Show 0 n in V A 1 41 1 LORING 0 az SYNOPSIS i fans SO 0 juart baht stunning away inar to M ned paxton rich but blade bla janice trent tient be cornes sacre aska wll wilderness derne camp over an text fit of bruce brno harcourt nar court a long lone drace is 1 chief engineer enil neer fr end for bogli dale deposed JOB mas g bale his bl wife Is 1 also alo tons teu ned nd janice d to bruce B be I 1 Is to t liar harcourt Harcon coart rt the heats her bar and insists on an am nt at anar marriage the newlyweds newly wedi are lotta ted at borne that night by mr alto bo ba lays y be het husband and has h been md d she bin it you had bad led arnce 13 ruce bruce spends the investigating the murder when cheter chester brother runs nin plane druce brings lura back mean meantime tinte ned paxton invites invite men to go his yacht janice and d two nut yes leave in a launch volcano closer suddenly it K a the boat li Is stranded on a lonely tiie the two natives native run off with the paxton and janice pend a tear bt their fire are keeps keep the wolves bruce come COM s to the rescue anal fl nally continue with the story CHAPTER R avin courts voice shook nothing f y sleeve diar dear but eats in ill wt i smoke modest mo kesT sF nor her voice spoke poke angly ned has suffered buffered un tortures ortures since hl his last caga alga ile ha has ha been wonderful but he ha is so 10 exhausted I 1 tightened Ight ened thank god youve yolene youre soso so so 0 o staunch aunch tt so go so oso so heart warming 90 4 0 6 harcourt tapped on the door acos room no anwer answer he d at his bin wristwatch wrist watch ten r ile ho tapped again dead world probably tired child lately upon landing on the field soon alter after dawn she ne to the th H house two of the ad rowed paxton out to his he hated bated to waken her but wanted to push litigation esti gation chester was up ed grim lipped ashen they jan to take stenographic he ha lifted the latch entered om M she lay as in a rosy bare arms outspread as if d flung bung herself face down in her hair which to the shoulders ot of her or adorna blouse still showed traces of a shampoo her were scratched and burned i a circlet of diamonds emit y sparks his ring a sudden surge of love and f he pressed his lips to her rm irro ile he spoke softly twice the she stirred she opened the 1 sible eye gazed up at him gly as though her spirit were ing g back from a tar far country with a start A delicate read pread to the little damp curls temples eel what are you doing it fit his color mount to match 1 I knocked and knocked you newer so I 1 walked in id the wants you to take feel equal to it was pulling on a satin coat i like a persian amethyst to ill I 1 the silly season I 1 e s on when you ask me such a n ill IH be with you in just ten s i 11 As he lingered at the the bed she added crisply Is 1 unless im detained by 1 s v rm tm going i strode along the board walk ed the few moments before shack when he be had nice in his arms did her i at seeing him come coma from aper feeling than relief at sched a fuestion lay me like an under his mind as he conferred commissioner and his dep ho 0 samp living room jimmy appeared unconscious of the bed woman beside him who i at his hand with its dark 10 8 9 tho the commissioner sensed ealing loveliness it if jimmy bruce harcourt told him he noted the om clala fur ances in her direction the martha rtha samp were on the siness as she sat stiff joint marionette in the wing bauk baia aiss miss mary in a low rocker nang 9 a sock cock she looked up CB a entered in a navy blue ath th collar and cuffs of ex ic eness ness earl my dearl I 1 lived cen t night I 1 know how i grown into my heart until she wiped her eyes was right when she said ou were was home tor for her left a kiss on her s soft oft gray ca we ors the took the c chair h nar with arm ann which the deputy fassl d tor for her looked up from bring in the indian hary ara padded out of the room 1111 sly her er usually y serene face with anxiety a swayed in on the heels 1 1 aunger samp sister her work mork dress ads W ts a maze of color her blue beads were ornament her great dark ol dered she tossed her xu su ad a at she met the commis eyes I 1 youve had a present late rne me ou who gave you that G in aar the indian bared yellow teeth in a wolfish smile silver jewelry you were swaggering round in who tole you I 1 vat you say may swagger answer my question who gave you the silver halyama Kad Had yama 11 Is that true ile he turned to the lowering indian who stood awkwardly twisting a soft hat in his hand yes yea I 1 geeve it she sh marry on me cost a lot of money it you get the cash Kad yarna shot the inquisitor a murderous glance before he mo cloned with his thumb 0 pasca pay money he owe harcourt stared incredulously at his hj houseboy house boy pasta pasca with moneys la Is this true did you pay kady sma ama money pasca looked furtively at chester did he answer with a slight nod or was waa it a figment of his own hectic harcourt Harco uit wondered yes ye sirree I 1 pay kadoyama much money beetle game we had I 1 lost ile ho want long time I 1 pay you get it ile he geeve it me all eyes followed his nod toward the couch mm you say that mr ches ter gave it to you know filere where he got it how I 1 know where he get itt it he mak much money araps all engineers mak much money why did he be give it to you chester he say to me 11 1 I geeve you two hufled dollar you help me he nice fella I 1 say 1 1 I S sure ure chow how did he want you to help him he say he must mak quick getaway in plane the fella you sen tor for fingerprint finger print man go in I 1 help your man honest lak then chester pull cecin out hard I 1 help chester get off den lock up your man chester 1 pay me two hufled dollar I 1 pay kadoyama Kad yama yes surree Is this true chester yes you