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How Sluggish Folks
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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
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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
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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 ."
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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 .
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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.
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’ - - 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
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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
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„
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
.
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A h lla
that I would never play again. I
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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
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“ '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
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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
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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
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“ 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
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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."
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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
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grew slack.
co
u rt would have had them and
"P
ro
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f?
”
he
said,
sm
ilin
g
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“ Oh, no,” she w him pered. " I was don’ t need to prove it.
you would have had to deal w ith
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It's
self
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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.
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“ No, no—she couldn’t have, She
at t y o u r husband also saw
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