Baby Dall With
Set of Clothes
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T H E STORY T H I S FAR: Adam Bruce,
Bee d id so, re a d ily enough. "H o w
F B I operator. Inspector Tope and Mrs.
do you know he's th e re ? " she asked;
Tope met In the Maine woods where they
and Tope said:
were vacationing. Tope found a man
" K e ll told us.” And he added,
murdered at auto ram p operated by Bee
Dewain. He was believed to be M r. his tone a ll reassurance: "N o w th a t
Ledforge, head of New England utilities. yo u 've tucked W hitlock and Beal in
Holdom. friend of l.edforge, was found bed, do as m uch fo r M rs. Tope, w ill
unconscious In a hospital.
Holdom'«
you?"
He looked n t M rs. Tope.
chauffeur, Kell, had disappeared but was
"U nless you w ant to sleep in the
later found In the Faraw ay cottage. He
adm itted his identity but said he did not M ill, m y d e a r? "
know where his wife was. The car had
"N o , I p re fe r m y own b e d ." M rs.
been found In quarries and It was be Tope decided.
lieved that her body was in the car. He
So she and Bee departed, and
said tbat the dead man was not l.edforge
, Tope and B ruce were le ft alone
and that upon Holdom'« orders hr had
! Tope mopped his brow, and he
hit him over the hrad.
sm a ll m an. spoke. " M r . H o ld o m ."
he said, " m y nam e is Dane. I ’ m
Assistant D is tric t A tto rn e y o f H ig h
land County. M r. C um b e rla n d , m y
chief, sent me to b rin g you up
th e re ."
Holdom — his head swathed In
bandages, his eyes sw ollen and
w e a ry—looked at Joe slow ly. "W h a t
fo r? " he usked in a dazed tone.
Dane
glanced
nt
P rin g le as
though c a llin g the o th e r m a n 's a t
tention to his d iscre tio n . " M r . C um
berland w ill te ll you h im s e lf," he
said, but could not resist adding, " i f
you d o n 't a lre a d y k n o w !"
" I do n 't know a n y th in g ," Holdom
said. "B u t I'm due a t m y o ffice .”
" I m a fra id th a t isn’ t p o ssib le ,"
said Joe Dane im p o rta n tly .
“ But
i f you wish. I ' l l let them kpow that
you w ill be aw ay fo r a few d a ys.”
" A few d a y s ? "
asked:
"S leepy, A d a m ? ”
C H A P T E R IX
Adam hazarded: " U p to see M r.
E b e rly ? ”
W ithout a w ord Tope swung sharp
Tope sm iled. "W e ll. yes. But firs t
ly in to the M ill, into the d in in g -ro o m . w e 'll get these tw o detectives, take
A dam
and C u m berland follow ed them a long.”
h im ; and the tw o men at the table
“ W hat fo r? ”
th e re looked up.
Then W h itlo ck
“ To intro d u ce me to th e ir c lie n t.”
Dane sm iled g rim ly .
“ A euphe
rose.
B ruce asked s h a rp ly:
"C lie n t?
m is m !" he m u rm u re d ; and fe lt
"H e llo , Tope,’ ’ he said.
E b e rly ? ”
P rin g le 's amused eye upon h im , mid
Tope stared a t h im . “ I knew I'd
And Tope said, his eyes sober:
colored hotly.
seen you somewhere. W here?”
"N o , A d a m ! M iss L edforge.”
B ut th e re a fte r he held his tongue,
The o ther hesitated. " A re you on
M rs. Tope woke in the firs t g ray
and Holdom made no new objection,
th is th in g . In s p e c to r? "
o f dawn, and looked across the cab-
and presently they were on the road,
Tope suddenly nodded as though
P rin g le d riv in g . Dane and the h u rt
re m e m b e rin g . "Y o u 're fro m a p r i
m an in the sent behind.
