Show II I ED ES L By t 1 isa EDEH u i iBy i W DyR fly Dy gJ 11 R q i ws C j J tO co l MT T itta Kt t COA y HEA fA SiR INK INC vs I BEGIN HERE TODAY Stark Mark Brondon Brendon criminal Investigator gator Is to trying to solve selve the mys mys- mystery mystery mystery tery of the tho disappearance of Michael husband huband of Jenny Tenny Pen Pen- de dean n Jennys Jenny's Jenny uncle Robert Red Red- Red Red-mayne mayne la ts missing and suspected of ef murder Jenny goes goos to live with her lier uncle Bendigo Robert vIsits neighborhood and sends ends word to his hia brother brether to meet him In a nearby cave Giuseppe DorIa why who works for ter lakes hIs hl muter master to the meeting place When Doris DorIa cane calls call to brIng BendIgo homo heme he finds tind an empty cave Jenny go goto goto goto to live in Italy whore where Jennys Jenny's Jenn uncle Albert ne 11 hies es Robert Rebert 1 I is seen een In Italy Peter Ieter Ganns famous American detective Brendon In his Investigations dons Brendon meets Robert and the latter shoots at the detec e row lIOW OW GO 0 0 II ITH ITH Tim TILL STORY Brendon d Remember Im I'm not net a stranger to him Ganns Canna I saw and spoke Ith him by the pool pOll In Quarry before the murder What hat of It If Yo e Yoe e e ne er spoken with him since Bince and I what's more you yeu ve ye never seen icon een him since 9 T either either You Youre You're e seen a forgery It ItI was waa a n forgery that looked at you ou ouen I on en your nay ay back to Dartmouth In Inthe inthe inthe the moonlight It vas as a to forgery reT that robbed the farm for tor or food and lived In the tha case ca co c e and out cut throat It was as a for for- forgery forgery for forgery gery that tried to shoot sou ou and missed Mr Sir Ganns Ganne took snuff again and nd continued Mind Mind concluded Peter who hO had spoken without ceasing for nearly two hours Im not saving that I 1 am right Im I'm only Sl saying Ing that Wild though It sounds It fits fila and makes n a logical story 1 esen PI en though that story beats all experience experience enc ence It might hue base and If It it didn't happen then Im I'm damned It I know what did or bat hat Is happening at this mo- mo moment moment mo moment ment Brendon delayed his answer and his fare face was racked with many poignant emotions I I cant can't belle believe It he at length In a mice olce which Indicated the extent elent of o his hia mental amaze amaze- amazement ment and perturbation p but but Ishall I Ishall Ishall shall nevertheless do c exactly as IOU ou direct That I li Is hell ell within thin m my Y power and obviously my dut duty Good boy And now non well we'll o ha something to eat YOU Youle got get It clear 2 The time is all Important Mark scanned his notebook In he had made voluminous entries Then he nodded and shut It Suddenly Mr Ir Ganns lau laughed hed The ether others s book reminded him hint of oan an Incident A funny tunny little thing happened yesterday afternoon that I he said I d turned In leav mY notebook by my head when theme thelo mt came a visitor lo to 0 my room I nays was lIS I Jc Ip I II III I C III t The Door Opened And SIgnor DOl Doha Put rut Ills IUs Nose Noso In I asleep all right but my heat hea Ie hea lest sleep won t hold bold through the noise of a fly on the windowpane pan and lying with my face to the door I 1 heard a a tiny sound and lifted one eyelid The door deor opened and or Doria put his Ills nose in Over he came as quiet as 03 a a spider and ani I let hint him got within a yard 1 then h n I yawned and shifted Ho He was Pono fone like a mosquito and half halt an hour later I heard him again But I got tip up and he ha didn't dp more moro than listen outside He wanted anted that b book ok you bad bad you can guess hoW bad For two t 0 days Mr Sir Ganna Ganns des de- de declared dared that ho he must rest and then there came camo an e when hen ho he Invited Doria Dorla to te take lake a walk Theres There's a few things Id I'd like to te put to te you yeu ho he said eald You You needn't let on en to anybody else about