Show athleo alie 1 L moon masiero Mu Mm siero 2 SYNOPSIS sam stanley wealthy owner ot ahe th peart moon ranch informs wa no mary that hla former wlter twin d augh Oa caniello niello a and nr rp caming conUi if to UK the ranch to it alv too th their belr moth mother being dead a and Z d their fattier daniel who v ahto tind had been the cause 0 1 him m y oil lil wife in tile the pilo alil avy sam sar tili it di dottel boy lohia III ii I feitl i r rown ow I 1 to 0 nanti bould nd d algirt narl hartfi we ic mrs mra oida Illuk ot carlitti Mar litti nurse hubert hand ind rid chadwick cau neld are tile lip other me nien ibera robers ot of the he tin tho kill arrival lohn john becomes e t lo 10 jani J lie ille Gabrlel lor seeks cecka to win john from hot her slater inar and her actions action when she nhe receives a letter lete from ruin france lra nei mystify mrs mr magin yn surn y n learnd Canne ziano 1 is soon oon to bo be from the p penitentiary 18 mra magan lorils gabriella Gabriel lp v inked Io ked to with ahe 4 hes beide her she aenlle ren lle ill that t the must mu be rom sa sam ms pipe he ha the oni pipe nipe smoker ci and conce nl before railing the hole hold suicide tit noro verdict it is murder murde and I 1 augelo aam nn it note leu 0 1 contes contesting ming he h killed Is brielle br fir lelle but the ran ranar hr proven prove he a cou could d not have done it I 1 and tho the entire hout hold I 1 to under apron n I 1 CHAPTER vill continued 7 1 I know I 1 thought it was wag only her disappointment tut lilt now will who could bo 1100 quite idle with stich a fear her yet she left all ot of tier her chingo th in order as it if bellber abely ehe ahe prepared for or benth site rhe burneil burned oli her capers papers and lettera sem hen 0 danny pointed to thi the fi I 1 crossett cros seil file room arid looked into it papers had recently hern been there I 1 took the poker acker arid and to in the fluttering black hits hut but noth hall hail escaped the file lumen 1 I believe said banny anny that thai you are the only one bone a tile the house who I 1 aked li at what gaily had in tier her hug hi walked 0 0 tile tho tuble table by the window I 1 followed her I 1 dreaded seeing that bag ogain but I 1 was burlow about its intents on tents it wasi was lying limp ou on the table she rhe picked it up brushed hrus lied it rick nick with the tips of her fingers and blew on it as it site ehe were trying to blow of it every thing she ohe A sticks to the little pointed beads be oila it II from her and looked QI at it closely out jut I 1 could see no speck pak of asli no minute particle of tobacco tu burco ti nora orlof of anat vit it is 4 a beautiful thing I 1 said ive why it wa onby laby hold had all tile the beautiful expensive filings such us as this your Youre clothes lothes are pretty ciul toaty lint hut they arent near the quality of at lohes lo hys shii lie hesitated i it moment before an 1 I have fieve heen been in england forthe past eight while gaily onh has haa been on the continent where beautiful things are more plentiful and cheaper bando lands i 11 thought you girls hadil bcd hycl ved together hit all these theatt years yeara no ahe he suld eald and picked up cabs cigarette 1 case baie ind and handed it t to td me tt if vine was made of dull kolu gold with hei bet IM 0 t set act in tiny black opals with green find blue lights flickering in them as ait they were allie alive I 1 set get it down nod and picked up an othir other little guld gold box it had bad powder rouge arid a mirror in it I 1 had seen ft en it often eunuch enough before I 1 put p af it t back bach on tile he table anti and took up ata A bended coln coin purse pursa that matched alie targe if t will was 9 e entirely empty it queer that that should be empty 11 I 1 1 danny asbeil and her hill bill old Is 1 missing sha rile surely aurely would not start to ti B go anywhere with not a ont of money tt It 1001 as 89 if 1 site bile had bad been roh beill etil I 1 only ai I 1 said it anyone any had her why would tin ho have ten left tha valuable gold eold elgi rose ease and banky case ainsel lle lie I 1 might have thought they would be hard to td dispose or of mury mary dannys danny a voice always tow low grew brew tower lower still with hw bar intensity there la Is one thing that no one has of daniel could have reached here from rom in a few hours houm by airplane 11 1 had bad thought ot of that jut hut dun dan pyo py ho bo airplane ever came within twenty mites miles ot of the the ranch clinch without every ansill jach ot of us hearing hear liiK ft and rushing out with our heads tipped lipped back bacic to gope eta at t it t airplanes arent stealthy things you know that veople people can blip up ln in and slip on off again agnin 11 lint on the tha third ot of july two alt air planes passed over going to the telko celebration on the third i reminded her as advertised and you know how bow much noise they made and now how we all went out oat and watched them from tiny specks in the south eoute until they vero tiny specks and lost to la the north again I 1 picked up the carved ivory alg arette bolder it tell fell to pieces in my fingers was we s this token in tier her baal bag 1 questioned new in two and she isyel t 11 if I 1 hated the places pieces together again on an tile the table and