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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1938)
Six The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregort Wednesday, September 21, 1939 Henry By Carl Anderson I ." TyMAxsAu marsh r-?'! lha Charaelara Huao Htarn. handaotna author, llvlna on thf rr.nen Riviera. Ar chie LiimBden. mwlf. hla Irl.nd. Rent n.l... ht.ri nf a murd'r eoniplrarr. Yra trrdar: Tha Juaa acqulla me of com plicity In tho crlmra. and laarna that I auapeei Oclaa. Fleurtot aaka to talk to Chapter 34 Mr. Nomti More Fleurtot waa waiting for ma out alde the police sutlon In hla email, battered Renault. "May I return to the chalet, I asked him, "after I pick up my things at the hotel?" "Assuredly," ald he politely. "Although, In view of the valuable evidence you can give, I trust you are not thinking of leaving Cannes for the present?" "Not until this business la finally cleared up," I assured him. "Monsieur Lumsden, that last re mark of yours appears to argue a special Interest in the case an in- terest that I cannot feel to be wholly Impersonal." "Perhaps you're right," I agreed reluctantly. "You do not wish, perhaps, to discuss your reasons for such an interest? Well, I will respect your reticence, I will ask no questions save this one, and here 1 speak not aa a police official but as man to man. Monsieur Lumsden, Ignoring the two earlier crimes and con sidering only this last one If you were In my position, knowing what I know and nothing more whom would you suspect of the murder of Monsieur Venner?" "I think," I said slowly, "that Id keep a pretty close eye on the chasseur." He drew a deep breath. "I fancy," he commented dryly, "that the sooner we arrive at the Cha teau la Vague, the better." It was a bare minute later that we pulled up at the gates, but though It was not yet nine o'clock, the big house was completely dark. The man from Marseille atrode to the office counter and rang the bell, and a moment later the house keeper appeared. "The chasseur, mademoiselle," Fleuriot said abruptly. "Have the goodness to call him. I wish for a word with him." She started at that. "I am sorry. but he is not here. With the guest gone, there was no more work for him. I paid him his wages and he left this evening." "Vou let him go?" he achoed "And where to. may one ask? What address did he leave with you?" she shrugged expressively, "He left no address. Why should be. and why should I ask for one? He had only been here a day. and the Juge d estruction had already questioned him. He." and she flashed a vicious glance at me, "he was not suspect!" "So. he was not suspect?" Pleu rlot snarled bark at her. 'That Is enchanting! And you, one sup poses, mademoiselle, are not sus pect either?" He swung round on me. "Monsieur Lumsden. I had In tended to conduct you to the cha let, but I regret that Is now Impas sive, i nave too much to attend to." "Don't worry about me," 1 told him. "Ill pack my bag and walk!" I did aa I had said, but though It waa a short enough way and the bag was light, I was uncommonly glad to see the chalet gates loom up beside me In the dusk. There was a family party assembled on the terrace. Ada and Dunning alt ting side by side under the cork tree, and Hugo leaning over the balustrade. The big dog. Lulu, lav at his feet, but at sight of me he rose and came across the terrace to meet me, wagging his tall, and as he did so, Hugo hailed me with a iov- ful shout. Next minute they were all around me, welcoming, ques tioning; but after on look at me. Hugo caught me by the arm and dragged me to my room. "It's bed for you, my lad." said he grimly, and shortly I was re oUuing eooifortabiy ou my narrow couch, a supper tray on my knees, with Hugo and Dunning sitting on either side, and Ada, wide-eyed and breathless, leaning by the win dow. while I told my story be tween mouthfuls. The Belgian Yacht "I'm still waiting to hear what's happened to both of you." I ended. Hugo sighed. "Nothing from my end." said he. "I haven't broken such a lot of Ice either," said Dunning. "Be yond seeing that our three love birds, Gelss, stahl, and Rakovsky, haven't bean up to any tricks, I've dona nothing. Stahl has spent his time drinking on the Carlton ter race; Rakovsky hasn't stirred i foot outside his villa garden, and Gelss this morning moved over bag and baggage to join him. Apart from your valuable efforts, any credit for recent sleuthing goes to our young friend Jean-Francois. First and foremost, he haa located the yacht." I exclaimed at that. "The deuce he has!" and he nodded solemnly. 