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%9lN HFRf TODAY clS*rlv cousin of Aj E l£i“V*V** 10 hl ® d* at h from halconv of the AveriUs' .. Lind* reaches him *?. f ° re he die*. In time to hear him Basft, He oushrd me—!" -nfcf™ * re ,our aue*t in the house and all pecome susncct* of the murder. All * rff 3 aifong. Dhvslcaliv. have violent tfrrtfiers and all have auarrelcd with Coufen Amos. TjM four ere: MR. BTATLANDER ny. r !*i f ' v M l, ' rn manacer of the Arm TOM AVHR.TLL works for; MARVIN PRATT, former suitor of Lindas: CAPTAIN DE yoa handsome Belgian representing a European perfume manufacturer; sna LI AN SHAUGHNESSEY, Irish writer and Icrtßrer. Ljtida. realizing her cousin had tried to 9*ll her he was murdered .*:£•* up the Stair* to the balconv. Someone steps behnid her. tries to atrangle her. and ahe Tails in a faint. Site regains consciousness several hours later. It is assumed the death was accidental and that Linda fainted from shock. When she finally is able to tell Tonv: what happened. Linda Insists they must keep the four guests with them until they discover which Is the murderer There Is no evidence on which to arrratlAnv one of the four. Tom hesitate*. flnaHg agrees. HOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER FOURTEEN (Continued) " AMD what would there be to l\ sec? It's only in books that a murderer leaves a cigaret case or a lopg blond hair, or something of the sort. If a man walks into a room at 6 a.;m, or thereabouts when every one In the house is sleeping, throws an old man over the rail and goes back to his room, what earthly trace could any one ever find—un]gee A?** “Unless what, Binks? The police can *at least question them— ’’ “The police! The police of this village!” She paused to give his own; imagination time to work. “In the first place could we even convince the police? What possible proof could we give? “Ijs happened so early—there were no All the men were in their rooms—or could say they were I thought I was choked—but pC fell unconscious and might eimilily have fainted. You were swiiilming in, with your'eyes full of watet, and you thought you saw a mart, “And think of those particular four men—can you imagine one of therd bearing the idea of being acciftcd of murder patiently? Nobody* —nobody from outside —possibly find out a thing from them.” “Ip fact,” agreed Tom slowly, "thcß'—the police—would just laugh at the suggestion of murder and if theyC did investigate in their usual riling way they’d be licked before they started.’’ “And then, Tom, it would be ended! The men would all go as quickly as they could and we would nevdr know.” H smiled a little wrily and patted her hand. “Well, Binks, what’s up your slecye?” “A plan that I know will work. Rcntpmber they have no idea— the murderer has no idea—that I know it w&s murder. That’s our great advantage. I camo hurrying into the loom and caught him there. “Be hid and choked me, but you have all taken for granted that I fainied. Isn’t it natural thA I think the same thing? So, as it stanps now, there’s been an accident. I’ve come to after a prolonged fainting spell brought on by shock. “I don’t remember anything but a choking sensation before ‘everything went black.’ Isn’t that the propfr expression?” “&> you are free to act and the first; thing we must do is to make thosi men stay here. They must finish out the week-end just as we planned it, or as nearly so as possible;” CHAPTER FIFTEEN LIjVDA glanced again at the )clock. After half-past 10—how the lime sped by! Tom was still to