t took up a folded heel of paper arid and opened it and ref tilt s or orlou loua gaby bala be aiwood good sport ducoe eliat Is be w P t bi 1 KAI kala CLEAVER STRAHAN 0 by estima co laa inc beryla guby auby aud and meet in tue tills this of t ern n around four thirty la in tile the cabin it 11 1 V belll Wl ll i 1 anid yes yea I 1 know runny danny answered out lutherl luti erl hand swears that thac he fie wrote rote flail kin no noto nile to weka 1 bev ago vim we know tant tie wn wap ying elters with uncle sum st at half past imir lie ile could could have gurie to the cabin inter when tile the nien men went to to do the hore hores or wile was lie ile right with stin anni ind clula chart nil the file titi 1 I so do lie must nave oat liar untied file he cori cort mers lury jury tit nt tile the in ill quedo ol 01 it lilt alc innoes tive mary net hei videe went 01 11 tene ten e again iines it II wm to lot yon lint hie flip liry ury was ver verb rendley mitis tied da I 1 sharply run sharply to tiei het in in answer to tc whit I 1 hall I 1 nw iw in ID tier her never ailak tile llor ur I ellig enoley sibio aru to li not going to tie be lie lot told in I 1 lils ills inon ilni that ne wiiilie mid flit Imir deret it ft it 11 took every dollar he lint lidid in the world sit do ll it sum is I 1 to to ket get to r the bottom of 0 tills this tip arreol anro bif tant 1 1 I wonder title iam what flit do you wi miler Sli iryl r she alie ext close to a feli roach 1 I 1 merely whether or not uncle sam mim will suc 1 I I 1 looked fit at tier browl eyes all red and swollen from nin lepirs and at tile the deep dark under them and nil I 1 was ashamed I 1 vill my mv arm ahouva tier tiei shoulders ond drew her lose home it tit ni honey I 1 sald forgive your old blury we tire all overwrought I 1 menn mean to speak an sharply 1 I 1 know were yu yiv booking for or something else on the auhl there wits nothing else in tier her hug bag 1 I 1 was wondering I 1 said about that tant foreign lot looking M ng letter she got on 90 file lie second of caly did tibe ahe burn ll it with the other things filings oddly she I 1 found it in tier net desk or rather beneath her typewriter either abe forgot shout about tt it I 1 or knew that none of us ua could read it it was written it in rode here it Is code indeed I 1 when I 1 took it from its ita envelope this Is what met my eyes ty fy t f y ru rn inao truo aff jan ion j aan adz zag c kt rn rg zev 9 aalf ayli r yan e dpn alp ilp p yoon yet egno I hafg I 1 have coaled only the first tines lines on the first page there were four sleazy pages all closely typewritten not a scratch of hand writing on it what wat I 1 judged tobe to be the signature was an you vou know now win wrote thial I 1 1 4 I ani alit sure tt it I 1 dare be sure of 0 anything ny thIng that it was written by a 0 inan loin finned leali 11 I 1 c counted 01 ol intire th the bettera ot tf lewla on n my fingers arlye TIB the number of if letters lettera in the signature airet it if tie he loin name lewla lewis 11 1 said eald 1 I thell hen 1 9 would hl he 1 I 11 and 1 1 mould ne be to e iii so aoi on get gel a pen pencil c 11 dear epim see it if we can work it nut no nil site dhe said mid you we see the letter a 8 comes twice in tho tha lost last word and there iii aie no duplicate letters in bowls she rend read the signature when site she rend read the letter artter to oia at I 1 dont reme 11 she rend it to youl i 1 exclaimed 1 thought she did now I 1 dont know I 1 cant he be sure of uny any thing sit ahr rend to me otini she said was a coll of it the letter toast la Is the tit worked out code cade she may inny have hava left out entire she may have changed tt it in any way in order to keep keel hot terrible secret from me yes VPS hut bill whist what flit did alit tela you von the letter contal it la Is too long even to begin to tell now and andl I 1 dont want to tell it again not today I 1 have told all ob aut it you see later it if course or r you may aste ask lolin john to tell rell you atit wits an annall from it tn end an insult to in he net I 1 curi hunt beat thinking ig bt 0 it any more not nol today stary mary tier ler voice chati geri audile e alv os its did tier hei manner du di you k know I 1 why uncle sam asked alid me al minus lis c nio me to bo b tn in the livianu room of at three today todi no blanny I 1 dont out but he told mrs birg ricker richer andee to be too I 1 sues guess he just wants to talk to nil all of us together oh ahl whitt good la 14 talk go ing to do talk to in i a place lik ike e thle this now where there a 3 nut not one true certain tan thing than to get hold of any where where not one of us can bu bo aleve tn in anothy another she khe put a quick nand to hei bet lips tier eyes widened be atie turned and hastily pushing sti aside the heavy vur cut went through the tap clothes closet into tier own mum room I 1 sat at the desk the paper before rue me not the shuro vent pencil 11 in my hand band tempted mo tu to make a ast list 1st as they always do in iii books of the clews to dute I 1 metal locked door doof key in tuy my pocket docket IT AI 1 put initials of tobacco adges chads suicide 4 Cli hads ads note what person was twos he tr to aft 4 is i i i Ms t d what did hubert hand think hint that I 1 had eard beard to ID the be pal in 31 mrs r a Ille