Holdom
va te a g e n cy? " he guessed.
fo r a w h ile sat s ta rin g s tra ig h t
W h itlo ck said re lu c ta n tly : “ W ell,
I I THAT little girl wouldn’t love ye s.”
ahead w ith d u ll eyes; but presently
’ ’ this adorable baby doll with
he went s tu p id ly to sleep, his head
"W h a t are you a fte r? ”
a complete set of clothes? She can
back, his m outh open. Som etim es
W h itlo ck, w a ry as a dog in a
dress and undress it to her h eart's
when the c a r stru ck a bum p, his
strange
y
a
rd
,
looked
a
t
the
others
content.
face
tw isted as though he w inced
here, doubt and caution in his eyes.
w ith pain.
The
In
sp
e
cto
r
said
in
s
is
te
n
tly
:
The baby doll, coat and bonnet, dress
When to w a rd noon they reached
“ W h itlo ck, th is gentlem an is M at
and panties are included in the pattern.
Comes in one size. 15 inches. See pattern
the courthouse in N o rth Madderson.
C um berland, the D is tric t A tro rn e y .
for individual yardages.
Dane and P rin g le , su p p o rtin g H ol
Y o u ’l l have to p lay b a ll w ith us.”
dom, who was weak and unsteady
A nd he added: "Y o u w ere here M on
SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT.
on his feet, went up the w orn old
day nig h t, tra c in g a stolen c a r—or
119 New Montgomery St.
s ta irs ; and Dane flung open the
so you said. W hy did you come
San Francisco, Calif.
door o f C u m b e rla n d 's p riv a te office,
b a ck? ”
Enclose 25 cents in coins for each
w ith some notion o f m a k in g an en
"W e heard th a t a dead m an had
pattern desired.
tra n ce in style.
been found h e re .”
P a tte m No...............................Size.
B ut C um berland was not here to
“ W hat o f it? ” W h itlo ck was s i
N am e ................................................
be im pressed, and the office was in
lent. "W ho put you on th is ? ” The
Address .............................................
charge o f Janet C um b e rla n d , M a t's
de te ctive said nothing. “ W hat’ s yo u r
niece; a meek, colorless young w om
ou tfit? H utchins? O r M ye rs? ”
an in whose eyes U ncle M a t was
“ M ye rs agency,” W h itlo c k a d m it
an old and ra th e r stodgy m an, w hile
ted.
•
Joe Dane was young and handsome.
“ You boys stay here to n ig h t."
She looked up at h im w ith shy de
Tope said c u rtly .
lig h t, and Joe tw eaked her e a r and
“ Y ou’re ta k in g a high h a n d ,"
said lo ftily :
W h itlo c k protested. "W h e re do you
ra te , a n yw a y? ”
"H e llo , Ja n ! O ffice get along a ll
rig h t w ith o u t m e ? "
B u t A dam B ruce said q u ie tly :
“ We’ ve m issed you. M r. D ane,”
“ I'm fro m the D e p a rtm e n t o f Jus
she told h im .
“ T h e re ’ s been so
tice. I back Tope; and so does D is
m uch going on. T hey caught K e ll,
tr ic t A tto rn e y C um berland, i f you
yo u ’ know. He's the chauffeur. And
w a n t to a rg u e !”
they found the c a r in the q u a rry .
"O h, a ll rig h t,” W h itlo ck g ru d g
Oh, and M r. Dane, I have a tele
in g ly agreed. ” 1 guess you c a rry
phone message fo r you fro m E a rl
too m a n y guns, Tope. W e 'll p la y !”
P rid d y.
You know, down a t De
Bee D ew ain said, “ I ' l l show you
‘What fo r ? ” he ask ed in a dazed w ains M ill. He says he has some
a cabin, g e n tle m e n !” and they fo l
im p o rta n t e v id e n ce !”
lone
lowed h e r away.