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, be convinced and some plan to be agreed upon to hold the house parjty together. “We must think of some way of I keeping them here,” she went on, | “without giving everything away. Tell them—well, I thought perhaps ' I could appeal to them. I could say—and it’s true. Tom—that this was partly a business conference, and, therefore, it would hurt you at | the office if you didn’t put it jthrough. “That would apply to* Mr. Statj lander and Mr. De Voe. You do have to talk to them, don’t you? I could appeal to Marvin —if I could get him alone—” Her husband’s face hardened, but Linda hurried ahead: “I’d ask him as an old friend to stand by me, because you had to be occupied a good deal with business. As for Mr. Shaughnessey—well, he’s a sponge, anyhow. “A graceful, charming sponge, but the sort that’s all for himself and probably has planned to spend a week or so in our garage at our expense. He won’t need to be coaxed.” “That sounds plausible.” Tom considered it while she anxiously studied his face. Would he agree? No, he wouldn’t—yes, he mightno! "But Binks, it just wouldn’t work. Put yourself in their places —a death in the family—” “But Tom, we can tell them we hardly knew Cousin Amos—” “Even so.” “And all the festivities planned for the Fourth of July week-end! Perhaps we can’t go to dinners and bridge parties, but they could.” “But if they did stay, Binks, what could we possibly do?” She breathed more easily. At least he was talcing her seriously —considering this desperate suggestion. “Talk to each one separately and notice how they answer, as well as what they say. They’ll talk about the accident perfectly naturally with us. We can ask leading questions without seeming to and then meet and analyze what we’ve found out and go back and talk with them more. Oh, Tom, don’t you see it’s the only way? The one who did it is sure to give himself away by some perfectly unconscious slip. But it needs time—-

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Futile Sacrifice SOMEWHERE is written a tale about ancient China in which is described the heroism of a slave who threw his body into a breach in the levee made by the raging Yangste river. This action inspired others to do the same and so the estate of their mandarin was saved. Now at a time when the resentment of Indiana toward the public service commission resembles a raging torrent, and so was shown in the election, Commissioner Harry K. Cuthbertson seeks to emulate the slave and sacrifices himself to save the jobs of the four other members of the commission. His resignation, however, if it is intended to forestall removal of his brother members, is futile, for, they tell me, Governor-Elect Paul V. McNutt is adamant in his intention of creating anew commission. One of the factors in McNutt’s victory was the pledge he made on eA’ry platform in the state, that

and so they simply mustn't go, they mustn’t!” He sat thoughtfully a long moment and then Linda dared press her advantage. “What else could we do, Tom?” He nodded slowly. “I see that, all right. It’s a crazy stunt—but it's that or nothing.” She cut in eagerly. “Then !et’s go right away, Tom, and find them. I’m ready—” She stood up quickly. ' “Now wait, Binks. Don’t be in too much of a hurry.” a a a Although she knew of old that his common sense decisions were slower but also more thorough than her quicker im-. pulses, his caution infuriated her, so highly was she keyed for action. “Tom! It’s 11 o’clock. In an hour ” “In an hour they’ll be gone for good, especially if we fumble it. I want to think how to go about this. First we must persuade them to stay, then get together for our first conference and decide on the story of what happened to you ” “I fainted ” “That’s easy,” she interrupted, “Not so easy as that. Remember, one of them knows.” “Yes.” Their eyes met. “Binks,” said Tom quietly, “I shouldn’t consider this for one moment.” “But you’ve agreed to it!” “Yes. But I’m going to make one condition.” “What’s that?” “The agreement is dissolved at any moment if I think I’m justified. Think, dearest,” as she began to protest, “you haven’t really taken in yet what it means. “It means ” (as he spoke his words seemed to reach her through some shell that had not be.en penetrated before) “it means that here, right in our house, there is a killer —a man without mercy and, possibly, insane. A homicidal maniac! And that sort is insane only until he kills. / Then he’s as cool and clever and as sane, or more so, than most of us. One of those four men—Pratt, Shaughnessey, Statlander, De Vos—is certainly a murderer and may be

he would discharge the present rate board and reorganize it, so that the consumers would be represented in fact as well as‘theory. # u u This was a pledge which fits well into the mood of citizens of the state, who feel that the commission, instead of protecting the people against the utility barons, has turned a deaf ear to pleas for rate reductions. Cuthbertson knew that he was slated for the ax. His pre-convention letters, in which he viciously attacked McNutt, angered friends of the successful candidate, and there was not the least question that he would have to go. Fellow commissioners, no doubt thinking that if Cuthbertson would resign the heat against the board would abate, had a great deal to do with his decision to quit, they tell me. Now these same commissioners are working to the end that Governor Leslie will appoint a Democrat close to McNutt -in Cuthbertson’s stead, and so will make it difficult for the Governor-elect to remove the present commissioners by legislative action. This will not work. No matter who Leslie appoints. McNutt is determined to rip apart the commission. j Present plans call for anew utility regulation law to provide for strict and stringent supervision, and which will set up a commission of three, instead of five members, in the interest of economy. So it appears that Cuthbertson’s sacrifice will be vain, for it has not had the effect of halting the flood. The raging torrent of criticism and opposition to the commission can’t be halted with the body of one commissioner, McNutt feels. It can be stemmed only by those of all five. And no one has accused the remaining four of being heroes.

