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The Wliile Cockatoo SYNOPSIS: Three murder have . . shattered the peace of a email hotel in southern France; three murders, alt unsolved. They are connected, at least In the minds of Jim Sun dean and the detective David Lorn, with an attempt to secure the token bu means of which Bus Tally must identify hereelf to her brother Francis, and thus secure halt her father's huge fortune. Then, r pecttd by no one, Francis Tally ar rives. Chapter 36 NEW COMPLICATIONS WAS on my feet I was barely conscious of Lorn standing Just behind me. Sue was atandlng too, looking white and Incredulous, and even her llpa looked pale and atlS. Her eyes were wide and fastened on the newcomer's face as If In frantic effort to recall It. "Francis," aha said In a whisper. He was fairly tall, moderately slender, and blond with grayish eyes. He wasn't altogether band- some, for his features were a little too line for a man, and his mouth was not Arm. He wore gold-rlmmed spectacles, which gave blm a pe dantlc look, and be was muffled up In coats and gloves and a woolen scarf. His eyes back of the spectacles were very sharp as sharp as Grethe's, who was watching him with an expression that Indicated strongly that here was at last the mouse she'd been waiting for. He smiled a little uneasily and said, in a rather uncertain voice: "Sue, I suppose." She said nothing, lust looked at blm, and as no one else spoke be seemed to feel that bis greeting was a bit lacking In something, for be put out his band and smiled more blandly and said: "It's difficult to know just how to greet you, Sister, We are almost itrangers." "Quite," said Sue In a frozen small voice, and laid her band moment arily in his. Francis Tally was growing more it ease. He looked at me and then Jiscovered Lorn, "Ah," be said at once. "How do you do. Lorn?" "How do yon do," Lorn said in an nnexclted way, quite as if he'd known all along that brother Fran els was abont to turn up. "Everything going well?" asked Francis Tally easily. Lorn's eyebrows lifted a fraction of an Inch. "Not exactly well," he said. "Still, Miss Tally is quite safe." "This," said Sue, "is Mr. Sun dean." Francis Tally looked sharply at me. "Sundean?" said he. "He has been very kind," said Sue stiffly, as it words were extremely .difficult And exactly then Mari anne, in the dining room, sounded the clattering bell which announced lunch. u s luncn," said sue in a re lieved way. "You'll . share my table Francis?" ' "Good," said Francis, also looking 'relieved. "I had a very early break fast. What's the trouble here, though why all the police about the place?" For a full moment no one spoke. Then Sue said In a voice that did not belong to her: "I'll tell you after lunch." He looked puzzled and I think would have questioned further, but Orethe sllklly intervened. "You'll want to wash before lunch," she Bald, smiling pleasantly Into his eyes. "I'll show you to a room. We are er temporarily without a porter." I ORN ooughed. I realized that for tho first time In my knowledge le seemed to be what in another man I should have called thoroughly disconcerted. He said: "Er Mr. Tally you'd better er eee tie police flrst" "Soe the police?" Tally paused In the act of turning to follow Madame Orethe. "Yes," said Lorn. "You see well, the police are here because there've been three murders here in the last few days. "Three murderer said Francis. "You don't mean here? Right here In the hotel?" "Yes. We are all practically Jailed here for the time being." It struck me that Francis Tally was either an extraordinarily brave man or he was extraordinarily cal lous. He said: "H'mm. Well. What's the reason for It alir Lorn's bidden dark eyes went to Madame Grethe. He said cautiously: "I don't know. But I