get that money hales roll A contemptuous smile touched the corners comers of jimmy chesters chester blanched ups lips no ive never needed to steal from my brother in law then where j just a minute commissioner I 1 wish next doted ask kadoyama why he at the squaw dance the night joe hale was shot why he was hanging round the back door of the hale cabin grants voice caught in at a gulp his green eyes eye blazed with excitement Nad kadoyama yarna started to bolt grant caught him come across kadoyama Kad yama the commissioner sat forward in his seat scat yea kadoyama come a cross across A speck of foam bubbled at the corners of the indians lips his eyers burned deep rub ruby y lights aw right I 1 tell I 1 went to hale cabin good chance one two dance coln everybody there he alone to tell heem taulma my squaw did you tell him never had no chanca I 1 go in back door look roun screen hale sit in wheelchair wheel chair counton count ln roll ol of money I 1 tink nowa my time lime I 1 step out not quick enough 0 o front door open slow glow slow go ont who came in that door Kad kadoyama yarna pointed to the couch chesterl I 1 thought so what did hale do when he came in kadoyama sniffed contempt you tink link you pretty smart fella catch me huh not chester come in she mee hale ile he pointed who sat fair head bead to the woman bent clutching her brothers hand Millicen tl she had said that she had found hale deada harcourt crushed back dismay to listen mrs hale are you sure let me speak 4 sit down chester your turn will come go on kadoyama Kad yama what happened next hale he begin to talk loud an hard vera fast mec hale say not liili she open table drawer tak out sorn ethin she laugh she say zoe joe I 1 borrowed s see this revolver it bully in you skulk when jimmy greaten ir Vre eaten atell you I 1 try it if I 1 fire lie he word more you say ay one I 1 curse jump for her he be catch re volver way from her han it fire he fall I 1 go the occupants of the room sat cat as a still os as though under the spell of a necromancer millicent hale rose caught the mantel shelf to steady herself kadoyama Kad yama yarna is telling the truth I 1 had seen my husband cringe before my brothers threat I 1 thought perhaps ive been too easy perhaps joe will have more respect tor for me if I 1 defy him I 1 had been frightfully unhappy it seemed as though I 1 go on another day I 1 was crazed with despair desaw her voice which had been broken 11 tead stead led she straightened cost cast off con fusion fear uko like a princess discard ing a tattered cloak believe me or not I 1 had not tho the slightest intention of shooting my husband I 1 even know the revolver was loaded il had never had one in my hand before I 1 took mr mar har courve courts down from tho the wall and hid it in our cabin before I 1 could make my grandstand play ot of aiming it joe had caught it it went off he H fell terrified I 1 tried to lift him Hor horrified rifled I 1 realized what had bad happened I 1 would be accused of shoot ing him 1 I who never in my life had hurt anything what should I 1 do A roll of money lay at his feet I 1 tucked it into the bosom of bf my gown crazed I 1 picked up the revolver stole down to the shore flung it into the water I 1 raced and stumbled to the H house to tell aall bruce harcourt what had happened ile ha would advise me what to do when ho he opened the door I 1 remembered that that he was mar aled I called out something then the room went black she dropped to the coach couch her brother put his bandaged arm about her the commissioners eyes were points of steel stellas ste elas as he regarded them if true he ha held up his hand as millicent hole hale opened her lips 1 I believe you on only y a fool aou would id doubt your story why in the devil did you make your getaway get away chester it was a dumb move when harcourt co urt told me that his revolver had been stolen the remembrance of my sisters laugh after I 1 had threatened her husband flashed through my mind I 1 remembered tho the questions she had asked the interest she had shown in the holster on the H house wall the aftem afternoon oon we were decorating for the party I 1 was certain that she had shot him I 1 felt responsible I 1 had put the fool idea into her head I 1 realize it was an accident I 1 thought if I 1 got away you would think I 1 did it it would give us time to figure out the best thing to be done the commissioner glared at kady ama why you told of what you saw the indian bared yellow teeth in a wolfish smile why I 1 tell much obliged to hale she save me much trouble araps prison I 1 help her wen you say I 1 shoot heern heem den planty time to tell it occur to you that corning coming across with tho truth was the best thing to be done I 1 suppose chester sakes alive mr commissioner it occurred to me martha samps agate eyes sparkled you you suspected the th truth all this time the commissioners diction suggested a skipping motor engine 1 I did I 1 told you I 1 heard her end and her husband quarreling I 1 try to hear what they said I 1 slipped away as I 1 told you th inkin that while ice cream might be coolin to the tongue It do much to tempers that night when I 1 went to the 11 house an found her skirts all wet and draggled dragg led I 1 suspected when I 1 found this tucked in her bodi ceI knew she drew a roll of bills from her pocket tossed it to the table color darkened the commissioners face ills his fingers twitched with anger youve let us sweat blood over this when all the time you knewl knew I 1 why you tell woman martha samp rose in impressive dignity you came here like a lord just thought id seo see how a real lye lve official handled a case ive got my knowledge from papers an ill say right now reports are much more interesting than the real thing as conducted by you TO U RE 9 CONTINUED |