| Show synthetic C gentleman JC by CHANNING POLLOCK copyright channing pollock service SYNOPSIS the duke barry gilbert likable youth ot of twenty three jobless and broke enters an unoccupied summer home in southampton seeking shelter from a storm ile he makes himself at home dozing dozine at the fireplace he Is startled by the arrival of a butler willetts and la chauffeur evans lie he learns that th the 0 ton son of the owner of the house jack ridder whom the servants had bad never een been Is expected lie ile decides to bluff it out ills ilia supposed parents have left tor for germany next rooming morning he Is given a letter for his mother lie he opens it and finds a message from the real jack saying lie he could not come and returning a hundred dollar bill tile the boys father had pensioned him into oha curlly barry pockets the money intending to return it later ile he orders evans to take him to montauk intending to disappear there on the way lie he meets judge tiam bidge and ills his laughter daughter patricia believing he Is jack rudder bidder she invites him to dinner the following thursday carry barry returns to southampton deciding to stay a bit longer mr sr through ills his newspaper the globe accuses judge of 0 taking orders from tammany hall in a condemnation proceeding barry meets peter winslow prominent attorney winslow tells earry barry that judge hambidge Ilam bidge had teen seen an accident in which a woman was killed by a taxicab at A home carry barry ends the wife of the real jack ridder awaiting him iler her husband is a in jail in new york charged with the murder of nf mike blike kelly tammany boss the girl peggy tells barry how she had met lack jack in florida and married him as lay rogers jack lost his job and they went event to new york where she got work it at the cocoanut Coco anut dar bar there site she was accused of trying to pick the pocket of hike kelly and was arrested iler her husband went to kellys to induce him to arop the charge later kelly was found lead his skull crushed by a decanter barry suggests he can help as jack and mrs rogers agrees judge hambidge delivers a decision in the condemnation suit in which relly kelly had teen been interested carry barry cables mrs rid hid ler tor for 2000 winslow takes rogers ease case carry barry gels a job on the globe under his true name the editor ernie harwood assigns him to cover the kelly murder larry carry suspects the fill fall ilano servant of kelly when carry barry visits the the judge denies the accident he witnessed occurred near the scene of the kelly murder where such an n accident had occurred patricia lids him bim watch your leep mr gilbert CHAPTER V continued 11 suppose the judge had killed kelly what did that prove im assuming that kelly compelled tills decision harry barry reminded himself well if he did bid why should it have been filed after the compulsion was removed it was filed tile the next morning that certainly indicates that the judge knew nothing about kellys death once more barry heard beard the liall hall clock strike three im arguing in circles lie he thought and getting nowhere where ive been getting all week gumming cumming things up tip too tipping off witnesses and nd making a complete nuisance of ormy my elf isaid three things were clear and they but two are pre ive lauded landed myself in a mess and the sooner I 1 get out of it the better for everybody if I 1 clear out and let things take their course I 1 might come back sonic some flay day when ive really made good ills hand still hurt the next morning but the resolution to clear out remained fixed and lie he was still dreaming some day when ive made good willetts Wlliet ts interrupted lie was serving breakfast at the moment 1 I was talking to arvans sir yes telling him what you told me last bight sir concerning mrs rogers rod and the kelly murder ivans thinks its very significant what you sail said bout about kelly expecting somebody after rogers ro ers left ile he does docs eli eb ayes yes sir and he thinks lie he can find who it was badry opened his ess egg lle d like to tell you ills his se scheme saliem liem sir ws its no use harry barry observed curtly rave decided to drop droll the whole business yes sir wille willetts Wll letts went welt on serving but was disapproval in his bis manner larry felt it as lie had tice before any acason why I 1 drop it tor for you to say sir hut but you think is a reason all right sit down anil and tell me about it 4 1 I sir my position won conr permit of my sitting down li irk the pres ence of my employer it isert iset done sir and your position wont a allow of you leaving a woman in the lurch or if you dont mind my saying so that done either in utter amazement harry barry merely stared dared at him filin you see willetts Wll letts continued quite forgetting himself a gent lemans got cot certain responsibilities ties what makes hirn him a gentleman you sald said tills ladys in trouble up to her neck it looks to me ine sir as it bat ti as ai a pledge it look sto me as though i jiu were bound to make good no mutter miller happened happen 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 tile whole business theres no reason lie 0 but it looks to me as it a gentleman ought to carry on sir youre toure right willetts tell evans ill be glad blad to see him in the library carry barry the bum had stepped into a gent lemans slices shoes and found that hint the they had to be kept shining all that willetts Will hid said the fur fu duke had said to himself over ove r and over again That sall all right for guys with an income harry barry had argued in luxury and papas office sure id rin flin straight light why not now lie had till an income income and was in luxury and papas office 1 I wont vont ile be there ioni long barry thought thou slit if I 1 defy pat anyway ini im a gentleman for the moment and a gentleman cant abandon ladles in distress pat was a lady in distress too lie he reflected in trouble up to ha her neck neck alie tile way I 1 went on oil last night lie ruminated rumina ted have hare thought chilt I 1 thought the judge killed mike what nonsense that harmless old chap if theres any chance of ills his being involved why then its up tip to me to find who did the trick ive got two men to get out of difficulties evans bvans found him ready for the scheme As I 1 get it from willetts evans said somebody telephoned kelly that lie he was coming coining right over what would you do after done that sir well what would I 1 do imp bop in a taxi probably so we want to round up tip the lie taxi drivers that were in the neighborhood at that time luckily there was no an accident willetts tolls tells nie me sly my plan Is to advertise like ns as if we was the relations of the deceased lady fifty dollars reward for