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8YXOP818: Terry WtUetf9 first
meeting with Allaire West wot in
the tr epics, upon which occasion
the shot a man to eat Terry's lite.
They met again in Washington, and
the meeting was a failure. But La
Afarr is truing to blackmail Ray
West, AllalreTs father, over the
tropical shooting, and Hay is truing
to And Allaire, and throtah Puff
Harrinaton who chased willett to
Neu York. Ray has found Terry
instead of his daughter. Oeorge
Fox of the diplomatio eervtce is on
his wau to see Terry for Ray.
Chapter 29
TEN8E MOMENT
IT WAS around fifteen minutes
later that there was a knock on
the door and the knob was rattled
Imperatively. Puff jumped up quick
y. her lips forming the words: "Who
Is it?"
"George Fox, I guess," he said,
looking at her In surprise.
She skipped discreetly across to
the door of the bath, touched her
lips with her forefinger In warning,
and then closed the door behind
her.
Willett smiled slightly. Hurray
tor the United States Senate; he'd
forgotten about that. Her action
made him feel a party to backdoor
Intrigue.
He went over and opened the
room door. Fox and two other men
were standing there.
"Hullo, George!" he greeted. "This
Is a surprise. The Ambasssdor from
Waybackl How are you, boyT"
They grinned tensely at each
other and shook hands. The other
two men brushed by Willett and
Bent Into the room.
They looked keenly around and
suddenly one of them uttered
triumphant exclamation and picked
op Puff's clgaret case from the
table. It was a thin gold thing with
I small vanity mirror set In platl
sum on the cover.
Terry regarded them unfavorably.
"Who are those birds. George?"
Fox closed the door behind him.
"They're private detectives.
Terry. They want to ask you a few
Questions. Allaire West has disap
peared, and her father has an Idea
you know something about It"
"And he does," said one of the
taen, holding up the case. "This Is
no mac's trinket. There's been a
woman here. Where Is she, buddy?"
"Walt a minute," ordered Fox.
He turned to Terry.
"Don't get angry, aon. Allaire's
been missing two days. Have you
any Idea where she 1st",
"Disappeared?" repeated Terry.
Something seemed to chase up and
down bis spine. "Disappeared 1"
The detectives were Inspecting
the room. One of them started tor
the bathroom door. Willett acted
swiftly and headed the man off.
Puff bad put blm In a rotten position.
"Hold on!" he said, "who asked
you In?"
"Oh I So that's where she Is!"
"Terry I !' It was Fox's voice,
despairing, disappointed, the voice
of a man stricken.
"It Isn't Allaire." said Willett
steadily.
"Yeah? We'll believe It when. we
see her." 1
"It Isn't Allaire," repeated Willett
steadily. "1 give you my word."
"Well then, what's the harm If we
see who it le?"
"Because," said Willett. "It's none
of your damned business.
"That don't suit me, began
the detective, but Fox stepped In.
"I know Mr. Willett and he's a
straight shooter. If su says It Isn't
Miss West It Isn't I'll take the rev
ponslblllty with Mr. West."
Thore was a brief discussion.
Clearly, the operatives thought It
their duty to make certain, but fi
nally they left.
"Pardon it, Terry. We're all wop
ried sick. Allaire disappeared right
after you left the house the other
night and Ray bad an Idea you
knew something about IL You don't
so we'll have to start over again
Let's go. You're needed."
IN TUB tail Fox explained swiftly.
' He'd come to New York to warn
Ray West that LaMarr was contem
plating blackmail. He found LaMarr
had already seen him.
"That business at the docks haa
coma up. LaMarr's threatening to
release the story "
"What kind of a story?"
"Hlldei died of bis wounds, Terry.
That cLanges things. And nobody
could prove why Allaire shot but
you."
"The bell he died! He pulled
through. Probably back double
crossing everybody right and left
again."
"But, Terry bow could you
know?"
"I don't get It"
"You left town. Hlldei wss still
fllrtlnr wh death then."
"Oh." said Willett That's right I
FATALITIES CUT
6AIEM, J.n. 16. T Th annual
report of th UU dtptrtmtnt today
rvreaJwi thut motor vohtcU ftUUtltt
In Oregon dtcrajl from 819 In 1934
to 250 in 1935.
Thli mi oo.ift)dnd n exception
Ily good showing by AecreUry Bar.
Anell, oonkldfrlng th trKTfd nura
ber of can on the road, and th fact
that gto..n tilt for the, year In
creaaM 9.6 peroent.
8nU declared th 10.15 record
piaced Omgon among tha leader In
the nation In aafer driving, and waa
the beat ahowtiig made by any veit
ern atete.
mvm mm mi uov wvu mind thi uo?
he'd forgotten. They thought he'd
left town on the "Perajalbo."
