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STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
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By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
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HYKOPfitR: Bobby Jonee and
Frankt Derwent are extnictina in
formation from Uolra Hicholeon
which makee them think that alter
ett Holra'e hueband, not Roger
llaaeington-fjrench, murdered Alan
Caretaire. e'runkie ie a fftieet at the
Raeeington-tfrenchee, md Bobby I
pretending to be Hawklne, her
chauffeur. Still, there ie the matter
of the changed photograph which
etill pointe toward Roger. Uolra
a.ike, unexpectedly, why they don't
aek Roper himeelf about it.
Chapter 21
FRESH START
l?OIt a moment the bold simplicity
1 of the question quite took their
breathe away. Both Frankle and
Bobby started to speak at once.
"That's Impossible " began
Bobby, just as Frankle said, "That
irould never do."
Then they both stopped dead as tbe
possibilities of the Idea sank In.
"You see," said Molra eagerly, "I
do understand what you mean. It
does seem as though Roger must
bave taken that photograph. But I
don't believe for one moment that he
pushed Alan over. Why should be?
lie didn't even know him. They'd
only met once at lunch down here.
They'd never come across each other
In any way. There's no motive."
It It was Nicholson, I don't yet see
the motive. Was Carstalrs on the
track of Nicholson as the head of a
dope gang? Or Is your new lady
friend the motive for the murder?"
"It might be both," suggested
Bobby.
"Now that Is a possibility," said
Frankle. "But the first thing Is to
make sure about Roger Basslngton
tfrench. Tbe only thing we've got
against him Is the photograph busi
ness. If he can clear that up satis
factorily" "You're going to tackle him on
the subject? Frankle, (a that wlsel
It be Is the villain of tbe piece It
means that we're going to show htm
our hand." '
'Not quite not tbe way I ehall do
It If be can explain the photograph
then be may be a very valuable ally."
"How do you mean, Frankle?"
"My dear, your little friend maj
be an emotional scaremonger whfl
likes to exaggerate, but supposlni
that her husband really wants tc
get rid of her and marry Sylvia
Don't you realize that In that case
Henry Basslngtonffrench Is In mor
tal danger too? At all costs, we've
got to prevent his being sent to thi
Orange. And at present, Roger Ban
slngton-ffrench Is on Nlcholson'i
side."
Good for you, Frank!"," tail
1.
Frankle,
"Then who did push him over?'
' tsked Frankle bluntly.
A shadow crosed Molra's face. "1
ton't know," she said constrainedly
"Look here " said Bobby, "Do you
ulnd It 1 tell Frankle what you told
no? About what you're afraid of?'
Molra turned her head away. "If
rou Ilka. But It aounda so melodra
matlo and hysterical. 1 can't believe
It myself this minute."
And Indeed tbe bald statement,
made unemotionally In tbe open air
it the quiet English countryside, did
eem curiously lacking in reality.
Molra got up abruptly. "1 really
teel I've been terribly silly," she said,
her Hp trembling. "Pleaee don't pay
my ateutlon to what 1 eald, Mr.
Jones. It was Just nerves. Anyway,
i must be going now. Good-bye."
She moved rapidly away. Bobby
iprang up to follow hor, but Frankle
pushed him firmly back.
"Stay there, Idiot, leave this to
me. '
She went rapidly off after Molra.
She returned a few minutes later.
"Well," queried Bobby anxiously.
"That's all right. I calmed her
down. Now that you're not ham
pered by her being here, tell me all
about It."
noBBY did so. Frankle listened
- attentively. Then she said:
"It flu In with two things. First
of all, 1 came back Just now to And
Nicholson holding both Sylvia Rae
elngtonrTrench'i hands and didn't
he look daggers at me!"
"What's the second thing?" asked
nobby.
"Oh, Just an Incident. Sylvia de
scribed bow Molra's photograph bad
made a great Impression on some
stranser who had come to the Louse.
Depend upon It, that was Carstalrs.
He recognizes the photograph. Mrs.
Hasjlngtonffrencb tella him that It
Is a portrait of a Mrs. Nicholson, and
that explains how he came tu find
out where she was. Hut you know.
Bobby, 1 don't see yet where Nichol
son conies In."
"You think It tt as he and not lias
slnston fTrench? Rather a coinci
dence If he and llnsslngton ITiench
-should both be In Marchbolt on the
same day."
