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T h u rs d a y ,
D e c e m b e r 5,
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prizes— and fu r y o u r own kitchen.
A c tu a l size is given on the p a tte rn
c h a rt.
Ml N U F t A T U R l t
a
.
iX
Penetrates
Stimulates
into upper bron­
c h ia l tubes » ith
special soothing
medicinal tapors.
chest and back sur­
faces like ■ warm­
in g . c q m fo r tln g
poultice.
wonderful special pene­
trating-stimulating action
T his
—brought to you only by
Vicks VapoRub — works for
hours to relieve distress of
colds while the child sleeps.
Often by morning most misery
of the cold is
gone. Try it V I C K S
tonight!
V a p o R ub
D u k e M c C a le , p r iv a te d e te c tiv e . Is In-
v e s u g a lin g th e m u r d e r o f C u rt V a lla tn -
c o u r t. w h o w a s a b o u t to m a r r y V e ro n ic a
B ig e lo w , b e lre s s to t h ir t y m illio n d o lla rs .
She Is th e p r in c ip a l suspect.
McCale
q u e s tio n s m e m b e r s o l (he f a m ily a n d o b ­
ta in s Im p o r t a n t c lu e s , u n c o v e rin g a d eep
p lo t to k e e p c o n tro l o l the g r e a t fo rtu n e
In (b e f a m i ly , th ro u g h a d e a l w ith V a t-
la ln c o u r t.
M c C a le d e rid e s t h a t S h a ri
L y n n , V a lla ln r o u r t 's fo r m e r w ife , holds
th e k e y to th e pu ss le . lie h u rrie s Io h e r
a p a r t m e n t , o n ly to fin d th a t she has been
shot d e a d .
O n lo o k in g a ro u n d , he no
t ie r s t h a t a p ic tu re Is m is s in g fr o m the
w a ll o f h e r a p a r t m e n t ,
li e la t e r ta lk s
to V e ro n ic a a b o u t h e r lo ve to r V a lla ln -
c o u rt.
CHAPTER x iv
P o th o ld e r s
A nu
his throat. “All right." he said what
They read: DETECTIVE
Then, "I’m not going in with you. SHOT. His mind struggled with
To
o b tu ln
th r e e
A n im a l
P o t h o ld e rs
( P a t t e r n N o . 8280) a c t u a l alxe fu r e m ­
Things to do. Lots of them. Chin this and he mude u slight motion
b r o id e r in g . c o lo i c h a i I, te n d 28 «•unte In
up, now. I’ll see you tomorrow. with his head. A golden blonde an­
c o in , y o u r n a m e , a d d r e M a nd p a t t e r n
n u m b er,
Good-night."
gel leaned over and kissed him
D u e to an u n u M iu lIv lu ig e d e m a n d a n d
"Good-night.” She made an at­ lightly on the brow.
c u r r e n t u u n d ltlo n a . a llifh tly m u r e li m e is
tempt at a smile. “And thank you."
r e q u ir e d in ftllln tf o r d e r « fo r a fe w o f th e
Where am I?” He mouthed con­
m o s t p o p u la r p a t t e r n n u m b e r«
Of one thing he was sure. Curt fused thoughts.
Send y o u r o r d e r to :
i Vailamcourt had really loved Ver­
"Why. darling, this is Ann. You
onica .Bigelow. Start with that fact. know
S E W IN G C IK C I .K N K K IU .K W G K K
where you are."
He had burned his bridges, care­
709 M is s io n Mt., Man F r a n c is c o , C a lif.
Uh
huh
"
Fuzziness
began
to
fully and conscientiously. Includ­
E n c lo s e 20 c e n ia fo r p a tte rn .
ing Shari Lynn? He thought so. leave the edges uf his brain. "This
N o __________________
is
heaven.
Do
that
again,
angel."
Funny what love will do for a guy.
N am e
He started to put an arm about
But he must have been aware of
his antagonists—of their viciousness her. Pain seared his shoulder. He
A d d re s s
if what he intended doing became groaned a bit coming wide awake.
known. He was certain that he
’’Behave yourself," Ann said.
knew of his danger. He had woven
\ ou re in no condition to become
J hai D)aA Jouqh
his spell with the blackest of arts ' amorous Good lord, did you see
and had been caught at it. That I that ’ She flung the morning pa-
“ Two days without food or wa­
was his undoing. He must have | per on the floor. "The papers huve
ter,”
announced the Commando to
been conscious of playing a long you at death’s door. Here, let me
5280
an admiring audience; “ think of it.”
chance those last few days. But he lift you up a little "
“ Pretty bad,” agreed a middle-
went to his death blithely all the
She propped a pillow behind him
aged m an; “ but bow would you
same, even welcoming it in the and sat down. There were deep
like to have fought in the trenches
knowledge that something fine had j shadows under her eyes.
happened to him that had never
in Flanders? Sometimes we were
“Have you been here all night?"
happened before. He had been be­ he asked.
up to the waist in icy water and
trayed, however, by hope.
