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By DENNIS WHEATLEY (Copyright, 1937. dv NEA Service, Ino. William Morrow & Co.) BEGIN HERE TODAY Bolithe Blane, British financier, dis appears from vacht owned by his prine cipal competitor, Carlton Rocksavage, off Miami. A note found in Rlane’s cabin,

addressed te his secretary, Nicholas Sto- |

indicates suicide since he faced bankruptey, A memo written by Stodart shows Blane’s company stock, Suds, closing at a new low that day,

dart,

Other passengers aboard yacht Golden | Gull are Miss Ferri Rocksavage, Rocks |

savage's daughter: Lady Welter: Rex

inald Jocelyn. Mrs, Jocelyn, Lady Wels |

ter’s daughter and son-in-law: the Rishon of Bude: Count Luigi Posodini and Inosuke Havashi. Detective Officer Kettering, boarding vacht at Miami, finds strange marks on Blane's cabin carpet and blood on curtain. Upon examination, Rocksavage admits inviting Blane aboard to effect amalgamation of their companies, Mr and Mrs. Jocelyn reveal Lady Welter is heavily interested in Rocksavage stocks, Then the Bishop is questioned. While he talks Stodart enters the room, Bishop collapses in his chair NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY

CHAPTER EIGHT Detective Officer Neame's shorthand

notes of Detective Officer Ketter= | ing's examination of Mr. Inosuke |

Hayashi.

y Good morning, Mr. Havashi,

Just sit down and answer a

few questions, will you? H. Certainly. K.—Will you give me your move= ments, please, from the time you came on board this yacht until you went in to dinner last night, H—Oh, ves. I came on board from a launch at 4:30 yesterday afternoon. After visiting my cabin 1 had tea with my host and some of the other guests. About 10 past 6 I went down to my cabin again to

do some work, and remained there |

until after I had changed for din. ner. At 8:15 I came into the lounge, where I found the bishop and Lady

Welter, whom I had met at Tea. | Jocelyn who asked me if I'd like | to come along for a few days’ sun- | {in this business dea: which Rock-

| savage, Blane and the Jap contem- | plated putting through?

The latter introduced me to Mr, Stodart whom I had not seen before. (From this point Inosuke Hayashi’s statement confirms that of the others.) K.—Now, I'd like to know the reason for vour coming on this trip. H.-—At the invitation of Mr. Rocksavage. We are business friends— it is nice to meet each other—and enjoy the pleasures of such excellent company upon his very beautiful

yacht, K.—Now, that won't do, and the

sooner you come clean with me the better. This pleasure trip Was a

blind to cover & big business deal |

between Rocksavage and Blane.

You're going to tell me just what |

part you were going to play in that. H.—I tell you anything you like, When I say that it is a pleasure trip I speak truthfully, but 1 have already said that I was a business friend of Mr. Rocksavage, too. When businessmen are together, even for pleasure, their conversation is of their business also, most of the time, as I have frequently observed. 8

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cussion? H.—Certainly I knew that. K.—Well, let's hear the part you were going to play in it. H.—I have the honor to act for the Shikoku Products Co., which is associated with my government, Shikoku handles various commercial concessions for the ministry of the interior and one of these has to do with the supply of soap to the armed forces and also civil services of Japan. This monopoly is of considerable value and Shikoku hoped to raise a loan of 10 to 12 million dollars on it. Also, this monopoly would have considerable value for whatever company acquired it since, if they wished, they could float a

subsidiary company upon the pros- |

pective profits which the monopoly will bring and thus attract considerable new public money to their business. K.—And you were about to sell this monopoly to either Rocksavage or Blane? H.—That is so. I have been ne-

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| Jocelyn said she thought she would [go down, too, so we went down to= | gether, after which I went straight | to my cabin, | I came up to the lounge again ‘about 8:25, and when the dinner | bugle sounded most of the guests | were assembled there. (From this point Count Posodini’s {statement confirms that of the

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| wy» Now, Count, what d’you know K about the real motive for this party? P.—Real motive? There's only one as far as I know-stealing a little summer down in these waters before |New York becomes livable again. I'm [just mad about sunshine, but may- | pe that's my Italian blood. K.-D'vou mean to tell me you ‘had no idea that an amalgamation between the big soap interests was to be negotiated during this [ trip? P.—That's news to me. The only thing that I know about soap is | that it’s useful to wash with, | K-How long have you Known Mr. Rocksavage? | P.~Just three and a hall days. K.-You'd never met him, then, before you came on board at New | York? | P.=No, Sir, K.—How long have you known | Bolitho Blane? P.—I'd never met him, either. I'd heard of him, of course, as a big

that he was interested in soap. K.—All right. What about the | Jap, Inosuke Hayashi? How long have you known him? P.—The same applies, I didn't even know of his existence before he came on board yesterday after‘noon. | K.--But if you've never had any [dealings with any of these people can vou give me a satisfactory ex- | planation as to why Rocksavage invited you to join this outfit? P.—He didn't. It was Reggie

