| Show synthetic 0 gentleman gendeman Gent Gen Seman demin well 11 K BY B CHANNING POLLOCK pollock service t XV SYNOPSIS the duke barry gilbert likable youth of twenty three jobless and broke enters an unoccupied summer home in southampton seeking shelter from rom EL a storm tie ile makes himself at home dozing dozine at the fireplace replace I he be Is startled led by the arrival 0 of a butler willietts Wll Wili letts etts and B e chauffeur evans he learns that the son eon ot of the owner 0 of the house jack ridder whom the servants had never seen een Is expected lie he decides to blurt bluff it out hl his supposed parents have lett left for germany next morning he Is given a letter tor for his mother ile he opens it and finds a message from rom the real jack saying baying he could not come and returning a hundred dollar bill the boys father had pensioned him into obscurity barry pockets the money intending to return it later lie he orders evans to take him to montauk intending to disappear there on the way lie he meets judge hambidge and ills his daughter patricia believing he Is jack ridder site bhe invites him to dinner the following thursday barry returns to southampton deciding to stay a bit longer mr ridder sr through his newspaper the globo globe accuses judge Ilam bidge of taking orders order from tammany hall in a condemnation proceeding barry meets peter winslow prominent attorney winslow tells barry that judge Ilam bidge had seen een fin an accident in which a woman was ras killed by a taxicab at A home barry dods the wife of the real jack iL waiting walting him her husband Is in jail in new york charged with the murder lif t mike kelly tammany boss the girl peggy tells barry how she had met tack lack in r lorida florida and married him as lay fay rogers jack lost his job and they went to new york where she got work lit it the cocoanut Coco anut bar there she ehe was accused of trying to pick the pocket of rike mike kelly and was arrested her husband went to kellys to induce him to trop the charge later kelly was found lead his skull crushed by a decanter barry suggests he be can help as jack ridder and mrs rogers agrees judge hambidge bidge delivers a decision in the condemnation suit in which kelly had bad been interested barry cables mrs tor for 2000 winslow takes rogers case barry gets a job on the globe under his true name the editor urnie ernie Fl harwood fladwood assigns him to cover the kelly murder barry suspects the fili pino servant of kelly when barry visits the the judge denies the accident sec ident he witnessed occurred near the ot of the kelly murder where such ln in accident had occurred occur rca katr patricia 10 a bids him watch your step mr gilbert CHAPTER V continued 11 suppose the judge had killed kelly what did that prove tin im assuming that kelly compelled tills this dech decision aon barry reminded himself well it if he did why should it have been il tied filed after the compulsion was removed it was filed the next nest morning that certainly indicates that the judge knew nothing about kellys death once more barry heard the liall hall clock strike three im arguing in circles 11 lie e thou thought ailt and getting nowhere where ive been getting all week gumming things up too tipping olt off witnesses and nd making a complete aulsa nuisance ot my self elf I 1 said three things were clear and they but two are ive landed myself in a mess and the sooner I 1 get out of it the better for e everybody it I 1 clear out and let things take their course I 1 ml might come back some flay day when ive really made good ills his hand band still hurt the next morning but the resolution to cle clear ar out remained ored fixed and he was still dreaming some day when ive made good willetts Wi letts interrupted tte he wa was serving breakfast at the moment no ment 1 I was mas talking to r evans vans sir yes tes telling him what you told me last at bight bt sir concerning mrs rogers and the kelly murder evans thinks its very significant eliat you said about kelly expecting somebody after rogers left ne ile does docs eh ch yes sir and lie he thinks think s he can find tho it was barry opened his egg eg ailed like to tell you his scheme schem a sir its no use barry observed cuttle ive decided to drop the whole busi bess uess yes sir willetts WIIl etts went on serving but there was disapproval in ills manner barry felt it as lie had ti talce lee before any reason why I 1 drop it tor for you to say sir but aou ou think mint there Is a reason all right sit down and tell me about it 1 I sir sly MY position wont permit of ray my sitting down in the presence of my it done air and your position wont allow alto of you leaving a woman in the lurch sir it you dont mind my saying so that done either in utter amazement carry barry merely blared at him you see willetts continued quite forgetting himself a gent lemans got certain responsibilities what makes him a gentleman you said this ladys in trouble eup up to her neck it looks to rue me sir as it if that was a pledge it looks to me as though you were bound to make good no matter happened lie ile paused and then ills his own impetus carried him on you said ive been a loafer most of my life A loafer might drop hie lie whole business theres no reason lie but it looks to me as is it if a gentleman ought to carry on oil sir youre right willetts tell evans ril ill be glad to 1 see I him in the library barry the bum had stopped stepped into a gent lemans shoes and found that they hall had to be kept shining all that willetts had said the former duke had said to himself oer and over again thais all right for guys alth an In income conle carry barry had argued in luxury and papas office sure id run straight why not now lie had biad fin an income and was 1 in I n luxury and papas office 1 I wont be there long harry barry thought thou glit if I 1 defy pat anyway ini im a gentleman for the moment and a gentleman geu lieman cant abandon ladies in distress pat was a lady in distress too he reflected in trouble up to her neck tile the way I 1 wont went on last night lie he ruminated rumina ted have thought that I 1 thought the judge killed mike illk e what nonsense that harmless old chap it if theres any chance of ills being involved why then its up to roe me to find who did the trick ive got two men to get out of difficulties evans found him really ready for the scheme IMe 1 As I 1 get it from willetts Wll letts evans erans said somebody telephoned kelly that lie he was comina right over what would you do after done that sir well what would I 1 do hop in a taxi probably so we want to round up the taxi drivers that were in the neighborhood at that time luckily there was an accident willetts tells me my plan Is to adver advertise tige like as it if we was the relations of the deceased lady fifty dollars reward for information