“Sure, why not?"
mud for u week or m ore.”
"Call yourself soldiers?” snorted
McCale was silently deriding the 1 Why didn’t Rocky make you go
a very old man who had hobbled
philosophizing he had been indulg­ home?”
Do you think I'd leave you to the i ISE colorful scraps of left-over up. “ Pah! When I was in the
ing in when he came abreast of
m aterials to make these gay Zulu w ar, a spear kntx'ked me
his own doorway. Just when it was tender mercies of that behemoth?
that the first warning came, he Every time you asked for a drink, little anim al head potholders. Em ­ down and pinned me to ttie ground.
couldn’t afterwards recall. He had he reached for the bottle of Scotch.” broider with bits of floss and I lay there for over u week with­
you've some ideal gifts for holi­ out food or drink.”
just looked up to see the lights of She scowled.
"By Jove!” exclaim ed the Com­
his office gleaming faintly. He was
Just then the door opened and day giving, church bazaars, bridge
mando. ‘‘Painful, w asn't it? ”
Rocky stuck his head in. He grinned
“ Not very,” answered the old
broadly on seeing McCale awake
r
and sitting up.
m an; "only when I laughed ”
Doc Preble Is here, nurse.” He
dropped a curtsey to Ann.
I 1
“Preble!” McCale howled. "The
HELP BUILD UP
coroner! What is this? I’m not
dead—or am I?”
When you sink a fence post, coat
Ann chuckled. She did not look i the end that goes into the earth I
too tired or harassed now that she with a good grade of roof paint.
smiled.
But how can I be sure it’s the
emptiness of lost love? It’s more
like—oh—” She broke off, burying
her head in her arms. “I don’t
know.”
"I think I understand.” he said
quietly. “It hits you sort of in the
stomach instead of in the heart."
“Yes, yes. That's it." But she
grimaced as though the thought so
stated was a trifle vulgar. She
brushed a tear from the corner of
her eye.
YOUR
“About the scrap of letter you
found—a letter to Curt."
"Yes, that. I was sure it was
from Vicky. She’s always been so
funny about Curt. Her attitude
seemed to be that because she had
known him first, she had priority
1 rights over him. Something like
that. I was shattered by that note
. A W A Y ...............
J Why toss and turn and lose , and what it implied. And when I
a precious sleep over acid indi- • accused her, she was so hard in
J gestion, gassiness and upset J spite of her denial. In a foolish
» stomach? Do as thousands of » moment I gave it to Aunt Addy.
J men and women do—sleep J I was so upset.”
"I know that," he said. He hesi-
» such simple stomach troubles »
J
tated,
not sure whether to go on;
J away! Just take swift-acting
decided to risk her shock at
> Stuart T ablets before you • I | then
what he had to say. "It is cruel.
— • —
[ retire—and wake up feeling » perhaps,
i
W hen you fell In the doorway
to
tell
you
now.”
he
be-
The
spread
of a erack in glass :
> relaxed and rarin'to go! Easy
! last night, you looked pretty dead can be stopped by scratching an !
with ch
TONIC
[ to take—no messy mixing, no , gan. "but necessary. We haven't
I to me. I fainted. Rocky had the arc at the end of the break.
1 A» I f you r a lr h «»Id eaatly— I m t anno
i bottle. Praised by thousands, • much time. The inquest is the day
5
/
/
'
two
of
us
in
his
hands.
Of
course,
• you lark a il th e n a tu ra l A 4 Ik
— • —-
1 used for years. Ask your , ! after tomorrow and—”
k V ita n u n a a nd OTh r « •"
r.
he simply let me lie there. With
"Oh. but do. I’m able to stand
Frothy and dotted m arquisette
'n a t u r a l <»11» you need V " i m ap
> druggist for genuine Stuart
I the door wide open, I wasn't un­ curtains with plump dots the size
i
anything
after—”
she
shuddered—
lx* emased h<»w Scott'» Km ulelott
Tablets. In three convenient
ra n hdt» build »nerj/V. « to m in e
conscious long. I came to and stum- of a pebble will take your eye one
and ren afu n ra. T r y it I Kee why
sizes—25c, 60c or Sl.20 on ' ; "after this afternoon.”
i bled up the stairs to find he had of these days when you are shop- ;
“You see.” he said bluntly, "the
m any doctors recom m end Lhla
maker's positive money-back
k'<MMl.ta»tinir, hiirh energy. f'*w l
; stretched you out on the office desk, ping. Straight hanging, they give !
