Show the mardi gras mystery by H BEDFORD JONES cirki cpr ki ty ALE AM COMPANY CHAPTER X Clan continued tomed Is 15 INIa land had happened hammond mid evidently afif antly not been easily cap hired nis his rl countenance was son bome what batter sd and the one captor who wore wea a call collar in waa weeding copiously a in cut t c cheek h eek I 1 the three turned an Grain Orio ont nand a 8 me drove up and hum ham nind eare amm on 0 peculation JOhn tim of at relief here sm lie 1 a now hut hon up no I 1 snapped I 1 one of III ills mp V is captor tn in an aa ugly tone hurry up 4 lancis hn cherre irm get eel it rope cap and tie fit thie arh emmat les leaped p ed from the car and ana rade forward mims ber been going on here be li ism lit lodd sharply thi carmi 1 I found a dead man ocr in them evold sis shot out hammond Ua and 1 I 1 I 1 1 I found fland a dead man over 1 in them bushes bushels shot out ham hammond m nd t 11 c w 1 I jumped ra me bafo benoie a I 1 are seen nn a I 1 easy cla claytn h an I 1 d done it 11 A dead croaa T repeated aimont iran a ati d looked at the three nt hat but do vall ghe hini him t the a spiel aple one ot of them ben Chac Cla lierre cherre ipp it forward ferard his bold eves fas t bened on base vt of jr amont with ith a lack 1001 of dill are tie sheriff ans w na here arm sonic ff time I 1 BI looking for far a lit stolen len built boat b he paid mid and nd ant t oft air would toward the I 1 eado na inda a we were weirs follo following oling in ID or ell i to in help belp h haia in search when we come came asrun till this man in the he bushes bushels it alie 1 6 boila I 1 v of tile the sl 11 tariff A knife WK in an I 1 1 is bond and ad tile the sheriff had bad leen st ablard to chath ila he diew a pit pis tia il ind shot one of u ua Grani fint as lit g acro it for n mo in ineat tunit he ed almed hom ham art it how kiich 1 of 1111 tills 18 11 true ft hat eur I 1 m blell you cap du n an amedd wed hammond digss 1 found i binau in lai 1 in there and it was looking at ill him abc tile aliee KUB M jumped me I 1 biot that bellou fell f an fn tile or arai antl U chalut ell ihfe the bridde my pin and ad got me down that flint a 8 0 all L llie he murdered u I 1 1 into the mind of f Grau grimont sult leaped that brief rial nn lestition ersa tion b lie e h had it omrie rd between bet ben Cl clincher r and the hie sheriff the si saringe siringe ringe unnatural st at twee aidich had find concluded that braknis as con ina ft stared train froin hammond Hanini to the others speech less few for far tha llie morro moment vt uh hot ada ard rda r ming i of h denumn s v in id bilm I 1 no MAW lie that charliene Chac liene and 1 liia I tv is 0 ism quani mint M ere mil him very hil and lots ci circling out I 1 he an at I 1 elim tl aale ra once ance among all aliese men he saw that the wounded ont man had bad no unified iasi III hia bandaging aud ad nii ince no MW holding his ble h hand at nd in ill hii pocket hulk bulk 11 v u gly iEly dragar flashed aaion colisant gi col 0 imant flashed upon him visibly end and with intuit mg clearnes cle arnem artana he realized it ilal amt ambling ling m ng poss possible atil 1 in this his split ilist ill spot shot where here coulder ila had a sr lately been I 1 tic lie clu elied on ma his hie ty cry ills his clial last be bull heco berm 1 hout I to no blurt blur alorth 01 at 1 fill tills instant killum mad red ell alif thought in liti hat mind it if frame up bald aid tile clauff tion tear aogi that likely it 1 I forms flung the war words in is a ancer car but u 10 1 wert rt ila glance of nt b tel of low law h li your a I 1 chauffeur hal lie well vell we me got at to no take L him in to iinuma bamin it blut s it 1 ahers ft here B the sheriff bad it de banded Or im amont mont quietly 0 ff there them Cha chacherie cherre gestured efured etu red we aint imd ad a aliance to bring him back yet this fono kept hept u bu busy y wallis you yon want ant to frame up fin an bulb 1 to or him 1 gramont am at paid be as alren flum to th the Ea mering tone or of this last he isema ed it fis fixedly ifil thinking hard laurd him himself if wed of hi n blind you tou say bay the sheriff WM wait heie ham 1 then I went ant ole over toward the ired mool lanil hun ot asked DM did he go fo alone or cor were omm you with 1111 11 l we were 1117 to follow bulas him 11 Clan cherne athla a ana all 11 garamoni wanted to know a that t afie e roan awe waa 1 ing we were graffi along after lie liin bilm when he be strains stepped into if the buha