WHEN CONSTIPATION makes you feel
Dane chuckled. “ E a r l’ s the b ig
Tope, as soon as they w ere gone,
punk as the dickens, brings on stomach
tu rned in haste to w a rd the telephone, in, expecting to see the Inspector gest lia r in the county. But I m ig h t
upset, sour taste, gassy discomfort,
take D r. Caldwell’s famous medicine
w h ich was in a closet u n der the there abed. B u t the bed was un run down to the M ill, see i f he's got
to quickly pull the trigger on lazy “in
sta irs. They heard his voice, m u f touched; and she thought how w eary a n yth in g . Be back soon. E d .” he
nards” and help you feel bright and
he w ould be a fte r a sleepless night, told P rin g le .
"Y o u keep Holdom
fled, as he p u t in the call.
chipper again.
and la y aw hile w akeful, w a itin g fo r h e re ."
DR. CALDWELL’S is the wonderful sen
A little la te r he em erged, his eyes
the sound of the car. B ut it did not
na laxative contained in good old Syrup
Dane found P rid d y peeling onions
s h in in g ; but he o n ly said, speaking
com e; and at length—the sun had in the kitch e n under M rs. P rid d y 's
Pepsin to make it so easy to take.
to the D is tric t A tto rn e y : “ W ell, M at,
not y e t rise n —she rose and dressed w a tch fu l eye. A t sight of Dane, E a rl
MANY DOCTORS use pepsin prepara
th a t’ s about a ll we can do tonight.
tions in prescriptions to make the medi
q u ie tly , and w ent out o f doors.
cam e s ta rtin g to his feet.
Y o u 'd b e tte r ta ke K e ll along to
cine more palatable and agreeable to
Now a c a r did come along the
take. So be sure your laxative is con
“ J o e !” he cried. "H ig h tim e you
to w n .” Then he tu rned to Ned Q u ill,
tained in Syrup Pepsin.
I got som ething to te ll
and w ith o u t any apologies to the oth road, w ith th re e o r fo u r men in it; com e!
INSIST ON DR. CALDWELL’S— the fa
a m om ent la te r it turned in at the you—”
ers, drew Ned aside.
vorite of millions for 50 years, and feel
d riv e , stopped beside the M ill and
M rs. P rid d y th ru s t her husband
that wholesome relief from constipa
"S o n ,” he asked the trooper, “ do
its passengers tum bled out. They fo rc ib ly back in to his ch a ir. "Y o u
tion. Even finicky children love it.
you know S a lly T ennant—the daugh
had
not
yet
seen
M
rs.
Tope
when
CAUTION : Use only as directed.
can set rig h t there and te ll i t ! ” she
te r o f H o ld o m 's g a rd e n e r? ”
E a rl P rid d y came out of the kitchen
excla im e d .
" I w ant them onions
“ Sure,”
Q u ill
re tu rn e d .
"H e
door, and they sw arm ed about him s k in n e d !”
grinned. " M ig h ty p re tty g ir l. ”
in s ta n tly . M rs. Tope, w atching w ith
The old m an nodded. " A ll rig h t,
"N o w , Ma, th is h ere’ s p riv a te and
am usem ent, saw P rid d y suddenly
Q u ill, go see th is Tennant g ir l—to
the hero o f the hour, im p o rta n t, co n fe e d e n tia l,” E a rl insisted. "Joe.
n ig h t o r in the m o rning. H e r fa th e r
you m ake h e r—’ ’
erect, fa cin g th e ir questions and
said she was in love w ith Bob F lin t,
" L e t h im step outside w ith me, fo r
then
th
e
ir
cam
eras
w
ith
a
high
head
CO—- - O '"
H o ld o m ’ s p ilo t. Ask her when she
a
m in u te . M rs. P rid d y ,” Joe sug
and steady eye.
She came near
saw h im last, a n yth in g else sh e 'll
enough to o v e rh e a r—Understood that gested. “ I know you w ouldn’ t w ant
te ll y o u .”
to o b stru ct ju s tic e .”
these were re p o rte rs, that the tra g
“ O k e !” Ned agreed.
She yielded g ru d g in g ly. "J u s t be
edy was p u b lic p ro p e rty now.
