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M The Wrong Murderer
8YN0PB1S: Terence Uahony has
rescued Elsa Little and Ruth
Prater from Ambrose Laujson's
gang of kidnappers. The dlffloutty
about exposing Lawson is that Ter
ence cannot prove anything; more
to his annoyance, he knows Law
eon murdered Elsa's uncle, qnd vet
he finds himself suspected, lie ie
being questioned by Inspector Ken
nedy. and to add to his discom
fiture, he ilnds that Elsa herself 6
lievee him guilty. Lntoeon is smug
ly watching the prooeeding.
Chapter 15
RUTH AGAIN
rHERE was another brief pause.
Elsa had been growing restless
during this process ot questions and
answers. It seemed to her to be a
flagrant Injustice that Mahony
should be standing there so very
much alive, and with such an un
worrled air, when he hd Just killed
her uncle.
He was guilty; he ought to be
made to suffer for It, and the sooner
the better.
"What are you wasting time for7"
she demanded wildly. "You know he
did it Why don't you take him to
prison?"
Her vindlctlveness stung Mahony
again.
"Miss Little," be said very ear
nestly, "I swear on my honor that I
did not kill your uncle. Won't you
try to believe me?"'
It was unlike Mahony to speak In
that fashion. He was not tba kind of
man who went about swearing
things on bis honor. But be wished
desperately to convince Elsa that
be was Innocent.
He did not convince her. His out
burst only seemed to her to be evl
dence of his consummate hypoc
risy. "Honor!" she exclaimed scorn
fully. "What does a oreatura like
you know of honor? Do you think 1
don't realize that all the things you
told the Inspector about your move
ments last night were lies? I know
It was your voice 1 heard In the
study last night when my uncle was
killed. I know you were there and
that you killed blm."
"I tell you I didn't kill him." said
Mahony vehemently.
There was nothing he could do.
He shrugged bis shoulders slightly.
What was the good of going on
arguing?
Lawson turned aside and busied
himself lighting a clgareL He had
savored this last bit of by-play wltb
all the enjoyment of a connoisseur
ot the theater enjoying a well-acted
scene from an amusing play.
The Inspector was frowning
slightly. As yet he had not quite
made up his mind what be was go
ing to do. He rather thought that be
was going to detain Mahony on sus
picion. He waa Just about to put
these Intentions into effect when
the door ot the room opened, and
the maid's' voice announced: ,
"Miss Frasor to see you, Miss."
Ruth Fraser entered the room.
RUTH'S sudden appearance Is
quite easily accounted for.
She awakened late that morning
after a good sleep, and her break
fast was brought to ber In bed.
While she was breakfasting, ber
guardian- entered her room to see
ber.
"Good morning, my dear," he said.
"I just looked In to remind you that
you'd better Ox up your story about
staying with an old school friend
pretty quickly. As loon as you've
done It 1 must Inform the police
that you have returned.
"I'll do it now," said Ruth.
There was a telephone by her bed
side, and she lifted tbe receiver and
called a number In Sussex. The
number she rang belonged to a girl
named Anne Dowson, with whom
she had been at school. Anne was a
wild, occentrlo, good-natured girl,
jwho lived In a tiny cottage on the
edge of nowhere and painted land
scapes for a living.
"Hallo. Anne," said Ruth. "Look
here, old hag, If anybody asks, can
you tell tbom that I've been staying
with you for the lost three or four
days? Do you mind?"
"Deo-llghted, I'm shore," replied
Anne. "Dut If anybody does want to
ask. they'll bave to do it pretty
quickly, because I'm off to Berlin
for a show of pictures today, i don't
suppose you'll mind 'JiaU though."
"That's grand." said Ruth.
"Thanks ever so much, Anne. How
are the landscapes going these
days?"
"They've gone," answered Anne,
who had rather a literal mind.
"They wont a fortnight ago. The
show starts tomorrow."
"Oh, you're going to a show of
your own pictures, are you?" said
Ruth. "That's good. But what I real
ly meant was, bow Is art going?
Are you selling lots of stuff, and
making a heap of money?"
"I'm housed It I know," answered
Anne. "Incidentally, I -an hear my
hlrod car stopping outside. So I
must fly. Good-bye, my pet. Be care
ful." BOY SHOT IN CHEST
MeMlNNVlLLE. Ore , Oct. 30.
Eupne Fox Snyder. 13, ni.ot In the
ehet miring a phr.iMnt hunting trip
ywtterdsy, lit In a riou rendition
but probably will recover, hospital t
tewlants Mid today.
The boy wm nccompanyliig hla f
tlipr, Eupne Snyder, and Wllmon
Mnft:i. The latter two Mid the youth
Imd dropped a little behind them
v hen they heard him hout and Itxk
c around to him running out of
the brush with a wound in hia ones'
It was believed the youth waa pok
ing In the brush with the butt of hi
gun when It rtihRrgrd.
