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T H E STORY TH U S F A R : Adam Brura,
departm ent of justice operator varatlon-
ln ( In the Northeastern hills, where he
had form erly lived, ran Into his previous
boss. Inspector Tope, and Mrs. Tope. He
recommended that the Topes spend the
n ifh t at Dewain's M ill, operated by Bee
Dewain, whom Bruce regarded very high­
ly. Later that night Tope phoned Bruce
to come out to the auto ram p and have
Ned Quill, a state trooper, join them.
Despite the fa rt Bruce was to leave the
next morning, he went out to meet Tope,
knowing that something serious had hap­
pened. He was assured that Bee was
not in trouble. He was to meet them
at the F araw ay cottage.
“ Whoever lighted these matches
used them to see by.”
She said briskly:
“ Nonsense!
You’ve too much imagination! Are
you trying to—scare me?*’
“ No, no!" He stood by the man­
tel, his back to the tire, looking
thoughtfully this way and that as
though he sought something. Yet in
this small place nothing of any size
could be concealed. There was no
hiding place—unless perhaps the
box-like under-structure of the beds.
“ What is it you’re looking for?”
she asked.
“ Nothing." he insisted, menda­
ciously. “ Which bed shall 1 take?"
“ The one nearest the Are.”
He nodded, and went to the foot
of the bed, built against the wall.
“ I never saw anyone yet who tucked
in my covers at the foot the way I
like them ," he remarked.
“ i n do it ! "
"Not even you!”
She laughed softly. “ A ll right,"
she assented. “ You're fussy as an
old maid! I ’ll be down by the brook,
if you’re bound to be so independ­
ent. Come out when you’re through!”
Mrs. Tope left the inspector in­
side, and walked toward the brook
an<j sat down beside the water.
This Is It
Mother!
spoke, perhaps summoned by the
bell, the gray-haired violinist ap­
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“ Adam?” the newcomer echoed.
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“ Our young friend Bruce?" His tone
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Bee introduced him; and he
is to rub warming, soothing Vicks
bowed, smiling. “ Balser Vade. oth­
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erwise known as the Lone Wolf,” he
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buck nt bedtime. Results are so
explained. " I have the dignity of a
good because VupoRub
cabin named after me, as Miss De­
P enetrate» to cold-irritated
wain may have told you.” And he
s i
upper bronchial tubes with spe­
asked: “ What particular idiocy has
cial, toothing mcdicinul vapors.
our Mr. Bruce committed now?”
S tim ulates chest and back
No one answered him, but Mrs.
sui faces like a warming poultice.
Tope saw her husband’s glance rest
Then For Hour» VapoRub’s
upon the violinist, a lively specula­
tion in the old man's eye. Then oth­
special action keeps on working.
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ers came trooping in. The Murrell
Invites restful sleep. Often by
Stare fos Stare
morning most of the misery of
twins
and
their
father
and
mother
M
iss
M
in
x
—Jack,
that
man
at
While Tope began to get out
Mrs. Tope had already seen; but
the cold is gone!
the fo u rth table fro m here hasn't
the bags. Bee and Mrs. Tope ap­
there were others, new arrivals,
Only VepoWuL gives you this
taken
his
eyes
off
me
since
we
proached the cabin and the girl pro­
men. Miss Dewain introduced them.
spcciul p e n e tra ting-stim ula-
came in.
duced a key. Then, as she tried
Mr. Whitlock, she said, and Mr.
ting action. So be sure you get the
H er E scort—How do you know?
the knob, she said, in a surprised
Beal.
one and only VICKS VAPOR UB.
tone, half to hereelf: “ Why, that’s
When a fellow quits try in g , he
The supper was a good one and
funny! I t ’s unlocked!’*
becomes quite tryin g .
most of them ate in a silence that
She entered and began to raise
was to some degree enforced; for
shades and let in a flood of light,
Is That Necessary?
Mrs. Murrell, almost from the first,
and when Tope followed, with a bag
Stella If hy it it that people uha lice
1-6 yrs.
monopolized the conversation. Once
in each hand, she was explaining to
near a cemetery are never buried in thill
Tope interjected a question.
cemetery?
Mrs. Tope:
E
R
E
is
an
adorable
p
a
rty
“ You say you’ve been here two
Ilella—I dun no. U hy?
“ You see, I had all the furniture i
frock
fo
r
your
young
daugh­
weeks, Mrs. Murrell? I thought
Stella—They aren't dead yet.
built in. I t ’s cheaper than buying." |
most people just stayed overnight." ter. I t ’s so easy to m ake—cut a ll
COLD PREPARATIONS
Tope set down the bags; and he
Considerably
"Most of them do." Mrs. Murrell in one piece w ith draw strings at
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saw beds end to end along one wall,
agreed. "But Mrs. Priddy, the cook neck, sleeves and waist. M ake it
Cumso—W ell, M cBride, is there
and a chest of drawers beyond. The
U S I ONLY AS D IR K ItD
in
a
p
re
tty
flo
ra
l
p
rin
t
and
add
here, is my stepsister; and I always
as m uch b illin g and cooing as
beds appeared to promise comfort.
gay velvet bows.
did
say
I
’d
rather
eat
her
cooking
there
was
before
m
arriage?