doubt If they'll let you stay here." Luckily for you, I wanted to add. RQSEBURG PI ARE HELD FOR ROBBERY R08KBTJRO, Ore, May 17. (P) Vdwsrd Foster, alias Edward Smith, a local restaurant cook, and George Greene, ex-seamsn, were arrested here w. sr. w w mmswwri -1 ' " ll LL-J 1 11 I im by Mlgnon G. Ebtrharfe Madame Grethe forestalled me. She said graciously: "Oh, ' nonsense, Monsieur Lorn. "Leave It to me. I will see that It is all settled with the police. Yonr room, monsieur?" She turned away with a gesture that brought Francis Tally after lier. I suppose we all moved to watch them cross the lounge. Grethe led the way up the stairway, her body undulating gracefully under the green silk, and her red hair gleaming. But even cool Ma dame Gretthe had not wished to use the tiny elevator that bung there. Then I turned to Lorn. But be was suddenly withdrawn, his eyes veiled, his expression exactly as ani mated as that of a chair. "Did you know he was coming?" I asked quickly. He did not look offended at my Implication that he was concealing that important bit of knowledge from Sue and from me a knowl edge that, If he had had, In fairness he ought to have shared. "No," he said quietly. "I didn't know." "This puts a different complexion on the affair." "Yes," agreed Lorn remotely. I wondored what he was thinking, but the unwontedly disconcerted look had entirely left him bad left. In fact, so completely that I doubted whether It had ever been there. He added: "In the meantime we may as well go to lunch. After all, one must eat" IT WAS a strained and dreadful meal. Not even the food was good, for Paul's hysterical nerves had apparently had their outlet In burning what was burnable and sea soning too wildly or not at all. The hors d'oeuvres were flat and taste less, the fish crisp, and the onlv thing entirely edible was the cheese. Marianne came and went, still sullen and dark and wary. And the four of us In that still cold dining room tried to eat and drink like civilized people when I've no doubt our combined desire was to flee from the place. Mrs. Byng did not arrive at all. The priest's table was still by some oversight set with the silver and glasses of the previous night, and it was rather dreadful to see It there, facing me, and remember bow I'd last seen that flaming red beard. That thought spoiled even the cbeese, and I sat there crumbling bread and not wishing, somehow, to leave the room until Sue left It was true that shs ought to be safe now, it she was ever safe, wltb nor brother and his detective; at the same time I was perfectly aware that Francis Tally's unex pected arrival might well give s last horrible impetus to the dread ful wheel that was rovolying so ruthlessly, guided by unseeu hands, there In the black depths of the old hotel. Francis Tally himself was ad'stlr ably cool. He was also stole, for be ate his lunch, crisp fish and all, with gusto. The two, Sue and the new comer, talked very little, and their every word was plainly audible in the silent whits room and consisted of commonplaces. He told her what boat he'd sailed on; and when he'd landed three days previously, It appeared. She assured him in that stiff voice that did not belong to her that, yes. It waa cold. And, yes, the wind was apt to blow like this for a week at a time. It was directly after lunch that Sue and her brother retired to the parlor. Lorn, always a bit mysteri ous, became suddonly more mystoii ous and. It seemed to me, more ac tive and even a little agitated under that mysterlousness. He disap peared before I could get a word with him. Not that I really wanted Just then, to hear his customarily unper turbed halt-statements. For I had even then that feeling of approaching climax; of haste; of urgency. There were things that must be done. If the views