Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 November 1940 — Page 30

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CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO FOR A MOMENT Barkes was silent., Then he faced Plowman - furiously. “You can’t railroad me, Plow~man,” he shouted. ‘Mr. Langdon - knew I had that money. He gave it to me. I cashed the check -for him at the bank. | : \ - : 7 +. “Mr. Langdon had told me to © 7 =f AK RN ; : ; ¢, take the midnight train to the city, || 7M 1 CEA 3 : A nN gh Saag Y i

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¥ | AT ke a) ~ “Why didn’t you tell us this be- ||. “LG ACNE LF S HAVWKIN . GULPY- PP . fore?” Plowman shot back. AR by United Feature : 2 MWKINS Daly ) dzzz77z77 : “I was afraid to. I didn’t think _ F_ - " you'd believe me.” “Take your time ... I'm insured!” “All right, all right. | Come along, Barkes.” He motioned to a trooper . to take the chauffeur away. “We'll check your story with the HOLD EVERYTHING bank teller, and. look {up the doc- , tor. You needn't worry, if you're .. telling the truth.” Braitwood tried to ease the chauffeur’s|terror. “Any new evidence?! He turned back to Captain Plowman. , : “Plenty,” the officer replied. “We ; N : . found the money, hidden in the : _ vg Z . garage. Found a gun, too, but it oy a 2 / had been cleaned. Then this friend, Fo = 7 . whom Barkes claims to have talked SH : 2 tenons nt 7 5 22. s to in town, this fellow Brabant, has . & record. He has a green sedan, too.”

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"casual acquaintance,” Sidney argued. 4 FROM BEHIND . “There are hundreds of green Adil : he Al RoR ’ sedans. Barkes didn’t recognize the ¥ OFFICE driver. He wouldn't offer Brabant 1 _ as an alibi if he knew he wasn't in _. the village.” .. Plowman ignored his arguments. . “The way I see it, Mr| Braitwood, is that Barkes cashed the check all ' right, brought the money here, gave it to Langdon, then stple it again and hid it in the Jungle. He knew as soon as Langdon went upstairs --he'd miss it’ and call police. He was

< , ONE HE ; : ye: + after Mrs. Langdon’s pearls, t00.” {NE — . _— ; ; “Naturally,” Sidney agreed. : EN \ a - 3 x x 8 # = { 0) . ? : j i , Gi : ANN

'R. 1940 BY NEA SERVICE “SUPPOSE he had a confederate Li : . in the Jungle. Say the valet. The : = mr ; AN’ MAYBE OH, THAT WILL bad blood between them may have : SOME DAY BE WONDERFUL, been faked. The confederate puts LE : NY RCT NN WOOFY !? "out the light so that Barkes could oe ST : ~ ! IE escape through the chimney, while SOME. 1540 SY NEA SHVICE INE TM ANG U3 AY. OFF. : EH, NANCY? the entire company think they have : . A been locked in from the outside, so “Yes, madam, this is the ultimate in ladies’ purses!” * that the thief could loot upstairs.” “I don’t agree, but 3 could be true,” Sidney commented. “You all saw Barkes drive off and FUNNY BUSINESS * he had a witness who had seen him - in the village. He admits he came back. He says, before he drove to " the village. It couldn’t have been after. a» m“Suppose he did get back before "you came downstairs for coffee instead of after. It needs no stretch of the imagination to figure that he was in the Jungle with the plan to go up through the flue into Langdon’s room for the pearls when you all came in, so he hid. He could get up through the flue without ' anyone hearing him. But when you . surprised him by coming down for coffee so soon, he was in a jam.” { “You are making out a case, ' Plowman, but I stiliedon't agree.” © “Wait until I have finished.” Plowman half smiled. “Barkas . short-circuited the lights- in the smaller room while Togi turned them off in the larger room. Togi | locked the door. When| Togi was| on the ladder he saw Barkes hiding and they signaled each other. In the darkness Barkes was to make

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_ |THE CLOCK in the hall had| ' : aN NO — NE IR - OX Poh A ie of WERENT FOOLING, WAX J emitted a solitary tinkle when Sid- . : SOOT en SE SR Ane or "ney knocked on Patricia Langdon’s - | . 3 ? ARE ERY ; bedroom door. Her face |expressed | | = RENE RN ZER Ne ~ surprise at the lateness of his visit, — B g __slt 3 © put he saw that she Jes fully ; dressed. She had been examining|. * “some legal-looking papers; probably *. gome she had found in Adam's desk. “ Tusorry to disturb you at such an + ungodly hour, Mrs. Langdon,” the {.1awyer said, with a touch of wearif ness, “but Plowman has| just arrested your chauffeur Henry ‘ es.” Si Barkes Barkes,” Pat's relief was : i = se, - won so “5 —- ws —_——- ’ \3 . 1940 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. T. M. REG. U. §. PAT, «He believes, Ba? Says | he Sues, , , i rs = = = i Barkes worked wi confed- - - - z = Ss erate Bi1GT0W Hie me} a the hotel COPR. 1940 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. wh y ae POP= 1 CA 47 RAW VM SICK O' HAVIN' YOU ax © = I Ten he called nim, cme up ire same: [rama | ‘A SEPARATE YOu- SO | GUESS You CARTOONS 70 100K AS MUCH | | REALLY AM~ MORE DIGNI= { ALL THE RL or yo s an TANG SET a Af time _ : ER : and failed to find| them, so : » i : 7 Sern Be oe : Pr the actual theft to Barkes. y . ¥ 1 es OL BEARD id SOME CHAR! TOONS «Barkes missed the pearls, but he a : BUZ2A TYPE did take $500 from Adam's desk. . Barkes claims that Adam [gave him - the. money to take into New York ‘ for some medicine. He had the money hidden inithe garage and was expecting to take the midnight "train for New Son lier} bringing ages fro age. your atkas reasons that Barkes, SE HAT SYMBOL. , after taking the money, went down ino the Junie through the par-| { BNA DICTURES2 1S .. sage—which he admits having ex- NZ EOT AND A ~ plored—and hid the money there. GC AAMMADIO/N He was about to have another hunt for. yqur pearls when he heard us coming :

: downstairs and he did not . ANSWER—The Swastika, ‘have time to get to the fireplace . pefore we opened the door. After| . that the story goes pretty much as what I came up to find out. If{to come here for your own protec- B : Gundrum had figured it.” you haven't worn the pearls or dis-|tion, didn't you?” / a 2 2 2 wt . © wMarvelous detecting! P a t|played them, I can’t see how Barkes| Pat . flushed. “What if I did? / (SA 8 a 3 ; N BUY NOW . sneered. “I don’t believe Barkes| could have known you owned them.” Craig did not shoot Adam.” EA) \- 3 i ; : NEW PRICES - would kill a fly, intentionally.” “Adam and I did not even land| “I know it,” Sidney said. “Good Ra Zoe ; § EFFECTIVE . «pid Barkes know you| had the/in New York. We came on a|night, Mrs. Langdon.’ : : | : vi MONDAY, NO ‘. ea

V. 4th pearls?” Sidney asked. freighter and landed LA Savannah.” (To Be Concluded) : * #No, I haven't worn them here.”| “I understand,” Sidney said —— “Thal” said Braitwood, “was'g@mvely, “You telephoned Gundrum A" Tele are fietitions) |