It and we wont won't start together You Yeu know my favorite stroll up the hill hilI Meet me at the Say corner corner eay seven o'clock GIuseppe Gluseppe gladly agreed They ascended the tho hill hili side by side and the elder Invited Doria said s said said aid beganI Between een ourselves he began I am not too teo well pleased v Ith the way this Inquiry is panning out In plain words theres there's some dope coming between bet MarK Marie and his work and I should like to hear shat hat you lou eu think of ef him you being amt Independent witness an a pretty shrewd cuss cues Marco Is la In love leve with my wife answered ans ered Giuseppe calmly That Is I I what's hats the matter with Ith him And as I dont don't trust my wife site In Inthis inthis inthis this affair and till still e bellese belle e that she knows s more about the red man manthan manthan manthan than anybody else I think as longas long longas longas as she he hoodwinks Brendon he will be b no manner o of use uso to you Peter poter pretended to be much astonished They proceeded proceed slowly and ana Peter Poter k kept Pt the th bal ball bU of ef conversation roll roll- rollIng rolling roll rolling ing while he ho pretended to bo be very vory busy buB with bin hili plans and projects Then a 8 very Tery strange thin thing lisp hap happened ap for there stood Robert Hobert m his hi ere great t red heAd heed and hug huge mustache thrusting out of ef the gloom He stared quite quits mo- mo mo Ills His hands hand wore were by his elde aides the stripe of ef his hia tweed jacket could be seen seon and nd the gilt buttons on the red waistcoat waist waist- waistcoat waistcoat coat Doria Dorla started violently then stiffened for Fer a moment he ho failed to conceal his hi surprIse and nd cutone cut out ione one look leok of evident horror and at the apparition What wrong asked Peter Did you yeu so see ee him him- right In the Robert path Robert But the other only enly stared at nt eppe and peered forward I I saw caw nothing he said sald where where- wh whereupon whereupon rI- rI upon like lightning the It manner changed ch nr d His HI concern van van- van van- vanished lobed and ho he laughed aloud What a what fool fool what a fool tool am m I It It It was wu the shadow of the tho Ganne Ganns instantly the sUbject and appeared to te attach no Importance whatever to it but Dorias Doria's Doria mood was wu altered He lie became be- be came bo-came came camo less expansive and ald more alert announced We Well II turn now Peter half an hour heul ater afterward ard Youre a a smart lad and anil given me a a bright thought or two wo We VI must lecture Mark CHAPTER XVI The Lest of ot the For Fer tho the night Immediately following fol- fol fol following lowing Donas Dona's experience at the theold theold theold old shrine Albert and his friend Poggi had ace ac accepted Mark Brendon's Invitation to dine at the Hotel lIet l VIctoria I where he stayed In IE or 01 older that he might enjoy private vate conversation with Ith Brendon Brenden and ai ot the tho same time timo keep a close clese I watch upon Albert Ganns Ganne had pro pro- proposed proposed pro posed the dinner part party at the hotel hetel and dh eted Brendon Blenden to issue the invitation as soon al u re- re returned re returned turned home turned Wholly unsuspicious Signor Signer Fog Fog- Foggi Poggi gi gl ard and Alt rt appeared in the glory of er soft white shirt fronts and rather rusty i e t es toning aning black A special special special cial meal was vas prepared for tor their pleasure and the four tour partook of It in a private chamber at the ho- ho hotel hotel ho hotel tel Then they adjourned to the tho loom zoom smoking I eom and anon anen ahen hen Poggi and nci his hi companion were deep In their sufficing all subject Peter Petera a few yard yards distant with Mark be- be beside beside be beside side him related the Incident of i iGlus Glus Gluseppe's ippe's ppe's ghost You did the trick to te a miracle he said Youre a 0 born bern actor acter my pen eon and ant you camo came and wont and gut