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PST3E TWELVE x Tlie Wliile Cockatoo bj Uipiou G. Sbtrharli Chapter O TEN MILLIONS GONE yOU see," I went on, "you went too tar to make me think Lot cblem was the murderer. You hoped be would try to escape rather than face the police, and your plan was to arrive with the police and catch roe red-handed, lor It Lovscalem was erer to escape he must do so then, and yon thought you'd thor oughly frightened him. But It didn't work. You see, you beard the eon- rersatlon In the courtyard between Stravsky and Lovschlem." "Marianne" The word earns rather shrilly from the coat collar. "Marianne couldn't hare told you. The conversation was In English. Marianne cannot understand Eng lish." "Jim," cried Sue wildly. "It's true. Marianne has told what Marcel saw. He saw Lorn Lorn In the court yard the night Stravsky was mur dered. He told Marianne and he tried to tell you. And he was killed." It was then that Lorn lost bis head. For be wheeled suddenly and began to run. He was out the door and was run ning blindly through the court with his head down. Well they caught him, ot course. WHEN the detectives arrived from Paris tbe next morning they made short work ot the whole tissue let horribly Interwoven threads. Lorn was the last man 1 should bare expected to confess, but con fess be did. It was late tbe next day before we bad the whole story. The wind was still blowing, , and tbe lounge where Sue and Mrs. Byng and I sat was cold. Mrs. Byng was knitting furiously, and Fuccl perch ed on the table beside us and took .the liveliest Interest In tbe conver sation. "So," said Mrs. Byng, "tbe Lot sohiems were aotually In the bus! mess after alL The Lovschlems and ,the deed Stravsky and this young fellow who protended to be your (brother, my dear, anit this Ellse person who's been wsuderlnt about jllke a lost soul a!i day. Quite a oonsplracyl" 1 "It arose Tery simply," I said. ITovscblem has confessed to con spiracy. I gather that when your mother. Sue, told them of tbe money waiting for you It was Irresistible. iThe rest was simple. "But bow In the world," said Sue worriedly, "could tbey hope to con vince a lawyer that Ellse was Sue Tally? The lawyer would be partic ularly suspicious, owing to Francis's murder." "Why not! She would bare tbe token. Howerer, the Lovschlems did not know that the priest was Francis. Tbey suspected me of being your brother at first; that Is wby Madame tried to keep me out of Jail." ! "I've got to know," boomed Mrs. Byng, "how Lorn escaped from tbe Mlevator after be bad killed Marcel." "He says be simply walked through the corridor while I was struggling with the police, dodged Into a vacant room to avoid your coming and the others. There was less chance In walking down the winding stairway, sheltered by tribes as It Is, and orosslng the court jto the lobby door after Marcel was killed, for everyone was In the llounge. There was no one to see. iTes, chance favored him that time. jBut he preferred killing stealthily. By poison." "And when bs killed tbe priest fTraacls. Tally?" "He returned again unobserved Iby way of the winding stalrwsy, land later, when It was over, left the same way. "But why did Lorn rescue yon twice If bis aim was eventually to make you the victim?" "He wasn't ready for a victim yet And he wanted Sue's con fidence. And he knew that the police still would suspect me. I wss In 'danger from blm from the moment 'be knew that I knew ot the broken 'Seal. And be bad a pretty plan to catch me rcdhanded. But Lovschlem didn't try to escape. And I didn't shoot. And PuccI found Sue's token" "In that hussy's balrl" Mrs. bng was knitting with dangerous aban don. "And you knew" "I knew Madame Orethe bad put ometblng In her balr when she came from Lorn's room. PuccI 'pulled It out, and It was Sue's hslf lot the token. I knew It must be Sue's half, for she herself bsd her broth er's bait. And It bad come from Lorn's room." "Then Lorn was acting entirely alone?" "Entirely. It was a simple matter et greed. There was that extra, ordinary story. There were the mil lions. Why shouldn't he have them? Do you remember, Sue, bow re markably definite he was at the very first about tbe lines that a con spiracy against you must take? He'd thought It all out. He hadn't hla substitute yet, as the Lovschlems had, but he thought that part would be simple." Mrs. Byng snatched at the knit ting which bad dropped out ot her hands and slid toward ber knees and asked: "Did the priest your brother, I mean, my dear did he suspect Lorn?" "Lorn says not. He's been boasting a bit. He says he guessed the priest was Tally, taxed him with It, and they arranged a meeting In the deserted White Salon. But Tally unwisely told him two things: told him he'd left the affair In the bands ot bis lawyer so, It