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.
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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.
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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.
According to Anderson, four points
under the new law, which goes Into
effect July 1, sre considered unfair
by the group.
The7 include registration fee: ton
nage tax: combined liability and stet
to. n,i the ton-mile tax.
The new law would mean about 500
tax In one year as compared xo eon
before, for the average three-ton
truck, according to Anderson.
COMlderlng the time lnsufflclen
for referring the measure at the spe
clal election, organization throughout
the state Is being pushed in props,
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