!
thing
you
suspected,
the
plot
to
gain
tonic. Huy a t your d ru irria t'a .
guarantee. Get them today ...
i too much like a corpse for me to i a lift to limp looking living rooms. I
, control of your inheritance, was
use them tonight . . . be O.K..
I
think
of
anything
else.
What
with
i
real.
It
was
a
diabolical
plot—all
A pair of deeply ruffled curtains ;
tomorrow!
j Rocky beating his own brains out will perk up the appearance of 1 SCOTT’S EMULSION
were in it.”
y f * » N O t/N D TONIC
and cursing that someone had your bedroom.
He expected her to cry out or to
S TU A R T T A B L E T S
bumped off the boss, I dialed head­
huddle away from him. He was
—• —
quarters.
The homicide squad,
nearly bowled over himself when
One of the ways to keep silver­
down to the last legman, were here ware bright and shiny is to line the
she almost laughed, saying, “But
in three minutes flat.”
no—no. You’re wrong, Mr. McCale.
draw er in which it is kept with
Oh, I don’t mean about the plot.
Preble was short and thin and dark outing flannel.
GUARANTEED CURE
You're wrong in thinking I didn't
past middle age and sported a
know about it. I was so horrified
goatee. He had the typical medical
rULST g»t a can ol Jolly
You’ll be surprised how much a
'Iiro» Pop Corn, be^aua«
. . . Well, I went first to Chris—
man's all-seeing eye.
few touches of white will do for a
It ta l»nd»r and hull»»»—
and. .
th» m o il doliciouo pop
He looked McCale over shrewdly, room. Objects such as vases,
“You went to Chris Storm?” A
corn ever grown. 8
»»
He didn’t hear Ann scream.
W» will mail you our formula for
examined the wound, and reban­ lamps and cushions in white re­
back ol can lor boot of
fha cure of that horrible faalinq.
signal flashed through his mind He
oil reap»« lor pop corn
daged
it
in
short
order.
lieve
a
crowded,
color-weary
room.
You have necessary ingredients af
only a few feet from the doorstep
balls and carm»i corn.
’ clamped his teeth together hard.
home—* • tell you how. Send your
Ea»y to mak»!
‘'You'll do,” he said. “Stay in Touches of white also add a mod­
when it came—that intuitive mes­
name and address,clearly printed,
“Yes.
He
was
furious,
of
course.
with S I.00 enclosed. Follow in-
bed for twenty-four hours. Don’t ern note.
— ■ ■
He wanted to have it out with Curt sage from his nerves, his glands. want you running a temperature.
structions 10 days and if not more
Call
it
what
you
will,
it
reaches
up
then satisfied your money will be
I
then
and
there,
but
I
persuaded
him
cheerfully end promptly refunded.
You’re a lucky guy. The bullet was
i not to. I said it was my job and out of the vastness of our primeval deflected by the cigarette case you
beginnings
to
warn
us.
It
gripped
I would do it.”
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"Was it a forty-five?"
“Yes. I went right to Curt be­ into his diaphragm. He started to
turn;
then
thought
better
of
it.
Then
"Undoubtedly, from the nature
fore the rehearsal, the day before—
of the wound. If it hadn’t been for
before he died. But you see. I was he began to run.
IVNU—13
49— 4
The report came like a firecrack­ that cigarette case, it would have
wrong in one thing. Curt confessed
j to the original plot. That was true er, hard by on his right. He heard ripped you wide open. Well, mind
the sound of running feet. He felt what I say now. This girl needs
enough, but—”
“But what?” McCale’s mind was a ghastly blow near his heart. He some sleep.” He turned to Ann.
-¿Xp,
working furiously, conjuring up all reeled, stopped in his tracks. A harumphed, and went off, giving
low
whisper
escaped
his
lips.
His
Rocky
the
stare
of
an
anthropolo­
| kinds of absurd visions. He pulled
knees buckled as a pain shot gist ignoring an interesting but in­
himself up abruptly.
"You see,” she said carefully, a through his side. He climbed up ferior specimen.
tremor in her voice, "Curt loved the steps somehow. He thought,
me. He really did. Oh, I know. “Oh, God, this is how Curt Val- Donlevy Calls
He’d been a hellion all right. He laincourt died. I wonder what went
told me a great deal about himself through his mind—crawling up And Talks
that day—about his past—about those endless stairs?”
A half hour later, McCale was in­
After a thousand years, the door terrupted
| Shari Lynn. But for once, it was
in the middle of exasper­
swung
open.
Ann
stood
there.
