Show h o f 1 a aIO IO dla nag nagI I of By ro rol l of CH fANNING CI-fANNING ANN ING a y POLLOCK Ch Pollock s Service Ili CHAPTER XI 18 18 Who murdered Mike Kelly Pat was darling darling was It you 7 J The Globe had answered the question ques ques- question tion but In Southampton Barry Gilt Gilbert Gil GU t bert held this of all In his arms and asked It again ag For a moment she stared stored at him dazed and Inert and then she pushed him away awa Let me sit down n plen please e she said S coldly r She remained standing how however Iw CUT s when hen Barry released her though h she shey y still clung to the thc chair at nt which she bad stopped when she en came me Into the vat room Do you jou ou really think I T could hill 1111 anyone anone she asked ed with just n a at rie trace of amusement tempering the tile wonder won won- der Jer and resentment In her tone But of course I know why h you jou think It It is My father said he couldn't tell the theS s S truth because of a woman The worn In worn worn- nn was my ray dead mother r P Im sorry sorry- Barr Barry be began an It doesn't matter tile the girl Irl Inter Inter- nf Nothing much matters now Peter says this evenings evening's Globe completely com corn clears young yaun Ridder and that thata a they'll probably release him tomorrow That's all nil nil ou is n t t It And A If u J y U 1 1 you Son dont don't mind Ill I'll go upstairs to my tt father Hes He's really ill m. a She had closed the door to the hull hall after her and Barry opened ItCan ItCan It Can T I do anything he be asked 3 Jamely lamely e No 1 dont don't think an anybody body can Pat answered Nothing father or ar I could Bay eay ay now would help Morano Marano or any any- body Is Evans outside Yes Then of ot course you'll youIl see Peggy e Her worries warres are over Please tell teIl her herbow heri how bow glad I am and that Ill I'll phone later 4 i h Ei about Jacky They were In the hall by this time and the butler appeared on the landing Will Vill you jou come came to your father Miss lIss he he said quietly a Im coming camIng- Pat replied Just as ns asa a- a quIetly and without looking at Barry again turned and ran up the stairs o Well that was over over along along with everything ev ev- 1 else I made 5 clean sweep while hUe I was at nt It It Barry told himself ruefully on his wa way to the hospital What did I have to shoot off oft my mouth for far Just at nt the last minute My dead mother Three words wards and m my whole whale train of or suspicion went off ocr the rails It U had taken barely more than ithan 24 hours bours to pet get et his man He lIe f 1 certainly worked fast Barry paid mental tribute once hed he'd Identified that voice on the phone Some time before the evening papers would reach Southampton What was the difference difference differ differ- It ence Nothing Nathn much matters now T Pat had said and It They'd probably release RIdder tomor- tomor young row TOW row and anu two days anys later old 1 f be In New York lork Ive rYe got plenty to todo todo todo do do Barry Barr said to himself and to Evans Ive rYe had a cable from fram Mr Ir RId I der Hes He's on the Bremen arriving Sat Sat- urda You'd better get et your wife back hack w to town tawn town I 1 They were at the hospital now now and n rig Evans B made no reply U ti Peggy came Into the reception roomI room I I 1 cant can't stay she began In ina la II a good deal of ar pain pan The doctors doctor's up 1 there He lIe says everything's e all nIl right but somehow Im I'm worried Can you stand a bit of at good news Barry asked I I dont don't know I haven't had any In so longUs long long Its Us about Jack He Be wanted to break It gently but U lS Peg couldn't wait waft r Hes He's What Is It Just another clue Or Or- Or Go on an please I 1 II II I arrested Morano Peter phoned Judge Hambidge He Be says be out tomorrow Peg didn't move mo At least her body didn't but she ran her tongue over o her lips Ups and her hand i i opened and closed spasmodically t After a moment No she said sardo ft It was was an absurd thing to say but In Ina Ina a long loor experience with suffering Barry had bad learned that Just such things are said under stress No S Tears came Into the girls girl's eyes and flowed down her ber cheeks Its In tonight's Globe Barry told ber her The papers arent aren't here yet but butr r I Ill I'll ask Evans to bring you one ane There doesn't seem to be any possibility of af mistake Ill I'll go In to town by the first l' l t t train In lu the morning Ill I'll take care of af everything and ano keep In close touch wi with th you ou Thanks Peggy said One 8 syllable but Barr Barry thou thought ht he had never heard so much praise and gratitude before His own eyes ees were id threatened with moisture de- de so be he declared declared de de- dared y oud better set get et back to the tilt boy Pate going to phone later and IS' IS Ill I'll J ring up tonight That's all aU now Wort r And he be left Ift the p room as 88 abruptly as L Pat had left him a Ii few tew minutes n ago o Rome Home Evans asb asked d. d I Barry nodded That word ward was the thelast thelast last straw Anything else sir sr Evans Inquired In front of or the RIdder houseYe house hause Yes Ye please The Instant the