bushes this man to of 0 in loura bours on nag standing oer met him with mith a R knife I 1 on atas too nhen hen they found cri me 1 was cuttin me a fish pole bald aid hum hot boond d sulk ll he ons plainly begin joe to 1 te be eil nm ad alrin emd E md dl by bit tile the evidence against ag lt linn him gramont cranium only illy nodded added no ao one saw the lie ingual aide then I 1 no need c fo for it anad III Cut chErre no atia brazeal brazen lv ec when be ne mounil d him flau that 0 iv 1 ati I 1 suppose noi at an acred gramont ola alit eyes fastened thOughtful fully tv on oil hammond Ham roond llie tatter latter caught tile look let pt ills jaw fall in then flushed and his lipse lips sund and waited salted Grani gramont ont glanced at clin 71 Is cl erre and ad launched a ott clamce re 8 shaft ban you re no be ben I 1 bb hi cherre cre or aren 1 t 3 1 do you walk for mr pel ell I 1 I 1 lie ile chance shot schned I 1 tc tes said old Cb cherie erie tile his estal liea nal lot are an you doing here then file for mi an instant nos nas off buind he did not know how much not it or little gramont knew but bill he a did know that El mout ans a aware are sho lind laid is taken 1 tile the loot of vt of tile midnight r tm aiom lie im aqua lug Kige lus compact ment of t tin car tills i knowledge deiy 11 T threw be him back on ill the 11 de frose anae of halh be was no most sure icamen I 1 came on oil nn an briand ter my mas ter he said and ad mith III those its go gae ethe the go gaime into gr 11 1 hands alto amei iverc I 1 her m vas as ci inocent t of silence gt alood Kp arentt lo in moving thourl chogi t couse laus that acry I 1 ee was one metered upon him and that one tale fane move would old now spelt diesta lie he ka e no sign of f the tremendous shock ento clial ill Chac m list heires c wit hd just bied ed him III when bell lie spoke poke it no quietly and ciolli ahe ihen jour our meet Is 1 ns aO aota td memphis day gumberts Gum berls bothe ob ho a ofena tins this place here 1 Is the that 1 both and to tuo started ind at this his 1 I dont know tia am thing Illig chand returned alth a shrug nelch did not entirely conceal his un oil I 1 know tint thit mer got a murderer lime slid and thit well sell hive hills to dt dispose amas of him do iiii I 1 of call course ead old emd cilma step ale bull file oie ba a dom moment 1 in buhle with still blind elie by all 11 acius idl 1 e hini 1 in to in dommi I 1 id d aa su fegi st tl 11 ni 1 lou no tie ill hm up or make a ke aie Is of afi talI firs if ahe h iliff brought nav v ill na ag ihen ou 1 th better bell IT title in alic bada of the in criff also hammond fl olard nord with youl you 1 this his totally unexpected perets ici lule on an fie Is p pirt of a I 1 seemed to lum stun C Chii hi heire chism into no last it 11 ile he list half moved it its as u uneit in abet em r to bit b GIOE lion lle pit oner or theu the he esula as ii ur alta muni A giaime to ins 1113 too lo 10 Omm larm 1111 alum trial in ell te rIng 1 keep p ent cm cohered cod though he said shifting his 1 oni I slig light idl I 1 v nd ad aluch log al 11 a scowl of suspicion cilmon ign in ed ham and went up to jtb a I 1 lonk a of 11 hinline inline in line boull a 11 lime 1 1 to 1 on in this od cm man be ie 1 f in 1 A tone atiat ta alie ile oth mh e 9 could old not lot 1 I 1 don all t are dream I 1 that I 1 in m all hui banimen 1 woul A good look at this pluite line if all three 1 of 11 tile bliem go ana im alley ey must at not sua pert lap cap n look out lirkle in nam hion mond 7 llila his heie ease in it a gling atje he 0 elioe ho a lung 1 is a b I 1 up on an ne I 1 know it I 1 u tan 1 to piment to 11 hen tile the sheriff was bal keep lubet ill t ll 11 aime mum 1 to ii houma mant lot inter cr tonight to end and we you in he 1 hiir iad d nith a along alii ug 8 as m ham 11 u hi mi had de led liv hall aonie to faor or nit bocc 1 1 how 1 are TOU to I lake IL L t thi hi mil an lot into towne III how w lid im rou get 11 corp rel vill you neif need I 1 to use mi cart no r tile the cicole jirred hla his ld eld h townie id the list bar baru I 1 came in fir ina ac felt fell I a f ip a I 1 ea as its axie mal and Is laid up a well like III him bulk baik in an a j odier 0 on vei a all 11 gai ciul piul pit d nd ad I 1 moun around it ihli la a terrible dai b blow men so I 1 never ever dreamed that ad is wua as st a munda murderer is 1 or 1 couert fit tie be in liu d liin I 1 know ot of any motive motile 1 for alie ci in lindt they alkek k their limit heeds but bill