The carpenter had built frames to
than anybody’s. Poor thing, she
M cB ride—The billin g has in­
support the springs and sheathed
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these frames down to the floor, so
but she married that good-for-noth­ 14b yards of 35 or 39-lnch fabric; 9 yards
there was no chance for dust and
ing Earl Priddy, and she’ s had to ribbon to trim .
rubbish to accumulate underneath.
support him ever since."
There were windows in front and
Some pot or pan rattled angrily
rear and toward the brook; and a
in the kitchen, and Mrs. Tope sus­
fireplace at one end, with birch logs
pected that Mrs. Priddy had per­
ready for the match, and kindling
haps been meant to overhear. Bee
and a crumpled newspaper under
y—Tit
said hurriedly:
them on the clean hearth upon
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"O f course we have a lot of peo­
KNOTTED UP WITH
which, clearly, there had never been
ple here in the course of a week—
a fire.
coming and going all the tim e.”
A geranium leaf dropped in a
Said Bee Dewain: “ I ’ll open the
" I suppose the week-ends are your ja r before pouring in apple je lly
windows. It seems stuffy. Would
busy times?” Tope suggested.
w ill help flavor it.
you like a blaze?”
“ Well, yes.” Bee agreed. “ There
“ I think so,” Mrs. Tope agreed. " I t
were six cabins full last night, and
A piece of um brella rib that has
may turn chilly.”
eight Saturday night.”
an eye in it can be filed to a point
Tope crossed to touch a match to
But Mrs. M urrell, not to be si­ and used as an upholstering
the paper under the kindling; but
lenced,
turned her catechism to needle.
as he stooped down, he noticed some­
—•—
Whitlock and Beal; and Mrs. Tope
thing lying on the hearth, and held
saw that Tope watched Whitlock
Before le ttin g yourself in fo r a
his hand.
hi
with an unobtrusive eye. After sup­ long siege of sewing, see th a t at
It was a thing of no apparent im­
per, without apology or excuse, least two bobbins are filled w ith
portance. Another man, even though
these two men went out of doors; the kind of thread you need. Then
he saw it, would have discovered in
and Tope turned to Mrs. Tope, al­ when the thread in one gives out,
this object no implications at all. It
most briskly.
you have thread on the other to
was simply a match which had been
"Shall we go to our cabin, my replace it.
lighted and allowed to burn down
— e—
dear?” he asked. " I thought you
t ill only half an inch of uncharred
might
read
aloud
to
me
a
while."
A
gum
eraser
is excellent fo r
wood remained.
Mrs. Tope had never read aloud rem oving spots fro m dark suede
Tope’s eye was caught by this
to him; yet she betrayed no least accessories. Brush thoroughly a ft­
match almost completely burned,
surprise at this suggestion.
"We er using.
and he saw two or three more, ly ­
must finish our book,” she agreed,
— »—
ing here and there. He had an old
and rose.
A
lternate
your
shoes. Keep two
habit of noticing unimportant things,
“ Now, if there is anything else you
Inspector Tope turned with Mrs. pairs in use. Keep the shoes clean.
of suspecting importance in them; you want—”
• Get thi« fast, welcome relief from muscular pain and
Tope toward their new cabin. It was Shine the leather re g u la rly, and
so now before he lighted the fire,
ache! Soothing, gently warming Ben-Gay contains up to
he searched in the kindling and in relaxed and at her ease. It may called Cascade. On the stoop, he replace heel lifts prom ptly, before
2 >/2 times more methyl salicylate and menthol—famous
the crumpled paper and on the have been ten minutes before she paused and looked around. Dusk they w ear through.
— e—
cloaked them from every view. He
pain-relieving agents your doctor knows about—than five
hearth behind and beneath the logs, heard his step behind her.
other widely offered rub-ins. That’s why i t ’s so fa s t...s o
Save the syrup you drain from
till he collected eleven matches
“ Well, ready for supper?” she made sure of this; and he said in a
low
tone:
soothing. Always insist on genuine Ben-Gay!
off
the
canned
fr
u
it
you
intend
to
which had like the first been lighted asked.
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"Go inside, my dear. Talk, turn use in desserts or salad. This
and burned almost to the ends be­
He was a moment in answering.
Draw the blinds. can be an ingredient la te r fo r cool,
fore they were thrown away.
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“ Yes, I am.” She looked at him in­ on the light.
tently, and he added: "But you Read aloud. I ’ll come soon.” And refreshing d rinks, a gelatin des­
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without waiting for her assent, he sert, o r sherbet. I t contains sug­
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Bee Dewain was saying: "And know, I don’t like this cabin. I won­
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slipped
away,
his
feet
silent
on
the
FT.
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rem
em
ber,
and
tasty
fr
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supper w ill be ready at seven der if Miss Dewain would let us
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o’clock. Now if there’ s anything change to one of the others, nearer
Mrs. Tope was half impatient
the road?”
else you want—”
“ Why? You act as though Fara­ with this mystery, and half alarmed.