"Well, coincidences do happen. But
Bobby quietly. "Qo ahead with your
plan."
FRANK1E got up to go, hut before
departing she paused tor a mo
ment. "Isn't It odd?" she said. "We seem
somehow to bave got In between the
covers of a book. We're In the middle
ef someone elso's story. It's a fright
fully queer fooling."
"1 know what you mean." said
Bobby. "There Is something rather
uncanny about It. 1 should call It s
play rather than a book. It's as
though we'd walked onto the stage
In the middle of the second act, and
we haven't really got parts In the
play at all, but we have to pretend,
and hnt makca It so frightfully
bard Is that we haven't the faintest
idea whatue first act waa about."
Frankle nodded eagerly. "I'm not
even sure It's the second act 1 think
It's more like the third. Bobby. I'm
sure wo ve got to go back a long way.
. . . And we'vo got to be quick be
cause 1 fancy the play la frightfully
near tbe Una) curtain."
"With corpses strewn every
where," said Bobby. "And what
brought us Into the show was a reg
ular cue Ave words, quite meaning
less as far as we are concerned." ,
"Why didn't they ask Evans?"
Isn't It odd. Bobby, that though we've
found out a good deal, and more and
more characters come Into the thing,
we never get any nearer to the mys
terious Evans?"
"I've got an Idea about Evans. I'vi
feeling that Evans doesu'l really
matter at all that although he's
been the starting point as It were. In
himself he's probably quite unessen
tial. It will be like that story ol
Wells' where a prince built a marvel
lous palace or temple round the.omb
of bis beloved. And when It was (In
lshed there was Just one little thing
that Jarred So he said, 'Take It
away' and the thing was actually
the tomb Itself."
'Sometimes," said Frankle. "1
don't believe there Is an Kvnns."
Saying which she nodded to Bobbj
and retraced her step" towards thi
house.
tCclm,Ai HJJ..IJ-M. ., c, ;..,'
Tomorrow. Frankle taeklat Roe-
r BaMinoton.Frtnch.
ill SATISFIED
I
EUOFNR. Mrh 8 IAP ConrPM
man Jnmru W. Mott Is "quite Mtls
fifd" with hi Rout In thr Iuum1 and
hftft rrfu.M-d to ron Aider becoming n
Townnenri rnndidnte (or Aenitor, ru: -nlv
fttfitlntt Sermtor t hurL-n L. Mo
Nnrv. the Uriel tcr-tiimnl learned o-
tlf..
Chnrlr plne. mrmher of the firut
rnncreMionftl diMrirt ilMwry hoard,
rrvmlrd today that he had wnt
telftram to Conftreemmau Moi t.
minding him out on the pmioaition
of "promotion" from the nouae to
senatr. In his reply Congressman
Mntt declared:
"Your Inqull) w hrthrt I wouln j
connMcr promotiou la vi l.nUnaig
but I am quite satisfied for the pres
ent Willi niy feat In the house. Th.-re
Is a eroat ileal of work to do here for
Orrjon whlrh I already have under
way and I vaut to lYimt'let ("
1'nwnarnd leaders In this Mate have
ekprewed lllwm Itf.it-tton with en.
tor MeNary following hl lalltire to
"late unequivocally hla aland on iht
Townatnd plan, ilia anawn to the
query aa to how he atood on the nlm '
aa greeted with booa and jeers when
It waa read at the Tonnaend dlitr.ct
convention here recently.
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PLAY NEXT TUESDAY I
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hall rueaday. March 10, at t p. tn
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States president who served the
shortest term In office, gave an In
augural address longer than that of
any president before hlra or since.
President William Henry Harrison's
address upon taking office was 8678
words long. Yet Harrison was In of
fice only one month. He died on
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March 4.
Washington, by contrast, gave au
inaugural address only 134 words long I
when he took office for his second
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Samuel P. B. Morse, Inventor of the !
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menter by profCMilon. He was au art
ist, accomplished In sculpture and es
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ural philosophy and chemistry, but 1 1
lung urioro n aaaea electricity to
his hobbles and before science, rather I
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tion, Morse was so successful at por
traits that he could not meet the
demand far his work.
Ho attained 'some emlnenco as
professor of the literature of the arts
of design at the University of the i
City of New York and In 1BU4 he or
ganized what Is now the Nntlonal
Academy of Design. He wna Its flrat.
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