got away with It just as all well a as mortal min man could wish and far bett better r than I hoped Well Doria was fine We Ws stung him all right mind when hen ho he saw and thought he h the tho real Robert Red Red- Red Red-mayne mayne It got ot him In the solar selar plex plex- plexus us us-I'm us Im I'm doggone sure of o that For lust Just n a moment he slipped but how could 11 o help It You t eo the beauty of his dilemma dilemma dilemma ma If It hed he'd been straight hed he'd have gone eone for or you but he wasn't He knew well enough that hie Ro Robert crt ert the the forgery wasn't wasn't on the tho war path tonIght and ahen n hen I J said I saw nothing he J pulled together and swore he hw hadn't either And the next soc sec sec ond and he realized what he be had done Bonet But Dut too loo law late lat I had had bad my hand on en my Iny shooting Iron In my pocket at- at after af after ter tor that that I j can tell you youl Peter then Indicated his hll hi purpose Hell HeU not guess gues were we're i quit quite so o Quickly and jid by so eo o doIng wo Wll his hi stroke That at att t at Ie Ic what I mean to attempt WIth your help It If possible To night To-night and tomorrow morning S t keep beside belde Albert then you yeu must mut do so because after lunch I X h have ve a meeting with the local police pollee down the lake at Como Cemo The warrant will be waiting salting for tor me and I shall return r after dark In one on of th tb the lit lit- little little lit little tle black boats boat of the We shall hall come torn corn up with lights light out and land ut at the th villa vUla Your Your part will w bi be be to keep Al- Al Albert Albert Al Albert bert In sight eIght and watch the other An hour later the detectives saw Signor Slener Poggi to his hij boat beat and then I wl walked 1 1 ems oma om with Mr Peter had bad provender concealed about JILt his person and nd presently he ho to his hla friend that thing were now corn com to A a climax At the villa Brendon left them and nd Jenny Tenny w her h r uncle The Tha girl bogged begged Mark to come corn In for tor- torA fora fora A while before but it was late at and Mr Ganns Gann declared that everybody must retire Mark presented himself early on the tle following day And It tt WIL was Jenny Who first saw him Then Peter pter Gann Ganns joined them How la Is uncle 1 a asked ked Mr Rod Red mayres mayre's niece and Alberts Albert friend the old book lover found himself Indisposed Ganns Canna then announced hi his Intention Intention tion ot of going later lator to the town of Como Come ad he ho Invited Doris Doria and to accompany him but Mark dark familiar with the tho part he had ad to te play declined kilo hilo Gluseppe Giuseppe ppe also alse declared himself 10 anal le to take the trip I 1 mi must t make ready to te return to Turin Lunn he said The Tho world does not stand Gland still while Signor Signer Pietro l fe catching his hit red man I have business and there li le nothing to keep me here lere any longer longor After luncheon Mr Ganna Ganns set let oft Off in In a II whito waistcoat and other Giuseppe also Ise left eft tho ilia ilia to return in a few hours houri ln and ami Brendon joined Albert AlbertIn Albertin AlbertIn In his sl apartment was WILl dressed and lying Iring on a couch beside tho the window Tills subterfuge and of ill health are ars mo most t painful tp to tome tome me ho he declared colored I am exceed exceed- exceedIng exceeding exceeding ing well today and all nil the tho better for fer ou d delightful dinner of tut night For lor nobody less lees than d dear ar arreter Peter reter would I ever sink to pretend anythIng It Is contrary to my na na- na nature na ture and an l disposition BO so to do DorIa let returned for tor a while dur dur- durIng dur- dur during ing log the tho ft afternoon H He drank WIne Ills ate fruit and addressed most of his to Brendon who o polo with him In the dining roomi room f Or Jr r a while hilt Jenny raid nothing Then Doria turned lo to her and bade bode her pack his othes Continued In Our Next Issue |