evening evening eve eve- ning papers paper's set get et to Southampton will you bring me a copy of ot the Globe and take one to Mrs Irs Rogers He gave the chauffeur a quarter Kellys murderers murderer's murderers murderer's murderers murderer's mur mur- derer's under arrest he continued and were we're through sleuthing You'll find It a all In the Globe Glabe Yes sir Evans was ns thinking of something else You understand about Mrs Irs Evans Barry asked You aint ant Yes sir A pause staying here yourself I take It It it Im len lenIn leaving In tomorrow 1 was wondering Evans E said would you OU like us to dome ame with you Very much Barry answered but It cant can't be done You aint always going gaIu to live In Ina Ina Ina a hotel hotel hotel-be hotel begging begging your pardon sir Mrs Irs Evans E Is a mighty good cook Thanks Barry returned but my cooking's s going to be provided b by the state of or New York You Yau ma may as well know the thc truth I Evans Im I'm not Mr Jr RIdder Never e was I 1 Jimmied my wn way Into this house for a nights night's shelter shel ter and then you and Willetts came and thought I wa uns HilMer and I let you go C on thinking so The games game's up no now no Th The boss hoss gets ets tack back Saturday and what hit then Is anyone's I 11 I t 15 l nn I cans said lee Ye sir lr nil 1111 except Id I'd be he glad Iad If It It'll S and the rest It'll save a ame I nl me Introducing th the subject Yes sir Ir And nl better stand b. b by tonight I may ha e to drive erve hack back to the hospital Yes sir I was wondering Barl Parry Barry grinned You do a n good deal of oC that dont don't you ou I was as wondering how you'd like to togo togo togo go to m my sisters You Yau know where know where I Ilive Ilive live ve In n town tawn You Yau could lay low law there therea theren a n while and then slip away some some- where here swell of at vou you Barry re re- re- re r r Much uch obliged But I think Ive I've done all the slipping that's good for a n man Tell Willetts when you yau get a chance and remember to bring me the Globe to It was close on to five o'clock then and plenty to do before dinner Willetts Willetts Wil- Wil letts wasn't about about luckily Barry let himself In la with his key and ran up to his room Should he pack first arget or ar get the rest of or It out Ut of ot the way He decided to begin with the rest of af It It From a long envelope In his Inside pocket he took all his vouchers Then on an a sheet of ar note paper he wrote wrate Received Cash Beneath that he be listed the check from fram Mrs RIdder and board baa rd lodging etc Uni Un Un- i lj i A 1 t Yi 1 liU F 1 i ir tW II r i ir p t. t r j J c b That Leaves Account My Straight Barry Thought cler lIer Disbursed he credited himself with the same check which had been banked for far Peggy and with whatever sums he be had given her and a few minor expenditures That leaves len my account straight Barry thought Except Except Except Ex for tar unlawful entry tampering with the malls and pretending to be somebody I J It left lett his bank account far Car from straight When hed he'd subtracted Disbursed Disbursed Disbursed Dis from fram Received and made out his bs check for far the balance the reemIt result result re re- sult emIt was a rather startling overdraft All right Barry said Ill sell out my wardrobe Studs and links cuff and things I guess I wont won't need em any more He Be wanted wanted to terribly to write a aletter aletter aletter letter to Mrs RIdder It would have begun Dear Mother Not mine of ot course That was too maudlin Me Im I'm Just a sob-sister sob Barry berated himself tucking his accounts accompanied accompanied only anly by his check Into an envelope envelope en en- and Inscribing It Mrs John Clarke RIdder Addressed He propped the envelope elope against a calendar and for far a s moment sat looking at It I wish I could find my mother be he had thau thought ht his first morning at nt Southampton South ampton He wished It even more mare fervently fervently fervently fer fer- vently now after all these weeks of at make believe Ive got to write Pat at he decided at ut last I certainly owe her an apology apology apol apol- ogy and und u a good good by This letter certainly certainly mustn't be maudlin Dear Pat he be started Dear Pat I suppose I should write Mss Miss lIss lam Ham bidge now naw but I 1 cant can't You Yon wouldn't let me say I 1 tuns sorry for tar what happened hap today but I am fUU I wont won't try to excuse myself You'll forget It It I 1 hope as quickly as us you'll forget target everything else In tills this grotesque association I wont want ont forget farget Youre You're the realest lady I ever knew So this Is thanks and good good-by to you au and your our father and and and- most sincerely trusting that your wor wor- I ries rles like Pegs Peg's are over over over-I I I remain always respectfully Barry Gilbert It Packing proved pro complicated Most of af his clothing paid clothing paid for tar long ngo ago ago- was out aut here and had to be taken In But there was no suit Neat Nen to the end Barry folded his belongings Into two tailors tailor's boxes baxes He Dc hadn't quite finished folding when Willetts knocked Evening F paper j sir lr Thank you