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
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ABLE TO BUY STOCKS
KHW YORK, May (&) The
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day ifhat Charles . Mitchell, former
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arranged In 1029 to make It seem
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almost 4,000.000 although Mrs.
Mitchell's antlre fortune was only a
quarter of the necessary amount.
Mitchell Is on trial for allegedly
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BENTON HARBOR, Mich., May 18.
(IP) A marathon robin, who had to
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with her brood, la getting a rest here.
Conductor Boy Blodgett saw the
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SALEM, May 18. (AP) Leo Strong
will oonteat his dismissal from the
Salem police force, he Indicated here
today. Discharge waa made because
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TOKYO, May IB. rV-A war -flee
spokesman declared today that
Japan, because of her present opera
tions In north China, would be em
barraaaed by President Roosevelt's
uggeatlon that nations should ab
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"Japan Is second tc none in loving
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Dobbin Revolts.
SALEM, May 18. (AP) Revolting
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horse kicked out the tailgate of ay
car trailer here yesterday ane) con-
tinued his civil disobedience came
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