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The White Cocfcaloo
by.Mignon C. Eberhart'
wywtl'SS; :EMj0rinl tftft eerie
old French hotel that hae been the
scene of tuto ghastly murdere, Jim
Bundcan and Sue Tally discover a
third body, crumpled under the lid
of a huge old piano. Eundeon fears
for Sue'a safety, elnce he and Da
vid Lorn, the deteottve, believe the
-iurdere are connected with an at
tempt to secure a token, by means
of which Rue must prove her right
to her father's million. And there
had been a ghostly sigh before Sun
dean lifted the piano lid.
Chapter Si
FATHER BOBART'S END
T WAS quits naturally the prlest'
death that brought things to
their climax, that was In Itself the
Beginning ot that preordained de
nouement.
For It was, ol course, the body of
the erstwhile priest that we found
that morning, huddled and crowded
In Us black robes in the depth ot
the coffln-llke piano. It was the
priest, aad he had been poisoned.
and the poison, said the commis
salre, wiser now, was again nlco
tine.
There was a small puncture In
the skin ot bis right arm, and the
nolson. It appeared, and Lorn
agreed with the police when he told
m of It had been administered
quickly and deftly with a needle.
It was, added Lorn more dryly tnan
usual, a very quick-action poison
The priest would hare had practical
ly no time to call for help.
It was to be expected, too, that
the murder ot the priest would
sharply deny my previous calcula
tions. Everything, to my mind, bad
pointed toward tho priest's guilt.
But now be hlmsen was victim
to the Insensate plan that reckoned
murder, and murder by poison, only
a counter.
The first murder had been that of
an unknown and, till very lately.
unidentifiable man. The second mur
der had been that of a waiter
shocking enough as a crime. It's
true, but still Marcel bad been In
the eyes of the world a person of
little Importance. And bis death bad
boon considered, and rightly, I
thought, to have been Induced by,
and a result of, the first murder.
But the murder of a priest that
. was different even though he
might prove to be only a mas
queraded priest
It was not only the fact ot a third
murder In a few days that roused
the town and the police to a higher
pitch of excitement and energy.
Thoro was also the fact that Jt
proved that the murderer had es
caped all efforts of the polloe to dls
oovor his Identity, and that he felt
so secure In his safety that he dared
another brutal murder under their
very noses.
If there had been few olues about
tho first murder and only my own
evidence, which was little enough to
go on In the case ot Marcel's death,
there were no clues at all for the
third. The priest was dead by poison
and had been dead for from seven
to eighteen hours, and that was all
they knew.
The polloe sent promptly to far
away Paris for assistance; from
something Lorn said, I believe there
bad been In the town one ot those
subterranean political wars brewing
which had previously Intervened
and determined the commissaire to
settle the matter It It wa possible
without help.
BUT the third murder proved too
much tor his faith In himself
and his wish to Inspire his political
opponents - with a sense ot his own
ability. Or perhaps it was the pres
sure of publto opinion that grew too
great tor him.
He also temporarily Increased his
force, so that Instead ot our being
simply clapped Into jail we were,
to all practical purposes, held pris
oners by the numerous guards
which surrounded the hotel and
overflowed Into the courtyard and
rambled uneasily through the cor
ridors and went to the kitchen.
There Paul supplied them with such
frequent drinks that there were
several occasions, I'm suro, when, If
the murderer had popped up under
their noses like a rabbit and de
olared his Identity, they might as
readily have welcomed htm as a
comrade as have given chase.
It is perhaps not strange, under
the circumstances, that while this
guard might have been supposed to
act as protectors as well as Jailers
they were not wholly successful In
either r61e, as you will see.
And by the time the detectives
from Paris arrived the thing had
already marched to its swift and
violent ending.
The Intervening time seems long
In retrospect but was very swift in
experience, tor we were so caught In
the rapid, dangerous swirl ot events
that everything beyond our imme
diate peril was crowded out ot our
consciousness.
Alter toe nrst dazed moment fol
lowing my, grisly, discovery in the
White Salon, I realized that It Sue
had been in danger before, that dan
ger must now be Immeasurably
greater. .
So in the end Sue and I both went
to call the police and tell them of
what was there In the White Salon.
We went together, for I could not
bear to let her out ot my sight In
that menacing place.
I don't remember that I told her
what lay in that black cofdn, but
somehow she knew. I do remember
our calling from the very landing
where I had stumbled upon the dead
man whose murder had ushered In
the dreadful business, to the po
liceman In the court below.
And I remember how he sprang
to bis feet and stared up at us, and
how bis jaw dropped, and the blank
astonishment In his face when he
comprehended Sue's rapid French.
And that he had visibly to try
several times before be could
pucker his open mouth to give the
shrill whistle that brought two
other policemen tumbling Into the
court and eventually up the little
winding stairway to bring in their
wake turmoil and search and In
quiry again.
The whole thing couldn't have
taken more than four minutes, but
It seemed at least ten.
BUT the thing tbat stands out
sharply In my memory Is the
thing that happened on the very
second preceding their entrance Into
the White Salon.