Tope tu rned back to w a rd the oth
cause
he seen them people when
Then Bee appeared; and la te r Ned
ers. " M a t,” he said to C um berland,
Q u ill on his m o to rcycle roared into they fu st come here— ” she began.
"d o n ’t fo rg e t to have D octor M ed
E a rl, his hand through D ane’ s
the d riv e outside. Before his en
fo rd check on gas in the dead m a n ’ s
gine died, the newcom ers were out a rm , was a lre a d y a t the door. "A n d
lungs, and w hether he was drugged.
to m eet h im . M rs. Tope and Bee it was m e see this here K e ll sneak
N ow good nig h t. I ’l l m eet you at
Creomulslon relieves promptly be
watched them fro m the M ill door, in to F a ra w a y to o !” he boasted, and
cause it goes right to the seat of the
the q u a rry in the m o rn in g .”
t
i l l suddenly, a t some word fro m dragged Joe outside.
trouble to help loosen and expel
'Saw w hat people?” Joe dem and
C
um
berland
assented
h
e
a
vily,
and
Q
u ill, they w ent ra cin g away.
germ laden phlegm, and aid nature
ed.
tu rned to w a rd the car. When they
to soothe and heal raw, tender, in
Q u ill grinned and came tow ard the
flamed bronchial m ucous m em
w ere gone. Tope mopped his brow M ill, and M rs. Tope asked: "W h a t
‘T h a t fe lle r and the woman F r i
branes. Tell your druggist to sell you
and sighed and tu rned to M rs. Tope. did you te ll th e m ? ”
day n ig h t,” E a rl re to rte d , and to ld
a bottle of Creomulslon with the un
" I had to get rid of M a t,” he said.
derstanding you must like the way it
I found the lim o u s in e ,” the young the tale o f the stolen c a r; and then
"H a v in g h im around is lik e pushing
quickly allays the cough or you are
tro
o
p e r explained. "H id up in the he gave his version o f the capture
to have your money back.
a piano. H e’ s—slow, heavy! Now
woods. The nu m b e r plates are gone, o f K e ll, and of Tope's m id n ig h t de
I can get b u s y !”
so they can’ t m ake anyth in g out of p a rtu re ; and Joe asked m any ques
The phone rang, and A dam went it, but th e re ’ s blood on the floor. I tions.
for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis
in to answ er it. M rs. Tope asked fo ld ’ em about it to get them out of
I a in 't a hand to lis te n ,” E a rl
so lic ito u s ly : “ M u st you do a n yth in g the way, so 1 could see Tope.”
said lo ftily . “ O nly in the line o f m y
m ore tonight? Y o u 're so tir e d !”
A t a little past ten, Tope did re d ooty! B u t Ike M u rre ll, he snoops
I ' l l re st to m o rro w n ig h t,” he tu rn , w ith Adam , and a quiet, e ld e r around, a ll hours of the night. He
prom ised, and he said w ith a chuc ly m an whom Bee greeted w a rm ly. heard th is woman th a t was in L ittle
B e a r F rid a y n ig h t—them th a t stole
k le : “ Yes m a 'a m , to m o rro w nig h t
"W h y , M r. E b e rly !’ she crie d ;
the c a r—and she was ta lk in g to the
I a im to sleep about tw e n ty -fo u r
and she said In affectionate re
fe lle r w ith her, begging h im not to
hours w ith o u t w in kin g .
You go
proach: “ You gave me an aw ful
do it, w h a te ve r it was. Ike heard
along.”
•
scare, when I telephoned to Ed
her c a ll h im by name. N am e o f
B u t before she could go, A dam re P riest and you w eren’ t th e re !”
R u p e !”
turned fro m the telephone, and Bee
B u t M rs. Tope was a ttentive only
cam e back fro m showing W hitlock
Joe was in s ta n tly a le rt. “ Rupe?”
to the Inspector. H is eyes were red
and Beal th e ir cabin. "T h e y ’ re all
Treat yourself to the pleasure of this
and tire d .