leading to spotting the cab that deceased tier her and then then we third degree every everybody beillY that answers the ad did you see the accident now how did you happen to be there it might turn the trick evans was full of barrys own zest tor for sleuthing 10 and quite as eager to jump at conclusions nothing discouraged Is cou raged him what if the accident had bad occurred two hours after the probable time of lithe he murder who knew that time exactly and anyway the bait of reward might br bring I 1 ng people been in the vicinity long before the disaster it was arranged that the advertisement should instruct applicants to write to box something or roth at the newspaper and that gave evans another idea why did carry barry go to town by train why not drive in lie ile could use the car getting around and to give peggy and perhaps the youngster young ster an occasional airing moreover evans was enjoying himself thoroughly reading the newspapers sir I 1 ask myself a lot of questions about tills this here kelly the chink says lie got home around eleven willetts Wll letts says say S mrs izo rogers ers says lie left the cocoanut Coco anut r A j R and why do you think it might have been she bar around nine where did he go then ills chauffeur would k know now Vt lie be surprised how bov chauffeurs loosen up to each cadi other 1 I 1 get you simple aint it we find out where kelly garages then I 1 drive you in every sunday and keep the like car in the same place and I 1 sugar up to tho the guy that drove kelly it lead to nothing but then a again aln sir it t might sir its worth trying and im atiq tremendously obliged to ou dont mention it after what you did for the As a matter of 0 fact slie she put pill the whole thing in my mv mind ashes just busting to do soui some thin thing for you sirs mrs evans Is all ot of evans suggestions were followed the next nest afternoon arid and monday by appointment harry barry brought mrs rogers to winslow Wn s low harwood certainly had not lot overstated peters skill th a t cross examination sitting opposite peggy the attorney led her gently into reminiscence from hleb again and again he seized upon a word or a phrase as leading to possible material for the defense for the f first ti time me the thing took on oil pattern winslow running about in a maze but finding a beginning and an end taking care too that there should be no opening for ills his opponents of which lie had boon unaware usually casually verifying every statement jack had made to him tell the story in your own way mrs rogers Pi did your husband say anything about getting even when lie ile left you no what time was that what time did lie he return gone iong ion was lie not really long iong enough for or a violent quarrel ive told you peggy declared they we were re drinking together and then the phone rang P ilow how do you know it ran rang T jack heard it and lie heard someone answer it someone jack sure whether it was kelly or the file filipino they were both la in the hall ball anyway kelly came back and salt said lie was expecting somebody did lie he say whom no did lie say whether it was vins a man or a woman 1 I dont think so peggy paused cut but it been a woman noman peter nodded to harry barry Cherch oz la bi femme 1 I got another idea peggy went on it been the platinum blonde the N what the platinum blonde violet rane fane ashes one of the girls at the cocoanut Coco anut bar and why do you think it might have been she well peggy saig said she be knew kelly shed hed just left him when lie accused me of picking ills his pocket and sio janod been talking to her just before that she might ve phoned kelly to get me off 11 winslow made a note of this ill find out lie he promised the interview lasted nearly two hours and gave both of the visitors fresh confidence indict jack winslow prophesied as ills his callers were going probably today but dont let that worry sou A grand jury hears bears only one side well do our talking at the trial when will that be As soon boon as possible were ready now they have no case just the filipinos evidence that jack was there we admit that cut but we deny either a motive or a quarrel it if the filipino says lie he heard one well I 1 suppose sir mr wilders given you his bis answer to that yes lies iles got brains all right carry barry told peggy in the elevator yes res peggy returned a bit throat lly iles hes got brains and a heart the grand jury found a true bill against jay rogers that afternoon and carry barry was off on a quest of his own ON a it if that was a woman lie he decided we e bother any more about the judge and it if I 1 can catch that filipino napping winslow had warned him against tipping lipping our hand all right clarry thought ill be careful t this ls time the alie cagey oriental answered his ring carrys barrys last visit had been with tim laugherty charlie and sirs mrs kelly for that matter had bad assumed that lie he was another detective tile the Filip loo was plainly startled nobody is home lie he said conclusively youre home arent you and youre the fellow I 1 want to ask a few questions 4 1 I dont know nothing the butler insisted you know who telephoned kelly the night of the murder charlies putty face turned two shades it lighter ahter 1 I thought so carry barry said and if you dont want to go straight to jail better tell me about JL it 1 I dont know DOtI nothing lID all right come adoll along charlie reconsidered you mean the lady that telephoned pl ionell who I 1 mean who was she 1 I dont know she give any name or leave ODY any message no sir came caine a round around here though afterward sher she no sir sic somebody did barry persi persisted after boung rogers went ent 1 I dont know you let anyone in no sir did kelly let tier her in 1 I dont know cut but lie knew she was coming 1 I dont know youre lying carry barry exclaimed you told kelly no jr the butler replied very positively when the lady phoned mr kelly he home yet what do you mean lie he home at midnight the lady telephone at midnight charlie said obviously bewildered it was eight when the lady phoned ili oord cut but you told him that no the filipino Filipi answered 1 I tell nobody nothing who did telephone around midnight I 1 dont know mr kelly ansil answered ered that tinie time 11 cut but you were in the hall yes sir kelly was sore at you why thy the FIll 1 fillipino pIno went neat pale only tor for an instant lio ho homeer weer then lie smiled mr kelly not sore he sald sal d bilm ulm very ery jolly that night all right carry barry observed no tipping our hand this time at al right and thanks ills tone was vas that of a man completely satisfied late lale hint flint afternoon bari carry y took peg re and the boy driving darivin in the park peggy put a brave face on it but fear was clutching tier her if anything went ent wrong she said 10 70 BE CONTINUED |