“ You say we're the first ones to
Nevertheless after a moment she
occupy this camp?” Tope asked way were—haunted!"
He said in slow apology: “ You’ll obeyed him. She went in, and drew
mildly.
"The very first,” Bee assured him. have to get used to my notions. I go the blinds. Then in sudden haste—
the darkness was affrighting—she
“ I do hope you’ll be comfortable.” a lot by them.”
“ We'U ask her when we go to sup­ switched on the lights, and found a
She turned to the door. “ When sup­
per’s ready we ring a bell! You’ll per,” she promised; and after a mo­ magazine in her bag and began obe­
ment she said, not looking at him, diently to read aloud. Alone in the
be sure to hear!”
“ Of cabin, her voice went monotonously
As the g irl’s steps passed out of looking at the dark water:
on and on.
course,
I
know
something
is
bother­
hearing, Mrs. Tope said: “ Oh, we
But her eyes did not stay fixed on
forgot to give her the message from ing you and I know you’ll tell me
when you’re ready. But—if you're the page. Her nerves were steady
Adam Bruce!”
enough; yet the steadiest nerves
“ I was thinking of something uneasy, suppose we move on, to­ might have been shaken by this ne­
night?”
else,” Tope confessed; and he
cessity of sitting alone, in a small
He shook his head. “ No, not to­ closed cabin with drawn blinds.
asked: “ Need anything more out of
night. Tomorrow, maybe; but not
the car?"
Adam found the door open. He
tonight.”
“ Not for just one night!”
Her eyes were grave, but she went in, turned on the lights, closed
“ We might stay longer,” he sug­
made no comment; and they came the door. Some embers of a fire still
gested, and she smiled.
glowed on the hearth, and he add­
"Because a brook runs past the down to the M ill together, came into
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the bright dining-room. Bee Dewain ed fresh wood, and stood with his
door?"
back
to
the
fire,
intensely
alert,
lis­
"When I see a place that looks was here alone, and Mrs. Tope said
tening for any sound outside, won­
fishy, I always want to try it out," directly:
dering where Tope was, and what
he confessed. Something in his tone
“ Miss Dewain, may we change the old man had to tell, and how
made her look at him ; but he chuc­ our minds about Faraway?" And
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soon he would appear. But almost
kled disarmingly. She began to she explained, smiling apologetical­
at once he heard soft footsteps on
unpack the few things they would ly: “ Mr. Tope lived in an apart­
the turf—not on the gravel d riv e -
naed.
ment before we were married; and outside; and then, without knocking,
“ I t ’s nice knowing we’re the very now he isn’t happy unless he can Tope opened the door. He came in,
first ones in here!” she suggested. hear traffic going by. He wants to Mrs. Tope behind him.
He said, half to himself: “ I won­ be nearer the road.”
"Hello, Adam,” he said mildly.
“ Of course,” Bee assented. “ I ’ll
der why they didn’t turn on the
“ I didn’t expect to see you again
have
Earl
shift
your
bags
while
we
lights.”
so soon,” Adam confessed, gripping
“ Why should she? It's still broad eat supper.”
the other’s hand. “ Hello, Mrs. Tope.
Tope asked: "Have you a pay sta­ Inspector, if this is a wild-goose
daylight!”
tion
here?”
“ Instead of using matches?” he
chase. I ’ll take it out of your hide.
persisted, in a deep abstraction; and
The g irl said: “ Yes indeed!" She I ’m supposed to be back on the job
Mrs. Tope looked at him with showed him the phone in the closet at noon tomorrow.”
amusement.
under the stairs.
“ YouTl have a job here,” Tope
" I discover new virtues in you
When he emerged, he said at once: told him. “ Let me give it to you
every day,” she remarked, "but “ You know, Miss Dewain, 1 think in order, Adam,” he explained. “ So
you’ve unsuspected vices, too! I t ’s we have a thutual friend. Adam i m get it straight in my own mind.
time you quit detecting at your time Bruce?”
And as Adam nodded, he went on
of life, my dear. What are you won­
The girl cried with quick inter­ slowly, as if weighing each phrase:
dering about now?”
est: “ Do you know Adam?”
“ When Miss Dewain put us in this
He hesitated, said at last: “ Why,
"Known him for years," Tope cabin, she said it was new this
these!” He pointed to the mantel; declared. " I ’ve heard him speak of spring; and that no one had ever
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she came to look, and he showed you! In fact, he advised us to stop spent the night in it. She had a key
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her those eleven burned stubs of here. We had lunch with him in to unlock the door here; but the door
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matches which he had arranged in Middleford today. He said he’d seen was already unlocked.”
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“ Probably whoever cleaned up
order there. " I found them in the you just yesterday. He sent you
after the carpenters got through for­
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his love!”
fireplace,” he said, watching her.
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“ Why
not?”
she
protested,
Bee, her eyes dancing, tossed her got to lock it.”
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"Maybe,” Tope assented. “ But—
amused. "Probably the carpenters head; and Tope said watching her:
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“ Adam’s an id io tl” said Bee De­ the hearth. A burned match. It was
night,” he insisted.
wain, her cheeks hot. While Tope burned clear down; but not the way
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