I had left Sue under their eyes on
the landing and had inyaelt turned
back Into the corridor and then Into
the room. I suppose I had ap
proached the groat piano merely In
order to show them where the body
lay, for I could hear their hurried
feet on the stairway.
It was only chance that I stood
In such a position near the piano
tbat a wisp of white on the carpet
caught my eyes. I bent involuntarily
and took In my hand a small hand
kerchief. It had been concealed from
my eyes until then by a massive
carved leg of the piano.
It was a woman's handkerchief,
but It was the faint scent clinging
to It that brought It upward nearer
my face. I was afamlllar scent; a
faint delicate whiff of a fragrance
that swiftly brought Sue to my
mind. Then I recognized It: It was
faintly like gardenias.
There was no time to think, for
the steps were at the open door of
the White Salon. But I knew that
during our moment together In the
ghostly room Sue had not been near
that end of the piano.
And I slipped the thing Into my
pockot as three blue-caped figures
burst Into the room, and the air
began to crackle with excitement
and furious questions and sputter
ing exclamations.
The whole thing was like a re
peated nightmare with the results
tbat I have mentioned. It was noon
before I had a quiet word In the
lounge with Lorn and Sue.
Lorn had, ot course, turned np
hot-toot at the first news of the new
tragody. And he felt as did L that
the thing of supreme Importance
was to remove Sue at once from
that death-ridden place. And Sue
at last afreod.
"I can't stand It any longer," said
Sue. She was white and frightened
and taut-lipped. "It the murders are.
as you believe, actually the result
ot a scheme to rob me ot my In
heritance, let's make an end to It.
Heaven knows, I'd rather lose every
cent ot the money than he even re
motely the cause of suoh such "
She shuddered and said In a breath
less way: "It's as It I caused It all."
"Nonsense." I said brusquely, not
liking the look In her face nr tii
way her little hands twisted them
selves together. "You aren't the
cause ot this. The cause Is the
scoutiirel who's back ot It Don't
look like that"
"We can't even know with cer
tainty," interposed Lorn dryly?
"that this last murder has anything
to do with your inheritance."
"Don't put me oft like that"
flashed Sue. "You know what yon
think, no matter what you ean
prove,"
"Yes," agreed Lorn, Imperturb
able. "I know what I think. There Is
a plot against .you. The peculiarity
ot the terms ot your Identifying
yourself and receiving your money
practically Invites such a thing. And
I'm willing to admit that this er
priest's surreptitious visit to your
room links him with you and your
five millions."
"Why do you think the priest was
killed?" asked Sue.
(Copyright, ttts, ktlgnon O. Eberhartf
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ARRESTS AND SEIZURES
WASHINGTON, May 18. P) Ap
pointment of John S. Hurley, of New
Hampshire, m assistant director of
prohibition, effective Tuwlfty, fai
announced today by Attorney General
dimming').
Meanwhile, the prohibition bureau
made public 1U first' statlitlct on ac
tivities alnce the legalisation of beer,
reve&llng a sharp decline In both ar
reota and aetrurea.
Butte Falls
BUTTE FALLS, May 15. (8pl.)
At the last smoker held at Prospect,
Butte Palls won all events but three,
and of these, two were draws.
Ira Tungate la still in the hospital
but la reported to be improving rap
idly. He la feeling better now.
Mrs. "Mose" Drlskell's mother, Mrs.
Denham of Talent, spent several 'Jays
with Mrs. DrlskeU.
Pollyanna Glrla and their .mothers
enjoyed a social time at the church
May 0. Because of unfavorable
weather they could not have a picnic
as was planned. i
Hustlers club met at the church j
May 11 for sewing. At the last reg-l
ular meeting of the club, four new
members Joined the club. They were
Mrs. Ted Jones, Mrs. Wright, Mrs.
Oliver Hllkey and Mrs. Winn.
Wilms Ellis Is visiting relatives In
Medford.
Mrs. Ernest Smith received a photo
graph of her mother and father, taken
on their 60th wedding anniversary.
They now live in Cottage Grove, but
lived in Butte Falls for several years.
There will be a big dance at the
Woodman hall May 18.
Mr. and Mrs. John Reed returned
to Long Beach after a visit to their
homestead.
Boy Maxwell la visiting Art Ai quirt
and Keith McCauley.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. McDowell re
turned from Kansas City, Mo., where
they have been for several months.
Delegates to the home economics
extension meeting in Medford report
ed an Interesting time. Mrs. Joe
Hlbbard gave the report for the Butte
Falls unit of the home extension
work.
At their party, the Pollyanna Girls
presented the mothers with a lovely
orchid corsage and gave a splendid
program and refreshments.
There will be special Mother's day
music at the church Sunday morn
ing. Baccalaureate services of the Butte
Falls high school will be in the
church Sunday evening.
Mrs. Ira Tungate was up from Med
ford to see her children Tuesday.
Mrs. Tungate 's aunt from Portland
is visiting relatives In 'Medford and
vicinity, and spent Tuesday in Butte
Falls with relatives.
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