liers threat of the hearted beaded bag empty match matchbox box empty purse aurea missing bill told fold Hol tiery rumpled handkerchief 1111 ll roker els elg holder tiu lUer lubert 11 note rile code letter note to danny aly fuce face hiji as even yet when I 1 I that thai nt it hilla pasi twi ti tin nu the elio afternoon arter noun of the fifth of july uly it if I 1 hod had been possesses possesse pos or of lust list one lick of 0 sense I 1 could instead of writ that list ot of clews have written enother r one n list that tep step hy sari ills ais us tip ante us as ahead would lieve dinv inv let led sit if the file person why did I 1 not asip into flou trip tact that lint for foi twi file i girls t tarl nd hear boarch ing rot for something on tile the I 1 moon aloon something which I 1 mis q hui but they hicy tind find not aund why rold I 1 not give a thought to file fuel flint john lifter after a secret gitil cathy R to ti a V Is I 1 ot I 1 what had become ot of the key to the attic door sim mrs tUcke rhad euid deen clean and cleur away anay oft off the file place since early until uniti why did I 1 not include in my list die arthe tact fact that guty 1 rt given the gold monkey to Mart martha lial why instead ot of trying to puzzle out the zode letter did I 1 not read between tile hie lines of Gabri elWia last note to Q however Hn uever tit at the time since it wits 1 bif t layow my own li making I 1 was quite litre well satisfied with my list I 1 took it to the table to check over the tha items saw salu put the file key with which I 1 hall had opened tho theattle theatt lp door alongside the oter things there I 1 picked it up now and looked tit at it for tile llie first time I 1 hill had not looked of at it I 1 hurt had merely blied it the night before my lily heart luied up in toy my it was not the key to tile iii door it wis was a ruty ru ty old pal lass 9 key that had find hung on a nail in the file broown closet oil oft the kitchen for or more venra vears than I 1 could kemem tier her Who hail bad put this key in my pocket must have been welt well acquainted quain ted with llie file desert moon moms kitchen to have found that hint old key apy unie the Oro ib tims and mops and dudt ut mm and chamous clin mils skins skills arid the rest that hunn hung bround around it and over it ini in tile croom root oi vital hall ti heroine emine ol of the key to the title attic door CHAPTER IX 11 the session when i went dawn to the living buom at five minutes bet before re three and i dari u olin jolin mrs hits elliker nud murthu were all there marthis martha was on the biggest it avenport playing with the monkey cli arrn sern and hubert hand camo came toto into I 1 the lie room together sim sam looked around armind counting noses anses all here tie lie suld and lucked locked the L dour tip hr find ami clubert h hid a it orne corne lb rough li aud dropped flit he key 11 in ills flinker tie he went ull all around the rown clolino mill and bolln the lse diioro rl rs and vind us ilia tip lie rooted a i chair to io tile alie root font nf if tile lie pulled H small sin ill lot table over it tok ill lin six dix gain rill of ff lilt ills link pocket 1111 1 it on UK flit futile and sal mil ln doan in the chair no one lint moved nut not find uil mald a ward I 1 know that i ans frightened I 1 will ads not noi tit it sain and I 1 was nol pt that ox gain iiii nl tl I 1 ss I 1 wits abrald of boing bo ing made ifield purify partly I 1 war afraid of my wit hubert hand tart annon cannon nn non III h I 1 tie lie sneered hints Th aits all right hund surn sum na an 1 this I his la I lere ere mostly I 1 think tir ornamental duddy loped aped up tip aren arent aren t we alne going to have the to night 7 sam at tier not no tonight daughter site aliu opened tier mouth and began making liliose A noises 8 site lie at al ways MIUS ninde whenever ahe hp was crossed la in anything rtin hum ruffied un oil tit table shut celiat up here und and now diw he said dald not nit another whimper out of you hear nie me martin she closed tier het mouth a snap I 1 thought those eyes ot of hers bers would pop out list of cpr head I 1 ant alit sure th atif P others of us its ull nil fell the way she alie biked liKit fed in nit all the flip years we had lived ibid rn on the itie desert moon tt it tile the first time any one df ua as had ever heard sam speak impatiently 0 o n Sl martha arthist As for ge her being stern er n w altti it h li her le r up to this minute it find harl never h been een in flip hunk book 1 I ree reckon korr sata began that all ol of you tn in here know that anyone could coal walk up to any man or woman in here hare ani call him or her a murderer and that not one of tie could give ave him the rhe lie right now new 1 I 1 reckon that you know too as everyone eve rione in n tile the country knows that at this hour hou the deserf moon rani h to ta rotten with the murk mack of crime anil and ion blayde you yon dont know thru 11 is IP nut not going Eil nit to bay any that way for ninny many more moie hours WP have sidled the law in no aa was right and proper and the law hits has lieen been real polite and banke hi ake its eyes eves and departed folded its tents like the if tie arabs rind and silently stole neav ravida y welt weil 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