"And 1 let the cue flip pest." Poi
shook hie head wearily. "We can't
prove LaMarr wrong and Ray hasn't
enough time to take the chance.
LaMarr wants thirty thousand dol
lars right away. What I can'l figure
Is why LaMarr approached me be
fore he went after Ray. That's both
ered me, something tunny about It."
Willett laughed shortly.
"It's simple. He wanted to be sure
of how much yon knew. You prob
ably appeared on the scene Just as
be was about to spring this story
and ha wanted to make sure nobody
could call bis bluff."
"Bluff!"
Willett put a hand briefly on the
attache's knee.
"Let me take care of this, Oeorge.
That girl saved my life and neither
she nor anybody connected with
her is going to suffer tor it. Where
can I find this LaMarr IU damn
soon convince him he's got no story.
Forget him, but about Allaire."
Fox swept a hand across bis fore
head. . "I haven't slept In two days, I'm
so afraid she's cracked up some
where the thought drives me
crasy. She lovee to drive taat,
Terry, and she can't beat that game
forever. She doesn't care about any
thing else In life. Her parents
starved her for affection when she
wes young."
His voice faltered a moment, then
be gained control of himself and
went on. "She's often gone off b
herself In the past and turned u
when she was ready. That's mi
hope now. But It seems tied up with
this demsnd by LaMarr Terry
I've got to find her. I've got to."
Willett bed never seen this com
posed, strong man flustered before:
he was always so steady under Are.
"Easy, George," he said.
"Easy be damned. I'm In'love with
that girl. You don't know bow I
feel."
"No," said Willett thoughtfully.
"I suppose not"
AND again that haunting voice oi
Tommy Speede with the same
despairing note as was even now In
George Fox's tone quivered In his
ears: You don t know anything
about those things, Willett You're
a fighter. I saw you go after a man
tonight"
Fox was calm again.
"You haven't told me how you
happened to be In the States. They
spike you down there?"
"I spiked myself."
"And the Job?"
"Still waiting." Willett looted out
of the window at the long promen
ade of llghta that flashed down the
avenue. "I'm going back soon."
"What's the sense? You can't get
Into Proplonotre. It's blocked and
at war." ,
'I can get to the capital though,
and I have plenty to do there. Have
to get this contract reapproved and
things under way. Need new appro
priations from the coffee company."
That was all. Fox relapsed Into
sllenoe. They arrived before Ray
West's town bouse. It was a One
grey atone building, tall and nar
row; the windows on the ground
floor were protected by bars.
Ray's valet a silent little Jap, let
them In and they went down a long
ball to a big study. Tbe house waa
still and seemed pervaded with an
air of desertion and stuffiness as
though It hadn't been used tor a
long time.
Allaire's handsome father was
walking slowly up and down a
hearth rug, smoking a cigar.
"Here be Is, Ray said Fox.
You've met him Terry Willett?"
Ray didn't make a- move for a
moment
'My men phoned there waa a
woman wltb him. but you wouldn't
let. them Investigate. I don't like
that Interference, George."
"Terry said It wasn't Allaire,"
Fox returned quietly. "And his
word's good enough for both you and
me." , '
They looked at each other, and
then Ray's glsnce fell. He shook
hands with Terry.
Can you help ua? George said
you knew all about the facta of this
rottsn business."
"I know enough," said Willett
Where's LaMarr?"
"He's coming here soon. I'm about
ready to pay blm off and get rid ol
that worry at least"
"You won't pay blm a nickel."
Ray looked doubtful.
The front door bell pealed dis
tantly up the ball. Ray looked at his
watch.
"LaMarr." he said.
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day by ths biological siursy.
Ths purfhtM. to tx mads by ths
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approval of four other refuges. ' I
Refuges spproved fcr purctwss snd J
ths number of sores Included: But
sen valley, refuge. Oregon, 1 00s s."re;
Lsks Malheur, refuge. 4.081 seres:
Turnbull, refuge. Washington. 1.939
seres; Camas, refuge, Idaho,
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POLKTON, N. C, Jan. 16. (JP) Dr.
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of two children two weeka apart, one
In 193ft and the other In 1936. to
Mm. Clyde Slkei, farm worn a.
On December 39, Dr. Boyce aaid, he
waa ca-lled to the Slke home ind
delivered a pound and a half boy
who lived only 65 hour. On Janu
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The aeason'a record for eub-zero
temperatures In the north waa
broken today with a reading of 63
below Eero at Fort Vermilion, ap
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riage for hla royal guest.
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chariot drawn by six white horses.
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the sides were huge posters announc
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to the circus. Instead of going di
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royal parade wind around through
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