I gather that Lady Welter is & very | 1 thought In | ering more

{old friend of Mr. Rocksavage. fact, although Miss Rocksavage is nominally hostess here, Lady Welter gave me the impression that she was running the party and, as the invitation came from her son-in-law, I didn't hesitate to accept it. K.—Thank vou, Count. That'll | do for the present.

| Detective Officer Neame's short- | hand notes of Detective Officer

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lounge steward, Jack Cane. 1

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| Stodart remarked that Mr. Blane | +=. : : | was probably in his bath, so he sent | { financier, but I didn't even Know | me down with it again and told me {

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jE oom in, Cane. 1 just wani to ask you a few questions about what occurred last night. C.=Yes, sir. | K.=How long have you been in | the employ of Mr, Rocksavage? | C. =A year and three months, sir | K-—=What were you doing before | | that? | O.—I was third barman at the! Biltmore in New York. I did eight- | | en months there and before that {I was at the Sporting Club in | Havana, doing lounge waiter. K.—That’s all right; now, I want you to tell me all that you oan remember about which guests came | and went from thgglounge from the time of the shi iling until they went in to din st night, | (Cane’s statement confirms the | times of arrival and departure of | the guests from the lounge as given | by themselves between the time of | sailing at Y:05 and their going in to dinner at 8:40.) K.-Were you in the lounge the | whole of that time? C.-Yes, 1 was there the whole time, sir, as they kept me pretty busy mixing drinks, except, of course, for two brief absences between 7:40 and 7:45. Mr. Stodat | | took down some figures from the ‘notice board in his pocket book, | tore out the leaf and asked me to | take it down to Mr. Blane’s cabin, | 1 knocked and there was no reply, so 1 took it up again, and then Mr. |

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FLAPPER FANNY By Sylvia

“Guess papa can’t take it, Fanny.” “Poor dear! Every time he tries to act our age, he

feels his, next day.”

K.—That'll do. You can go now,

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notes of Detective Officer Kettering’s second examination of the Hon, Reginald Jocelyn,

~Sorry to bother you again Mr, Jocelyn, but I understand that Count Posodini joined this J.—Yes, that's right. K.-—Now, what part does he play

J.--None at all. He doesn't know anything about it. K.—Why did you ask him, then? J.—Because he's & nice fellow and it would give the gath- | the appearance of a | pleasure trip to have someone there | who didn't know anything about the | business which was contemplated. K.—I see. How long have you | known him? | J.—About five weeks, I met him “coming over in the Normandie. K.—Thanks, Mr. Jocelyn. That's all for the moment.

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OF YOU, EIGHT

a————— (To Be Continued) Save this installment as evidence | to help you solve the crime,

| “gr DON'T see why I shouldn't have | a date with somebody else occasionally,” Ellen said, “After all, | we aren't engaged!” | Her chin was defiant, | blue eyes flashed. [ “It's your fault that we're not en- | gaged,” Tom Byers answered bellig- | erently. “I've been proposing to you | regularly, for the last six months. | And now I'm asking you again—why | won't you marry me?” | “I've told you again and again, | Tom—'cause I'm not sure. I like you & lot, but—" She glanced at her wrist watch. | “Five-thirty already! I'll have to | rush. See you tomorrow.” Leaving him standing outside the | bank where they both worked, she | dived across the street and caught | a streetcar, She forgot about Tom as her thoughts turned to Vincent Caslon, | with whom she had a date to go | to the theater that evening—her | first date with him. She had met ( him only two weeks before, when

and her

ROMANCE

By Rozelle Smoot

Daily Short Story

home! It was outrageous! She would have left him and taken a car alone, but she remembered that, in |paying for the taxi that had { brought her downtown, she had used up every cent in her pocket- | book. Well, if he didn't want to | spend a nickel on her, she certainly | wouldn't make him do so! Grimly, she set her lips. Her | spike-heeled slippers were agoniz(ing to walk in, and she was ex[tremely hungry, after only a sand[wich for supper, but she trudged on, He, of course, made no suggestion that they stop somewhere for a | bite to eat. That was hardly to be | expected! | “I've got to be sort of careful | about money,” he told her. “I'm saving up to buy a car.” She made no reply. un » ” HEN they finally reached the door of her rooming house,

her slippers were ruined, her feet were sore, and she ached with fa-

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gotiating by correspondence with both for some time. A fortnight | he had joined the bank's staff. He ago, however, Mr. Rocksavage ca- Was the exact opposite’ of Tom— bled me that negotiations could go | dark and almost too good-looking. no further until after a conference | She would wear her velvet dinner he proposed to hold on this date. | dress and silver slippers, and she He suggested that I should join | would just have time for a finger the party and said that, if I did so, | wave and a manicure. She was to he had every reason to believe that | meet Vincent in the lobby of a hothe affair might be concluded to the | tel in the theater district. She satisfaction of all concerned. I wished that he had said he would sailed from San Francisco to Pana- | call for her—that would have been ma and from there I came overland | So much grander—but he was work-

to join his yacht at Miami, ing late at the bank and would not K.—I see. That will do. 5 Detective Officer Neame's shorthand notes of Detective Officer Kettering’s examination of Count Posodini.

