Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 195, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 December 1923 — Page 8

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BEGIN" HERE TODAY Paul Harley, criminal investigator, is engaged by Sir Charles Abingdon to solve the mystery of constant surveillance of Abingdon by persons unknown to him. While Paul is dining at the Abingdon holftte. Sir Charles falls from his chair in a dying condition. Dr. McJiurdoch pronounces death due to heart failure Harley declares Abingdon was poisoned. The last words of Sir Charles are ‘Nicol Brinn" and “Fire-Tongue." Paul trails on Brinn to ask him the meaning of “Fire-Tongue.” Brm refuses to tell. Harley Investigates the life of Ormuz Khar, a friend cf Phil Abingdon, daughter of Sir Charles. Brinn is in love with Naida, an Oriental. Harley goes to the country home of Ormuz Khan. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY R*“-“] IGHT, left. It seemed from all about him, came swiftly pati__| tering footsteps! Instantly he divined the truth. Losing his tracks upon the highroad above, a section of his pursuers had surrounded the station, believing that he would head for it in retreat. Paul Harley whipped off his coat in a flash, and using it as a ram, smashed the window. He reached up, 'found the catch, and opened the sash. In ten seconds he was in the room, and a great clatter told him that he had overturned some piece of furniture. Disentangling his coat, he sought and found the electric torch. He pressed the button. No light came. It was broken! He drew a hissing breath, and began to grope about the little room. At last his hand touched the telephone, and, taking it up: “Heiio!” he said. “Hello!” “Yes,” came the voice of the operator —’ what number?” ‘‘City 8951. Police business! Urgent!” One, two, three seconds elapsed, four, five, six. “Hello!” came the voice of Innes. “That you, Innes?” said Harley. And, interrupting the other’s reply:

“GOOD EVENING,” THE HINDU SAID, SPEAKING PERFECT ENGLISH. “I am by no means safe. Innes! I am in one of the tighest corners of my life. Listen: Get Wessex! If he’s off duty, get Burton. Tell him to bring—” Someone leaped in at the broken window behind the speaker. Resting the telephone upon the table, where be haa found it, Harley reached into his hip pocket and snapped out his automatic. Dimly he could hear Innes speaking. He half-turned, raised the pistol, and knew a sudden intense pain at the back of his skull. A thousand lights seemed suddenly to split the darkness. !e felt himself sinking Into an app ently bottomless pit. CHAPTER XX Conflicting Clews “Any news. Wessex?” asked Innes, eagerly, starting up from his chair as the inspector entered the office. Wessex shook his head, and sitting down took out and lighted a cigaret. “News of a sort,” he replied, slowly, "but nothing of any value, I am afraid. My assistant, Stokes, has distinguished himself.” “In what way?” asked Innes, dully, dropping back into his chair. “Tonight Nicol Brinn had a visitor —possibly a valuable witness. Stokes, like an idiot, allowed her to slip through his fingers and tried to arrest Brinn!” “You say he tried to arrest him. What do you mean by that?” "I mean that Nicol Brinn. leaving Stokes locked In his chambers, went