that I was beginning vaguely to entertain proved to be faulty and clumsy and entirely Incorrect why, then, no one but myself should ever know It It was sullen, brooding Marianne who found me in the dark corridor near the dead priest's room, waiting my chance to dodge tbe poUceman on guard and enter. I wanted to search for myselt Marianne indicated that I was to follow her, and when we reached the lobby I found the entire estab lishment gathered there. We were, it seemed, going to the police. (Copyright, !), Utonon 0. Xberhart) Lovschltm'a ttlf Importance In Croat, Monday. last night charged with assault and robbery upon Jack Whlteett, manager of a Roeeburg hotel. Whltsett, it ts claimed, was lured into an alley near the htofll and was robbed of sal. after be bad been hit In the face with a heavy rock, resulting In the loss of several teetb. Dine and dance, Tues., Thurs., Sat Sun. nights and Sun. p. m. Bonnie's drill. 5unrr I FOR DRYJIEPEAL OHEYTBNNE, Wyo., May IT. (ffy Slowly mounting total continued S'MATTER POP rr TAILSPIN TOMMY THE NEBBS It Don't Jb find our Twe little 6LTS PAST HISTORY. taucM IS UAVtAa HIM BOUDED AtOO PeWMV DOESMV SEEM TO SCTK1CH FUM OUT OF TWE IDEA. SfO njnpVo-P -r4T 5?ACrreT! Sl VjUsV "'"UTS- Vou'u-i (vjA I vwont! ' tJ,-T-AT!s ( -(oO MB.-AKJ, llll If TW A MINUTa. ) V imc WWr -.we- r A noise- Vi-y s) H ' W EC (Copyright, 1933, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) L- BOUND TO WINOn TheTr BRINGING UP FATHER WHERE A.RE MY ' JUtTAMINOTE, njln , - I FOUMO ONE OF Ffl , ROLLER SKATES? MACGiE-DOMT ilM ' : ". 'EM WITHOUT "TuX En Lz3 ICAM'TFIND ClTEyOTEO-I'LU .Vi. f . ' 9 LOOKlrJ FER IT 2ZJ Them amvwhere- I 1 help -you look Cfr r an' i aim'tgoim' f S I'feN - 1 J Jj ' TTA:C ' There's No Guesswork in Tribune A. B. C. Circulation- today to point to overwhelming sen timent for repeal of the 18th amend ment In the Wyoming precinct con vention! held yeaterday. Each additional return added more delegatea and a large majority of popular votes to the repeal column. NEWARK, N. J., May 17. (fty New Jersey, long considered a "wet" state and one of theme which already Neevr Mind The History Save The Food! Seem Right 0 0 f MERES THAT FORM A ZFDrTis PER WEEK I HAVEH u U If r L o (tve SOT TO PILL OUT ) TO BE BOKJOETO A.KJD BV TWE D C 0 0 VPOR THE SOkJDltoG ( Q.ue.STIOsJS VOU HAVE TO AMSWERQI Q d (I COM PA J 1 1 OW THAT FDR.VCWDTHIiOK q ll I VVOU WERE HIP-EO TO STACK , 0 V 0 C 7 I J N CiVSOLD IKJ THE MIUT V A (J has repealed Its own enforcement act, will Join Michigan,. Wisconsin and Rhode Island today as favoring re peal of the prohibition amendment to the United States constitution. Real estate or inurance Leavs it to Jones, Phone 794. Broken windows glazed by Trow bridge Cabinet works. By C. M. PAYNE FOR -I8 TO BE BOKJOETD A,tOD BV TWE. QUE.STIOSJS SALEM, May 17. (AP Louis A. Johnson of Clarksburg. W. 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FOLLOWS, TrViNGj To KEEP AN EvV ON HIM SlfVS 'THERE WON'T BE anv more interruptions, she's put The babv in HIS PEN". WS.WlMPLE BE6IKS fROM BE6INN1N6 by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) AtOD OKI TOP OP Q GIVE THEM THREE. M AMES TO VOUfU FOR ME I DOIO'T hCMOWJ THREE SUVi VAJMO VAJOULO SAV 6000 MOR.UIU6 TO ME A,NJD Eakln and Carl Moser of Portland, state adjutant, met with local mem bers. Salem's national championship drum corps and national champion- ship American Legion Auxiliary trlo will perform at the state convention here. Phone 643. Well nam away your refuse. City Sanitary Servloe. By GLUYAS WILLIAMS EXCUSES HERSELf, eXXs VP WJD RESCUES POCKEf- &00K SHRIEKS AND DROPS TELEPHONE SHR SEES &ABV TUTT1K& BUTTON IM HIS MOUTH. MRS. WlMPlE HAMV UP QOIETlY Uj ULKNN CHAft'lM and UAL FOBilESI m , i By SOL HESS IT 1 HAVE TO MEAW IT . A By George McManus K