PI clou him an ans anto ham their evea ees urn ura lovin ago at 1 his clo tiff I 1 uni bond you 1 H I be h mid EUI see sternly rely c julilly idly stop atop in A ed at lonial loni a fl it c that hint U hula fame n ul lelur 1 I 1 think geril culs ue me bad better attral 10 a bringing in if itie body of tile sheriff slier fl ell eh r the oded adaa dodged him into the ih ettin be nd ad od fill trip or of rose rope Ch cherre t it ill sad ad thas 1 if bound 11 a a annals anua then be febi forced fd dilio bi to 11 14 down antion anil it bound his u you film iw he ordered t aby be on ded menther of if the trio we well att alie I 1 iff ailon ink no hulice huli cm and liidi cw cum parrion p I 1 ahm in 0 o take I 1 ait lend land drainoni Gunio Grai noni uld went amm with jtb ft bliem to in the id isaie where the 1 I dared dered nicer lav a A he 1 nent so tile tiie ava m acim grew kiwe am nr within liln him that allen ft hen he lay there them in bv the th let bt he lind bad heard fl the last worth littered by tle the that cha he clarce fitial the minder in that portent moment a noiseless detail deadly stab I 1 that hammond could or would hula lone dome it lie knew Late vaa int shall absurd rd they found the mur mardred dred man mar iving among tile bushes be hid h id her been under munt the fifth rib lb lif bad dmd gone to the heart C aha huce aliene announced that hint he had ham barn mood ad 3 knife us arld and lid Gian tont enrel nodded added ins his I 1 lead call lifting the elie body between them aher be I 1 hula bore it 11 hack back to the ham baru N NOW am aid lia im off for or hoviin if I 1 don t ni my TO ton met men mill bill lie be light lihvar 1 I ina it jiff old both ply ceinos into his car and it dents dints arav tie he had no fear of if any aay thing happening to tile ali idrac id lac against it this ill latter 11 was do damn ing 19 abid lid with mull films to nien so to a or him III into at a hon lami glinin gunin 9 noose at they y would old ell hung ing ill imn to jolt jail afe V enough am ga A clever deai tint thit he thought thou glit grimly ni ere m up against a gna homond an adiv doubt now nan it HIM dont me inc he turned in at the he ledanois Ledan gin knowing hdale hani lf to 10 be belond algha or hearing bearing of the gumbei Is place piece 11 he cioe it E the he car a anny ft from the house n dens and into tile the thick of the st bush a all ionly that dial he could find end where it wag well visit ism led from sight then on an toot foot he fiade Is his B jorg along ahe he banti bank of the be aaion until he had bad come a 1 to tile the ai st where b ere oil sh 1111 c ile here he be p paused ed concealing himself anil and gaining a place where lie is could get a tic liow at tile the Guin a berts land he am saw anil and he I 1 there b be side fide tile lie bod of tile the the other two to men were ere su laging open th the c ham barn door th ahey inside and a moment laler hiter gramont held the fair of nn an engine starting i A tie cir lot alto tile the yard told and ad hailed failed alip ba b a nom men lifted tile the body of at the sheriff into tile lie ch chahine Chah bacri cne a took the admel iscom mad 1119 tom baa bild 1 in beside him T alie other to men a jumboy 1 in beside the bull rills in u inrid lid Char chachere Ch helne started the car or toward tile the rond road all fine thought Grio with a thrill of mall exultation flon ft ve cleared out ant and ad left in the place to a me and ad I 1 danl I 1 n 1 look 14 4 at thit hit ill suddenly saddens end as lie stood there lie he ne r tile alie aliat plump that he hid deold during silence which had bad fill followed led ill the con an between the sheriff sli eritt anil 0 ben 1 it was mits a sound ns 1 b ell bl had fallen near r him 1 I 1 ip a the amad sossi ozo g amund gmund the 1 he hint him al ell lie he an excited no ads insurer beside his knife in hviid he the alli ill it nord ia lide meled iiii the he em maa I 1 K A 1 kg eia exclamation at of 1 6 0 tam bake fram him as me H found what H hi sought to fur is a cut ah the adah ce 11 ill niesi at ila IB aused hit him to do ballus thing lu ill elm moment mallch in it fl 1 I 11 r mine as h tie milid not lint bae ile do dyne gadam toward tile the IO 10 achy jud alam he be bad 1 alln its listen 0 ing he allt doon blown launching tire lie wet we ground berth Is bs that the lie a ter beaked k into his hoots boots and alter altar is a a low law of took from anni Is as h he fail found 1111 ahat he be sought avati I IT TO ea BE 1 Vati |