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« 'V How Sluggish Folks Get Hoppy Relief ^^|"R IG H T from the S ta r t" BROW N W N U H A T U H II Duke MeCale, private detective, la in vestigating the murder ol Curt Vallain- court. »ho was about to m arry Veronica Hlgelow. heiress to thirty million dollars. MeCale obtains some important clues from Shari Lynn, Vallalncourt'a loriner wife, and from Victoria. Veronica’s sis ter. Veronica, the No. I suspect. Is called again to headquarters. MeCale questions the members of the (anally. Stephen. Veronlea's brother, tells how he met Vallaincourt In Chleago. when Ms sister. Vletorla, was running around with the handsome adventurer. It was Victoria who Introduced Vallaincourt to Veronica. MeCale considers this signif ic a n t Stephen also reveals that he knew Shari Lynn In Chleago. “ She would not te ll you. You '-hofe le tte rs though. You know know that. She has not a d m itte d n •vhat 1 think? I th in k you know even to me. B ut I saw you. M rs where they ure I th in k you could Bigelow. I know it was yo u .” get them fo r me. Why w o n 't you He w aited, tense, as she pulled w ork fo r me? I said I'd pay you herself slow ly together She arose well. I've got enough m o n e y." Her w ith cold de te rm in atio n . eyes were b rig h t. “ V e ry w ell, th e n ." she said at “ What good w ould that d o ? " WMEW CONSTIPATION make. y<>o fee| last. " I was going to p ro te ct her. She got up. turned her buck to punk as the dickrna, brines on stomacb God knows why. I d id n 't a ctu a lly the window, and m ade a quick, «Msy «riscomfort. take Dr. Caldwell a famous medicine see the shooting I t was foggy, s lip pleading gesture. *° <i ï î i kly pu*1 the tagger on lazy “in - pery. you know. I have v e ry sm a ll “ Shari Lyn n has them . She m ust n* r<“ • * nd help you (eel blight and chipper again. feet and som etim es lose m y b a l You hinted -at it the other night. OR. CALDWELL’S is the Wonderful sen ance. I was p ickin g m y way. I You can act us in te rm e d ia ry —get na laxative contained in good old Synip had m y head down when the shot yo u r cut—anything. O nly I'v e got Pepsin to make it so easy to take. came. 1 was so frig h te n e d —and fo r t » have th e m ." MANY DOCTORS use pepsin prepara "W h y ? " a m om ent dazed. I d id n 't know it tions in prescriptions to make the médi C H A P TE R X II was C urt. I only saw a m an stag She was im p a tie n t in her anxiety, ane more palatable and agreeable to take. So be sure your laxative is con ger a m om ent. He seemed to re boldly took another task. tained in Syrup Pepsin. “ I'd m et her. We all m et once or co ve r h im s e lf and w alk on—tow ard “ See h e re "—she cam e close to INSIST ON DR. CALDWELL’S— the fa twice. B ut he divorced her, you me. In m y shock I stepped o ff the him . dropping her voice conspiru vorite of millions for 50 years, and feel k n o w ." He shut his m outh, and his sidew alk and crossed the street. It to r ily — “ yo u 're w o rkin g a ll out fo r that wholesome relief from constipa brooding eyes h a lf closed He looked was only when he fe ll to his knees V eronica, a re n 't you? Now listen. tion. Even finicky children love it. at M eCale w ith an expression that on our steps that I knew som ething I f those le tte rs come out, it w ill CAUTION: Use only as directed. said as p la in ly 9s words could. te rrib le had happened. I t was put her in a worse spot than she's “ And th a t’s a ll y o u 'll get fro m m e.” then I saw V eronica ru n n in g across in now .” V e ro n ica —" I m so rry, but I d o n 't follow MeCale changed the d ire c tio n of the Common path. y o u ." his ne xt questions s tra te g ic a lly and she drew herself up m a je s tic a lly . “ Why d id n 't you im m e d ia te ly Oh, Lord. I thought you said said w ith the suddenness o f a ca ta p u lt. "Y o u w ere spying on y o u r w ife come into the house? I should have you were a detective. Look. V eron ica found out, somehow, th a t I had ¡and C u rt V a lla in c o u rt a t The W hite thought—” “ Oh, but I couldn't. D on't you known C u rt ra th e r w ell. Don’ t ask Abbey n ig h t before last, w e re n 't y o u ? " He thought he had explod see?" She was C ornell now, loyal. me how, I d o n 't know that. We had