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EIGHT Tfie Wliile Cockatoo by Mignon G. Eberharf1 BYN0P818; The unexpected ar rival ot Francis Tolly in the hotel In Southern France where hie eieter. Sue, hat been the indirect cauee of three murders and sundry allied horrore, completely changes the ' outlook. Rue ha in her goeeeeelon a token with which ehe muet identi fy herself to her brother, from whom ehe has been separated many yeart, and thus gain her share of her father's huge fortune. The en tire group in the hotel goes to con sult the befuddled police. Chapter ST BACK TO "JAIL" A NUMBER of policemen aeeom- panlod as, end our passage through the streets caused quite stir In the town, though I noted It only absent-mindedly and that be cause so many children and so many dogs seemed to spring up beside us. I did not, of eonrse, understand much o the Interview with the commlssalre and the judge; that Is, I did not understand French, end solther. It developed, did Francis Tally; Lorn and Sue translated swlltly for us, but sometimes forgot Momentarily to translate, which was maddening. They told the whole story of the Unherltance, of the abduction, ot the (token, of the reasons we had for believing the murder centered about 1L They were constantly interrupted land Questioned, It was a difficult Ihour, and the conclusion was what lehould have expeoted hut somehow Had not. ' The police did not believe their story. They listened, they ques tioned, they even grew excited and. a thought, sent a telegram or two; tout they did not wholly credit It Well, of course, It was extraor dinary. Still, It had happened. At any rate, they politely forbade the plan Francis Tally advanced to leave with his sister the coming morning. Evon when his fine featured face flushed and became angry and he ehouted a bit, they still refused, Thoy were polite; they were regretful; but Monsieur must see that It could not be, They could only assure us that the detectives from Paris would ar rive tomorrow and then, we gath ered, It would Immediately be over, the murderer In jail, and everything settled. And as far as that goes they may have been speaking the truth; we were never to know aa to that In the end our progress back to the hotel waa In the nature of letreat to Jail. ' It happened. that Sue walked be side me. She said nothing on tbe way back through white, wind swept cobblestoned streets wind ing narrowly between shuttered stone houses with tall, peaked roots. In the courtyard once more, a chance movement brought her momentarily very near me with the others Francis and Lcrn, that la ahead; a policeman was at her other elbow, but she took the chance of the man's not being able to under stand English. She whispered, her eyes on Fran els Tally's sloping shoulders! 'Tve lost the token, I can't show it to Francis. It's gone." "Have you told him?" ''No. No ho must not know. What shall I dot" Lorn turned .to hold open the door to the lobby, and Sue was obliged to pass ahead of me and ahead ot Francis Into the lobby. Lovschlem was waiting, rubbing his hands on Which the Jewels sparkled. The cockatoo chuckled, T WAS In all likelihood that curious and distasteful gesture of Lovachlem's that suddenly con vtneed me that he was again In the saddle, so to speak. He'd been ever slnoe Str&vskys unsolved murder vaguely uncertain, definitely perplexed. He'd had, like Grethe, an air ot waiting, but In his ease It had been anxious wait ing. Uncertain waiting. Where she had been poised and alert In her secretive patience, he had been, somehow, worried, inept hesitant It was as If his course of action were not definitely mapped; or as It he thought more ot Its possible failure than of Its possible success. His eyes had been veiled, darting, nervous. His face had glistened and had had a bad color. His flabby hands had hovered Irresolutely, as If they could not docldo upon any certain action but muet hesitate over the ledger and over the Ink well. His continual smile had been no longer bland. But now all at once there was about him a perceptible air of de cision. It was as if he knew now exactly what he was going to do. There was briskness In his bulky shoulders; briskness In his tat rub- 'blng hands; confidence in his bland smile, and decision In his darting eyes. Even the dirty Jewell seemed to wink and glimmer with a sudden access of evil and knowing energy. "So," he said In a congratulatory way. "So yon have gone to the police. You have arranged things. You may now leave my poor hotel. That Is good. That Is good. Not that I want my guests to leave me, but It has been a