He asked:
"A n y th in e he echoed. "S ay, was it Rufe? R u
,ne smoke— a smooth, mellow, mild
tucked in lik e good little boys,” she new ?”
fus? Does Tope know about th is ? ”
cigarette— made of selected tobaccos,
re p o rte d ; and her eyes w ere tw in
Rufus was Le d fo rg e 's name.
especially blended to the popular Ameri
“
T
rooper
Q
u
ill
says
th
e
y’ll
raise
can taste. Pinehurst Is truly one of
klin g . "So m eek and m ild ! I loved
T hey found Isaac; and Joe ques
America’s standard cigarettes— not a
the ca r out of the q u a rry about tioned h im ra p id ly .
the w ay you squelched th e m !”
shortage substitute— enjoyed for year«
noon,”
she
explained.
by smokers who demand satisfaction
Tope
chuckled; and
then
he
Isaac and E a rl between them re
Tope’ s eyes quickened, and he
from their cigarettes. Pinehurst’s ex
asked: "M is s D ewain, do you know
cite d the tale.
clusive Patented Panax Process employs
turned
to
the
o
ther
man.
"
M
r.
E
b
e
r
extract of Gin-Seng root for modern
a n yth in g about a lodge back in the
" I hear the c a r come in ,” E a rl
moisture conditioning— the only cig
ly , you stay here, w ill you?” he re
h ills somewhere? L e d fo rg e ’ s place?”
explained. “ Late, a fte r everybody
arette permitted to do so.
quested.
The use of Gln-Seng Extract as a
“ Oh, yes,” she said
q u ic k ly
was abed. I showed ’em up to L ittle
hygroscopic agent Is an exclusive, pat
When Joe Dane set out to fetch Bear, and he gave me five d o lla rs .”
"W h y ? ”
ented process of this Company. The
Holdom
back
to
N
o
rth
Madderson,
mollifying features of Gln-Seng Extract
" M r . E b e rly 's th e re ,” Tope ex
" I know, I kn o w ,” Joe said im
may help to relieve dry throat, cigarette
he took w ith h im Ed P rin g le , a de
cough, and other irritations due to
claim ed. She uttered an e x c la m a
p a tie n tly . “ You told me. B u t M u r
te
c
tiv
e
attached
to
M
at
C
um
ber
smoking. These cigarettes may be found
tio n a t once o f re lie f and o f su r
much more pleasant and safe for those
land’ s office. They cam e at length re ll, w hat w ere you doing up
with ordinary colds and other respira
p rise ; and Tope asked: “ A dam , you
to the p riv a te hospital to w hich H o l th e re ? ”
tory difficulties such as hay fever.
know w here i t is?”
asthma, etc.
“ Why, I don’t sleep good,” Isaac
dom had been taken, and presented
A dam shook his head.
M u rre ll m e e kly explained.
“ And
th
e
ir
cre
d
e
n
tia
ls
to
the
physician
in
GET A CARTON DIRECT
“ M iss D ew ain, you te ll h im ,”
som
etim
es
I
go
out
and
w a lk
charge.
The
d
o
cto
r
insisted
that
If your dealer cannot supply. Send SI.50
Tope requested. " I w a n t to see M r. H oldom could not safely tra v e l t ill around,’ and I heard her begging
East of the Mississippi (SI.65 West) for
postpaid carton of 10 packs to:
E b e rly .”
And he added: “ You m o rn in g . So it was a little past h im not to do som ething o r other.
R. L S wain tobacco C ompany , I nc .
m ig h t give me that le tte r to h im e ig h t th a t Joe and P rin g le and the I heard her say:
’Oh, no, don’ t,
Spi mi; Street. Danville, Virginia
fro m M r. Ledforge. I ’ll g ive i t to d o cto r w ent in to see him .
Rupe! Please don’ t, R u p e !’ ”
h im .”
Dane, big w ith the d ig n ity o f a
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