anything hap pened to blm. Sue could still prove herself and Inherit tbe money. And he also told him that he bad found Sue's token, had It with him. In fact, and that be was going to acknowl edge ber as his sister at one. That settled Francis's fate then and there. Lorn was deft and quiet with his needle." "Ellse says she was not near the north wing the nlgbt Stravsky was murdered until after bis death, when Lovschlem hid ber In tbe Ore place cupboard. So the black figure you saw must have been the prlost. What was be doing there?" I started to say fowling, but with a glance at Sue I said Instead: "He seems to hare tried to keep a close watch on Sue. I imagine be simply saw tbe light and came down tbe north corridor to Investigate. We can't know, however. He must have barely missed Lorn's own visit to my room." Sue shivered and spoke. "Did Lorn confess about the sword?" "Yes. He used It for the very reason be told us a orlminal who was clever might hare uaed it He slipped into the north wing merely to reconnolter; he wasn't so hur ried then, for be thought there was no possible chance for the body being discovered before morning. And tbe first thing be saw was tbe sword clock. He took tbe sword and left the corridor just In time, I sup pose, to escape Francis." THERE InnkAil was a short silence. I at Sue Sue with her millions Sue looked at PuccI, Mrs. Byng stared Into space and her Hps moved absently, and PuccI scratch ed. Mrs. Byng's cogitations became audible: "...and Stravsky arrived after Jim and, naturally, registered, since be was to be about tbe place for a while, and used momentarily the room Marcel thought was un used. Marcel did not see him that was luck for Lovschlem. Then. after Stravsky's murder, tbey had to change the register hoping to keep Stravsky's Identity and thus any connection with them a secret." "Then, pursued Mrs. Byng earn estly, "what happened to the ear Stravsky bad used when abducting Sue?" "It was Lovscblem's car," I replied wearily, "All Lovschlem had to do was put It back In the garage." Mrs. Byng gave me a sharp look, gathered up ber knitting and PuccI, and vanished. Vanished Is a singu lar word to use In connection with one ot Mrs. Byng's substantiality, but that Is what she did. L too, shoved ' ack my chair and rose. Sue looked up, startled. "I've got to pack," I laid. "I'm glad things bave worked out for you. I hope you enjoy your ten millions." I had my foot on the first step ot tbe stairs when Sue's quiet obser vation reacted me. "I haven't ten millions," she said. "What did you say?" "I haven't ten millions. A cable from the lawyer this morning said so. Something happened; I don't know what exactly yet. Anyway, It's gone. Tbe ten millions." I walked to her. I saldt "See here. Wby did yon take the dagger from Stravsky's chest and replace It on tbe clock?" "To protect you," she said stead ily, and then looked up. It Is a mistake to say that the happiest moment In your life does not repeat Itself, for It does, and evon prolongs Itself. Sue came up Into my arms, and 1 loved her as much that there was nothing In all the world but my Sue. She said she'd marry me and go any place with me. Then she became silent. I lifted ber face and asked what was WTong. "I was only thinking," she said, "thst there's a million or so left But It's too late tor you to do any thing about it now," she added hurriedly. The End ADMIRAL LEAHY TO BE CHIEF OF NAVIGATION WASHINGTON. June 1. (AP) resident Roosevelt today named Rear Admiral William D. Leahy to be chief of the navy bureau of navigation. Tbe pietldent also sent to the sen ate the nomination of William A. Holshelmer to be attorney for the first division In Alaska. State governments of Oermany have been authorised to double Uxea on department stores. L MAR8HFIETLD, Ore., Jun 1, (AP) Increased employment in the lum ber Industry hen and prospects of further expansion bu given a more wholesome tone to business on Coos Bay In the past 10 days. Although several hundred men are back at work already, unemployment here Is still at a high point and prob ably will not be absorbed for some time, but operators today remarked on the Improved outlook. Old em ployes ere being hired so there Is no prospect of Itinerants, the mlUmen said. Airplanes from Egypt, Palestine and Syria now converge at Bagdad, running through to Persia, India and Java. 4 Taxes on movement of Japan's coat of living apparently has been checked. TRUCK OWNERS WiLLIEST LAW SALEM. Ore., June 1. (AP) An Injunction to enjoin the state of Oregon from making collections pro rlded under tbe truck and bus law pauld by the last legislature Is plan ned by the Truck Owners" and Farm ers' Protective association. Chairman A. O. Anderson told tbe Associated Press today. 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