bad time here." He advanced in as ingratiating way toward Sue. "I am so glad. Miss Tally, that your brother has finally arrived. Sorry you are to leave us. But glad he has arrived. We have tried to make you happy here In our poor way. But It has been a sad time for this young miss," he added, turning sympathetically to Francis Tally, though, oddly, he avoided meeting his eyes. "But it appears that we arenot leaving," said Francis Tally. Lovachlem's gesticulating hands arrested themselves in the air. He looked so suddenly and completely at a loss that It was almost ludicrous. In an Instant the new decision was wiped out ot his glistening fat face. "But but whyr At once I knew tbat whatever this new course of Lovachlem's had been It must have Included Sue's immediate departure in the com pany ot her brother. Why? I listened to Francis Tally's re ply. He had seemed 111 at ease and not too likable at first; he waa more at ease now but no more likable. "Some absurdity about waiting tor the detectives from Paris. I don't know what they expect to discover. But the police won't let us leave. They'd rather subject us all to the danger of staying here in your murderous hotel" "MONSIEUR," gasped Lovschlem .- parenthetically. "An unlucky accident Only an accident" "than let us go to a safer place. It's outrageous. What can we do about it, Lorn? There was a moment before Lorn replied. He seemed to be seeking some way out of it Judging from the thoughtful, remote look In his dark eyes. I was thinking of Lovachlem's curious use of the word accident It was a flagrant understatement All that horror summed up In the one word accident! Then it occurred to me tbat per haps he used the word for the sim ple reason that tbat was exactly what he meant Perhaps It bad been largely accident from his point ot view. An accident which had set awry his carefully laid plans that had only lighted themselves to be or I was no Judge ot looks set at odds again by this unlooked-for tenacious cess on the part ot the police. But again I aeked myself why be had wanted Sue to leave at once with her brother. Was It possible that I was all wrong In my Judg ment ot LovschelmT Had been wrong from the beginning? Was It possible that he was merely an interested but sincere trlend to the girl had known noth ing of her Inheritance, nothing ot the things that threatened her, noth ing of the whole ugly affair? There Is nothing we can do Just now but wait," said Lorn finally. He spoke quietly but with a alight air of reservation. Waltl" exclaimed Francis Tally Impatiently. "Watting seems to be all that any ot you have been doing. Walt! What for? More murders?" 'I assure you It has been enforced waiting," I said. "And no pleasanrer for us than it will be for you." He turned slowly toward me. His spectaolea winked In the light, and there were hard lines suddenly about his eyes and thin mouth. Well," ha said, "It's a little dif ferent with you. I understand you are actually under suspicion." Not at all." Sue's words came crisp and elear. "Not at all, Francis. Mr. Sundean was a victim ot a mis take on the part ot the police. He is entirely cleared." "Really." said Francis, with only taint skepticism. Sua's cheeks went pink, and 1 said qulokly: Your Mr. Lorn helped me out of It" H'mm," observed Franols. look ing at Lorn, and Lorn Immediately said: I did so at Miss Tally's request It did not Interfere with my si- other duties." (Copyright, lt)S, Mmon 9. gberhartj An Ink blot that vanlthid takas a ahara, tomorrow. In tha myatary. ABLE TO BUY STOCKS KHW YORK, May (&) The government introduced evidenoe to day ifhat Charles . Mitchell, former ohairman of the National City bank, arranged In 1029 to make It seem that he had sold his wits stock for almost 4,000.000 although Mrs. Mitchell's antlre fortune was only a quarter of the necessary amount. Mitchell Is on trial for allegedly defrauding the government of taxes on a M.OOO.OOO Income In 1839 and 1830. WRIGLEY'S 5)M ii a i UVUUUvI NOW EVEN BETTER A KM RAILROAD HALTS BENTON HARBOR, Mich., May 18. (IP) A marathon robin, who had to keep on the wing to hold the paoe with her brood, la getting a rest here. Conductor Boy Blodgett saw the bird flying under the caboose of a Hartford-Benton Harbor freight tram. Investigation revealed a nest In the under, structure, bearing two blue egga. The next Incoming freight train from Grand Rapids brought another caboose, and with it an order from division headquarters: "Use extra caboose until robin la dons with car." 1 Ousted Cop to Appeal. SALEM, May 18. 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