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By HUGH CLEVELY
Ruth bung up tbe receiver, laugh
ing. Anne was quite mad, but a ter
ribly good sort. She was glad she
had fixed that up all right
She told her guardian what she
bad arranged, and went on with her
breakfast. Tbe previous night she
bad been much too tired to bother
much about tbe whys and where
fores of things; her only curiosity
had been about the Identity ot her
rescuer.
This morning, after a good sleep,
that curiosity was Intensified, and
added to It was a curiosity about
the rest of the story. Mysterious
things bad been happening to her.
Not many girls ot her age had bad
such adventures.
The one fly In tbe ointment of her
bliss was tbe fact that she did not
know her rescuer's name. That did
not suit her at all. One thing she
had to work on that he had been
friendly, with Billy Ross. In that
case, other friends of Billy would
probably know him. Elsa Little, for
Instance, , would . probably know
blm; there was not much about
Billy that she didn't know. Ruth de
cided to go to see Elsa, describe
Mahony to her, and try to find out
who be was.
After breakfast she drove round
to Elsa's house In ber big cream
colored sports car. The maid who
admitted her knew her as a frequent
visitor, and showed ber at once Into
tbe drawing-room, where Elsa, Ma
hony, Lawson, and the two detec
tives were assembled.
For . a moment she was aston
ished; she had not expected to find
all these people present But her
astonishment was swallowed by her
delight in meeting Mahony there.
"TTALLO, Elsa," she said. She
Ii turned to Mahony and smiled;
her eyes sparkled with mischief.
"Hallo," she said casually, "fancy
meeting you." :
Inwardly she was purring wltb
glee. Mahony had said that they
would not meet; sbe had been quite
determined to prove blm wrong;
and by the most Incredible good
luck sbe had succeeded first shot.
She could not resist the temptation
to rub it In a little.
Sbe looked at him, smiling. He
had no answering smile tor her. Nor
had Elsa, Then, for the first time,
she perceived that somewhere
something was definitely wrong.
Her glance travelled round the sol
emn circle ot the people In tbe
room.
Lawson was staring at her wltb
an expression of tbe utmost bewil
derment on his face, is If he could
hardly believe that she was real.
Nobody bad yet told blm ot her res
cue from the house near Watford;
her presence In the room was his
first intimation of It
"What's the matter with all ot
you?" she asked. "Why are you all
looking at me as It I'd come out
without any clothes on? What's
wrong?"
For a moment nobody answered.
Then Inspector Kennedy repllod to
her,
"I'm sorry to have to tell you tbat
Mr. Little, Miss Little's uncle, waa
murdered last night."
"Murderedl"
Ruth was horrified.
"How . . . bow dreadful. Elsa . . .
I'm terribly sorry to hear It Is
there anything I can do? Have they
. have they caught tbe man who
did It?"
Elsa made a little feature wltb
ber band Indicating Mabony.
That man did It," she answered
stonily, "He came In here late last
night and stabbed my uncle In the
back."
I ... I don't believe It" said Rutb
Instsntly. "Ha couldn't have done1
It He was with me nearly all last
night"
Everyone except Mahony stared
at her In a shocked fashion. Ma
bony scowled ferociously at her
Was this fool girl, be wondered go
tng to spill all the blasted beans,
when he had particularly asked her
to keep her mouth shut?
Rutb guessed what he was think
ing; she went on hastily;
He came down Into the country.
In bis car. to fetch me from my
trlend's cottage. I've been staying
with a friend named Anne Dowson
In a cottage near Harfield. In Sus
sex. 1 asked him If he'd come down
and give me a lift back to town, and
he came."
I am Inspector Kennedy, of the
Criminal Investigation Department
and I am Investigating tbe murder
of Mr. Little," said Inspector Ken
nedy. "May I ask your name?"
My name is Ruth Fraser." an.
swered rfuth.
Aren't you tbe girl who bss been
missing from borne tor several
days?" h went on.
"Yes," she admitted. "But that
was all a false alarm."
(Copyright tt Hugh Clevely)
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ADD18 ABABA, Oct. SO (?)
Italy todsy completed a "muss re-prlMl'-
Against Ethiopian Irregular
who lut July ambushed and killed
so fscit aviators In western vl
lega province.
Thirty Italian bombing and trtru
port planea, carrying 400 men armed
with rltlea ant machine guns, land
ed at Lekenitl. dlnpatrhes to Addis
AbAha reported, and engaged Irregu
lar troops In a fierce battle during
which th- natives suffered heavy
casualties.
Buddy Eheen arise at S ,30 m.
dally to spend a half hour on a golf
driving range before he checii In at
the studio.
YOUTH KILLED IN
BUOErTE. Oct. 20. (AP) A 70 foot
crash In a home constructed glider
ccet the life of Harold Miller, 17. of
Springfield, at the Springfield airport
Sunday afternoon.
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