au And your key sir You left lett It In Inthe Inthe inthe the front door better keep keel It And theres there's theresa a letter for far Mrs RIdder on n the desk there Id I'd like her to get It when she arrives Ver Very good sir Dinner at seven se If It you yau please That was all No reference to Barrys Barry's packing or the confession that Barry felt sure sure had had been relayed by Evans half halt an hour ago Im YOm taking the 7 21 back to town tomorrow mornIng mornIng morning morn- morn Ing Barry said as Willetts was closIng closing clos clos- ing lag the door but Willetts only answered an an- Yes sir and went on clasIng closing closing clos clos- ing it Morano hadn't t been Deen arrested so 0 much was clear from tram the screaming headlines Barry scanned However that ends It ft Barry Barr felt sure Harwood Harwood Har wood did a swell Job jab Why didn't I follow up the number of at that cab It didn't seem of the least Importance when the taxi driving medico gave It to toe me I might have known It was though when Ernie Erne wrote It down dawn In his notebook Dinner was uneventful with uneventful with Willetts Willetts Wil- Wil letts remembering his ills position and behaving beha as any well trained butler might have been expected to behave Afterward Barry phoned Peg She had seen een the Globe Glabe but was still dubi dubi- ous aus Do you really think the they'll lI let Jack out now naw Certainly They're not nat going to get that sheet started n again aln on Tammany HallAnd Hall And It'll be tomorrow you yau think Probably Ill I'll keep In touch with you yau Barry promised and finished his packing Then Then he read re-read the Globe story and marked parts of ot It It to to pon pon- der In town Throughout hout breakfast next neat morning Barry wondered wandered whether this remarkable remarkable remarkable remark remark- able butler could know he was going for tar good Ive left a few tew parting gifts on my desk he ventured at nt last For cook coak and everybody Will VIll you yon take care of em 7 Yes sir sr I shant shan't be back I suppose Evans told you yau Yes sir That was too much Barry said Well what do you think about It not for tar me to say sir My place Is to obey orders Ive I've tried to todo todo todo do that sir If It Ive I've made a mistake It hasn't been for want of at trying Your mistake was quite natural Barry reassured him Yond been told you'd find young yaun Mr r. r RIdder here and you yon found me I said I was was- young was Mr Ir RIdder That seems to let you yau out out Yes sir Willetts hesitated Anyway that wasn't the mistake I had In mind sir Ir That was a natural mistake I thought you yau were a gentle gentle- man I still think so Its It's five after atter seven sir sr Barry Just made the train At Speonk Speonk Speonk he bought baught a morning paper and read of ot Morano's Maranos death Even the conservative con con- Times regarded that as ns the end of ot the case a against Rogers Night NightClub NightClub Club Owner Accused of at Kelly Murder Killed Resisting Arrest Its headlines began beban and ended with Move to Free Rogers Expected Today Taday Barry pored over o both stories that stories that In the Times and that In last nights night's Globe Globe all all the I way a t to New York Well Vl he reflected et f I I one vue o v. v my UJ suspects lJ u J was Vu guilty hUIlLY I way Peter Winslow cant can't Inu laugh h I that off I And suddenly he let the newspaper fall and leaned forward with his wrists on his knees I Its queer though he said almost I aloud to the click of the wheels Very Ver damned queer Very queer At the station he stopped for tar a time time- table Is there one anc he be asked that I gives n all the trains out aut of here The man grinned at nt him thrusting forward three thick folders Ten Tea o'clock found faund him at WInslows WInslow's office ce Mr Winslow wont won't be in today Peters Peter's secretary announced Mrs Wins Winslow law had a bad heart henrt attack last night So bad that Mr Winslow telephoned telephoned tele tele- phoned to the They're with Mrs Winslow now naw Was that your last news No Mr Winslow called up half halt an hour ago to say that Mrs WInslows WInslow's a little better Had he seen this Barry Indicated the headline In the Times Yes les He De talked to Mr Colton about It Mr Coltons Colton's one of ot the young men In the office you yau know a v. Hes He's gone gane to the district attorney to ask for tor Hoger's Rogers Roger's Rogers Roger's Rog Hog ers er's release Mr Winslow said If It you called I was to tell you OU that would be only anly a matter mutter of ot hours Should you like Ilke us to phone phane you when theres there's anything anything anything any any- thing certain Please Pease I suppose theres there's no use of ot my going ong to the Tombs now Not much Mr Coltons Colton's going there from fram the district attorneys Well We'll phone phane you Barry phoned Peggy and then strolled across second Forty-second street It wets a n delightful morning and his rather rath rath- er comic bundles had been dispatched to his hotel from tram the station No sense In n my following em yet et Barry told himself I 1 dont don't want to sit around that cursed room all da day TO DE nE CONTINUED |