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Pra! Hello! ing room been converted into a photographic studio overnight? K.—No. Come in, Count. It's just that we're taking a flash of all the guests on board before we examine: them. Matter of routine, that’s all. Sit down, will you? There are just a few questions I'd like to ask you about this unfortunate affair last night. P.—Fire away, friend, fire away! K.—From your name I had imagined you to be an Italian, but you talk like an American.

P.—1 am an Italian, but I have lived in the States nearly all my life. My can and she had the money so, although I still have the old place in Italy, I regard New York as home. K.—I see. Now, would you mind telling me what your movements were from the time the yacht sailed till you went in to dinner last night? P.—There’s no mystery about that. I was having a drink in the lounge with Mrs. Jocelyn when the engines started to turn over. A few moments later Mr. Rocksavage joined us. We had another spot with him and then Blane's secretary, a chap called Stodart, came in and made himself known to us. We had another round of drinks to keep him company while he was taking some notes of share prices off the board for his boss, The lounge steward took those down to Blane's cabin for him and came up to say that he couldn't get any answer to his knock, so Stodart told him to take them down again and push them under the cabin door, Just after that I said I thought it was about time to go below and change. K.—Can you tell me what time that would have been? P.—About a quarter of eight. Mrs,

Has this writ-

i have time. » N nN COUPLE of hours later, Ellen arrived at the appointed meeting place on the dot, having ex- | travagantly taken a taxi. Vincent, [ however, was 15 minutes late,

Another jolt was in store for her. He took her, not to a stage play, but to a movie! And he bought bal- | cony tickets!

| “Foolish to spend any more on a movie,” he said, “when you can see | Just as well from upstairs.” Ellen toiled up the long, winding stairs. The air in the balcony, where smoking was allowed, was suffocat-

mother was an Ameri- | ing

ne. She tried to find an explanation for Vincent's apparent stinginess. She knew that he made a good salary—better than Tom’s—and could have afforded to entertain her in style. Perhaps he had a widowed mother to support, or was helping a brother or sister through col16ge » \ \ Her irritation increased when he persisted in wvulgarly exclaiming, “Hot Diggity!” during the love scenes of the picture. Then, when he took out a bag of peanuts and started crunching loudly, she thought she'd scream. What a fool she'd been to have been impressed by the deceptively romantic appearance of this uncouth oaf beside her! » ou ”

HEN they at last emerged from the theater, she had a feeble hope that he just might call a taxi. But no—he took hold of her arm and started up the street. “Nothing like a good walk for the health!” he said heartily. She stared at him. She had assumed that, at least, they were going to take a streetcar, but now, with horror, she realized that he

tigue., She had never felt worse in her life, nor more disgusted!

“Good night!” she snapped. “And thank you for a most unusual evening!” As she started to fit her key into the door, Vincent's arms reached out and jerked her to him. “Kiss me,” he whispered. A hot wave of rage swept over her. The hatefully good-looking face was only a few inches from hers. hard. As he cried out sharply, she turned, unlocked the door, slipped quickly in, and slammed the door in his face. Once in her room, she sank into a chair and burst into tears. After a while, when her feelings had been relieved, she wearily removed her slippers and stockings and soaked her aching feet in hot water. “Romance is a lot of bunk!” she reflected. “I'll accept Tom the next time he asks me, . , .”

T a corner drug store, Vincent Caslon was telephoning Tom Byers. “What an evening!” he was saying wearily. “Not even for a fraternity brother would I go through it again! However, I. think the trick worked all right. Tomorrow, she'll be eating out of your hand. But heaven help us if she ever finds out that I sacrificed my reputation as a ‘heart-breaker'—to make her give up her romantic ideas and marry you!” THE END

1937. by

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The characters in this story are fictitious, ——————————————

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I feel that every picture made must have a lesson in the background or it has no right to exist.— H. M. Warner, firm magnate,

I cannot subscribe to the doctrine that marriages are sacred in the sense that they are sanctified in heaven. They are a human institution, made by earthly people out of material and spiritual considerations which are a part of our earthly life, —Justice James H. Wolfe, Salt Lake

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THE name “albino” comes from the Latin, Albus, meaning white,

tation of birds of paradise, airgret- |

tes, and other parts of wild birds prohibited into the United States?

A—Paragraph 1419, Tariff Act of pril 21, 1922, prohibits the imporation of birds of paradise, aigrettes, egret plumes and feathers, quills, skins, or part of skins of wild birds, either raw or manufactured, unless for scientific or educational purposes, which if found in the United States after the passage of this act, except such as are in actual use for personal adornment or for scientific

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imported and subject to seizure. The burden of proof is on the possessor.

Q—Do Guernsey or Jersey COWS produce the most milk and how does their milk compare as to butterfat content? A—The average annual production of milk and butterfat of Guernsey and Jersey cows having official yearly records in the breed associations are: Guernsey, milk, 10,063 pounds; butterfat quantity 499.9 pounds; test per cent, 4.97. Jersey, milk, pounds; test per

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