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out and has completely disappeared!” “But the woman?” “Ah, the woman! There’s the rub. If he had lain low and followed the woman, all might have been well. But who she was, where she came from, and where she has gone, we have no idea.” Innes stood up restlessly and began to drum his fingers upon the table edge. Presently he looked up, and: “There’s a, shadow of hope," he said. “Rector—you know Rector?—had been detailed by the chief to cover the activities of Nicol Brinn. He has not reported to me so far tonight.” “You mean that he may be following him?” cried Wessex. “It is quite possible—following either Nicol Brinn or the woman.” “My God, I hope you’re right!— even though it makes the criminal investigation department look a bit silly.” “Then,” continued Innes, “there is something else which you should know. I heard today from a garage, with which Mr. Harley does business, that he hired a racing car last night. He has often used it before. It met him half-way along Pall Mall at 7 o'clock, and he drove away in it in the direction of Trafalgar Square.” The telephone bell was ringing, and as Innes eagerly- took up the receiver: "Yes, yes, Mr. Innes speaking,” he said, quickly. “Is that you. Rector?” The voice of Rector, one of Paul Harley's assistants, answered hlin) over the wire: “I am speaking from Victoria Station, Mr. Innes.” "Yes!” said Innes. “Go ahead." . “Avery odd-looking woman visited Mr. Nicol Brlnn’s chambers this evening. She was beautifully dressed, but wore the collar of her fur coat turned up about her face, so that it was difficult to see her. But somehow I think she was an Oriental.” “An Oriental!" exclaimed Innes. “I waited for her to come out.” Rector continued. “She had arrived In a cab, which was waiting, and 1 learned from the man that he had picked her up at Victoria Station.” "Yes?" “She came out some time later In rather a hurry. In fact, I think there was no doubt that she was frightened. By this time I had another cab waiting.” “And where did she go?” asked Innes. “Back to Victoria Station.” “Yes! Go on!” “Unfortunately. Mr. Innes. my story does not go much farther. I wasted very little time, you may be sure. But although no train had left from the South Eastern station, which she had entered, there as no sign of her anywhere. So that I can only suppose she ran through to the Brighton side, or possibly out to a car, which piay have been waiting for her somewhere.” “Is that all?” asked Innes. gloomily. "That's all. Mr. Innes. But I ildhught I would report It.” “Quite right, Rector; you could do no more. ’ Did you see anything of Detective Sergeant Stokes before you left Piccadilly?” “I did," replied the other. "He also was intensely interested in Nicol Brinn’s visitor. And about five minutes before she came out he went upstairs." “Oh. I see. She came out almost immediately after Stokes had gone up?” “Yes.” “Very well, Rector. Return to Piccadilly, and report to me as soon as possible." Innes hung up the receiver.

CHAPTER XXI Tlw Seventh Kama As Nlcol Brinn strolled out from the door below his chambers in Piccadilly, a hoarse voice made itself audible above his head. “Police!” he heard over the roar of the traffic. “Help! Police!” Detective Sergeant Stokes had come oat upon the balcony. But up to the time that Nlcol Brinn turned and proceeded in leisurely fashion In the direction of the Cavalry Club, the rergeant had not succeeded in at trading any attention. Nicol Brinn knew that death was beckoning to him. He knew that his keen wit was the only weapon which could avail him tonight; and he knew that he must show himself a master of fence. A lonely man. of few but enduring friendships, he had admitted but one love to his life, except the love of his mother. This one love for seven years he had sought to kill. But anything forceful enough to penetrate to the threshold of Nlcol Brinn's soul was Indestructible, even by Nlcol Brinn himself. Just outside the Cavalry Club a limousine was waiting, driven by a chauffeur who looked like some kind of Oriental. Nicol Brinn walked up to the mani and bending forward: “Fire-Tongue,” he said. In a low voice. The chauffeur immediately descended and opened the door of the car. The Interior was unllghted, but Nicol Brinn cast a comprehensive glance around ere entering. As he settled himself upon the cushions,, the door was closed again, and he found himself In absolute darkness. All the windows were curtained, or rather, as a rough investigation revealed, were closed with aluminum shutters which were Immovable. A moment late, as the car moved off, a lamp became lighted above him. Then he saw that several cur rent periodicals were placed Inviting ly In the rack, as well as a box of very choice Egyptian cigarets. Lighting a fresh cigar, Nlcol Brinn drew a copy of the Sketch from the rack and studied the photographs of more or less pretty actresses with apparent contentment. He had fln’shed the sketch, and was perusing the Bystander, when, the car having climbed a steep hill and swerved sharply to the right, he heard the rustling of leaves, and divined that they were proceeding along a drive. He replaced the paper in the. rack, and took out his watch. Consulting it, he returned it to his pocket as the car stopped and the light went out. The door, which, with Its fellow, Nicol Brinn had discovered to be locked, was opened by the Oriental

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on the steps of a shadowed porch. The house door was open, and although there was no light within: “Come this way," said a voice, speaking out of the darkness. Nlcol Brinn entered a hallway the atmosphere of which seemed to bo very hot. "Allow me to take your hat and coat.” continued the voice. He was relieved of these, guided along a dark passage: and presently, an Inner door being opened, he found

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