'She arrived In the harbor late last night, a seagoing boat, by name the Rendezvous, sailing under the Belgian flag and carrying i crew of six; and her owner, strange ly enough. Is the hardy mariner Baron Stahl. But the boy did more than locate her. He discovered that she was short of a cabin stew ard, and he got himself signed on the Job. The engineer has orders to keep steam up, and the lad tells me the staterooms are all ready for occupation and there are auffl- cient victuals for a longlsh voyage." I whistled. "Planning a get away. In case things go wrong? I suggested, and he nodded. Precisely." said he. "but with Jean-Francois aboard, we shall get full and due warning. The boy has maintained contact with his friends at Geiss's or rather did until last night." He broke off to chuckle. "What happened was partly my fault," he confessed, "I sent a man along to make a few inqulrlr at the villa. My man represented him self to be a traveling salesman for sewing-machines, but unluckily at one period In his career he had been an agent for the Surcte, and the precious pair recognised him They fancied the police were on their tracks again, and last night they folded their tents like the Arabs and silently stole away, so that our dear friend Rene Is now without a domestic staff, which Is, I take It, why he has shifted him self across the frontier." "A pity." 1 said. "A pity In one way," he agreed "but In another not without Its brighter side, for the villa la now untenanted, and we'll never suc ceed In pinning the guilt on Mr Rene Gelss until we've located the gun with which he shot poor Pat As they were leaving. Hugo said. "Stay where you are until you're rested. Tomorrow I'm going to try and find that Amourie, whatever It may be." Ride In a Bus All next day I followed Huso's advice and doled comfortably. At suppertlme, Hugo telephoned. No one seems to have heard of Amourie, said he, "and I've been over the coast with a fine tooth comb. If you take a bus down at nine-thirty, I'll meet you for drink at that big cafe In the Alices de la Liberie." We were cascading down a nar row, cobbled street, when a man behind me pushed me rudely to one aide, caught the door-lever. and threw It over, and at the same moment I felt an almighty shove, like the thrust of someone s knee. In the amall of my back. We were shooting round a house with an angle as sharp as knife-edge, and even aa I pitched forward and out ward, I seemed to hear the crack my head would give as it hit the walll but aa I fell, someone caught me by the leather belt about my middle and dragged me bark In the very nick of time, and at the same. moment the bus pulled up with screaming of brakes. The driver thrust his head round a couple of passengers and let out a very pretty flood of profanity. "Where Is the madman who did that?" I turned, for I had an even greater curiosity to see the Indi vidual who had ao nearly preclpi tated me into eternity, and found myself staring Into a vacant, dust- colored face. "Well." I said bitterly, "you nearly pulled It off that time, Mr Noah More! ' and saw his eyes travel slowly round to me, as If he found It difficult to focus them. "You know me?" he said. "That Is, of course, not my real nami but It Is strange, all the same, that you should know It." His gaze wandered, and he brought It back to my face with a visible effort. "I am sorry thla has happened." he said vaguely. "I as sure you It was not Intentional on my part I merely wished to get out. Next minute he was in the road way, hastening, with hla queer shuf fling tread, up a aide-street. The driver swung the door to and tapped his forehead significantly. "Imbe cile!" said he, and put down his foot on the gas, but as he did ao, a voice spoke from behind me. Not an Imbecile!" it said, speak ing in English, but with the gentle singsong of the Levant. I turned and saw, atandlng Just behind me, one of the Innumer able Arab carpet-sellers of the Riviera, a dark-skinned, gentle- eyed creature. In crimson fes and flowing draperies, his gaudy mer chandise plied on one arm. "Was It you who pulled me back?' I asked, conscience-stricken because. in the flurry of the moment, 1 had forgotten to look for the man who had undoubtedly saved my life. Tomorrow: More conspirators. Ileho Ranch Traded Amity Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Boat man, who exchanged their rancn at Hebo for the C. L. Allison place west of Amity, through the office of J. L. Ketch, are now establishes In their new home. Londonderry. Ireland, la to have a silent rone at night. j-'"------"--.---- i 1 naawaaprajr j Radio I Programs j Thanriay 4.0ft Ruri Vail Hour NBP 6 00 Oooil rOwi or 139. NBC.' AO Music Hall. NBC 7.00 Amoa 'n' And. NBC. 7 IX Facia and Fiction. NBO. 7 3ft Kahpi Hntisr OrrhMtra. 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WHY, BETTY- LOU! WHA. YOOH, I HOPcM I THE COMtT l PASSES M A 1 UMMV T OaTT liM don't YOU SEE. SKEETEB? IF TOMMY- THIS RACE THEY WILL KILL HIM I QUICKI we FIND ICHIEF lH.f-awKat,Lat&E tMvjiLBK re mal mttECT 3 Mutt and Jeff By Bud Fisher And Just Then the Cuckoo Clock Went Off 1 AMUT eNTR, rtZX WUAVRAjJK (wASMITO N0l 1 I MENTION THE TMlRO cO I M -JL Pffi.fMf A A n .'V