information loading leading to spotting the cab that deceased her and then then we third degree eer boly that answers tl e all ad did you see the accident ilow how did you happen to be there it might turn tile trick evans was full of carrys barrys own zest for sleuthing and quite as eager to jump at conclusions nothing discouraged cou raged him what if the accident had occurred two hours after the probable time of the murder who knew that time exactly and any anyway wity tile the halt bait of reward might bring people been in the vicinity ion long before the disaster it was arranged that the advertisement should instruct applicants to write to box bos something or other at the newspaper and that gave evans another idea why did barry go to town by train why not drive in lie ile could use the car getting around and an d to give reggy peggy and perhaps the youngster an occasional airing af fing 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 aa says mrs rogers says he be left the cocoanut Coco anut 9 arl 1 11 1 42 and why do you think it might have been she bar around nine where did lie he go then ills chauffeur would know know lie be surprised how chauffeurs loosen up to each other 1 I get you simple aint it we find out where kelly garages then I 1 drive you in every sunday and keep the car in tile the same place and I 1 sugar up to tile the guy that drove kelly it lead to nothing but then again sir it might sir its worth trying and I 1 im in tremendously obliged to you dont mention it after what you yon did for tile As a mat matter ier of fact site put the whole thin thing in my mind just busting to do some thin tiling for you mrs evans Is all of 0 evans suggestions were followed the next afternoon apa monday Ilion day by appointment marry barry baoit bro tight lit sirs mrs rogers to winslow lla rood certainly had not overstated peters skill at cross examination sitting opposite peggy tile at attorney torne led her gently into reminiscence from which again and again lie he seized seize d till upon on a word or a phrase as leading to pos sible material tor for the defense for the first time tile the thin thing took or jr pattern winslow running about in a maze but finding a be ginning and ao an end taking care too that there should be no opening for foi ills his opponents of which lie hall hal been unaware casually verifying eich aery jack had nude made to lu jilin him tell the story in your own way mrs lira Il did houi your husband say any illan about setting getting even when lie ile left you no what time was that what time almo did lie return t gone long ions was lie not really long ions elou enough ii for a violent quarrel ive told you peggy declared they cre drinking together and then the phone rarig rang 11 how do you know it biting rang jack heard jt it and lie he heard someone answer it someone om eone 11 jack sure cheth whether er it was kelly or the filipino they both in tile the hall anyway kelly came back and said lie was expecting somebody did lie ile say whom no did lie say whether it was a man or it a woman vo inan 1 I dont think so peggy paused hut but it might ve been a woman peter nodded to barry cherches Cher chez la a femme 1 I got another idea peggy went on it lite been the platinum blonde tile the what the platinum blonde violet fane sites one of the girls at the cocoanut Coco anut ear bar and why do you think it might have boon been site she well peggy sail said site she knew kelly shed just left him when lie ac accused cued me of picking his pocket arvi ami sio mo janod been talking to her ter just bo be fore that she inight ve phoned kelly to get et me off winslow made a note of this ill find out lie promised the interview lasted nearly two hours and gave both bolli of tile visitors fresh confidence indict jack winslow prophesied as ills callers were going probably today lot dont let that worry you A grind grand jury hears only one side well do our talking at the trial when will aill that be 4 Is s soon as possible were ready now they have no case just tile the filipinos evidence that jack was there we admit that cut but we deny either a motive or a quarrel if the filipino says lie heard one well I 1 suppose mr clr ridders ladders ghen you his answer to that yes lies got brains all right carry barry told peggy in the elevator yes peggy returned a bit throatily iles hes got brains and a heart the grand jury found a true bill against jay rogers that afternoon and harry barry was oft on a quest of his own it if that was a lie he decided we bother any more about the judge and if I 1 can catch that filipino napping winslow had warned him li against 11 tipping our hand MI all right harry barry thought ill be this time f the cagey oriental Orlen tar answered his ring harrys barrys last visit had been with tito tim laugherty charlie Cli arlie and mrs kelly for that matter had assumed that lie he was another detective the filipino was plainly startled nobody Is home lie he said conclusively youre lionie home arent you and youre the fellow I 1 want vant to ask a few questions 1 I dont know nothing the butler insisted you know who telephoned kelly the night of the murder charlies Cli arlies putty face turned two shades lighter 1 I thought so harry barry said and if you dont want to go straight to jail better tell me about it 1 I dont know nothing all right come along alon 11 charlie reconsidered you mean the lady that telephoned who I 1 mean who was she 1 I dont know I 1 site she glie ghe any name or leave any message me no sir came around here though afterward she no sir somebody did harry barry persisted after young rogers went ent 1 I dont know I 1 you u let anyone till in no sir did kelly let her in III 1 I don t know hut but lie knew she was coming 1 1 I I dont know youie 1 l larry harry exclaimed you told kelly no sir the llie butler replied very ely when the lady indy phoned ur nelly kelly lie he home yet what do you mean lie be home at ac midnight the tile lady telephone at midnight of charlie said obviously bewildered it was eight when tile lady phoned hut but you told him that no tile the filipino ati answered sered 1 I tell lell nobody nothing who did telephone around midnight 1 I dont know mr kelly answered that little lime hut but you were in the hall yes bir kelly was sore at you why the filipino went ent pale only tor for an instant however ho never then lie stalled smiled clr kelly nut not sore lie he said illin ory cry jully jolly that night all right harry barry ob observed sered ed no lipping our hand tills this time all right and thanks ills ilia tone was that of a man an completely sati blied late that afternoon harry barry took pes peg and the alie boy driving in the park peggy put a brave face on it but fear was clutching her if anything went ent wrong she said 10 HE BE DJ |
