli with the lumber was the lijuan feature fenti ire then there were ivere chrep little cells a 0 kitchen fl a storeroom and one other apartment nt it was waa the doors of this last just that lv hy st ruining heir ears they could hear bear the fulst euln of bunian voices while they were wondering whether to attempt to force fire an entrance or to wait fealt until the people within came out onti they were roll eved of making the decision 71 I 1 ir I 1 1 41 cana poor old huckleberry she mocked mr appleton stepped out he looked into the mouth of an automatic pistol la in hll hilton ton hanbys bund blind for a moment liming flaming hate looked out ol of lila ills eyes then it died away he was again the bland and suave little man whom they had bad known so BO long 1 I dislike revolvers tie he said euld gently furthermore I 1 am unarmed you have something to say to me quite a lot said bantly 1 I trust you and dour our friends have been cum coin for formbly tuble in my lic house tuse I 1 begin to understand der stand now on what you expended so much money mr douglas was puzzled about it it you are going to tell me why you spent it there was no question but that a took look of relief passed over Apple tons face at what was virtually a confession that his purpose remal remained ned a secret call it a rod fad lie observed benevolently tills living underground Is nothing new the famous duke of port fund as you no doubt ren remember lember i constructed a ballroom und and a g school under mider the lake of hla his famous abbey estate consider trip a humble illi ciple he did what he chose on his aown own property you are trespassing tres passing on mine appleton sigried profoundly that a cwerence dWer ence I 1 adinie well air hanby charge uie me what you think to tg a fair price formy or my tenancy and I 1 will pay theres another charge too tm uan ilan by reminded him matter whether you struggled pr or your suong etron garm arm men did IL it have trouble tru utile dodging the chutro when you have made loude a rpm duly witnessed and signed I 1 shall turn you over to the palice appleton your gowe gime Is cooked and you ought to have sense enough to know it why have you been schem echem ing for years to get possess ilou luu or of tills this pa place ce 7 why did you keep tenants away it was waa a fad appleton App teton returned blandly every wun line has ono one you for example desired to be the owner of f an estate well that was vas my loibl tion too 1 have lost you vou havo have won why then not be generous and lot me go he made a movement as it if ie wished tu to lead them away from the door lie ile did not notice that pelham relli uin slipped behind him chiju and produced a bunch of keys beys appleton was ionly aware that tunit the dour door opened suddenly and he be was pushed into In the room roola it was the only apartment well furnished breakfast things were on a small table in a chair a woman still pretty but no longer young was smoking a cigarette cl garette she jumped up la in alarm the matter bredl she ebe cried who are the these semen men mr air hanby appleton began amiably Is incensed at discovering our retreat having foaud nothing irregular he be decides to accuse us ua all of murder you sou are witness that this poor creature he pointed to burton assaulted a blaut huckleberry hawk latent on his destruction my G gd d il I 1 cried burton incoherent la in his bis anger he asked we me to took at a giant fuchsia moth 11 viere there Is bu no such thing ot course coarse appleton said eald pityingly you can see that his mind has gone I 1 had bad him put under parti partial alguard guard I 1 shall admit that he suffered from a homicidal bidal mania he assaulted directly he came in and later unfortunately tuna tely be killed the poor illow fallow thero are witnesses to this all d dd d lies I 1 the professor execrable falsehoods P I 1 As to Sn iucker continued appleton lie be came here for forthe the sole purpose of setting tire to the gray house bouse and killing its owner and all its til in mutes I 1 kept him here because I 1 liked i and respected mr hanby and his family Apple applelona App letona tons deeo keen eyes were fixed on hanbys face ace ill it mr bauby denies knowledge of ers ayo avowed red enmity I 1 shall be greatly surprised we found him with matches and gasoline all ready to met fire to your house the woman contributed 1 I dont doubt it IV pelham said dryly and I 1 dont doubt that you were glad enough to stop him iribe if he had bad burned th tb eGray bouse hous eyou you crould have died in its ruins so far you sou made out a case she shrugged her shoulders shou ill if you dont want to be reason able she ehe said that Is your if you want a murder trial with a relative of the dalbys hanbys to in dan danger gerof of hanging coll call in the police two cred ible witnesses saw the murder corn coin emitted 11 madam said the professor coldly you lie I 1 poor old huckleberry hawk I 1 she he mocked youve probably forgotten very conveniently but bt be banerd for all that if the police ever know about itt it 1 there was a cort certain aill insolence solene tn about her that compelled admiration we may mayas as well tell th truth she went on fred anil and I 1 have been fond of each other for foi years yeorg his wita consent to a d divorce and my husband cant h hp located fred ar arranged ranked this where we could be undisturbed bf ali bai fill IQ in the take completely at youve no doubt found out he ele fenced it with barlieb wire wi re andal and planted anted thorn hedges to beep keep out trespassers hanby interrupted her glicr TO DID BB CONTINUED |