She
the real thing with him. He could
ated
resentment
at the “light” diet
hardly understand it himself, but seemed far away in the dark. He ordered by the doctor and carried
there it was. He was truly in love forced a smile.
from
"Hello,” he said, conscious of out to the letter by Ann. The tele­
for the first time in his life. He was
phone rang. Ann. provokingly
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going to turn his back on them all. slobbering.
placing the bedside telephone out
stoves and We were going to be happy togeth­
“You’re tight,” she said.
of his reach, and with a smug ex­
heating
er. There wasn’t anything they
pression on her face, went into the
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ried.”
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ann’s
Fast
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ry
Yeast
keeps
"That was Veronica Bigelow,"
From Death
“Had he told them?” His voice
she said matter-of-factly. “I had
“No.”
His
own
voice
sounded
dif­
fo r w eeks on your p a n try shelf
was soft, insistent.
the devil of a time before she’d
"Oh, no. I think he realized the ferent and from way back some­ trust me with the message. She's
where. “I don’t drink. You know
If you bake at home—you can always
danger, because someone was that.
upset no end. It seems that Don­
I’ve been held up.”
watching him.”
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Ready for instant action—New Fleisch­
“Last night or early this morn­
“Don’t tell me you're jealous of
the wedding. He joked about it a
mann’s Fast Rising keeps fresh and
ing.
She’s
been
tryirtg
to
get
the
her.”
He
swayed,
hardly
aware
of
lot because he considered it funny. this insane stalling.
potent for weeks—leta you bake at a
office ever since, I suppose.”
*<•»,
•,w
He said, ‘Set a thief to catch a
moment’s notice! Don’t risk baking fail­
gb
“You
suppose?”
It must have been then that she
thief,’ or ‘When thieves fall out.’
K A
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ures with weak yeast—get New Fleisch­
“Well, I—I stuffed blotting paper
Things like that. He supposed they saw pain glaze his eyes, bare his
mann’s
Fast
Rising
today.
Atyour
grocer’s.
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were suspicious because he’d been teeth. She moved forward, sudden in the telephone bell last night. I
up
thought the ringing might disturb
seen with Shari Lynn. The papers terror striking her.
your rest—the doctor said—”
“Duke!” she gasped.
had got hold of it, you know.”
W'Vk H O I
any
His
legs
gave
way
again.
Slowly
“Didn’t
he
know
who
was
follow-
"God Almighty. Between you and
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’ ing him about? Did he say wheth­ he slid to his knees, crouching there. the doctor, I might as well be a!
His face twitched a moment and corpse. I was all hopped up with'
er it was a man or woman?”
O O T it dangerous! M ore than half the
he made a mumbling noise before morphine, wasn’t I?” He turned
accidental
fires
start
in
soot-laden
chim­
S
he pitched forward.
himself around with a painful ef­
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He didn’t hear Ann’s scream.
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Once during the night, he became
TIGHT,
day you can keep your chimney, stove, and
"Now. Duke, you’re not to excite
heating unit free from soot. T w o tablespoons
conscious.
It was like being yourself. You’ll raise a tempera­
“No,
He
said
I
wasn’t
to
worry
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"To hell with my temperature.
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driver. He didn’t speak until the opened his eyes. He realized his
Obediently she called police Head­
throat was parched. He asked for
taxi had driven off.
Poor little chest muscles so
“That afternoon—the one before water and a phantom floated into quarters, only to learn that the
man was on his way there
tight they feel "squeezed” ...
yesterday — when you and Curt view. It was Ann. She held a glass homicide
so sore from hard coughing it
came into the living room, he of water for him. Her eyes, he at that very moment.
hurts him to breathe? Quick,
McCale patted her hand, feeling
flashed you a signal with his eyes.” noticed, were big and filled with
«
M entholatum. Rub it on *’'<
ashamed
of
his
irascibility.
He
re­
love
for
him
and
fear
for
him,
too.
“You noticed that?”
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chest,
back,
neck.
Its
warm,
“Yes. What did it mean?”
'"That’s Ann,” he thought. “I’m signed himself to waiting for Don­
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"It meant that everything was all sick and she's worried about me. levy.
helps
lessen congesticm with­
right, that he’d destroyed everything She loves me and she’s worried.
In less than twenty minutes, the
out irritating child’s delicate
| —his letters, his associations, ev­ That’s great. That’s fine.”
lieutenant strode in, in the wake of
normal skin. At same time
w ith
erything that had tied him to the
When the black curtain of mor­ Rocky. The two of them so big,
comforting vapors lessen
past. It was as if he said”—her phia lifted again, it was another but so different, bulked hugely in
coughing spasms.
voice broke—“as if he said, ‘Look, day. The room was light. The first the doorway, Donlevy, with a mut­
darling, the past is all finished. I’m thing he saw was big black letters. tered greeting to McCale, flung him­
t -»»»right. I »4®. The M entholetom C».
a v a il a b le a t a l l sto res
clean.’ ”
They formed slowly out of the mist self into a chair. Crevices of fatigue
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