Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 May 1942 — Page 15

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Caribbean Crisis By Eaton K. Goldthwaite

CHAPTER ELEVEN

AS ABRUPTLY gs it had begun the conference was over. Struthers, departed for the office again, taking Halsey with him, and thus Bill Talcott was left alone with MacDowell. The detective was shaky, offbalance and very near collapse. He seemed to have considerable difficulty in focussing his eyes as he groped about in search for clothing, and Talcott, relenting, assisted as much as he could. “You ain’t such a bad guy,” MacDowell muttered as Bill Talcott directed his arm into a sleeve, “I guess you had to hit me— Say, ‘d’you suppose I could have a drink?” Talcott nodded, summoned the boy, and when the drink was brought MacDowell was clothed. The mixture seemed to revive him, and he cast a shrewd appraising glance at Talcott. Yi “You ain't such a bad guy,” MacDowell said again. Suddenly he put the glass down and tiptoed to the window, looked out and all around; tiptoed back to the door

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parently .satisfied, he returned to r of the room, inclined his ead and in a hoarse whisper said, “Ya know somep'n? I don’t like that guy Struthers.” : Talcott covered his surprise. “No? I thought you fellows were buddies.” 2 “Me, a buddy to him? I'd like to kick him in the pants—“MacDowell, get up! Do yer dooty!” And me laying there with my neck broke, for all he knows!” Talcott swallowed a smile. “Strange, wasn’t it, how he avoided all that trouble at the dock?” “Yeah, Listen, I been watchin’ you, an’ the more I watch the more satisfied I am somep’n stinks besides the fertilizer around here.” MacDowell paused. “Listen, can you keep your mouth shut?” * “I can.” MacDowell bent forward further. His voice was sunk lower still. “Private or public, I'm still a cop, see? I'm gettin’ paid to do a job, and so far as anybody knows I'm gonna do it. But I ain’t such a bad guy myself. Maybe I framed a few guys for divorce proceedings, but it was because the guys themselves wanted to get framed, see? I never been a party to framing a guy for the pen, and I'm too old to start now.” Bill Talcott could no longer control his surprise. “Do you mean you have evidence that Struthers is trying to frame me?” MacDowell moved his hands hastily. “Listen, I didn’t say that. I only said I don’t like how this thing smells. So I'm gonna help you if youll keep your mouth shut.” v EJ ” » WAS THIS a trap?- MacDowell was in Struthers’ employ; he had come to Abas with Struthers and Halsey. He was hand in glove with the auditor, atid if a plot was cooking, he would be an ingredient. Talcott eyed him speculatively and decided to gamble. MacDowell inhaled sharply. “This is a Dutch island, ain’t it?” “Yes.” “Okay. What happens if you refuse to be extradited?’ Talcott stared. “You mean—". “If you don’t want to go back to New York with me, I ain’t got the power to make you. You can tie this thing up in the courts with a writ of habeas corpus. Legally, they can’t touch you until you been extradited, and that sometimes takes ‘a long while. From what you said to Struthers, I figure you. want to stick around so’s to see he don’t put any clinchers on you. That way

~ you could do it. See?”

in amazement.

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ter. He could remain on the island, a thorn in Struthers’ side, watching, tabulating and compiling evidence in his own defense. He could squat on his haunches while the little auditor yapped like a terrier. That way he would get isatisfaction. But would satisfaction solve the problem?

” ”® ” THERE WAS something else; deeper, more psychologically significant, Already, in the eyes of the men, Halsey was boss. The new man had proved himself while Bill Talcott had lost face. No, the locus of the thing lay in New York; perhaps in the cloistered offices of Federal Chemical itself. No matter what the manifestations, his task was clear; he must avoid and overcome the lesser obstacles thrust as bait in his path. His object was the end. Slowly he turned. “I appreciate your offer, MacDowell. I fully appreciate what it cost you to make it. The advice you have given me is valuable, but I'm not going to take it.” J ; MacDowell’s mouth gaped. “What? You mean you're gonna let] them go aheal an’ smear you? You're gonna take it layin’ down?” “I mean I'm returning to New York with you on the Blue Petrel. A man can’t run away from his troubles. My trouble is in New York. Maybe I'm wrong but that’s the way I'm built. I've got to fase Winters for a showdown.” “But ‘while you're duta here, he can—" ?

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MacDowell started to sputter something in protest when a new voice from the doorway caused him to whirl about. June Paterson was there, calmly eyeing them... “A very pretty speech,” she sniffed. “Jow such a virtuous creature as you seem to be ¢an get yourself in so much trouble, I don’t nunderstand. So you're going on the Blue Petrel too! My, won't that be a jolly party?” A slow, angry flush stole through Talcott’s cheeks. Some day, he promised himself, this upstart cousin of Lowell Byrd's would find herself across his knee. (To Be Continued)

(All events, names and characters in this story are fictitious)

POST-WAR PLANNER WILL LECTURE HERE

Dr. Jacob Anton DeHass, chairman of the economics section of the Netherlands Post-War Planning committee, will speak at the War Memorial Thursday at 8 p. m. under the sponsorship of the Indiana

Committee for Victory.

Dr. DeHass’ talk will be the first in a series to be held to discuss public measures to be taken in support of the war effort and a rightful peace, according to Hugh McK. Landon, committee chairman. Thursday's speaker .is a lecturer for the United States Naval academy, is a member of the visiting staff of the Naval War. college, consultant to the U. S. export ad-

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