a whale o f a row over it, but ed a bom b w ith that, but c u rio u s ly I denied It. Do you see? Now, if enough, B igelow was ready fo r it. they get her fo r his—his denth, and “ No. indeed I ju s t happened to the letters are found, it w ill prove be there. I saw them ta lk in g W hat ! she was rig h t. D on’ t you get it? o f it? K a re n comes and goes as It w ill give them a m otive. I f I can she pleases." get them back, I can destroy Creomulslon relieves promptly be- “ You d id n 't, then, suspect her, cause it goes . _ right to the . seat Qf ttja j th e m ." say, o f h a vin g an a ffa ir or some trouble to help loosen and expel He chuckled c y n ic a lly , s trik in g germ laden phlegm, and aid nature secret connection w ith h im — say his hands together w ith a m u tte re d to soothe and heal raw, tender. In som ething she wished to keep fro m exclam ation. “ N o ," he barked, “ not flamed bronchial m u co u s m e m - yo u ? ” Tc ^ our df w s t to sell you re a lly ! D on't te ll me. in a ll se ri B igelow laughed h o llo w ly , the d bottle of Creomulslon with the un ousness. that you w ant to p ro te ct derstanding you must like the way It w atchfulness gone fro m h im . “ Not V e ro n ica? " quickly allays the cough or you are a t a ll. M r. M e C a le ." He accented "O f course. W hy?” to have your money back. the m is te r d is d a in fu lly . “ W hatever Because it ju st occurred to me. I gave you that absurd idea?” being a detective, th a t if you had | M eCale thought—he has been ly for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis those le tte rs you m ig h t ju s t possi- ! in g to me now fo r the la st three bly not destroy them . They make m inutes. These w ere the questions such a sw ell m o tiv e ." he was so sure I w ould ask first, He bowed "N o t only that, m y m ake the ones he was not sure he was loyal young la d y, but you seem to re a d y for. And I. lik e a fool, have th in k as a m a tte r o f fact, yo u ’re gone a ll around the barn, a llo w in g your c a re e r p ra c tic a lly convinced yo u rse lf that h im to co lle ct him self. Shari Lynn has possession of those 1 He shrugged. “ You h a v e n 't a A e r o T e c h w ill t r a in y o u fo r a suc letters Suppose I te ll you th a t the th in g to te ll m e th a t m ig h t help c e s s fu l c a r e e r i n A v i a t i o n . A e r o police have them safe under lock n a u tic a l E n g in e e r in g — A ir c r a f t a n d the g ro w in g case against Veronica, and key. Evidence, you kn o w ." E n g — in e - M e - c ---- h a n ---- ic s aa ( f A VV fls E ¡F ) X courses. ZUS -» . then?” he asked, a reasonable barb T h o ro u g h , p r a c tic a l tr a in in g b y “ It's a lie ! ” o u ts ta n d in g fa c u lty . M o d e r n E q u ip , in his question. Yes, ’ he said, "so fa r as I know, m e n tw I m m e d i a t e e n r o l l m e n t as "N o th in g a t a ll.” sured- W r it e fo r fre e b o o k le t o r v is it it is a lie , but how did you know ?” t h e school. A p p r o v e d f o r V e te ra n s . Stephen rose, w e ll aw are th a t he She shut her lip s together a n d . AfRI ITO8STRKS TECHNICAL INSTITVTE had acq u itte d h im se lf, in his own ju s t glared at him . Dept. W m in d anyw ay, w ith some success— You m ay g o ," he said uncon A D a r d n u t to c r a c k , " w a s a ll O akland Municipal Airport, O akland, C a t th a t the in te rv ie w was over. He cernedly. "111 ta lk to yo u r sister- M e C a le m a d e o f h e r . paused a t the door. in -la w next. See you at the “ Who is ne xt fo r the in q u is itio n ? " i m isunderstood, rejected. " I f I ’d quest.” he asked m o ckin g ly. gone rig h t in, everyone would have A few m inutes la te r, the sound of “ You m ig h t ask vour m o th e r to known, w o u ld n 't they? I ’d have had the piano p la yin g stopped abru p tly. step in fo r a m o m e n t," MeCale an- to say I'd seen Veronica. I co u ld n't S hortly a fte rw a rd , the door opened swered, wrapped in sudden fu ry . do th a t—I c o u ld n 't." and K aren B igelow cam e in. ‘S , o rry to . bother - you, ------------------- M rs. Bige , MeCale wondered why, i f she " I th in k ," be observed, “ th a t of low, he said, som ewhat disgrun- c o u ld n 't face te llin g i t then she a ll the Bigelows, you belong least tied. ‘ ----- ’ - - to - be so g lib about it now. o f a ll to this hotise.” was able "Y o u mean, perhaps, th a t 1 am “ Oh, no, 1 m u s tn 't be s p a re d ," “ I slipped down the o th e r side You girls and women who lose so she sighed. " I t 's a ll so s o rd id ly of the street to the d ru g sto re fo r an a cq u isitio n —let us say—an o r m uch d urin g m o n th ly periods th a t necessary.’ ’ cigarettes. I m et Stephen there, n am ent?” you're pale, weak, "dragged o u t"— E x a c tly . You can te ll me m ore this may be due to lack o f blood-iron. “ W hy did you go to the W hite you know —o r d o n 't y o u ? " Bo try Lydia E. P ln k h a m ’s T A B LE TS about them than anyone.” Abbey the n ig h t before la st? ” he “ Yes. I have seen the police re — one of the best home ways to “ Oh, but I couldn’t . ” She made asked w ith o u t p re lim in a ry p o rts ,” he said g ra ve ly. “ W ill you b u ild up red blood— In such cases a slow, som nolent m otion, not so "W h y , I —I w asn't there . . . I — ’ ’ send y o u r daughter in please?" Pln kham 's T ab lets are one o f the best blood-iron tonics you can buyl m uch in h o rro r or d is lo y a lty as of The unexpectedness o - f the a tta ck She accepted HV» her UlOllliaadl d ism issal w ith - ---- --------- ----- in i m ade her sorget m o m e n ta rily her the a ir of an actress ta kin g a cur- deadly indifference. " I th in k you can,” he persisted. D ostevski role. Q u ickly she sank ta in call. “ Let me te ll you w hat I know to be in to a chair. IT ’S THE " Y o u 're m a k in g yo u r fa re w e ll "Y o u were seen, you know. , ne to u r,” MeCale chuckled to h im se lf, true. You a ll were acquainted w ith T A IK O F C u rt V a lla in c o u rt in C hicago—a t ! w ent on. “ Y o u r a lte rc a tio n w ith his m in d busy w ith her tre a ch e ry THE about the same tim e Stephen B ige y o u r daughter-in-law and y o u r en- y ou never would have guessed low was, shall I say, rushing you TOW N! 1 •T V . S T „ ï k “ r l * h“ d i into m a trim o n y? You knew his I w ant f ’ ? g0 an>wbere the previous night. The Çircles un- w ife, too, Sarah L in sky, w asn't i t — 7ften' h û ’ 7 u y da“ gn‘ e r-'in -|a w ’ ! d e r her eyes w ere no d a rk e r than the present S hari L y n n ? " I often have to be a b it harsh w ith usual. She slunk in, her m outh the She was w atching h im co ve rtly her. She neglects m y son.” same insolent gash o f red fro m under her long lashes. “ B u t you were heard not to be " A hard nut to c ra c k ," was a il lie v e her when she assured you M eCale m ade o f her. as he sm iled th a t the m an you cam e to see was to him self. not th e re ." "T o o bad you w e re n 't able to find A hard, beady look came in to her " I know you fin a lly consented to eyes. H er face sagged as if the y o u r le tte rs in V a lla in c o u rt’ s a p a rt m ent la st n ig h t," he opened. m a rry Stephen," he continued. veneer were about to crack. She did not seem startled. She " I ’ll confess. I'v e wondered w h y.” " D id you see h im ? " MeCale p ro d IT 'S D IF F E R E N T ! tossed her d a rk head. She shifted her position im percep ded. "O h, you know that, do you? How tib ly , p la cin g her long w hite hands on h e r knees. did th a t get o u t? " CRCAM} “ I had suffered a ll w in te r w ith a “ M y assistant, who helped you SMOOTH search. He was qu ite sm itte n by pain h e re .” She touched her arm . y o u r ch a rm s .” “ A nervous ailm e n t. I thought then A her B reakfast. . . It ’s “ I told you I did not go to—that . T J’ J . . . ----- A h lla that I would never play again. I “T a t i U o JL. x ." fie H e r lip curled. So is, I did go inside the lobby, but he w orks fo r vm , Ho decided , , e.1 •• “ 'd he thought—” ' She had thought, of course, th a t she could fo rg e t her . &) tu rn e d hom e.” m usic in the bosom o f a ric h so "W e ll, he’d m ake a good one, at ‘You d id n ’ t see C u rt V a lla in c o u rt Aher L U N C H ...It’« an th a t.” MeCale chuckled. " Y o u ’d cia l life . How w rong she had been. as you had planned, then?” have recognized h im if you’d been She found herself em broiled be " I te ll you I d id n ’ t go upstairs. At N IG H T... home the n ig h t before. He was on tween a jealous m other-in-laty and