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a homicidal maniac. Do you take it in now?” ■ * “Yes,” she answered in a whisper. “And you don’t want to call the police and have them all questioned?” “No.” Again the faintest breath of sound. Then, more strongly, as he paused, perplexed, “It wouldn’t do any good. Tom. That—that sort of man w'ould get away. We musn’t alarm him ” “But you know we are doing a risky—a crazy—thing. That either of us—you or I—may be ” “Stop!” She put her hand over his mouth. “I can’t hear you say that, Tom! I know —I realize —now. But we must—wait! Today’s Saturday. We’ll find some wdy to keep them until Monday morning. “That, you see, will give us the rest of today and all tomorrow—

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After the green shores faded in the mist, came days at sea, every hour filled with interest for the happy girl. She made a firm friend of an old salt who spun marvelous tales of the things Le had done and seen. ,

Sunday. Everything we find or guess or even imagine we’ll report to each other We’ll get something, I know that, Tom. But I promise this If by, say, after dinner tomorrow night, we hai'en’t a thing, not a ghost of an idea, or anything stronger, you can do whatever you want—call up Tim Hanahan or go get him or—” “Him!” Tom was contemptuous of the local policeman's aid. “Binks, to capture a man like this you’H need a squad—and then watch every move you make!” “That’s for you to take care of. Whom to call and how to do it. Whether we locate him or whether we give it up and call for help, that’s your job, Tom—to bring it off. My job’s to keep them here and happy and unsuspicious.” “And we’re both to find out what we can—if we can.”

“And compare notes. Often!” “Agreed!” . * * * 'T'HEY shook hands on it solemn- •*“ ly. And there came a tap at the door. Rosie stood on the threshold and her eyes were troubled. “Please sir,” she said, “It’s Tim Hanahan. He’s very urgent, sir. He says he must see you at once, sir—and Madame, too, if she’s able—which I told him she was not.” Rosie spoke with a sudden access of asperity that suggested he r tone to the young village policeman who had the misfortune—so far as authority in that household went—to have married Rosie’s sister Tessie, her predecessor in the Averills’ service. There was conscious guilt in the glances the two conspirators ex-

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changed, but Linda quickly covered her surprise. “Certainly I’m able, Rosie —though thank you for trying to save me the bother. Will Tim come up here?” Again Rosie tossed her head, but she reluctantly was compelled to pass on the commands of the law. “He will not, ma’am. He says, will the master be so good as to step downstairs at once, and if you can not come, too, then he will come up later. “And already he has made so free as to use the tilliphone without asking your permission and has called Dr. Parson. I heard him give the number and well I know it mesilf.” Linda rallied first. “Tell Tim we’ll be right down, Rosie,” she said almost sharply. "Both of us.” And as the girl hesitated she

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added. “I’m feeling quite myself now', thank you, Rosie. And we won’t keep him waiting.” The dismissal was definite and the girl moved off slowly. She was not going to hurry for brother-in-law Tim Hanahan. * * a T INDA grasped Tom's arm as ' much for physical support as to whisper anxiously to him, “Tom —do they know'?” “It looks queer, Binks. Phoning for Parsons " “Was Tim here—before?” “No. Parsons reported the accident. He tried the police station when he was hunting for Boyle, but took it for granted it was an accident and, of course, so did Tim." “Especially in our house.” (To Be Continued)

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—up to Cairo to consult with the British garrison. Here she saw the colorful bazars, the pyramids and the cosmopolitan throngs in the vast hotels. Even a bad fall from a runaway camel only made the brave girl for more thrills.

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