Besides, I went there to get m y a jealous husband. She had w ith duty here a ll th a t night. Where it ’s STILL aa son. He had q u a rre le d w ith K aren draw n, therefore, to her N o rd ic w ere you, by the w ay?” and I was a fra id he had started out hauteur, u n t if boredom and unhap " T h a t’s m y business.” on a—a binge.” She said it v e ry piness had d rive n her back to the d e fiantly. keyboard to find th a t sheer neces MeCale wondered w hat her an sity enabled her to overcom e her sw er would have been i f she had illness, forced her to play again. not known already th a t he knew MeCale stood ve ry s tra ig h t and "P e rh a p s i t ’ s m ine. O r at least IN D C L IU M * Stephen had been there. s till before the g la cia l K aren Bige- the police m ay w ant an explana . Seaf<-4e-Cefar He fe lt he would get nothing of tion. Were you at the V a lla in co u rt low. H e r h auteur and boredom and im p o rta n ce fro m her now th a t she STAYS ON com plete in d iffe re n ce was beginning a p a rtm e n t, by any chance?” was back in the groove of the tra g ic to get h im . •o f longat " M y little ro m p w ith C u rt was L v TTAÙ TAa A L A M IN O ro le she was determ ined to play. "L o o k, M rs. B ig e lo w ," he said over long a g o ." k i C a fa r L ip s tic k “ One m ore question, th e n ," he METAL “ Was it ? " he asked q uietly, hard ve ry q u ie tly, “ 1 know th a t V icto ria CASE said, to her surprise and disap Gleaming like knew V a lla in c o u rt and th a t was bunches showing along his ja w p ointm ent. "W h a t did you see, yes Xoldinfeltpro- s till going on even a fte r his en "Y e s. Who says i t wasn’t? " tec tor—-keeps te rd a y afternoon, when you w ere in t u t dean "T h e red w ig you wore when gagem ent to Veronica, and that he S l.1 t pine ta t fro n t o f this house at the tim e of I you im personated yo u r stepsister, s till saw Shari L yn n as well. the m u rd e r? ” V eronica, each tim e you went know, too, th a t you once had some The blow of it v is ib ly staggered th e re ." connection w ith h im , because you 0194« P her. A gain there was the a u to m a t went to the W hite Abbey the night “ You’ l l have to prove th a t." Special Introductory Oiler Send lor Torchlight Npw1 ic reaching out fo r her glass of sher H er eyes grew hooded and he saw before last to buy back some le t ry . She gasped. H er eyes were her hands tre m b le . His shot in the ters fro m M iss Lynn. They m ust I f ro a r coemetic dep’C cannot Fopply M A IL C O UP O N fille d w ith sheer te rro r. Her mouth d a rk had been a good one. have been old le tte rs or V a lla in C H IC K S H A D IS F A N C A R A C O ., M P T . W P In Flam ing C o lo r. 1 0 N. La «alia »1.. Chicago 1 . III. grew slack. co u rt would have had them and "P ro o f? ” he said, sm ilin g , - j □ M o m R o m Pink □ T ria l aieaa 2 fo r 25e: or “ Oh, no,” she w him pered. " I was don’ t need to prove it. you would have had to deal w ith □ 6 fo r 60c tax and pont □ M oo d O range It's self age Included. Send coin. □ H e m e -o f-tb o -W ild not there. I wasn’ t. You’ re m is evident. I know a lot m ore about him . The fa c t th a t he showed su r U Hetrular fdze $ 1 . 3 5 □ R o y a l Fueehia tax and postage includ ta k e n .” L C u b an o R ad ed. Send ca«h. the wom an th a t C u rt V a lla in co u rt prise when you made the exchange H is voice became hard, his look knew than you can im a g in e in yo u r w ith his ex-w ife proved th a t.” N am e. insistent. “ You wore a g ra y ra in w ild e st d re a m s ." “ W hat else do you know ?” she co a t,” he said. "B o th Miss Ade Addr A crooked little sm ile curled the asked w e a rily, her voice toneless la id e and I saw yo u .” " W e ll—” he hesitated. “ I know edges o f her m outh. ® * 7 ................................................. Zona. . . . State “ No, no—she couldn’t have, She at t y o u r husband also saw “ Oh,. w h a t does it m a tte r any- ! ’ th a The Hoit Intfaltble Lipstick on the Market Today d id n ’ t —h a s n 't—” I how? W e're a ll sunk I did w ant cxchan8e Did *n o w that? w a rn , (TO BE con TTNUED» You i lo r l rig h t w han you m a o iu rs the re q u ire d am ount o f C la b b e r G ir l Into your f lo u r . . . 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